Kevin Crawford and Cillian Vallely played a cracking gig upstairs in An Crúibín back in the middle of June.  They were joined onstage by Paul Meehan on guitar, the latest guitarist in Lúnasa.  Kevin and Cillian were touring to launch their album ‘On Common Ground‘ from which they played a lot of sets on the night.  It’s a very strong album and is a worthy addition to any album collection.  Kevin and Cillian mix things up well when they play low whistles on one of my favourite tracks ‘Man from Moyasta’ with a nice intro on the guitar.  Check out this review of the album for more info.

On the night, Niall Vallely joined the lads on stage with his concertina for a few final tunes.  I look forward to the next time they come back to Cork!

There a few more photos in the full set in my Flickr account.

Lunasa piper Cillian Vallely is dropping in on Cork tomorrow night, June 15, along with Kevin Crawford on flute.  They are playing in An Cruibin, formerly the legendary Lobby Bar, starting at 8pm according to their MySpace but I’d imagine they’ll be starting at 9.  I will update tomorrow after checking with the venue.

** Update **

I got my ticket at lunchtime and it says doors at 8.30pm so I’d imagine it starts at 9pm.