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- Date Released: May 21, 1996
- Genre: International
- Label: Shanachie Entertainment / INgrooves
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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.
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| 01. |  |
Ni Na La |
2:21 |
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| 02. | |
The Flowing Bowl / Maire Breathnach's #1 / The Doon / The Mason's Men |
3:52 |
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| 03. | |
The White Petticoat / Stan Chapman's / The Miller's Maggot |
3:45 |
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| 04. | |
I Wonder What's Keeping My True Love Tonight? |
5:24 |
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| 05. | |
The Yellow Tinker / Cranking Out / Master Crowley's #2 |
4:09 |
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| 06. | |
Crested Hens |
5:14 |
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| 07. | |
Johnny's Gone for a Soldier |
3:53 |
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| 08. | |
Dougie MacDonald's / Maire's Breathnach's #2 / Antrim Rose / Atlantic Wave / Toss the Feathers |
5:50 |
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| 09. | |
The Newry Highwayman |
3:21 |
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| 10. | |
Gan Ainm / The Humours of Whiskey / Leslie's March |
4:02 |
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| 11. | |
Sliabh Geal bCua Na Feile |
4:04 |
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| 12. | |
Lament for Frankie |
3:14 |
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| 13. | |
Timmy Clifford's / The Return Home / O'ot Be Est Da Vong / John Joe Casey's |
5:26 |
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13 Total Tracks, 54:35 Total Length
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Credits
- Seamus Egan - Flute // Seamus Egan - Guitar // Seamus Egan - Arranger // Seamus Egan - Flute (Alto) // Seamus Egan - Vocals (Background) // Seamus Egan - Whistle (Instrument) // Seamus Egan - Bodhran // Seamus Egan - Tres // Seamus Egan - Uillean Pipes // Seamus Egan - Tin Whistle // Seamus Egan - Low Whistle // John Anthony - Percussion // John Anthony - Engineer // John Anthony - Bodhran // John Anthony - Mixing // John Baker - Mastering // Karan Casey - Arranger // Karan Casey - Vocals // Johnny Cunningham - Arranger // Johnny Cunningham - Producer // Winifred Horan - Fiddle // Winifred Horan - Arranger // Winifred Horan - Vocals (Background) // Winifred Horan - Harmony Vocals // Solas - Arranger // Solas - Main Performer // John Williams - Accordion // John Williams - Concertina // John Williams - Conductor // John Williams - Vocals (Background) // Steve Byram - Design // David Katzenstein - Photography // Paul Smith - Assistant Engineer // John Doyle - Guitar (Acoustic) // John Doyle - Guitar // John Doyle - Arranger // John Doyle - Vocals (Background)
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