PADDY ROCK PODCAST no. 13 (October 25th 2010)

Paddyrock has recently released his podcast no. 13.25% of the tracks featured on that podcast were previously released on the Fire in the Pub samplers. Congratulations to Drink Hunters, SIR REG and The Vandon Arms.1) Drink Hunters - Drinking Song- This track was included in Fire in the Pub - January...

FIRE IN THE PUB - SAMPLER OCTOBER 2010

Late as usual, but the October sampler is here. A bunch of excellent bands from three corners of The County Hell: Europe, America and Asia. Those who were eager to hear more Celtic punk bands will find some drops in this sampler. 01 - CAP'TAINE JACK - L'Andro de Jack (Demo) 4:23 02 - CAP'TAINE JACK...

VIDEOS - SIR REG

The brand new promotional video! Sir Reg "Drink Up Ya Sinners". One of the best 2010 bands and my favourite track to...

VIDEOS - THE DOWNS FAMILY

The Downs Family, a band from San Diego, were one of the first Celtic punk bands from the USA. The Downs Family is a product of a St. Patrick’s Day sing-a-long nearly twenty years ago at San Diego's Casbah. At the time, they played loose renditions of Irish folk tunes and songs by The...

PIPES AND PINTS - EUROPEAN TOUR Vol. II STARTS SOON

Pipes and Pints in a venue near your home. Enjo...

REVIEW - McGILLICUDDYS - SIN LANE (2010)

McGillicuddys - Sin Lane (Independent MCGCD002)Release date: 2010Running Time: 46:05, 12 tracks"You can be active with the activists or sleep in with the sleepers while you're waiting for the Great Leap Forwards" (Billy Bragg "Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards")Were they sleeping? I guess that many...

TWITTER ACCOUNT

I have opened a twitter account. If you want to follow the blog updates, this is the link:http://twitter.com/celticfolkpu...

VIDEOS - ROGUE MAHONE

Rogue Mahone were one of the German bands that "kept the Celtic Punk homefire burning" in the late 90's together with other bands such as Famous in 9 Years, In Search of a Rose, Lady Godiva, The Mahones, Nelsons Wedding, Nuthouse Flowers or Waxie's.Florian Kuntze - Vocals, Guitar, BanjoMarkus Kuhn...

FREE DOWNLOADS - 3 DAFT MONKEYS

3 Daft Monkeys is a Cornish band that comes from the ashes of the sadly defunct band Lordryk."3 Daft Monkeys are a world music-influenced acoustic band from Cornwall, UK, consisting of Tim Ashton, Athene Roberts, and Jamie Waters (who replaced original member, Rich Mulryne). The instrumentation consists...

BOOTLEG - MODENA CITY RAMBLERS

Another essential band, Modena City Ramblers, from Italy. A band influenced by The Pogues, The Clash and Mano Negra. "Modena City Ramblers (also known as M.C.R.) is an Italian folk band founded in 1991. Their music is heavily influenced by Celtic themes, and can be compared to folk rock music. The...

REVIEW - ANGUS MOHR - SYMPHONY FROM THE GHOST SHIP (2008) Mohr Fire Productions IV

Angus Mohr - Symphony from the Ghost Ship - Mohr Fire Productions IVProduced by Angus Mohr, Scott "Gusty" Christensen & JOK (Johnny OverKill)Release date: 2008Running Time: 58:40, 13 tracksAngus Mohr is a 4 piece band from Colorado that plays "Highland Rock'n'Roll". The band has released one live...

VIDEOS - GONE TO EARTH

Gone To Earth were a fine 5 piece band from Manchester that released 2 great albums in 1986-87. They were signed up by Probe Plus records,the Liverpool based label. The band split up in the early 90S,but they are said to be great live."Gone To Earth were the folk punk band. They were the first to do...

BOOTLEG - LANCASTER COUNTY PRISON

Lancaster County Prison live on WPRB. 320 kbps."I got a letter from an old street aquaintance one day. The letter started like this: " I don't know what you heard, but it ain't like people are saying. I got caught in the middle of something that wasn't cool, and then I got stuck with a sh---ty lawyer..."...

PIPES AND PINTS - EUROPEAN TOUR 2010 Vol. II

Pipes and Pints will be touring Europe again from October 29th to November 20th. For more information, go to:www.myspace.com/pipesandpin...

FAQ

1) Could you please upload this album "xxxx - xxx"?I'm sorry, this is a blog-zine to promote new bands or bands that are not well-known. I only post the recordings that the bands have decided to share for free. I cannot rip albums and post them.2) Could you please put the links to blogs/websites that...

FEATURED BAND - HAGGIS AND BONG

This month's featured band is Haggis and Bong, from Pretoria (South Africa). 4 songs can be dowloaded from the band's Reverbnation's site. "H&B started early in 2007 in an extremely random fashion. Angus and Tom met through a mutual friend and had a once of jam that once off jam turned into a...

FREE DOWNLOADS - DEALAN

This is a neo-folk band from Barcelona. At the band's website it is said that a new album should be released in 2009. However, the website has not been updated for a while and it seems that this never happened. Anyway, at their LastFm website there are some free tracks from their debut album and from...

VIDEOS - CEILI RAIN

Celtic Christian bands, Chapter IV: "According to their website: "Ceili" (say: KAY-lee) is a Gaelic (Irish) word that means "party," specifically one with live musicians, dancing and general merriment. "Coeli" is a form of the Latin word for "heaven." Rain is that stuff that falls from the sky. Thus,...