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Ni Na La | Solas | 2:21 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Flowing Bowl / Maire Breathnach's #1 / the Doon / the Mason's Men | Solas | 3:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The White Petticoat / Stan Chapman's / the Miller's Maggot | Solas | 3:45 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Wonder What's Keeping My True Love Tonight? | Solas | 5:24 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Yellow Tinker / Cranking Out / Master Crowley's #2 | Solas | 4:09 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Crested Hens | Solas | 5:14 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Johnny's Gone for a Soldier | Solas | 3:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Dougie MacDonald's / Maire's Breathnach's #2 / Antrim Rose / Atlantic Wave / Toss the Feathers | Solas | 5:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Newry Highwayman | Solas | 3:21 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Gan Ainm / the Humours of Whiskey / Leslie's March | Solas | 4:02 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Sliabh Geal BCua Na Feile | Solas | 4:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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12 |
Lament for Frankie | Solas | 3:14 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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13 |
Timmy Clifford's / the Return Home / O'ot Be Est Da Vong / John Joe Casey's | Solas | 5:26 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 13 Songs |
Album Review
Solas succeed where other Irish bands fail: They're lively without being frenetic; Karan Casey's vocals are high and clear without being ethereal or waifish; and they manage to add texture and complexity to the many traditionals they play. Their self-titled debut contains five songs (not enough!) and eight jigs, reels, and airs. The group know how to build an instrumental up to a fevered pitch, as on "The Yellow Tinker/Cranking Out/Master Crowley's #2," which creates fantasy swirls of accordion and fiddle before the guitar enters with its insistent rhythms. Not that all the pieces are fast: "Crested Hens" is a slow, sweet air — a bit reminiscent of Jay Ungar or Eileen Ivers — and "My Johnny's Gone for a Soldier" is a sweet love song about an Irish rebellion. Solas is simply one of the best, most varied albums of Irish music to come out in a long time.
Customer Reviews
Solas is the best in the biz
This Solas second album, along with their debut is an excellent recording and a great place to start with these guys. No one plays better than these guys. Highly recommended if you like trad irish music.
The best Irish-American band ever!!!
These guys are amazing! For anyone who likes Irish music of any kind. Karan Casey is an incredible singer, and along with the wonderful instramentalists (including John Doyle and Seamus Egan), this band is definitely one of the best I've ever heard.
Biography
Genre: World
Years Active: '90s, '00s
Top Albums and Songs By Solas
| Name | Album | Time | Price | ||
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1 |
Reasonland | Hands Across the Water | 4:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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2 |
Nil Na La | Reunion: A Decade of Solas (Live) | 2:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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3 |
Pastures of Plenty | Reunion: A Decade of Solas (Live) | 3:46 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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There Is a Time | For Love and Laughter | 3:25 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Wind That Shakes the Barley | Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers | 2:56 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Darkness, Darkness | The Edge of Silence | 4:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Ghost of Tom Joad | The Turning Tide | 4:57 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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8 |
Hugo’s Big Reel | The Turning Tide | 3:11 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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9 |
Silver Dagger | Reunion: A Decade of Solas (Live) | 4:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Reasonland | Reunion: A Decade of Solas (Live) | 5:01 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- $9.99
- Genres: World, Music, Singer/Songwriter, Europe, Celtic Folk, Traditional Folk, Celtic
- Released: May 21, 1996
- ℗ 2006 Shanachie Entertainment
