Welcome to our new website

Posted on Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 at 10:00 AM

We’re happy to launch our new site today. Thanks for your patience while we made some changes that will allow us to better keep you up to date with all the comings and goings in the world of Solas. You will notice that we added a place for you to leave your email address and postal code. If you want to get on our mailing list to find out when we will be in your part of the world, just leave your info and we’ll be in touch. Hope you like it!

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Solas welcomes new band member

Posted on Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 at 9:59 AM

We’re delighted to announce that Mairead Phelan has joined the band as our new singer. She’s a fantastic young talent with a beautiful voice from Co.Kilkenny in Ireland. She has had a busy last couple of months having just finished her first tour with us of England, Scotland, and Wales and recording tracks for our new cd. We couldn’t be happier to have her on board.

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Our new CD “For Love and Laughter” is on the way

Posted on Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 at 9:58 AM

We have just completed work on our new cd, For Love and Laughter. Recorded in Philadelphia, Louisianna, and Ireland over the past year and a half, it is scheduled for release by Compass Records this August. Joining us on this recording are some very special guests. The Duhks, the wonderful band from Canada, the fantastic Natalie Haas on cello, the multi talented Mr. Dirk Powell on bass, who also recorded some tracks for us at his studio in Breaux Bridge, LA, our ever present secret weapon, Chico Huff on bass, and our dear friend, John Anthony, who not only recorded most of the album, he mixed it and also played percussion. If you want hear what we’ve been up to, we’ve posted some audio clips here on the site. Just go to the media page and have a listen. We’re really excited about it. Hope you like it!

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Just back from England, Scotland, and Wales

Posted on Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 at 9:46 AM

We just finished a successful 2 week tour of England, Scotland, and Wales. It was our first tour there in over 10 years! We had a great time, meeting up with some old friends and making new ones. A big thank you to all the lovely folks who came out to the shows. And we’ll be back before the year is out! We’re playing a couple of festivals in Scotland and England. You can check our tour dates page for details. 

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