A sample of the new Alan Kelly gang Album, The Last Bell (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. Their superb new album, The Last Bell which has been over a year in the making, is an uplifting, pristine collection of original and traditional music that inspires a feeling of joie de vivre throughout. Recorded over two live sessions in Rathcoole, Co. Dublin with an A-list cast of cohorts:
Alan Kelly, Steph Geremia, Alasdair White, Tony Byrne & Manus Lunny
with
Ewan Vernal, Martin O'Neill, Jim Higgins, Eddi Reader, Aidan Brennan, Ian Carr & John Douglas

Produced by Manus Lunny

The Last Bell Album Sampler

'After the Last Bell Rings' from Alan Kelly Gang's new album 'The Last Bell', featuring Steph Geremia on vocals.

After The Last Bell Rings

Last Bell Album Sampler 2

Track from the Alan Kelly Gang's 2014/15 album, The Last Bell featuring Steph Geremia on vocals w/ Alan Kelly (piano accordion), Alasdair White (fiddle), Aidan Brennan (guitar & harmony vocals), Ewan Vernal (double bass).

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The Alan Kelly Gang sit firmly at the cutting edge of the Traditional and World music scene. Fronted by Ireland’s piano accordion maestro, described by New York’s Irish Voice as “in league with the best piano accordionists in the world”, and with three critically acclaimed masters of their craft in tow, the gang have been taking audiences by storm impressing both music lover and critic alike. 

Their new album The Last Bell, which has been over a year in the making, is a pristine collection of original and traditional music. Recorded over two live sessions in Rathcoole, Co. Dublin with an outstanding cast of cohorts: Alan Kelly (piano accordion), Steph Geremia (flute /vocal /sax & whistle), Alasdair White (fiddle), Tony Byrne (guitar), Manus Lunny (bouzouki), Ewan Vernal (bass), Martin O’Neill (bodhran) and Jim Higgins (percussion), the album captures a certain magic that can only happen when such outstanding musicians are locked away, working and playing together in musical solidarity.

On this outing, there is a great sense of maturity and joie de vivre as the three melody players: Alan, Steph and Alasdair weave and playfully bounce off one another, while the engine room of guitar, percussion, and bass underpin a solid bed of groove. Also welcoming Capercaille’s Manus Lunny on board and into the Producer’s chair, he has brought along his distinctive panache to the 12 tracks – 8 instrumentals and 4 songs.

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