New Devilish Merry CD , Water & Vines, just released!
The latest Devilish Merry recording continues to combine eclectic sounds and incorporates influences from both sides of the Atlantic. (Manny Thiener, Read more: )
"The band creates a mischievous blend of all sorts of music in an acoustic philosophy. Sounds of folk, rock and pop merge with flavors of various ethnicity." ( Bob Karlovits, Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
"...resides in a musical zone where Celtic tradition, American country and other related strains of music join together... blazing their own unique musical trail" . (Mike Shanley, Pittsburgh City Paper)
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Devilish Merry fuses improvisation with traditional and contemporary forms of Appalachian and Celtic music. The band has created a dynamic, layered, and driving brand of music that bridges cultural roots and produces a totally unique sound.
Water and Vines is the most recent release by long time Folk music innovators, Devilish Merry. Their distinct Roots sound is created by a musical journey reaching back to the earliest transatlantic influences in Western PA from Africa and the British Isles, to the modern sounds of folk, rock, and pop.
Images of families torn apart, contrasts between rural and urban life, and the battle to find a sense of place, creates an intense longing for home in a world of dreamers and liars turned alien.
The sound of the music is crafted by the unique acoustic and electric instrumentation, and stylish performances, by Jan Hamilton-Sota, eclectic violin, Sue Powers’ lyrics, voice, and banjo murmer, Jeff Berman’s innovative dulcimer, Bob Powers’ cosmic lap steel, Kip Ruefle’s modern bodhran groove, the solid bass of Sam Matthews and L.E. McCullough’s nefarious tin whistle.
Listening to “Water and Vines” will comfort you, haunt you, and thrill you
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