(Taken from Dutch Irish Bastard's MySpace)Two years ago on St Patricks Day, The Dutch Irish Bastard came into existence, when Mr Irish Bastard unexpectedly invited him to join them on the Shamrock Clash Tour. He just in time decided not to send "Thanks, no, I am too old and never played in a band before!"-mail, thinking "Why the f*** not have a go at it?".
So after some practicing at home and one rehearsal with the band, he found himself debuting on a tour with Blood or Whiskey and Fiddlers Green, traveling Germany on a nightliner bus packed with booze. The Dutch Irish Bastard took to it like a duck takes to water, so being a 'Traveling Bastard' lasted longer than the Shamrock Clash Tour, playing some 30 gigs before waving the band goodbye.
n the meantime, he had also joined The Mahones on their 2008 European Tour. He then got recruited by Circle J, joined them for a full year of boozing, gigging, songwriting and recording (the Weekend Warriors CD), before the buggars grew tired of your man and kicked him out.
Lately, your man embarked on this “For the Hell of It” project, inviting PaddyPunk bands from around the globe to put his lyrics to music. So far, work is in progress in Germany, Spain, Norway, Japan and Australia. So The Dutch Irish Bastard is much looking forward to what the third year of bastardness has in strore for him.
Basic idea is collaboration in songwriting, and maybe in recording, with various other bastards in the PaddyPunk scene around the globe. Work on one song with this bastard, work on another song with another bastard, and so on, The Dutch Irish Bastard providing the lyrics and perhaps a rough idea for a melody.
Basic philosophy is reciprocity. If so inclined, the bands involved can add a song developed together to their setlists and CDs Simultaneously, The Dutch Irish Bastard assembles a fine line of songs too, in this unusual way bringing together the finest bands in PaddyPunk.
Working title of the project is: "For the Hell of It !!!, PaddyPunk adventures of The Dutch Irish Bastard". Songs will be uploaded on his myspace profile, and, who knows, will maybe one day collected on a CD.
Check The Dutch Irish Bastard's profile (esp. his blogs) for regular updates on the project and for some of the lyrics written
Within a few days after launching this project, Robin (Ceili Family), among the first to join ship, came up with an idea on how the song Another Drink or Two Too might sound (check the first song on the profile). What a fast and cunning bastard, GRAND.
IRXN from Bavaria are working with The Dutch Irish Bastard in putting some words to music in praise of Turlough O'Carolan, the legendary Irish harper. Of course, a melody by him will be the basis of this song: Carolans Welcome (recorded among others by The Chieftains and The Waterboys). But this version is definitely going to be different.
After Ceili Family, Circle J and IRXN, The Dutch Irish Bastard is happy to welcome The Royal Shamrock from Japan on board. They are gonna work on your man's words "At crawling distance”
Currently, work is in progress in Norway, Spain, Japan and Australia. Bands you all know well. Names will be revealed as demo's come in.
Wanna sign up too? Hey ho, let's go !!!
www.myspace.com/dutchirishbastard
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