Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers
Download links and information about Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers by Solas. This album was released in 1997 and it belongs to World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Celtic genres. It contains 13 tracks with total duration of 55:35 minutes.
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| Artist: | Solas |
| Release date: | 1997 |
| Genre: | World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Celtic |
| Tracks: | 13 |
| Duration: | 55:35 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | The Wind That Shakes the Barley | 2:55 |
| 2. | The Big Reel of Ballynacally / The High Hill / Flash Away the Pressing Gang | 4:29 |
| 3. | Aililiu Na Gamhna | 3:36 |
| 4. | Tom Busby's / James O'Byrne's / The Four Posts of the Bed | 3:47 |
| 5. | Paddy Taylors / McFadden's Handsome Daughter / The Narrowback / Franks Reel / Esther's Reel | 5:52 |
| 6. | The Unquiet Grave | 4:51 |
| 7. | The Made on the Shore | 4:31 |
| 8. | Song of the Kelpie | 4:50 |
| 9. | Mom's Jig / Bill Nicholson's 67th | 3:50 |
| 10. | The Primrose Lass / Molly From Longford / The Four Kisses | 3:24 |
| 11. | Vanished Like the Show | 4:35 |
| 12. | The Kilnamona Barndance / Give the Girl Her Fourpence / My Maryanne | 4:11 |
| 13. | Adieu Lovely Nancy | 4:44 |
Details
[Edit]It would be hard for Solas to top their eponymous debut album, and the group don't quite succeed, but they do present a wonderful follow-up nonetheless. Things are a bit more self-conscious and experimental this time around: Séamus Egan brings his banjo to the proceedings, playing it with an incredible rhythmic technique, and guest percussionist John Anthony bangs on drums from Europe, Africa, and Asia. The music, however, is still traditional, and that may keep the band from drifting off into worldbeat genericness. "The Wind That Shakes the Barley" is given a modern treatment but is still the same old story of rebellion wrapped in a love song. "The Unquiet Grave" starts with a conventional sentiment — "Cold blows the wind upon my true love" — but then develops into a weird dialogue between a man and his dead sweetheart. The instrumentals, as always, are dense and engaging. Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers is recommended to any fan of modern Irish music.