2019-03-02 VIDEOS - THE PIKEYS, GREENLAND WHALEFISHERS AND LENNON KELLY

Videos from the USA (Internet ad for The Pikeys new beer collaboration with Tower Brewing Company), Norway (Greenland Whalefishers, 2nd single from their new album) and Italy (Lennon Kelly).

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2018-02-23 VIDEOS - TEMPEST, LENNON KELLY, BLACK WATER COUNTY, Mr.IRISH BASTARD, FINNEGAN'S HELL, THE REAL McKENZIES AND RAWLINS CROSS

Seven vids that have been added tou our YouTube channel during the last 3 days!!!

Tempest - Thirty little Birds



Lennon Kelly - Mio Fratello



Black Water County - Rise and Fall



Mr. Irish Bastard - We are the Drunks



Finnegan's Hell - Shane MacGowan's Grave



The Real McKenzies - One Day



Rawlins Cross - Rock Steady



 

2017-12-19 VIDEOS - LENNON KELLY, SELFISH MURPHY, 13KRAUSS

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 Lennon Kelly - Mazapégul



Selfish Murphy - Drunken Bastards



13Krauss - En mi ataúd

REVIEW - LENNON KELLY "Lunga vita al re" (2015)

Lennon Kelly "Lunga Vita al Re" (2015) Indie Box IBX044

Release date: 24 March 2015

Running time: 37:05, 10 tracks

After a 7 track album, the Italian band Lennon Kelly has just released their debut album “Lunga vita al re” (“Long Live the King”). Most of the tracks on the album are written by band members Vasco Abondanza a.k.a. “Bartowski” and Constantino Valentini a.k.a. “Roman”, but there are a track based on a Giuseppe Bartoli poem, a cover of “Drunken Sailor” whose lyrics have been written by Gorg Scur band member Mino Savadori and a cover of Steve Earle’s “Galway Girl”. All of the songs are sung in Italian, with the exception of “Un marineri imbarigh a e Ziznatich” (in Romagnol dialect) and “Galway Girl” (in English).

Lennon Kelly keeps on blending Celtic music with Italian music and “Lunga vita al re” puts them together with other Italian acts like Mosche di Vellutto Grigio or Modena City Ramblers. In fact MCR’s flutist Franco D’ Aniello guests on some tracks. At the very beginning Franco was hired to play his flute on the closing number. However, he fell in love with a couple of songs and he played his flutes on them too.

The album kicks off with “C.P.I.” C.P.I stands for Italian Political Class. There is a spoken intro, a speech by Sandro Pertini, former Italian President from 1978 to 1985 and one of the few Italian politicians really loved by the Italians. But the real song is a semi-instrumental number in the Flogging Molly song “Swagger” vein. The next number is another great moment, “Tra orizzonti e cantine”: mandolin, fiddle, accordion and flutes by guest Franco D’Aniello will make you love this song.

Lennon Kelly shifts to the Italian music on the next two numbers. Franco D’Aniello also guests on “Sangue e sale”, a song featuring electric guitar and“Lunga vita al re” has a catchy Italian accordion sound and some ska guitar.

“Festa al fiume” is the number that Celtic punk fans will enjoy: a fast-paced anthem where accordion and tin whistle set the pace. It's a song to be filed together with Finnegan’s Hell’s CDs. The next number is the banjo led cover of “Drunken Sailor”, “Un marineri imbarigh a e Ziznatich”. Lennon Kelly has merged both “Drunken Sailor” and “Drowsy Maggie” on their rendition.

“Sette nodi” is a familiar song, since it can be found on their previous mini-album too. This one features the well-known “Morrison’s” jig

“Galway Girl” was recorded as a single in 2014 (You can watch the video HERE).As I wrote when I reviewed Keily’s Folk album, this song is really enjoyed by Italian bands, since Lennon Kelly, Keily’s Folk and Meneguinness have covered “Galway Girl”. Lennon Kelly’s rendition is really remarkable, thanks to the electric guitar arrangements.

To finish up, Lennon Kelly delivers a ballad called “Il santo bevitore” and a song based on a poem by Giuseppe Bartoli, “La Morte di Corbari”. Modena City Ramblers' flutist plays too on this amazing number.

“Lunga vita al re” comes in a jewel case with an 8 track booklet. The lyrics to all the songs, thank-yous and full credits are stated on the booklet and back cover.

Fans loving folk rock bands blending Celtic influences with their own local folk music will appreciate this amazing work by Cesena’s finest band, Lennon Kelly.

Tracklist:

01 - C.P.I. 2:19

02 - Tra orizzonti e cantine 3:46

03 - Sangue e sale 3:58

04 - Lunga vita al re 3:27

05 - Festa al fiume 2:37

06 - Un marineri imbarigh a e Ziznatich 3:11

07 - Sette nodi 4:21

08 - Galway girl 3:10

09 - Il santo bevitore 4:52

10 - La morte di Corbari 5:37

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FEATURED ALBUMS AT CELTIC-FOLK-PUNK RADIO (22-23 May 2015)

These are the featured bands for this weekend:

- Lennon Kelly "Lunga vita al re"
- Five Leaf Clover "Meet Me in a Pub"

Songs by  The Bay Street Bastards, The Shillelaghs, River Jacks, Vintage Wine, Greenland Whalefishers and more will be played too

This is the weekend schedule:

Friday 22 May 2015

6h00, 10h00, 14h00, 18h00 and 22h00 (CEST, Paris-Berlin-Rome time)

Saturday 23 May 2015

2h00, 6h00, 10h00, 14h00, 18h00 and 22h00 (CEST, Paris-Berlin-Rome time)

Sunday 24 May 2015

2h00 (CEST, Paris-Berlin-Rome time)

There are two different playlists, and therefore every 4 hours the songs won't be the same. Besides, the order will be different every day. That is, if you can only listen to the radio on Friday,  for instance, at 22h00, you can listen again on Saturday at 22h00, since the songs won't be exactly the same.

Wolfstone "Not Enough Shouting" (2001) is the live album that will be played on Saturday at 20h00 CEST.

The Bucks (Terry Woods and Ron Kavana) "Dancin' to the Ceilí Band" (1994) is the essential album that will be played on Saturday at 23h05.

Tune in and enjoy!

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http://www.radionomy.com/es/radio/celtic-folk-punk/index

VIDEO - LENNON KELLY "Sangue e sale"

Recently a lyrics video by Lennon Kelly was posted. Now we have an official video for "Sangue e sale" from their "Lunga vita al re" album.

Lennon Kelly - Sangue e sale

LYRICS VIDEO - LENNON KELLY "Lunga vita al re"

Lyrics video for the song "Lunga vita al Re"  from the forthcoming Lennon Kelly album. You can check out the review of their EP and watch a video for v"Galway Girl" here.

Lennon Kelly - Lunga Vita al Re

REVIEW - LENNON KELLY "s/t" (2012)

Lennon Kelly "s/t" Indiebox Music IBX032
Release date: December 24, 2012
Running time: 25:32, 7 tracks
 
Lennon Kelly is not an Irish artist, but a seven piece band hailing from Cesena, Italy. ”Perry” (accordion), “Bartowski” (vocals, acoustic guitar), “Cisti” (guitar, banjo), “Pobre” (bass), “Roman” (guitar, banjo, vocals), “Debbede” (drums) and “Circo” (fiddle, tin whistle) released this seven track mini-abum at the end of 2012. The seven songs and one instrumental cover different fields from Celtic punk to British folk rock and even American folk, together with some drops of Italian folk music.

IMHO, the instrumental intro, “Berthennin”, is the less interesting track on the mini-album. It’s followed by “Sette nodi”, a song based on the well-known “Morrison’s Jig”. “Motivo per restare” is another song that is based on a traditional tune, the Scottish jig “The Atholl Highlanders”. Both songs are quite good and self-penned songs based on traditional tunes is an approach that I really love. I expect that the guys keep on doing it, but I would appreciate that they featured other tunes that are not overexposed.

The core of the mini-album consists of 3 fantastic songs. “A ruota libera” is a kick-ass song with a British folk rock sound à la Little Johnny England that soon evolves into a folk-punk anthem with two singers. Brilliant fiddle and accordion along the song and electric guitar and tin whistle at the end are showcased on this song. The following number, “Venti3”, makes me think of The Clash “Let’s Go Crazy”. Maybe it’s not so fast, but I love the Caribbean beat on this song. After that lively track, Lennon Kelly deliver the catchiest song on their self-titled mini-album: “Voglio il nome”. It begins with an amazing accordion intro that could come from the North of England or from Italy. Then, the tin whistle and the banjo join in and the two singers start to sing. The vocals approach is similar to that of Bizardunak (or even Dropkick Murphys).

To finish up, the guys blend different folk traditions on “L’altalena”, an awesome Johnny Cash infused song featuring banjo, accordion and fiddle. I also find a British folk rock twist on this song.

Regarding the packaging, it's a jewel case with a four page booklet. All the credits are stated, but no lyrics are provided. Anyway, the lyrics to every song can be found on YouTube.

Lennon Kelly are a band that is worth hearing. They write their own songs and forget about the usual pub standards. I’m looking forward to hearing their next recordings.

Tracklist:

01 - Berthennin 1:13
02 - Sette nodi 4:21
03 - A ruota libera 3:25
04 - Venti3 4:09
05 - Voglio il nome 4:09
06 - Motivo per restare 3:04
07 - L'altalena 5:07

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VIDEO - LENNON KELLY "Galway Girl"

Lennon Kelly hail from Cesena, Italy. This is their video for "Galway Girl, the Steve Earle classic.

Their self-titled EP will be reviewed soon. Stay tuned!!!

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Vasco "BARTOWSKI" Abbondanza - Vocals, guitar
ROMAN - Guitar, banjo, vocals
Cristofer "CISTI" Graffieti - Guitar, banjo
Alessandro "POBRE" Valentini - Bass
Davide "DEBBEDE" Paci - drums
Mirco "CIRCO" Turci - Fiddle, tin whistle
Enrico "PERRY" Ricci - Harmonica

Lennon Kelly - Galway Girl