Redwood

Another fine album by Lunasa, Ireland's premier traditional music group. Each album is different but they're all some how much alike. The sound doesn't change, the musicality is always high, the musicians true virtuosos of their instruments and music style. I have many albums by Lunapa and which one I listen to is a product of chance, not design, because they're all, all, good.

This is a great introduction to Irish music! It's more laid back than Merry Sisters and Otherworld (my all-time favorites), but it's just as enticing. I really love these early albums!

The music fan from Boulder who reviewed this album to say it was not "band-approved" didn't look carefully enough. The CD is actually the same as they sell on their own website - the dispute with Green Linnet seems to have been only over the artwork.Basically so far there's no duds from this classy Irish band, so if you have one of their albums you know what to expect from the others. They're excellent musicians and they have a flair for interesting, if occasionally quirky, arrangements. Of the five albums so far, my own top choices would be this one and the first self-titled album. Redwood, like the debut album, flows along effortlessly and just makes you feel good. What more could you want?

I have all 5 Lunasa albums and this was the last one I bought. Initially I played it and thought that the tunes were "also rans" but of course well performed and recorded, this is now my favourite album by far now. Like some fine vintage wine or whisky this album gets better the more you listen to it. Georgeous melodies and masterful playing make this a must buy for enthusiasts of this type of music, you won't regret it.

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Propulsés sur la scène internationale par la réussite de leur 3ème album (The Merry Sister of Fate), les membres de Lunasa profitent de leur tournée Etats-Unienne qui suit pour enregistrer en une dizaine de jours les morceaux qui constituent ce Redwood. Sûrement galvanisé par son extraordinaire aventure (pensez-donc ! un groupe folklorique irlandais en tournée en californie !), le groupe produit un album intense, atteignant l'équilibre idéal entre tradition et modernité. Il serait sans doute plus juste de dire que ces virtuoses intelligents ont su digérer la tradition musicale de leur pays pour la rendre accessible à tous. La rythmique guitare plus basse forme la clé de voûte de cette réussite, qui permet aux trois solistes (flûte, cornemuse et violon) de nous enchanter tout au long de l'album. Il y a même deux ou trois « tueries » capables de délier les gambettes du plus valétudinaire des rockers intégristes (donc non danseurs).Avec cet album, Lunasa a atteint la marche la plus haute ; il ne l'a toujours pas quittée.