Turning Tide |  | Artist: Solas
Label: Compass Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 15,266
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 5 x 0.3
MPN: 4530
UPC: 766397453026
EAN: 0766397453026
ASIN: B0031Y4AJE
Release Date: February 16, 2010
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| Tracks:
| • | Hugo's Big Reel | | • | Poor Ditching Boy | | • | Crows Set, The (Jig and 3 reels) | | • | 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 Rowan |
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Product Description
For over a decade, SOLAS has been recognized as the most influential Irish-American super group. On THE TURNING TIDE, the band delivers the raw instrumental virtuosity, the power, the rhythmic 'hump', and the dynamic vocal blend that no other band since The Bothy Band has mastered. THE TURNING TIDE offers well-conceived set of tunes and songs that share an underlying theme of social commentary. Renditions of Josh Ritter's 'Girl The War', Bruce Springsteen's 'The Ghost of Tom Joad', and Richard Thompson's 'Poor Ditching Boy' are as topical and engaging as anything SOLAS has ever done.
Album Description
For over a decade, Solas has been recognised as the most influential Irish-American supergroup. After a personnel change prior to their last release, they have re-emerged, unified once again. On this new album, the band delivers raw instrumental virtuosity, the power, the rhythmic 'hump' and the dynamic vocal blend that no other band since The Bothy Band has mastered, and in the process showcases the band at the peak of its powers.
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How do they do it? February 25, 2010
KEVIN C. DELAHANTY (Newburyport, MA United States)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Straight away I'll admit to my bias: I've been a fan of Solas since their first album. Therefore, you may interpret my review with a grain of salt. However, you will not be disappointed in the least by Solas' latest CD. How can such a small profile band create such a stellar sound? How do they craft such wonderful interpretations of established songs? How do they avoid the pitfall of "cookie-cutter formulaic music" which lies in wait to trip up every other musical group? If you want to hear genuine Celtic-flavored music that is either light as a butterfly or strong enough to get your foot tapping you simply cannot miss with Solas. These folks are exceptional musicians and they ply their trade extraordinairly well.
The new Solas album March 16, 2010
J. Best (West Milford, NJ)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Solas is one of my favorite Irish/American groups. "Turning Tide" is a wonderful new album
and features songs by both Richard Thompson and Bruce Soringsteen done with Solas' Irish twist.
If you've never seen Solas live,(which you really should), this album is the next best thing to being at one of their shows.
I DO have one small gripe. There's not enough of Winnie's fiddle at the forefront for my taste but I'm a fiddler.
Get this album if you like modern Irish music.
Solas - Turning Tide May 15, 2010
Doodle Bug
Great CD. Enjoy the music. Purchase went smoothly with timely deliver. Thanks.
Again an Irish Gem July 16, 2010
Myra Schjelderup (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA)
Irish music and style is a real joy, and Solas helps keep it alive. Their takes on songs continue to stand above other versions in my collection (i.e. Clothes of Sand, Wind That Shakes the Barley, etc.). Full of life and feeling, their music never gets old.
I held some apprehension when I learned that Solas had a new lead singer starting with The Turning Tide. I loved previous singers Karen Casey and Deirdre Scanlan, and sampling the new songs on iTunes I wasn't sure if Mairéad Phelan was anything special. Once I listened to the CD a few times, however, my opinion changed. Not only is her voice sweet and lovely, but it leads to a slightly different style of music (which helps keep the band interesting!).
As with most of their albums, The Turning Tide has too many instrumental pieces. While Solas' jigs and reels are always pleasant, I'm not inclined to listen to more than four or five of them total. I recommend Trip to Kareol and A Waltz for Mairead from this album. On the other hand, I am falling completely for the new vocal tracks.
A Girl In The War is a beautiful, sad tune, Ghost Of Tom Joad is a little mysterious, Sorry is more neutral, A Sailor's Life is another upbeat sailor song (I like it!), The Ditching Boy is a little more ordinary (but for Solas that still means it's good), and they did not disappoint me with their Gaelic number (Sadhbh Ni Bhruineallaigh) which is really catchy.
I look forward to their next album, and hope for more Gaelic and Seamus Egan's voice.
This is Solas. I've loved their music for years; I have high standards. Their latest album has, like all the others, turned out to be a gem.
Also recommended:
Altan, Sinead Lohan, The Chieftains, Dolores Keane, Clannad, Loreena McKennitt, Capercaillie, Susan McKeown, Steve McDonald.
Great!! February 23, 2010
Judson R. Aston (Tennessee)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Another amazing release from one of the worlds greatest Celtic/folk bands! I highly recommend it.
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