 In 1997, Hardiman release his debut solo album, "Solas", and a year later he resurfaced with "Feet of Flames".His 2000 release, "Anthem", blended the Celtic music sounds that he was famous for with more pop influences.The track "Ancient Lands" from "Anthem" was used by the 2002 Olympic men's figure skating champion, Alexei Yagudin, in his program "Overcome".