NEW ALBUM NOW AVAILABLE !
CD LAUNCH OF THE NEW ALBUM "ADRIFT"
Was a great success and much appreciations to all the friends, fans & family crew for all your love & support. Thank you x Declan.
Declan Kelly is an intuitive music maker who sings, plays drums and composes delicate songs that show influence in his new Album "Adrift" with Polynesian melodies, Irish Folk and the traditions of Reggae and also the bitter sweet strains of Africian American soul.
Winner of the Blues and Roots Act at the 2008 Music Oz Awards, Declan's
New album Adrift - a pure offering in the roots reggae genre - just released by Vitamin Records April 6, 2009. Showing subtle tinges of the influence of Afro beat, Kelly’s 11-track album spotlights Declan Kelly’s earthed and urbane approach to song writing as he speaks about love, peace, relationships and death.
From the first distinctive reggae riff & percussion, in opening track 1, Far and Away to the revved up and broken down beats in Sanctim, he succeeds in creating a festive atmosphere; a thoughtful and magical space you find yourself wanting to be a part of.
Pared back to the bones, Adrift offers fans and new comers more of Kelly’s distinctive whispering voice, tight pacific grooves, bright timbale percussion and that irresistable blue beat feel.
Wishing Well featuring backing vocals by sister Ngaire Kelly recently won Declan Kelly and The Rising Sun an award for Best Blues and Roots act at 2008 Music Oz Awards.
Declans Speaks about the Album "ADRIFT" :-
"In a sea of watered down roots and afro beat offerings I was really determined to make an honest record," says Kelly. “During the time of writing this album my father was ill and eventually passed away. I was not aware of the impact losing a loved one could have and so I wrote the final song on the album 'Rooftops' about that experience. About not knowing how to deal with death and how to relieve the pain,” says Kelly of his journey toward finishing the album. "During the writing, water became the most potent metaphor for talking about life journeys and the experience of literally feeling adrift," he adds.
The Past:-
Though he harks from Bondi but Declan has also spent time living in Europe, studying west African rhythms, under the tuition of Epizo Bangoura, and busking in Paris, the south of France, and Dublin. Declan’s time in Paris continues to influence his sound demonstrating his deep love and respect for indigenous music and culture.
The Musicians:-
Musicians featured on the new album by Declan Kelly and The Rising Sun include Grant Naylor, percussion; sister Ngaire Kelly, vocals; Winston Stephenson and Rowan Lane, bass; Trent Williams, guitar and harmonica; Adam Sofo and Rob Woolf, Hammond Wurlitzer and Jonathon Pease & Illya Szweck, guitar.
The Many Bands Declan has played Drums for On Tour & Recorded with:-
Declan Kelly, now an accomplished career musician, has risen through the ranks of the blues and roots circuits from playing in a duo called Slim La Beef and The Spare Ribs with pop star Alex Lloyd when they were the young age of 15, to touring Australia with The Bondi Cigars. An accomplished musician, well respected by his peers, Kelly has built a performance reputation as a groove drummer, music maker, recording artist and vocalist. Declan Kelly has played drums and toured with the following artists - across Australia and Internationally, some of the musicians include Michael Franti & Spearhead,Stranger Cole,Dawn Penn Axel Whitehead, Guy Sebastian, Katie Noonan and the Captains, Alex Lloyd, Paulini, Afro moses, Eugene 'hideawy' Bridges, Nessa Morgan, Jon stevens, King Tide, Jackie Orzacksky, Tommee and the Neighbourhood, Papa Lips, Epizo Bangoura, and the Bondi cigars, an many many more.
New Album "Adrift" is Now Available thru
www.vitamin.net.au
Itunes Store
and Major Cd Retail outlets.
Declan's First album "Tales of the Neighbourhood" released Oct 2006
also available thru
www.vitamin.net.au
Itunes Store
and Major Cd Retail outlets.
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