Lúnasa is a traditional Irish music group, named after Lughnasadh, an ancient harvest festival.

They tour and perform internationally, and have recorded a number of albums of both traditional and contemporary Irish instrumental music.

[citation needed] In the meantime, Smyth was touring in Scandinavia with the rhythmical duo Donogh Hennessy and Trevor Hutchinson, and recruited them to join the band.

[3] In 1999, the group signed a three-year contract with Green Linnet Records, and that October released their second album, Otherworld.

That same year, Donogh Hennessy left the group, being replaced by Tim Edey and Paul Meehan who each played half the tracks on the album Sé.