Favourites : The Felice Brothers : The Felice Brothers

I first heard of The Felice Brothers when my friend Chris Mathieson played the song Mercy for me off their first album Tonight at the Arizona in his car one day.  I could not find that first album but did find their self titled their self titled album album shortly after and it has been a regularly played album ever since. 

From the Catskill Mountains near Woodstock the brothers come on like the bastard sons of The Band.  Two weeks ago Chris Rudge and I were in a bar/restaurant in Whitianga and the local librarian was playing a good mix of roots style music (Townes, GRam, Stones etc) and played covers of two songs off this album.  Frankie's Gun has the sound of an instant classic - sounds like a episode from Sons of Anarchy.  Whiskey in my Whiskey is another great murder ballad that, like the best songs from The Band, sounds like it has been around forever.  other highlights include Little Ann,Take this Bread, and Helen Fry are further examples of how good this band can be when on fire. 

In September we will be catching the brothers live in New Orleans.  It should be a good night!