Súnas are an Australian Celtic four-piece band based in Brisbane.[1]
Súnas | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Genres | Celtic |
| Years active | 2008-present |
| Labels | ABC Classics/Universal |
| Members | Sarah Calderwood Paul Brandon Mannie McAllister Jamie Corfield |
| Past members | Michael Patrick Bridget Masters |
| Website | sunasband |
Members have included Sarah Calderwood, Paul Brandon, Mannie McAllister, Michael Patrick,[2] Bridget Masters and Jamie Corfield. They play a wide range of instruments such as flute, whistles, bouzouki, mandolin, guitar, bodhran, gazoukie and fiddle.[3]
Súnas released their debut album, A Breath Away from Shadow, in January 2008.[4] They followed with Celtic Road in February 2011. The album peaked at No. 4 on the ARIA Classical Albums chart.[2]
Band members
edit- Sarah Calderwood
- Paul Brandon
- Mannie McAllister
- Michael Patrick
Discography
edit- A Breath Away from Shadow (2008) - Independent[5]
- Celtic Road (14 February 2011) - ABC Classics/Universal Music Australia (4764288)[6] – AUS Classical: No. 4[7]
References
edit- ^ Hume, Anika (3 September 2009), "Celtic beat to spice up a 'pocket of heaven'", The Courier-Mail
- ^ a b "Celtic sounds to ring out at Bond", Gold Coast Sun - Central, 26 September 2011
- ^ "Celtic tunes with twist", The Gold Coast Bulletin, 28 September 2012
- ^ "Sunas", Westside News, 8 October 2008
- ^ Nahrung, Jason (10 April 2008), "cd reviews", The Courier-Mail
- ^ Scott, Jane (16 March 2011), "Lyrical notes", Brisbane News
- ^ Wallace, Ian (11 April 2011). "Week Commencing ~ 11th April 2011 ~ Issue #1102" (PDF). The ARIA Report (1102). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 May 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2017.