The Stubby Shillelaghs "Parental Advisory Live!" Self-released
Release date: March 2012
Running time: 50:09 + 60:44, 16 + 13 tracks
I have noticed that normally when a reviewer writes about a live album he is not happy with the final result: the listener cannot feel the atmosphere, the sound is artificial, there are too many overdubs … Usually I don’t have that problem. And I guess that those reviewers won’t be disappointed with the 2CD live album by The Stubby Shillelaghs.
Is the sound “raw”? Sure. Can you hear the crowd? Yes, but they are not so annoying as on Great Big Sea “Road Rage” album. Is the chat between songs interesting? Of course, just have a look to the title, “Parental Advisory”.
The four guys from Colorado have recorded one of their Tuesday shows at Patrick's Irish Pub in Greeley. When you put the CDs on your player you can feel that you’re there too. The band is really tight, specially Andy on vocals and Jacie on fiddle. They have taken the spirit of the likes of The Dubliners, The Wolfe Tones and The Clancy Brothers and have added a great deal of their own ingredients to the mix. As a result, two well-balanced sets of Irish ballads, Scottish songs, drinking songs, comedy, some bluegrass and modern Celtic classics such as “The Jedi Drinking Song” (Dust Rhinos) or “The Scotman” (Mike Cross).
And that’s what makes this 2 CD set so special, the choice of the songs together with the self-penned material. Eight songs (“Unapolegitically Me”, “Club to the Pub”, “Mountain Rain”, “Corn Shucklin’ Time”, “Far Back When”, “To Those We Loved”, “The Vodka Song” an “Top o’the Morning Wood” ) written mainly by Shaugnessy McDaniel and amazing tune written by Jacquelyne McConnell ("Sgt. McConnell"). Without those numbers, the album would be one more among the only-listened-on.St Patrick’s CDs. Fortunately, this 2 CD set can be enjoyed all along the year. Well-done, Stubbies!
Tracklist:
CD1 :
1. Whiskey in the Jar 3:17
2. Dirty Old Town Intro 0:16
3. Dirty Old Town 3:43
4. The Spanish Lady 3:07
5. Holy Ground 3:44
6. Free Jameson 0:20
7. Finnegan's Wake 5:10
8. Crooked Jack 2:14
9. Sgt. McConnell 2:26
10. Unapologetically Me 4:13
11. Club 2 Da Pub 3:53
12. Mountain Rain 3:29
13. Corn Shuckin' Time 3:57
14. The Far Back When 4:56
15. Molly Malone 2:25
16. Beer Beer Beer 2:44
CD2:
1. MacPherson's Rant 3:54
2. Ol' Dun Cow 5:50
3. The Jedi Drinking Song 6:19
4. Quare Bungle Rye 3:09
5. Wild Rover 3:40
6. I'm a Rover 3:58
7. The Scotsman 2:50
8. South Australia 2:36
9. To Those We Loved (and Should'na Hae) 3:20
10. The Vodka Song 3:29
11. The Cobbler 3:28
12. 7 Drunken Nights 13:51
13. Top O' the Mornin' Wood 3:56
http://thestubbies.net
http://www.thestubbies.net/The_Music.html (All the lyrics here)
http://www.facebook.com/thestubbyshillelaghs
http://www.reverbnation.com/thestubbyshillelaghs
http://www.last.fm/music/The+Stubby+Shillelaghs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p-PZl4HCoE&feature=colike (Interview)
Click to buy:
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/thestubbyshillelaghs2
http://thestubbyshillelaghs.bigcartel.com
Review by Kinksmarkham
Release date: March 2012
Running time: 50:09 + 60:44, 16 + 13 tracks
I have noticed that normally when a reviewer writes about a live album he is not happy with the final result: the listener cannot feel the atmosphere, the sound is artificial, there are too many overdubs … Usually I don’t have that problem. And I guess that those reviewers won’t be disappointed with the 2CD live album by The Stubby Shillelaghs.
Is the sound “raw”? Sure. Can you hear the crowd? Yes, but they are not so annoying as on Great Big Sea “Road Rage” album. Is the chat between songs interesting? Of course, just have a look to the title, “Parental Advisory”.
The four guys from Colorado have recorded one of their Tuesday shows at Patrick's Irish Pub in Greeley. When you put the CDs on your player you can feel that you’re there too. The band is really tight, specially Andy on vocals and Jacie on fiddle. They have taken the spirit of the likes of The Dubliners, The Wolfe Tones and The Clancy Brothers and have added a great deal of their own ingredients to the mix. As a result, two well-balanced sets of Irish ballads, Scottish songs, drinking songs, comedy, some bluegrass and modern Celtic classics such as “The Jedi Drinking Song” (Dust Rhinos) or “The Scotman” (Mike Cross).
And that’s what makes this 2 CD set so special, the choice of the songs together with the self-penned material. Eight songs (“Unapolegitically Me”, “Club to the Pub”, “Mountain Rain”, “Corn Shucklin’ Time”, “Far Back When”, “To Those We Loved”, “The Vodka Song” an “Top o’the Morning Wood” ) written mainly by Shaugnessy McDaniel and amazing tune written by Jacquelyne McConnell ("Sgt. McConnell"). Without those numbers, the album would be one more among the only-listened-on.St Patrick’s CDs. Fortunately, this 2 CD set can be enjoyed all along the year. Well-done, Stubbies!
Tracklist:
CD1 :
1. Whiskey in the Jar 3:17
2. Dirty Old Town Intro 0:16
3. Dirty Old Town 3:43
4. The Spanish Lady 3:07
5. Holy Ground 3:44
6. Free Jameson 0:20
7. Finnegan's Wake 5:10
8. Crooked Jack 2:14
9. Sgt. McConnell 2:26
10. Unapologetically Me 4:13
11. Club 2 Da Pub 3:53
12. Mountain Rain 3:29
13. Corn Shuckin' Time 3:57
14. The Far Back When 4:56
15. Molly Malone 2:25
16. Beer Beer Beer 2:44
CD2:
1. MacPherson's Rant 3:54
2. Ol' Dun Cow 5:50
3. The Jedi Drinking Song 6:19
4. Quare Bungle Rye 3:09
5. Wild Rover 3:40
6. I'm a Rover 3:58
7. The Scotsman 2:50
8. South Australia 2:36
9. To Those We Loved (and Should'na Hae) 3:20
10. The Vodka Song 3:29
11. The Cobbler 3:28
12. 7 Drunken Nights 13:51
13. Top O' the Mornin' Wood 3:56
http://thestubbies.net
http://www.thestubbies.net/The_Music.html (All the lyrics here)
http://www.facebook.com/thestubbyshillelaghs
http://www.reverbnation.com/thestubbyshillelaghs
http://www.last.fm/music/The+Stubby+Shillelaghs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p-PZl4HCoE&feature=colike (Interview)
Click to buy:
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/thestubbyshillelaghs2
http://thestubbyshillelaghs.bigcartel.com
Review by Kinksmarkham
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