SAT. 1/9
8:30 PM
SOLAS
Solas, longtime friend of the Towne Crier, has been playing at the Cafe since its inception. Since then, Solas has emerged as the most exciting band in traditional Irish music today! A look at the resumes of the extraordinarily talented members of the band explains the power of their chemistry.
As if Seamus Egan's activities as multi-instrumental wizard in Solas wasn't enough, he is also known for some of his extracurricular activities: some fans know him as co-author of Sarah McLaughlan's Grammy-winning hit "I'll Remember You" (along with Sarah and Dave Merg); he has also written music and played on soundtracks for the films "Brothers McMullen" and the Oscar winning movie "Dead Man Walking," as well as the stage show "Dancing on Dangerous Ground"; and, Seamus recently added acting to his many list of talents, with a part in the independent film "American Wake."
All-Ireland fiddle champion Winifred Horan played in Cherish the Ladies and the Sharon Shannon Band, and has recorded with everyone from Richard Shindell and Patty Larkin to Liz Carroll and Eileen Ivers. Incidentally, Winifred is also a nine-time Irish stepdancing titleholder.
The Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine says "Seamus Egan and Solas make mind-blowing Irish folk music, maybe the world's best," while the Los Angeles Times says "Solas offers a compellingly original, strikingly contemporary view of traditional Celtic sounds." Although Solas can play undiluted traditional Irish music as well as anyone alive or departed, they are always varying the mix of fire tested tradition and contemporary sensibility with an ease and naturalness that is as astonishing as their overwhelming musicianship. They transcend musical genres into the realm of pure musical expression that only a relative handful of musicians attain.
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