2020 Addison Street / Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 644-2020 / info@freightandsalvage.org
The Box Office window is open 12:30pm-7pm and during all performances.
2020 Addison Street / Berkeley, CA 94704 The Box Office window is open 12:30pm-7pm and during all performances.
Lúnasa plus Le Vent du Nord
Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 8:00 pm (doors open at 7:00 pm)rollicking Irish, Quebecois double bill
$24.50 advance / $26.50 at doorPurchase tickets online November 14 8:00 pm
Named after Lughnasadh, an ancient Irish harvest festival, the band is rooted in the best of Irish traditional music, with a jazz-inspired regard for improvisation. The musicians in the band have been the backbone of many of the great Irish groups of recent years. Trevor Hutchinson, formerly of The Waterboys, plays bass. Kevin Crawford, formerly of Moving Cloud, plays flute. Sean Smyth, formerly of Donal Lunny’s Coolfin, plays fiddle. Cillian Vallely plays pipes, and Ed Boyd plays guitar. The band has recorded eight albums, including their most recent, Lá Nua, which the newspaper Irish Echo ranked as the #2 Traditional Album of 2010.
Since its inception in 2002, Le Vent du Nord has made quite a splash on the Canadian folk music scene. The group has won numerous awards, from a 2004 Juno for Traditional Album of the Year for Maudite Moisson! to the award for Best Traditional Artist at the North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance’s 2006 conference. Their latest album, Tromper le Temps, prompted this remark from Pierre Therrien of Radio Canada: “Just between us, may we say that Le Vent du Nord is THE best traditional Francophone band in this country?” Tonight’s show promises a rare treat for lovers of high-energy roots music from Ireland and Quebec. Visit Le Vent du Nord's website Listen to a track from Lúnasa: Listen to a track from Le Vent du Nord: Le Vent du Nord photo by Stéphane Najman
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