Three giants of the Irish traditional scene, The Teetotallers-- fiddler Martin Hayes, flute player Kevin Crawford (Lunasa), and singer/guitarist John Doyle (Solas, Joan Baez)-- return to NYC at the Highline Ballroom after their sold-out show at Joe's Pub last year.
Walk around Damien Dempsey’s patch of Dublin’s northside and the places and people are like ancient dolmens round his lyrics. Turn a corner near his family home and there still are the “factories, trains and houses” he sang about on Shots, albeit quieter now, and more subdued. Tradesmen walk around mid-morning with rolled up tabloid […]
"Martin Hayes is one of the best fiddlers on the planet. Dennis Cahill is a subtle guitar master." NPR "Zen-like simplicity to reels and jigs; subtle, jazz-tinged guitar—it's pure, spare and intense." Gwen Orel, Time Out/New York County Clare fiddler Martin Hayes and Chicago guitarist Dennis Cahill are two of the world’s leading innovators in […]
Named for an ancient Celtic harvest festival in honor of the Irish god Lugh, patron of the arts, Lúnasa is indeed a gathering of some of the top musical talents in Ireland. Its members have helped form the backbone of some of the greatest Irish groups of the decade. - See more at: http://highlineballroom.com/show/2015/12/14/lunasa-with-karan-casey/#sthash.iahUIwLX.dpuf
