Solas : Sunny Spells And Scattered Showe

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Label: Shanachie
Mfg's Catalog#: 78010
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Full title is: Sunny Spells & Scattered Showers

Length: 55:38

  Albert Alfonso - Bodhran
  John Anthony - Dumbek, Triangle, Pandeiro, Taragat, Djembe, Bodhran, Iya, Shaker, Talking Drum, Hi Hat, Clay Drums
  John Doyle - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Vocals, Mandocello
  John Williams - Accordion, Concertina
  Karan Casey - Vocals
  Seamus Egan - Guitar (Acoustic), Banjo, Flute, Mandolin, Percussion, Whistle (Instrument), Bodhran, Tin Whistle
  Winifred Horan - Fiddle

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: Seamus 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. ~ Kurt Keefner, All Music Guide

 
 Tracks and Sound Clips   Click here for the Windows Media player
 
Wind That Shakes the Barley - 2:55 Play the Windows Media clip
Big Reel of Ballynacally/The High Hill/Flash Away the Pressing Gang - 4:30 Play the Windows Media clip
Aililiu Na Gamhna - 3:36 Play the Windows Media clip
Tom Busby's/James O'Byrne's/The Four Posts of the Bed - 3:48 Play the Windows Media clip
Paddy Taylors/McFadden's Handsome Daughter/The Narrowback/Franks Reel - 5:52 Play the Windows Media clip
Unquiet Grave - 4:51 Play the Windows Media clip
Maid on the Shore - 4:31 Play the Windows Media clip
Song of the Kelpie - 4:50 Play the Windows Media clip
Mom's Jig/Bill Nicholson's 67th - 3:50 Play the Windows Media clip
Primrose Lass/Molly from Longford/The Four Kisses - 3:25 Play the Windows Media clip
Vanished Like the Snow - 4:35 Play the Windows Media clip
Kilnamona Barndance/Give the Girl Her Fourpence/ My Maryanne - 4:11 Play the Windows Media clip
Adieu Lovely Nancy - 4:44 Play the Windows Media clip
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