Lá Nua (album) explained

Lá Nua
Type:studio
Artist:Lúnasa
Border:yes
Genre:Celtic
Label:Lúnasa Records
Prev Title:The Story So Far...
Prev Year:2008
Year:2010
Next Title:Lúnasa with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra
Next Year:2013

Lá Nua is an album by Lúnasa. It was released in 2010, and is the band's eighth major release. The album's name means "new day" in Irish.[1]

It is the band's first album to be released on their own record label since their debut album, Lunasa. It was recorded in the Cooley Mountains.[2]

Earlie Hutchner of American newspaper Irish Echo ranked the album at number 2 on his list of the "Top Ten Traditional Albums of 2010".[3]

Track listing

  1. Ryestraw
    (The New Day March, Ryestraw, An Old Woman Would)
  2. The Raven's Rock
    (The Raven's Rock, Ruby's Reel, The Beehive)
  3. Tro Breizh
    (Tadin-Tinaketa, March des Charbonniers, Ridées Six Temps)
  4. Fruitmarket Reels
    (Joe Tom's, Supernose, Buntata's Sgadán)
  5. Doc Holliday's
    (East Village Days, Timmy's Place, Doc Holliday's)
  6. Unapproved Road
    (Brady's, Connacht Heifers)
  7. Island Lake
    (Tune for Dad, The Island Lake)
  8. Snowball
    (Ciara's Dance, Burning Snowball, Road to Reel)
  9. Pontevedra to Carcarosa
    (Marcha Processional du corpus de Pontevedra, Pasacorredoires 'de Mustad a Millares', Muñeira Carcarosa)
  10. The Shore House
    (Inverness Country Reel, The Beauty Spot, The Shore House Reel)

Notes and References

  1. News: Irish grooves without words: Lunasa plays driving music, with no singer needed. Rifkin. Carol. 2010-04-09. Asheville Citizen-Times. 9 April 2010.
  2. Web site: LÚNASA'S HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM. 2010-03-24. Irish Music Magazine. 9 April 2010.
  3. Web site: Lunasa.ie.