This video was shot live in 2012, but the studio version of this song can be found on Auld Corn Brigade's new album "Rebels till the End"
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Saturday, February 8, 2014
Thursday, February 6, 2014
FEATURED ALBUM AT CFPAM CELTIC FOLK PUNK RADIO
Auld Corn Brigade "Rebels till the End" is the featured album at CFPAM Celtic Folk Punk Radio this weekend.
The songs will be played at
6h00, 10h00, 14h00, 18h00 and 22h00 GMT+1 next Friday 7 February 2014
2h00, 6h00, 10h00, 14h00, 18h00 and 22h00 GMT+1 next Saturday 8 February 2014
2h00, 6h00, 10h00, 14h00, 18h00 and 22h00 GMT+1 next Sunday 9 February 2014
http://www.radionomy.com/en/radio/cfpam-celtic-folk-punk-radio/index
http://cfpam-celtic-folk-punk-radio.playtheradio.com
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
REVIEW - AULD CORN BRIGADE "Rebels till the End" (2013)
Auld Corn Brigade "Rebels till the End" Bad Dog Records BD60
Release date: 28 December 2013
Running time: 49:50, 14 tracks
Auld Corn Brigade have been around for a while, blending the Wolfe Tones and streetpunk. If their debut album “A Fighter’s Lullaby” was full of Rebel songs, their follow-up, the 4 track EP “Our Flag, proved that the boys and girls from Nordhausen were able to defend their own material.
“Rebels till the End” is obviously their most mature effort to date. The album lists 14 tracks and 10 of them are self-penned songs. The main songwriter is lead vocalist/guitarist/bass player Nico, but fellow member Marko has co-written one song with him, “Old Lullaby”. A small change in the line-up can be noticed. Bassist Klaus is no longer on board but there is a new member playing accordion, piano, tin whistle and fiddle: Eric.
Yes, there is a musical evolution, but the band’s DNA has not varied. Lyrics are rebel songs; from the XXIst century, but as rebel as ever. The lyrics cover Irish topics (emigration in “Sheila and Shawn”, fighters for freedom in “Graves of the Fallen Soldiers”), but there are also numbers about worldwide “problems” (“Financial Times”), underlying racism (“Idyllic Small Town”), rugby anthems (“Seamrog Song” and “Come Back Home”), a tribute to Sankt Pauli football club and neighbourhood (“Forza Sankt Pauli”) and even a drinking song (“Old Lullaby”).
My fave numbers, following the track order: “1605” (a song about Guy Fawkes day), ”Sheila and Shawn” (fantastic chorus to sing-along and excellent guitar work), “Seamrog Song” (one of the best songs on the album), “Come Back Home” (featuring “Auld Lang Syne” on tin whistle at the end of the song), “Old Lullaby” (an infectious number. At the beginning Nico sings a capella, then the rest of the band joins. Excellent banjo picking and clapping at the end), “Ydillic Small Town” (another street punk anthem), “Day to Day” (the single, ACB covering Gary Bolstad), “Forza Sankt Pauli” (a live favourite), “Donny brook Fair” (ACB return to their beloved territory, Irish ballads), “Rose of No Man’s Land” (another cover about the Red Cross nurses in WW I) and their amazing rendition of “South Australia”. Maybe a couple of details could have been improved. Fiddle and tin whistle get the right treatment, but perhaps the accordion is a little bit hidden in the mix. Besides, I feel that in some songs the electric instruments sound stronger than Nicole Vocals.
Auld Corn Brigade have remained faithful to Bad Dog Records and their label has released the CD in a digipack once again. As you can see, the artwork is awesome. I guess that Auld Corn Brigade will sell a lot of t-shirts with the skeleton-fiddler.
Congrats to Auld Corn Brigade for their evolution as a Celtic streetpunk band. If they keep on growing in future releases, they’ll become an essential band.
Release date: 28 December 2013
Running time: 49:50, 14 tracks
Auld Corn Brigade have been around for a while, blending the Wolfe Tones and streetpunk. If their debut album “A Fighter’s Lullaby” was full of Rebel songs, their follow-up, the 4 track EP “Our Flag, proved that the boys and girls from Nordhausen were able to defend their own material.
“Rebels till the End” is obviously their most mature effort to date. The album lists 14 tracks and 10 of them are self-penned songs. The main songwriter is lead vocalist/guitarist/bass player Nico, but fellow member Marko has co-written one song with him, “Old Lullaby”. A small change in the line-up can be noticed. Bassist Klaus is no longer on board but there is a new member playing accordion, piano, tin whistle and fiddle: Eric.
Yes, there is a musical evolution, but the band’s DNA has not varied. Lyrics are rebel songs; from the XXIst century, but as rebel as ever. The lyrics cover Irish topics (emigration in “Sheila and Shawn”, fighters for freedom in “Graves of the Fallen Soldiers”), but there are also numbers about worldwide “problems” (“Financial Times”), underlying racism (“Idyllic Small Town”), rugby anthems (“Seamrog Song” and “Come Back Home”), a tribute to Sankt Pauli football club and neighbourhood (“Forza Sankt Pauli”) and even a drinking song (“Old Lullaby”).
My fave numbers, following the track order: “1605” (a song about Guy Fawkes day), ”Sheila and Shawn” (fantastic chorus to sing-along and excellent guitar work), “Seamrog Song” (one of the best songs on the album), “Come Back Home” (featuring “Auld Lang Syne” on tin whistle at the end of the song), “Old Lullaby” (an infectious number. At the beginning Nico sings a capella, then the rest of the band joins. Excellent banjo picking and clapping at the end), “Ydillic Small Town” (another street punk anthem), “Day to Day” (the single, ACB covering Gary Bolstad), “Forza Sankt Pauli” (a live favourite), “Donny brook Fair” (ACB return to their beloved territory, Irish ballads), “Rose of No Man’s Land” (another cover about the Red Cross nurses in WW I) and their amazing rendition of “South Australia”. Maybe a couple of details could have been improved. Fiddle and tin whistle get the right treatment, but perhaps the accordion is a little bit hidden in the mix. Besides, I feel that in some songs the electric instruments sound stronger than Nicole Vocals.
Auld Corn Brigade have remained faithful to Bad Dog Records and their label has released the CD in a digipack once again. As you can see, the artwork is awesome. I guess that Auld Corn Brigade will sell a lot of t-shirts with the skeleton-fiddler.
Congrats to Auld Corn Brigade for their evolution as a Celtic streetpunk band. If they keep on growing in future releases, they’ll become an essential band.
Tracklist:
1. 1605 4:27
2. Sheila And Shawn 2:34
3. Seamrog Song 3:23
4. Come Back Home 3:37
5. Old Lullaby 3:25
6. Financial Times 4:41
7. Idyllic Small Town 4:00
8. Graves Of The Fallen Soldiers 5:08
9. Day To Day 2:37
10. Rebels We Are 3:17
11. Forza Sankt Pauli 3:13
12. Donnybrook Fair 3:20
13. Rose Of No Mans Land 2:53
14. South Australia 3.09
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Review by Kinksmarkham
1. 1605 4:27
2. Sheila And Shawn 2:34
3. Seamrog Song 3:23
4. Come Back Home 3:37
5. Old Lullaby 3:25
6. Financial Times 4:41
7. Idyllic Small Town 4:00
8. Graves Of The Fallen Soldiers 5:08
9. Day To Day 2:37
10. Rebels We Are 3:17
11. Forza Sankt Pauli 3:13
12. Donnybrook Fair 3:20
13. Rose Of No Mans Land 2:53
14. South Australia 3.09
Website
Reverbnation
Click to buy:
Band's store
Review by Kinksmarkham
Sunday, December 22, 2013
VIDEO - AULD CORN BRIGADE "Day to Day"
Auld Corn Brigade - Day To Day - From The Album "Rebels Till The End" 2013
Very Thanks To Dominik and Benjamin Reding for the Pictures of their Movie "Für den unbekannten Hund"
This Song was originally written by Gary Bolstad
Auld Corn Brigade - Day To Day
Very Thanks To Dominik and Benjamin Reding for the Pictures of their Movie "Für den unbekannten Hund"
This Song was originally written by Gary Bolstad
Auld Corn Brigade - Day To Day
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Sunday, September 9, 2012
REVIEW - AULD CORN BRIGADE "Our Flag" (2012)
Auld Corn Brigade "Our Flag" 10" Bad Dog Records / Coretex BD57
Release date: May 25th, 2012
Running time: 15:27, 4 tracks
Auld Corn Brigade’s debut album reached no. 22 on the best of 2010 list that was voted by the followers of this site. If The Porters’ debut album was focused on covers of drinking songs and Irish standards, Auld Corn Brigade “A Fighter’s Lullabies” was based on covers of Irish rebel songs (mainly Wolfe Tones songs).
Release date: May 25th, 2012
Running time: 15:27, 4 tracks
Auld Corn Brigade’s debut album reached no. 22 on the best of 2010 list that was voted by the followers of this site. If The Porters’ debut album was focused on covers of drinking songs and Irish standards, Auld Corn Brigade “A Fighter’s Lullabies” was based on covers of Irish rebel songs (mainly Wolfe Tones songs).
Two years later the German lads have released a 4 track 10” vinyl. And there is a big news: the band has recorded their first self-penned songs. Vocalist and guitarist Nico has written a couple of songs . The first one, “Our Flag” opens the record and is an awesome song which merges influences from bands like Dropkick Murphys and The Porters. The two vocalists , Nico and Nicole, sing on this great song about workers’ pride and solidarity.
The second original number is the song that closes the record, “A Mother’s Heart”, a slow number about wars and how stupid they are. Nicole sings on this track and the structure of the song is perfect: acoustic guitar at the beginning, Nicole starts to sing, then the fiddle joins, the next one to join is the tin whistle and finally the drums and the electric instruments are added.
Regarding the two covers (Christy Moore and Wolfe Tones) my fave is "Helicopter Song". Auld Corn Brigade have previously covered other Wolfe Tones hits ("The Broad Black Brimmer", "Boys of the Old Brigade", "Rifles of the IRA"…) but I feel that "Helicopter Song" is their best Wolfe Tones cover. After listening to this track I wish that their could cover “Rock on Rockall” soon.
How long do we need to wait till their second album featuring a majority of original songs is released? Come on, buy this 10” and then they will be able to issue their second album as soon as possible.
Tracklist:
A1 - Our Flag
A2 - Viva La Quinta Brigada
B1 - Helicopter Song
B2 - A Mother's Heart
http://www.auldcornbrigade.com
http://www.reverbnation.com/auldcornbrigade
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Auld-Corn-Brigade/182653603306
http://www.myspace.com/auldcornbrigade
http://www.last.fm/music/Auld+Corn+Brigade
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auld_Corn_Brigade
http://www.gogoyoko.com/artist/Auld_Corn_Brigade
Click to buy the 10" vinyl:
http://coretexrecords.com/Auld-Corn-Brigade-our-flag
Review by Kinksmarkham
Monday, July 23, 2012
VIDEO - AULD CORN BRIGADE
Auld Corn Brigade - Our Flag - from the 10" EP "Our Flag" 2012.
Shot, cut and mastered by Markus and Icke and Hoffi and Sunny, Leipzig
http://www.auldcornbrigade.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Auld-Corn-Brigade/182653603306
http://www.reverbnation.com/auldcornbrigade
http://www.myspace.com/auldcornbrigade
Shot, cut and mastered by Markus and Icke and Hoffi and Sunny, Leipzig
http://www.auldcornbrigade.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Auld-Corn-Brigade/182653603306
http://www.reverbnation.com/auldcornbrigade
http://www.myspace.com/auldcornbrigade
Thursday, March 4, 2010
AULD CORN BRIGADE - "A Fighter's Lullabies" out in March 2010
(Taken from the band's MySpace)
"In the year of the Lord 2006 we founded a new part of the East Side Army - the Auld Corn Brigade... We are Germans but play Irish Music to spread our Love to this Island all over the world.
"In the year of the Lord 2006 we founded a new part of the East Side Army - the Auld Corn Brigade... We are Germans but play Irish Music to spread our Love to this Island all over the world.
The different People who play in the Brigade are Uwe, Nico, Nicole, Marlen, Klaus and the incredible Y.Z....
We play traditional Irish Folk Songs in Punk Rock Style and we would like to thank Bands like Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphys or The Porters for influences.
We play Songs about Drinking, Laughing, Love and the amazing Countryside, but we also do not forget the tragic and violent history of the island. Thats why we also play some old rebel songs.
Enough till now... See ya at a Show...
Slainté! "
Nicole - Vocals
Nico - Guitar & Vocals
Uwe - Drums & Percussion
Marlen - Fiddle
Y.Z. - Lead Guitar
Klaus - Bass
The new album "A Fighter's Lullabies" will be released next March 20th (20h00 GMT) at a Saint Patrick's Day Show at Destille, 99734 Nordhausen (Germany)
www.myspace.com/auldcornbrigade
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