Shamrock City
Solas
Celtic International
THL Records
Released: 24th June 2013
Catalogue Number: THL001
Barcode: 8845018424880
Running Time: 56 mins.
You can listen to short samples from some of the tracks on this album using the player below.
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Join Solas, as they celebrate the release of 'Shamrock City', their 11th album and most ambitious project & live show to date. A family story of immigration, mining and murder, and the remarkable history of Michael Conway & Butte, MT, Kim Ruehl of FolkAlley.com calls it "a deeply thoughtful, imaginative collection of songs which grapple with the wealth of ideas and emotions inherent in the immigrant journey".
1. Intro
2. Far Americay
3. Tap er Light
4. Tell God and the Devil
5. Michael Conway
6. Girls on the Line
7. My Fancy
8. Lay You'r Money Down
9. Columbia Gardens
10. Arbor Day
11. Welcome the Unknown
12. And Now, a Banjo Moment
13. High,Wide, and Handsome
14. Labour Song
15.Am i Born to Die
16.No Forgotten Man
Join Solas, as they celebrate the release of 'Shamrock City', their 11th album and most ambitious project & live show to date. A family story of immigration, mining and murder, and the remarkable history of Michael Conway & Butte, MT, Kim Ruehl of FolkAlley.com calls it "a deeply thoughtful, imaginative collection of songs which grapple with the wealth of ideas and emotions inherent in the immigrant journey".
Lineup
Seamus Egan : Banjo/Mandolin/Nylon Guitar/Bouzouki/Low Whistles/Snare drum/Percussion
Winifred Horman : Fiddles
Mick McAuley : Lead & Harmony Vocals/Button Accordion/Guitar
Eamon McElholm :Guitar/Harmony Vocals/Harmonium/Electruc Bass/Keyboards/Piano Accordion
Niamh Varian-Barry : Lead & Harmony Vocals/Viola
Guest Musicians:
Rhiannon Giddens - Lead & Harmony Vocals
Dick Gaughan - Lead Vocals
Aoife O'Donovan - Lead Vocals
Natalie Hass - Cello
Dirk Powell - 5 String Banjo
Chico Huff - Acoustic Bass on tracks.2.8.10.11.13.15
Trevor Hutchinson - Upright Bass on Tracks.4.5.6.12.14.
John Anthony - Drums/Percusion
Mike Brenner - Electric Dobro
The Allegheny Brass Band