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The Felice Brothers | |
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 The Felice Brothers: William Lawrence, Jesske Hume, James Felice & Ian Felice(Photo By: Lawrence Braun) | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | New York, United States |
| Genres | Rock,Americana,folk rock,country rock,roots rock |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Million Stars,Loose,Fat Possum,Team Love,Yep Roc |
| Members | Ian Felice James Felice Will Lawrence Jesske Hume |
| Past members | Simone Felice Dave Turbeville Josh Rawson Greg Farley David Estabrook |
| Website | thefelicebrothers |
The Felice Brothers are an Americanfolk rock/country rock band from New York.[1]
Originally fromPalenville in theCatskill Mountains, the Felice Brothers got their start playing in theNew York City’s42nd Street andUnion Square subway stations while living inBrooklyn.[2]
Their 2006 self-released debut albumThrough These Reins and Gone[3] made Radio WoodstockWDST's top 25 albums of the year. They released 2007’sTonight at the Arizona onLoose[2] then self-releasedAdventures of the Felice Brothers Vol. 1. James Felice said, "We put one record out on an English label [Loose], and we've released all the other stuff ourselves [on their label New York Pro].”[3] In 2007 the Felice Brothers played atLevon Helm's Midnight Ramble inWoodstock, New York and toured withBright Eyes.[4]
On January 7, it was announced The Felice Brothers had signed a record deal with Team Love Records in the US.[5][6] They toured the United States extensively during the spring (February through mid-April) to promote their new album. The Brothers played atMountain Jam atHunter Mountain again this year. They also played at the 2008Clearwater Festival,Bonnaroo inManchester, Tennessee, thePhiladelphia Folk Festival inSchwenksville, Pennsylvania,All Points West Music and Arts Festival atLiberty State Park inJersey City, andOutside lands music and arts festival inSan Francisco, the latter two festivals being inaugural events.
In August, the band performed at the legendaryNewport Folk Festival. Due to torrential rains, high winds, and lightning storms, power was cut to the entireNewport, Rhode Island area. As the stage the band was performing on had no generators, the band played unplugged. They performed for over an hour with such songs as "Frankie's Gun!" and a sing-a-long to "This Land Is Your Land".
The Felice Brothers joinedOld Crow Medicine Show,Justin Townes Earle and the Dave Rawlings Machine for a nine-city package tour called The Big Surprise Tour, after the lead track from theYonder Is the Clock album. Kicking off on August 4, 2009 at theCasino Ballroom inHampton Beach, New Hampshire, the tour travelled around the eastern United States before wrapping up at the World's Fair Park inKnoxville, Tennessee, on August 14, 2009.[7]
The Felice Brothers opened for theDave Matthews Band at four concerts in Canada and the US, starting at theMolson Amphitheatre inToronto on June 1, 2010. They also appeared at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco on October 3. In late September and early October the band reunited for four shows with Conor Oberst. All the shows were in California. They appeared at theEnd of the Road Festival, Larmer Tree Gardens, Dorset, England in September.
The Felice Brothers released the single "Ponzi" on March 29. It was the first single from their newest album "Celebration, Florida" which released on May 10 onFat Possum (USA) and May 23 onLoose in Europe.
The Felice Brothers released a collection of songs on July 18 entitled "God Bless You, Amigo". It is a mixture of previously unreleased original songs and covers of classic folk songs. Shortly thereafter drummer Dave Turbeville was replaced by drummer David Estabrook.
On December 30, 2013, Dell launched their commercial called "Beginnings". It was made by Y&R, New York advertising agency, and features a cover of The Drifters' hit "This Magic Moment" performed by The Felice Brothers.[8]
The band has two main members, Ian and James Felice. Former members include their brother Simone Felice, their friend Josh "Christmas Clapton" Rawson, frequently described as a traveling dice player,[9]fiddle player Greg Farley, and drummer David Estabrook. At other times, they have featured a horn section in the band, composed of localHudson Valley musicians. Ian is the main vocalist and plays the guitar and piano. James contributes vocals and plays the accordion, organ, and piano. Christmas plays the bass guitar. Dave Turbeville played the drums from 2009 to 2012, performing on Celebration, Florida, Poughkeepsie Princess, Mixtape, and God Bless You, Amigo. Simone Felice was the drummer as well as a vocalist and a guitarist. Simone is also an author, having released books entitledGoodbye Amelia,Hail Mary, Full of Holes andBlack Jesus. Simone Felice left the Felice Brothers in 2009. He now leads his own band - The Duke & the King (named after the duo of con-artists in Mark Twain'sAdventures of Huckleberry Finn) with Robert "Chicken" Burke. They released their debut album - Nothing Gold Can Stay onLoose / Ramseur Records August 4, 2009, followed by Long Live the Duke & King in 2010. Simone released a self-titled album in 2012, followed that up with an album titled Strangers in 2014, and then released his third album titled The Projector in 2018.
| Year | Album | Label | Chart | Peak |
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| 2005 | Iantown | Self-released | ||
| 2006 | Through These Reins and Gone | Purest Searcher | ||
| 2007 | Tonight at the Arizona | Loose / CORTEX | ||
| 2007 | Adventures of The Felice Brothers Vol. 1 | Carpenter | ||
| 2008 | The Felice Brothers | Team Love / New York Pro /Loose | ||
| 2009 | Yonder Is the Clock | Team Love | USBillboard 200[10] | 20 |
| 2010 | Mix Tape | New York Pro | ||
| 2011 | Celebration, Florida | Fat Possum /Loose | USBillboard 200[10] | 5 |
| 2011 | Poughkeepsie Princess EP | self-released | ||
| 2012 | God Bless You, Amigo | self-released | ||
| 2014 | Favorite Waitress | Dualtone | ||
| 2015 | Felice Navidad | self-released | ||
| 2016 | Life in the Dark | Yep Roc | ||
| 2016 | Country Ham | Yep Roc | ||
| 2017 | Tonight at the Arizona Ltd Ed re-issue forRecord Store Day | Loose | ||
| 2019 | Undress | Yep Roc | ||
| 2021 | From Dreams to Dust | Yep Roc | ||
| 2023 | Asylum on the Hill | self-released | ||
| 2024 | Valley of Abandoned Songs | Million Stars |
They ultimately settled on Team Love, and earlier this year, the label issued the band's first domestic full-length. The self-titled collection features a handful of new songs, as well as material from hard-to-find early releases, such as "The Adventures of the Felice Brothers, Vol. 1." The album was released throughLoose in Europe.
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