Willi Carlisle - Winged Victory (2025)


Winged Victory brims with reverence and revolt, weaving labor hymns, cowboy ditties, queer anthems, and personal storytelling into a carnival-folk tapestry. Carlisle opens with the militant IWW hymn “We Have Fed You All for 1,000 Years,” then navigates polkas, a cappella chants, concertina-led swirl, and hymn-like spirituality. Tracks like “Work is Work” and “Sound and Fury” confront economic injustice and capitalist absurdity with both pointed lyricism and sing-along energy. He champions the overlooked—whether wildflowers, dementia ward elders, or non-binary diners—with humor (“Big Butt Billy”) and urgency. By blending covers from Utah Phillips, Lavender Country, Richard Thompson, and obscure folk, Carlisle connects past and present, asserting folk music as a living archive of resistance, celebration, and community transformation.




Genre: Americana
Country: US

Final Verdict: 60% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 361th / 455

Highlight: Old Bill Pickett


Made me think of:
Bonnie “Prince” Billy
Kris Kristofferson
Woody Guthrie


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