Phil Kennelty - ProfilesArchive

About Me

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 numberous 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!!! Among the Bands in which Phil has been a member are: Greg Wilson and Straight Shooter;The Mighty Oaks;Night Train Express;Killer Joe and the Lido Soul Revue; The Wranglers;Tommy Blue and North Country Road; The Po' Cats; Newgrange Stone; The Mothers of Pearl.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 21/03/2007
Band Members: Phil performs solo and with back-up doing: Original Songs Acoustic Folk - Rock Blues Piano (Jazz, Standards, Ambient Arock, etc.)Phil's Phriends is a loose conglomerate of Long Island Musicians who help him out from time to time on his own music and solo gigs. Among his Phriends are Theresa Domingues, Paul Gilmore, Johnny Ienella, Liberty Mata, Lucille Messina, Debbie Novak, Mike Leucci, Richie Lanahan, J-bird Phillips, Nick Reeger, Roger Silverberg, Jim Treutlein and Josey Wales.Phil is also currently playing with The New Yorkers one of the premier Oldies Groups in the New York Area playing restaurants, affairs and private parties.
Influences: Hector Berlioz; Claude Debussey; George Gershwin;Harry Partch;Richard Dyer-Bennet; Pete Seeger; Josh White; Burl Ives; Danny Kaye; Moby Grape; Nicky Hopkins; Garth Hudson;Leon Russell; Artur Rubinstein;Jesse Windchester; Robbie Robertson;Dave Van Ronk; Bob Dylan; Freebo; Bonnie Raitt;Nick Lowe; Steve Earle;David Grossman; Stefan Grossman; Mac Rebanneck;Allen Toussaint; Big Bill Broonzy; Sam Cooke; Steve Cropper; Neil Young; Steven Stills; Par Lagerkvist; David Bromberg; Bob Marley; Jimmy Cliff; Paul Simon; Billy Joel;Bruce Cockburn;Joni Mitchell;Laura Nyro;Janis Ian;Carol Bayer Sager;John Lennon;Leonard Cohen;Tim Buckley; Richie Havens;Dar Williams; Robert Hunter; Leo Kotke;Joe Zawinul;and the list goes on
Sounds Like: Well so I've heard: Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Jerry Garcia So I'd like to think: The Band, Steve Stills, Neil Young
Record Label: coming soon !!!!

My Blog

Performing

I've taken the last six months off from performing (except for my Oldies band The New Yorkers) so that I could concentrate on recording and produce a CD. After starting out on my own with a few frien...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Jun 2009 08:47:00 GMT

On and Off The Clearwater

And so I return from a week on The Hudson River Sloop Clearwater. I am still listing as I type. (for those who do not know the term, it means that I am rocking back and forth inside my brain as if I ...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Nov 2008 10:45:00 GMT

Joseph Philip Martin Larkin: 1950-2008

I just got a call from my sister-in-law: my father forgot to tell me: that one of my best friends from childhood died this past week. Joe Larkin was the second child of five living across the street ...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Oct 2008 03:25:00 GMT

Playing at The Barn

Well, I just got home from a gig at The Conklin Barn last evening. It is a nice room with excellent acoustics. The crowd was a little more sparce than I would have liked, but they were warm and recep...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:14:00 GMT

Jorma Kaukenen Opens for Phil Kennelty at MerleFest

Well I promised you all I would explain this rare occurrence at MerleFest, so here it is:As I perused the program at MerleFest, I found that there was a "coffeehouse" which took its performers from a ...
Posted by on Thu, 01 May 2008 22:43:00 GMT

MerleFest

Just got back from MerleFest around 1:00AM this morning: had a blast. The people down in Wilkesboro, North Carolina are so nice, genuine, down-to-earth and insightful. I got to hear a bit of bluegra...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:04:00 GMT

Back From Clearwater

Spent a Week on the Hudson River Sloop C;learwater. /for those of you who don't know, The Sloop Clearwater is a replica of a 19th century Hudson River Sloop built by Pete Seeger and some friends abou...
Posted by on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:28:00 GMT

A Song For Susan

This evening I premiered my latest song, "A Song For Susan" at the retirement party of my dear friend, Susan Nykolak. the song was commissioned for the Party and was well received there. I am gratef...
Posted by on Sat, 02 Jun 2007 20:40:00 GMT