Christian Celtic bands, Chapter II:
"Ballydowse is a celtic punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois with a rare mix of anarchist and religious ideas infused into their music. Many of the group's members were from the Jesus People U.S.A. commune. In addition to the group's
Mekons/Pogues-style Celtic punk influences, the group also draws from world musics such as klezmer and Tibetan throat singing.
Ballydowse released two albums both engineered by Steve Albini. The debut was entitled The Land, the Bread, and the People and was a home place for many who found common cause with certain elements of Christianity while rejecting the American right wing bias so prominent in the church at the time. Their second album Fertile Crescent (sic) continued this trajectory with a growing Eastern European flavor.
The group's political activism over the economic sanctions on Iraq in the 2000s, prison reform, death penalty and the short-comings of capitalism was unique among Christian bands of the time.
The group disbanded in 2003." (From Wikipedia)
Robin Mandel - vocals
Andrew Mandel - vocals
Nate Gustafson Peters - guitar, mandolin
Brian Grover - bass, didgeridoo
Darren Davick - guitar, octave mandolin
Craig Holland - guitar
Dave Baumgartner - violin
Levi Nerad - drums
Dan Kool - concertina, bodhran
Discography:(Click to buy the mp3s)
"The Land, the Bread, and the People" (Grrr Records, 13 tracks, 1998)
"Out of the Fertile Crescent" (Diamante Music Group, 12 tracks, 2000)
Lyrics:
www.ballydowse.net/?page_id=15
Reviews:
"The Land, the Bread, and the People"
"Out of the Fertile Crescent"
More info:
www.ballydowse.net
www.busker-kibbutznik.org/ballydowse/
Ballydowse - Live Cornerstone 2005
"Ballydowse is a celtic punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois with a rare mix of anarchist and religious ideas infused into their music. Many of the group's members were from the Jesus People U.S.A. commune. In addition to the group's
Mekons/Pogues-style Celtic punk influences, the group also draws from world musics such as klezmer and Tibetan throat singing.
Ballydowse released two albums both engineered by Steve Albini. The debut was entitled The Land, the Bread, and the People and was a home place for many who found common cause with certain elements of Christianity while rejecting the American right wing bias so prominent in the church at the time. Their second album Fertile Crescent (sic) continued this trajectory with a growing Eastern European flavor.
The group's political activism over the economic sanctions on Iraq in the 2000s, prison reform, death penalty and the short-comings of capitalism was unique among Christian bands of the time.
The group disbanded in 2003." (From Wikipedia)
Robin Mandel - vocals
Andrew Mandel - vocals
Nate Gustafson Peters - guitar, mandolin
Brian Grover - bass, didgeridoo
Darren Davick - guitar, octave mandolin
Craig Holland - guitar
Dave Baumgartner - violin
Levi Nerad - drums
Dan Kool - concertina, bodhran
Discography:(Click to buy the mp3s)
"The Land, the Bread, and the People" (Grrr Records, 13 tracks, 1998)
"Out of the Fertile Crescent" (Diamante Music Group, 12 tracks, 2000)
Lyrics:
www.ballydowse.net/?page_id=15
Reviews:
"The Land, the Bread, and the People"
"Out of the Fertile Crescent"
More info:
www.ballydowse.net
www.busker-kibbutznik.org/ballydowse/
Ballydowse - Live Cornerstone 2005
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