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Connolly added to main stage at legendary Kerrville Folk Festival line up June 6th in Kerrville, Texas!!!
'Still Standing Still' now available on Itunes!
Best Albums of 2008
Jay Miller/ Patriot Ledger
Boston, MA
``STILL STANDING STILL'' by KEVIN CONNOLLY (www.kevinconnolly.com) Don’t class this Connolly album among the folkies; he’s mostly backed here by a quintet led by co producers Chris Rival (guitar) and Ducky Carlisle (drums) and it’s as rocking as any John Mellencamp or Ryan Adams album. Marshfield native Connolly writes with precision and heart, his admirable economy of words nonetheless hitting the emotional target like a laser. Check out tunes like ``Everything I Wanted,'' ``Can’t Feel the Rain,'' and ``Undefeated'' and ask yourself if you’ve ever heard better crafted songs. If Connolly didn’t have such a good ``day job'', he’d be considered among the nation’s front rank of songwriters. As it is, he’s just another New England treasure.
See feature article in Boston Globe http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2008/07/26/hes_perfectly_happy_to_call_himself_a_local_musician/
Kevin has been performing and writing songs for over twenty years. He has played major festivals like Newport Folk, Kerrville Folk, Bumbershoot and SXSW and has opened for a long line of great artists (including Indigo Girls, Todd Rundgren and Mary Chapin Carpenter). Kevin has toured all over Europe and the United States and currently resides and plays in New England.
Still Standing Still... Kevin's 8th Cd was released in April, 2008. This new work features thirteen original songs and great playing by Kevin's band including some special guests. If you have your media player on, you are listening to samples from SSS now!
Other news:
Kevin recently won second prize in the 2007 Boston Folk Festival Songwriting Competition for his song "Castle Island" sponsored by WUMB.
Kevin is a featured background singer on an upcoming release from Eddy Floyd on Stax/Volt records produced by Ducky Carlisle and Michael Dinallo. Eddy Floyd wrote "Knock On Wood" and many other hits and has not recorded an original record in over twenty years.
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Upcoming events
- Fri, July 17, 2009
- 9:30 pm
- Sally O'Brien's
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335 Somerville Avenue Somerville MA MA
(MAP)
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- Sat, July 18, 2009
- 7:00 pm
- O'Shea's Olde Inn
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Main Street West Dennis MA
(MAP)
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- Tue, August 4, 2009
- 8:00 pm
- NY Songwriters Circle
- Johnny D's
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12 Holland Street Somerville ma
(MAP)
- me and other singer songwriters in round..
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- Thu, October 1, 2009
- 8:00 pm
- Perks Coffeehouse
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Norwood MA
(MAP)
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Previous events
- Sat, June 20, 2009
- 7:00 pm
- Private Party
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Marshfield MA
(MAP)
- Sat, June 13, 2009
- 9:30 pm
- co-bill with Chandler Travis Philharmonic
- Precinct (formerly Toast)
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70 Union Square Somerville MA
(MAP)
I have wanted to do a gig with Chandler since I saw them live for the first time at Toad in Cambridge.
Ducky has produced a couple of his discs and he is both an incredible writer and singer but also a great performer with an 8 peice band that plays in their pajamas. This should be fun!
Here's some quotes on CTP:
"He's a true New England eccentric, a master of daft power pop, and live, he plays in his pajamas..."
-Rob Tannenbaum, Village Voice
"...like a Mexican version of the Bosstones on Caribbean holiday..."
- Carly Carioli, Boston Phoenix
- Sat, June 6, 2009
- 7:00 pm
- Kerrville Folk Festival
- Kerrville Folk Festival
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Kerrville Texas USA
(MAP)
- main stage with Ray Bonneville and Ray Wylie Hubbard. Scott Corneille on bass.
- Sat, May 30, 2009
- 7:00 pm
- Atwoods Tavern
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788 Cambridge St Cambridge MA
(MAP)
- Sat, May 16, 2009
- 8:30 pm
- O'Sheas Olde Inn (cancelled)
- O'Shea's Olde Inn
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Main Street West Dennis MA
(MAP)
- Fri, May 8, 2009
- 6:30 pm
- Early Almost Acoustic Band Show!
- Sally O'Brien's
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335 Somerville Avenue Somerville MA MA
(MAP)
- Scott on upright bass, stripped down drums and guitars....
- Sat, May 2, 2009
- 9:30 pm
- Bull McCabes
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366 Somerville Ave Somerville MA
(MAP)
- Sat, April 11, 2009
- 10:00 pm
- Atwoods Tavern
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788 Cambridge St Cambridge MA
(MAP)
- Sun, April 5, 2009
- 6:00 pm
- House Concert
- Private Function
- w/Darden Smith
- Fri, March 20, 2009
- 9:30 pm
- Bull McCabes
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366 Somerville Ave Somerville MA
(MAP)
- the old Tir Na Nog
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