Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers
Solas
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The Wind That Shakes the Barley | Solas | 2:56 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Big Reel of Ballynacally / the High Hill / Flash Away the Pressing Gang | Solas | 4:32 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Aililiu Na Gamhna | Solas | 3:36 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Tom Busby's / James O'Byrne's / the Four Posts of the Bed | Solas | 3:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Paddy Taylors / McFadden's Handsome Daughter / the Narrowback / Franks Reel / Esther's Reel | Solas | 5:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Unquiet Grave | Solas | 4:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Made On the Shore | Solas | 4:33 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Song of the Kelpie | Solas | 4:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Mom's Jig / Bill Nicholson's 67th | Solas | 3:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Primrose Lass / Molly from Longford / the Four Kisses | Solas | 3:27 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Vanished Like the Show | Solas | 4:37 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Kilnamona Barndance / Give the Girl Her Fourpence / My Maryanne | Solas | 4:13 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Adieu Lovely Nancy | Solas | 4:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 13 Songs |
Album Review
It would be hard for Solas to top their eponymous debut album, and the group don't quite succeed, but they do present a wonderful follow-up nonetheless. Things are a bit more self-conscious and experimental this time around: Séamus Egan brings his banjo to the proceedings, playing it with an incredible rhythmic technique, and guest percussionist John Anthony bangs on drums from Europe, Africa, and Asia. The music, however, is still traditional, and that may keep the band from drifting off into worldbeat genericness. "The Wind That Shakes the Barley" is given a modern treatment but is still the same old story of rebellion wrapped in a love song. "The Unquiet Grave" starts with a conventional sentiment — "Cold blows the wind upon my true love" — but then develops into a weird dialogue between a man and his dead sweetheart. The instrumentals, as always, are dense and engaging. Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers is recommended to any fan of modern Irish music.
Customer Reviews
a near masterpiece
A gorgeous recording with everything played to perfection. Not sure how these guys got as good as they did, but whether air, jigs or reels its all flawless.
Biography
Genre: World
Years Active: '90s, '00s
Top Albums and Songs By Solas
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Reasonland | Hands Across the Water | 4:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Nil Na La | Reunion: A Decade of Solas (Live) | 2:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Pastures of Plenty | Reunion: A Decade of Solas (Live) | 3:46 | $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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There Is a Time | For Love and Laughter | 3:25 | $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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Darkness, Darkness | The Edge of Silence | 4:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Hugo’s Big Reel | The Turning Tide | 3:11 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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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, Traditional Folk, Celtic Folk, Europe, Celtic
- Released: May 20, 1997
- ℗ 2006 Shanachie Entertainment
