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  1. Take a delightful trip with a Celtic Christmas SojournaRead the original story

    Monday Dec 14 | Boston Herald

    ... stories, poems and hot instrumental sprees. The first act mostly featured the adult performers, with Seamus Egan (of Solas) leading a band of seven musical wizards.Dynamic Scottish singer Karine Polwart was a consistent treat. When celebrated ...

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    Related Topix: Entertainment

  2. A Celtic ChristmasRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 10 | Telegram & Gazette

    ... as one of the strongest to date and the lineup seems to bear that out. Seamus Egan, of the former Celtic supergroup Solas, returns as music director and will perform as well. Christy O'Leary, former piper and vocalist with the Boys of the Lough is a ...

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    Related Topix: A Celtic Christmas, Celtic, Worcester, MA, Theater, Arts

  3. Fire & Grace with Fraser and HaasRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Dec 3 | The Union

    ... and San Diego Symphonies. Natalie has also performed and recorded with fiddler Natalie MacMaster and Irish super-group Solas. She teaches privately, in a workshop setting, at various fiddle camps, and at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. ...

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    Related Topix: Central County, Scotland, Strathclyde County, Scotland, Glasgow, Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, World News, United Kingdom

  4. Entertainment digest

    Nov 26, 2009 | Post-Bulletin

    ... to win the senior concertina category in the all-Ireland music competition. He was a founding member of the band Solas, which earned two Grammy nominations. He was also featured in the Academy Award-nominated score of the film "Road to Perdition." * ...

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    Related Topix: Celtic, Minneapolis, MN, Lake City, MN

  5. KCT Concerts presents Buille

    Nov 18, 2009 | The Martha's Vineyard Times

    ... Celtic lineup whose tunes will be quite at home alongside our autumn sea. Singer Karen Casey, formerly with Solas, will perform with Buille at the Katharine Cornell Theatre tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 20. Photo courtesy KCT Concerts Like all Irish groups ...

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    Related Topix: Celtic, Karan Casey

  6. Story from NorthCountryNow.comRead the original story

    Nov 13, 2009 | North Country This Week

    ... British Isles. The Band, directed by Theresa Witmer, will perform Hugh Stuart's "Three Ayres from Gloucester," and "Solas Ane" (Gaelic for "Yesterday's Joy"), written by Samuel Hazo and featuring Celtic-flavored drumming. String Ensemble, directed ...

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    Related Topix: Potsdam, NY, Entertainment, Events

  7. Consuming Art on display in the BitterrootRead the original story

    Nov 13, 2009 | KPAX

    ... across the seasons tracking, but on any given show have seen half the audience from outside the Bitterroot Valley. " Solas this weekend is a very high percent of Missoulians, two out of four patrons," she said. "It does depend on the artists and ...

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    Related Topix: Missoula, MT, Arts, Theater, Celtic

  8. Solas brings its take on Irish folk to AspenRead the original story w/Photo

    Nov 5, 2009 | Aspen Times Weekly

    Irish folk band Solas will play Aspen's Wheeler Opera House on Saturday, Nov. 7. Robert Hakalski Solas When: Saturday, Nov.

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    Related Topix: Celtic, Aspen, CO

  9. Solas brings its take on Irish folk to AspenRead the original story w/Photo

    Nov 5, 2009 | The Aspen Times

    Irish folk band Solas will play Aspen's Wheeler Opera House on Saturday, Nov. 7. Robert Hakalski Solas When: Saturday, Nov.

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    Related Topix: Celtic, Aspen, CO

  10. Liz Carroll and John Doyle, Double Play

    Nov 5, 2009 | The Armchair Critic

    ... the late seventies and 2000, but has since picked up the pace considerably. John Doyle's guitar playing for the band Solas in the late nineties was nothing less than a revelation; his energetic, percussive accompaniment completely redefined the ...

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  11. Current events

    Nov 1, 2009 | Aspen Times Weekly

    ... competitions, she met Seamus Egan, who had been born in Pennsylvania but raised in Ireland. In 1996, the two formed Solas, and the band has been weaving an original, captivating blend of Irish and American styles ever since. The rest of the ...

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    Related Topix: Aspen, CO, Celtic, Cold Souls, American Splendor, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Comedy Movies, Paul Giamatti

  12. Music Box: Rams Head Live hosts Yonder Mountain

    Oct 9, 2009 | The Maryland Gazette

    ... ATO Records by owner Dave Matthews, opens both shows. Don't miss Yonder Mountain String Band. Celtic music superstars Solas perform an intimate show at Rams Head On Stage tonight (8 p.m.). The band is equally adept at performing traditional Irish ...

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    Related Topix: Yonder Mountain String Band, Bluegrass, Music Box, Instrumental, Celtic, Seamus Egan, Asheville, NC, New Orleans, Jazz, Entertainment

  13. Today in AshevilleRead the original story

    Oct 8, 2009 | Asheville Citizen-Times

    ... tickets, call 258-8737. On the Net: www.wnca.org. What a lineup tonight at The Orange Peel: it's Irish Celtic band Solas, world music group The Duhks and Alaskan bluegrass band Bearfoot, starting at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 at the door. On the Net: ...

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    Related Topix: Woodfin, NC, Celtic, Black Mountain, NC

  14. The life of conservationist John Muir is recalled in the one-man show ...

    Oct 7, 2009 | Asheville Citizen-Times

    ... call 258-8737. On the Net: www.wnca.org . Grand music What a lineup tonight at The Orange Peel: it's Irish Celtic band Solas, world music group The Duhks and Alaskan bluegrass band Bearfoot, starting at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 at the door. On the ...

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    Related Topix: Woodfin, NC, Celtic, Black Mountain, NC

  15. 9/17: German Beer and Irish MusicRead the original story w/Photo

    Sep 17, 2009 | NBC Connecticut

    ... with beer and food specials. There's entertainment every night as well with an open mic tonight. 6pm. IRISH EYES: Solas , an internationally acclaimed band from Ireland , has crossed the pond and is in Norfolk tonight at the Infinity Music Hall . ...

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    Related Topix: Beer, Drink, Beer, Granby, CT, Celtic, Norfolk, CT, Somers, CT, Events

  16. Ten Pound Fiddle starts new seasonRead the original story

    Sep 20, 2009 | Lansing State Journal

    ... in Seal's band. The new year kicks off in a big way on Friday, Jan. 15 with internationally known Celtic band Solas, a special treat for the Fiddle's 35th anniversary. That show will be at the Hannah Center, and tickets are already on sale. 'They ...

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    Related Topix: Lansing, MI, Kent State University

  17. SolasRead the original story

    Jul 10, 2009 | Metromix Connecticut

    Acclaimed by many as the most exciting Irish traditional group in the world, Solas is a master of a tradition yet transcend musical category.

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    Related Topix: Celtic, Music, Entertainment

  18. Photos | Kansas City's Irish Fest through the years

    Sep 2, 2009 | KansasCity.com

    ... their seats. Photo Credit: 2008 photo by JILL TOYOSHIBA Fiddlers are fashionable at the fest, as Winifred Horan of Solas showed last year. Photo Credit: 2008 file photo Also at the 2008 Irish Fest, lizard Mason Koch, 6, (left) and his brother, tiger ...

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    Related Topix: Benedictine College, Celtic, Raytown, MO, Lees Summit, MO, The Elders

  19. Celebrating our French and Celtic heritage

    Aug 27, 2009 | Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus

    ... several years battling cancer. Doyle is back, a tremendous guitarist and singer formerly with the Irish-American band Solas, and he'll be part of a Holland tribute set in the Chandler Music Hall that will feature young Cape Breton musicians and ...

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  20. Beautiful day, great music at Americana fest in Portsmouth

    Aug 16, 2009 | The Citizen

    They may have come for the Celtic music of Solas and the Makem and Spain Brothers Saturday, but those who arrived early for the Prescott Park Arts Festival's Americana festival enjoyed all of the bands that played.

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    Related Topix: Celtic, Portsmouth, NH, Rollinsford, NH