The Merry Sisters of Fate [SEP] record label
The Merry Sisters of Fate
The Merry Sisters of Fate is an album by Irish Celtic band Lúnasa that was released in 2001 on Green Linnet Records. It is the band's third major release, and first with pipe player Cillian Vallely. The record is characterised as particularly rhythm-heavy and showcasing the band experimenting more with rhythm and sound than on previous records, and features numerous instruments atypical to Celtic music, such as lap steel guitar, piano, harmonium and clarinet, played by a number of guest musicians. Rhythm
released to positive reviews from music critics, praising the band's vibrancy. "The Irish Echo" named it the 6th best album of 2003. Nonetheless the band were unsatisfied with the mastering and mixing on the record, and remixed and remastered several of its songs in later years.
Recording and concept.
Between 1998 and 2001, Lúnasa released their first three albums, all of them highly acclaimed, eclectic mixes of traditional and modern Celtic music, the most latterly of which, "The Merry Sisters of Fate"