For Love and Laughter

Solas - For Love and Laughter

For Love and Laughter
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Artist: Solas
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown), Stereo
Published: 2008-08-09
CD Release Date: 2008-08-26
Music Label: Compass Records
Soundtracks:
  1. Eoin Bear's Reel/Tune for Sharon/The Rossa Reel
  2. Seven Curses
  3. Tilly's Jig/The Happy Traveler
  4. Mollaí Na Gcuachi Ní Chuilleanáin
  5. Merry Go Round
  6. Sunday's Waltz/Solo Double Oh
  7. Vital Mental Medicine/The Pullet
  8. Sailor Song
  9. There Is a Time
  10. John Riordan's Heels/Hoban's White House/The Lisnagun Jig
  11. The Gallant Hussar
  12. My Dream of You

Music reviews of For Love and Laughter

Music Review: The Fire Lives On
Rating: 5 Stars

I have always loved this band, since its inception. As with most Irish music groups, they can already boast of some impressive PAST members, including John Doyle, John Williams, Karan Casey, and Donal Clancy, but the current ensemble is still wonderfully talented and retains founders Seamus Egan and Winnie Horan. They have always played with a kind of gypsy flare, sort of Irish music "kicked up a notch," (as Emeril might say). The pop influence has grown even stronger with this CD, which might put off some rigid traditionalists, but I find it an irresistible confection (and I love traditional Irish music).

I loved the driving rhythms of the traditional song "Seven Curses," the wonderful song about life as a "Merry Go Round" (which could probably double as country music hit), the contemporary feel of "There is a Time," the expressive guitar and fiddle work on Sunday's Waltz/Double Oh," and the instrumental set that begins with "John Riordan's Heels." They also render a wistful, slowed down version of the classic song "Mollai na gCuach Ni Chuilleanain," which I have always heard played as an up-tempo song, but is successfully reinvented here.

Egan and Horan manage to imprint the same fiery signature that seems to transcend this band's various incarnations. Mairead Phelan from Ireland is a terrific lead singer, and the talented Mick McAuley and Eamon McElholm complete a world class quintet. If you ever liked SOLAS you will love this CD. I am tempted to say that if you love music period, you will be happy to bring home "For Love and Laughter." This one is worth five stars in my book.
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Description of For Love and Laughter

For over a decade, Solas has been hailed as the leading Irish-American supergroup. Through line-up changes and experiments with style and technology, the band has pushed the boundaries of but never strayed too far from their Irish roots.

Now, as Máiréad Phelan, an exciting young singer from Kilkenny, steps up to lend her exquisite vocals to the existing line up of Seamus Egan (flute, tenor banjo, mandolin, whistle, guitar, and bodhran), Winifred Horan (fiddle), Mick McAuley (accordion and concertina) and Eamon McElholm (guitar and keyboards), the band heads into their second decade of playing tight, fiery Irish music with a new tour and a new CD, For Love and Laughter .

The new material breaks fresh ground in duets with Canada s folk phenoms The Duhks and an inspired rendition of Rickie Lee Jones s Sailor Song, while it offers the imaginative reinterpretations of traditional material that Solas has been playing to the delight of their fans worldwide.

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