“Boots In Place” from album Floki Sessions: Boots In Place

Acclaimed New Orleans singer/songwriter Erica Falls

This fantastic funk track is from the 2023 album Floki Sessions: Boots in Place. It features the exceptional talents of bassist George Porter Jr. (The Meters), guitarist Eddie Roberts (The New Mastersounds), drummer Nikki Glaspie (The Nth Power, Beyoncé) and keyboardist Robert Walter (The Greyboy Allstars). Floki Sessions: Boots in Place is the latest installment of a series that hosts recording sessions for musicians at Floki Studios, located deep in Fljót Valley on the mountainous Troll Peninsula in northern Iceland. The series was created to provide a platform for celebrated music artists to collaborate and inspire one another. 

“Boots in Place” also features the soulful vocal stylings of acclaimed New Orleans artist Erica Falls, former lead singer of NOLA funk band Galactic. The deep-funk groove boasts some sweet keyboards, phat bass, a cookin’ beat, dope rhythm guitar licks and a killer horn arrangement. The funky three-piece horn section on this track is composed of NEA Jazz Master Donald “Big Chief” Harrison on alto saxophone, trumpeter Eric “Benny” Bloom (Lettuce) and saxophonist Nate Miller (Nate Miller & The Funktion).

 Floki Sessions: Boots in Place is filled with top-quality grooves that showcase the considerable talents of all the musicians involved. Eddie Roberts produced the album, which was released on Color Red Records. Some of the other vocalists featured on the album include GreenTTea, Son Little and Lamar Williams Jr.

Floki Sessions: Boots in Place album available at Amazon