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Stairway To Heaven 9:500:00/9:50
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Imagine 4:400:00/4:40
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Freebird 10:240:00/10:24
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Bombalea 5:100:00/5:10
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Song List
On their first EP entitled "Turn It Up" Lightning Ray and his sidecick Jerry have 5 tracks of blazing flamenco Rhumba guitar licks fused together with generous portions of rock intertwined with the stellar and heavenly vocals of Ray and Marta V They have reinvented 4 great classics from the 20th Century and added an original which is entitled "Turn it Up" and also the name of their EP. Lightning Ray and the Gypsy Caravan is dedicated to the guitar in general and sizzling and spicy jams in particular The result is great dancing music as well as just for listening and singing along with. "Guitar heads" will also love the frenetic and soaring guitar energy contained in the blazing guitar licks
Track 1 is "Stairway to Heaven"
Track 2 is "Imagine"
Track 3 is "Eleanor Rigby"
Track 4 is "Malaguena"
Track 5 is "Turn it Up " which is also the title of the album, and is the only original tune.
Lightning Ray and the Gypsy Caravan will be recording this spring for their next series of reinventions . They are also asking for any suggestions that you may have of any of your favorite songs that you would like them to record . Please send us an email with your suggestion and also join the mailing list to be updadet on future plans and tours
Press Kit
Lightning Ray and the Gypsy Caravan
When you hear the name Led Zeppelin, you think flamenco guitar, right? No? I can't imagine why not. But Barton's own Lightning Ray & the Gypsy Caravan have answered a question maybe no one was asking by releasing a flamenco rumba rock cover of "Stairway to Heaven." (Someone tell Ray Padgett!) Not that I have much experience with "flamenco-rumba rock," as it is apparently a brand-new genre, but based on the more-than-nine-minute-long track, well ... I'm sort of a fan?
- Chris Farnsworth
Seven Days
https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/all-the-traditions-turns-25-beuvt-is-born-and-madaila-returns/Content?oid=33872403
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Lightning Ray and the Gypsy Caravan are out of this world. That isn’t meant to be taken figuratively. They are aliens, from a small unpronounceable planet on the far side of the Andromeda galaxy. The group formed when the band’s namesake Ray and his sidekick Jerry (the only other permanent member of the Gypsy Caravan) intercepted radio signals from Earth.
The duo fully absorbed the sounds of our planet. They concocted a new musical formula made of equal parts flamenco, rumba and classic rock. The goal was nothing short of intergalactic harmony.
We recognize the ability of our flamenco rumba rock to make people dance as a powerful tool to be used in the interest of peace.
“Turn it Up” is the debut EP from Lightning Ray and the Gypsy Caravan, released worldwide via all major streaming services on July 6, 2022. For an extra-terrestrial band the group has a remarkably organic sound. Throughout the record, nylon and steel strings ride deep traditional flamenco and rumba waves, setting a timeless and international setting for the group’s eclectic interpretations of classics from across the centuries.
A female Earth vocalist known only as ‘Marta V’ joins Lightning Ray and the Gypsy Caravan for the first three songs on the record. They open the set with an epic take on Led Zeppelin’s classic rock magnum opus, “Stairway to Heaven.” With just two guitars and vocals the trio keeps the track engaging for over nine minutes while capturing all of the drama of Robert Plant’s deep and meaningless poetry.
They keep the dial on classic rock for two songs from John and Paul. Somehow their lo-fi acoustic take on Lennon’s masterpiece is the most otherworldly track of the set. The visceral familiarity of the lyric, paired with the unexpected Spanish vibe, gives the song a surreal quality. The same is true of the group’s hypnagogic reading of the McCartney-penned Beatles classic, Eleanor Rigby.
Lightning Ray and the Gypsy Caravan turn to a classic of their chosen primary Earth-born genre with a faithful and virtuosic version of the iconic flamenco standard “Malagueña.” The group closes the record with “Turn it Up,” the only original composition and the only song on the record to feature a full band. The inspiring track rides an upbeat bass and drum flamenco groove. The group brings all of their varied influences to bear on the song, even including a nice psychedelic rock guitar solo.
Check out “Turn it Up” in its entirety below, or listen on your favorite streaming service. You can also hear the songs “Imagine” and “Turn it Up” on the Deep Indie Dive playlist. Follow the links below to connect with Lightning Ray and the Gypsy Caravan. Get on their socials and get on the loop on all of the music to come from these intergalactic minstrels.
- Bob Smith
StaticDrive.com
https://staticdive.com/2022/08/06/lightning-ray-and-the-gypsy-caravan/
