2018-12-31 VIDEOS - THE HUMBLE HOOLIGANS, THE DISTILLERY RATS, SELFISH MURPHY AND RESTLESS FEET

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2018-12-21 THE BEST OF 2018 CELTIC PUNK / ROCK

These are, IMHO,  the most enjoyable CDs of 2018.

18 albums from Europe, 17 from America (12 from the USA, 4 from Canada and 1 from Brazil) and 2 from Australia

 
1) ALBUMS TOP 40

1- The Rumjacks "Saints Preserve Us"       
2 - Firkin "We are the Ones" Review
3 - Bastard Bearded Irishmen "Drinkin' to the Dead" Review
4 - St. George's Folly "Along this Road" Review
5 - Hold Fast "Black Irish Sons" Review
6 - Bastards on Parade "Cara a liberdade" Featured album
7 - Krakin' Kellys "Promised Land" Review
8 - Medusa's Wake "Rascals and Rogues" Review
9 - The Pikeys "The Sons of War & Whisky" Review
10 - SIR REG "The Underdogs" Bandcamp
11 - Finnegan's Hell "Life and Death" Review
12 - Bodh'aktan "Ride Out the Storm" Review
13 - McOnak "Gure naufragioak" Free download
14 - Tempest "Thirty Little Turns" Review
15 - The Potes "Ametsak dira erabat bete aurretik" Featured album
16 - Punching Namard "First Round" Review
17 - In Search of a Rose "Horses for Courses" Review
18 - The Muckers "One More Stout" Review
19 - Kings and Boozers "Still got the Booze" Review
20 - Muirsheen Durkin and Friends "11 Pints & 3 Shots" Review
21 - Irish Moutarde "Perdition" Review
22 - Kilt the Messenger "Hellfire and Rescue" Review
23 - Lexington Field "Dreamers" Bandcamp
24 - Bleeding Hearts "The Rules of Division" Review
25 - Tir Na Nog "From the Gallows" Review
26 - Alternative Ulster "Beer, Boobies, Banjos & Bagpipes" Bandcamp
27 - Sliotar    "Voyage" CDbaby
28 - East River Rats "When the Cat's Away" Review
29 - Jolly Jackers "Out of the Blue" Review
30 - The Mahones "Love, Death, Redemption"       
31 - The Langer's Ball "Hard Time in the Country" Bandcamp
32 - Falperrys "Nova abordagem" Free download
33 - Mary's Lane "Wild Unknown" Review
34 - Ebri Knight "Guerrilla" Free Download
35 - Airs and Graces "Voting at the Hall" Soundloud
36 - Malasañers "Footprints" Review
37 - Alternative Ulster "Pog Mo Thoin" Review
38 - The Dogs from the Grapes "In the Name of Captain Ludd" Review

It should have been a TOP 40, but some albums didn't arrive before the deadline :-(



2) EPs AND MINI-ALBUMS TOP 25

13 recordings from Europe, 9 from America (4 from the USA, 2 from Canada, 2 from Argentina and 1 from Mexico), 2 from Australia and 1 from Asia

1 - The Grinning Barretts "The St. Padraig's EP" Review
2 - The Grinning Barretts "The Riot EP" Bandcamp
3 - The Barley Hops "Rhymes from the Pub" Review
4 - Scotch "Last in the Bar" Free Download
5 - Mosche di Velluto Grigio "Of Pain and Glory" Video
6 - Handsome Young Strangers "The Bleeding Bridge" Featured Band
7 - Green Guard "Green Noise" Featured Band
8 - 7 Stout Clan "Alcohostility" Review
9 - Raise My Kilt "A New Tartan" Review
10 - Lexington Field "Modern Times" Bandcamp
11 - The Royal Spuds "Unforgotten Lore"       
12 - Aires Bastardos    "Demo" Featured EP
13 - The Dangerous Folk "EP" Featured Band
14 - The Silk Road "Justice for Daniel"       
15 - Sigelpa "País de Titellaires" Free Download
16 - Bucky Lastard "EP" Featured Band
17 - Pilgrim's "Demo" Featured Band
18 - Deiedra    "Ortziren mailukada"  Video
19 - Highland Bastards "Lost at Sea" Featured Band
20 - Budweis Drunken Bastards "Demos" Free Download
21 - Uptown Chiefs "Songs from a Western Pub"       
22 - Clover's Revenge "Gotta get o'raggednized" Video
23 - Drunken Shamrocks "Demo" Featured Band
24 - Anchor in Ink "Death and Salt" Bandcamp    
25 - Konsumo Respeto "Los primeros días de la ley seca" Free Download



Other interesting stuff that has been issued in 2018: VA "Latinoamérica Folk Punk 2018 " and Piñata Protest "Necio Nights".

BTW, don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel!  and listen to our 24/7 streaming radio Celtic Folk Punk on radionomy.

Thanks again to all the bands for sending their stuff and special thanks to my mate Phil (PaddyRock) for friendship and support.



REMARKS

1) As usual, this post is titled as “the best of”. However, this is not a competition, but a sort of game. Remember that I give neither points, nor stars to the albums that are reviewed. I’d say that, IMHO, this is the list of the most enjoyable albums of 2018.  It's a party!

2) This list is subjective, but not unfair: it covers the albums that I have enjoyed. Other lists are being posted on other sites and they'll be different. And I feel that diversity is good.

3) Important: please remember that it’s a list of albums, not a list of bands.

4) I've tried to be coherent. Everybody should know that I prefer original material to over-exposed standards.

5) Please remember that I'm only a fan. Maybe some albums are technically or musically better than others. I have taken into account catchy songs, fresh approaches, innovation and maybe I've given priority to raucous sounds rather than to polished sounds.

6) Yes, this is a Celtic Punk e-zine. Then priority has been given to Celtic punk bands, but you'll also find quite a few Celtic rock and folk punk bands.

7) Only the albums that have been received for review/airplay purposes and/or that have been shared for free by the bands have been rated. Other recordings were released in 2018, but unfortunately no copy was submitted or they got lost on their way to Spain.

8) This Best of 2018 covers the CDs that have been released from December 2017 to December 2018. In fact, only one EP was released in December 2017.

9) Neither live albums, nor covers albums have been taken into account. The same applies to compilations/best of albums.

10) To be at the bottom of the list doesn't involve that an album is bad.

11) Several songs from these albums have been added to the streaming radio along the year and they are regularly played.

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12) To the fans: feel free to share your comments. No trolls, please!

13) To the bands: it’s extremely difficult to rank every recording and I guess that some people won’t be happy. However, I really appreciate and respect the hard work by every single band. The quality of all of the recordings has been very high!

2018-12-19 VIDEOS - CASSIDY'S BREWERY, THE RUMJACKS, COCKSWAIN

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2018-12-16 INTRODUCING PILGRIM'S

Pilgrim's is a Celtic punk band from Navarre. They were formed in November 2016 and have released a 3 track demo.

The songs are already on rotation at Celtic Folk Punk Radio


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Nicolás Escott - Guitar and vocals
Jon García - Flutes and bckg. vocals
Eneko Paez - Fiddle, bckg.vocals
Iñigo García - Bass, bckg. vocals
Xabi Altuna - Drums

 

2018-12-15 THE BEST OF 2018, NEXT FRIDAY DECEMBER 21 AT 19h00 CET

The Best of 2018 will be posted next Friday December 21 at 19h00. As usual, only the albums that have arrived to Celtic Folk Punk and More headquarters will be taken into account (albums forwarded for review and/or airplay, and free downloads).

For those who have asked, the albums depicted on the picture are the ones that are on the list for the moment (in no particular order). More albums can be added if they are forwarded now.

Apart from the albums, there is another list with 20 EPs/Demos/Mini-albums. If you need to know if your CD is on that second list, please feel free to ask.

Bands: This is the last call. If you forgot to forward your CD, but you want to be on the list, please send me an e-mail asap.

Fans: If you are missing some CDs, help your fave band and tell them to send me an e-mail asap.

celticfolkpunk@gmx.es

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2018-12-14 CHECK OUT HIGHLAND BASTARDS "Lost at Sea" EP (2018)

Highland Bastards (Hungary) released their second EP "Lost at Sea" at the end of June. All of the songs are available at YouTube (Playlist at the end of this post). Some songs are already on rotation at Celtic Folk Punk Radio.

Line-up:

Lukács Péter - Vocals, guitar
Schlögl Dávid - Vocals, harmonica
Puchreiner Gábor - Bass,vocals
Kovács Zsolt - Accordion, flute, vocals
Beri Ádám - Fiddle
Progner Péter - Drums

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2018-12-13 LISTEN TO THE DANGEROUS FOLK EP (2018)

The Dangerous Folk are a like minded band of misfits that love Guinness beer, punk rock sing alongs and Celtic tunes mixed with Orange county punk rock. A mix of band members who have played in brisvegas over 25 years in bands like Fat, Ringpull, Bad Ronald, Strange Stains, Nocturnal Tee Teetotalers to name a few. They have recorded first EP in Winter 2018 entitled ‘1’.


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Line-up:

Dave Hellmet - guitar, vocals
MJ Meehan - bass, vocals
Phil Ryan - Mandolin
Jaime Chillaussie - drums
Brendon Williams - fiddle, tin whistle

EP released October 2, 2018, recorded-time flew studio, mixed by Phil Ryan.

As usual, some songs are already on rotation at Celtic Folk Punk Radio.

2018-12-12 VIDEOS MICKEY RICKSHAW, THE VAD VUC AND SKINNY LISTER

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2018-12-11 THE BEST OF 2018 COMING SOON

The Best of 2018 will be posted before Christmas.

Remember that only free downloads and the CDs that have been received for review and/or airplay will be taken into account. If your band forgot to forward a CD and you want your CD to be eligible for the Best of 2018, please drop me a line asap celticfolkpunk@gmx.es. 

Please don't forward links to albums on streaming.

I'm looking for new studio albums/EPs released in 2018. Compilations and albums whose songs are not mainly original material (that is, albums based only on covers and/or trad stuff) won't make the Best of 2018.

2018-12-10 FREE DOWNLOAD - BUDWEIS DRUNKEN BASTARDS Demo (2018)

Budweis Drunken Bastards was founded at the beginning of 2018 when three members of Pirates of the Pubs left that band.

Budweis Drunken Bastards have just released a two track demo. Both songs can be downloaded from the band's Bandzone site.

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Démonika - lead vocals
knuP - guitar
Rimmsie - bass, vocals
Dr. Zicherheitz - accordion, vocals
Hazmen - banjo, acoustic guitar
Vojta - acousticguitar
Ony - drums

Guest:

Vitamín - Irish flute, ukulele, vocals

Demo 2018 tracklisting:

1 - Budweis Drunken Bastards 2:36
2 - All for me Grog 2:56


Mix: Honza Vozáry
Mastering: Honza Vozáry
Album art: Woody

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2018-12-05 VIDEOS - FIVE LEAF CLOVER, GOATS DON'T SHAVE AND BENJAMING'S CLAN

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2018-12-04 HANDSOME YOUNG STRANGERS NEW EP OUT SOON!

Sydney bush/ folk punk institution Handsome Young Strangers will drop their brand new mini album ‘The Bleeding Bridge’ on Fri Dec 07. The mini album will be the ninth release on the fledging Tasmanian label “Folk ‘Til Ya Punk” and is available in physical and digital formats.

It has been six years since the release of the ‘Thunderbolt’ single and the accompanying video which gathered nearly 2 million views on YouTube and even found its way onto the Country Music TV Channel !

In 2016 the band released their ‘Battle Of Broken Hill’ EP which was their first for the ‘Folk ‘Til Ya Punk’ label and made many end of year best of lists for 2016 worldwide.

The Bleeding Bridge EP contains three original tracks as well as a cover of the Triffid’s classic:  ‘Wide Open Road’ (featuring Jason Walker on pedal steel) and notably, a suitably shambolic  breakneck version of the Australian Trad tune “Limejuice Tub”!


About Handsome Young Strangers

Handsome Young Strangers are a Sydney folk / punk / bushband comprising of 6 core members and a revolving door of guests.  Formed in 2004 and taking influences from bands such as Roaring Jack, Weddings Parties Anything, Redgum and The Bushwackers, the band built a loyal inner city following through their intense live shows.  This interest quickly led to major festival appearances and to date they have appeared at:  Woodford Folk Festival, National Folk Festival, Great Escape Festival, Sydney Blues & Roots Festival, Illawarra Folk Festival and many more.

Handsome Young Strangers today show no sign of slowing down with an album planned for 2019 backed up with plenty of interstate touring and festival appearances.

Sydney launch show:

Sydney – Marrickville Bowling Club, Marrickville:  Fri Dec 14, 2018

Also appearing at:

Botany View Hotel, Newtown:  Mon Dec 31
Hobofopo Folk/Punk Festival, Hobart:  Dec 7 – 9, 2018
Illawarra Folk Festival:  Jan 17 – Jan 20, 2019
Union Hotel, Newtown:  Sun Jan 27, 2019

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1. Coming Home (Dickinson) 3.26
2. The Bleeding Bridge (Dickinson) 3.30
3. Limejuice Tub (Trad / HYS) 3.15
4.The Rose Hill Packet (Hyland) 3.09
5. Wide Open Road (D. McComb) 4.10

Track 5 originally recorded by The Triffids

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Michael Carpenter at Love Hz Studios, Leichardt – Aug / Sep 2018.

Handsome Young Strangers are:

Drizabone D:   Lead Vocals (Tracks 1,2,3 & 5),  Mandola, Acoustic, Percussion
Mark ‘Na-Na’ Hyland:  Lead Vocals (Track 4), Electric Guitars, Acoustic, Baritone
Edward Lawlor:  Mandolin, Tin Whistle, Vocals
Adam Young: Electric Guitars, Vocals
Dave Hatt:  Bass, Electric Guitar (Track 4), Vocals
Mark ‘Looch’ Lewis:   Drums, Percussion, Vocals

Special guests on this recording:

Ben Pattinson: Squeeze Box (tracks 1,2 & 3)
Luke Moller: Fiddle (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
Jason Walker: Pedal Steel (track 5)
Michael Carpenter:  Honky Tonk Piano (track 4), Backing Vocals (track 5)

Front cover art by Jimmy Meeks at Fatal Design

Cover layout and design by Jim Mongrel at Drink Coffee & Destroy

 

 

2018-12-03 ALTERNATIVE ULSTER NEW ALBUM !!!

Alternative Ulster have just released their third album "Merry Feckin' Christmas!" on December 1, 2018

Todd Henry - Drums and Vocals
Jay Andersen - Guitar and Bass
Wendy Henry - Vocals
John McGovern - Bagpipes and Banjo
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jay Andersen at Operation-Audio / Bohemosphere in Saugerties, NY 

 

 

 

2018-12-02 LISTEN TO THE POTES DEBUT ALBUM

The Basque band The Potes hails from Arrasate ("Mondra") and started in 2012. I saw them live together with Skontra at the Elorriko Gaztetxea. In 2014, Jul Bolinaga (banjo) died after a gig in Bergara. Jul was a punk legend in the Basque Country and Spain, since he was a member of RIP, The Kagas and The Meas. Besides, he was a guest playing guitar on Kortatu's third studio album.

In September 2017 The Potes opened for Ferocious Dog in Vitoria-Gasteiz.

The Potes have just released their debut album titled "Ametsak dira egi erabat bete aurretik". Twelve tracks together with a couple of bonus tracks, "La sombra del banjo" (sung in Spanish), a tribute to the late Jul, and "Harro nago". Aitor Huizi (Huntza) plays fiddle. The tracks are sung either in Basque or in English.

The album has been recorded at the band's place and at Higain estudioa. Physical copies will be available at the beginning of December at the Durangoko Azoka (Basque Book and Record Fair).

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Asier Sala - electric guitar, vocals
Josu Romeo - acoustic guitar, vocals
Ibai Lakuntza - bass, vocals
Igor Sala - accordion
Beñat Abasolo - banjo
Julen Zabaleta - acoustic guitar
Peru Altube - drums

 

2018-12-01 VIDEOS - SKINNY LISTER, FOLKAMISERIA, THE LED FARMERS

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2018-11-27 IRISH ALEHOUND, A BAND FROM ITALY

Irish Alehound is a celtic punk band from Imola, Italy. They've released 3 demo tracks in June 2018.

 

The line-up is Alessandro Panzo Franzoni (lead vocals), Simone Loretti (banjo, bck. vocals), Tomasso Murolo (acoustic guitar), Matteo Rossi (accordion), Giovanni Mongio Montanari (bass), Samuele Anconelli (drums) and Lorenzo Poggiali (electric guitar).

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2018-11-26 NAME YOUR PRICE DOWNLOAD - FALPERRYS "Nova abordagem"

Falperrys (Galicia) released their second album "Nova abordagem" last June 15th, 2018. The album is now available at Bandcamp as a Name Your Price download.

You can get it for free, but I'm sure that they'd appreciate very much if you could leave a tip.

Track no. 3 "Nove crozes" is a cover of The Wolfe Tones "Go on Home British Soldiers". Track no. 7 "Histórias da avoença" is a cover of The Pogues "Streams of Whiskey", lyrics by Skacha. Track no. 10 "Traginho de vinho" is a cover of Zurrumalla with a final inspiration from Soziedad Alkoholika. Track no. 11 is the well-known  "John Ryan's Polka". And track no. 11 "Nunca mais me roubam" is a cover of "The Irish Rover" (guests on this track: Rubén de Donramiro, Suso Soak and Sime Keltoi! on vocals, María de Gaioso on fiddle and Kg o Boticario on tin whistle). María de Gaioso also plays the fiddle on the last track, "Arousa".

As usual, some songs are already on rotation at Celtic Folk Punk Radio.

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2018-11-25 NAME YOUR PRICE DOWNLOADS - MICKEY RICKSHAW and THE SHILLELAGHS

A couple of bands you probably first hear at Celtic Folk Punk and More have released an advance of their upcoming albums: "Home in Song" from Mickey Rickshaw "Home in Song" and "Let Me Go" from The Shillelaghs 2019 album.

Both tracks are already on rotation at Celtic Folk Punk Radio.

You can have a look to the previous posts about these bands here:

Mickey Rickshaw

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2018-11-24 LISTEN TO BASTARDS ON PARADE NEW ALBUM "Cara a liberdade"

Bastards on Parade are finally back! They've just released "Cara a liberdade" on the label Maldito Records. All the songs are sung in their mother tongue, Galician. Track no. 7, "Voltarei" is a rendition of Cock Sparrer "We're coming back", a song that Bastard on Parade have been covering in English at their shows. Track no. 9 is a Galician traditional folk song, "Rianxeira". The album is available on the following links:

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2018-11-23 VIDEOS - THE WAILIN' BANSHEES, DRUNKEN SHAMROCKS, THE LED FARMERS

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Gráinne Hunt and Brendan Walsh (The Led Farmers) - The Lakes of Pontchartrain

2018-11-22 NAME YOUR PRICE DOWNLOAD - McONAK "Gure naufragioak"

The McOnak third album "Gure naufragioak" is out and available as a Name Your Price download. Physical copies will be available at the beginning of December.

The current line-up is Koldo Sanchez (bass), Kemen Atxurra (electric guitar), Miguel Gutierrez (banjo), Joseba Iturraspe (vocals, acoustic guitar), together with new members Martzel Navarro (drums), Beñat Zaton (accordions) and Irati Irizar (fiddle). The guests on the album are Irantzu Garamendi (Cloverwind, tin whistle), Iñaki Zabaleta (Ken Zazpi, button accordion and Hammond organ), Ager Insunza (Audience).

You can download the album for free, but it'd be nice if you could leave a tip.

As usual, some songs are alraedy on rotation at Celtic Folk Punk Radio.

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2018-11-19 NAME YOUR PRICE DOWNLOAD - THE WHISKY PRIESTS "BBC RADIO NEWCASTLE 31 AUGUST 1995"

Free Download of the 3 download only bonus tracks available with The Whisky Priests "Bloody Well Everything! (The Complete Works 1985-2000)".



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2018-11-18 VIDEOS - THE WHISKY PRIESTS, FALPERRYS, LOCHNESZ

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Whisky Priests - The Shift - 'Bloody Well Back!' Reunion Tour 2018 gig intro



Falperrys - O Demo



LochNesz - Kalózok Dala - Pirates' Song (Official Lyrics Video)



 

2018-11-08 - LISTEN TO CAROTTÉ "Dansons donc un quadrille avant de passer au cash"

These are all the tracks from "Dansons donc un quadrille avant de passer au cash", the second album released by Quebecer punk folkers Carotté. Click HERE to buy the CD.

 

2018-11-07 THE FIGHTING 69th - MORE STUFF

Formed originally as a trio in 2007, The Fighting 69th has gone through a dozen members, several records, and a lot of shows. Being the chief songwriter and performing the majority of the album instrumentals and vocals, Raymond Ball has decided to pick back up where he left off years ago and try to keep carrying the flag.

As usual, some songs are on rotation at Celtic Folk Punk radio.

 

2018-11-06 VIDEOS - McONAK, THREE FINGER SHOT, SKINNY LISTER

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Three Finger Shot - Pogey Beach



Skinny Lister - 38 Minutes