REVIEW: Mr. IRISH BASTARD - "A Fistful of Dirt"

Mr. Irish Bastard, a 2008 Honorable Mention-holder for the Top-Ten Best Celtic Folk Punk CDs of the year at Shite ‘N’ Onions, returns with a new release, A Fistful of Dirt. And it it just simply rocks.The 5-piece Mr. Irish Bastard, (tin whistle, mandolin and banjo, bass guitar, drums guitar and vocals,)...

NEW BANNER: The "Trasgu"

This is the brand new banner. Thanks to Pitxe (Brutus' Daughters) for the design. The "Trasgu" is a creature from the Asturian mithology. To become familiar with this creature, please click onhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trasgu...

Free Download: THE OLD FIRM - "Celtic Cowboys"

Track list:01 - Raggle Taggle Gypsy 3:5702 - Mary Mac 3:0603 - Screams of Whisky (sic) 3:2304 - Fisherman's Blues 4:1205 - The Company 4:2806 - Barrel of a Gun 2:4307 - Town I Loved so Well 8:0008 - Last Dawn 3:0809 - Whiskey in the Jar 4:0910 - Fiesta 4:2311 - Groningen's Nachts 3:57The Old Firm is...

FIRE IN THE PUB - Sampler May 2010

01 - THE FATTY FARMERS - Island (Demo) 4:00 02 - THE FATTY FARMERS - Baja California (Demo) 4:50 03 - THE FATTY FARMERS - Tomorrow (Demo) 3:57 04 - COMO LAKE ROVERS - Bira Bira (from the album "Friday Night") 3:32 05 - COMO LAKE ROVERS - Me General (from the album "Friday Night") 4:10 06 - BOGGIN...

THE CODGERS - Videos

Greetings from Motown!We do not have an album yet, but we do have some new videos we would like to share with you. They were filmed at the St. Patrick's Day Parade in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit last year. The Codgers formed in southwest Detroit in 2006 with members formerly of local punk...

GREAT BIG SEA - Live Boulder 2010 2nd CD

This is the other half of the bootleg that I posted some days ago.Enjoy!DOWNLOAD LINK:CD2 Part 1www.mediafire.com/?yndmhkzyym5CD2 Part 2www.mediafire.com/?ytyoe2yhwmj...

BASTARDS ON PARADE - Interview

At last! I’m sorry for the delay, I posted this interview on the Spanish version of the blogzine in April and I should have translated it then.The band tells everything about its first European tour and their forthcoming debut album.Hi, Bastards. Thank you for the interview and your support. Let’s talk...

TARTAN HEARTS - Final Show May 22nd 2010

Date: Saturday May 22ndVenue:Verns, 622- 8th Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaTickets: $10.00 @ the doorLAST TARTAN HEARTS SHOW EVER ... (for real this time ;) )The Sound City Hooligans http://www.soundcityhooligans.comThe Tartan Hearts www.myspace.com/tartanheartsThe Bloody Hells www.myspace.com/thebloodyhellsand...

THE DEMON BARBERS - "The Adventures of Captain Ward" Out Now

New CD now available!!Launch gigs...3rd June - Sheffield - The Boardwalk4th June - London - The BorderlineAll proceeds from the Launch Gigs will go to www.africanworkshop.orgTo purchase the album, go to:www.thedemonbarbers.com...

THE DEMON BARBERS - Uncut (2002) Free download

OK, this is neither a raucous band, nor a Celtic band. But if you have read the title of the Blog-zine, Celtic Folk Punk and MORE, I feel that it is not out of place.The Demon Barbers is an English folk rock band that won Best Live Act at the 2009 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. If you like, for instance,...

CALICO STREET RIOTS - 3 Track Demo

This is an unusual collection. From the London/Kent areas of England, come Calico Street Riots with their three-track Demo. The strange part being just how different the two styles present here really are.Opener “A Pint And A Fight” is a toothsome, fast-paced ode to a workingman’s weekend venting. Distorted...

GREAT BIG SEA - Live Boulder 2010

(This is the info about the band on Wikipedia)Great Big Sea (often shortened to GBS) is a Canadian folk-rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the island's 500-year-old...

BLOOD OR WHISKEY - Japan Tour 2010

Blood or Whiskey are heading to Japan for a short tour in June, special guests on the tour will be The Cherry Cokeswww.myspace.com/thecherrycokes June 14th Nagoya, Sakae @ R.A.DOPEN 18:30 / START 19:00 ADV \3,000 YEN / DOOR \3,500 YEN-LIVE- w/·BLOOD OR WHISKEY...and moreJune 15th Osaka, Shinsaibashi...

McALPINE'S FUSILIERS - Sons & Daughters of the Soil (2007)

Out of Victoria, Australia comes McAlpine’s Fusiliers, brandishing a swaggie swagger and packing an old-school Colonial punch, care of fiddle, guitar, accordion, banjo, bass, drums, bodhran, lagerphone, tin whistle, spoons and of course, vocals, all dispersed nicely among the band’s five members.Among...

GIG REVIEW: THE REAL McKENZIES - Barakaldo 29th April 2010

It was the fourth time that The Real McKenzies were going to play in Bilbao. I have only missed one of their previous shows. This time, the gig was at RockStar Live in Barakaldo. I had never been there. The doors are open at 20h00. The show should start at 21h00. The capacity of the venue is 2.200 people...

SIR REG - European Tour

(Info supplied by Robban from Anarkopunxrecord)Hi y'all!!Just trying to organize a tour and we would need some help.If anyone knows of venues, please let us know.Here is the dates we are available and where we want to go.June 201010,11 Sweden/Denmark12 Germany ?13 Germany?14 Germany?15 Czech / ?16 Czech...

LEVELLERS - May 2010 Mailout

(Taken from the Levellers Mailout)LEVELLERS LIVEMay7 Fri Labadoux Festival- Belgium www.labadoux.be19 Wed Drunk In Public (Mark, Jon and Simon with Rev Hammer) at the Tanhill Inn – Yorkshire Dales - Great Britain's highest Inn! Tickets from The Tan Hill Inn call 01833 628246 www.tanhillinn.com20 Thu...

THE MAHONES - "The Black Irish" album available soon

(Taken from the band's MySpace site)"NEW BLACK IRISH CD - ALL MAHONES CD'S ON iTUNES NOW !!!!Category: BloggingHEY PADDY ROCKERS AROUND THE WORLD,we are happy to announce that all 8 Mahones cd's are now available on iTUNES worldwide. You can get them by going to www.itunes.com/themahones and searching...

SEVEN LITTLE SISTERS have reformed

This info has been written as a comment on the post "Seven Little Sisters-Videos". I feel that it deserves to be posted here:"Hello Julie and anyone else interested in Seven Little Sisters.My name is Mike and I am the Seven Little Sisters drummer.It is true that Seven Little Sisters have reformed with...

BLEEDING HEARTS - May 2010 Mailout

Who Says Politics And Music Don't Mix?Main plot: rant }Sub-plot: new song } or is it the other way round?Hey, hello folks, Foxie here with my final pre-election rant fuelled by quality French Vino:This is a bit of an unusual mailout - so firstly, please visit our 'Attack' page for the latest gig updates....