SAMPLER 2013 - VOL. V

The fifth sampler of the year is out. A short one, but full of amazing songs.
All the tracks are available as legal free downloads on the Internet:

Tracks 2-3 and 5-8 are free downloads from Reverbnation
Tracks 1 and 4 are free downloads from Soundcloud

I have converted the Royal Spuds song from WAV to mp3. If you want to have the original WAV file, go to their soundcloud page and grab it. This song comes from their upcoming debut album!

1) THE ROYAL SPUDS (Leiden, The Netherlands)

https://www.facebook.com/royalspuds
https://soundcloud.com/royalspuds
http://www.reverbnation.com/theroyalspuds
https://twitter.com/theroyalspuds

Line-up:

Maarten van Vliet - Vocals & banjo
Michael Silver - Accordion & backing vocals
Milan Boom - Guitars & backing vocals
Robin Janssens - Guitar
Dave "Jones" Schrijvers - Bass
Mark de Jong - Drums

Discography:

"Start Your Engines" (6 track EP, 2012)
"Wanted Drunk'n'Alive" (forthcoming album, 2013)

2) STRAMASH (Glasgow, Scotland)

http://www.stramashscotland.co.uk
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stramash/163284790370011
http://www.reverbnation.com/stramash
https://twitter.com/StramashBand

Line-up:

Andrew Jackson - Lead Vocals
Michael Gilfeather - Lead guitar and vocals
Iain Alexander Marr - Highland pipes, flute and whistle
Andrew Lowrie - Drums, percussion and vocals
William Maxwell - Bass and vocals

Discography:

"The Uprising" (14 tracks, 2012)
"The Lion Rises" (10 Tracks, 2013)

3) THE VANDON ARMS (Des Moines, IA, USA)

http://www.thevandonarms.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Vandon-Arms/10920399522
http://www.reverbnation.com/thevandonarms
http://www.purevolume.com/thevandonarms
https://twitter.com/thevandonarms

Line-up:

Buz - Mandolin
Clint - Guitar
Hutch - Drums
Moosher - Acoustic guitar, banjo
Craig - Bass
Clayton

Discography:

"Loosers and Boozers EP" (6 tracks, 2006)
"Health to the Company" (8 tracks, 2008)
"Live and Worse than Ever" (10 tracks, 2009)
"The Sent Off EP" (6 tracks, 2010)
"No Loyalty Among Thieves" (13 tracks, 2013)



"No Loyalty Among Thieves" will be reviewed next week. Stay tuned!

4) THE SUNDAY PUNCHERS (Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa)

http://www.thepunchers.com
https://www.facebook.com/TheSundayPunchers
http://www.reverbnation.com/thesundaypunchers
https://soundcloud.com/the-sunday-punchers
https://twitter.com/ThePunchersSA

Line-up:

Mostert Francois - Acoustic Guitar & vocals
Michiel Kruger - Electric guitar & vocals
Shaun "Cabbs" Hillary - Banjo, mandolin & vocals
Adrian Vlok - Bass
Darryn Small - Drums
Bruce Missing - Bagpipes/tin whistle

Discography:

"The Sunday Punchers EP" (2011)
"Sea Monsters" (Single, 2013)

5) CORKTOWN POPES (Detroit, MI, U.S.A.)

http://corktownpopes.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Corktown-Popes/114603468611087
http://www.reverbnation.com/corktownpopes

Line-up:

Paddy Mc Kuehn - Guitars,keyboards
Faustin Donnegal - Vocals,guitar
Paul Goodmen - Accordion, keyboards, vocals
The Mighty Tom Donohue - Uileann pipes, Irish flutes
Michael 'Man'o'Faith' Martin - Mandolin, guitar
Joe Bagozzi- Bass Guitar

Discography:

"An Also with You EP" (5 tracks, 2012)

6) THE INDULGERS (Boulder, CO, U.S.A.)

http://www.shamrocker.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Indulgers/59965579492
http://www.reverbnation.com/theindulgersirishband
https://twitter.com/Indulgers

Line-up:

Damien McCarron - Vocals, Guitar
Mike Nile - Vocals, guitars, mandolin, harmonica and electronic bagpipes
Renee Fine - Fiddle/violin
Aaron Haywood - Bass
Frannie (Cheech) Mannone - Drums

Discography:

"In Like Flynn" (12 tracks, 1999)
"Tan & Black" (13 tracks, 2001)
"Celtic Tiger" (12 tracks, 2002)
"High Road to Heaven" (13 tracks, 2002)
"Chase the Ghost" (12 tracks, 2004))
"Out in the West" (13 tracks, 2006)
"Whiskey Tonight" (14 tracks, 2013)

DOWNLOAD:

http://dfiles.eu/files/ky1qhtmph