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There is more than one artist with this name, an Irish folk band as well as a French rock band: 1. Irish jigs abound, as well as some subtle influences from modern rock and jazz. They have been hailed as the greatest folk band in the world today. Formed in 1996, the band's original lineup consisted of Seamus Egan (flute, tenor banjo, mandolin, tin whistle/low whistle, guitar, bodhrán), Winifred Horan (fiddle), John Doyle (guitar), John Williams (accordian), and Karan Casey (lead vocals). Over the years, only Egan and Horan have stayed with the band. The current members are now Egan,...

http://www.myspace.com/solasoap Alexandra Stumm (voc., drums) and Andreas Wartha (guit., arr.) first met in 1997 in Trier, Germany. In the beginning they were jamming in a local rock band together. Later Andreas fell in love with electronic music and Alex traded her drums for a microphone - Solasoap was born! They are living in Berlin now since 2000 and signed the indie label "popagenten". Their songs have been published on various compilations. The album "That Feeling" was released in 2007. It's a retrospective on 10 years of creative teamwork.. .