Kerry Kenny Band “Finbar”: Visceral Celtic Rock from Brutal Best Album

Kerry Kenny Band Ignites the Scene with Visceral Celtic Rock Single “Finbar” from Upcoming Album Brutal Best

 

Scranton, Pennsylvania singer-songwriter Kerry Kenny is not just releasing a single—she’s starting a fire.

The highly anticipated lead track, “Finbar,” is a powerful Celtic Rock anthem that serves as the visceral opening salvo to her forthcoming album, Brutal Best. This is more than just a song; it’s a dramatic combustion of intensity, tradition, and raw emotion that demands attention.

 

The Haunting Intensity of “Finbar”

In “Finbar,” Kerry Kenny channels a woman driven to the brink by a haunting name, a relentless repetition that ultimately spills into a wild, kinetic energy. The track doesn’t confess so much as it combusts, pulling the listener into a storm of pounding drums and unbridled emotion.

The accompanying music video, co-directed by Kenny and Tom Robenolt of Point Five Films, is a visual masterpiece that matches the song’s searing intensity. With striking imagery of ink scrawled only to be set alight and effigies in flames, the video is designed to burn itself into memory, proving that the Kerry Kenny Band is delivering a full sensory experience.

A Sound Forged in Tradition and Rebellion

Kerry Kenny’s unique gift for intensity is deeply rooted in her hard scrabble upbringing in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Steeped in traditional Irish music from an early age—performing in her family’s historic Irish Public House (a local landmark that still erupts with fiddles and bagpipes)—Kenny’s foundation is solid.

But tradition was merely the spark. The Scranton singer-songwriter devoured The Beatles, studied opera, and now folds an astonishing range of genres into her music: Celtic Rock, punk, folk, country, blues, and even hip-hop. Her sound follows no rulebook but her own, making the Kerry Kenny Band a true force in the modern music landscape.

 

A Global Perspective for Brutal Best

Kenny’s creative drive has carried her across the globe, sharpening her ear for rhythm and story. She studied Irish music in Limerick, computer music in Krakow, and taught English in South Korea and Thailand. This global exposure and fluency in several languages provides a unique, worldly perspective that enriches her songwriting.

Her blend of tradition and rebellion has found a powerful echo on the international stage, with successful tours across Germany, Belgium, and Amsterdam, where promoters eagerly invite the Kerry Kenny Band back.

 

The Road to Brutal Best

In the studio, Kenny works with engineer Eric Ritter at Windmill Agency Studios in Mt. Cobb, Pennsylvania. She describes their sessions as “lusciously creative, ego-free and super fun,” a chemistry that is now fueling the highly anticipated album Brutal Best.

With shows booked in Colorado and another European run on the calendar, Kenny is setting her own blistering pace. As she declares, “Every track has to feel alive in its own way, or it’s not worth making.” If the lead single “Finbar” is any indication, the Kerry Kenny Band is ready to set names, stories, and stages ablaze. This time, the fire isn’t going out.

 

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