Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

Rhythms of a Nation

Members of the Irish American band Solas are passionate about the storytelling traditions of both Celtic and country music. These seemingly unrelated genres attain cross-cultural relevance in the acclaimed group's spirited interpretations of age-old tunes, covers and originals. Having burst onto the stage in 1994, these multi-instrumentalists expand their socially conscious repertoire with their 11th album, Shamrock City. A multimedia performance tells the tale of Michael Conway, an Irish immigrant — and great-great-uncle of banjoist Seamus Egan — who traveled to the mining town of Butte, Mont., in 1910 with thousands of others in search of a better life.