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Saturday, March 21, 2009

Vol. II SWITZERLAND

01 - FLYING DUTCHMAN - Drunken Crew 2:08

02 - FLYING DUTCHMAN - Ben 3:01

03 - FLYING DUTCHMAN - A Night on the Sea 2:24

04 - FLYING DUTCHMAN - Place of Destiny 1:54

05 - CENK - Brouette-Pastèque 1:32

06 - CENK - Can-Can 1:34

07 - CENk - Lost My Veste 1:55

08 - CENK - Berbés 2:18

09 - CENK - Immer Verspät 2:19

10 - CENK - Vox Populi 1:40

11 - CENK - Le Chien du Voisin 1:59

12 - PUBSIDE DOWN - Rockin' Landlady 3:49

13 - PUBSIDE DOWN - I Can't Dance when I'm Drunk 3:29

14 - PUBSIDE DOWN - Keen On Green 2:37

15 - PUBSIDE DOWN - Unreel 2:51

16 - PUBSIDE DOWN - Too Late to Stay 4:35

17 - PUBSIDE DOWN - Devil in the Kitchen 2:32

18 - PUBSIDE DOWN - The Irish Do 3:13

19 - VAD VUC - Fisherman's Blues 4:23

20 - VAD VUC - Lark in the Morning 1:07

21 - VAD VUC - Scrafignaa in da l'umbra 3:39

22 - VAD VUC - C'era una Volta 3:26

23 - VAD VUC - Mr. Jimmy LIVE 4:24


Switzerland is a small country with four official languages: German, French, Italian and Romance. This diversity can also be found in the bands.

1) The Flying Dutchman


www.myspace.com/flyingdutchman5


Discography:


Now's Dutchman Time (Demo, 2007)


All the tracks are from their demo.

2) CENK


www.cenk.ch


Discography:


First Draft (Demo 4 tracks, 2004)

Congrès Extraordinaire des Nanophysiciens en Kilt (Demo 5 tracks, 2004)

Canari Esquimau de Nonante Kilos (EP 5 tracks, 2005)

New EP to be released in 2009

One of the members is from Spanish origine and they say that bands such as Os Diplomaticos de Montealto are among their influences.Then, the Galician pipes can be heard in some tracks.

One track from “First Draft”, one track from “Congres Extraordinaire de Nanophysiciens en Kilts” and all the tracks from “Canari Esquimau de Nonante Kilos”

3) Pubside Down


www.pubsidedown.com



Discography:


Keen on Green (11 tracks album, November 2003)

Devil in the Kitchen (13 tracks album, September 2005)

The Irish Do (12 tracks albums 2009)

Four tracks from “Keen on Green”, two tracks from "Devil in the Kitchen” and the single from “The Irish do”

Their albums are available at www.cdbaby.com

4) Vad Vuc


www.vadvuc.ch

These guys are from the Italian speaking area and they are influenced by The Pogues, Mano Negra, Modena City Ramblers and Folkabbestia.


Discography:


Murrayfield Pub (5 tracks EP, 2003)

Il Monastero dei Folli (12 tracks album, 2004)

Trans Roonkaya Express (15 + 11 tracks 2CD set limited edition, 2006)

Trans Roonkaya Express (15 tracks, 2007)

The Vad Vuc and Little Orchestra (6 tracks EP, 2007)

Four tracks from “Trans Roonkaya Express” and one live version.

My recommendations: The Vad Vuc and Pubside Down.

The outtakes:

Glen of Guinness


www.glenofguinness.ch

A kind of a Swiss Pogues. The have released 8 albums, but sometimes they are a little bit irregular regarding the quality of the songs.

Tortilla Flat


www.tortillaflat.ch

4 albums and a couple of EPs

Beyond the Fields


www.beyondthefields.com

One album



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