SOLAS

May 8, 2010, Saturday @ 7:30 p.m.
Scottsdale Civic Center Amphitheater

The internationally acclaimed Celtic band Solas has won over fans around the globe with its unique fusion of traditional Irish, folk and country melodies, jazzy improvisations and global rhythms. The hip young bluegrass phenomenon Bearfoot opens the concert.

Bring a blanket and enjoy this concert on the new outdoor Desert Sky Series. Cuisine and alcoholic beverages are offered for purchase by Arcadia Farms beginning at 6 p.m.

Single ticket:
$25 (+ $2.50 handling fee)

Questions? Please call the
patron services box office:
480-994-ARTS (2787)

Seamus Egan – flute, tenor banjo, mandolin, tin whistle, low whistle, guitars, bodhran
Winifred Horan – violins, vocals
Mick McAuley – accordians, contertina, low whistle, vocals
Eamon McElholm – guitars, keyboards, vocals
Máiréad Phelan – vocals

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solas_(group)
Their name comes from an Irish word meaning "light". At the time, the band was made up of Séamus Egan, who had already recorded two solo albums as well as a soundtrack to a film; Winifred Horan, a member of Cherish the Ladies; John Doyle, previously a member of The Chanting House with Egan; Karan Casey and John Williams. Their first performance was in Georgetown University's Gaston Hall in Washington, D.C. in 1995.

Solas received national exposure on American Public Media's A Prairie Home Companion in May 1996. That same year, they recorded their first album and, in October, toured the U.S. A second album followed in 1997 and several members of Solas appeared on Karan's debut solo album as session musicians. Following their second album, John Williams left Solas to pursue a solo career to be replaced by Mick McAuley. In 1999, between the releases of The Words That Remain and The Hour Before Dawn, Karan left for a similar purpose and was replaced by Deirdre Scanlan. John Doyle left after the release of The Hour Before Dawn, being replaced by Donal Clancy. Clancy left after the release of The Edge of Silence, and was replaced by Éamon McElholm. In June 2008 the band announced Mairéad Phelan had joined the group as their new singer

Discography
1996 — Solas
1997 — Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers
1998 — The Words That Remain
2000 — The Hour Before Dawn
2002 — The Edge of Silence
2003 — Another Day
2005 — Waiting for an Echo
2006 — Reunion: A Decade of Solas
2008 — For Love and Laughter
2010 — The Turning Tide

QUOTES ABOUT SOLAS

“The finest Celtic ensemble this country has ever produced...combines a deep empathy for the wild grace of traditional music with a savvy understanding of modern arrangement, creating a remarkably contemporary and timeless sound that led them immediately to Celtic superstardom...uniquely fluid, warmly melodic and robust.” - The Boston Globe

“Solas has electrified crowds everywhere it has played; it’s an Irish traditional band bearing all the marks of greatness.” -The Wall Street Journal

“One of the most exciting bands anywhere in the world.” - Irish Echo

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