Description
For over a decade, Solas has been recognized as the most influential Irish-American super group. The band delivers raw instrumental virtuosity, power, the rhythmic hump, & dynamic vocal blend that no other band has mastered since The Bothy Band.
"For nearly 15 years, Solas has been a leading light in the Irish-American music scene". The Washington Times.
"...a band at the top of its game." - Denver Post.
"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 TURNING TIDE offers well-conceived set of tunes and songs that share an underlying theme of social commentary. It's not a new idea for the band - past renditions of 'Pastures of Plenty' and 'The Wind That Shakes the Barley' are core songs in Solas' repertoire - but it's a concept that underscores the current mindset of the members of the band. Multi-instrumentalist and founding member Seamus Egan explains: "We're not trying to preach or make a general statement about the world, it just happens to be the kind of material the individuals in the band have gravitated towards." Renditions of Josh Ritter's 'Girl The War', Bruce Springsteen's 'The Ghost of TomJoad', Richard Thompson's 'Poor Ditching Boy' and Scottish folk-singer Karine Polwart's 'Sorry' are as topical and engaging as anything Solas has ever done.
Solas is Seamus Egan (flute, tenor banjo, mandolin, whistle, guitar and bodhran), Winifred Horan (fiddle), Mick McAuley (accordion and concertina), Eamon McElholm (guitar and keyboards) and vocalist Mairead Phelan.
Hugo's Big Reel; Poor Ditching Boy; The Crows Set; A Girl In The War; A Waltz For Mairead; The Ghost Of Tom Joad; A Sailor's Life; Grady Fernando Comes To Town; Sadhbh Ni Bhruineallaigh; Trip To Kareol; Sorry; A Tune For Roan.
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