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A new album from one of the best Irish bands is always a welcome treat. The aim behind Redwood -- recorded in a ten-day break from Lúnasa's 2002 U.S. tour -- was to re-create the feel of their live set in the studio. And they succeed beautifully in that. There's a rare fire and flow to the music -- a piece like "Two-Fifty to Vigo" just slides along smoothly. There's plenty of risk-taking in the arrangements, such as using three whistles on "Spoil the Dance," or the duet between flute and fiddle on the gorgeous "Harp and Shamrock." Lúnasa is masterful at finding good tunes, be they traditional or mod (just witness the wonderful "Lady Ellen" that's simply sweeping). The musicianship is beyond question -- anyone who can make parts as complex as theirs sound easy is highly skilled, indeed. To hear them roar through "Temple Hill" is an absolute joy, negotiating the tricky turns of the melody at a dangerous speed. All the sets sparkle, broken in by being played in concert, the musicians thoroughly familiar with the material, and with what everyone else is going to play. Their previous albums have shown their intent to push Irish music a little and not be satisfied with the status quo; this shows that they really do have the power to remake Irish music in their own image ~ Chris Nickson
Live Recording
Recorded at Prairie Sun Studios, Cotati, California & Marguerite Studios, Dublin, Ireland.
Personnel: Donogh Hennessy (whistling, guitar); Sean Smyth (whistling, fiddle); Kevin Crawford (whistling, flute); Cillian Vallely (whistling, pipe, Uilleann pipe); Trevor Hutchinson (double bass); Jim Higgins (snare drum, bodhran).
Audio Mixer: Ed Kenehan.
Liner Note Author: Lúnasa.
Recording information: Marguerite Studios, Dublin, Ireland; Prairie Sun Studios, Cotati, CA.
Photographers: Sienna Wildfield; Brad Perks.
Arrangers: Cillian Vallely; Kevin Crawford; Sean Smyth; Trevor Hutchinson; Donogh Hennessy.
Lunasa: Donogh Hennessy (guitar, whistle); Sean Smyth (fiddle, whistle); Kevin Crawford (flute, whistle); Cillian Vallely (whistle, Uillean pipes); Trevor Hutchinson (bass).
Additional personnel: Jim Higgins (drums, bodhran).
Redwood Music | List Price | $16.98 (You save $4.29) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, International CDs, Folk, Irish, World, Enhanced CD, Celtic | | Label | Green Linnet | | Orig Year | 2003 | | All Time Sales Rank |  66044  | | CD Universe Part number | 5892888 | | Catalog number | 481224 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jun 03, 2003 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Cillian Vallely; Kevin Crawford; Sean Smyth; Trevor Hutchinson; Donogh Hennessey | | Engineer | Ed Kenehan; Randy Leroy | | Personnel | Trevor Hutchinson - bass
Cillian Vallely - whistle, Uillean pipes
Donogh Hennessy - guitar, whistle
Sean Smyth - fiddle, whistle
Kevin Crawford - flute, whistle
Also: Jim Higgins |
Lunasa Redwood Songs | 1. | Cregg's Pipes: Cregg's Pipes/Uist Reel/Johhn Doherty's |
| 2. | Welcome Home: Welcome Home Grainne/I Have a House of My Own With a ... |
| 3. | Harp and Shamrock: Harp and Shamrock/Mick O'Connor's Reel |
| 4. | Fest Noz: Ridees Six Temps |
| 5. | Spoil the Dance: Cillian's Midnight Dip/Tuttles Reel/Spoil the Dance |
| 6. | Stor Mo Croi: A Stor Mo Croi/Stack of Rye/Ladies Step Up to Tea, A |
| 7. | Dublin to Dingle: James Kelly's/The Foxhunt/John Brosnan's/West ... |
| 8. | Lady Ellen: Tana/Lady Ellen |
| 9. | Cotati Nights: Enez Sant Loran's/Princess of the Manor/Hunter's Road |
| 10. | Two-Fifty to Vigo |
| 11. | Temple Hill: Patrick Conneely's/Johnny McIljohn's/Temple Hill |
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Redwood Music Review Average Rating: (4.5 out of 5 stars)   Lovely and indispensable Irish Music
Precious music !!!
Submitted by daphneschnir (Rotterdam, Netherlands) 
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 Soft
This defo isn't up to snuff with the usual Lunasa, I think...it's soft but very solid, a little too solid sometimes. So if you're going to get just one Lunasa album, this is NOT the one. And don't buy this one right after buying Otherworld. A bit disappointing...but I will say - Harp and Shamrock about makes up for anything "bad" on this album (the clip on this site doesn't include it but the second half of the set is just gorgeous), and Dublin to Dingle is a lot of fun. And the transition from the first tune to the second in Lady Ellen is fab - Go Donogh!! If you ever get a chance to see these guys live, DO, it's incredible, seeing them live was the best thing that ever happened to me.
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