Solas - The Words That Remain
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Artist: SolasEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1998-10-20
Music Label: Shanachie
Soundtracks:
- Pastures of Plenty
- Stride Set: The Stride/Tom Doherty's/The Contradiction/Viva Galicia
- Waking up Set: The Carillons/Waking up in Wonderful Wark/Chris Droneys
- Grey Selchie
- Song of Choice
- Bruxa
- I Am a Maid That Sleeps in Love
- Vega Set: The Banks of Lough Gowna/The Gaelic Club/Vega Mandolin
- Chomaraigh Aoibhinn Ó [Sweet Comeraghs]
- Sproggies Set: Sproggies Reel/Up All Night/Weaving Dreams
- Beauty Spot: O'Dowds/The Beauty Spot/Jessie over the ...
- Sráid an Chloig [Clock Street]
Music reviews of The Words That Remain
Music Review: Too many ballads/Solas needs all instrumental CD
Rating: 2 Stars
This band has too much slow stuff for my taste,
Gaelic Storm blows these guys away with their
Energy and Drive!
I have reviewed all of Solas's stuff,they should
come out with an all energetic instrumental CD,
then I might buy it.
Description of The Words That Remain
This recording from the Irish-American group Solas really makes the two national identities mix beautifully. They start with Woody Guthrie's "Pastures of Plenty," played as a roaring Irish ceili. Later they delve into politics, delivering a strong message over a strangely effective, upbeat musical bed in Peggy Seeger's "Song of Choice." It doesn't hurt that they invited Iris DeMent to share the vocal duties on this track, and she and Solas front singer Karen Casey give this song emotional impact. Guest input also includes banjoist Bela Fleck, some interesting bass work from Chico Huff, and a mixed bag of percussion and drums from John Anthony. But the core group is still deeply involved in the material that they have made a name with. The Irish dance sets still dominate the recording. John Doyle's guitar continues to provide a solid rhythmic bass that usually precludes the need for a drummer (even when they have one); Seamus Egan provides a broad palette of sounds on banjo, flutes, mandolin and percussion; Winifred Horan continues her notable fiddling; and Mick McAuley continues to expand his mastery of the squeezeboxes. Record number three for Solas still finds them on track, with a solid, all-acoustic lineup, a great choice of tunes, and a subtle new bi-directional course toward America and then back to Dublin. --Louis GibsonCompilations CDs
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