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It is this spirit that informed the development of the band through their many phases of growth from a duo performing in pubs to international touring and recording artists.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe album title, THE GAP OF DREAMS, is borrowed from a poem by Francis Carlin, The Ballad of Douglas Bridge, in which he writes: “The Gap of Dreams is never shut,” referring to the gap between this world and the Otherworld. The Otherworld has always exerted a large influence on the fiddling tradition of County Donegal and has served as inspiration for song, music and folklore.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe album features many sets of traditional Donegal reels, such as Néilidh Boyle’s provocative composition, “Seán sa Cheo” (John in the Mist), as well as original compositions. Martin Tourish wrote two lively reels in the Donegal style: “Tuar,” which translates to “omen or sign,” and “Oíche Fheidhmuúil,” meaning “a spirited night.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOne of Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh’s compositions for this album is a slip jig, which features as the title track, “The Gap of Dreams,” and is followed by two more. Mairéad’s daughter Nia Byrne wrote the first titled “Nia’s Jig,” and plays fiddle on the track. Mark Kelly’s son Sam penned the second, “The Beekeeper,” (logically named because it’s in the key of B!), and plays concertina on the track. Four of the songs are in Irish (Gaelic), which is Mairéad’s first language, and the language of the northwest of Donegal.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBack in their beloved landscape at Attica Studios in the townland of Termon, it seemed as if the inspiration of the beloved landscape spilled into the studio. With producers Michael Kenney and Tommy McLaughlin, the new album captures the essence that has continued to represent the hallmark of Altan’s music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eMP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eN: \u003cspan\u003eCOM4708\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Compass Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44260759371864,"sku":null,"price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/6123\/1448\/files\/gapofdreamsaltan.jpg?v=1781893370"},{"product_id":"liz-carroll-john-doyle-double-play-cd","title":"Liz Carroll \u0026 John Doyle - Double Play CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eLiz Carroll \u0026amp; John Doyle - Double Play CD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDouble Play picks up where 2005's In Play, Liz Carroll and John Doyle's first critically acclaimed album, left off.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDemonstrating continued maturity and invention with a selection of new compositions by both Carroll and Doyle, Double Play also features Doyle's take on a Dick Gaughan song, \"A Pound a Week Rise\", which, in it's original incarnation, paid tribute to the miners of Scotland and England who were involved in a 1984 strike. Classic John Doyle material!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original tunes on the CD range from tributes to Irish musical greats such as The Irish Tradition (Billy McComiskey, Brendan Mulvihill, Andy O'Brien) and Tommy Makem (The Clancey Brothers and Tommy Makem), to more personal tunes, named for influential family members. 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In Exile's Return, the two former bandmates reunite to create a stripped-down CD that showcases the power of those songs. Since Solas, each has carved out a unique and acclaimed place in contemporary Irish and folk music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKaran Casey has recorded five solo albums, has won Best Irish Female Vocalist twice, Best Irish Folk album and a GRAMMY for her collaboration with Paul Winter. She has been nominated for the BBC Folk Awards and has performed with Peggy Seeger, Liam Clancy, James Taylor, and Tim O'Brien. On her 2008 CD Ships in the Forest, Casey's evocative, haunting, and often imitated voice was accompanied by piano and cello. USA Today has called her work \"shiver-inducingly excellent”.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eJohn Doyle's rhythmic guitar chops and effortless harmonies make him much in demand as a musical partner. He currently tours with Joan Baez as her musical director, and with virtuoso fiddler Liz Carroll. Doyle and Carroll played for President Obama in March 2009, and their CD Double Play received a 2010 GRAMMY nomination. Doyle also received a nomination for the 2009 \"Tommy Makem Award\" by the Irish Music Association. He's played with Kate Rusby, Alison Brown, Mick Moloney and Linda Thompson, among others, and worked as a producer for Billy McComiskey. Irish Edition calls him a \"dream guitarist.\"   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCasey describes the CD as a way of \"pushing back a bit\" to shine a bright light on the songs. Simplicity \"takes a lot more depth,\" she says. \"You have to be a lot more confident in your playing and singing to take an honest, direct, simple approach. You can't hide anywhere. It's a very exposed album.\"  The spare arrangements on Exile's Return cut right to the heart of the music, and that was the point. \"A song is very intimate,\" says Doyle, \"even if it's a very traditional song. Each song has a personal meaning.\" On this CD, he says, “all the songs have an element of loss and yearning. At the end of the day songs are what carry stories of love, and all human emotions.\"  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll of the songs are Irish, Scottish and English, though the CD was produced by Appalachian multi-instrumentalist Dirk Powell. Powell brought his own \"tendencies toward simplicity and seeking the soul in the music\" to the table.\" The twelve songs feature only Casey and Doyle on vocals, with Mike McGoldrick joining in on flute and whistle, Powell adding some banjo and double bass, and Doyle on guitar, mandola, bouzouki. The sparse sound highlights the words.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecording this CD has been something the pair have talked about for over seven years. 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Doyle first rose to international prominence with Solas, the all-star Irish\/American band whose emergence heralded the arrival of a new generation of bold, inventive traditional musicians. 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Through line-up changes and experiments with style and technology, the band has pushed the boundaries of - but never strayed too far from - their Irish roots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, as Mairead Phelan, an exciting young singer from Kilkenny, steps up to lend her exquisite vocals to the existing line up of Seamus Egan (flute, tenor banjo, mandolin, whistle, guitar and bodhran), Winifred Horan (fiddle), Mick McAuley (accordion and concertina) and Eamon McElholm (guitar and keyboards), the band heads into their second decade of playing tight, fiery Irish music with For Love and Laughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe new material breaks fresh ground in duets with Canada’s folk phenoms The Dukhs, and an inspired rendition of Rickie Lee Jones’ \"Sailor Song\" while offering the imaginative reinterpretations of traditional material that Solas has been playing to the delight of their fans worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eMP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eN: \u003cspan\u003eCOM4490\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Compass Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44260850303064,"sku":null,"price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/6123\/1448\/files\/solasforloveandlaughter.jpg?v=1781894541"},{"product_id":"liz-carroll-lost-in-the-loop-cd","title":"Liz Carroll - Lost in the Loop CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eLiz Carroll - Lost in the Loop CD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLost in the Loop is a tour de force of musicianship and spirit, a celebration of the Irish fiddle tradition and its possibilities. Liz Carroll is clearly at the top of her game, and reveling in it. Her tone is sweet, round, assured and even sassy. Irish American producer Seamus Egan of Solas, has brought along some of his bandmates - guitarist John Doyle and fiddler Winifred Horan - and with Egan on percussion and flute, they fuel the album with the same electricity they bring to Solas. With other celebrated guests like Altan’s Daithi Sproule, Liz Carroll’s Lost in the Loop will thrill new fans and longtime admirers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt age 18, Chicago fiddler Liz Carroll beat Ireland’s best by winning the All-Ireland Championship. Her quicksilver playing caught critics’ ears - \"Nothing less than breathtaking!\" raved The Irish Echo. She went on to help found Irish-American bands Cherish the Ladies and Green Fields of America. In 1984 she won the National Heritage Award, and Chicago Mayor Daley named September 18 \"Liz Carroll Day\" in her honor. 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