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Lia Luachra are
an exciting young band who first formed in 1997, attending
the Inter Celtic Festival in Lorient, Francewhere they were so well
received by the enthusiastic audiences that they were immediately
invited back in 1998. That year at Lorient, however, they went one
better, by winning the prestigious "La Bolée des Korrigans" best band
Competition at the Festival. They also released their debut C.D.
The album, titled simply Lia Luachra, is the third offer in quick
succession from the new, enterprising Irish owned Record Company,
Malgamú Music.
Although the C. D. has two fine songs, sung by guitarist
Jon Hicks, the tracks are mostly instrumentals, combining skilful playing
with brilliant tunes, some very unusual and some original.
The album is distributed in Ireland by Gael Linn. The catalogue
number is MALGCD112.
Their live performances have also been singled out for comment:
'Armed with enough sass and savvy to floor a battalion of purists,
they shriek and shiver their way through a rake of fine tunes and funky rhythms.'
Siobhán Long (Hot Press).
June 2000 sees the band releasing their second album for Malgamú.
Titled , 'Traffic' , the 12 track CD highlights
the maturity of the bands' playing and the strength of the material.
Eight of the tracks are original pieces written by the band, including
four songs by guitarist Jon Hicks.
Lia Luachra are:
Tricia Hutton:
Fiddle
Shane Bracken:Concertina,
Bodhran
Declan Corey:
Mandolin, Bouzouki
Jon Hicks: Guitar, Vocals
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