2016-12-23 BEST OF 2016 - CELTIC PUNK/ROCK ALBUMS AND CELTIC PUNK/ROCK EPs AND MINI-ALBUMS

This year it has been very difficult to choose the best CDs and the lists have been modified several times in the last couple of weeks. As you're interested in checking out the lists, just a comment: these are, IMHO,  the most enjoyable CDs of 2016. This is neither a contest, nor a competition. Enjoy!

THE BEST CELTIC PUNK / ROCK ALBUMS 2016 - TOP 40

16 albums from North America: 11 from the USA and 5 from Canada

2 albums from South America: 2 from Brazil

3 albums from Australasia: 3 from Australia

2 albums from Asia: 1 from China and 1 from Indonesia

17 albums from Europe: 4 from France, 4  from Spain, 2 from Germany, 2 from The Netherlands, 1 from the Czech Republic, 1 from Italy, 1 from Romania, 1 from Sweden, 1 from Northern Ireland

1 - Mickey Rickshaw "Behind the Eight Ball" Review and Free download
2 - The Rumjacks "Sleepin' Rough" Review
3 - The Dread Crew of Oddwood "Lawful Evil"       
4 - The Cloves and The Tobacco "Across the Horizon" Review
5 - Bodh'aktan "Bodh'aktan" Review
6 - Ruckus Deluxe "Crashing the Gate" Review
7 - McOnak "Galarrena" Review
8 - SMZB "The Chinese are Coming" Review
9 - To the Last Drop "Shipwreck" Review
10 - SIR REG    "Modern Day Disgrace" Review
11- 13Krauss "The End is Nigh" Review
12 - Kilkenny Knights "Highland Rebels & Lowland Buskers" Review
13 - Drink Hunters "Shameless" Review
14 - RATS "Par terra, céu e mar" Review
15 - Pirates of the Pubs "Drunken Forever" Review
16 - The O'Reillys and The Paddyhats "Seven Hearts One Soul" Review
17 - Sisters of Murphy "Working Stiffs Unite!" Review
18 - The Narrowbacks    "Arrogance & Ignorance"  Review
19 - The Langer's Ball "Whiskey Outlaws" Review
20 - High Sea Looters "The Beginning" Free download
21 - Ghost of Bannockburn "Songs of the Warrior Poet" Review
22 - Katie's Randy Cat "Irish Reply" Review   
23 - LQR "10 Pinter" Review
24 - Drunken Dogs "Pints" Review
25 - Alternative Ulster "Rebellion" Review
26 - Meneguinnness "A chi non dorme" Review
27 - Bunch of Bastards "My Drinkin' Ain't Done" Review
28 - Sigelpa    "Rabant Original" Review and Free download
29 - Lugh "Histórias do mar" Review
30 - Fox'n'Firkin "No Vacancy" Review
31 - CopOuts "This is to Her Life" Review
32 - Selfish Murphy "Broad Jump" Review   
33 - The Muckers "s/t" Review
34 - Jay Wars & The Howard Youth "Love in the Time of Fear" Review
35 - Derina Harvey Band "Rove and Go" Review
36 - Shoepolishers "Shoepolishers" Review
37 - Wenches and Rogues "s/t" Review
38 - Rusty Nail "Bitter Ale, Bitter Heart" Review
39 - Celtic Hangover "Don't Fool Yourself" Review
40 - The Logues "Comin of Age" Review

 

THE BEST CELTIC PUNK / ROCK EPS and MINI-ALBUMS 2016 - TOP 25

7 EPs from North America: 4 from the USA and 3 from Canada

5 EPs from Australasia: 5 from Australia

13 EPs from Europe: 5 from the UK, 3 from France, 3 from Germany, 1 from Hungary and 1 from Russia

1 - The Ramshackle Army "Whitewashed Graves" Review
2 - Mick O'Toole "A Working Class Battalion" Review
3 - The Bay Street Bastards "Small Batch" Review
4 - Rogue Scholars "The King, the Maid and the Rebel" Review
5 - The Grinning Barretts "Live" Featured band
6 - The Barefoot Sailors "Davey Jones' Locker" Review
7 - In for a Penny "Every Day Should Be Saint Paddy's Day" Review
8 - Sons of Clogger "Compilation" Free download
9 - Drunken Fairy Tales "P'yanyye Skazki" Free download
10 - Mad Man's Crew "Way to Go" Free download
11 - Sons of O'Flaherty "Misc Songs" Free download
12 - Across the Border "Calling 999" Review
13 - A Drunker Shade of Green "A Drunker Shade of Green" Review
14 - Handsome Young Strangers "Battle of Broken Hill" Review
15 - Mickey Rickshaw "Wild Atlantic - Acoustic EP" Free download
16 - Jack Flash "Nothing But a Bad Dream" Review and free download
17 - Lexington Field "Redwood" Review
18 - The Ceili Family "Ministry of Silly Folk" Review
19 - The Silk Road "The Silk Road" Review
20 - The Whipjacks "Scoundrels and Rogues" Review
21 - Medusa's Wake "EP1" Free download
22 - Les Tricards "Le rot 2016" Free download
23 - Korrigan's Celtic Rock "Tournée générale!" Review
24 - Paddy's Funeral "Adequately Supplied Clowns" Free download
25 - Sinful Maggie "EP" Free download

Unfortunately, some interesting CDs didn't make the album's list, since there were only 40 places. Anyway, several songs from those CDs are being played regularly at Celtic Folk Punk Radio. 

Regarding compilation albums, remember that our friend from Russia Vladimir Andreevich released a kick-ass Tribute to The Pogues double album featuring 27 bands (and it's free). 

Thanks again to all the bands for sending their stuff and special thanks to my mates Phil (PaddyRock) and Mark (London Celtic Punks) for their friendship and support.