Artist:Karan Casey-John Doyle
Song:Sailing Of To the Yankee Land
Album:Exiles Return
Singer Karan Casey and guitarist John Doyle are former members of the popular folk group Solas. Since leaving Solas, both have recorded solo and the 2010 album Exiles Return is one of two albums they have recorded together. Karan is very popular in Ireland. She was born 1969 in Kilmeaden, County Waterford, Ireland. Karan sang in the church choir. She studied piano at Waterford Regional Technical College and University College Dublin. She performed at a local bistro basically imitating Ella Fitzgerald. She studied classical music at the Royal Irish Academy of Music while performing mostly in jazz bands. In 1993, Karan moved to New York City to study jazz at Long Island University. While performing in New York clubs, she got interested in traditional Irish folk music and that led to her joining Solas in 1996. She continued to perform in clubs and even released a solo album in 1997. After three albums, Karan left Solas in 1999. Similarly. Doyle was born in Ireland but moved to New York in 1991 where he formed Solas. Though Doyle sings, he is probably more accompanist than lead artist. Karan returned to Ireland and appeared on Doyle's 2001 debut solo album Evening Comes Early. They both signed with Compass Records and released the 2010 album Exiles Return performing mostly traditional songs. Both returned to solo careers but both are now recording for Vertical Records so I wouldn't be surprised to see them record together again. Here's Karan Casey and John Doyle performing Sailing Of To the Yankee Land on FleadhTV.
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