Photo courtesy Kier Byrnes & The Kettle Burners
Boston based Americana sextet Kier Byrnes & The Kettle Burners have a new EP out that if perfect if you don't want your folk to be quiet. Dances by Firelight is a collection of five accordion heavy songs that are perfect for shouting out along to while raising a glass at one of their live shows. These songs aren't pure folk as there are some rock elements that peek through the Americana base, but folk is the main element for all five songs on the EP. Even the slower songs like "Don't Let Perfect" and "Further Down the Road" have a rowdy edge to them, while "Little Bit More, Little Bit Less" is one of our favorite drinking songs of the year. All of the songs on Dances by Firelight end up being ridiculously fun, and you just know their live shows will be second to none.
Kier Byrnes says of his band's new EP:
“I think this EP is just scratching the surface of The Kettle Burners’ sound. We are carving out our own niche and at the same time, wearing our influences on our sleeve. We are staking our flag into the ground and saying ‘Here we are!’ as we sip from a flask filled with outlaw country, rock, Americana, Irish, and Slavic folk music.”
You can listen to Dances by Firelight below. For more on Kier Byrnes & The Kettle Burners, check out the band's website. As with Nate Perry & Ragged Company, Kier Byrnes & The Kettle Burners will be playing The New England Americana Festival at Bellforge Arts Center in Medfield, MA.
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