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Friday, January 8, 2010

THE MAHONES - Live on Radio March 16th 2008


(Taken from Wikipedia)

"The Mahones are a Canadian Celtic punk band, whose blend of Celtic folk with alternative rock was a popular draw on the Canadian live music circuit in the 1990s.

The band was formed in Kingston, Ontario in 1990 by Fintan "Finny" McConnell and Barry Williams, as a one-off band for a St. Patrick's Day party.

According to their website (www.themahones.net), the name was chosen to rhyme with The Ramones. However, in an interview with the Calgary Herald (Wednesday, September 21, 1994), McConnell commented on the name of The Mahones, referring to the fact The Pogues were originally called Pogue Mahone: "When I picked the name The Mahones it was because of the Irish saying 'pogue mahone' (which translates: kiss my ass) and also because they didn't want to use it because they couldn't get played on the radio."

The band's cited influences included The Clash, The Pogues, The Who, The Waterboys and Hüsker Dü. The group's lineup has changed a number of times, with McConnell and Williams as the main constant members. Pogues members Terry Woods and Phil Chevron joined the band on tour in 2003.

In 1999, bassist Joe Chithalen died in Amsterdam shortly after a concert. He had accidentally ingested food containing peanuts, to which he was allergic. The Joe Chithalen Memorial Musical Instrument Library, Joe's M.I.L.L., was established in Kingston soon after by Wally High.

The Mahones toured Canada, Europe, Australia and the United States in 2007.

On August 12, 2007 The Mahones were the closing musical act of Toronto's Festival of Beer at Fort York in downtown Toronto."

This is a two song bootleg, recorded from a radio show (320 kbps).

1 - Queen and Tequila
2 - Drunken Lazy Bastard

Enjoy!

DOWNLOAD:

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1 comment:

  1. Oh wow...we really need to update that Wikipedia...

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