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437:– Uilleann pipes, flute, whistle
412:Colin Farrell – Fiddle, whistles
216:Lúnasa was founded in 1997 when
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566:The Rough Guide to Irish Music
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322:Lúnasa: The Story So Far
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830:– the official website.
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90:1996–present
86:Years active
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997:Live albums
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809:29 November
538:Live albums
448:Discography
171:Paul Meehan
1057:Categories
954:Otherworld
877:Seán Smyth
588:References
484:Otherworld
403:, whistles
379:Seán Smyth
268:Otherworld
252:Otherworld
218:Sean Smyth
206:Lughnasadh
118:Sean Smyth
75:Irish folk
923:Tim Edey
714:"Lúnasa"
462:Asturias
428:– guitar
426:Tim Edey
409:– Guitar
309:Tim Edey
156:Tim Edey
98:Lúnasa,
47:Brittany
970:Redwood
905:Ed Boyd
780:14 June
738:6 March
699:9 April
500:Redwood
407:Ed Boyd
357:Line-up
283:Redwood
212:History
180:Website
134:Ed Boyd
114:Members
100:Compass
66:Ireland
43:Quimper
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1024:(2013)
1016:(2004)
1008:(1998)
1005:Lúnasa
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986:Lá Nua
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476:Lúnasa
337:album
330:Lá Nua
239:Lúnasa
198:Lúnasa
95:Labels
79:Celtic
71:Genres
63:Origin
51:France
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200:is a
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