In Review---Lunasa brings Galicia to Skagit
Concert Review image miss ing Lunasa McIntyre Hall Mount Vernon, Washington March 13, 2009 Four days before Saint Patrick’s Day and the Skagit Valley audience was rearing to go as the Irish sensation Lunasa appeared on McIntyre Hall’s stage. Bassist Trevor Hutchinson anchored the band stage left while flutist and master of ceremony Kevin Crawford stood on the other end of the stage sending his bandmates off on alternating flights of fancy. Guitarist Paul Meehan, fiddler Sean Smyth and piper Cillian Vallely rounded out the quintet offering up their own share of delightful musical moments. This concert marked Lunasa’s first appearance in Mount Vernon, a small city tucked half way between Seattle, Washington and Vancouver, British Columbia. But Celtic music is no stranger to Skagit Valley residents. The annual Highland Games draws folks from near and far. And the occasional Celtic music performer has been known to grace the stage of Lincoln Theatre and McIntyre ...