SAMPLER JANUARY 2012

Special thanks to Marcin Puszka for sending the Molly Malone's tracks. All the other tracks can be found at Reverbnation as free downloads. 1) MOLLY MALONE'S (Gizycko, Poland) http://www.myspace.com/mollymalonesband http://www.reverbnation.com/mollymalones http://www.facebook.com/pages/Molly-Malones/153845134673289 Members: Jarek...

REVIEW - THE BEER BARONS EP (2012)

THE BEER BARONS EPRelease date: January 2012Running time: 20:27, 6 tracks Naming a band can be a tricky biz. Some names might imply that a band is simply a clichéd “drinking song” bar band, á la “Drinkhunters,” “Boozehounds” or “The Barflyers,” (okay, technically speaking, that last one is the...

FREE DOWNLOAD - GERAP GURITA

This is the single taken from the forthcoming Gerap Gurita CD. Enjoy! DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/?da4nmyjci67m...

VIDEOS - THE TRANSYLVANIANS

The Transsylvanians are from Berlin and have been playing their "Hungarian Speedfolk" since 1995. Some members are from Hungarian origin and other members are German. Members:András Tiborcz - violinIsabel Nagy - Vocals, double bass, fluteAttila Czibi - DrumsHendrik Maaß - GuitarAlex Kulikowski...

THE PORTERS - "RUM, BUM AND VIOLINA TOUR"

The Porters on tour: 27.01.2012 – Sonic Ballroom Köln 28.01.2012 – Bottich Pforzheim 29.01.2012 – Bar irReal Aulendorf 30.01.2012 – Club Divadlo pod lampou, Plzen, Cz 31.01.2012 – Cross-Club, Prag, Cz 01.02.2012 – Club Bozak, Teplice, CZ 02.02.2012 -Rock´n Rollkneipe Sixties, Aurich 03.02.2012...

VIDEOS - THE CROOKED FIDDLE BAND

The Australian band The Crooked Fiddle Band merges European Folk with metal and even punk. The Crooked Fiddle Band " Rom Rebellion"The Crooked Fiddle Band  "Countess Bathory's Finishing School for Girls"...

REVIEW - THE PORTERS "Rum, Bum and Violina" Cargo Records

THE PORTERS "Rum, Bum and Violina" Cargo RecordsRelease date: 27 January 2012Running time: 48:25, 13 tracks “Rum, Bum and Violina” is the third album released by the German band The Porters in 10 years. Their previous albums were recorded in 2001 (“A Tribute to Arthur Guinness") and 2006 (“Anywhere...

FREE DOWNLOAD - ENTER THE HAGGIS Live 2012

(From the band's mail-out) "Hi everyone! 2012 Live - 11 unreleased live tracks! We had a great time at our New Year's shows this winter! Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate with us. We streamed the shows live on ETH Radio (http://www.enterthehaggis.com/ethradio.cfm) and had people...

THE DIRTY ARTICHOKES MINI-TOUR

Dirty Artichokes touring Central Europe: 11th April 2012: Dirty Artichokes (ITA) + Mahones (CAN) + Firkin (HUN) live in Vienna (Ost Klub) - Austria 12th April 2012: day off (drink at the worst pub of Vienna) 13th April 2012: Dirty Artichokes (ITA) + Mahones (CAN) + Firkin (HUN) live in Budapest (Barbanegra...

MR. IRISH BASTARD - SWEDISH TOUR

Showdown Booking & Management / K.O.K.S - Music Proudly Presents:Mr. Irish Bastard - "Never Mind The Bastards - Here`s Mr. Irish Bollocks Tour 2012"Mr. Irish Bastard is heading for a exclusive Swedish tour, the band will play in the following cities:May 201205.08 Tuesday @ CC-Puben, Gävle05.09...

ROIO - THE REAL McKENZIES Live in Warsaw (Poland)

Our friend Marcin from Poland is sharing the recording that was taped last 20th January 2012, The Real McKenzies live at the Radio Luxembourg Club in Warsaw. 29 tracks, mp3 at 320 kbps. As far as I know, there is only a couple of RMcK boots circulating and I have never found any of them...

FREE DOWNLOAD - DRINK HUNTERS

This is the 4 track demo that Drink Hunters released in 2009. All the tracks were featured on one of our samplers. Now you can download them from bandcamp and you can choose the format (FLAC or mp3) and the rate. Enjoy! DOWNLOAD: http://drinkhunters.bandcamp.com ...

VIDEOS - DRINK HUNTERS 23 DECEMBER 2011

These are the vids that were shot at the Drink Hunters debut album release gig last December 23rd 2011 at Sala Garcilaso in Barcelona: Drink Hunters "Drinking Song"Drink Hunters "Molly Never Sleeps Alone"Drink Hunters "Now"Drink Hunters "Speak More than a Fucking Politician"   Drink...

FREE DOWNLOADS - RICHIE BLITZ

"The solo project is built on the back of a recording I made for University that got a lot of positive feedback. As a result I decided to write more songs and start gigging. This is a D.I.Y. Project and everything is recorded, printed and produced by myself. " (MySpace) "100% D.I.Y. Folk Punk...

VIDEO - PALOMINO

"We are Palomino from New York City. We're about to release our debut EP and accompanying music video we'd love for you to check out. A lot of our songs have a Celtic, trad, and Irish ballad influences. (check out the middle part of our music video for Ponte Vecchio for a good example) Other influences...

REVIEW - FINNEGAN'S HELL - "Finnegan's Hell" EP Pavement Productions (2011)

Finnegan's Hell - "Finegan's Hell" EP Pavement Productions (2011)Release date: 2011Running time: 14:05, 5 tracks Paddy’s Irish Clan was a Swedish band that was established in 1999. They played mainly Irish ballads and rebel songs and had an Internet “hit” with their song “Fuck the British Army”....

ROIO - WEDDINGS PARTIES ANYTHING "Live at the Mean Fiddler" (1992)

This is a great ROIO, apparently a soundboard recording. I only  got a couple of albums released by Weddings Parties Anything, the ones that were released in the UK by Cooking Vinyl: "Roaring Days" and "Difficult Loves". A lot of tracks from those albums are featured on this recording,...

SIR REG - DYING TO REBEL TOUR

Info shared by Heptown records: In the coming weeks and months, SIR REG will head out on a Swedish/German tour, a follow up to the past year's two European tours and play some prestigious gigs and festivals, both at home and abroad. “DYING TO REBEL TOUR” 02.02.2012 Swe / Helsingborg / Metalbaren...

KOALAFORNIA CONVICTS TOUR 2012

Beau (Lexington Field) has forwarded the following info: KOALAFORNIA CONVICTS TOUR! We are happy to announce that our good friends, and an awesome Celtic Punk band from Melbourne, Australia, The Ramshackle Army, will be making a stop in California for a couple shows before they head back east...

VIDEO - 3 SHEETS T'WIND "Old Woolpack's Yard"

Three Sheets T' Wind, a band that was featured on The Celtic Punk Sampler Vol XI-England, has just released a new video. Artist: The Sheets T' Wind (featuring Leesa Mae) Track: Old Woolpack's Yard Video: Rattle Media Filmed in Henry Boons in Wakefield http://www.facebook.com/threesheetsfolkpunk http://www.myspace.com/sheetstothewind http://www.reverbnation.com/threesheetstwind Three...

FLATFOOT 56 EUROPEAN TOUR

Flatfoot 56 are touring Europe from January 19 to February 12, 2012. (Germany, Poland, Czech, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Netherlands, France, Belgium & Russia!) More info athttp://www.flatfoot56.com/tour/ ...

ASPY (BASTARDS ON PARADE) TOURING WITH THE REAL McKENZIES

Info taken from Facebook: GORD TAYLOR: "I have left The Real McKenzies, harshly and mid-tour. I had no other choice." DESKARGA FURTIVA (BASTARDS ON PARADE MANAGEMENT): "Our piper Aspy is playing with The Real McKenzies , he will finish their European tour, congrats big m...