shea rafferty to the morning sky

​Shea Rafferty (from the album To the Morning Sky available as a self-release)
Roots find their source, digging deep into the earth encircling the globe to drink from a well of Folk, Blues, Country, Rock’n’Roll, and Soul that grew up on U.S. soil, enriched by the musical heritage brought to its shores by all cultures. Shea Rafferty collects the sounds, the songs on his recent release, To the Morning Sky, reflecting the influence of Country (“Life Be Gentle”) and honky tonk rock’n’roll (“Running Wild”) on dark rhythms (“Kings and Queens”), dancehall cabaret (“Long Walk”), and moody late night noir (“Goodbye”). To the Morning Sky, his debut, was captured in Portland, Oregon, Shea Rafferty packing up his tunes to record with Gregg Williams (Jesse Malin/Blitzen Trapper) and co-writer Troy Stewart.
Born in Northern Ireland and based in North London, England, Shea Rafferty uses a vast palette of musical history to soundtrack his stories of life, his persona mingling with the lives passing him. Accepting the role of teacher alongside storyteller, Shea Rafferty makes the obvious clearer, his voice ringing like a bell leading us to a better future in “Rise”, the echoed harmony of the song a whispered intonation in your ear to inspire. Scratchy chords are the welcome into To the Morning Sky, Shea Rafferty beginning the song cycle admitting that “These Days” fit him fine, his mood mirrored in the dual guitar leads that tumble across the track. To the Morning Sky shines its light on diverse styles, all comfortable in the words and music of Shea Rafferty, making its mark with heft on the assured strut through “One of a Kind” and tenderly letting hushed notes flicker over the urging of a hammering beat to provide his take on trust with “That’s What Friends Are For”.
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