Thursday, January 31, 2013

SAMPLER - 2013 Vol. I

Two bands from the USA, one from England, one from France (in fact, from Brittany) and one from Indonesia. By the way, Weese, Paddy! are the band of February 2013, so the widget will be placed at the left tomorrow.

1) THE JACK RATTS (Bournemouth, UK)

http://www.reverbnation.com/thejackratts
http://www.facebook.com/TheJackRatts

Line-Up:

Vinnie - Guitar, vocals
Andy - Mandolin, vocals
Jo- Fiddle
Rich - Bass
Fabian - Banjo, accordion, vocals
Pete - Drums

Discography:

"Sail the Deadly Seas " (2012,16 tracks) Click to buy.

2) WEESE, PADDY! (Doleystown, PA, U.S.A.)

http://www.reverbnation.com/weesepaddy
http://weesepaddy.stereokiller.com
http://www.facebook.com/WeesePaddy
https://twitter.com/WeesePaddy

Line-up:

Ryan Williams - Guitar, vocals
Karly Klein - Vocals
Chris Brill - Banjo, violin, Vocals
Chris Dromboski - Guitar
Shane Hobensack - Guitar, vocals
Matt Amend - Bass, vocals
Trevor Scott - Drums

3) THE MAGGIE WHACKERS (Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France)

http://themaggiewhackers.fr
http://www.myspace.com/themaggiewhackers
http://www.facebook.com/TheMaggieWhackers?ref=ts&fref=ts
http://www.noomiz.com/TheMaggieWhackers
http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/368784/the-maggie-whackers

Line-up:

Ludovic - Vocals
Benjamin - Electric and acoustic guitar, back. vocals
David - Electric guitar, tenor banjo, mandolin, back. vocals
Cyrielle - Alto, flutes, back. vocals
Lawryn - Pipes from South Brittany, flutes, Irish flutes, harmonicas, back. vocals
Sébastien - Bass, Back. vocals
Valentin - Drums, mandolin, back. vocals

Discography:

"Ye Jacobites/The Wild Rover/Dispach'er"(5 track EP, 2011)
"Naoned Whisky" (4 track EP, 2013)

4) PLAID TO THE BONE (St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.)

http://www.facebook.com/PlaidToTheBone
http://www.reverbnation.com/plaidtothebone
https://twitter.com/PTTBBagpipeRock

Line-up:

Jim O'Brien - Bagpipes
Jake Trost - Bagpipes
Francis Gomez - Drums
Jim Oates - Bagpipes
Chris - Electric guitar
Ryan - Bass

5) THE BLACK PHINISI (Jakarta, Indonesia)

http://www.myspace.com/theblackphinisi
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Black-Phinisi/196256457020
http://www.purevolume.com/jakartarockabilly/albums/The+Black+Phinisi
https://twitter.com/TheBlackPhinisi

Line-up:

Bobby Jambul - Vocals
Henry - Banjo
Ryan Mardhika - Guitar
Dipankara - Bass
Ayub - Drums
Daniel - Accordion
Nanda - Violin

DOWNLOAD:

http://turbobit.net/1tmspuo8spi1.html

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

VIDEOS - THE NEW FREE

The New Free - Noelle's Burden

A candid video shot and edited by Dargan Crowley Long in one day, during the recording of "Noelle's Burden" at Grouse Lodge Studios Ireland

The New Free - (If You're Gonna) Love Me: Love Me

Debut single from The New Free's eagerly anticipated forthcoming album.

The New Free are an upcoming band from Ireland, who fuse elements of rock, punk, pop with a traditional Irish flavour. Off the back off of their debut E.P. they have the played The Olympia Theater and were one of the headliners of the Patrick's Day festival in the Guinness Storehouse. Having received complimentary reviews from the likes of Hot Press magazine, and radio play on 2fm, the band are looking forward to the year ahead.

Eoghan McNeill - lead vocals, bass
James O'Connor - vocals, accordion
Fiach O'Connor - vocals, bouzouki
Ciaran Finn - vocals, guitar

Video shot and directed by Dargan Crowley-Long and Johnny Cullen

Actors: Ronan O'Connor, Rachel Murphy.

Produced by Gerry O'Connor

The New Free Playing live at the Guinness Storehouse.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

VIDEO - BENJAMING'S CLAN

The Czech band Benjaming Band is no longer active. In fact, they have evolved into a new band called Benjaming's Clan, that plays "Pipes Energy Folk"

http://www.benjamingsclan.com/en/homepage
http://bandzone.cz/benjamingsclan

Line-up:

Kuba - vocals, acoustic guitar
Olda - bass guitar, back. vocals
Mates - drums, back. vocals
Jacek - banjo, guitar, tin whistle
Lukas - Highland bagpipes, mandolin, accordion

Benjaming's Clan - Live Promo

Sunday, January 27, 2013

REVIEW - THE CLOVES AND THE TOBACCO "The Day with No Sun" (2012)

The Cloves And The Tobacco - "The Day With No Sun" WLRV Records
Release date: 25 December 2012
Running time: 40:25, 10 tracks

The economists and the media have been using a new word to talk about the new emerging economies, BRICS. BRICS stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. On the Celtic punk world, we have our own emerging countries too. So, we could also use the term BRICS, but this time the “I” doesn’t stand for India, but for Indonesia.

After some recordings by seminal outfit Gerap Gurita, The Working Class Symphony released an interesting EP in 2012. And, at the end of 2012, another fantastic band from Yogyakarta has released a 10 track brilliant album: The Cloves and The Tobacco “The Day with No Sun”.

Piztt and his bandmates have been able to record a kick-ass album with no covers. Believe me, all the tracks are self-penned songs. Hats-off, guys! The Cloves and The Tobacco have created a distinctive sound, obviously with some influences (for instance, Flogging Molly on their classic “Cornelist Street” and the disc opener “Shamrockville”). I love particularly the sound on numbers such as “The Railway” (another classic) and “When Something Goes Wrong”, that mix of fiddle, tin whistle and banjo. But the album also features an amazing electric guitar work. Just listen to the guitar parts on “Shamrockville”, “Boxing Gloves”, “The Railway” and, specially, at the end of “Dance With the Nurse”. By the way, “Dance with the Nurse” is a top-notch instrumental tune.

Apart from the sound, TCATT lyrics deal with interesting matters. Maybe their English is not perfect, but the lyrics are really honest and full of passion. Track no. 3, “The Widow” is a tribute to Piztt’s mother. On my own songs library it should be filed together with great The Whisky Priests songs like “He’s Still My Son” and “Song for Ewan”. “Boxing Gloves” is about dreams that don’t come true. This song features piano and tin whistle and have a Pogues twist. “McGregore was a Sailor” is the pirate song on the album and musically has a sound that shifts from the Blood or Whiskey side to the Paddy and the Rats side. Track no. 5, “My Favourite Whiskey” is a funny song written by Andries van den Broek, a.k.a. The Dutch Irish Bastard, about a guy whose life turns around a bottle of whiskey (Jameson?) and a Pogues CD (“IISFFGWG”? “Rum, Sodomy and the Lash”? Who knows, the title is not mentioned). And the first track on the album is a tribute to the Celtic punk scene all around the world, “Shamrockville”.

The Cloves and the Tobacco “The Day with No Sun” is another evidence that Celtic punk is really global. The recordings coming from Indonesia should not be considered as exotic. The lads on this country are working really hard under difficult circumstances and their own blend of Celtic punk is really interesting. Definitely, a worth hearing scene.

Tracklist:

1. Shamrockville 3:54
2. Cornelist ST 3:27
3. The Widow
4. Dance With The Nurse
5. My Favourite Whiskey 2:54
6. The Railway 4.22
7. Boxing Cloves
8. Mc Gregor Was a Sailor
9. Raise Your Glass
10. When Something Goes Wrong

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Cloves-and-The-Tobacco/401343270121?fref=ts
https://soundcloud.com/theclovesandthetobacco
http://www.myspace.com/theclovesandthetobacco
http://www.last.fm/music/The+Cloves+and+The+Tobacco
https://twitter.com/TCATT_YK

Click to buy:

http://www.giantapemerch.com/index.php?route=product%2Fproduct&filter_name=the+cloves&product_id=162

Review by Kinksmarkham

Saturday, January 26, 2013

DIRTY ARTICHOKES - ST. PATRICK TOUR 2013

Dirty Artichokes - St. Patrick Tour 2013: Italy, France, Slovenia, Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic and Austria.

8/2 Quays Pub (Pinerolo,TO, Italy)
22/2 Osteria l'Arcano (Acoustic show, Giaveno, TO, Italy)
8/3 Ullivan pub (Chantemerle, France)
9/3 Le Spirit (Briançon, France)
12/3 Jalla Jalla (Lubjiana, Slovenia)
14/3 Collosseum (Kosice, Slovakia)
15/3 Graffiti Club (Lublin, Poland)
16/3 Music bar Jam (Opava, Czech Rep)
17/3 St Patrick's day (Vienna, Austria)
12/4 Vicolo Corto (Pinerolo, TO, Italy)
13/4 Radio Blackout (Acoustic concert, Torino Italy)
18/5 Irish Night with Brutus' Daughters (Torino Italy)

PIPES AND PINTS - EURO TOUR 2013

Pipes and Pints: Euro Tour 2013 with new record "Found and Lost": Germany, Belgium, France, Spain and Switzerland.

13.3. Köln (DE) - Sinci Ballroom
14.3. Hamburg (DE) - Skorbut
15.3. Aachen (DE) - Musikbunker
16.3. Zele (BE) - Cafe T Verdriet
17.3. Paris (FR) - Le Batofar
18.3. Tours (FR) - Canadian Cafe
19.3. Bordeaux (FR) - Heretic Club
20.3. Leon (ES) - El Gran Cafe
21.3. Xixon (ES) - Pub Plaza
22.3. Alsasua (ES) – Gaztatxe
23.3. Madrid (ES) - Gruta 77
24.3. Girona (ES) - Apaga la Tel
25.3. Torello (ES) - L'Eclectic
26.3. Clermont-Ferrand (FR) - Le Raymond
28.3. Marseille (FR) - The Molotov
29.3. St. Gallen (CH) – Birreria

Friday, January 25, 2013

HELP THE CROOKED FIDDLE BAND TO RELEASE THEIR NEW ALBUM

"Hi Celtic Folk Punkers,

I'm the guitarist from The Crooked Fiddle Band from Australia. We are in Steve Albini's studio in Chicago recording our album.

Rather than going into hideous credit card debt like last time, we have set up a crowdfunding campaign on Pozible www.pozible.com/crookedfiddleban d (the Australian version of Kickstarter) to help people help us pay for the record by pre-ording the album (and other tidbits).

There are only 14 days left of fundraising - help us reach our goal!

We will be touring the new album in Europe in Sept/Oct 2013 and Aus in Oct/Nov 2013.

Thanks,

Gordon

The Crooked Fiddle Band"

Monday, January 21, 2013

ROIO - THE WOLFE TONES Live 2011

(Info from Wikipedia)

The Wolfe Tones are an Irish rebel music band who incorporate elements of Irish traditional music in their songs. They are named after the Irish rebel and patriot Theobald Wolfe Tone, one of the leaders of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, with the double entendre that a wolf tone is a spurious sound that can affect instruments of the violin family.

Formation and early years

The origins of the group date back to August 1963, where three neighbouring children from the Dublin suburb of Inchicore, brothers Brian and Derek Warfield and Noel Nagle had been musical friends. They were later joined by Tommy Byrne whom they met when playing at an open air festival (a Fleadh Cheoil) in Elphin, County Roscommon in 1964.This subsequently led to the three friends playing at Fleadh Cheoil and music festivals around Ireland.

"The Split"

In 1989, a contract was signed by band leader, Derek Warfield, signing rights to an American distributor. The contents of this contract were apparently misrepresented to the other members of the band, resulting in a clause that prevented them from recording. Unable to reverse this agreement, they continued to tour albeit without any new material.

In 1995, Derek Warfield released a solo studio album entitled "Legacy" as he was still eligible to record under his own name. With Derek on vocals and mandolin, the music on this album was performed by a new band, although he was still in fact touring with The Wolfe Tones. Derek's solo releases continued on bi-annually.

In 2001, after a show played in Limerick, Derek Warfield departed the band under circumstances that remain unknown to this day. Calling themselves "Brian Warfield, Tommy Byrne and Noel Nagle formerly of The Wolfe Tones" the three would later go on to release "You'll Never Beat the Irish".

Today

The Wolfe Tones continue to tour but as a 3-piece band comprising Brian Warfield, Noel Nagle & Tommy Byrne.

The Wolfe Tones celebrated their 45th Anniversary with a special event at the prestigious Waterfront Hall, Belfast, on Sunday 26 October 2008, which was also filmed for their upcoming documentary.

Notable works

The song "Celtic Symphony" was written by Brian Warfield in 1987 for the centennial of Celtic Football Club. Other famous songs written by the group include "Joe McDonnell", a song about the life and death of the Provisional IRA member who was the fifth person to die on the 1981 Hunger Strike.

Their rendition of "A Nation Once Again" by Thomas Osborne Davis was voted the number one song of all time in a BBC World Service vote.

On Tuesday, January 8th, 2013, Brian Warfield announced via the group's newsletter that, by mutual consent, the band would retire from touring on completion of their 50th anniversary year in November, 2014. He went on to say that although not touring, The Wolfe Tones would still be available for special events and that it was their ambition to be involved in the 100th Anniversary Commemoration for the 1916 Rising in 2016.

http://www.wolfetonesofficialsite.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wolfe-Tones-Official-Fan-Page/415698980175

Discography (CD):

2006 As Gaeilge
2005 Profile
2005 You'll Never Beat the Irish
2005 We Must Carry On
1993 Sing Out For Ireland
1993 Irish to the Core
1993 Across the Broad Atlantic
1993 Belt of the Celts
1991 Profile
1991 Rifles of the IRA (re-issue)
1987 A Sense of Freedom
1986 Live Alive-Oh
1964 Spirit of the Nation
1963 Let the People Sing

Box Set

2000 The Wolfe Tones Greatest Hits
1989 25th Anniversary

DOWNLOAD:

Disco 1: http://www.mediafire.com/?j212k5za2zji5p8

Disco 2: http://www.mediafire.com/?c7qqhxlz3tc26yz

Sunday, January 20, 2013

REVIEW - THE PUBCRAWLERS "Rogues, Outlaws & Drunks" (2012)

The Pubcrawlers "Rogues, Outlaws & Drunks" Self-released
Release date: October 12, 2012
Running time: 47:10, 14 tracks

2012 has been a great year for The Pubcrawlers. Not only did they release a split with their fellows The Outsiders, but their third full album was available at the end of the year. Following with their evolution, the band’s sound is based on a rocking mix of pipes/tin whistle, fiddle and mandolin/banjo together with electric guitar, rhythm section, punk lead vocals and gang vocals. Different traditional numbers can be found on the tracklist (“Auld Lang Syne”, “Dicey Reilly” and some instrumental tunes) apart from the usual pirate punk song (“Davey Jones’ Locker”, “Dead Men Tell No Tales”). This time The Pubcrawlers have decided to improve their music with the help of some friends. Thus, Chris Freid from The Skels, Ron Peddle from The Dockside Saints and Lenny Lashley from Darkbuster are featured on tracks 2 (“Where oh Where”), no. 5 (“Dead Men Tell No Tales” and no. 13 (“Drunk Again”).

The final result is a solid album and therefore it’s not easy to choose only a bunch of songs. Obviously “Hooligan”, with their gang vocals, will become a crowd favourite. “Dead Men Tell No Tales” is an interesting track too. If you love “The Last Saskatchewan Pirate”, you’ll enjoy this too. “The Last Outlaw” has a metal twist, “Seamus the Bastard” would be the right bet to top the Celtic punk charts, “Dicey Riley” is a kick-ass cover featuring bagpipes and the traditional set featuring among others “The Beggarman” and “The Masons Apron” shows The Pubcrawlers at their peak.

But, at the end of the album there are a couple of gems that should not be overlooked. They are not so raucous as usual; however, I have found them very enjoyable: the mid-tempo song “Lose to Win” (brilliant fiddle, tin whistle and guitar work) and “Drunk Again”, an excellent number to close the album. Well, this is not really the case, since it’s not the last album on the track. There is a surprise, a bonus track: Kenny Roger’s “The Gambler” gets The Pubcrawlers treatment.

To finish up, just a question: will The Pubcrawlers ever tour Europe? We are looking forward to sharing some beers with you here!

Tracklist:

1. Two-Bit Town 2:03
2. Where Oh Where (feat. Chris Skel) 2:00
3. Hooligan 3:33
4. Davey Jones' Locker 3:36
5. Dead Men Tell No Tales (Feat. Ron Peddle) 2:16
6. The Last Outlaw / The Road to Lisdoonvarna 5:54
7. Auld Lang Syne 2:25
8. Hobo Jungle 2:31
9. Seamus the Bastard 2:02
10. Dicey Reilly 2:44
11. Traditional Set 6:50
12. Lose to Win 2:20
13. Drunk Again (feat. Lenny Lashley) 4:29
14. Bonus Track: The Gambler (Kenny Rogers cover) 4:01

http://www.the-pubcrawlers.com
http://www.reverbnation.com/thepubcrawlers
http://www.facebook.com/thepubcrawlers
https://twitter.com/ThePubcrawlers

Click to buy a digital copy:

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/thepubcrawlers

Review by Kinksmarkham

Saturday, January 19, 2013

FREE DOWNLOAD - MOTOR PERKINS "Ao vivo" (2009)

The demo released by the defunct band Motor Perkins was posted here some years ago. Now they have opened a Bandcamp account and they are also offering their live album "Ao vivo".

DOWNLOAD:

http://motorperkins.bandcamp.com/album/motor-perkins (6 track demo, 20007)

http://motorperkins.bandcamp.com/album/ao-vivo (16 track live album, 2009)

VIDEO - MUMMY DADDY "Just Play"

Another band from Thailand, Mummy Daddy, produced by British producer Simon Henderson.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mummy-Daddy-Band/131634343654828
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/mummydaddy

Producer : Simon Henderson
Vocal : Thursday Hnadee
Bagpipe, Banjo, Tin whistle : Rocky
Guitar : Thanaphan Imurai
Bass : Somnuek Thachee
Drum : Banana Man

New artists: Mummy Daddy
Genre: Alternative/Celtic
Produced & Melody: Simon Henderson
Arranged: Mummy Daddy & Simon Henderson
Lyrics: A classic rig

(Translation: Google translator)

"Inspired by the love, support and encouragement from their parents along.
Combined with the fusion of the growth of mold. Where a collection of different nationalities different people of different cultures from all over the world. Accumulated 10 years of experience in the music. The music in the spirit of the Mummy Daddy is not to present music with a mix of different musical styles, exotic but perfectly engaging as himself. A new way to listen to the first Single from Mummy Daddy song Alternative music mix with the sound of Scottish bagpipes. To increase the fun for all who listen. By working in recording studios back to Analog. It's all on tape, which is difficult to run. Every time you play. Even if the point is to start out small. But the charm of this record is. Make it sound more dimension. The more emotional.

Content to talk about life in the present, where everything is in a rush to put pressure on a routine.

I want everyone to go back to that. Everyday life. I've been looking for the child at all optimistic. And enjoy life's simple to do it? It's time to return.
"I played well today," I try to be a child again?"

Mummy Daddy - "Just Play" Official Audio

Friday, January 18, 2013

THE RANTING LADS ARE BACK! - THE WHISKY PRIESTS REUNION

Great news! That's what Gary Miller posted yesterday on Facebook:

"Yes, it's finally official! The Whisky Priests will be reuniting for a series of exclusive shows in 2013, following a 10-year absence, and releasing a retrospective CD. Gary Miller, Glenn Miller, Mick Tyas, Nicky Buck and others from the band's peak period will finally be back on stage together better than ever before for what promises to be an exciting new era for the band. LOTS and LOTS more news on this (e.g. new website, festival dates, tour dates) to follow soon..."

And that's what he has posted today:

"I am very excited about working with my old friends Mick Tyas, Nicky Buck, etc, again after 10 years "in the wilderness". We are all confident that The Whisky Priests can come back better than ever. Rehearsals will start soon. In the meantime, I will be recording my new solo album, and I hope Mick, Nick and my brother Glenn will all be able to contribute to it (an early taster for the WP reunion!) as well as some other great musicians. In the meantime, I have been listening to Mick's band Tippin' the Wink's CD 'The Devil's In the Detail' - bloody brilliant! Nick's also on it playing percussion and it was recorded at Trinity Heights by the great Fred Purser (responsible for many Whisky Priests recordings). Check them out at:

http://www.myspace.com/tippinthewink"

The Whisky Priests on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/whiskypriests

The Whisky Priests recordings are available at Bandcamp:

http://whiskypriests.bandcamp.com

A lot of old mail-outs and pictures here:

http://www.mediafire.com/?yyyeoznznm2

Thursday, January 17, 2013

VIDEOS - ERROR 99

We have been supporting the Celtic punk scene at a global level so far (Indonesia, Brazil, China ...). Now, let's introduce Error 99, a Celtic punk band from Thailand.

"Error 99 is not so much a case of mistaken identity as of wild crossover music that fuses Celtic tunes with contemporary textures appropriated in Thai. Creating a new genre they call Thairish – which also points to the profusion of Irish pubs all over Thailand - The Irish influence makes for a compelling immediacy that draws audiences into a musical excursion which spills onto the dance floor. Comprising seven members who play a variety of instruments such as the banjo, accordion, guitar, bass, violin and drums, the robust energy emanating from each highly anticipated performance proves to be one of infectious vigour and communicable imagination" (Baybeats Festival)

" (...) Error 99, who, they claim, fuse Celtic beats with Thai sound to create, er, ‘Thairish’ pub rock (...)." (Time Out Singapore)

"Starting out in the Irish pubs of Bangkok performing Pogues covers, Thairish punk outfit Error 99 have since signed a record deal and written their own material, playing at Festivals across the country including the Save Ko Tao Festival that was hit by the storms in March." (Thai Tickert Major)

"Error 99 played an excellent set of Irish folk-punk. Their singer is one of Bangkok´s most enigmatic performers, a nervous Tom Waits decked out in a perfectly white shirt and tailored suit trousers, fronting a great line-up including accordion, banjo and fiddle. The half decent sound system managed to separate the strings from the howls and Error 99 did a good impression of the Pogues on speed. Loud, brash, anthemic, ironic, great." (Tom Vater)

http://www.facebook.com/error99band
http://www.myspace.com/errorninetynine
http://artist.you2play.com/summary/errorninetynine

Chaiwit Srithongpeng "Nick" - Vocals

Sanya Kornsurat "Sanya" - Fiddle
Titichai Onsingha "Mack" - Accordion
Kidjan Rattanasut "Jan" - Guitar
Rattanapol Boribunlarp "Nat" - Bass

Suttiwat Tiyaw "Rock" - Drums

Error99 - "Boy Scout" [MV Official from Sound Boom Records]

Error 99 - "Metropolis"

Error99 - "Island"

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

SIBIN - NEWS JANUARY 2013

(From the band's newsletter)

"Happy New Year Everyone and thanks for your ongoing support!

Sibin has a very busy year ahead in 2013. We are already booked to play the Echuca/Moama Celtic Festival March 15-17th and Koroit Irish Festival April 26-28th, with our application for The National Celtic Festival in Port Arlington and Sunday arvo's at the Mildura Brewery also pending.

Our album "Industrial Life" is selling well and we received and awesome review by popular website celticfolkpunk.blogspot. It has also been nominated for "Best Album" at the inaugural Australian Celtic Music Awards with three of our songs, "Fare Thee Well", "She Don't Love Me" and "Run Johnny Run" also being nominated for "Best Song".

Mark has written three more songs which the boys will sink their teeth into over the next few weeks and we are hoping to showcase these at Echuca in March.

I hope this newsletter finds you all in good health.

All the best for 2013"

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

VIDEOS - NACHOPUPA

Nachopupa is a band from South Korea. These guys are influenced by Flogging Molly and Rancid.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nachopupa/104474032947312

Byoung uk : Guitar, vocals
Jimin : Guitar, vocals
Jaewan : Bass, vocals
Hoonmoo : Drums
Suhyun :Accordion
Suho : Banjo
Ando : Tin Whistle

Nachopupa - Allive Battle of the Bands (2010)

Nachopupa - Punk n roll Circus !!(I)

Nachopupa - 5th punk n roll Circus !!(II)

Nachopupa - 5th punk n roll Circus !! (III)

Nachopupa - 5th punk n roll Circus !! (IV)

Nachopupa - I Fought The Law (2011)

Nachopupa - Jack rocks seoul_4_27@Platoon kunsthalle

Monday, January 14, 2013

BASTARDS ON PARADE - EURO TOUR 2013

Bastards on Parade will be touring Europe from 28 January to 10 February 2013: France, Italy, Germany and Belgium.(Update: gig in Austria on Feb 1st has been cancelled. A new show in Freiburg on Feb. 1st)

FIRKIN - NEW VIDEO FROM THE DVD

Firkin "Whup Jamboree" [Keep On Firkin - DVD Live 2012] [HD version]

Sunday, January 13, 2013

THE MAHONES - EURO TOUR 2013

The Mahones Winter European Tour dates. These are the dates that are confirmed (updated January 27th):

07.02.2013 Moscow - Barrikade (Russia)
08.02.2013 Opava - Jam Music Bar (Czech Republic)
09.02.2013 Pfarrkirchen - Bogaloo (Germany)

10.02.2013 Beeigueuze -Ulm (Germany)
11.02.2013 Nantes - La Scene Michelet (France)
13.02.2013 Oviedo - Pub Plaza (Spain)
14.02.2013 Madrid - Gruta 77 (Spain)
15.02.2013 Onati - Gazteleku (Spain)
16.02.2013 Badalona - Estraperlo Club (Spain)
19.02.2013 Torino - Unitded Club (Italy)
20.02.2013 Bologna - Freakout (Italy)
21.02.2013 Bozen - Pippo Stage (Italy)
22.02.2013 Innsbruck - PMK (Austria)
23.02.2013 Herne - Rockbüro (Germany)

24.02-2013 Biermuseum - Breda (The Netherlands)

26.02.2103 Hamburg (Germany)

28.02.2013 Berlin - Wild at heart (Germany)

01-03-2013 Gdynia - Ucho (Poland)

Visit http://www.facebook.com/TheMahones for further info.

CELTICO BLOG IS COMING!

Just got the new mailout from Celtico Blog. Fortunately Ignacio will be launching his site soon. Welcome!

"Yeah, 2013 is already here, and this should be Celtico's year!

A year later than expected, Celtico is about to launch. Finally.

To make the long story short, several issues (both technical and personal) delayed the launch. But Celtico is back on track and should be online by March 2013.

To all those individuals and bands than I've contacted during 2012 and actually never had the chance to carry out the interviews, my sincere apologies. Be sure I'll be contacting you again very soon.

If you have a band and want to share your music through Celtico, or you own a blog, or a website, or a radio or anything else related to Celtic / Folk Punk, please send us an email or snail mail. Feel free to send your stuff for review. And if you want to reach the local rock radio stations (Celtico is located in Argentina), I'll be glad to help you with that, too!

All that said, in the meantime be sure to visit our good friends at http://celticfolkpunk.blogspot.com

More news coming soon!

Ignacio / Celtico Blog
http://www.celtico.com.ar
info@celtico.com.ar

Follow on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/CelticoBlog "

Saturday, January 12, 2013

REVIEW - THE BOG HOPPERS "Top Shelf" (2012)

The (Mellick Town) Bog Hoppers "Top Shelf" Bog Down Productions
Release date: October 26, 2012
Running time: 25:22, 8 tracks

“Top Shelf” is the title of The (Mellick Town) Bog Hoppers 8 track mini album that was released at the end of October 2012. The Bog Hoppers hail from Seattle and the line-up is Cormac Pope (lead vocals, guitar, songwriting), T.J. Freeby (lead vocals, mandolin, banjo, songwriting), Meahgan Ayers (fiddle), Dave Dickerson (bass, vocals), John Sanders (accordion, vocals) and Glen Hummel (drums). Fellow percussionist David TWG Blink often shares the stage with the guys.

The band was formed in March 2011 and their evolution is quite interesting. They have played with The Mahones, they were chosen as Arse-Kickers (Band of the Month) for December 2012 at Grinning Beggar and they were chosen as number 3 at Grinning Beggar’s Best EPs of 2012.

One can say that The Bog Hoppers are an American Irish band. Three tracks have the word Irish on their titles and one of them is in fact titled “American Irish Soul”. There are three traditional Irish ballads on the mini-album and five originals. The banjo playing puts them on the bluegrass/hillbilly end, but, IMHO, the accordion on tracks like “Top Shelf” and “Irish Punk Rock Hippie” is more Southern/Mexican border than Irish. Another amazing element on their sound is how Cormac Pope sings. This is clear on tracks like “Top Shelf”, “Cod Liver Oil”, “Irish Rover” and, above all, on “Irish Lassie”.

The best tracks on the mini-album would be “Top Shelf” (a great single to top the charts) and “Irish Punk Rock Hippie” (it has everything: fine banjo, fiddle and accordion). Other numbers that shines out: “Cod Liver Oil” (excellent banjo playing and awesome vocals sounding like a didgeridoo), “Irish Lassie” (my fave vocal antics on the album) and “American Irish Soul” (a different sounding song with a kick-ass bass line, mandolin instead of banjo and fantastic backing vocals)

“Top Shelf” is a quite enjoyable CD, but a little bit short. I wish that a proper debut album would be released in 2013. And I feel that I ‘m not the only one.
Tracklist:

1. Top Shelf 4:01
2. Crooked Jack 3:21
3. Irish Lassie 3:11
4. Die Hard 2:51
5. American Irish Soul 3:12
6. Irish Punk Rock Hippie 2:38
7. Cod Liver Oil 3:24
8. Irish Rover 2:42

http://www.facebook.com/TheBogHoppers
http://www.reverbnation.com/theboghoppers
http://www.thecelticcrier.com/the-bog-hoppers.html
https://twitter.com/TheBogHoppers

Click to buy a digital copy:

http://www.amazon.com/Top-Shelf/dp/B00A92DE20
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/top-shelf/id582028633

Review by Kinksmarkham

Friday, January 11, 2013

SPECIAL THANKS TO LONDON CELTIC PUNKS

Celtic Folk Punk and More has been chosen the Best Celtic punk website in 2012 by the guys from London Celtic Punks.

I would like to thank L.C.P. for the fantastic work they are doing and their continuous support to the Celtic punk scene.

Thursday, January 10, 2013

VIDEO - THE CLOVES AND THE TOBACCO

The Cloves and The Tobacco - "My Favourite Whiskey"

Official video promo from TCATT debut album "The Day with No Sun". Lyrics by Andries van den Broek a.k.a. The Dutch Irish Bastard.

The album has been released on 25 December 2012!!

Check out The Cloves and The Tobacco's page to get the album :

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Cloves-and-The-Tobacco/401343270121

A review will be posted soon. Stay tuned!

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

REVIEW - SIBIN "INDUSTRIAL LIFE" (2012)

Sibin "Industrial Life" Self-released via crowdfunding
Release date: October 2012
Running time: 38:49, 12 tracks

After several spins to Sibin’s second album, “Industrial Life”, I feel that these guys are the new Australian sensation. Mark (vocals, guitars and mandolin), Charlie (whistles, flutes, vocals), Corey (guitars, banjo, mandolin, concertina), Luke (drums) and Tim (bass, guitars) have released an album that is an excellent blend of Irish and Australian music. Most of the tracks on “Industrial Life” are written by Mark and Charlie, but there are also three traditional numbers.

Let’s start with those three songs. “Maids When You’re Young” is a song that was made popular by The Dubliners. “Maids when you’re young never wed an old man”. Sibin’s rendition is a brilliant cover. Bass and acoustic guitar are the first instruments to be heard. Then the vocalist starts to sing and there are some awesome backing vocals. The mandolin and drums join and the song speeds up. The concertina plays “Mairi’s Wedding” and the song starts all over again with amazing whistle arrangements. The songs is perfectly “built” and the instrumentation well-balanced. A true gem.

The wind and seagulls can be heard at the beginning of “Drunken Sailor”. Tin whistle and drums and then all the band members join on this electric version. Fantastic whistle and guitar work. Grab a pint and dance!

“Salonika” is the third traditional song. This song has also being recorded by The Dubliners. Clapping and a capella singing. Then the tin whistle, mandolin and the rest of the band play “Humours of Glendart”. And finally, an electric end.

The next group of tracks, the “singles”: Tracks no. 1, 2 and 11.

“She Don’t Love Me” is a kick-ass song: “She don’t love me love me no more, she don’t want me drinking with the boys”. All the bands members shine on this song. If the Saw Doctors would have written this song, it would be number 1 in Ireland for several months.

“Run Johnny Run” was the song that the band chose to release a video. As the video was posted here some time ago, everybody knows that it’s a catchy song and one of my faves. I can even find some The Clash echoes on this track.

“Here We Go” is a rocking song featuring tin whistle and electric guitar.

Other tracks like “First One To Fall”, “Fare Thee Well” or “1854” are interesting numbers. Sibin’s stamp is clear and the sound is really Australian. Anyway, I would like to draw your attention to the last number, “Industrial Life”. It’s an acoustic song featuring only guitars and flute in a Christy Moore style.

If you like whistles and flutes, Irish traditional songs and Aussie rock and folk tradition, then drop a line to these guys and get a hard copy of “Industrial Life”

Tracklist:

1-She Don't Love Me 2:59
2-Run Johnny Run 3:10
3-Maids When You're Young 3:06
4-Ode to Ireland 4:32
5-First One to Fall 3:12
6-Drunken Sailor 4:22
7-Away 2:23
8-1854 3:47
9-Fare Thee Well 3:25
10-Salonika 2:57
11-Here We Go 2:24
12-Industrial Life 2:27

http://www.sibin.com.au
http://www.reverbnation.com/sibin
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sibin/110048945697706
https://twitter.com/sibin_band

To buy a hard copy, contact the band:

orders@sibin.com.au

Click to buy a digital copy:

https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/industrial-life/id571639955?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Review by Kinksmarkham