FIRE IN THE PUB - Sampler December 2010

01 - THE PAUKI - Crystal Stone (from "The Splinters of the Mind") 2:44
02 - THE PAUKI - Mug of Beer (from "The Splinters of the Mind") 3:22
03 - THE PAUKI- I'm Going Home (from "A.R.E. Freundschaft" Split) 3:35
04 - GARLIC KINGS - Shoulder to Shoulder (Demo) 4:59
05 - GARLIC KINGS - Dead Whore (Live) 3:46
06 - GARLIC KINGS - A Star Called Sun 3:46
07 - SKONTRA - Santana (from "Mazcando Miseries") 3
08 - SKONTRA - En mi cárcel (from "Mazcando Miseries") 3:28
09 - BIZARDUNAK - 500 Urte (from "En Zugzwang") 3:51
10 - HAPPY OL' McWEASEL - Hairy Grizzly (from "Hairy Grizzly") 3:17
11 - RATHKELTAIR - William Glen (from "Big White Van") 6:51

Tracks 1-3 The Pauki
Tracks 4 and 6 Music: Stepan, Lyrics: Savva
Track 5 traditional, arr. Garlic Kings
Tracks 7-8 Skontra
Track 9 Bizardunak
Track 10 Happy Ol'McWeasel
Track 11 Rathkeltair


This is the last sampler of 2010. Four European bands and one band from the USA.


1) THE PAUKI (Saint Petersburg, Russia)

The Pauki (The Spiders) is a Russian band that plays punk rock with some folk influences.

www.myspace.com/thepauki

Line-up

Sasha Tankovich – Vocals, flute
Miguel – Guitar, background vocals
Iluha "Ilyich" Martinov – Guitar, background vocals
Vetal – Bass, background vocals
Silver De Lagonda - drums

Discography

“Flag on the Flagpole” (9 tracks, 1996)
“The Dragon Tooth” (12 tracks, 1997)
“ The Holiday at the Lunatic Asylum” (13 tracks + 6 bonus tracks, 1998)
“Arachnophobia” (12 tracks + 6 bonus tracks, 1999)
“The Wild Dances of the Dead Dogs” (12 tracks, 2000)
"The Spiders: Is it what you wanted?" (The Best Of) (18 tracks, 2001)
“Through” (12 tracks, 2002)
“The Splinters of the Mind” (12 tracks, 2005) (click to buy, Amazon)
“1994-2002” (8 album in mp3, 2005)
“Break the Ormeta – Split” (The Pauki: 7 tracks, 2008)
“A.R.E. Freundschaft – Split” (The Pauki: 5 tracks, 2006)

2) GARLIC KINGS (Saint Petersburg, Russia)

Garlic Kings is a new band from Saint Petersburg. Some of the members have played in some well-known Oi! and punk bands.

www.myspace.com/garlickings
www.lastfm.ru/music/Garlickings

Line-up

Dimitri –
Nikita – Guitar
Konstantin – Bass
Stepan – Banjo
Roman – Pipes, vocals
Savva – Accordion, vocals
Maria – Vocals
Kirill – Triangle, vocals

Discography

"Demo" (2010)

3) SKONTRA (Xixon/Gijón, Asturies, Spain)

One of the first bands to mix punk and Celtic (Asturian) folk in Spain. They have just released their third album.

www.skontra.net
www.myspace.com/skontra

Line-up

César - Drums
Gonza - Bass
Fredo - Guitar
Carlinos - Guitar
Zapico - Bagpipes, flute
Berto – Vocals

Discography

“Skontra (Maqueta)” (12 track demo, 2002)
“Semeya de la rabia” (10 tracks, 2006)
“Cantares pa dempués d’una guerra” (10 tracks, 2008)
“Mazcando miseries” (10 tracks, 2010) (Click to buy, Paypal)

4) BIZARDUNAK (Iruña/Pamplona, Navarre, Euskal Herria)

Bizardunak (The bearded ones) is a Basque band that plays Rebel music influenced by The Dubliners, The Wolfe Tones and The Pogues. Their first album was full of ballads and rebel songs, but the second one has their own material. Most of the tracks are sung in Basque.

www.myspace.com/bizardunak

Line-up

Jose Mari – Vocals
Artola – Vocals
Anderete – Mandolin, bouzouki
Iñigo Cabezafuego – Vocals, accordion, harmonica
Leroy – Drums, percussions
Txetxu – Bass, banjo, guitar
Itzala – Whistle, alboka, bodhrán
Fermin “Auskalo” – Guitar
Asier “Brutal” – Fiddle

Discography:

“Bizardunak” (9 tracks, 2009)
“En Zugzwang” (13 tracks, 2010) (click to buy)

5) HAPPY OL’ McWEASEL (Maribor, Slovenia)

Happy Ol'McWeasel is a Slovenian Celtic punk band that has released a couple of singles.

www.happyolmcweasel.com
www.myspace.com/happyoldmcweasel

Line-up

Gregor Jancic - Vocals
Primož Zajšek - Harmonica
Martin Bezjak - Fiddle
Tine Trapecar - Banjo, acoustic guitar
Aleš Pišotek - Electric guitar
Bine Zorko - Bass
Aleš Voglar - Drums

Discography

“Irish Rover” (single, 2009)
“Hairy Grizzly” (single, 2010)

6) RATHKELTAIR (Jacksonville Beach, Florida, U.S.A.)

After having posted the review of Prydein "Heads Up" I got an e-mail from James telling me this:

"The BEST bagpipe rock band I have heard and seen live is RATHKELTAIR.If you have never heard of them,you need too.Neil anderson is an amazing bag piper.They call him the Jimi hendrix of the bag pipes. (...).This band is the best I have found.He is one of the founding members of the group Seven Nations."

So I tried to get some free mp3s and I found only this one at Celticmp3s.com

"Rathkeltair (rath-KELT-ur) is one of North America's premier Celtic rock bands. Based in Jacksonville Beach, Florida and touring full-time since 2003, Rathkeltair delivers one of the most energetic, entertaining, audience-friendly shows you will see anywhere.

Bringing together three formidable multi-instrumentalists from Ireland, England and America, Rathkeltair combines a rare ability to play authentic Celtic music to the highest standards with a pop sensibility that makes their music completely accessible to all ages.

Voted Best Celtic Rock Band of 2006 in the Celtic MP3 Music Magazine Annual Audience Poll, Rathkeltair has been featured at many of the biggest and best-known Celtic Festivals in North America including the Dublin Irish Festival (Dublin, OH), New Hampshire Highland Games (Loon Mountain, NH), Long's Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival (Estes Park, CO), the Celtic Fling (Manheim, PA), and are regularly featured artists at events produced by East of the Hebrides, one of the oldest and most respected Celtic promoters in the United States.

Available as an acoustic power trio, or a full-blown electric quartet (w/ bassist) or quintet (bassist and fiddler), Rathkeltair can easily tailor a show to any size or type of venue. No matter which version they bring, high energy and extraordinary musicianship are standard features! Every Rathkeltair performance is a stand-alone, unique, must-see event. As thousands of festival-goers will tell you, Rathkeltair always delivers, and never disappoints!"


www.rathkeltair.com
www.myspace.com/rathkeltair

Neil Anderson - Vocals, Highland and Uillean 'pipes, small pipes, whistles
Trevor Tanner - Vocals, guitars
Nick Watson - Vocals, drums, percussion

Guest Musician

Billy Thornton - Bass, double bass, vocals

Discography

"Everybody" (15 tracks, 2006)
"Big White Van" (12 tracks, 2008)
"Organic" (11 tracks, 2009) (click to buy, CDbaby)



DOWNLOAD:

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