The Factory Theatre, March 2 This double shot of Irish music provided living, breathing proof of the idiom’s breadth and malleability. Lunasa showed how feisty and energetic it may be, before Altan dug deep into the tradition – particularly that of Donegal and the north – with a sound defined…
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Lunasa may usually be counted among the hottest acts in Irish traditional music, but not when I speak with the band’s bassist, Trevor Hutchinson. In fact he is in danger of catching frostbite, being mid-tour in Alaska. “I think it’s minus 30 Fahrenheit,” he shivers into the telephone. “I went…
Yo (Montuno) The lack of a local distributor resulted in this one slipping under the radar until its Grammy nomination and the announcement of virtuoso pianist Roberto Fonseca’s return tour of Australia. It certainly can’t slip under any radars once you press “play”. The opening 80’s comes blasting from the…