Solas

Solas Artist: Talitha MacKenzie
Label: Shanachie
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 016351798428
EAN: 0016351798428
ASIN: B000000E88


Release Date: 1994-04-05

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Tracks:

  1. Hoireann O
  2. Sheatadh Cailleach (The Old Woman's Reel)
  3. 'S Muladach Mi 's Mi Air M'aineoil (Mournful Am I)
  4. E Ho Hi
  5. Sing!
  6. The Cave Of Gold
  7. Owen's Boat (O Seallaibh Curaigh Eoghainn)
  8. Ch Mi Na Morbheanna/JFK (Mist-Covered Mountains)
  9. Rol Hol Ill Leo
  10. Funky Bird Medley: Band Of The Ribbons/Dance Of The Ducks
  11. Theid Mi Dhachaigh (The MacKenzie Lullabye)

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Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Good lord, this is so terrible!!!!!!!!!.......2004-12-18

This album is so incredibly tacky. The arrangements are embarassingly generic and bland... Ugh! It's records like this that give Celtic music a bad name.

4 out of 5 stars Talitha MacKenzie - Solas.......2003-03-25

I purchased this CD by mistake. I am very glad I made that mistake. This is wonderful and like the other reviewer said, a "great way to bring traditional Scots Gaelic songs into a modern context". This is extrememly interesting music, the lyrics beautiful.

5 out of 5 stars A great modern Celtic album.......1999-05-12

I fell in love with Talitha MacKenzie when she was with "Mouth Music". She left to pursue a solo career, and both she and Mouth Music have been going great guns (she was replaced by the amazing Jackie Joyce). This album has some songs originally from Mouth Music's debut album, most notably "Chi mi na Morbheanna", which was played at JFK's funeral. It has been improved with some excerpts form his most memorable speeches (eg. Long Twilight Struggle), making it quite haunting. It also pays to read the words - the spiteful lyrics in "S'Muladach mi" really come through in her voice! The music is upbeat and catchy - a great way to bring traditional Scots Gaelic songs into a modern context. Expand your horizons - I highly recommend buying it.

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