SAMPLER - CHRISTMAS

01 - THE RUFFIANS - Christmas in Killarney (from "Together for Christmas") 3:27
02 - THE GENTLEMEN - Oi to the World (demo) 2:31
03 - LADY GODIVA - Weihnachtsbäckerei (demo) 5:08
04 - REILLY - Christmas in Killarney (from "Kick Ass Celtic Christmas") 2:37
05 - REILLY - Dear Santa (I Can Explain) (from "Kick Ass Celtic Christmas") 3:03
06 - DARBY O'GILL - Christmas in Carrick (from "Irish Christmas Rollick") 2:07
07 - DARBY O'GILL - Children Go Where I Send Thee (from "Irish Christmas Rollick") 2:05
08 - DARBY O'GILL - Wren Song (from "Irish Christmas Rollick") 5:13
09 - DARBY O'GILL - Carol of the Bells (from "Irish Christmas Rollick") 2:33
10 - DARBY O'GILL - Mrs. Fogharty's Christmas Cake (from "Irish Christmas Rollick") 2:53

A Special sampler featuring Christmas songs

1) THE RUFFIANS (New York, U.S.A.)

http://www.theruffians.com

Members:

Dan Griffin - Bones, Singing, Dancing, Drinking
Sean Griffin - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Bodhran
Jerome Morris - Drums, Backing Vocals
Kevin "Mad Dog" Meehan - Button Accordion
Joseph Mulvanerty - Pipes, Whistles, Vocals
Sean P. Sheridan - Bass Guitar,Backing Vocals

Discography:

"Naked and Famous" (6 track EP, 2001)
"Together for Christmas" (5 track EP, 2002)
"Live at CBGB: The Official Bootleg" (13 tracks, 2004)


2) THE GENTLEMEN (Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S.A.)


http://www.myspace.com/thefreakingentlemen

Members:

Zach Hogbin - Drums
Corey Florindi - Bagpipes, Tin Whistle, Vocals
Drew Smith - Guitar
Tommy Bailey - Bass
Matthew Lineham - Vocals
Geoff Wells - Guitar
Nathan Jones - Mandolin
Isaiah Richie - Fiddle .

Discography:

"Stick to Your Guns" (10 tracks, 2009)


3) LADY GODIVA (Arnsberg, Sauerland, Germany)

http://www.ladygodiva.de
http://www.myspace.com/kingsandboozers

Members:

Andreas Beckmann - Vocals
Thomas Rünker - Tin whistle/vocals
Christian Eickel - Accordion
Michael Schweineberg - Guitar/acoustic guitar/back vocals
Thorsten Donner - Drums
Lukas Müller – Bass
Thorsten Wichert – Tin Whistle

Discography:

"Whisky your the Devil" (15 tracks, 1996)
"Tales of Kings and Boozers" (15 tracks, 1998)
"Red Letter Day" (14 tracks, 2001)
"Zooperation" (2003)


4) REILLY (Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A.)

http://www.reillyrocks.com
http://www.myspace.com/reillyrocksirish
http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?epk_id=110519


Members:

Joe Neumann - Bass, Vocals
Brian Bruendl - drums, vocals
Michael Tierney - Guitar, Bouzouki, Whistle, Harmonica, Vocals
Kimmy Unger - Fiddle, Vocals

Discography:

"Beyond the Pale" (10 tracks, 2002)

"Saints of the Ocean" (13 tracks, 2007)

"Kick Ass Celtic Christmas" (13 tracks, 2008))

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5) DARBY O'GILL (OR, U.S.A.)

http://www.darbyogill.com
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=285720

Members:

Scott Messer - Vocals, guitar
Mike McBride - Bass
Art Kohnker - Strings
Ken Andresen - Keyboards, bodhrán

Discography:

"Live at Dublin Pub" (2 CD set, 29 tracks)
"Driven to Drink" (14 tracks)
"The Gettins Good" (21 tracks)
"Waiting for a Ride" (15 tracks)
"Irish Christmas Rollick" (14 tracks)

DOWNLOAD:

http://www.mediafire.com/?ir4r622omod91x7