Keily's Folk "AIRISH - Another Italian Rover and Irish Singer History" Self-released
Release date: 12 September 2014
Running time: 45:55, 12 tracks
Keily’s Folk are Alice Visconti (fiddle and vocals), Massimo Caserio (guitar, bouzouki, banjo, mandolin and vocals), Roberto Cilia (acoustic bass and whistle) and Diego Zanetto (drums and vocals). With the help from former member Franco Tonso (accordion), Simone Boglia (Flute) and Diego Roffino (trumpet), they released their 4th album in 2014: "AIRISH-Another Italian Rover & Irish Singer History” . The album is a well-balanced blend of self-penned songs, Irish and American standards and several covers (Fabrizio de Andrè, The Pogues, Steve Earle, Johnny Cash and Flogging Molly). Keily’s Folk originally was a trio playing acoustic Irish music and little by little they evolved into a folk rock band. They say that they “saw the light” in 2013 at a Flogging Molly gig. So, Keily’s Folk could be described as a folk rock band similar to Delilah’s Revenge with some Oysterband drops.
The album begins with and Alice’s song, “L’irlandese”. The lyrics in Italian are about a guy who “is not red-haired, doesn’t speak English, doesn’t drink stout, but they call him the Irishman”. It’s a lively song featuring fiddle and tin whistle which is followed by “Is Fada”, another original. This one is sung by Alice. It has an acoustic guitar intro in the British folk-rock vein and a fantastic fiddle theme. The second half of the song is a little bit slower and Franco guests on accordion.
The next numbers are a couple of American standards. The first one merges two songs that can be found on Bruce Springsteen “We Shall Overcome – The Seeger Sessions” album: “Old Dan Tucker” and “Pay Me My Money Down”. Both of them have boy and girl vocals. The former features mainly mandolin and fiddle and the latter has some accordion at the end. “Marching through Georgia” is the other American standard, a fast-paced banjo and fiddle led song.
Keily’s Folk shift from the USA to Ireland in track no. 5, "Matt Hoon Set", a set of tunes consisting of “Fermoy Lasses”, “The Congress Reel” and “The Crooked Road to Dublin”. Taking into account that the band started as an Irish folk band, they are able to deliver an amazing rocking version adding drums and acoustic bass.
"Galway Girl” is the first of the XXIst century classics that Keily’s Folk cover on this album. The Steve Earle’s song has been covered by other Italian acts such as Meneguinness and Lennon Kelly. Anyway, Keily’s Folk deliver a kick ass rendition. Everything match perfectly well: Alice’s vocals and fiddle, Franco on accordion, Diego on drums and Massimo on acoustic guitar and backing vocals.
Before The Pogues cover there is another upbeat song sung in Italian (even if the title is in English): “Give Me Another Beer”. The song features tributes to Bob Geldof (“The Great Song of Indifference”) and Flogging Molly (the “Delilah” live version at the end of the song) and is the proof that Keily’s Folk can play Celtic punk drinking songs too.
“Old Main Drag” is a personal fave. I’ve always love this song and Keily’s Folk version is really impressive.
Johnny Cash “Ring of Fire” has become a standard, but it’s always a winner. Diego Roffino guests on trumpet on this cover sung by Alice. There are great backing vocals and awesome accordion arrangements.
I have mixed feelings with Keily’s Folk version of “Star of the Co. Down” There are interesting fiddle arrangements and a nice tune at the end has been added. However, I feel that the vocals are a little bit tame. IMHO, they would be OK for “Dives and Lazarus”, another song with the same music, but not for “Star of the Co. Down”
The second classic from the XXIst century to be covered is “Drunken Lullabies”. This Flogging Molly song and Dropkick Murphys “Shipping Up to Boston” are played by every single band at their gigs. Curiously, not so many covers have been recorded so far. Keily’s Folk play a respectful version of the song.
To finish up, Keily’s Folk cover the Italian songwriter Fabrizio de Andrè. Alice vocal performance is first class. Once again, Keily’s Folk pay tribute to Flogging Molly, as a small part of “If I Ever Leave This World Alive” can be heard.
“AIRISH-Another Italian Rover and Irish Singer History” packaging is a four panel digipack. It includes a full band pic, old member Franco Tonso pic, line-up, guests and thank yous. No lyrics for the self-penned songs are provided.
Keily’s Folk fourth album is a highly recommendable CD. The band is really solid and if they are able to write more originals for their next album and improve the English pronunciation, I’m sure that they’ll reach a wider audience.
Release date: 12 September 2014
Running time: 45:55, 12 tracks
Keily’s Folk are Alice Visconti (fiddle and vocals), Massimo Caserio (guitar, bouzouki, banjo, mandolin and vocals), Roberto Cilia (acoustic bass and whistle) and Diego Zanetto (drums and vocals). With the help from former member Franco Tonso (accordion), Simone Boglia (Flute) and Diego Roffino (trumpet), they released their 4th album in 2014: "AIRISH-Another Italian Rover & Irish Singer History” . The album is a well-balanced blend of self-penned songs, Irish and American standards and several covers (Fabrizio de Andrè, The Pogues, Steve Earle, Johnny Cash and Flogging Molly). Keily’s Folk originally was a trio playing acoustic Irish music and little by little they evolved into a folk rock band. They say that they “saw the light” in 2013 at a Flogging Molly gig. So, Keily’s Folk could be described as a folk rock band similar to Delilah’s Revenge with some Oysterband drops.
The album begins with and Alice’s song, “L’irlandese”. The lyrics in Italian are about a guy who “is not red-haired, doesn’t speak English, doesn’t drink stout, but they call him the Irishman”. It’s a lively song featuring fiddle and tin whistle which is followed by “Is Fada”, another original. This one is sung by Alice. It has an acoustic guitar intro in the British folk-rock vein and a fantastic fiddle theme. The second half of the song is a little bit slower and Franco guests on accordion.
The next numbers are a couple of American standards. The first one merges two songs that can be found on Bruce Springsteen “We Shall Overcome – The Seeger Sessions” album: “Old Dan Tucker” and “Pay Me My Money Down”. Both of them have boy and girl vocals. The former features mainly mandolin and fiddle and the latter has some accordion at the end. “Marching through Georgia” is the other American standard, a fast-paced banjo and fiddle led song.
Keily’s Folk shift from the USA to Ireland in track no. 5, "Matt Hoon Set", a set of tunes consisting of “Fermoy Lasses”, “The Congress Reel” and “The Crooked Road to Dublin”. Taking into account that the band started as an Irish folk band, they are able to deliver an amazing rocking version adding drums and acoustic bass.
"Galway Girl” is the first of the XXIst century classics that Keily’s Folk cover on this album. The Steve Earle’s song has been covered by other Italian acts such as Meneguinness and Lennon Kelly. Anyway, Keily’s Folk deliver a kick ass rendition. Everything match perfectly well: Alice’s vocals and fiddle, Franco on accordion, Diego on drums and Massimo on acoustic guitar and backing vocals.
Before The Pogues cover there is another upbeat song sung in Italian (even if the title is in English): “Give Me Another Beer”. The song features tributes to Bob Geldof (“The Great Song of Indifference”) and Flogging Molly (the “Delilah” live version at the end of the song) and is the proof that Keily’s Folk can play Celtic punk drinking songs too.
“Old Main Drag” is a personal fave. I’ve always love this song and Keily’s Folk version is really impressive.
Johnny Cash “Ring of Fire” has become a standard, but it’s always a winner. Diego Roffino guests on trumpet on this cover sung by Alice. There are great backing vocals and awesome accordion arrangements.
I have mixed feelings with Keily’s Folk version of “Star of the Co. Down” There are interesting fiddle arrangements and a nice tune at the end has been added. However, I feel that the vocals are a little bit tame. IMHO, they would be OK for “Dives and Lazarus”, another song with the same music, but not for “Star of the Co. Down”
The second classic from the XXIst century to be covered is “Drunken Lullabies”. This Flogging Molly song and Dropkick Murphys “Shipping Up to Boston” are played by every single band at their gigs. Curiously, not so many covers have been recorded so far. Keily’s Folk play a respectful version of the song.
To finish up, Keily’s Folk cover the Italian songwriter Fabrizio de Andrè. Alice vocal performance is first class. Once again, Keily’s Folk pay tribute to Flogging Molly, as a small part of “If I Ever Leave This World Alive” can be heard.
“AIRISH-Another Italian Rover and Irish Singer History” packaging is a four panel digipack. It includes a full band pic, old member Franco Tonso pic, line-up, guests and thank yous. No lyrics for the self-penned songs are provided.
Keily’s Folk fourth album is a highly recommendable CD. The band is really solid and if they are able to write more originals for their next album and improve the English pronunciation, I’m sure that they’ll reach a wider audience.
Tracklist:
01 - L'irlandese 3:15
02 - Is fada 4:49
03 - Old Dan Tucker/ Pay me my Money Down 5:17
04 - Marching Through Georgia 3:51
05 - Matt Hoon Set (Fermoy Lasses / Congress Reel / The Crooked Road to Dublin) 3:13
06 - Galway Girl 3:51
07 - Give Me Another Beer 3:21
08 - Old Main Drag 3:53
09 - Ring of Fire 3:21
10 - Star of the County Down 3:37
11 - Drunken Lullabies 4:10
12 - La Canzone del Maggio 3:14
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01 - L'irlandese 3:15
02 - Is fada 4:49
03 - Old Dan Tucker/ Pay me my Money Down 5:17
04 - Marching Through Georgia 3:51
05 - Matt Hoon Set (Fermoy Lasses / Congress Reel / The Crooked Road to Dublin) 3:13
06 - Galway Girl 3:51
07 - Give Me Another Beer 3:21
08 - Old Main Drag 3:53
09 - Ring of Fire 3:21
10 - Star of the County Down 3:37
11 - Drunken Lullabies 4:10
12 - La Canzone del Maggio 3:14
Website
Soundcloud
Contact the band to buy the CD:
info@keilysfolk.it
Review by Kinksmarkham
Review by Kinksmarkham
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