The Last Bell | Alan Kelly Gang (2014/15) BBM 007
Stalwarts of contemporary trad, the Alan Kelly Gang are a creative force all about tasteful arrangements, groove, energy and musicality of the highest order. The Last Bell is an uplifting, pristine collection of original and traditional music that inspires a feeling of joie de vivre throughout. Produced by Capercaille’s Manus Lunny and includes Alan Kelly Gang members: Alan Kelly (piano accordion), Steph Geremia (flute, lead vocals, whistle & soprano sax), Alasdair White (fiddle), Tony Byrne (guitar) & Manus Lunny (bouzouki, guitar & harmony vocals) + special guests: Ewen Vernal (double bass), Jim Higgins (percussion),Martin O’Neill (bodhran), Eddi Reader (guest lead vocal & harmony vocals), Aidan Brennan (guitar & harmony vocals), Ian Carr (guitar) & John Douglas (guitar & harmony vocals).
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★★★★ “This is a party looking for a crowd” Irish Times
★★★★ Liverpool Sound & Vision
“Alan Kelly has done it again, along with his choice musical gang… the appeal of this new release seems endless… It’s most definitely a winner.” Irish Music Magazine
“The Alan Kelly Gang manage to sound like a ceilidh band, a jazz combo, a first class session, and even a Fest Noz in full flight for the wonderful Hopvotte. To pigeonhole this as Irish traditional music is woefully inadequate, but that core is unmistakable, as is the band’s own distinctive and irrepressible sound” The Living Tradition
“one of the best Irish bands playing today” New York Irish Arts
“refined and exciting in all the right places” fRoots
Small Towns & Famous Nights | Alan Kelly Gang (2011) BBM 006
The Alan Kelly Gang’s first official band album – though on the road as a touring band for many years, this is the first time the four have taken to the studio together to produce and record a collaborative work. Distinctive, pulsey and upbeat – including 8 instrumental tracks and 3 songs, one of which is the highly evocative Connemara featuring Eddi Reader on vocals. Guest musicians also include: Jim Higgins, Boo Hewerdine, John Douglas and Kevin McGuire.
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★★★★ “exceptional… a force to be reckoned with” R2
★★★★ “a drive and energy that will keep the chill out of the coldest winter night” Folk Radio UK
“beautiful music from master musicians” Irish Music Magazine
“absolutely fantastic” Mike Harding – BBC Radio 2