CELTIC FOLK PUNK AND MORE

FREE DOWNLOAD - GERAP GURITA

2012-01-29T10:41:00.000+01:00

This is the single taken from the forthcoming Gerap Gurita CD. Enjoy!

DOWNLOAD:

http://www.mediafire.com/?da4nmyjci67m2rr

VIDEOS - THE TRANSYLVANIANS

2012-01-29T10:20:00.000+01:00

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 - violin
Isabel Nagy - Vocals, double bass, flute
Attila Czibi - Drums
Hendrik Maaß - Guitar
Alex Kulikowski -Accordion

Discography:

"Orome" (1998, 8 tracks)
"Jó" (1999, 11 tracks)
"Denevér" (2000, 13 tracks)
"Live in Berlin (2002, 15 tracks)
"Igen!" (2004,15 tracks)
"Fél és edész" (2007, 8 + 10 tracks 2CD set)

http://www.transsylvanians.de
http://www.myspace.com/transsylvanians
http://transsylvanians.bandcamp.com

Transsylvanians on German TV

Transsylvanians - A szegedi csikos (Live 2008)

THE PORTERS - "RUM, BUM AND VIOLINA TOUR"

2012-01-28T21:12:00.001+01:00

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 – The Real McKenzies & The Porters + Support, Cafe Nord, Viehofer Platz, Essen –
04.02.2012 – FolkPunkRock-Night, SO36, Berlin – The Real McKenzies, The Porters, Sir Reg + Support

VIDEOS - THE CROOKED FIDDLE BAND

2012-01-28T19:37:00.000+01:00

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

2012-01-27T13:07:00.000+01:00

THE PORTERS "Rum, Bum and Violina" Cargo Records
Release date: 27 January 2012
Running 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 But Home”). So, I’m not wrong when I say that it was a long awaited album.

In the last five years some changes have occurred at The Porters headquarters. First of all, the band has moved from Knock Out Records to Cargo Records. This is a minor change, since Cargo Records distributed the KOR albums. The most important thing is the line-up changes. Three out of five members are new. Only Volker Grüner (vocals, guitars, mandolin, banjo) and Gehrke (drums, percussion) remain.

Should the fans be worried? Not at all. “Rum, Bum and Violina” is the logical next step. The Porters shifted from a Celtic punk covers band to an impressive folk punk outfit when they released their master piece “Anywhere But Home”. At that moment it was clear that the band was shifting from the Celtic end to the American end. And “Rum, Bum and Violina” is more American Folk and less Celtic than their previous effort. So, it is not a big surprise.

Yes, it’s true that regarding the instrumentation there is more fiddle and the accordion place has been taken by the keyboards (piano and organ). However, I feel that the result is really good. Besides, the guests list includes Pierre Lavendel (Jamie Clarke’s Perfect) on banjo and Paul McKenzie (Real McKenzies) on vocals, backing vocals and harp. Maybe I’m wrong, but I find a 80’s feeling all along the album. The title track “Rum, Bum and Violina” seems to be a tribute to both The Pogues and Mano Negra, there are some echoes to Bruce Springsteen, some organ à la Dire Straits and I recall The Clash “The Sound of the Sinners” when I listen to the gospel on “Homeward Bound”

But you want to know which songs I like, don’t you? The opening track “Canción de la Muerte” (Ennio Morricone western soundtracks via The Pogues), “Harbour Pearls” (a song with a country sound because of the banjo, fiddle, harp and especially the great piano arrangements) “Son of this Town” (Flogging Molly meets The Men They Couldn’t Hang), “Nameless Grave” (the best track on the album IMHO) and “Homeward Bound”. Regarding the covers, my fave is the Queen '39.

As a whole, the album is an excellent addition to The Porters catalogue. Anyway, I have the feeling that I miss something, maybe a couple of numbers like “Too Many Pints of Guinness” and “Bantry Bay Boozers” with different vocalists instead of the new "Sam Hall" cover and the "Jesse James" extended version, to get a better balance. But, when the quality is so high, maybe it’s useless to discuss about this kind of small details. Come on, buy The Porters “Rum, Bum and Violina”!

Tracklist:

01. Canción de la muerte 1:54

02. Harbour Pearls 3:52

03. Love Train 3:42

04. Son of this Town 4:09

05. Shine On 4:36

06. Rum, Bum and Violina 4:26

07. Nameless Grave 4:24

08. Sam Hall 3:07

09. Jesse James 3:57

10. A cigarette and not half a Glass of Whiskey 4:39

11. Homeward Bound 3:50

12. '39 2:44

13. Jesse James (extended Version) 3:01

http://theporters.de

http://www.facebook.com/ThePortersfolkpunk

http://www.reverbnation.com/portersfolkpunk

http://www.myspace.com/theporters

Click to buy:

http://theporters.de/blog/?page_id=4

http://www.cargo-records.de/de/item/52171/katalog_art.75.html

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Review by Kinksmarkham

FREE DOWNLOAD - ENTER THE HAGGIS Live 2012

2012-01-26T19:45:00.000+01:00

(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 all over the world tuning in to listen. We also recorded the audio of the shows, and we've put together eleven tracks in an impromptu live album for everyone to enjoy. Grab it for free, or toss a few coins in the jar if the mood strikes you.

ETH on the radio

2012 is going to be a big year for us. We're pushing a few songs to radio stations around the US and Canada, and the response so far has been very encouraging. Make sure you request ETH on your favorite College or AAA radio station this winter and spring!

Cayamo Cruise

We're heading waaaaaay south next week: two shows in Florida, then a week on a cruise through the Caribbean with an incredible lineup of artists: Lyle Lovett, Lucinda Williams, John Prine, John Hiatt, The Civil Wars and a ton of others.

We're currently checking the cushions of our couches and breaking open our piggy banks in an attempt to get a full-fledged national PR and publicity campaign underway. With a little luck, you'll be seeing our name (and music) all over the place in coming months.

Thanks for all your support, and we hope you have an amazing 2012! (Don't forget to come and find us on Facebook for all the most up-to-date info and announcements!)

-ETH

Upcoming Shows/Events:

Date: Location: Venue: Ticket Price:

Feb 03, 2012 Tampa, FL Skipper's Smokehouse $12 advance/$15 Door
Feb 04, 2012 Orlando, FL The Plaza Theatre $10 Advance/$13 Door
Feb 05, 2012 Miami, FL Cayamo Cruise
Mar 01, 2012 Wilkes-barre, PA FM Kirby Center $20 Advance - $30 Door
Mar 03, 2012 Washington, DC The Hamilton $15 GA/$25 Seated"

DOWNLOAD:

http://www.enterthehaggis.com/2012live.cfm

Click on "Add Album to Cart" (You enter a price from 0,00 USD and then click on the button)

THE DIRTY ARTICHOKES MINI-TOUR

2012-01-25T20:19:00.001+01:00

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 Music Club) - Hungary

14 th April 2012: Dirty Artichokes (ITA) + Paddy and the Rats (HUN) somewhere in Hungary tbc

MR. IRISH BASTARD - SWEDISH TOUR

2012-01-25T20:07:00.000+01:00

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 2012

05.08 Tuesday @ CC-Puben, Gävle

05.09 Wednesday @ Hijazz, Uppsala

05.10 Thursday @ Glada Ankan, Karlstad

05.11 Friday @ Fegens Festival, Göteborg

More Info:

Showdown Booking & Management

http://www.facebook.com/ShowdownBooking

http://showdownbooking.wordpress.com

http://twitter.com/ShowdownBooking

K.O.K.S – Music

http://www.koks-music.de

ROIO - THE REAL McKENZIES Live in Warsaw (Poland)

2012-01-25T19:56:00.000+01:00

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.

Enjoy!

DOWNLOAD:

http://www.divshare.com/download/16634718-e2d

http://www.divshare.com/download/16634764-09a

FREE DOWNLOAD - DRINK HUNTERS

2012-01-24T21:52:00.000+01:00

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

2012-01-24T21:08:00.004+01:00

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 Hunters "With My Crew"

Drink Hunters "She Was 56"

Drink Hunters "Welcome to Hapiness"

Drink Hunters "Warrior Souls"

FREE DOWNLOADS - RICHIE BLITZ

2012-01-24T20:33:00.001+01:00

"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 based in Brighton." (Reverbnation)

Richie Blitz - Acoustic Guitar & Vocals

Discography:

"Protest Songs and Singalongs" (14 tracks, 14 June 2011)
"As long As I Live" (4tracks, 21 January 2012)

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000084857193
http://www.reverbnation.com/richieblitz
http://www.myspace.com/richieblitz

DOWNLOAD:

http://richieblitz.bandcamp.com/album/protest-songs-and-singalongs
http://richieblitz.bandcamp.com/album/as-long-as-i-live

VIDEO - PALOMINO

2012-01-21T12:22:00.002+01:00

"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 incude Neil Young, The Replacements, The Clash and The Lemonheads.

The aim of the EP and the band in general is to get to the heart of the songs without the frills.

The CD release show/party is February 17th at Ella in New York City. "

Biography:

Palomino was founded in 2010. Based out of Brooklyn NY, drummer Mike Sweeney and guitarist/vocalist Elijah Campbell combine elements of alternative, punk, folk, country, and classic rock. In 2012 the band released a video for their first single “Ponte Vecchio” directed by Jonathan Hansen and the creative forces behind the web series Pioneer One. They are set to release their first EP in early 2012.

Discography:

"The Palomino EP" (5 tracks, 2012)

Released 01 January 2012
Written, recorded, produced and engineered by Palomino.
Drums recorded with Jim Bertini at Galaxy Smith Recording.
Mastered with Adrian Morgan at Timeless Mastering.

Members:

E Campbell - Vocals, Guitars, bass, Percussion
Mike Sweeney - Drums, Percussion, Guitar
Additional vocals by Lianne Bassin

More info:

http://palominoband.com
http://facebook.com/palomino.fb
http://palomino.bandcamp.com

The music video for Ponte Vecchio, by Palomino. Directed by Jon Hansen.

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

2012-01-21T11:49:00.000+01:00

Finnegan's Hell - "Finegan's Hell" EP Pavement Productions (2011)
Release date: 2011
Running 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”. They released four albums and toured Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Finally, after having played at the Ballyshannon Folk Festival in Ireland, they thought that it was high time for a change of direction. And that’s how Finnegan’s Hell was born.

Needless to say that Finnegan’s Hell also had a great Internet hit last year when the band released the official video for the track “The Molly Maguires”. Their long awaited debut EP includes that song, another two traditional standards and a couple of self-penned songs.

I find that the best songs on the EP are “Hot Asphalt” and “Jar of Porter” (By the way, a new version of this song with different lyrics and a new tittle is also available as a video). The last song is very interesting too, with some Appalachian influences on the fiddling and banjo playing.

Pabs McNasty (lead vocals and guitar), Slick Mick (banjo, harmonica, accordion, tin whistle and backing vocals), San Stacy (bass and backing vocals), Carl Bushmill (fiddle) and Ace o'Reilly (drums & percussion) have been able to blend their knowledge of the Irish ballads and their live experience at pubs and big festivals with the rocking tradition of Swedish bands such as The Nomads or The Hellacopters. A top-notch EP that should be on your CD collection. Grab it as soon as possible.

I feel that a new wave of Scandinavian Celtic punk bands is here to conquer the world. SIR REG and Greenland Whalefishers are already the kings of the Celtic punk realm. But “new” bands like Finnegan’s Hell and Rovers Ahead are pushing on the same direction too.

Tracklist:

01 - The Molly Maguires 2:22

02 - Hot Asphalt 3:49

03 - Jar of Porter 2:23

04 - McAlpine's Fusiliers 2:41

05 - A Pint of Plain 2:40

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Finnegans-Hell/123418027734944

http://www.myspace.com/finneganshell

http://www.myspace.com/paddysirishclan/music

Review by Kinksmarkham

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

2012-01-19T19:57:00.000+01:00

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, including "Telephone in Her Car" (The Clash influence is obvious) and "Rambling Girl", my faves

The following info comes from Wikipedia. Just one remark: IMHO, "The Australian Pogues" were Roaring Jack, Weddings, Parties Anything were The Australian The Men They Couldn't Hang". A cover of "Industrial Town" can be found at TMTCH "The Domino Club" album.

"Weddings Parties Anything were an Australian folk rock band formed in 1984 in Melbourne and continuing until 1998. Their name came from The Clash song ("Revolution Rock") and musicologist Billy Pinnell described their first album as the best Australian rock debut since Skyhooks' Living in the '70s

Formation and early years

Mick Thomas grew up in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, where he played in bush bands in his youth. In 1981 (at age 21) he moved to Melbourne and after a couple of years in Melbourne's pub rock scene with bands like Where's Wolfgang and Trial, Thomas formed the first version of Weddings, Parties, Anything in late 1984.

Thomas' idea behind Weddings Parties Anything was to combine that punk rock inspiration with his original love for the honest storytelling in folk music. The band was essentially based on a song he'd written, ""Away, Away"". In early 1985 the group's original piano accordion player Wendy Joseph was replaced by Mark Wallace. Michael Thomas had placed an ad looking for an accordion player, but didn't receive any responses. He then looked through the phone book for music schools and lists of their past students. After four or five schools he came up with Mark "Wally" Wallace, who'd been playing in his dad's Scottish Club band. Wallace was also listening to rock bands such as The Violent Femmes and like Thomas he was keen to put the accordion into a modern context.

Another inclusion to the line-up was guitarist Dave Steel (Strange Tenants and Fire Down Below).

With original drummer David Adams, it was this four piece Weddings Parties Anything which released a four track self-titled EP on the group's own Suffering Tram label. By the time they released their version of Tex Morton's 'Sgt.Small' as a single, the line-up comprised Michael Thomas, Mark Wallace, Dave Steel, bassist Janine Hall (formerly of the band The Saints) and drummer Marcus Schintler returning to work with Mick, after the two met at an audition as the rhythm section for Melbourne band Little Murders two years earlier. 'Sgt.Small' was written in the 1930s about the Queensland Railway Police, and was banned soon after its release in Australia.

First albums and success

In 1987 Weddings Parties Anything released its first album, Scorn of the Women. They recorded it as another independent release, but on the strength of the group's ever growing live following, the group ended up being offered a recording contract and the album was released by Warners. Janine Hall left the band following the release of the album, and was replaced by Peter Lawler, adding a mandolin to the band's repertoire. It was that line-up that produced 1988's Roaring Days. 1988 also saw Weddings Parties Anything winning its first ARIA award for 'Best New Talent', which was followed by another ARIA in 1989 for 'Best Indigenous Release' (Roaring Days). Dave Steel left the band following a tour of North America, citing exhaustion as the chief reason. He also noted in several interviews, at the time of his departure (1988), that he was feeling frustrated not getting a lot of his material on the Weddings Parties Anything albums. He released his debut solo album, through WEA in 1989. He was replaced by Richard Burgman (The Sunnyboys) for the band's 1989 release, The Big Don't Argue, and accompanying tours. In 1989 the band won a third ARIA for Best Indigenous Release (The Big Don't Argue), the second such award with the nomination causing the band to boycott the awards for the second year running. In 1990 Weddings Parties Anything parted company with Warner.

The band spent a great deal of time touring over the next three years, and managed to release only one EP in 1990, titled The Weddings Play Sports (and Falcons), featuring cover versions of the bands The Sports, and Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. The band resurfaced, in 1992, with the release of Difficult Loves and yet another guitarist, Paul Thomas (Huxton Creepers), replacing the departing Richard Burgman. It was only when the album was finished that at a new distribution deal was signed, with RooArt. The single "Father's Day" reached number 42 on the ARIA charts and was nominated for Single of the Year as well as winning Song of the Year at the 1993 ARIA awards). This line-up (Michael Thomas, Paul Thomas, Mark Wallace, Marcus Schintler, and Peter Lawler) remained intact for another two years, producing another album, King Tide in 1993. Following the world tour to promote that release, Marcus Schintler left the band for family reasons (later joining Sydney surf band The Wetsuits with Jon Schofield, Clyde Bramley, Stephen "Bones" Martin and Katrina Amiss), with Peter Lawler leaving a year later to pursue a solo career (later to work with Jimmy Barnes and Tim Rogers among others).

Reformation in 1996 with new lineup

Thomas reformed the band, and by 1996, the new Weddings Parties Anything lineup was ready for its first release, the independently produced Donkey Serenade. The band now included Jen Anderson (violins, mandolin)(formerly of the band, The Black Sorrows), Michael Barclay (drums), Stephen O'Prey (bass) (formerly of The Badloves), as well as Michael Thomas, Paul Thomas and Mark Wallace. The music style shifted somewhat from folk to a more alternative country sound. The band decided at this time to concentrate on the Australian market, and did less touring outside of their native Australia.

The band finished 1997 with a new release, Riveresque on a new label (Mushroom/Sony), and by 1998, the band decided to take a break and work on several solo projects, including Michael Thomas's musical Over In The West.

Weddings Parties Anything initially gained a reputation as a hot new band through their constant touring in their early days, however they never really became a commercial success. They did however, form a fanatical supporter base, known as the "Wedheads" that continued to sustain the band for years.

Upon the conclusion of the band several members continued on to other projects, with Mick Thomas embarking on a solo career and eventually settled with a new band 'The Sure Thing', which went through many different lineups. He also established Croxton Records with friend Nick Corr. Thomas has also written or co-written plays Over in the West and The Tank and is an accomplished music producer and engineer.

Jen Anderson has composed live music for the black and white silent movie Pandora's Box and to accompany The Sentimental Bloke for the Melbourne International Film Festival. Anderson has toured with Tiddas, Paul Kelly and Archie Roach, and she has also composed the soundtracks for Clara Law's film The Goddess of 1967 and the TV mini-series Simone de Beauvoir's Babies. She has performed on albums for Dave Graney, Hunters and Collectors, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and has produced recordings by Ruby Hunter and the Waifs.

Further reformations

Weddings Parties Anything reformed for the Community Cup Football match on July 2005 and also performed at the Corner Hotel in Melbourne as a warm-up show two nights prior. The band reformed again later the next year for a one off performance at the Queenscliff Music Festival in November 2006.

In January 2008, Weddings Parties Anything announced the March/April dates for the bands Ten Year Reunion Tour 2008, including an international performance at the Astoria (formally The Mean Fiddler) in London on April 25 (ANZAC Day). They sold out four consecutive shows at Melbourne venue The Corner Hotel, adding a 5th to surpass the record previously held by the Hilltop Hoods from 2004.

Live performances

Renowned for their energetic live shows, Weddings Parties Anything had a handful of live songs that were nearly always guaranteed to push the mosh pit into a frenzy, particularly "A Tale They Won't Believe", the story of Alexander Pearce, a cannibal in the convict days of Tasmania. Fans would traditionally have their coins ready to throw at the band as they sang the chorus of "Ticket in Tatts", while shielding their eyes. This was in reference to the lyrics concerning being "ten cents short of a dollar".

Also known for the especially legendary Christmas shows which grew from one night on Christmas Eve to a full week of live shows at the Central Club Hotel in Richmond. The 1998 show was recorded and released as a double live album, They Were Better Live, which was nominated for an ARIA award in 1999 for 'Best Blues & Roots Album'). The last performance was also the basis of a play, A Party in Fitzroy, by Victorian playwright Ross Mueller.

Musical style

Musically, Weddings Parties Anything were a combination of Australian indie and garage rock, sixties folk, punk and (later) country and are usually described as being a ‘folk rock’ band. The audience for the band was close to a mainstream rock crowd, their folk credentials were further evidenced by Celtic influences and an affinity for traditional Australian songs ("Streets of Forbes", "Sergeant Small"), plus original songs by Thomas which drew upon a similar repository of colonial folklore ("A Tale They Won’t Believe"). Canadian commentator Jeremy Mouat, concluded that their "music is largely concerned with the connections between past and present, whether it be the bond of memory or an identification with tradition". They led what later became known as the alt-country scene in Melbourne. The band were often compared to The Pogues, though the two bands were actually contemporaries rather than one following the other; the two bands toured Australia together in the early '90s.

Members:

Mick Thomas (vocals, guitar, mandolin) 1984-1998, 2006, 2008

Mark Wallace (piano accordion, keyboards, vocals) 1985-1998, 2006, 2008

Paul Thomas (guitar, pedal steel) 1989-1998, 2006, 2008

Michael Barclay (drums, vocals) 1993-1998, 2006, 2008

Stephen O'Prey (bass guitar, guitar, vocals) 1993-1998, 2006, 2008

Jen Anderson (violin, mandolin, guitar, vocals) 1992-1998, 2006, 2008

Former members:

Dave Adams (drums) 1984-1986

Richard Burgman (guitar, mandolin, tin whistle, vocals) 1988-1989

Paul Clarke (guitar) 1984-1985

Janine Hall (bass guitar, vocals) 1986-1987

Wendy Joseph (violin) 1984

Peter Lawler (bass guitar, vocals) 1987-1993

Marcus Schintler (drums, stubbie, melodica, vocals) 1986-1993

Dave Steel (guitar, vocals) 1985-1988

Discography:

Scorn of the Women - WEA (1987) #52 AUS

Roaring Days - WEA (1988) #46 AUS

The Big Don't Argue - WEA (1989) #63 AUS

No Show Without Punch - (Utility Records - UK release) (1990)

The Weddings Play Sports (and Falcons) - Virgin Records (1990) #95 AUS

Difficult Loves - rooArt (1992) #26 AUS

King Tide - rooArt (1993)

Donkey Serenade - Weddings Parties Anything/Oz (1995)

River'esque/Garage Sale - Mushroom Records (1997)

Trophy Night: The Best Of Weddings Parties Anything / Benched - Mushroom Records (1998)

They Were Better Live - Mushroom Records (1999)"

DOWNLOAD:

http://www.mediafire.com/?835q68i9q85tw2b

http://www.mediafire.com/?0d2t7cc83kagygj

SIR REG - DYING TO REBEL TOUR

2012-01-19T19:30:00.001+01:00

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 Tivoli

03.02.2012 Ger / Essen / Cafe Nord w/ The Real McKenzies & The Porters

04.02.2012 Ger / Berlin / SO36 w/ The Real McKenzies & The Porters & more FolkPunkRockFestival

05.02.2012 Ger / Platenlaase / Cafe Grenzbereiche

06.02.2012 Ger / Berlin / WhiteTrashFastFood (acoustic show )

08.02.2012 Ger / Köln / Sonic Ballroom

09.02.2012 Ger / Jena / Rosenkeller

10.02.2012 Ger / Altenburg / Finnegan's Irish Pub

11.02.2012 Ger / Castrop-Brauxel / Bahía de Cochinos

12.02.2012 Ger / Hamburg / Knust w/ Talco

01.03.2012 Swe / Nalen Klubb / Stockholm

02.03.2012 Swe / HiJazz / Uppsala

03.03.2012 Swe / Kulturgaraget / Avesta

09.03.2012 Swe / Ritz / Örebro

27th - 30th of July 2012 - Force Attack Festival, Rostock (GER)

KOALAFORNIA CONVICTS TOUR 2012

2012-01-19T19:10:00.004+01:00

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 to tour with the Dropkick Murphys! While here during the first weekend of March, Lexington Field, The Ramshackle Army, our buddies Hoist the Colors, Green Ashes (out of LA), and San Diego Irish rockers The Fooks will join forces for two awesome shows. It is not often that you get so many Celtic Punk bands on the same stage here on the West Coast, so please join us for one of these dates and take advantage of the craziness and good times that will ensue. Here are the details of the two shows:

SHOW #1

FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2012

THE SLIDEBAR

122 E Commonwealth Ave

Fullerton, CA 92832

www.slidebarfullerton.com

Order of bands from Headliner to First Act:

Hoist the Colors
The Ramshackle Army
Lexington Field
Green Ashes

SHOW #2

SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 2012

GALLAGHER'S

5046 Newport Ave,

Ocean Beach, CA 92107

www.gallagherspubob.com

Order of bands from Headliner to First Act:

The Fooks
Lexington Field
The Ramshackle Army
Hoist the Colors

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

2012-01-17T20:13:00.001+01:00

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 Sheets T' Wind "Old Woolpack's Yard"

FLATFOOT 56 EUROPEAN TOUR

2012-01-16T20:08:00.000+01:00

Flatfoot 56 are touring Europe from January 19 to February 12, 2012. (Germany, Poland, Czech, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Netherlands, France, Belgium & Russia!)

More info at

http://www.flatfoot56.com/tour/

ASPY (BASTARDS ON PARADE) TOURING WITH THE REAL McKENZIES

2012-01-16T19:57:00.002+01:00

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 men"

REVIEW - RUSTY NAIL "Boozers, Bastards and Bards" Self-released (2011)

2012-01-14T19:57:00.001+01:00

Rusty Nail "Boozers, Bastards and Bards" Self-released
Release date: November 2011
Running time: 64:59, 14 tracks

"Boozers, Bastards and Bards”. A great title for Rusty Nail’s second album. Yes, the band released in 2007 a CD titled “Ounce and a Half of Whiskey”. But, given that their first CD was recorded by an acoustic band and Rusty Nail was intended to be an electric band, we can consider “Boozers, Bastards and Bards” as their “debut” album.

And “Boozers, Bastards and Bards” is really a labour of love: an excellent packaging (a digipack with a fantastic artwork, black and white pics of the whole band and bands members and all the credits and liners notes), fourteen tracks (only 3 standards!!!!) and 65 minutes of Celtic rock that have been recorded, mixed and mastered by multi-instrumentalist Chad Ross (dulcimer, guitar, banjo, accordion, organ, electric guitar and slide guitar). As it has been previously said, most of the tracks have been written by the band members: Alvan Caby (guitar, mandolin, electric guitar and vocals) and Chris Otto (tin whistle and American native flute)

It’s not easy to pick up the best tracks. All the material is strong, but given that we have to choose some tracks, here we go:

“Yadier Molina” is an attractive song featuring fiddle and great male and female vocals.

“Black Velvet Band” is the most interesting cover. A rocking version with great mandolin and electric guitar work that also features accordion.

Track no. 7, “Paper Kisses” is another strong number. The song features accordion, mandolin and fiddle. The female choir at the end of the song is amazing.

“Brave New World”shows the band’s hard rock end. This side of the band can also be heard at the next song, “Trainyard Pubs”. At the beginning, the song is calm but gradually it evolves into a rocking song with excellent electric guitar, fiddle and flute.

Finally, “Shamrock Pub”. A slow and quiet song, but quite enjoyable. Imagine The Tossers “Teehan’s” at a slower pace blended with “To Welcome Paddy Home”. Mandolin, fiddle, guitar and female vocals (once again guest Amy Caby) really shine.

Several bands have evolved from an acoustic pub band to a full electric Celtic rock/punk band. Normally they record mainly traditional and standard songs, even after having shifted to the electric line-up. However, Rusty Nail have always trusted in their own songs. Particularly, I feel that their hard rock side is something that makes them different. I guess that a better studio and a professional producer could help them to develop their sound. Because their songs deserve to be heard by a bigger audience.

Track list:

01. Damned Violent Things 4:03
02. Opened Ground 3:56
03. Deadbeat Daddy Docket Day 3:27
04. Yadier Molina 4:52
05. Swallow Your Bitter Spanish Wine 6:22
06. Black Velvet Band 5:51
07. Paper Kisses 5:11
08. Brave New World 3:57
09. Train Yard Pubs 5:23
10. The Auld Triangle 4:27
11. Shamrock Pub 3:30
12. Breakfast At Home 5:03
13. Elizabeth's Eyes 6:20
14. The Parting Glass 2:38

http://www.rustynailstl.com
http://www.myspace.com/rustynailmusic
http://www.reverbnation.com/rustynailmusic
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rusty-Nail/337423642224

Click to buy:

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/rustynail

Review by Kinksmarkham

FREE DOWNLOAD - LA MARAVILLOSA ORQUESTA DEL ALCOHOL "No Easy Road" EP

2012-01-13T22:36:00.004+01:00

La Maravillosa Orquesta del Alcohol has posted on Twitter the link to download their debut EP for free!!!! (mp3 + artwork)

DOWNLOAD:

http://www.mediafire.com/?8vodg9sotcwgw2q

VIDEO - BASTARDS ON PARADE AT THE FESTIVAL VILARIÑO FOLC 2011

2012-01-11T19:28:00.003+01:00

The people from Borneira Audiovisual filmed with three cameras all the concerts at the Festival Vilariño Folc. They have decided to share the Bastards on Parade gig and have uploaded a torrent link to megaupload. The video has 2 Gb.

Please note that the band's agent has shared the link on the band members Facebook pages and Ruper (guitar) has liked it. Therefore you can consider that the band backs the video. Just in case you were thinking about piracy ....

DOWNLOAD:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=S187MNGA

VIDEO - LA MARAVILLOSA ORQUESTA DEL ALCOHOL "Sinking & Singing"

2012-01-11T19:24:00.003+01:00

"Sinking & Singing" taken from La M.O.D.A. "No Easy Road" EP

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfsUacKWD14

FREE DOWNLOADS - THE NARROWBACKS

2012-01-10T20:23:00.005+01:00

The Narrowbacks is a band from Pearl River, NY. They are sharing and EP at bandcamp:

Taken from Facebook:

"Late Christmas Gift from us to you, The Narrowbacks EP!!! Which includes our original demo recordings of 3 original songs, 1 cover and the traditional song Tell Me Ma!! We hope it can hold you over until we release our first full length album which we are recording now in the studio for release later this year!!!

The brain child of a future banker and a drop out bartender, The Narrowbacks are a fresh voice for songs and stories old and new. After some late night sing songs, a couple whiskeys and a few lost jobs we came up with a young punk attitude that found itself running through the veins of an old time folk band. The Narrowbacks: American First, Irish Always."

Members:

Seamus Keane- Vocals, Harmonica
Barry Walsh- Banjo, Mandolin
Patrick Keane- Accordion
Fionn McElligott- Guitar
Anthony Chen - Bass
Chris Moran - Drums and Percussion

http://www.thenarrowbacksnyc.com

http://www.facebook.com/TheNarrowbacks

http://www.reverbnation.com/thenarrowbacks

http://thenarrowbacks.bandcamp.com

DOWNLOAD:

http://thenarrowbacks.bandcamp.com/album/the-narrowbacks-ep-the-coligni-and-34th-st-sessions

NEW E-MAIL ACCOUNT

2012-01-08T18:06:00.004+01:00

I have opened a new e-mail account. The older one is still active. I noticed that the messages that I was e-mailing to people having Hotmail accounts were not answered, even if I sent them again. So I decided to open an account with GMail and then I have had the confirmation that my previous e-mails were vaulted to their spam folders. I can receive e-mails from Hotmail users, but Hotmail users cannot receive mine :-(

I don't know if the problem is due to Hotmail or the antivirus that my contacts have. But, given that I don´t like Microsoft Corp., I have opened the new free account with GMail instead of Hotmail.

Thus, these are the contact e-mails:

celticfolkpunk@yahoo.es

celticfolkpunk@gmail.com

So, it would be better that you send your e-mails to the new account (even if I will be checking both of them)

FREE DOWNLOADS - THE MAGOTTY BRATS

2012-01-08T11:40:00.003+01:00

The Magotty Brats is a folkabilly band from Quebec, Canada. They have released a couple of albums. The fisrt one can be downloaded for free from Bandcamp. The second one can be downloaded paying only 5 Canadian Dollars.

Line-up:

Vincy Brats - Guitar/Vocals
Rick Folk - Vocals/Kazoo
Mick the prick - Guitar/Vocals
Hands of Doom - Credibility/Mandolin/Banjo/Fiddle/Vocals
Señor Escroto - Bass/Vocals
Jo Beat on the brat - Drums
Daddy Louis - Squeezebox/Harmonica/Mandolin/Vocals

Discography:

"Rodeo" (8 tracks, 2006)
"Danse macabre" (10 tracks, 2010)

http://themaggotybrats1.bandcamp.com

http://www.quebecpunkscene.net/maggotybrats/

http://fr-fr.facebook.com/pages/The-Maggoty-Brats/10606481921

DOWNLOAD:

http://themaggotybrats1.bandcamp.com/album/rodeo

THE REAL MCKENZIES EUROTOUR 2012

2012-01-08T10:27:00.004+01:00

The Spanish dates were already posted on the Spanish version of the e-zine. These are the rest of the European dates (taken from the band's website)

09.01.2012 F / Limoges / Zic Zinc

10.01.2012 F / Nantes / La Scene Michelet

11.01.2012 F / Paris / Les Combustibles

12.01.2012 F / Selestat / Le Tigre w/The Moorings

13.01.2012 I / Trezzo D'Adda(MI) / Live Club w/ Shandon

14.01.2012 I / Massa Carrara / Swamp Club

15.01.2012 I / Rome / New Traffic

16.01.2012 I / Torino / United w/Hangover Piss

17.01.2012 D / Burglengenfeld / JUZ

18.01.2012 CZ / Prag / Rock Café

19.01.2012 CZ / Ostrava / Barrak Music Club

20.01.2012 PL / Warszawa / Radio Luxembourg

21.01.2012 PL / Gdynia / Ucho

22.01.2012 UK / Brighton / The Albert

23.01.2012 UK / Bristol / Croft

24.01.2012 UK / Warrington / O'Sale Rooms

25.01.2012 SCO / Glasgow / Captains Rest w/Roughneck Riot & Strawberry Blondes

26.01.2012 SCO / Edinburgh / Studio 24 w/ Roughneck Riot

27.01.2012 SCO / Kirckaldy / Windsor w/ Roughneck Riot & Pissed on Pissed off

28.01.2012 UK / Gateshead / Three Tuns

29.01.2012 UK / London / Boston Arms Music Room

30.01.2012 D / Hannover / Bei Chez Heinz

31.01.2012 D / Hamburg / Hafenklang

01.02.2012 D / Jena / Kassablanca

02.02.2012 D / Stuttgart / Landespavillion

03.02.2012 D / Essen / Cafe Nord w/ The Porters & Sir Reg

04.02.2012 D / Berlin / SO36 FolkPunkRockFestival w/ The Porters , Sir Reg & Barrelmen

08.02.2012 NL / Amsterdam / Paradiso

09.02.2012 NL / Groningen / Vera

10.02.2012 NL / Dortrecht / Bibelot w/Circle J

11.02.2012 CH / Sursee / Kulturwerk 118

REVIEW - JAMIE CLARKE'S PERFECT "Beatboys" Wolverine Records cat. no. WRR176

2012-01-08T09:54:00.008+01:00

Jamie Clarke's Perfect "Beatboys" Wolverine Records cat. no. WRR176
Release date: 11 November 2011
Running time: 43:50, 14 tracks

I’m not totally familiar with Jamie Clarke’s Perfect previous works. I only bought a couple of their previous albums; “Sickly Men of Thirty or So” (1999) was a pop-orientated album with a couple of great songs, “Adorable” and “Pray” (my fave); “Nobody’s Perfect” (2001) had different directions, maybe because a lot of covers were featured on it. Anyway, there were some rather good originals, “Hey Now” and “Mad World", and an excellent Flamin’ Groovies cover, “Shake Some Action”. Both of the albums featured a similar line-up, a three piece band based on Jamie´s guitar and Bosnian accordionist Pedja Zaric.

I had lost track of Jamie Clarke’s Perfect and when the people from Wolverine contacted me I was expecting the same line-up (maybe a different drummer), some covers and the usual Pogues numbers. However, after having listened to the album, I can say that I was wrong. “Beatboys” is far better than expected. The band has evolved from a three piece band to a four piece band. Pedja Zaric is no longer on board and the current line-up is Jamie Clarke (guitar), Pierre Lavendel (banjo and tin whistle), Frank-Jean Schmidt (bass) and Bjoern Again (drums). The guys are joined by guest musicians Tobi Eschler (accordion), Björn Möhlendick (piano) and Hans Lammert (piano).

Obviously, the sound of the band has changed. Yes, there are several directions (Punk, rockabilly, western, gypsy, Celtic punk, classic r’n’r …), but the album is really well balanced: twelve songs written by Jamie together with Carsten Dehnert, one cover and, above all, the only Pogues number that can be found was written by Jamie and Spider Stacy.

The beginning of the album is flawless. When I first listened to “Supersonic Gin and Tonic” it made me think of the Sex Pistols covering “Stepping Stone”. It’s a good punk song with catchy chorus.

Regarding the next song, “Beatboys”, this is the kind of song that you can filed together with The Popes, Neck or The Bible Code Sundays. Pierre’s banjo is awesome.

“What We got” is another good song featuring banjo with a catchy chorus, but I feel that the next song is one of the best: “Jackson Town”. Instruments such as fiddle , banjo, piano and mandolin can be heard and Jamie shares vocals with a female singer. If you like The Mahones, you will enjoy this song.

Accordion is featured on tracks no. 5, “The Sun and the Moon” and no. 9, the instrumental “It’s a Sloth", a couple of fast-paced songs on which The Pogues meet The Dreadnoughts. By the way, Jamie Clarke’s Perfect was one of the first bands to include Eastern Europe music on their albums (“Hungarian Dance” on “Nobody’s Perfect”)

“King Ray” is another superb number whose sound can be linked to The Pogues “Wake of the Medusa” but with a western movie soundtrack touch.

If the beginning of the album was great, the end is fantastic too. Pierre Lavendel sings lead vocals on “Ballad of Habensie Williams” a good drunken Celtic punk that features tin whistle.

My fave “Pray” is revisited in a rocking way. Maybe Pedja Zaric is technically a better accordionist, but I feel that the song has been improved.

Finally a nice surprise, at least for me: a cover of Joe Dassin’s classic “Champs-Elysées”. When I first listened to Jamie Clarke’s Perfect rendition I recalled a dinner with some friends at a bistro in Paris . A guy played French “chansons” with his guitar and this was one of them. Thanks for that, Mr. Frank Jean Schmidt (lead vocals on that track).

Jamie Clarke’s Perfect have needed some years to find their own identity. Fortunately they have done it and the result is really good.

Tracklist:

01 - Supersonic Gin and Tonic 3:06
02 - Beatboys 2:59
03 - What We Got 2:59
04 - Jackson Town 4:02
05 - The Sun and the Moon 2:25
06 - BKV 2:44
07 - Sid Vicious Eyes 2:38
08 - One Thing 4:06
09 - It's a Sloth 1:39
10 - King Ray 3:31
11 - I Can't Wait to Get Away from You (Time to Go) 3:28
12 - Ballad of Habensie Williams 2:26
13 - Pray 4:12
14 - Champs-Elysées 3:43

http://www.homeofperfect.de

http://www.facebook.com/pages/jamie-clarkes-perfect/59023289857

http://www.reverbnation.com/jamieclarkesperfect

http://www.myspace.com/jamieclarkesperfect

To Buy the CD, go to:

http://www.wolverine-records.de (click on shop)

http://www.interpunk.com/item.cfm?Item=197384&

Review by Kinksmarkham

THE BEST OF THE BEST - A NEW APPROACH

2012-01-06T20:45:00.005+01:00

Our friend Andries van den Broek, a.k.a. The Dutch Irish Bastard, made recently a comparison among the different sites dealing with Celtic punk and Celtic rock. He took into account the two main sites from the USA, PaddyRock and Shite'n'Onions (in fact, the main experts on all things Celtic) and the two sites from Europe (CFPAM and Rock Kultur). He was told that he had forgotten a couple of sites, Celtic Rock (Germany) and another site from England. Celtic Rock published in the past a “best of the year” TOP3, but unfortunately no list was published for 2011. Anyway, the list would have been too short for a comparison.

Andries got an excellent idea, but I feel that, methodologically, he made a couple of mistakes. First of all, as he pointed out, “Three of these four − PaddyRock (USA), RockKultur Mag (Germany) and Shitenonions (USA) − seem to rate cd’s into ‘best of’ lists all themselves, whereas CelticFolkPunk (Spain) took votes from visitors to the website”. To make a comparison, all the things must be the same. However, three rankings are “individual” and one of them is “collective” or “synthetic” . Therefore, they cannot be “put on the same basket”.

Secondly, he only took the positions from 1 to 5 to make the “Best of the Bests” ranking. When there are four Top10 rankings, the correct thing should be to make a Top10“Best of the Bests” ranking.

I will try to make the corrections in order to establish a methodologically better estimate of the “Best of the Bests” ranking. Maybe the final results could vary.

First step: take the data from 4 similar rankings. As I didn’t publish my list (I said which my choices were, but not the order), I must admit that this is not really Andries’ fault, but mine. Sorry about that.

Then, I forget about the ranking that the fans (and some artists) voted and I put my Top10 instead of theirs.

Next step: take the 10 albums from every list. BTW, I have decided to remove The Radiators only because they are really “Irish Punk”, but not “Celtic Punk”. This makes comparisons easier.

So, this would be the Critics “Best of the Bests” 2011 ranking:

1) SIR REG “A Sign of the Times” 30 pts
2) THE MAHONES “The Black Irish” 24 pts
3) PADDY AND THE RATS “Hymns for Bastards” 19 pts
4) BASTARDS ON PARADE “Tales from the Death Shore” 11 pts
BRICK TOP BLAGGERS “Coaster” 11 pts
FIDDLERS GREEN “Wall of Folk” 11 pts
7) GARRAHAN’s GHOST “Songs from the Spider Box” 10 pts
8) JACKFLASH “S/t” 9 pts
9) DROPKICK MURPHYS “Going Out in Style” 8 pts
FATTY FARMERS “Down in the Streets” 8 pts
HOIST THE COLORS “Second City” 8 pts
SCRUM “Killing Time” 8 pts

The Critics’ Top10 would have 12 bands! The ranking would have 30 bands.

The main conclusions:

- The best albums would be SIR REG “A Sign of the Times”, THE MAHONES “The Black Irish” and PADDY AND THE RATS “Hymns for Bastards”
- Dropkick Murphys would top no. 9 (“that’s what the critics say”)
- Flogging Molly would have disappeared from the TOP10 (once again “that’s what the critics say”

Now, a different problem has to be sorted out. As Andries said, only four sites have been taken into account. But there are other sites on the Net and other groups on Facebook. For instance, the blogzine “Rockin’ the Craic” , the podcasts site “Grinning Beggar”, the podcasts site “Paddy O’Punk”, Facebook groups CelticPunkRockers Paris, Irish/Folk/Celtic Punk Italia, Irish Punk Brasil and the DIY collectives putting on Celtic punk bands: London Celtic Punks and CelticRockFrance Asso.

Unfortunately, I can only add two lists E.&.O.E.: Grinning Beggar and London Celtic Punks. Last year (2010) the people from CelticRockFrance Asso and Irish Punk Brasil sent their lists, but not in 2011.

The Experts’ Top10 would be a little bit different:

1) SIR REG “ A Sign of the Times” 47 pts
2) THE MAHONES “The Black Irish” 34 pts
3) BASTARDS ON PARADE “Tales from the Death Shore” 21 pts
4) DROPKICK MURPHYS “Going Out in Style” 20 pts
5) PADDY AND THE RATS “Hymns for Bastards” 19 pts
6) FLOGGING MOLLY “Speed of Darkness” 14 pts
ICEWAGON FLU “Off the Wagon II” 14 pts
8) BRICK TOP BLAGGERS “Coaster” 13 pts
9) FIDDLER’S GREEN “Wall of Folk” 11 pts
LEXINGTON FIELD “Old Dirt Road” 11 pts
THE FISTICUFFS “You’ll Not Take Us Alive” 11 pts

The Experts’ Top10 would have 11 bands! The ranking would have 34 bands.

The main conclusions:

• The Best albums would be SIR REG “ A Sign of the Times”, THE MAHONES “The Black Irish” and BASTARDS ON PARADE “Tales from the Death Shore”
• Dropkick Murphys would top no. 4
• Flogging Molly would top no. 6

These rankings can be improved? Of course, but I don’t have all the data that I would need to calculate them. I have taken it for granted (as Andries did) that all the opinions have the same value. But methodologically (once again!!!) I should give different weights to the different opinions. Statistically, it could be assumed that PaddyRock and Shite’n’Onions opinions have a bigger value than the others opinions. Why? Because they have more readers. Unfortunately, I don’t have the statistical tools to calculate the different weights. Moreover, we tend to think that everyone listened to the same CDs, but, as Andries stated, this is not true.

Anyway, as democracy means one voice, one vote, I will assume that the Experts’ Top10 (6 different opinions) is the better estimate that I can calculate and maybe not so “socially unfair”. BTW, I have used the terms "Critics" and "Experts" only to make a difference between the two rankings. As the original fours sites post reviews I have called them "critics" and as the six final sites/collectives deal with Celtic punk and Celtic rock I have called them "experts". Don't look for other meanings, please!

Finally, just remember: this is only a game, enjoy!. I would like to thank Andries for his idea and expect that he will enjoy these new calculations (SIR REG are always at the top, THE MAHONES are always the second best and BASTARDS ON PARADE and PADDY AND THE RATS improve their positions)

VIDEO - FINNEGAN'S HELL "The Boys in Green Will Conquer"

2012-01-04T19:23:00.005+01:00

The Swedish band Finnegan's Hell has just released a new vid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zc2bPn0fpg

"A powerful football anthem by Finnegan's Hell. Hopefully it will be selected as Ireland's official Euro 2012 song."

BAND OF THE MONTH - THE PUNKABILLYS

2012-01-03T19:57:00.004+01:00

The band of the month is The Punkabillys, a band hailing from Pennsburg, PA (U.S.A.)

The Punkabillys are:

Jamie Sellers: lead singer/mandolin
Brian Reiss: guitar
Chris Kosanchuk: bass
Adam Frei: banjo
Jason Marshall, bagpipes/tin whistle
Devon Smith: drums

Their description at Reverbnation:

"The Punkabillys deliver a unique sound that is a fusion of 80’s Punk Rock, 1950’s Rockabilly and Irish/Celtic music. They are a 6 piece band that includes bag pipes and the banjo. This distinct combination of genres results in a sound that just has to be heard to be believed.

The Punkabillys started out as two guys playing with themselves (instruments, in case anyone should be confused). Originally known as Burning Eyebrow, they got their start playing acoustic style at private parties and bonfires. The band expanded to four members in July of 2007, bringing their electric and harder feel to the band. Then, in December 2007, they changed their name to The Punkabillys. Their new style of original music reflected songs about local life and growing up in Pennsylvania or Pennsyltucky, as the case may be. In late 2009, they added a fifth member to play banjo and complete their rockabilly sound. In early 2010, they expanded their punk style by adding bagpipes and a tin whistle to create a Celtic punk sound that is like no other.

They are...part PUNK...part BILLY!"

The Reverbnation widget will be placed at the top on the left all along January 2012.

http://www.reverbnation.com/thepunkabillys

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Punkabillys/317625947586

http://www.myspace.com/thepunkabillys

THE RAMSHACKLE ARMY GO TO THE U.S.A.!

2012-01-03T14:56:00.004+01:00

(From The RSA Facebook)

Ok you patient people. Here's the awesome news: The Ramshackle Army are ecstatic to be able to announce to you guys first that we have been invited and will be joining Dropkick Murphys & Frank Turner on select dates of their St Pat's Day Tour, including St Pats Day itself.

This support allows us to be mentioned in the same breath as other amazing bands THE MAHONES & The Mighty Regis who are taking part in other shows on the tour. We have also been added to the amazing 50 band lineup of Shamrock Fest in Was, DC. If you're in the States we expect to share a beer with you at one of these places:

Atlantic City, NJ
Uncasville, CT.
Huntington, NY
Boston, MA
Lowell, MA
Was, DC

C3ltm0sh!

Click on the second picture to read all the info!

www.theramshacklearmy.com
www.facebook.com/theramshacklearmy
www.youtube.com/theramshacklearmy
http://theramshacklearmy.bigcartel.com

FACTS AND FIGURES 2011

2012-01-02T20:06:00.001+01:00

1) Samplers

15 samplers have been posted featuring 81 bands from 15 different countries:

U.S.A. (29)
Australia (12)
Indonesia (10)
United Kingdom (8)
Spain (7)
Canada (3)
Germany (2)
Serbia (2)
France (1)
Russia (1)
Czech Republic (1)
New Zealand (1)
Sweden (1)
South Africa (1)
Chile (1)

2) Free Downloads

EPs, DVDs and/or full albums by 37 bands from 15 different countries:

France (7)
Spain (6)
U.S.A. (5)
Italia (3)
Australia (2)
Russia (2)
United Kingdom (2)
New Zealand (1)
Japan (1)
Canada (1)
Croatia (1)
Indonesia (1)
Mexico (1)
Sweden (1)
Brazil (1)

3) Videos

38 bands from 14 different countries:

U.S.A. (7)
Canada (6)
Spain (6)
United Kingdom (4)
France (2)
Australia (2)
Germany (2)
Japan (2)
Sweden (2)
Rusia (1)
South Africa (1)
Serbia (1)
Czech Republic (1)
The Netherlands (1)

4) Bootlegs

19 bands based on 7 different countries. 5 had been featured on 2009 or 2010 too (The Pogues, Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphys, The Mahones and The Levellers)

U.S.A. (6)
United Kingdom (5)
Canada (3)
Ireland (2)
Hungary (1)
Sweden (1)
Germany (1)

5) Reviews

55 recordings from 17 different countries have been reviewed:

U.S.A. (17)
Canada (6)

Australia (4)

Japan (2)

United Kingdom (5)
Spain (4)
France (3)
Germany (2)
Hungary (2)
Russia (2)
The Netherlands (1)
Sweden (1)
Italy (1)
Czech Republic (1)
Austria (1)
Serbia (1)
Ireland (1)

TOP10 - ALBUMS OF THE YEAR (2011)

2012-01-01T10:26:00.012+01:00

TOP 10 CDs

These are the final results. Remember that the list comes from the votes by fans, it's not my list.

01 - Dropkick Murphys "Going Out in Style"
02 - Flogging Molly "Speed of Darkness"
03 - SIR REG "A Sign of the Times"
04 - Mahones "The Black Irish"
05 - Bastards on Parade "Tales from the Death Shore"
06 - Paddy and the Rats "Hymns for Bastards"
07 - Fiddler's Green "Wall of Folk"
08 - Lexington Field "Old Dirt Road"
09 - Mr. Irish Bastard " Never Mind the Bastards ..."
10 - The Bloody Irish Boys "Old Saint Patrick"

11 - Hoist The Colors "Second City"
12 - The Fatty Farmers "Down in the Streets"
13 - The Fisticuffs "You'll Not Take Us Alive"
14 - Smokey Bastard "Tales from the Wasteland"
15 - The Moorings "Pints & Glory"
16 - Scrum "Killing Time"
17 - The Pokes "High Hopes"
18 - Mutiny Bay "The Second Battle of Vinegar Hill"
19 - Irish Stew of Sindidun "New Tomorrow"
20 - Skontra "Mazcando Miseries"

21 - Bleeding Hearts "Folk'n'Glory"
22 - Firkin "Whup!"
23 - The Skels "Headed for the Knacker's Yard"
24 - Brick Top Blaggers "Coaster"
25 - Icewagon FLU "Off the Waggon Vol. II"
26 - The Roughneck Riot "Night Train with The Reaper"
27 - VA "Whiskey Devils - A Tribute to The Mahones"
28 - Rum Rebellion "Blackwater"
29 - The Galway Hooker Band "Hookers, Hooch & Haberdash"
30 - MoDERN B Beard "1st Log Book""

61 CDs have been voted.

A good list, but unfortunately I cannot agree with no.2. Anyway, that's what the fans have voted :-(

I voted the albums that have topped no. 3, no. 5, no. 6, no. 8, no. 11, no. 12, no. 16, no. 22, no. 24 and no. 45 (Garrahan's Ghost).

TOP5 - EPs OF THE YEAR (2011)

2012-01-01T10:19:00.006+01:00

TOP5 EPs. These are the final results. Remember that the list comes from the votes by fans, it's not my list.

01 - Craic "It's Still New Enough that it's Forgiveable"
02 - The Dreadnoughts "Uncle Touchy Goes to College"
03 - The Mighty Regis "Walking Around Lucky"
04 - The Ramshackle Army "Life Lessons and Drunken Sessions"
05 - Saints and Sinners "Pubcrawlers"

06 - The Roughneck Riot "Same Again Tomorrow"
07 - Celkilt "s/t"
08 - Between the Wars "The Rats"
09 - Calico Street Riots "From the City to the Shores"
10 - The Lagan "Work Away"

26 EPs have been voted.

Excellent list.

I voted the EPs that have topped no. 1, no. 4, no. 7, no. 9 and no. 13 (9 Castle Close).

BOOTLEG - THE POGUES "Happy New Year 31-12-1984"

2011-12-30T21:01:00.004+01:00

This is the last post of the year. The Pogues Live 31 December 1984.

This is the info from

http://www.pogueslive.com/pogues/1983-84.htm

"Happy New Year With The Pogues"
31-Dec-84
Harp Lager's ICA Rock Week
Brixton Academy, London, England
51 min.

They play into the New Year. Interesting show...there's a draw in which a member of the audience wins a "free weekend with the Pogues in Dulwich"!

DOWNLOAD:

http://www.mediafire.com/?h9icc7f1em1dc13

REVIEW - THE FIGHTING JAMESONS "S/t" (2011)

2011-12-29T12:22:00.004+01:00

The Fighting Jamesons "s/t" self-released
Release date: November 10th, 2011
Running time: 29: 25, 8 tracks

The Fighting Jamesons are a band from Norfolk, Virginia. I guess that most of the Celtic punk fans didn’t know this band whose 8 track self-titled debut album was released in November. However, the album has topped no.5 at Paddyrock’s “Best of Celtic Rock & Punk for 2011” and everybody is asking now “who the hell are these guys”

Eight tracks, less than 30 minutes and three standards. The second question is “Is the album really so good?”. Fans won’t need to give several spins to the CD to have an answer. A tight band featuring a competent rhythm section and a brilliant fiddler (a guy, not a girl). Good self-penned songs and awesome arrangements. If you have read previous reviews on this e-zine, you will know that normally I’m sick and tired of standards songs. This is not the case, The Fighting Jamesons know how to arrange these songs with gusto and give them a new life.

“Ghost Ship Baltimore” is a rocking song in the Flogging Molly tradition featuring banjo and fiddle. The band sounds as if they were a racing car, full of energy and speed.

The second track is “Tell Me Ma”. The energy on this track is the same that you can found on a British festival band like The Tofu love Frogs.

“One More Drink” is another own song. The sound is more American and I could file it together with the Brick Top Blaggers’ stuff.

Another self-penned song is “Uncle Michael”, calm at the beginning, fast-paced later and excellent guitar and fiddle work. Some reminiscences of The Tossers too.

As I have told previously, the band has really worked hard on the standards arrangements. Drummer, bassist and fiddler shine on this rendition of “Drunken Sailor”. Maybe Mike Powers vocals are at his highest peak on this track.

One of my faves is track no. 7 “Sink”. I feel that it must be one of the hottest moments on stage

"The Irish Rover" has been covered by almost every single band in the Celtic punk scene, but fiddle, drums and vocals make this version quiet enjoyable.

The last number turns to another end, the polka-gypsy-eastern Europe sound.

Taking into account that this CD is too short, I guess that The Fighting Jamesons will be able to release another album next year. I am aware that the music market is in a hard situation, but albums by bands such as The Fighting Jamesons (one of the newcomers of 2011) should be released every year.

Tracklist:

01 - Ghost Ship Baltimore 3:54
02 - Tell Me Ma' 2:29
03 - One More Drink 2:38
04 - Uncle Michael 3:49
05 - Drunken Sailor 3:10
06 - Sink 3:37
07 - The Irish Rover 4:20
08 - Johnny on the Island 5:28

http://www.thefightingjamesons.com
http://www.facebook.com/TheFightingJamesons
http://www.reverbnation.com/thefightingjamesons
https://twitter.com/FightinJamesons

Click to buy

http://thefightingjamesons.webstorepowered.com/

http://www.amazon.com/The-Fighting-Jamesons/dp/B0064Z6WES/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322064492&sr=8-1&fb_source=message

Review by Kinksmarkham

FREE DOWNLOADS - FENRIR

2011-12-28T13:07:00.005+01:00

Fenrir is a Celtic metal band from Nancy (Lorraine, France). The band has been active since 2006.

They have released a couple of EPs and a full album will be out soon. The EPs are available at Jamendo.

Current members:

Sylvère Jandel - Guitar
Elsa Thouvenot - Vocals and fiddle
Florian Lagoutte - Guitar
Sophie Luporsi - Fiddle
Jordan Lavaut - Bass
Kevin Keiser - Drums

Old members:

Fabien Korbyrlaz - Guitar
Martin Locret - Bass
Quentin Francois - Drums
Mathieu Quignard - Fiddle

Discography:

"Whispers of the Old World" (7 tracks, 2007)
"Frozen Flowers (6 tracks, 2009)

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Fenrir/190285587651606

http://www.myspace.com/fenrirlotharingia

DOWNLOAD:

http://www.jamendo.com/es/album/13064

http://www.jamendo.com/es/album/45762

SAMPLER - SOME "BEST OF 2011" BANDS

2011-12-28T12:36:00.004+01:00

This is the last sampler of the year featuring some bands that have been reviewed here (SIR REG, Hoist the Colors, Brick Top Blaggers) and other bands that made the Paddyrock Top 25 this year (The Fighting Jamesons, Scythian and The Langer's Ball). I have added some bonus tracks (The Mighty Regis, The Roughneck Riot and The Dreadnougths). As usual, all the tracks are available for free legally on the Internet: Souncloud, Reverbnation, Bandcamp, the bands' sites ...

1) SIR REG (Köping, Sweden)

http://www.facebook.com/sirregband
http://www.reverbnation.com/sirreg
https://twitter.com/sirregband
http://www.sirreg.se

Members:

Brendan Sheehy - vocals & guitar
Karin Ullvin - fiddle
Juba - bass
Chris Inoue - electric guitar
Mats Lindström - bouzouki
Erik Dahlqvist - drums

Discography:

"Sir Reg" (8 tracks, 2010)
"A Sign of the Times" (11 tracks, 2011)

Click on the title to buy the CD

2) THE FIGHTING JAMESONS (Virginia Beach,VA, USA)

http://www.thefightingjamesons.com
http://www.facebook.com/TheFightingJamesons
http://www.reverbnation.com/thefightingjamesons
https://twitter.com/fightinjamesons

Mike Powers - Guitar / Banjo / Vocals
Jon Bidanset- Bass / Vocals
Geo Bauman- Electric Guitar
Jeffrey McLaughlin - Fiddle / Mandolin
Paul Bidanset - Drums / Percussion

Discography:

"The Fighting Jamesons" (8 tracks, 2011)

Click on the title to buy the CD

3) HOIST THE COLORS (El Segundo, CA, USA)

http://www.facebook.com/Hoistthecolors.music?ref=ts
http://www.myspace.com/hoistthecolorsmusic

Members:

Josh Linden - Vocals, Mandolin
Sina Etesami - Acoustic Guitar
Fabian De La Torre - Bass
Jeff Murphy- Electric Guitar
Ryan Sharp - Banjo
Ivan De La Torre - Drums
Nick Morgan - Fiddle

Discography:

"Second City" (12 tracks, 2011)

4) SCYTHIAN (washington DC, USA)

http://www.scythianmusic.com
http://www.reverbnation.com/scythian
http://www.facebook.com/scythian
http://www.myspace.com/scythian

Alexander Fedoryka - Violin/Mandolin/Harmonica/Bass/Vocals
Danylo Fedorika - Rhythm Guitar/Accordion/Vocals
Josef Crosby - Violin/Bass/Vocals
Ben-David Warner - Banjo/guitar/fiddle/viola/mandolin/vocals
Andrew Toy - Drummer/percussion

Discography:

"Dance at the Crossroad" (14 tracks, 2002)
"Aidan's Orbit" (10 tracks, 2004)
"Immigrant Road Show" (15 tracks, 2007)
"Live Vol. 1" (15 tracks, 2009)
"Live Vol. 2" (14 tracks, 2010)
"American Shanty" (15 tracks, 2011)

Click on the title to buy the CD

5) THE LANGER'S BALL (St. Paul, MN, USA)

http://www.thelangersball.com
http://www.myspace.com/thelangersball
http://www.reverbnation.com/thelangersball
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Langers-Ball/78209741933

Members:

Michael Sturm - Guitar/Mandolin/Vocals
Hannah Rediske - Accordion/Penny Whistle

Discography:

"As I Roved Out" (12 tracks, 2008)
"Ships Are Sailing" (13 tracks, 2009)
"Drunk, Sick, Tired " (11 tracks, Live, 2011)

Click on the title to buy the CD

6) BRICK TOP BLAGGERS (orange County, CA, USA)

http://www.bricktopblaggers.com
http://www.twitter.com/blagthis
http://www.reverbnation.com/bricktopblaggers
http://www.facebook.com/bricktopblaggers

Members:

Steve Almond - Vocals
Greg Mintz - Guitar
Matt Maulding - Accordion, Whistles
Dustin Lindberg - Bass
Nolan Lynch - Mandolin
Mark Powel - Drums

Discography:

"Coaster" (10 tracks, 2011)

DOWNLOAD LINK:

http://www.mediafire.com/?7oe7c76yeg543ol

REVIEW - LA MARAVILLOSA ORQUESTA DEL ALCOHOL "No Easy Road" (2011)

2011-12-24T17:37:00.005+01:00

La Maravillosa Orquesta del Alcohol "No Easy Road", Self-released
Release date: 2 December 2011
Running Time: 21:42, 6 tracks

La Maravillosa Orquesta del Alcohol (La MODA) is a 7 piece band from Burgos (Spain). It's not easy to define their music. Obviously, they are influenced by The Pogues, but their music is not Celtic. They say to be influenced by them, but they also admit some influences like Johnny Cash and Goran Bregovic. So, you should know what to expect: American folk, Balkan and Eastern Europe music played mainly with guitars, accordion, fiddle and sax together with bass and drums.

Their 6 track debut EP is the evidence that interesting music with a folk feeling can be made without being only Celtic. Production and arrangements are quite good for a self-released debut recording. And, when you listen to Dabid’s vocals, you look forward to going to one of their shows.

“Masters of the World” is a good opening track featuring accordion, good drums and a catchy chorus.

The fiddle led track, “Just Sing Loud” also stands out, with an excellent percussion once again.

“No Easy Road” is another fav featuring accordion and sax. I must say that normally I love the sound of the sax, but too often bands choose the wrong sax arrangements and the songs are not improved. However, La MODA knows how to write a good song featuring sax. Hats-off, boys!

Track no. 4 is “Sinking & Singing”, a duet boy-girl. Maybe I feel that the girl’s vocals should be “stronger”. No, she doesn’t sing out of tune, but I feel that perhaps Dabid’s vocals show more passion. Anyway, it’s an awesome song.

The last tracks are two songs wit a more American sound: “Baker Street” and “Underground Blues”

As I have said, an enjoyable band. I don’t know how their shows are, but taking into account Dabid’s antics, I can expect a band with special clothes and a theatrical show on stage. Check them out.

Tracklist:

01 - Masters of the World 4:09
02 - Just Sing Loud 2:33
03 - No Easy Road 4:02
04 - Sinking & Singing 4:10
05 - Baker St. 2:38
06 - Underground Blues 4:14

http://www.facebook.com/pages/La-Maravillosa-Orquesta-DEL-Alcohol-LaMODA/214818475201521?sk=info

http://twitter.com/estoesLaMODA

All the tracks can be listened at:

http://lamoda.bandcamp.com/

To buy the CD, contact the band (3 Euros + P&P) lamaravillosaorquesta@hotmail.com

Review by Kinksmarkham

DROPKICK MURPHYS - EUROPEAN TOUR AND NEWS

2011-12-23T16:02:00.003+01:00

(From the band's mailout)

Greetings everybody just wanted to say hi, thanks, sorry, etc, etc whatever the case may be.

Christmas season or your holiday of choice is upon us and we just wanted to share our love and gratitude with you all. We are lucky enough to have the greatest fans, family, friends and crew on earth.

Happy Holidays from DKM

And in unrelated and less important news we are currently writing a brand new record that will be recorded in April and released in September. And it's pretty damn fun so far!!!!!

We are also working on the finishing touches on our Going Out In Style deluxe edition with 90 minutes of Live At Fenway audio and video as well as the limited edition Live At Fenway vinyl release.

And lastly on the touring front, we are adding more shows for 2012.

JAN 22 Zagreb, Croatia @ Tvornica Kulture
JAN 23 Prague, Czech Republic @ Incheba Arena
JAN 24 Warsaw, Poland @ Stodola
JAN 26 Brussels, Belgium @ Forest National
JAN 27 Hanover, Germany @ AWD Hall
JAN 28 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Vega
JAN 29 Berlin, Germany @ Columbiahalle
JAN 30 Leipzig, Germany @ Haus Auensee Leipzig
JAN 31 Vienna, Austria @ Gasometer
FEB 1 Ludwigsburg, Germany @ Arena Ludwigsburg
FEB 2 Paris, France @ Olympia
FEB 3 Turin, Italy @ PalaRuffini
FEB 4 Zurich, Switzerland @ Komplex 457
FEB 5 Eindhoven, Netherlands @ Klokgebouw
FEB 6 Dusseldorf, Germany @ Mitsubishi Electric Halle
FEB 8 Liverpool, UK @ O2 Academy
FEB 9 Dublin, Ireland @ Vicar Street
FEB 10 London, UK @ The Roundhouse
FEB 11 Glasgow, Scotland @ Barrowlands

BRUTUS' DAUGHTERS - New singer

2011-12-23T14:38:00.004+01:00

Brutus' Daughters have finally a new singer: Alejandra!

Her debut will be next Friday February 17th at El Demonio Borracho, Coslada (Madrid), together with Vinagre de Sidra.

Other shows that are scheduled:

Saturday March 10th 2012
Gaztetxe
Bilbao

Friday March 16th 2012
St. Patrick´s Day at Gruta 77, Madrid

Saturday March 24th 2012
C.S.O Escuela Taller , Alcorcón (Madrid)

SAMPLER - INDONESIA 2011

2011-12-23T13:17:00.006+01:00

Most of these tracks have been previously released on other samplers, but I felt that I had to put them together in one sampler, because the Indonesian scene deserves it. There are three previously unreleased tracks. Enjoy and support the Indonesian bands!

01 - GERAP GURITA - Kembali 3:15
02 - GERAP GURITA - Self Control 2:48
03 - GERAP GURITA - Kepercayaan 4:05
04 - RAIN IN SUMMER - Untuk kutaku 3:26
05 - RAIN IN SUMMER - Berdiri dengan kebanggaan mu 3:55
06 - RAIN IN SUMMER - Angkat kembali gelasmu 3:05
07 - FORGOTTEN GENERATION - Intro 1:10
08 - FORGOTTEN GENERATION - Bergerak 2:25
09 - FORGOTTEN GENERATION - Continues the Fight 3:05
10 - FORGOTTEN GENERATION - One Family 2:46
11 - FORGOTTEN GENERATION - Tetap bediri 2:31
12 - FORGOTTEN GENERATION - Ingkar 3:11
13 - IKAT KEPALA - Brigade Suara 2:59
14 - THE CLOVES AND THE TOBACCO - Cornelist Street 3:26
15 - THE CLOVES AND THE TOBACCO - The Railway 4:21
16 - RAISE YOUR GLASS - Bersama 2:59
17 - BILLY THE KID - Intro 2:40
18 - BILLY THE KID - Oi semarang 3:42
19 - DIRTY GLASS - Let's Joke 3:33
20 - SKAROCKOI - Struggle 2:48
21 - THE BLACK PHINISI - Track 1 3:21
22 - THE BLACK PHINISI - Track 2 3:17

1) GERAP GURITA (Jogjakarta, Indonesia)

Line-up:

Anom Rokhi- Lead vocals, acoustic guitar
A-inx Misuari - Accordion, vocals
Graha Wicaksana - Vocals, electric guitar,
Dandun Tejo - Bass,
Andreas Agung - Drums,
Armira Syahnas - Fiddle,
Ignasia Keke - Sax
Franciskus Indra - Tin whistle

Discography:

"Bersama Kawan" (6 track EP, 2007)
"Pilihan" (13 tracks, 2011)

http://www.myspace.com/gerapgurita
http://www.facebook.com/thebloodyirishboys?sk=info#!/pages/Gerap-Gurita/44838424134

2) RAIN IN SUMMER (Bandung, West Java, Indonesia)

Line-up:

Az-war Sidick - vocals
Si Rambon Summer - Guitar & back. vocals
Sule - Guitar & back.vocals
Adjie Hadhian - Guitar & back.vocals
Vai Andika - Drums

http://www.reverbnation.com/sihujanpoyan
http://www.myspace.com/raininsummerpunkjava
http://id-id.facebook.com/pages/Raininsummerpunk/148291631867240

3) FORGOTTEN GENERATION (Sarijadi-Bandung, West Java, Indonesia)

Line-up:

Sobrundogs - Vocals
Sakti - Guitar
Toto - Guitar
Sapta - Drums
Opik - Mandolin
Adith - Bass
Feri - Fiddle
Nongging - Guitar

http://www.reverbnation.com/forgottengenerationofficial
http://www.myspace.com/forgottengenerationbdg

4) IKAT KEPALA (Jakarta, Indonesia)

Line-up:

Mr. Rama - Vocals
Mr. Adnan - Guitar
Mr. Yoga - Drums
Mr. Ondi - Banjo
Mr. Rikky - Bass
Mr. Rabin - Fiddle

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/profile.php?id=100000821453958
http://www.myspace.com/ikatkepala

5) THE CLOVES AND THE TOBACCO (Yogyakarta, Indonesia)

Line-up:

Adit - Vocals
Piztt - Fiddle, Acoustic Guitar, violin
Abey - Electric Guitar/Back Voc
Bagus - 4 String Banjo
Gay Aji - Tin Whistle, Acoustic Guitar
kojack - Bass
Koro - Drums and Percussion

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Cloves-and-The-Tobacco/401343270121
http://www.myspace.com/theclovesandthetobacco

6) RAISE YOUR GLASS (Bandung, Indonesia)

Line-up:

Ipoyopi Godfriend - Guitar
Riiza Rossalia - Pianika
Riki T'tonks - Drum
Reza Cangkir Godfriend - Bass
Azzi Erlands - guitar & vocals

http://www.reverbnation.com/angkatgelas
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Raise-your-glass/192212737481194?ref=ts

7) BILLY THE KID (Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia)

Line-up:

Ata - Vocals
Dodie - Bass
Rangga Eka - Vocals
Deny - Guitar
Drum : Bowie
Karisma Aditya - Keyboards, accordion
Wida - Fiddle

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001420686904&sk=info

8) DIRTY GLASS (Yogyakarta, Indonesia)

Line-up:

Miko - Lead Vocals / Guitar
Anang - Violins / Acordion
Ryan - Vocals, Mandolin
Brata - Guitar
Emil - Bass
Yasa - Tin Whistle
Ardian - Drums

http://www.reverbnation.com/dirtyglass
http://www.myspace.com/the.dirty.glass
http://www.facebook.com/pages/THE-DIRTY-GLASS/108989605820277

9) SKAROCKOI (Jogyakarta, Indonesia)

Line-up:

Aldo Skin- Vocals
Ary Batu Skin - Banjo
Arief Skin - Acoustic Guitar
Brian - Electric Guitar
Edo Punkabelitong - Bass
Teadatski - Fiddle
Hasbibrech - Accordion
Miamio Ltc. - Whiste and Saxophone
Roy - Drums

http://skarockoi.blogspot.com
http://www.reverbnation.com/skarockoi
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Skarockoi/202589306437426?sk=info
http://www.myspace.com/skarockoi

10) THE BLACK PHINISI (Jakarta, Indonesia)

Line-Up:

Bobby Jambul- Vocals
Henry - Banjo
Ryan Mardhika - Guitar
Dipankara - Bass
Ayub - Drums
Daniel - Accordion

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Black-Phinisi/196256457020
http://www.myspace.com/theblackphinisi

DOWNLOAD:
http://www.mediafire.com/?89rjppy5a9mb5w1

BOOTLEG - SIR REG Live at Kafe 44

2011-12-21T20:32:00.004+01:00

In Concerts I trust has posted a SIR REG boot. It was recorded last week. Thank you very much for sharing this!

Band: Sir Reg (SWE)
City: Stockholm, Sweden
Venue: Kafé 44
Date: 15th December 2011
Source: ICIT MASTER! (DVD and SOUND)
Sound: A-
DVD: A/A-

DOWNLOAD:

WAVE-LINK:
http://verzend.be/n47l7bjlqun1/Sir_Reg_(SWE)-Stockholm,Sweden,Kafé44,2011-12-15(MASTER).zip.html

DVD-LINK:
http://verzend.be/v2q43u3biuyn/Sir_Reg_%28SWE%29-Stockholm,Sweden,Kaf%C3%A944,2011-12-15%28MASTER%29-DVD-.zip.html

THE REAL MCKENZIES EUROTOUR 2011-2012

2011-12-19T21:00:00.003+01:00

29.12.11 E / Madrid / Gruta 77

30.12.11 E / Valencia / Rock City Club

31.12.11 E / Badalona / Estraperlo

03.01.2012 E / Lleida / Pub Stones

04.01.2012 E / Zaragoza / Sala Lopez

05.01.2012 E / Alsasua / Gaztexte

06.01.2012 E / Gijon / Pub Buddha

07.01.2012 E / Vigo / Sala Inferno

09.01.2012 F / Limoges / Zic Zinc

10.01.2012 F / Nantes / La Scene Michelet

11.01.2012 F / Paris / Les Combustibles

12.01.2012 F / Selestat / Le Tigre

13.01.2012 I / Trezzo D'Adda(MI) / Live Club w/ Shandon

14.01.2012 I / Massa Carrara / Swamp Club

15.01.2012 I / Rome / New Traffic

16.01.2012 I / Torino / United

17.01.2012 D / Burglengenfeld / JUZ

18.01.2012 CZ / Prag / Rock Café

19.01.2012 CZ / Ostrava / Barrak Music Club

20.01.2012 PL / Warszawa / Radio Luxembourg

21.01.2012 PL / Gdynia / Ucho

22.01.2012 UK / Brighton / The Albert

23.01.2012 UK / Bristol / Croft

24.01.2012 UK / Warrington / O'Sale Rooms

25.01.2012 SCO / Glasgow / Captains Rest w/Roughneck Riot & Strawberry Blondes

26.01.2012 SCO / Edinburgh / Studio 24 w/ Roughneck Riot

27.01.2012 SCO / Kirckaldy / Windsor w/ Roughneck Riot & Pissed on Pissed off

28.01.2012 UK / Gateshead / Three Tuns

29.01.2012 UK / London / Boston Arms Music Room

30.01.2012 D / Hannover / Bei Chez Heinz

31.01.2012 D / Hamburg / Hafenklang

01.02.2012 D / Jena / Kassablanca

02.02.2012 D / Stuttgart / Landespavillion

03.02.2012 D / Essen / Cafe Nord w/ The Porters & Sir Reg

04.02.2012 D / Berlin / SO36 FolkPunkRockFestival w/ The Porters , Sir Reg & Barrelmen

08.02.2012 NL / Amsterdam / Paradiso

09.02.2012 NL / Groningen / Vera

10.02.2012 NL / Dortrecht / Bibelot

11.02.2012 CH / Sursee / Kulturwerk 118

PIPES AND PINTS BACK ON STAGE

2011-12-19T20:45:00.004+01:00

Pipes and Pints back on stage and ready to get on the road with the Mighty Božkov Tour 2012

Pipes and Pints, a successful Czech punk rock band that took a break earlier this year, are getting back on stage. In celebration of their comeback, the band will play Prague’s Lucerna Music Bar on the 2^nd of February. This concert will kick off the Mighty Božkov Tour, a string of concerts taking place in Czech ski resorts, the first half of which will be headlined by Pipes and Pints.

In February, Pipes and Pints will be back playing live shows after a break that lasted several months: "After much deliberation we all agreed we did not want to throw away what we have achieved together. We came to the decision to continue in the original line-up" says Vojta, the band’s vocalist and bagpiper.

The grand return of the prodigal sons of punk rock at the Lucerna Music Bar will be supported by performances from two other bands. Receiving tumultuous ovations after their last show in the Czech Republic, the UK-based combo Buster Shuffle will deliver a playful mix of ska, rocksteady, and 2-tone. The night will begin with a performance by the winner of the Bandzone Showcase 2011 competition, a band called Wild Tides. Injecting a healthy dose of unruly fury into their shows, this band is sure to surprise with a Pulp Fiction-styled surf rock.

After the opening show in Prague, The Mighty Božkov Tour spring edition will rampage through Czech ski resorts. Other Czech bands, such as Fast Food Orchestra and The Spankers among others, will take their turns playing on the tour. More information on the Mighty Božkov Tour can be found at www.mightysounds.cz

Pipes and Pints (CZE/USA),

Buster Shuffle (UK),

Wild Tides (CZE)

Feb 2, 2012

Lucerna Music Bar, Prague, Czech Republic

Start: 7:30 pm

Entry: EUR 10,- / CZK 250,-

Pre-sale tickets available at: http://lucerna.musicbar.cz/vstupenky/

Reservations may be requested through rezervace@mightysounds.cz (tickets that are not collected by 6 pm on the day of the show will be forfeited)

http:// www.myspace.com /pipesandpints

http://www.myspace.com/bustershuffle

http://bandzone.cz/wildtides

www.mightysounds.cz

http://lucerna.musicbar.cz/

Mighty Božkov Tour:

Feb 2, 2012 Praha - Lucerna Music Bar: Pipes and Pints, Buster Shuffle, Wild Tides

Feb 3, 2012 Jánské Lázně - Lesanka: Pipes and Pints, Prague Conspiracy, The Spankers

Feb 4, 2012 Špindlerův Mlýn - Mlejnice: Pipes and Pints, Prague Conspiracy, The Spankers

Feb 10, 2012 Pec pod Sněžkou - Meex: Pipes and Pints, Prague Conspiracy, The Spankers

Feb 11, 2012 Rokytnice - Kino: Pipes and Pints, NANO, The Spankers

Feb 18, 2012 Harrachov - Apache Music Club: Fastfood Orchestra, NANO, The Spankers

Feb 25, 2012 Špindlerův Mlýn - Mlejnice: Fastfood Orchestra, Prague Conspiracy, The Spankers

Mar 2, 2012 Pec pod Sněžkou - Meex: Fastfood Orchestra, Prague Conspiracy, The Spankers

Mar 3, 2012 Rokytnice - Kino: Fastfood Orchestra, Prague Conspiracy, The Spankers

Mar 9, 2012 Harrachov - Apache Music Club: Fastfood Orchestra, Prague Conspiracy, The Spankers

Mar 10, 2012 Jilemnice - Továrna: Pipes and Pints, Discoballs, NANO

REVIEW - THE SWAGGERIN' GROWLERS "Outlaw Waltz" (2011)

2011-12-18T18:45:00.004+01:00

The Swaggerin' Growlers "Outlaw Waltz" Thugly Goose Records
Release date: October 1st, 2011
Running time: 39:41, 11 tracks

What have in common The Swaggerin’ Growlers and The Dreadnoughts? Both of them feel umconfortable under the “Celtic” label and therefore their music is open to other influences. Apart from that, I guess that both of them are essentially live bands.

“Outlaw Waltz” is the third album by the Boston folk-punk-riot band. Once again the album is a gumbo of punk, folk, Irish music, country music, circus music, waltz … Normally musicians and fans complain because the spirit of live performance is difficult to find on studio recordings. I have never attended to a Swaggerin’ Growlers gig, but I can say that this SG album must be close to a real live experience.

Some tracks that you should check out: “The Booze Will Flow” (a Bloody Irish Boys sounding song), “The Legendary Fred Simard” (a circus music song à la Dreadnoughts), “Six Strings and Gasoline” (if you loved “A Pint and a Fight” by Calico Street Riot, you will enjoy this too), “All I Want” (sort of ska featuring the reel “The Musical Priest”)… I would have changed the order of some tracks and I would have placed track no. 9, “Reckless”, at the end of the album. IMHO, it would work better than “Outlaw Waltz” as closing track.

Unfortunately, The Swaggerin’ Growlers live schedule is not so busy as that of other similar bands and, as far as I know, they have never toured Europe. Thus, SG keep on being an underrated band (at least on this side of the ocean) and some fans are not familiar with them. If you are a Dreadnoughts fan, you are sad because they have decided to call their quits and you have never heard The Swaggerin’ Growlers, maybe it’s time you checked the SG whole discography. You’ll love them.

Tracklist:

01 - The Booze Will Flow 3:52
02 - Before The Morning Comes 3:24
03 - The Legendary Fred Simard 4:11
04 - Six Strings and Gasoline 2:48
05 - All I Want 3:24
06 - Other Side 3:54
07 - Kingdom of Fear 4:06
08 - Contents Explosive 2:34
09 - Reckless 4:28
10 - Carry Me Away 3:05
11 - Outlaw Waltz 3:30

http://theswaggeringrowlers.com
http://www.reverbnation.com/swaggeringrowlers
http://www.facebook.com/swaggeringrowlers
http://www.myspace.com/theswaggeringrowlers

Review by Kinksmarkham

SAMPLER DECEMBER 2011

2011-12-18T10:14:00.004+01:00

01 - RUM REBELLION - Gotta Go (from "Pick Up Yer Poison" Split) 4:06
02 - RUM REBELLION - Cheers to You (from "Blackwater") 4:02
03 - REILLY - Sinner's Sermon (from "Beyond the Pale") 3:36
04 - REILLY - Eventide (from "Saints of the Ocean") 3.33
05 - REILLY - Train of Thought (from "Saints of the Ocean") 3:06
06 - THE IRISH EXPERIENCE - The Butterfly (from "The Irish Experience") 3:19
07 - THE IRISH EXPERIENCE - The Rocky Road to Dublin/Tam Lin (from "The Irish Experience") 6:02
08 - THE IRISH EXPERIENCE - Scatter the Mud (from "Green Energy") 2:30
09 - THE GREAT SHAME - Kingswood Flatz 3:05
10 - THE GREAT SHAME - The Water Lilly 2:51
11 - THE GREAT SHAME - Police State 3:04
12 - THE GREAT SHAME - Le Roi de Moi 5:43
13 - THE GREAT SHAME - The Shores of Botany Bay 2:05
14 - THE CROOKED FIDDLE BAND - The Rom Rebellion (from "Rise") 3:28
15 - THE CROOKED FIDDLE BAND - The Milkman (from "Rise") 4:19
16 - THE CROOKED FIDDLE BAND - Countess Bathory's Finishing School for Girls (from "Overground Tales") 3:08
17 - THE CROOKED FIDDLE BAND - The Mountain Hag's Advice (from "Overground Tales") 3:38
18 - LIME AND STEEL - Me and The Devil and You (from "Tales of Love, Murder ... and Trains") 3:47
19 - LIME AND STEEL - Lambing Flat (from "Tales of Love, Murder ... and Trains") 2:53
20 - LIME AND STEEL - Scatter the Ashes (from "Tales of Love, Murder ... and Trains") 3:58
21 - LIME AND STEEL - Pretty Dreams (from "Tales of Love, Murder ... and Trains") 2:41

Three bands from the U.S.A. and 3 bands from Australia. All the tracks are available on the bands' websites or on other sites as free downloads (reverbnation, triple J unearthed, soundclick, sonicbids, soundcloud ...)

1) RUM REBELLION (Portland, OR, U.S.A.)

http://www.rumrebellion.net
http://www.reverbnation.com/rumrebellion
http://www.myspace.com/pdxrumrebellion

Members:

Cap'n Noise - Guitar, Lead vocals
Sageus Maximus - Bass, backup vocals
Tyler "Big T" Miles - Tin Whistle, backup vocals
Greg Smasher - Electric guitar, backup vocals
Jason - Drums
Jake - Mandolin / Acoustic Guitar

Discography:

"Cruisin' for a Boozin'" (11 tracks, 2006)
"Pick Up Yer Poison" (Split CD with Hammered Grunts, 6 tracks, 2009)
"Blackwater" (13 tracks, 2011)

Click to buy from CDbaby.

2) REILLY (Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A.)

http://www.reillyrocks.com
http://www.myspace.com/reillyrocksirish
http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?epk_id=110519

Members:

Joe Neumann - Bass, Vocals
Brian Bruendl - drums, vocals
Michael Tierney - Guitar, Bouzouki, Whistle, Harmonica, Vocals
Kimmy Unger - Fiddle, Vocals

Discography:

"Beyond the Pale" (10 tracks, 2002)
"Saints of the Ocean" (13 tracks, 2007)
"Kick Ass Celtic Christmas" (13 tracks, 2008)

Click to buy from CDbaby and Amazon.

"Foot Stompin' Irish Music For The Masses Formed in early 2000 by percussionist Brian Reilly and original guitarist Johnny O'Donnell, plans were laid for the unique sound for which Reilly is now known. Following the tragic death of Brian Reilly in August of 2000 and a subsequent loss of band personnel, O'Donnell sought to keep the torch burning, and enlisted guitarist/vocalist Patrick Moores and multi-instrumentalist Jim Kiley to help rebuild the group. After another parting of personnel, bassist/vocalist Chris Carter and drummer Brian Bruendl joined the fold, seeking to form the group's trademark booming rhythm section. Carter left the group in late 2002 to pursue other interests, and was aptly replaced by fellow Irishman and scene veteran Michael "Tinker" Tierney on bass and vocals. Following St. Patrick's Day 2001 Bruce Dean joined on accordion-with-attitude to complete the sound. A few hundred pub gigs later, Reilly released their Debut CD in December of 2002. Self-produced by Bruce and the band, "Beyond the Pale" is a collection of Reilly originals and traditional Celtic tunes that have been "De-ranged" by the group in their own style, which seeks to meld the tradition and history of Ireland with the energy and instrumentation of the rock music the band is influenced by. From the Celtic-Blues of "On the Dole", to the pounding version of the Luka Bloom favorite "City of Chicago", to the new Milwaukee pub favorite "Sinner's Sermon", "Beyond the Pale" has something for all music lovers, especially lovers of contemporary Irish music. Reilly strives to entertain crowds with both original tunes, and music by contemporary Irish artists, as well as traditional Celtic tunes performed in as much of an energetic, hand clapping and foot stomping manner as possible - and to have a good time doing it. The boys in the band seek to celebrate Ireland's musical heritage (and their own) with anyone who will listen, and will do so at any festival, pub, or celebration where such a lively musical feast can be savored. REILLY ROCKS IRISH - and they're looking to prove it to you soon!"

3) THE IRISH EXPERIENCE (Seattle, WA, U.S.A.)

http://www.myspace.com/irishexperience
http://www.facebook.com/irishexperience
http://www.reverbnation.com/irishexperience

"The Irish Experience was formed in 1996 to entertain pub crowds on Saint Patrick's Day, and their music quickly found a much broader appeal. Attracting fans of all ages, their upbeat music has been praised for guiding folks through the gnarly turns and tempering their road rage.

"The Irish Experience play Celtic and Appalachian music on traditional electric instruments."

Their self-titled first CD is a top seller on iTunes and Rhapsody. On "Green Energy", their second release, The Irish Experience return with more electrifying fiddle, rock guitar, downright doghouse bass, and masterful drums.

"The Irish Experience is a festive force, an insatiable jig. The Irish Experience is renewed vigor. It's high-impact, Celtic music at its finest." "

Members:

Joe Bowbeer - electric fiddle
Tom Hotchkin - downright bass
Tom May - rock guitar

Darren Loucas - harmonica
Dave Smith - bodhran, zarb
Julian Adamaitis - synthesizer
Karim Koumbassa - djembe, dunun
Tor Dietrichson - cajon, congas, tabla

Discography:

"The Irish experience" (11 tracks, 2003)
"Green Energy" (14 tracks, 2008)

Click to buy from CDbaby

4) THE GREAT SHAME (Brisbane, QLD, Australia)

http://www.reverbnation.com/thegreatshame
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Great-Shame/158861127458641
http://www.triplejunearthed.com/Artists/View.aspx?artistid=43035

Members:

Jon Alexander - Serial killer songs
Blair Wilkinson - The better half
Sarah O'Brien - Soaring antics
Easton (Dan) - The composer
Aaron Leyshon - The lesser half
Kimbeaux Dawson - Fluttering quietly
Scotty Milega - Banging Bumble Bee
Noah - Extraordinaire
John - The muppet show

5) THE CROOKED FIDDLE BAND (Sydney, NSW, Australia)

http://www.crookedfiddleband.com
http://www.reverbnation.com/thecrookedfiddleband
http://www.facebook.com/crookedfiddleband
http://www.triplejunearthed.com/Artists/View.aspx?artistid=6679

Members:

Jess Randall - violin, voice
Gordon Wallace - guitars, bouzouki, mandolin
Mark Stevens - Double bass, charango, voice
Joe Gould - percussion, voice, guitar

Discography:

"The Crooked Fiddle Band" (6 tracks, 2006)
"Rise" (6 tracks, 2008)
"Overgrown Tales" (8 tracks, 2011)

Click to buy from CDbaby

"Chainsaw-folk vigilantes The Crooked Fiddle Band deliver a no-holds-barred celebration of dark, ecstatic energy. Holding nothing sacred (or is it everything?) tCFB intertwine folk traditions with modern evolutions, spurring the dance floor into a post-apocalyptic hoedown.

The Sydney based four piece are equally at home in the late-night revelry of The Famous Speigeltent, underground warehouse parties and in the concert hall, playing for Brian Eno's Luminous Festival at the Sydney Opera House."

6) LIME AND STEEL (Central West Region, NSW, Australia)

http://www.myspace.com/limeandsteel
http://soundcloud.com/lime-and-steel
http://www.triplejunearthed.com/Artists/View.aspx?artistid=46143

Members:

Paddy Connor - Irish whistles, Uillean pipes, 3-finger banjo, guitar
Ian MorrisonSkye Mustafa
Ben Scott - Low whistle, guitar & mandolin.

Discography:

"Tales of Love, Murder ... and Trains"

"Sink your teeth into a rich vein of Irish trad, bluegrass and modern Australian folk from the Blue Mountains. Vocal harmonies and Irish low whistle move into driving bluegrass banjo and stomping jigs on the uillean pipes, all held together by the rich pulse of double bass and tasty brushed up percussion on an old rosewood snare and a hatbox. Recent gigs: Blue Mountains Folk Festival; Winter Magic Festival; St Albans Folk Festival.

Lime and Steel play original folk songs with an eye to their history. Stories sung with an authentic Australian voice: ranging from everyday beauty and terror on public transport, to bluegrass-inspired goldfields murder ballads and songs of unlikely love in precarious colony.

Hailing from the misty Blue Mountains, Lime and Steel have two singer-songwriters, Ben Scott and Paddy Connor. Ben is also to be found in bearded bonding sessions with the Spooky Men's Chorale. He plays low whistle and does some tasty finger-picking guitar & mandolin.

Paddy plays Irish whistles, Uillean pipes and 3-finger banjo, while bashing away at guitar and any other instrument that will distract him from his day job. Ben and Paddy have more recently been joined by the sweet brushes and hat-box thumping of Ian Morrison."

DOWNLOAD:

http://www.mediafire.com/?mazwgk0wop8uu02

VIDEO - CELTIBEERIAN

2011-12-17T10:15:00.003+01:00

Celtibeerian is a Spanish Celtic metal band from Ciudad Real

Julián Yagüe ("Vasco"): Guitars, arrangements
Gustavo Infantes ("Gus"): Bass, lead vocals, arrangements
David García ("Dave"): Galician pipe, baroque flutes, back vocals, arrangements
Victor Fernández ("Vity"): Drums, percussive arrangements
Patricia San Martín ("Patri"): Violin

http://www.celtibeerian.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Celtibeerian/247570981920484
http://www.myspace.com/celtibeerian

Celtibeerian "The Great Feast"

HAVE YOU SENT YOUR LIST?

2011-12-16T20:07:00.005+01:00

Only two weeks and we'll know the TOP 10 (albums) and TOP 5 (EPs).

If you have not send your votes, do it a.s.a.p.

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 we can consider them as 2011 releases. Besides, they were not voted in any top ten list last year.

3) There are two categories: albums and EPs. The second category covers mini-albums, EPs and/or demos.

4) For the full albums, the list will be a Top Ten

5) For the EPs, the list will be a Top Five

6) You should send a full Top Ten list and a full Top Five list.
Please be honest and fair. You should vote the best albums and EPs, not the best bands.
For instance, if you like a well-known band from L.A. but you agree with me that the last album is not good, you should not vote them (even if they are one of the best live bands in the world) Give your votes to them only if you have really enjoyed their last album.
If you don't know a band, but the name it's funny, you should not give your votes to that band.
I prefer that you vote only 6 albums and 3 EPs( if that's really what you have enjoyed) than to get full lists on which there are albums/EPs by bands that you have never heard (of).

7) E-MAILS VOTING ONLY ONE ALBUM OR LISTS THAT INCLUDE THE SAME ALBUM TEN TIMES WILL NOT BE VALID

8) Regarding the EPs/demos/Mini albums, many tracks or full recordings can be found on this blog as free downloads or as a part of the Samplers. Moreover, many tracks can be listened to at Reverbnation or MySpace (just check the links on the reviews)

9) Please send your list by e-mail

10) Every person can send only one e-mail.

11) The deadline is 31 December 2011. The list will be posted at the beginning of January 2012.

You can pick your list from the following albums and EPs. I have added some albums and EPs/demos that were not listed on the original post.

BTW, The Stanfields album was released last year. It was no. 21 on the final 2010 list. The Lagan "Work Away" is on the guideline list from the very beginning, just check the EP list.

REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN INCLUDE ANY OTHER CELTIC PUNK, CELTIC ROCK OR FOLK PUNK ALBUM THAT HAS BEEN RELEASED IN 2011 EVEN IF IT IS NOT LISTED BELOW. THOSE LISTS ARE ONLY FOR YOUR HELP, THEY ARE NOT A CUT.

Please send your list of the best recordings of 2011 to the following e-mail:

celticfolkpunk@yahoo.es

LIST OF CDs FOR YOUR HELP (Updated December 16)

Across the Border "Folkpunk Air-Raid"
Bastards on Parade "Tales from the Death Shore"
Beltaine's Fire "Anarchitecture"
Benjaming Band "Z Hor!"
Bizardunak "En Zugzwang"
Bleeding Hearts "Folk'n'Glory"
Brick Top Blaggers "Coaster"
Dropkick Murphys "Going Out in Style"
Fairy Tales/Zuname "St. Patrick's Day Punx Split"
Farler's Fury "Purgatory, Quebec"
Fiddler's Green "Wall of Folk"
Firkin "Whup!"
Flogging Molly "Speed of Darkness"
Garlic Kings "s/t"
Garrahan's Ghost "Songs from the Spider Box"
Gerap Gurita "Pilihan"
Hoist the Colors "Second City"
Icewagon Flu "Off the Wagon Vol. II"
Irish Stew of Sindidun "New Tomorrow"
Jack Flash "s/t"
Ketamina "Fiquei bebendo sozinho ..."
Konsumo Respeto "Elige la ruina"
Lexington Field "Old Dirt Road"
Living Lâche "This is Radio Living Lâche"
Man Over Board "Port Towns"
Modern B Beard "1st Log Book"
Mutiny Bay "The Second Battle of Vinegar Hill"
Mr. Irish Bastard "Never Mind the Bastards-Here is Mr. Irish Bollocks"
Paddy and the Rats "Hyms for Bastards"
Oysterband and June Tabor "Ragged Kingdom"
Paddy's All Stars "Hoist the Colours"
Rathkeltair "Something Good for a Change"
Rum Rebellion "Blackwater"
Rusty Nail "Boozers, Bastards and Bards"
Sir Reg "A Sign of the Times"
Skontra "Mazcando Miseries"
Scrum "Killing Time"
Smokey Bastard "Tales from the Wasteland"
Terra Celta "Folkatrua"
The Bloody Irish Boys "Auld St.Patrick"
The Cherry Coke$ "Seven"
The Dunn Boys "Volume 1"
The Fatty Farmers "Down in the Streets"
The Fisticuffs "You'll Not Take Us Alive"
The Freak Fandango Orchestra "Tales of a Dead Fish"
The Galway Hooker Band "Hookers, Hooch & Haberdash"
The Mahones "The Black Irish"
The Moorings "Pints & Glory"
The Pauki "Ship Won't Go To Port"
The Pokes "High Hopes"
The Roughneck Riot "Night Train with the Reaper"
The Rusty Nails "Boozers, Bastards and Bards"
The Skels "Headed for the Knacker's Yard"
The Swaggerin' Growlers "Outlaw Waltz"
VA "Whiskey Devils - A Tribute to The Mahones"
Whiskey Wagon "Sex, Booze, Strings and Accordions"

LIST OF MINI ALBUMS-EPS-DEMOS FOR YOUR HELP

9 Castle Close "s/t"
Between the Wars "The Rats"
Billy the Kid (2 tracks)
Calico Street Riot "From the City to the Shores"
Celkilt "s/t"
Craic "It's Still New Enough that it's Forgiveable"
Falperrys
Forgotten Generation "Continues the Fight"
Lád Cuig "Demo 2011"
La Maravillosa Orquesta del Alcohol "No Easy Road"
Les Chaussettes de Dangan "Horizon"
Les Tricards "Un poing c'est tout"
Lucky Seven
The Maggie Whackers "Ye Jacobites/The Wild Rover/Dispach'er"
Mosche di Velluto Grigio "You'll Never Walk Alone-Eilé's Diary"
No Soma "Demo"
Rain in Summer (3 tracks)
Roughneck Riot "Same Again Tomorrow"
Saints and Sinners "Pubcrawlers"
The Scally Cap Brats "Take a Shot"
Sigelpa "L'atac dels ultrapirates pecadors"
The Beer Barons "Six Pack Sampler"
The Cloves and the Tobacco (2 tracks)
The Dreadnoughts "Uncle Touchy Goes to College"
The Lagan "Work Away"
The Mighty Regis "Walking Around Lucky"
The Ramshackle Army "Life Lessons and Drunken Sessions"
The Sunday Punchers "Demos"
Will Tun and The Wasters "A Year Wasted EP"

IF YOU ARE IN A BAND AND YOUR CD IS NOT LISTED HERE, JUST LET ME KNOW.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT IT'S ONLY A GUIDELINE.

MAYBE NEXT TIME YOU CAN SEND A CD TO BE REVIEWED AND THEN YOU WILL FIND IT ON THE SUGGESTIONS LIST FROM THE BEGGINING.

FREE DOWNLOADS - FIERY JACK

2011-12-15T20:37:00.004+01:00

No, this is not the Toy Dolls' song, but a Scottish band from West Lothian. At soundclick you can listen to their songs and download some of them.

Members:

Mike Wynne
Donald Neil
George Thom
Alex Still
Elaine Mallon

http://www.fieryjack.moonfruit.com/

http://www.facebook.com/fieryjack1314

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=337570

DOWNLOAD:

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=337570 (one by one)

http://www.mediafire.com/?pm6roxma7dbwbd6 (i have uploaded all of them to Mediafire)

BOOTLEG - PADDY AND THE RATS Live in Lublin 11 December 2011

2011-12-14T21:32:00.005+01:00

Paddy and The Rats live in Lublin (Poland). I would like to thank Marcin for this one.

DOWNLOAD:

http://www.divshare.com/download/16365302-b78

FREE DOWNLOADS - DARBY O'GILL

2011-12-09T16:54:00.006+01:00

Darby O'Gill has been featured recently on the Christmas sampler.

36 free tracks by this band are available at Soundclick. Please note that there is a different band called Darby O'Gill and the Little People. This one is a Irish ballads band from Oregon.

Members:

Scott Messer - Vocals, guitar
Mike McBride - Bass
Art Kohnker - Strings
Ken Andresen - Keyboards, bodhrán

Discography:

"Live at Dublin Pub" (2 CD set, 29 tracks)
"Driven to Drink" (14 tracks)
"The Gettins Good" (21 tracks)
"Waiting for a Ride" (15 tracks)
"Irish Christmas Rollick" (14 tracks)

http://www.darbyogill.com

DOWNLOAD:

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=285720 (one by one)

From mediafire, two rar files:

http://www.mediafire.com/?jr492p5769x16ru

http://www.mediafire.com/?rd9r2ei29jvc902

REMINDER - BEST OF 2011

2011-12-08T12:06:00.009+01:00

If you have not e-mailed your lists, please read carefully the following points:

1) Three CDs can be won. A draw will decide the 3 winners.

2) Last year the three CDs went to S.J.B (Illinois, USA), K.M. (British Columbia, Canada) and P.H (Nottingham, UK). The 3 CDs that were sent: Bizardunak "s/t", Bizardunak "En Zugzwang" and Zapo "4+4=10". I have not bought the CDS for this year yet.

3) 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 we can consider them as 2011 releases. Besides, they were not voted in any top ten list last year.

4) There are two categories: albums and EPs. The second category covers mini-albums, EPs and/or demos.

5) For the full albums, the list will be a Top Ten

6) For the EPs, the list will be a Top Five

7) You have to send a full Top Ten list and a full Top Five list.

8) E-MAILS VOTING ONLY ONE ALBUM OR LISTS THAT INCLUDE THE SAME ALBUM TEN TIMES WILL NOT BE VALID

9) Regarding the EPs/demos/Mini albums, many tracks or full recordings can be found on this blog as free downloads or as a part of the Samplers. Moreover, many tracks can be listened to at Reverbnation or MySpace (just check the links on the reviews)

10) Please send your list by e-mail

11) Every person can send only one e-mail.

12) The deadline is 31 December 2011. The list will be posted at the beginning of January 2012.

You can pick your list from the following albums and EPs. I have added some albums and EPs/demos that were not listed on the original post.

REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN INCLUDE ANY OTHER CELTIC PUNK, CELTIC ROCK OR FOLK PUNK ALBUM THAT HAS BEEN RELEASED IN 2011 EVEN IF IT IS NOT LISTED BELOW.

Please send your list of the best recordings of 2011 to the following e-mail:

celticfolkpunk@yahoo.es

LIST OF CDs

Across the Border "Folkpunk Air-Raid"
Bastards on Parade "Tales from the Death Shore"
Beltaine's Fire "Anarchitecture"
Benjaming Band "Z Hor!"
Bizardunak "En Zugzwang"
Bleeding Hearts "Folk'n'Glory"
Brick Top Blaggers "Coaster"
Dropkick Murphys "Going Out in Style"
Fairy Tales/Zuname "St. Patrick's Day Punx Split"
Farler's Fury "Purgatory, Quebec"
Fiddler's Green "Wall of Folk"
Firkin "Whup!"
Flogging Molly "Speed of Darkness"
Garlic Kings "s/t"
Garrahan's Ghost "Songs from the Spider Box"
Gerap Gurita "Pilihan"
Hoist the Colors "Second City"
Icewagon Flu "Off the Wagon Vol. II"
Irish Stew of Sindidun "New Tomorrow"
Jack Flash "s/t"
Ketamina "Fiquei bebendo sozinho ..."
Konsumo Respeto "Elige la ruina"
Lexington Field "Old Dirt Road"
Living Lâche "This is Radio Living Lâche"
Man Over Board "Port Towns"
Modern B Beard "1st Log Book"
Mutiny Bay "The Second Battle of Vinegar Hill"
Mr. Irish Bastard "Never Mind the Bastards-Here is Mr. Irish Bollocks"
Paddy and the Rats "Hyms for Bastards"
Oysterband and June Tabor "Ragged Kingdom"
Paddy's All Stars "Hoist the Colours"
Rathkeltair "Something Good for a Change"
Rum Rebellion "Blackwater"
Rusty Nail "Boozers, Bastards and Bards"
Sir Reg "A Sign of the Times"
Skontra "Mazcando Miseries"
Scrum "Killing Time"
Smokey Bastard "Tales from the Wasteland"
Terra Celta "Folkatrua"
The Bloody Irish Boys "Auld St.Patrick"
The Cherry Coke$ "Seven"
The Dunn Boys "Volume 1"
The Fatty Farmers "Down in the Streets"
The Fisticuffs "You'll Not Take Us Alive"
The Freak Fandango Orchestra "Tales of a Dead Fish"
The Galway Hooker Band "Hookers, Hooch & Haberdash"
The Mahones "The Black Irish"
The Moorings "Pints & Glory"
The Pauki "Ship Won't Go To Port"
The Pokes "High Hopes"
The Roughneck Riot "Night Train with the Reaper"
The Rusty Nails "Boozers, Bastards and Bards"
The Skels "Headed for the Knacker's Yard"
The Swaggerin' Growlers "Outlaw Waltz"
VA "Whiskey Devils - A Tribute to The Mahones"
Whiskey Wagon "Sex, Booze, Strings and Accordions"

LIST OF MINI ALBUMS-EPS-DEMOS

9 Castle Close "s/t"
Between the Wars "The Rats"
Billy the Kid (2 tracks)
Calico Street Riot "From the City to the Shores"
Celkilt "s/t"
Craic "It's Still New Enough that it's Forgiveable"
Falperrys
Forgotten Generation "Continues the Fight"
Lád Cuig "Demo 2011"
La Maravillosa Orquesta del Alcohol "No Easy Road"
Les Cahussettes de Dangan "Horizon"
Les Tricards "Un poing c'est tout"
Lucky Seven
The Maggie Whackers "Ye Jacobites/The Wild Rover/Dispach'er"
Mosche di Velluto Grigio "You'll Never Walk Alone-Eilé's Diary"
No Soma "Demo"
Rain in Summer (3 tracks)
Roughneck Riot "Same Again Tomorrow"
Saints and Sinners "Pubcrawlers"
The Scally Cap Brats
Sigelpa "L'atac dels ultrapirates pecadors"
The Beer Barons "Six Pack Sampler"
The Cloves and the Tobacco (2 tracks)
The Dreadnoughts "Uncle Touchy Goes to College"
The Lagan "Work Away"
The Mighty Regis "Walking Around Lucky"
The Ramshackle Army "Life Lessons and Drunken Sessions"
The Sunday Punchers "Demos"
Will Tun and The Wasters "A Year Wasted EP"

IF YOU ARE IN A BAND AND YOUR CD IS NOT LISTED HERE, JUST LET ME KNOW.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT IT'S ONLY A GUIDELINE.

MAYBE NEXT TIME YOU CAN SEND A CD TO BE REVIEWED AND THEN YOU WILL FIND IT ON THE SUGGESTIONS LIST.

SAMPLER - CHRISTMAS

2011-12-08T11:17:00.004+01:00

01 - THE RUFFIANS - Christmas in Killarney (from "Together for Christmas") 3:27
02 - THE GENTLEMEN - Oi to the World (demo) 2:31
03 - LADY GODIVA - Weihnachtsbäckerei (demo) 5:08
04 - REILLY - Christmas in Killarney (from "Kick Ass Celtic Christmas") 2:37
05 - REILLY - Dear Santa (I Can Explain) (from "Kick Ass Celtic Christmas") 3:03
06 - DARBY O'GILL - Christmas in Carrick (from "Irish Christmas Rollick") 2:07
07 - DARBY O'GILL - Children Go Where I Send Thee (from "Irish Christmas Rollick") 2:05
08 - DARBY O'GILL - Wren Song (from "Irish Christmas Rollick") 5:13
09 - DARBY O'GILL - Carol of the Bells (from "Irish Christmas Rollick") 2:33
10 - DARBY O'GILL - Mrs. Fogharty's Christmas Cake (from "Irish Christmas Rollick") 2:53

A Special sampler featuring Christmas songs

1) THE RUFFIANS (New York, U.S.A.)

http://www.theruffians.com

Members:

Dan Griffin - Bones, Singing, Dancing, Drinking
Sean Griffin - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Bodhran
Jerome Morris - Drums, Backing Vocals
Kevin "Mad Dog" Meehan - Button Accordion
Joseph Mulvanerty - Pipes, Whistles, Vocals
Sean P. Sheridan - Bass Guitar,Backing Vocals

Discography:

"Naked and Famous" (6 track EP, 2001)
"Together for Christmas" (5 track EP, 2002)
"Live at CBGB: The Official Bootleg" (13 tracks, 2004)

2) THE GENTLEMEN (Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S.A.)

http://www.myspace.com/thefreakingentlemen

Members:

Zach Hogbin - Drums
Corey Florindi - Bagpipes, Tin Whistle, Vocals
Drew Smith - Guitar
Tommy Bailey - Bass
Matthew Lineham - Vocals
Geoff Wells - Guitar
Nathan Jones - Mandolin
Isaiah Richie - Fiddle .

Discography:

"Stick to Your Guns" (10 tracks, 2009)

3) LADY GODIVA (Arnsberg, Sauerland, Germany)

http://www.ladygodiva.de
http://www.myspace.com/kingsandboozers

Members:

Andreas Beckmann - Vocals
Thomas Rünker - Tin whistle/vocals
Christian Eickel - Accordion
Michael Schweineberg - Guitar/acoustic guitar/back vocals
Thorsten Donner - Drums
Lukas Müller – Bass
Thorsten Wichert – Tin Whistle

Discography:

"Whisky your the Devil" (15 tracks, 1996)
"Tales of Kings and Boozers" (15 tracks, 1998)
"Red Letter Day" (14 tracks, 2001)
"Zooperation" (2003)

4) REILLY (Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A.)

http://www.reillyrocks.com
http://www.myspace.com/reillyrocksirish
http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?epk_id=110519

Members:

Joe Neumann - Bass, Vocals
Brian Bruendl - drums, vocals
Michael Tierney - Guitar, Bouzouki, Whistle, Harmonica, Vocals
Kimmy Unger - Fiddle, Vocals

Discography:

"Beyond the Pale" (10 tracks, 2002)

"Saints of the Ocean" (13 tracks, 2007)

"Kick Ass Celtic Christmas" (13 tracks, 2008))

Click on the title to buy the CD.

5) DARBY O'GILL (OR, U.S.A.)

http://www.darbyogill.com
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=285720

Members:

Scott Messer - Vocals, guitar
Mike McBride - Bass
Art Kohnker - Strings
Ken Andresen - Keyboards, bodhrán

Discography:

"Live at Dublin Pub" (2 CD set, 29 tracks)
"Driven to Drink" (14 tracks)
"The Gettins Good" (21 tracks)
"Waiting for a Ride" (15 tracks)
"Irish Christmas Rollick" (14 tracks)

DOWNLOAD:

http://www.mediafire.com/?ir4r622omod91x7

REVIEW - THE SCALLY CAP BRATS "Take a Shot" (2011)

2011-12-07T18:15:00.002+01:00

The Scally Cap Brats “Take a Shot”
Self-released
Released date: December 12th, 2011
Running Time: 12:22, 5 tracks

The Scally Cap Brats are a young band from Metcalfe, Ontario, Canada. Mike Pusiak (guitar and vocals) Mike McWhiskey (mandolin and vocals) Katherine Maziec (bass and vocals) and Kevin Grace (drums and vocals) met in 2010 and they released some demo tracks in 2011. The band plays “a mix between old traditional folk songs and aggressive folk infused punk rock with an Oi! influence”

References to booze can be found on many tracks, but there are also interesting lyrics as those of track no. 3 about World War II. Regarding the music I would have avoided to record a track like “Drunken Sailor”. I feel that it’s the kind of track that is OK for a live show. However, I think that an EP by a new band should featured only self-penned songs and perhaps traditional songs that have not been covered by many Celtic punk bands (for instance, Stan Rogers “Barratt’s Privateers”. So, my faves are “The Scally Cap Brats”, a song influenced by The Pogues “Red Roses for Me” era, and “Take a Shot”, an early Dropkick Murphys style song.

Anyway, The Scally Cap Brats have all the elements to become a band to follow: youth, attitude, Canadian heritage and a good mandolin sound like the early Mahones.

Tracklist:

01 – The Oath 2:15
02 – Drunken Sailor 2:10
03 – 1939 2:14
04 – Take a Shot 2:27
05 – The Scally Cap Brat 3:08

http://www.thescallybrats.com

To buy the CD, go to the band’s website

Review by Kinskmarkham

REVIEW - IRISH STEW OF SINDIDUN "New Tomorrow" One Records (2011)

2011-12-05T12:28:00.005+01:00

Irish Stew of Sindidun “New Tomorrow”
One Records ONE 186
Release date: October 2011
Running Time: 40:18, 12 tracks

“New Tomorrow” is the third album recorded by the Serbian band Irish Stew of Sindidun. If the previous album was a gem, I can say that this CD is another one. The co-operation between the excellent songwriter Bojan Petrovic and the producer Marko Jovanovic has turned out to be flawless. Even the songs that I don’t like are well produced and well written (for instance “When Day is Over”)

The lads from Belgrade take the inspiration from the great Celtic (pop) rock and Celtic punk bands. Yes, influences can be found on different tracks, but all of them have the Irish Stew stamp on them. The first bands that come to my mind are the Scottish band Coinneach and the German band Paddy Goes to Holyhead. I enjoy instrumental tunes and I feel that the opening track “From the Ashes to Sky” has a Scottish touch similar to Coinneach’s tunes. As far as PGTH is concerned, both vocals and fiddle show a link to this German band on tracks such as “Lady of New Tomorrow” and the catchy song “No Surrender”. By the way, the latter is another evidence that a guy from Serbia can write songs that sound as if they where Irish traditionals.

Other great tracks are “Dream Shelf” ( a song that can rival top Canadian bands like Great Big Sea), “Home” (imaging the Oysterband covering Flogging Molly), “Take Me High” (top-notch Celtic pop-rock à la Carlos Nuñez “Mayo Longo” era), “One Way ticket” (fast paced Celtic punk) and “One for the Road” (another catchy Celtic punk number)

Fiddle, Banjo, tin whistle, guitar, bass and drums from Serbia. Yes, far away from Ireland. But the Irish soul lays in Belgrade too.

Tracklist:

01 – From Ashes to the 7th Sky 2:23
02 – Lady of New Tomorrow 3:22
03 – Dream Shelf 2:27
04 – When Day is Over 4:14
05 – Home is Where Your Heart is 3:10
06 – Take Me High 4:05
07 – No Surrender 2:46
08 – Prison 4:03
09 – One Way Ticket 3:14
10 – So In Love 3:01
11 – One for the Road 2:36
12 – Heather 4:52

http://www.irishstew.net
http://www.myspace.com/irishstewofsindidun
http://www.facebook.com/irishstewofsindidun
http://twitter.com/#!/irish_stew

Review by Kinksmarkham

REVIEW - JACK FLASH "Jack Flash" Self-released (2011)

2011-12-05T12:20:00.002+01:00

Jack Flash “Jack Flash”
Self-released
Release date: October8th, 2011
Running time: 31:40, 10 tracks

When one writes about Australia, the readers immediately think of Melbourne and/or Sydney. Great bands hail from these big cities, but we should not forget that Australia is not only Victoria and New South Wales. Recently I have reviewed Mutiny Bay’s debut album. Mutiny Bay are from Brisbane, Queensland. Now I’m reviewing another band from Queensland, Toowoomba born oufit JackFlash.

After some EPs and singles, Jack Flash have just released their debut album. The CD (about how Australia was born and the different struggles that helped to build their country) is titled “Jack Flash”. But, perhaps, “Fight & Pride” would be more appropriate. Why? Just listen to tracks 1, 3, 4 and 5. All their lyrics contain those words. If you are not sure, then have a look to the artwork.

Musically the sound is based on fiddle and banjo and/or mandolin. The band states that their influences are acts as Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphys, Redgum, The Pogues and The Bushwackers Band. To keep it simple, the music is more FM than DKM, but the lyrics are more DKM than FM. I say to keep it simple, since I feel that lyrically the band is a blend of Weddings Parties Anything and The Men They Couldn’t Hang. And, both musically and lyrically, I can hear echoes from the excellent Aussie band from the late eighties Midnight Oil.

Which tracks would I pick? “Battle of Eureka” (Australian country music), “Thievery” (when I’m listening to this track, The Roughneck Riot “Mutiny” comes to my mind) “Interlude” (more bands should include instrumental tracks on their albums, shouldn’t they?), “Shearers Strike” (if cow punk is a sub-genre, this tracks is sheep punk) and “A Convicts Tale”

Mining, livestock, strikes … topics are typically Australian, and so is Jack Flash sound. Celtic punk? More than that. Colonial punk is an entity and Jack Flash self-titled album is one of its main exponents.

Tracklist:

01 – Rebel’s Revenge 2:53
02 – T.B.P. 2:26
03 – Battle of Eureka 3:10
04 – Reclaim 2:55
05 – Queensberry Rules 4:07
06 – Thievery 3:45
07 – Interlude 1:22
08 – Augathella Station 3:55
09 – Shearers Strike 3:04
10 – A Convicts Tale 3:59

http://www.jackflash.com.au

http://www.facebook.com/Jack-Flash/54397746525

http://twitter.com/jackflashband

Click to buy:

http://www.jackflash.com.au/shop/jack-flash-album/

Mp3 available on iTunes and CDbaby

Review by Kinksmarkham

FEATURED BAND - THE TRADESMEN

2011-12-02T18:20:00.002+01:00

The Tradesmen from Erie, Pennsylvania were the band of the month last November at our Spanish blog. Now they are the band of the month at the international blog.

T.J. Sandell - Vocals
Hazmatt- Guitar/vocals
Jer Lead - Guitar/vocals
Danny G, Brian Gray - Bagpipes, tin whistle, mandolin
Andy Alm - Accordion
Darren O - Bass
Mike R- Drums

The Tradesmen released an elusive CD titled "Barstool Battle Cry" . At their Facebook page it's said that they are working on new songs. Apart from the tracks on Reverbnation, you can listen to more songs at their MySpace.

http://www.reverbnation.com/thetradesmen
http://www.myspace.com/tradesmen
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Tradesmen/404007310693

FREE DOWNLOADS - LES MANDRINOTS

2011-12-02T18:11:00.005+01:00

Les Mandrinots is a French band infludenced by band from Brittany (Merzin,Alan Stivell, Tri Yann). Two albums are available at Jamendo:

http://lesmandrinots.free.fr

http://www.reverbnation.com/lesmandrinots

http://www.myspace.com/lesmandrinots

Hubert Dallard - Vocals, guitar, harmonica, percussions
Olivier Dallard - Vocals, guitar, percussions, whsitle
Stéphanie Dallard - Mandolin, bouzouki, guitar
Freddy Kwasnieski- Accordion
Jérôme Brun - Drums

Discography:

"Mandrinots" (11 tracks, 2004)
"Dernier Jour (15 tracks, 2008)

DOWNLOAD:

http://www.jamendo.com/es/album/98093

http://www.jamendo.com/es/album/95747

TOP TEN 2011 - SEND YOUR VOTES

2011-11-30T18:29:00.009+01:00

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 we can consider them as 2011 releases. Besides, they were not voted in any top ten list last year.

3) There are two categories: albums and EPs. The second category covers mini-albums, EPs and/or demos.

4) For the full albums, the list will be a Top Ten

5) For the EPs, the list will be a Top Five

6) You have to send a full Top Ten list and a full Top Five list. E-mails voting only one album will not be valid.

7) The deadline is 31 December 2011. The list will be posted at the beginning of January 2012.

You can pick your list from the following albums and EPs. Remember that you can include any other Celtic punk or Celtic rock recording that has been released in 2011 even if it is not listed below.

Please send your list of the best recordings of 2011 to the following e-mail:

celticfolkpunk@yahoo.es

LIST OF CDs

Bastards on Parade "Tales from the Death Shore"
Beltaine's Fire
Benjaming Band "Z Hor!"
Bizardunak "En Zugzwang"
Bleeding Hearts "Folk'n'Glory"
Brick Top Blaggers "Coaster"
Dropkick Murphys "Going Out in Style"
Fairy Tales/Zuname "St. Patrick's Day Punx Split"
Farler's Fury "Purgatory, Quebec"
Fiddler's Green "Wall of Folk"
Firkin "Whup!"
Flogging Molly "Speed of Darkness"
Garlic Kings "s/t"
Garrahan's Ghost "Songs from the Spider Box"
Gerap Gurita "Pilihan"
Hoist the Colors "Second City"
Iceawagon Flu "Off the Wagon Vol. II"
Irish Stew of Sindidun "New Tomorrow"
Ketamina "Fiquei bebendo sozinho ..."
Konsumo Respeto "Elige la ruina"
Lexington Field "Old Dirt Road"
Living Lâche "This is Radio Living Lâche"
Man Over Board "Port Towns"
Modern B Beard "1st Log Book"
Mutiny Bay "The Second Battle of Vinegar Hill"
Mr. Irish Bastard "Never Mind the Bastards-Here is Mr. Irish Bollocks"
Paddy and the Rats "Hyms for Bastards"
Paddy's All Stars "Hoist the Colours"
Rathkeltair "Something Good for a Change"
Sir Reg "A Sign of the Times"
Skontra "Mazcando Miseries"
Scrum "Killing Time"
Smokey Bastard "Tales from the Wasteland"
Terra Celta "Folkatrua"
The Bloody Irish Boys "Auld St.Patrick"
The Dunn Boys "Volume 1"
The Fatty Farmers "Down in the Streets"
The Fisticuffs "You'll Not Take Us Alive"
The Mahones "The Black Irish"
The Moorings "Pints & Glory"
The Pauki "Ship Won't Go To Port"
The Pokes "High Hopes"
The Roughneck Riot "Night Train with the Reaper"
The Skels "Headed for the Knacker's Yard"
VA "Whiskey Devils - A Tribute to The Mahones"
Whiskey Wagon "Sex, Booze, Strings and Accordions"

LIST OF MINI ALBUMS-EPS-DEMOS

9 Castle Close "s/t"
Between the Wars "The Rats"
Calico Street Riot "From the City to the Shores"
Celkilt "s/t"
Craic "It's Still New Enough that it's Forgiveable"
Falperrys
Forgotten Generation "Continues the Fight"
Les Tricards "Un poing c'est tout"
Lucky Seven
Mosche di Velluto Grigio "You'll Never Walk Alone-Eilé's Diary"
Roughneck Riot "Same Again Tomorrow"
Saints and Sinners "Pubcrawlers"
The Scally Cap Brats
Sigelpa "L'atac dels ultrapirates pecadors"
The Dreadnoughts "Uncle Touchy Goes to College"
The Lagan "Work Away"
The Mighty Regis "Walking Around Lucky"
The Ramshackle Army "Life Lessons and Drunken Sessions"
Will Tun and The Wasters "A Year Wasted EP"

SAMPLER NOVEMBER 2011

2011-11-28T18:17:00.011+01:00

01 - DIRTY GLASS - Let's Joke 3:33
02 - THE SWAGGERIN' GROWLERS - Six Strings and Gasoline (from "Outlaw Waltz") 2:48
03 - RUM CURRENCY - Skin and Blister 3:13
04 - RUM CURRENCY - Black Eyed Lisa 2:22
05 - RUM CURRENCY - Parish Offices 1:45
06 - THE STOUTFELLOWS - The Ratlin' Bog (from "The Stoutfellows") 6:06
07 - THE STOUTFELLOWS - General Lee (from "Stout FM") 2:55
08 - THE STOUTFELLOWS - Pogue Mahone (from "Stout FM") 3:14
09 - THE STOUTFELLOWS - Raggle Taggle Gypsy (from "Stout it Out Live") 3:55
10 - THE STOUTFELLOWS - The Gentleman Soldier (from "Stout it Out Live") 2:52
11 - ICEWAGON FLU - Such Lousy Friends (from the forthcoming album "Tribute to Patrick Halloran") 3:56
12 - PADDY WHETMAN - Bagpipes Makes my Ball Itch (from "Goat Music") 2:43
13 - PADDY WHETMAN - Yeyansaya (from "Goat Music") 4:00
14 - PADDY WHETMAN - I Called (from "Goat Music") 5:08

1) DIRTY GLASS (Yogyakarta, Indonesia)

http://www.reverbnation.com/dirtyglass
http://www.myspace.com/the.dirty.glass

Members:

Miko - Lead Vocals / Guitar
Anang - Violins / Acordion
Ryan - Vocals, Mandolin
Brata - Guitar
Emil - Bass
Yasa - Tin Whistle
Ardian - Drums

2) THE SWAGGERIN' GROWLERS (Allston, Massachussets, USA)

http://theswaggeringrowlers.com
http://www.myspace.com/theswaggeringrowlers
http://www.facebook.com/swaggeringrowlers
http://www.reverbnation.com/swaggeringrowlers

Members:

Chestnut - Drums, Vocals
Coomey - Accordion, Banjo, Vocals
Cost - Bass, Vocals
Swagger - Guitar, Vocals
Ethan - Violin

Other fine folks that play with them on occasion:

Seth - Mandolin
Liam - Mandolin
Annie - Violin, Tin Whistle, Accordion

Discography:

"Bottle and the Bow" (14 tracks, 2007)
"Keep Your Head High" (14 tracks, 2009)
"Outlaw Waltz" (11 tracks, 2011)

3) RUM CURRENCY (Cairns, Australia)

Ex-Blaggard and Rum Currency artist will be joined by Will Swan ad Owen Thomas in his new project. Check his website for more details.

http://blaggard.wordpress.com

Members:

a.k.a. Rum Currency
Will Swan (ex-Rumjacks)
Owen Thomas (Catgut Mary)

Discography:

Blaggard "Can't Write Can't Play Can't Sing" (8 tracks, 2006)
Blaggard "Warm Stout" (9 tracks, 2007)
Rum Currency "Can't Take You Anywhere" (14 tracks + 5 extra tracks, 2010)

4) STOUTFELLOWS (Christchurch, NZ)

http://www.reverbnation.com/thestoutfellows
http://www.myspace.com/thestoutfellows

Members:

Peter Malthus - Vocals, Bass.
Scott Spatcher-Harrison - Vocals, Electric Guitar
Simon Fox - Drums
Andrew Boon - Vocals, Electric Mandolin

Discography:

"The Stoutfellows" (1999)
"Stout FM" (2000)
"Stout It Out Loud" (Live, Unreleased, 15 tracks, 2002)

Celtic rockers The Stoutfellows have returned to the scene for a one-off show at The Bog Irish Bar, Cashel Mall on Saturday, July 5th - 10pm until late.

The band originally formed at the start of 1999 and up until the end of 2002 they toured and played to crowds up and down the country as well as overseas. The Stoutfellows also managed to release two full length albums in it's tenure, "The Stoutfellows" (1999) and "Stout FM" (2000). Their third album, a live effort taped at the now defunct Jolly Poacher, titled "Stout It Out Loud" (2002) was to be released in 2002 but was shelved when the band stopped playing and eventually broke up. Tracks from the album can still be heard on the bands' MySpace site for free.

"The Stoutfellows play a high energy brand of Celtic flavored rock music, covering artists such as The Pogues, Steve Earle, The Waterboys and Van Morrison. They also play their own original music which has proved to be a hit live."

"The Stoutfellows, the four piece 'Celtic Rock' band from Christchurch, brimming with energy and strong musical talent, can lay claim to being the best band in their field. Some may argue with that statement. And why not? It is a rather bold one. But after you see the amount of work that The Stoutfellows have put into their craft - the tours, the recordings, and dedication to being the best - perhaps then you'll get a greater insight as to why the band lays claim to being the best in the business of rock 'n' roll (or rock 'n' reel as the case may be!)

This first line up of the band in January 1999 (Dan MacMillan, Nick Laird, Geoff Snowsil and Peter Malthus) recorded and released a self titled CD, The Stoutfellows' first, that went on to sell around 1,000 copies. The album was sold at shows and quickly became a very popular recording in it's own right - still sought after today. But halfway through the year saw the depature of Geoff Snowsil. His replacement came in the form of Scott Spatcher-Harrison, a guitarist for a Christchurch metal band called HUMAN. Nick took over on the mandolin while Scott played guitar and the new line up continued on.

It was after a trip to play in Australia and another tour around New Zealand that original band members Dan McMillan (drums) and Nick Laird (mandolin) announced that they were leaving the band. The fellows picked to replace them were Simon Fox and Andrew Boon respectively. And it was with this new line up in July 2001 that The Stoutfellows picked up steam and played their collective heart out to big crowds around NZ. Along the way the lads obtained backing from Musicworks NZ, the largest musical instrument retailer in the country, and also Jamesons Irish Whiskey lent a well needed hand too! (Thanks chaps!) It was during this time that the idea for album 3 began to take shape.

In February 2002, The Stoutfellows decided to record their next album at one of their favourite LIVE venues - The Jolly Poacher Tavern in Christchurch. On Saturday the 9th of February 2002, they packed the place out and belted out 15 tracks of high energy Celtic Rock, all captured by Rob Mays of Avalanche Studios, and it all boiled down into what was to be the last Stoutfellows CD titled "Stout It Out Loud". The band lost founding member Peter Malthus and release of the album was put on hold indefinitely.

The band hired Amy Sutherland to come in and play bass as a permanent band member but it all came to end on New Year's of 2002 when Scott parted ways with the band and it was agreed that there was to be no more Stoutfellows activity."

5) ICEWAGON FLU (Alexandria, VA, USA)

http://www.icewagonflu.com/
http://www.myspace.com/icewagonflu
http://www.reverbnation.com/icewagonflu#!
http://www.facebook.com/icewagonflu
http://twitter.com/#!/icewagonflu

Band members:

Kevin Adkins - Vocals
Martin Bristow - Guitar
Andrew Sharp - Whistles, pipes, banjo, fiddle
George Smith - Vocals, bodhran
Christopher Speich - Drums, percussion
Tony Steele - Bass

Discography:

"Trouble Has a Car" (10 tracks, 2003)
"(Live) Take One" (16 tracks, 2005)
"Mr. Norman" (5 tracks, 2005)
"Off the Wagon" (10 tracks, 2006)
"The Great American Something" (11 tracks, 2007)
"The Waxie's Dargle Singles" (2 tracks, 2009)
"Off the Wagon, Vol. 2" (12 tracks, 2011)

6) PADDY WHETMAN a.k.a. HAMISH McDOODLE

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=258431
http://www.isound.com/goat_music
http://www.myspace.com/hamishmcdoodle

Paddy Whetman (Hamish McDoodle) - Eryri pipes
Steve Green (Mr Modesty) - Drums and percussion
Ali Roberts (Ali Roberts) - Vocals

Paddy Whetman: "Goat Music One" JUDMUSIC-CD003

"The long awaited release from Paddy Whetman (AKA.Hamish McDoodle) was released on the 01/09/05.

"Goat Music One" is a collection of Paddy`s works from the last five years, plus some new tracks.

The Album also features Ali Roberts on vocals and Stevie `G' Green on Drums and Percussion."

"The creative force behind Goat Music, Paddy Whetman has produced music in a wide variety of styles ranging from 'death reggae', in 'pipes from hell' to 'celtic techno' in 'bagpipes make my balls itch'. Although mostly 'dance' music his approach has always been to avoid limiting his music to one style. In his musical career, Paddy has played in numerous bands, including his own creation, “Hamish McDoodle and the kicking Keltic kaos krew”, with Ali Roberts (Ali Agogo) and Steve Green (Mr Modesty). Hamish was a character he created to front the band, dressed in kilt, horned helmet and goatskin waistcoat decorated with bones and feathers. Much of the music features the Eryri bagpipes, Hamish's sidekick. The pipes were designed and built by Paddy, an experienced engineer. The reed is made of steel and has an electromagnetic pickup fixed over it so that it can be made to sound like an electric guitar, sometimes dubbed 'Jimi Hendrix on the bagpipes', he plugs the pipes into guitar effects pedals creating powerfully distorted and pitch-shifted sounds featured heavily on 'yehunsaya' and 'pipes from hell'. This, combined with Paddy's innovative production skills, makes this music unique, never having been done before. Much of the music, with the primitive sound of the pipes, the mysterious chanting and evocative drones has a spiritual 'celtic' feel conjuring up images of mythical armies marching into battle, strange alien forces, death, mourning and rebirth. Some of it is perverse and comical, 'bagpipes make my balls itch' with it's unlikely techno 303 sound and 'plastic' 808 drums. 'Pipes from hell' could be described as being fairly dark and twisted, with telling lyrics by Ali Roberts and distorted bagpipe sounds. Some of you may remember some of these tracks from a few years ago, when downloads of Paddy’s music on the now defunct “MP3.com” totalled more than 170,000, proof of the popularity of “Goat Music”…enjoy! "

DOWNLOAD:

http://www.mediafire.com/?32w6j55lg6c24xn

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

2011-11-28T14:56:00.004+01:00

Mutiny Bay "The Second Battle of Vinegar Hill"
Release date: October 2011
Running time: 39:04, 10 tracks

Recently 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 Rumjacks …

The latest addition to the Aussie bands’ list is Mutiny Bay. This four-piece band hails from Brisbane and it was formerly known as Sled. Emil (vocals and guitar), Adrian (mandolin), Max (bass) and Matt (drums and percussion) have released a catchy “back to basics” album. Most of the tracks are punk music with a Celtic twist based on the mandolin and guitar. However, special guest Phill Brixton plays tin whistle and Uilleann pipes on several tracks and the final result is really amazing.

The music is apparently simple, but effective and lyrics are very interesting: shanties (“3 Shots of Whiskey”), songs about violence against women and children (“Silenced”), workers’ rights (“Working Life”) or coming back home (“Coming Home”).

These are the songs that you should not miss: “Killers & Liars”, a song featuring tin whistle and mandolin, punk pop with great guitar work, “Final Toast”, another punk number with a good whistle intro, “Working Life” a punk song with the energy of the Tartan Hearts but without pipes, “Coming Home”, another punk pop number with a catchy chorus and excellent mandolin and guitar. And, above all, the two tracks on which the Uileann pipes are featured: “Heart Strings” and “10 Long Years” (featuring the Kesh Jig).

“The Second Battle of Vinegar Hill” is a good starting point for Mutiny Bay’s career. I expect that these 4 guys will ask Phill Brixton to join the band on a permanent basis. But, even if their new songs are performed only with four instruments, this won’t be a drawback, since their energy and attitude is above average.

Tracklist:

01 - Beyond the Horizons 3:07
02 - Ghosts of Freedom 3:12
03 - 3 Shots of Whiskey 4:02
04 - Killers & Liars 3:36
05 - Silenced 4:22
06 - Final Toast 3:32
07 - Heart Strings 5:16
08 - Working Life 3:35
09 - Coming Home 4:13
10 - 10 Long Years 4:03

http://www.mutiny-bay.com
http://www.myspace.com/mutinybay
http://www.reverbnation.com/mutinybayband

To buy the album, please contact the band:

mutinybayband@gmail.com

Review by Kinksmarkham

FREE DOWNLOAD - GARLIC KINGS

2011-11-28T14:47:00.002+01:00

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-ШМАЛЬБОМ)

VIDEO - SIGELPA "Molly Malone"

2011-11-24T18:24:00.002+01:00

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 a mi
No follaries amb tot el país
Que tu no tens instints?!

M'agradaria saber que és amor, només ser-hi jo
Tens por que un altre ho faci millor? I que te'n vagis amb ell, i que em deixis sol!
perquè estimi més t'has de posar gelós?
Puta mania d'anar de dos en dos

Set mil milions de persones al món
I pretens que em tanqui amb un de sol?
L'amor i el sexe són només un joc
I tu tries normes i jugadors
Fidels a què, qui, com?!

Si l'amor és cec i el sexe animal
Que algú em defineixi la fidelitat
El meu problema és que m'han contaminat
De pors absurdes a la promisqüitat

Tu experimentes, que el món és molt gran
I jo enveges, inseguretat
Història trista el món m'ha putejat
Educant-me en la puta fidelitat

I no penso anar en contra el meu cor
Encara que això no ho he triat
El meu cervell mai hi estarà d'acord
Però jo em respecto i passo molt de fer-me mal

Història trista, no puc estar amb tu

VIDEO - BASTARDS ON PARADE

2011-11-24T18:22:00.001+01:00

Bastards on Parade - promo video

http://vimeo.com/30273638

Promo Bastards on Parade from borneira on Vimeo.

NEWS: GARY MILLER AND THE BLOODY IRISH BOYS

2011-11-23T18:23:00.003+01:00

(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 promoters contact me now to be part of this exciting and unique one-off touring event!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gary-Miller/310510222621

FREE DOWNLOAD - SHENANIGANZ "Greendaze"

2011-11-23T18:13:00.003+01:00

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 whistles
Adam Maha - Fiddle
Brian Jeffs - Banjo, mandolin, vocals
Denise Hudson - Bass, vocals
Norm Maynard - Drums

DOWNLOAD:

http://www.mediafire.com/?3p3on7p39amtudc (all the tracks in one .rar file)

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_music.cfm?bandID=258431 (mp3 to be downloaded one by one)

BOOTLEG - STREET DOGS Live in Providence (2011)

2011-11-23T18:10:00.004+01:00

The Street Dogs live at the Shamrock'n'Roll festival.

Enjoy!

DOWNLOAD:

http://www.mediafire.com/?ni8cdbunq264edd