HAGGIS

Haggis was a Celtic Rock band from Cornwall, Ontario, Canada that was active between 1997 and 2001. Haggis performed all over Ontario, Quebec and ventured into the United States.

Discography:

"This Ain't Your Mother's Cooking (album, 1999)
"AutoScot" (12 tracks album, 2000)
"The Long forgotten Hits of Haggis" (Best of, 2001)
"Building on Tradition: Haggis & Various (2001)

Several tracks can be downloaded from:

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=305276

I have put those tracks and another two, together with the biography, line-up, discography, reviews and website here:

DOWNLOAD:

http://www.mediafire.com/?mwmozx25ydd

THANKS FOR YOU SUPPORT!!!

This should have been written long time ago. Sorry for the delay.

Many thanks for your support, help, inspiration, friendship ... to the following people:

Chris, "Professor Gommel"
Mustard Finnegan, Brian Barnacle and all the Shite'n'Onions community
Daniel Hoffmann (Celtic-Rock.de)
Jary (Boggin' Leprechaun)
DZM (pogues.com)
Roberto (Fields of Athenry Records)
Daoulas, Laurent Jurek, Julien, Donny Mark,Doolittle, Hibai Deiedra, Emer, Roberto Baquero García, Milos Gemnaljevic Killian Gallagher,RoddyRuddy,Mullet, The Alchemist, Gary Miller (Whiky Priests), Stotty (Cropdusters) ...

and, obviously, all the bands that have shared their music.

If I have forgotten somebody, sorry for the omission. I guess that there are more people to thank, but these are the ones who have written a comment, sent an e-mail, answered to my requests, have signed-in or written about the blog.

Vol. XIV - SPAIN

01 - Bastards on Parade - Pipes and Drunx 1:32
02 - Bastards on Parade - Time to Go Out 4:04
03 - Bastards on Parade - Swallows in the Sea 2:23
04 - Bastards on Parade - Whiskey in my Heart 3:22
05 - Sambre - Asturcón 4:27
06 - Sambre - Atravesau pelos chigres 4:33
07 - Rhune - El vacío de tu ausencia 3:13
08 - Rhune - Mala Mujer 3:17
09 - Rhune - La Leyenda del viejo capitán 4:20
10 - Rhune - El tiempo pasará 3:40
11 - Ebri Knight - Xatrac 2:10
12 - Ebri Knight - Els senyors del Blat 4:37
13 - Ebri Knight - L' ska de la Civada 3:25
14 - Ebri Knight - Global Eyes 5:06
15 - Ebri Knight - Hills of Connemara 3:16
16 - Ebri Knight - Un sol glop 2:19

This sampler includes four Spanish bands from different regions in the North half of the country. Two of them come from Celtic regions (Galicia and Asturias) and the others from the Basque and Catalonian regions.

Bastards on Parade are a bagpipes-punk band from Galicia. Some of you are familiar with this band. Their EPs have been reviewed at Celtic-Rock.de, they have had some airplay at Paddy Rock Radio and they were also mentioned at the Shite'n'Onions message board when the 2008 Top 10 Celtic CDs were discussed. Till now they have released a couple of EPs and have played with bands such as The Mahones, The Dreadnoughts and Circle J. If you like DKM, Rancid and the Real McKenzies, you will enjoy Bastards on Parade.

"Pipes and Drunx" (5 tracks, 2008)
"Whiskey in My Heart" (4 tracks, 2008)

Both of them can be purchased from Fields of Athenry Records (athenryrecords@hotmail.com)

www.myspace.com/bastardsonparadeband

Sambre are from Asturias. They have included a couple of tracks in some compilations and will release their debut album soon. They are six members, including the piper. And they have recently played in a Celtic punk festival with The Dreadnoughts and Bastards on Parade.

www.myspace.com/sambreasturies

The next band is Rhune, a Basque group from Irun (French border). Their folk-rock music has a similar approach to that of Celtas Cortos, but they don't like to hear that they are a Celtas Cortos wannabee band. This seven piece outfit has released two albums:

"Ilegal" (12 tracks, 2002)
"Frente al Espejo" ( 14 tracks, 2007)

www.rhune.net

You can buy the first album here:

www.oihuka.eu

Ebri Knight are a seven piece band from Catalonia. The band has released demos till now. All the tracks from the first demo are included in this sampler.

www.ebris.org

You can find more Spanish bands in previous posts (Konsumo Respeto, Cercavins, Triquel) and in the following weeks I will post some more.

Enjoy!

DOWNLOAD:

www.mediafire.com/?aqmilyjmumh

GIG - PUNK-FOLK NIGHT GIJON 16.07.09

Next Thursday 16th, the following bands will be playing in Gijón-Xixón (Asturies, North of Spain):

The Dreadnoughts - Folk Punk (Canada)

Bastards on Parade - Folk Punk (Galicia, Spain)

Sambre - Punk Rock & Folk (Asturias, Spain)

Taranus - Dark Folk Rock (Asturias, Spain)

Hour: 19h00

Open air festival at the Carpa del Clan Irlandés de la Semana Negra

FREE!!!

THE NEWCRANES - FRONTLINE

The Newcranes were an Ukranian influenced folk punk band from Derby that released some EPs in the early 90's.

Their first recording, "Frontline", was released in 1992 and was produced by Philip Tennant, the same guy that produced the Levellers debut "A Weapon Called the World". Their third EP, "Crown of Thorns", was produced by the Vibrators original bassist Pat Collier, who has also produced The Men They Couldn't Hang "Never Born to Follow" and Oysterband "The Shouting End of Life".

On YouTube you can hear all the tracks from "Frontline"

1. Frontline
2. Box of Shadows
3. Nature's Love
4. Theme
5. Turpentine
6. Man's Inhumanity

In the following link you will find the biography of the band, the line-up, the discography, where you can buy their recordings and the lyrics of many songs:

DOWNLOAD:

www.mediafire.com/?ynmkdaggnkn

THE POPES - NEW ALBUM AVAILABLE

It seems that after some delays, The Popes "Outlaw Heaven" has been finally released.

Taken from the band's website:

"‘Special Guests’ with Paul (Mad Dog) McGuinness, on the title track ‘Outlaw Heaven’ are no less than his old friends Shane MacGowan and Spider Stacy. Shane also features with Paul on ‘Black is the Colour’ and ‘Don’t let the Bastards grind you down’, PLUS a special solo performance by Shane MacGowan on ‘The Loneliness of a Long Distance Drinker’."

Tracklist as follows:

01 - Black is the Colour
02 - Angels
03 - Raw
04 - Back in Your Heart
05 - Outlaw Heaven
06 - Boys Don’t Cry
07 - Let the Bells Ring Out
08 - Shine
09 - Crucified
10 - Bastards
11 - Underneath the Blue Sky
12 - Slip Away
13 - Loneliness of A Long Distance Drinker

It can be purchased here:

http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=281;1;-1;-1;-1&sku=994793

http://www.townsend-records.co.uk/artist.php?artist=The+Popes

THE POGUES - Live Newport, Wales, 18 Dec. 1984

01 - Greenland Whale Fisheries
02 - Repeal of the Licensing Laws
03 - Boys from the County Hell
04 - Whiskey You're the Devil
05 - Kitty
06 - Dark Streets of London
07 - Sally MacLennane
08 - Dingle Regatta
09 - Muirshin Durkin
10 - Poor Paddy
11 - Battle of Brisbane
12 - Waxie's Dargle
13 - Streams of Whiskey

This is an old Pogues Bootleg from 1984. Enjoy!

DOWNLOAD:

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

Vol. XIII - NORWAY

01 - BELFAST MUSLIMS - Boston March/Spanish Lady 3:44
02 - BELFAST MUSLIMS - Wind that Shaked the Barley 1:57
03 - BELFAST MUSLIMS - Donegal Danny 3:42
04 - BELFAST MUSLIMS - Roddy McCorley 1:58
05 - SHENANIGANS - Finnegan's Wake 3:40
06 - SHENANIGANS - Flowers of Malselv 3:32
07 - SHENANIGANS - City of Chicago 4:22
08 - SHENANIGANS - Phil Cunningham's/Mason Apron 1:51
09 - BELFAST LADS - St. Anne's Reel 3:08
10 - BELFAST LADS - The Banshee Dance 3:55
11 - BELFAST LADS - Star of the County Down 3:02
12 - BELFAST LADS - Back Home in Derry 5:00
13 - THE FOGGY FEW - Summer Feel Good 2:50
14 - LASSIE'N THE LADS - Abandoned Again 3:25
15 - LASSIE'N THE LADS - Tell Me This 3:25
16 - LASSIE'N THE LADS - The Storyteller 3:40
17 - LASSIE'N THE LADS - Fate of the Rose 3:17
18 - LASSIE'N THE LADS - Diver 3:07
19 - LASSIE'N THE LADS - My Favorite Walking Shoes 3:31

Vol. XIII includes 5 bands from Norway. It is a "difficult" sampler, as many people know the great Norwegian band Greenland Whale Fishers and they could expect to find something as good as them. Obviously, that is not so easy.

The first band is a folk-punk band, Belfast Muslims. They come from a town called Halden and are six members. Normally they play well-known songs/tunes and I wish that in their next album they would include some self-penned songs. All their albums can be bought from their website. Just click on "Butikk"

www.belfastmuslims.com

Discography:

Spanish lady (10 tracks, 1998)
Cigarettes & Bayonets (10 tracks, 2001)
Rising of the Moon (13 tracks, 2007)

The next band is from Bergen, Shenanigans, a folk-rock band. They are a five piece outfit that apparently has only released an EP.

www.shenanigans.no

Discography:

Shenanigans EP

The third band is Belfast Lads, they are fronted by a guy from Northern Ireland and the fiddler/flutist is from Romania.

www.belfast-lads.com

The fourth band, The Foggy Few, is a folk-rock band that also comes from Bergen. These five guys have released an album that can be bought from cdbaby.com

www.thefoggyfew.com

Discography:

The Pint of No Return (11 tracks, 2006)

The last band is from a place called Stjordal, Lassie'n the Lads (yes, you're right, many Belfast and many Lads). It is a folk-rock band and has five members.

www.lassienthelads.com

Discography:

Demo I
Demo II
The Storyteller (12 tracks, 2008)

The album can be bought from different Norwegian on-line stores: Cdon.com, musikkonline.no or Platekompaniet. Click on Kjop Storyteller na!



DOWNLOAD:

www.mediafire.com/?dltjmjz2ynx