Kelly Joe Phelps- Goodnight Irene
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- Kelly Joe Phelps at the Artiste Sanctuary Concert Series at St. Jude's in Cedar City, UT
05/12/12
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It's as thin as the edge of a razor, the road separating Heaven from Hell, sin from salvation, redemption from despair. It's a lonely road to go down and like the old gospel says, you've got to walk it for yourself. Kelly Joe Phelps has been doing lot of soul searching since his last record, 'Western Bell' came out in 2009. Three years later, his journey has wound its way to a recording studio in Vancouver, and Kelly Joe has once again beaten a path to Steve Dawson's door with a new batch of songs tucked into his satchel that reflect both the new insights gained along the journey as well as things that have been dropped by the wayside. Together Phelps and the veteran producer embarked on a three day recording odyssey that marked their fourth collaboration since Dawson played slide on 'Slingshot Professionals', produced 'Tunesmith Retrofit' and released 'Western Bell after it proved too daring for Rounder Records. The result is 'Brother Sinner and the Whale', a record that may very well come to be recognized as the best of an already very impressive body of work.
Since his debut album 'Lead Me On', came out in 1994, the Pacific Northwest based singer and songwriter has written and performed some of the most compelling slide guitar based music ever recorded. Though he spent his early years playing free jazz, he has never strayed too far from the roots music world that has become his passion. "I'd spent all this time learning improvisational music, but I'd always had an attraction to folk based music forms. So, I was listening to a lot of Chet Atkins, Merle Travis and some of the newer people like Leo Kottke and John Fahey. My music is a reflection of all the music I loved and steeped myself in. There's a space and openness in rural music that makes sense to me." Playing a lap slide in a style that both evoked the sounds of the ancients and pointed towards new possibilities for the instrument, Kelly Joe's music seemed to originate in another time as he sang with the voice of an old soul, weary with experience, yet excited with all of the prospects that life brings.
After several years of exhaustively exploring the potential of his slide, Phelps' attention gradually shifted from instrumental virtuosity towards an emphasis on songwriting. "I wanted to keep moving forward, so I began to spend more effort thinking about my songs and not so much about the guitar because ultimately, I got bored with it because I felt that I had found all I could for myself within that sound. So, the work felt finished to me."
Phelps' inquisitive mind and restless spirit have always carried him forward to new forms of expression, but experimentation is not without its costs. When 'Western Bell' baffled his record company, puzzled some fans and failed to create new audiences for his work, Phelps pulled back from recording to search for a new direction. Unexpectedly, inspiration came through a re-¬examination of his Christian roots, and resulted in an unexpected flurry of creative activity that gave birth to a whole new set of songs and a reinvigorated approach to playing the guitar as Phelps opted to play bottleneck rather than his customary lap slide to achieve a sound that wouldn't have been out of place on a classic John Fahey or Reverend Gary David record.
With song titles like 'Talking to Jehovah', 'I've been Converted' and 'The Holy Spirit Flood', there's no escaping that something has grown and changed in Kelly Joe's world. Phelps' lyrics fuse poetry from the Book of Jonah and the vintage gospel blues of Mississippi John Hurt with aspects of the early gospel work of Bill and Charlie Monroe thrown in for good measure to create what surely must be the most literary gospel songs recorded since Bob Dylan's incendiary Christian albums came out three decades ago. 
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Just learned he passed away. RIP to the legendary and singular Kelly Joe Phelps. I'm grateful for the three times I got to see him play live.
Only saw him once and had a short conversation .was really shocked that he passed away .SO good.
@@scotsman6712 saw him twice in The Lemon Tree in Aberdeen. Holds about 500 people. Perfectly intimate for KJP. He said 'this is my favourite room in the whole world'.
Maybe he said that everywhere because he simply loved what he did. And he was very, very ,very good at what he did.
@@larryboyes7276 Wow! I was there too that night. It was just beautiful, a bit like this rendition.
He’s truly one of the greats…so lucky to have seen him several times!
Goodnight Kelly. We will always listen to your beautiful music.
One of the best versions of this classic RIP Kelly Jo
rest in peace you dear beautiful soul. i will cherish this video forever. it's one of my all time favorites.
RIP to one of the greats. You will be missed Kelly Joe Phelps. :(
The absolute best version of "Irene" ever recorded... Saw Kelly Joe at the Birchmere years ago, playing lap slide, touring on "Roll Away the Stone," opening for Leo Kottke. He was a hard act for even Leo (!!!) to follow, but of course Leo won us all over -- But I think everyone there at the Birchmere that night went home with a Kelly Joe Phelps CD. RIP and may his music live forever...........
Stunning performance. More feeling in this song than many put in a whole catalogue.
Yesterday October the Fifth I've heard him for the first time on an L.P given as a present and personally signed by Kelly Joe himself by my youngest son who met Kelly Joe at the Lage Vuursche in Hilversum.From now I love his music and writings very much.Thanks to my son .Thanks to Kelly Joe Phelps .
Me? On Feb 7th 2018... "In my dreams..."
over the years this clip has been a deep source of inspiration. I keep coming back.
A beautiful soul, gone far too soon 💔 Good night Kelly 💙
my fav acoustic guitar player, I just now found out he is no longer of this earth, socked to learn this today.
Was fortunate enough to see him play and thank him years ago in Florida. Amazing night. What a huge talent and a humble man. Wish he'd come back.
合掌。大好きなギター、歌。いつまでも聴き続けます。
See you on the other side Kelly. Know you're filling those clouds with transcendental sounds from your custom heaven harp.
One of our most soulful musicians
i just can't believe this man is not a huge music star. everything i hear by him is mind blowingly awesome
Love this guy. His voice, in this vid, sounds much like that of Vince Gill. Just a beautiful tune but the playing is from another side of life. Unbelievable, sweet and smooth.
Miss him sooo much...
So sad to hear of Kelly Joe Phelps passing 🙏🙏🙏🙏
This is my favorite song of his that he does. Seriously gets me every time.
How're you doing?
So wonderful I don't have words for it.
Luz Paz Amor ✨ Sentiremos saudades de sua verve, mestre da poesia e da harmonia! Grato por tanto!
How did I miss him for so long? Amazing.
ah, he nailed this one alright!...
man, you almost made me cry and i am at the office . Have mercy brother.
A true master and a true original of blues guitar and vocals. Love you Kelly Joe. Goodnight buddy.
Ledbelly & Kelly Joe‼️
so sweet ! who else cdan play like this?
1st i ever heard him ..i say god bless you kelly ,,with tears in my eye
So heartbreaking to learn tonight that he is gone…can’t believe we can never see him perform this again.
for god sake come back kelly
KJP… pure genius…. Gone too soon…… see & hear you in our dreams…..
One of the best musical performances I have ever seen, godly phrasing.
Hè is one of my great inspiration. I wrote IF I COULD FLY in fingerpicking style while beeing inspired by his music
Breathtaking. Straight from the soul..
Straight into my soul.
My favorite of many
I agree ..... one of the most moving guitarists I have ever heard
Watch this performance 😢 I miss Kelly Joe Phelps.
Just, just wonderful❗
Incredibly good! One of the giants of modern folk music and guitar and yet so few seem to know of his greatness. I've saw him live several times when I lived in Boston and they were very special concerts I will always cherish. Thanks so much for this great post!
RIP. You were amazing.
Welch wundervolle Musik!
This is damn beautiful, what a musician.
Just discovered this guy on a Jools Holland Guitar Greats show on the BBC! What a find! Bits of Leo Kottke and John Martyn all wrapped up together - fantastic!
I've had this beautiful song sung to me my entire life...but this version is the most heartfelt of them all and brought tears to my eyes.
Saw him with my son in Collinsville, CT last month. Indescribable evening.
Met KJP.. truly a great talented dude..god bless you xx
Goodness. Gracious.
This is how it is done!
Legend. Beautiful soul
Miss his beautiful music - heard in London live at the Union Chapel and elsewhere, and late night driving. This a beautiful interpretation.
Come back, Irene!!.
Beautiful playing, how did I not hear him before 😢
Mesmerizing. What an amazing artist!
Too beautiful for words
So good. So damn good. RIP KJP...
Totally Enchanting; I'd just thought that this was one of those ditties that my mother used to hum around the house, but this re-interpretation exposes the bitter sweetness of love and hurt and longing.
Beautiful song..killer guitar.
You just said it all!
Love this...faithful but wholly his own
beautiful...
God believes in Kelly
+James Sinclair - God is grateful for Kelly...
OMG! AWESOME!
Excellent playing and interesting to hear the difference between this and Kelly joe's original lap slide version. This guy is an amazing musician!
Didn't know what to expect from this one. Wow certainly caught me by surprise. Very well done
What a beautiful version.
fantastic
Beautiful.
Hi how're you doing?
Amazing what he does with a melody & the timings. There is a Vince Gill sweetness in his voice. Very tasty choice of notes & cords & the off beat.
Beautiful touch .
It's blues... It' s jazz.... It' s roots... Is KJP
So beautiful - Led Belly would have loved it!
How're you doing?
holy shit!!
Hope he tours again soon. Only had the chance to see him once in Manchester. A great great talent.
Sadly, this wonderful feller passed away some years ago. Thankfully, his music is with us yet.
I like the way you do.
Love it Many Thanks
a return to the root of all things, to begin once again.....
like it.
Yeah
COME TO BRAZIL, DUDE
i think it's open D tuning.you can see the score here.www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Lessons/InstrumentLessons/The%20Slide%20Guitar%20Of%20Kelly%A0%20(1)/
The link doesn't work no more.
It must be Open G
Fragile genius I guess... I heard he just stopped touring or recording😞 wish he'd make new music..
fant - tabulous ..!
Please tell me the model name of this guitar.
National Resophonic Style O - I have one for sale on ebay.co.uk at the moment
If not for Kelly on a few dark nites I might have taken morphine and died!
Let's hope your nights get better David... :-)
Got it tattooed here... Right where it needs to be...
5 dislikes... WTF?
+Thierry Tuchagues it's called the green eyed monster...
which is A..there is no capo..
шляпу сними)
open g - DGDGBD
I love how he hits the mic with his hat.
Yeah