TOP TEN 2011 - SEND YOUR VOTES

The year is nearly over, so it's time to choose the best recordings of the year.This year I have made some changes.1) Three CDs can be won. A draw will decide the 3 winners.2) I have decided to include some albums that were released at the end of 2010. Even if they were released in 2010, I think that...

SAMPLER NOVEMBER 2011

01 - DIRTY GLASS - Let's Joke 3:3302 - THE SWAGGERIN' GROWLERS - Six Strings and Gasoline (from "Outlaw Waltz") 2:4803 - RUM CURRENCY - Skin and Blister 3:1304 - RUM CURRENCY - Black Eyed Lisa 2:2205 - RUM CURRENCY - Parish Offices 1:4506 - THE STOUTFELLOWS - The Ratlin' Bog (from "The Stoutfellows")...

REVIEW - MUTINY BAY "The Second Battle of Vinegar Hill" (2011)

Mutiny Bay "The Second Battle of Vinegar Hill"Release date: October 2011Running time: 39:04, 10 tracksRecently I have read on Facebook some comments stating that the Celtic punk coming from Australia was the best because every single band has its own sound: Between the Wars, The Ramshackle Army, The...

FREE DOWNLOAD - GARLIC KINGS

The boys from Saint Petersburg, Garlic Kings, have just released their debut album. it's available from their website.DOWNLOAD:http://thegarlickings.ru (click on СКАЧАТЬ АЛЬБОМ-ШМАЛЬБ...

VIDEO - SIGELPA "Molly Malone"

Sigelpa "Molly Malone" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8DDbN_ia3E Molly Malone era una puta No es masturbava mai pensant en mi Però quan follàvem em deia que sí Però quan follàvem em deia que sí I tu ara nen què cony em demanes? Que sigui teva i et demani permís? Només dic que si m'estimessis...

VIDEO - BASTARDS ON PARADE

Bastards on Parade - promo videohttp://vimeo.com/30273638Promo Bastards on Parade from borneira on Vim...

NEWS: GARY MILLER AND THE BLOODY IRISH BOYS

(Taken from Gary's Facebook)(Gary Miller and The Bloody Irish Boys) We're hoping to do a unique collaboration next year performing live on stage together (a mixture of their songs and my songs) for a European tour of clubs and festivals (marking this popular US band's debut tour of Europe). Any interested...

FREE DOWNLOAD - SHENANIGANZ "Greendaze"

Shenaniganz was a kiwi band that released a CD in 2004. The tracks can be downloaded from Soundclick. I have put them together in mediafire.Keith Maynard - Vocals, guitar and whistlesAdam Maha - FiddleBrian Jeffs - Banjo, mandolin, vocalsDenise Hudson - Bass, vocalsNorm Maynard - DrumsDOWNLOAD:http://www.mediafire.com/?3p3on7p39amtudc...

BOOTLEG - STREET DOGS Live in Providence (2011)

The Street Dogs live at the Shamrock'n'Roll festival.Enjoy!DOWNLOAD:http://www.mediafire.com/?ni8cdbunq264...

REVIEW - SMOKEY BASTARD “Tales from the Wasteland” Bomber Music (2011)

Smokey Bastard “Tales from the Wasteland” Bomber MusicRelease date: 31 October 2011Running time: 41:19, 13 tracksSmokey Bastard defined themselves as the UK's answer to Flogging Molly and Dropckick Murphys. Their 12 track debut album ”Propping Up the Floor” was released in 2009 and I think that it...

SHOULD SMOKEY BASTARD BE BANNED?

I have been recently told that the London Celtic Punks collective and other Celtic punks fans have turned their back on the band from Reading Smokey Bastard. The last straw would have been a recent interview in which the band was asked about people's biggest misconception about the folk punk genre....

FREE DOWNLOADS - ASKFODD

Askfodd come from Sweden and they play a very interesting folk-rock, every track is different. If I have to make a comparison with well-known Swedish bands, I feel that they are closer to Filarfolket than to Hedningarna. Enjoy!Tobias Don Rydsheim, 1987 - Vocals, guitars, keyboards, samplesChristoffer...

VIDEO - IRISH STEW OF SINDIDUN "Take Me High"

Irish Stew of Sindidun. Video for the song "Take Me High" from third release "New Tomorrow", 2011.Director: Ivan Wag...

FREE DOWNLOAD - TERRA CELTA "Folkatrua"

The Brazilian band Terra Celta has released their second album. It can be downloaded for free from their website. Go to their website, click on "ENTRAR", then close the ad and click on the right on "DOWNLOAD", finally click on "BAIXE AGORA! ALBUM FOLKATRUA"DOWNLOAD:http://terracelta.com...

BOOTLEG - HOIST THE COLORS

The Californian band Hoist the Colors has just released an "official" bootleg. It can be downloaded free from bandcamp.Recorded live at the Standard Station in El Segundo, CA on November 12,2011Josh Linden - Vocals and mandolinRyan Sharp - BanjoSina Etesami - Acoustic guitar and vocalsNick Morgan -...

FREE DOWNLOAD - THE FREAK FANDANGO ORCHESTRA "Tales of a Dead Fish"

The Freak Fandango Orchestra has just released their second album, "Tales of a Dead Fish"DOWNLOAD:http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/101...

BAND OF THE MONTH - GARRAHAN'S GHOST

I have found Garrahan´s Ghost "Songs from the Spider Box" so good that I have decided that they are the band of the month. The reverbnation widget will be here till the end of the month.http://www.reverbnation.com/garrahansghosthttp://www.myspace.com/garrahansghosthttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Garr...

VIDEO - SMOKEY BASTARD "YUPPIE DRACULA"

This is the Smokey Bastard's brand new video. Enj...

THE DREADNOUGHTS - BOOK AND VIDEO

"I'm not sure if you've heard yet, but recently a book and a video based around Vancouver's polka-klezmer-celtic-cider-folk-punk band The Dreadnoughts were released.The book is called This Place Is Awesome and it's the story of survival in the face of overwhelming amounts of cider. I wrote it after...

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After some weeks off, we are coming back soon. Stay tuned for new revie...