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In the arts: Dancing to Lnasa in Derry 'Gaeltacht'

Lúnasa – Kevin Crawford, Trevor Hutchinson, Ed Boyd, Seán Smyth and Cillian Vallely
Lúnasa – Kevin Crawford, Trevor Hutchinson, Ed Boyd, Seán Smyth and Cillian Vallely Lúnasa – Kevin Crawford, Trevor Hutchinson, Ed Boyd, Seán Smyth and Cillian Vallely
By Nirin N Ruaidhr

ACOUSTIC traditional group Lnasa are coming to an Irish-speaking area of south Co Derry this month. Formed in 1997, the band  Kevin Crawford (flutes and whistles), Trevor Hutchinson (double bass), Ed Boyd (guitar), Sen Smyth (fiddle and low whistle) and Cillian Vallely (uilleann pipes and low whistles) have sold more than a quarter of a million albums.

?Founding member Hutchinson, from Cookstown, is a former member of The Waterboys. Other band members have worked with Bruce Springsteen and Cara Dillon. They have played venues such as the Hollywood Bowl, Dublins National Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House and Moscow International House of Music.

The concert will be at An Carn in Carntogher, Maghera. Carntogher is a fast-growing Irish-speaking community.

:: Lnasa, An Carn, 132B Tirkane Road Maghera, Sunday June 21 at 8pm

Tickets (17.50) 028 7954 9978 or ancarn.org.