2016-11-30 PADDY ROCK PODCAST - EPISODE # 28 THE CURSE OF THE TRYPTOPHAN

(This podcast was originally posted at Paddy Rock last November 27, 2016. Enjoy!) "Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends and family in the USA, It’s this time of the year where we often welcome in the Holidays and open out home to friends and family to come and celebrate with us. Though too often...

2016-11-29 EP REVIEW - ACROSS THE BORDER "Calling 999" (2016)

Across the Border "Calling 999 EP"Release date: November 24, 2016Running time: 9:37, 3 tracksAcross the Border hail from Remchingen, Baden-Würtemberg (South West of Germany). The band was founded in 1991 and therefore they belong to the first wave of German Celtic/folk punk bands. They were the “black...

2016-11-28 VIDEO - GROLSCHBUSTERS "Tear it All Down"

(This video was recently shared on Facebook by Andrew Watts aka Spider Mahone. Thank you Andrew!) Dutch punkrock band The Grolschbusters was founded in 1989 in the Dutch village of Hengelo and is the oldest surviving punk band from the east of the country. Initially, the repertoire consisted mainly...

2016-11-27 ALBUM REVIEW - SHAMROCKS "Captain's Log"

ShamRocks "Captain's Log"Release date: November 17, 2016Running time: 37:29, 10 tracks + 1 bonus track ShamRocks are Anatoliy Khomenko (mandolin, fiddle), Sergiy Khudoliy (accordion, vocals), Alexey Sletkov (drums, vocals) , Serge Vdovychenko (bass, vocals) and  Andrew Yakovenko (guitar). They...

2016-11-26 VIDEO - CELTIC HANGOVER "Drunken Sailor"

Celtic Hangover (Chambéry, France) official video for "Drunken Sailor", off their brand new album "Don't Fool Yourself".Some tracks are already being played at Celtic Folk Punk radio  and an album review will be posted soon. Stay tuned!Celtic Hangover - Drunken Sailor ...

2016-11-23 EP REVIEW - HANDSOME YOUNG STRANGERS "Battle of Broken Hill" (2016)

Handsome Young Strangers "The Battle of Broken Hill" Folk Til Ya Punk FTYP0004Release date: November 4th, 2016Running time: 28:57, 6 tracksHandsome Young Strangers are back with a bunch of bush songs. HYS are said to be more a collective than a proper band. Anyway, the core of the band (the “official”...

2016-11-21 VIDEO - TENHOLES "Mesin Factory"

Tenholes official video for "Mesin Factory". Tenholes - Mesin Factory ...

2016-11-20 VIDEO - LUGH "Garrafas do oficio"

Official video for "Garrafas do oficio", off Lugh's second album "Histórias do mar". Lugh - Garrafas de oficio ...

2016-11-12 ALBUM REVIEW - THE NARROWBACKS "Arrogance & Ignorance" (2016)

The Narrowbacks "Arrogance & Ignorance" Release date: October 17, 2016Running time: 43:12, 12 tracksThe Narrowbacks have been following the footsteps of Black 47, The Prodigals and The Ruffians and right now they are at the top of the Irish scene in New York. The lads have just released their...

2016-11-11 FREE DOWNLOAD: TAIL LIGHT REBELLION "Broken" (2016)

Tail Light Rebellion have just released a new album on Bancamp (Name Your Price) "Broken".   "All Songs written by Jonathan 'Swagger' Natale Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Jonathan 'Swagger' Natale All Music by Jonathan Natale except Second guitar on The Reason and Mandolin on Carry On...

2016-11-10 VIDEO - KILT THE MESSENGER " I Will Not Say Goodbye"

Here's Kilt the Messenger's latest video from their soon to be released 2nd album "Hellfire and Rescue".   Kilt the Messenger - I Will Not Say Goodbye   ...

2016-11-06 FREE DOWNLOAD - LORETTA PROBLEM "Welcome to the Circus" 2016 single

Finnish female fronted band Loretta Problem released their single "Welcome to the Circus" last September 18. It's available for free!!! Loretta Problem play their own fiddle punk where influences by the Levellers and the Sex Pistols can be noticed. "After 20 years of silence Finish punk-hippies...

2016-11-05 ALBUM REVIEW - THE RUMJACKS "Sleepin' Rough" (2016)

The Rumjacks "Sleepin' Rough" (2016) Four-Four (Australian Broadcasting Corporation Records)Release date: August 5, 2016Running time: 46:33, 12 tracksÀ la recherche du temps perdu. No, I’m not talking about French writer Marcel Proust’s master piece. However these French words describe perfectly...

2016-11-03 VIDEO - THE ROUGHNECK RIOT "Resistance"

The Roughneck Riot video for "Resistance", off their 204 release "Out of Anger". The Roughneck Riot - Resistance ...

2016-11-02 ALBUM REVIEW - GHOSTS OF BANNOCKBURN "Songs of the Warrior Poet" (2016)

Ghosts of Bannockburn "Songs of the Warrior Poet"Release date: March 12, 2016Running time: 32:43, 10 tracksNowadays almost every Celtic punk band wears kilts. But, how many bands talk about Scottish things apart from The Real McKenzies and Black Tartan Clan? Fortunately a new band from Charlotte,...

2016-11-01 VIDEO AND FREE DOWNLOAD - THE RAMSHACKLE ARMY "Foreign Soil"

The Ramshackle Army official video for "Foreign Soil". At the bottom you'll find the link to download the song for free. The Ramshackle Army - Foreign Soil DOWNLOAD: Triple J Unearthed ...