Phil Kennelty

Artist Information

Biography

Phil was born and raised on the outskirts of The City: New York City!! He has played coffee houses and bars throughout the metropolitan area both as a solo act and as a member of numerous Rock, Country and Americana bands. His songs and his interpretations of other artists material are constantly evolving as he changes rhythms and mood, incorporating African, Carribean, Reggae, Delta and Peidmont Blues, Cajun and Zydeco, Native American, Immigrated American and European folk Styles and pure 50's Rock'n'Roll. Phil's Phriends are a collection of Long Island musicians who share his eclectic and diverse tastes and his insistance of making the music phun!!!

Instrumentation

Phil sings and plays guitar and/or piano/keyboards. He can perform solo or be accompanied by Bass, Lead Guitar and Drums or any combination of the above.

Discography

Phil's full length CD, Thirteen Songs was released in November 2009. From that album "A Matter Of Pride" has received airplay on Catskill Radio's The Road show. "Loves Goes On" was also recorded by Greg Wilson on Take It Slow (Animal Tracks Records) was voted favorite song on the ITS website in October, 2000.
"Sing the Same Song" was covered by Cody Lyons on his America album in 2005.
Phil's own "Live At The Bitter End" EP includes "The Mayor of MacDougal Street", "Love Goes On", "Inside Your Latest Dream" and "Sing The Same Song"

Official Website

http://www.PhilKennelty.net

Links

• Phil Kennelty - Musician
• MySpace
• Facebook

Audio

• Over The Borderline
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• Sing The Same Song
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• Somebody Having A Bad Day
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• Single Golden Teardrop
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• Homesick Blues (Going Home)
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• T'nite, T'nite
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• In The Big Easy
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Lyrics

• Love Goes On
• In The Big Easy
• Homesick Blues (Going Home)
• Clear Blue Sky
• Somebody's Having a Bad Day
• Inside Your Latest Dream
• The Last Time
• Sing The Same Song
• Single Golden Teardrop

Video

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Press

• PHIL KENNELTY - Thirteen Songs
  

  "... Inside are 13 finely polished gems of songs...."

• Who Played What [+ Show ]
  

  In the Big Easy (Phil Kennelty) "very natural...authentic" Best Jazz Experience: “Special Knack” (K...In the Big Easy (Phil Kennelty) "very natural...authentic"
  Best Jazz Experience: “Special Knack” (Kennelty/Kennelty);
  Write-on-Demand Special Achievement Award: Song For Susan (Phil Kennelty)
  Justice": "very powerful...moving"

• Live At The Bitter End
  

  "It was a pleasure to hear such well crafted songs...."

• Dylan Song Singing Contest [+ Show ]
  

  Dylan Contest Phil Kennelty won second prize in the recent Ourtimes Coffeehouse Bob Dylan Song ...Dylan Contest
  Phil Kennelty won
  second prize in the
  recent Ourtimes
  Coffeehouse Bob
  Dylan Song Contest.
  
  Ending the first half of the show was Phil Kennelty who wowed the crowed with high-energy bluesy version of Don't Think Twice, followed by an exquisitely slowed down version of "I Want You" from Blonde on Blonde which captured the full attention of the entire audience.....
  
  

Setlist

With a repertoire of over five hundred songs, incuding over 50 original tunes sets can vary quite a lot. Generally a set will last from 45 to 60 minutes and will include one to three themes of related material. Among his favorite artists to cover are the Band, Bob Dylan, Bruce Coburn, Steve Earle, Dave Van Ronk, Moby Grape, The Grateful Dead, Buffalo Springfield and all of its progeny and a few oddballs from left field. But don't expect it to sound like the record. If Phil likes the song, he's probably found a new way to present it. Cover tunes may include
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Acadian Driftwood
Act Naturally
Alberta
Black Magic Woman
BOOM TOWN
Brown-Eyed Girl
By The Rivers of Babylion
Bye Bye Love
Casey Jones
COME A LONG WAY (REPO MAN)
Crossroads
Daydream
Diamonds on the Sould of Her Shoes
DIRE WOLF
DOCK OF THE BAY
DOCTOR MY EYES
DOMINO
DON’T THINK TWICE
EARLY IN THE MORNING
Everybody’s Talkin’
Folsom Prison Blues
Fooled Around and Fell in Love
FOR WHAT ITS WORTH
Friend of the Devil
Get Together
Give Me One Reason
Glendale Train
God Blessed The Child
Good Lovin
Heard It in a Love Song
Hey There Delilah
Home To Houston
Honky Tonk Women
House of the Rising Sun
Hey There Delilah
I Shot The Sheriff
I Want You To Want Me
I’m a Believer
I’ve Just Seen a Face
Its All Over Now Baby Blue
Jambalaya
JUST LIKE TOM THUMB’S BLUES
KANSAS CITY
Know You Rider
Kodachrome
LAY LADY LAY
Lodi
Long Black Veil
Love In Vain
Love the One Your With
Maggie Mae
Margaritaville
MEMPHIS TENNESSEE
Mercury Blues
MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
MISSISSIPPI YOU’RE ON MY MIND
Moondance
MORNING GLORY
Mr. Bojangles
MURDER IN MY HEART
Nights In White Satin
Ol’ 55
One Meatball
Papa Dukey and the Mudpeople
Peaceful Easy Feeling
People Get Ready
Rain
Ramblin Man
Reason To Believe
Rocky Raccoon
Rocky Top
RUNNING ON EMPTY
Simple Twist of Fate
Six Days on the Road
SLIP SLIDIN’ AWAY
Smugglin Man
Someday Soon
Stagolee
Sultans of Swing
SUMMERTIME
Take It Easy
Take It To The Limit
TAKES ALOT TO LAUGH
Teach You Children
The Letter
The Harder They Come
The Midnight Hour
The Night they Drove Old Dixie down
The Weight
THIRD RATE ROMANCE
Tonight I’l Be Staying Here
Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You
Undle John’s Band
Up On Cripple Creek
What Do You Want the Girl To Do
What Have You Done Today
What’s So Funny About Peace....
When Will I Be Loved
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
While You See a Chance
WHITER SHADE OF PALE
Wild Horses
Willin
Wonderful Tonight
Yankee Lady
You Aint goin Nowhere
You Me and Julio

Original Songs include:
Clear Blue Sky
Love Goes On
A Matter of Pride
In the Big Easy
Single Golden Teardrop
Erase The Hate
Inside Your Latest Dream
Bluesmans' Blues
Storm Surge
Blues in the News
Special Knack
Balancing Act
The Mayor of McDougal Street
Sing The Same Song
What Have you Done Today
T'nite T'nite
A Song For Susan
Homesick Blues (I'm Goin' Home)
Come the Dark of the Moon
Somebody's Having a Bad Day
Gone Postal
(I Don't Wanna Do That) No More
If I Could Paint a Picture
Over the Border Line
Winter Blues

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