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Photos from World Cafe Life
Posted on Friday, July 9th, 2010 at 9:27 AM
Here’s another batch of great photos from Christopher Landy. These are from the show at World Cafe Life in Philadelphia on St. Patrick’s Day (3/17/2010). Cheers!
Photos from Eno River Festival
Posted on Friday, July 9th, 2010 at 8:49 AM
Here are some great shots from the Eno River Festival (7/3/2010), taken by freelance photographer Laura Shmania. What a wonderful time!
Photos from Madison Square Park
Posted on Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 at 5:12 PM
Many thanks to Jack Hirschorn for sending in these photos! If you have any good shots that you’d like to see on the site, send them our way!
Solas on Mountain Stage
Posted on Monday, June 28th, 2010 at 2:15 PM
In case you missed it, here is our performance on Mountain Stage in April!
Link: NPR: Solas on Mountain Stage, April 15, 2010
April 15, 2010
Seamus Egan and Winifred Horan founded Solas in 1996, and the band continues to tour and record its brand of traditional and contemporary Irish-American music. Here, Solas makes its fifth appearance on Mountain Stage since 2000, performing songs from The Turning Tide.
The band puts as much enthusiasm and musicianship behind “The Ditching Boy,” a Richard Thompson composition, and “Girl in the War,” written by Josh Ritter, as it does with traditional numbers such as “Bird in the Tree.”
Mountain Stage house vocalist Julie Adams closes this set with a performance of her own.
“The Turning Tide” is Now Available!
Posted on Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 at 2:20 PM
We’re pleased to announce that our new album is officially out today! Some great people contributed to the album, including Ben Wittman on drums, Chico Huff on bass, and Mike “Slo-Mo” Brenner on Dobro. Longtime friend and engineer John Anthony recorded and mixed the album, and John Baker mastered.
“The Turning Tide” is available at a number of retailers in CD or digital formats. Head on over to Compass Records, Amazon.com, or the iTunes store to grab or download a copy!
“…a band at the top of its game.”
- DENVER POST
“For nearly 15 years, Solas has been a leading light in the Irish-American music scene.”
- THE WASHINGTON TIMES
“Solas has electrified crowds everywhere it has played; it’s an Irish traditional band bearing all the marks of greatness.”
- THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
“…the band remains consistently excellent.”
- IRISH PHILADELPHIA
“For over a decade, Solas has not only redefined the concept of ‘Celtic folk,’ they’ve risen to the ranks of the finest purveyors of the genre.”
- DIRECT CURRENT
Album Review from Irish Philadelphia
Posted on Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 at 12:33 PM
Here’s another write up for the new album at Irish Philadelphia!
“Now, along comes album No. 10, “The Turning Tide,” the second featuring singer Mairead Phelan. All of the essential elements you’ve come to expect from Solas are there. Start with mind-blowing, high-energy arrangements from Seamus Egan (“Hugo’s Big Reel”) and guitarist Éamon McElholm (“The Crows of Killimer”/Box Reel #2″/”Boys of Malin”/”The Opera House”). When the band performs at the World Cafe this St. Patrick’s Day, you can predict that those will inspire enthusiastic “whoops.” The band has been cranking out bread and butter numbers like that from day one. Add in a clever confection from Winifred Horan—”A Waltz for Mairead,” which reminds me a bit of “The Highlands of Holland” from the 2003 album, “Another Day.” Now tack on the happily tangled rhythms of box player Mick McCauley’s “Trip to Kareol” (which reminds me vaguely of “Who’s in the What Now” from “Edge of Silence”).”