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RATS - Saloon 79



Drunken Dolly - Hold On



Irish Stew of Sindidun- Stranger

2017-09-10 ALBUM REVIEW - DRUNKEN DOLLY "Alcoholic Rhapsody" (2017)

Drunken Dolly "Alcoholic Rhapsody"
Release date: September 9, 2017
Running time: 44:20, 14 tracks

So-Cal punk and Ramonesque pop punk influences can be heard on some Celtic punk bands. For instance, Drink Hunters and Irish Moutarde (Bad Religion and NOFX) and Tortilla Flat and Kitchen Implosion (Ramones). But there were no bands blending successfully Celtic punk with younger pop-punk sounds so far. Quite a few tracks on the Drunken Dolly’s “Alcoholic Rhapsody” follow that path, catchy songs with harmony vocals and infectious chorus.

The band from Rotterdam has delivered a solid debut album. More than 44 minutes of music and 14 tracks that will please their fan base and will make more followers to jump in. There is a lot of pop punk on the album, but also So-Cal punk, straight banjo and mandolin driven Celtic punk and more.

Three songs from their previous EP have been re-recorded for the album: “Drunken Man’s Curse”, “Humongous Tattooed Arms” and “That Kiss”. As the “Drunken Dolly and the Drunken Man's Curse” EP was reviewed here last year, I will not extend myself: those songs are Celtic punk classics.

Instead of stamping the Ramones 3 chords approach on their songs, Drunken Dolly have put some Blink 182 touches on them. “Endless Party”, “Time to Leave”, “Hold On”, “Alcoholic Rhapsody” and “Beware of the Fisherking” can be filed under that label. All of them are fast-paced songs with gang vocals, chorus to sing-along, manic mandolin and banjo picking and powerful guitar riffs.

Some Ramones echoes can be heard at the beginning of “Beware the Fisherking”, but similar sounds to Hoist the Colors or the early Lexington Field CDs can be noticed too. “Whatsherface” is a slower number that also reminds me of Lexington Field. "Sailor’s Song" starts off slowly, but soon it evolves into a kick-ass So-Cal punk number. Banjo and mandolin are excellent as usual. “Stop” has that Californian flavor too.

The brilliant single “No Regrets” and “Dear Friend” are European banjo led Celtic punk songs at its best. “Beat Up Good Johnny” is an old number (the original demo version can be found here). Flogging Molly’s spirit flies over this cut, an amazing song that also offers some ska-punk.

Drunken Dolly “Alcoholic Rhapsody” is a well-balanced album. There are different types of punk music and electric guitar mixed with banjo and mandolin. All of the songs are top-notch, but I’ve been really impressed by the pop punk songs. Ramones were the first band to bring the Beach Boys vocal harmonies to punk rock. The Queers brought that to a higher level. Now Drunken Dolly have taken that Beach Boys chorus and written some instant classics like “Endless Party” or “Time to Leave”. Hats-off boys.

Track listing:

01 - Endless Party 3:24
02 - No Regrets 2:46
03 - Time to Leave 2:41
04 - Whatsherface 5:07
05 - Dear Friend 2:41
06 - Hold On 3:16
07 - Sailor's Song 2:10
08 - Beware of the Fisherking 2:53
09 - Drunken Man's Curse 2:36
10 - Humongous Tattoed Arms 2:18
11 - That Kiss 2:52
12 - Stop 2:43
13 - Beat Up Good Johnny 3:40
14 - Alcoholic Rhapsody 4:42


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Review by Kinksmarkham

2017-03-17 VIDEOS - St. PATRICK'S DAY PLAYLIST

Celtic Folk Punk and More's video playlist for St. Patrick's Day. Enjoy!

FEATURED ALBUMS AT CELTIC FOLK PUNK RADIO (19-20 JUNE 2015)

Folkaholics (The Netherlands) "Slijterij" CD is the featured album at Celtic-Folk-Punk Radio this weekend:

As Lexington Field "Greenwood" CD is being released on Saturday 20, most of the tracks from their new album will be played again, together with songs by other kick-ass Dutch bands that have been played recently too (Circle J and Drunken Dolly)

Weekend schedule as follows:

Friday 19 June 2015

6h00, 10h00, 14h00, 18h00 and 22h00 (CEST, Paris-Berlin-Rome time)

Saturday 20 June 2015

2h00, 6h00, 10h00, 14h00, 18h00 and 22h00 (CEST, Paris-Berlin-Rome time)

Sunday 21 June 2015

2h00 (CEST, Paris-Berlin-Rome time)

There are two different playlists, and therefore every 4 hours the songs won't be the same. Besides, the order will be different every day. That is, if you can only listen to the radio on Friday,  for instance, at 22h00, you can listen again on Saturday at 22h00, since the songs won't be the same.

Tune in and enjoy!

http://celtic-folk-punk.playtheradio.com

http://www.radionomy.com/es/radio/celtic-folk-punk/index

http://tunein.com/radio/Celtic-Folk-Punk-Radio-s196762/

REVIEW - DRUNKEN DOLLY "Drunken Dolly and the Drunken Man's Curse" EP

Drunken Dolly "Drunken Dolly and the Drunken Man's Curse" Black Sheep Records
Release date: May 15, 2015
Running time: 10:56, 4 tracks

Do you remember which bands were featured in our first Celtic Punk Sampler in 2009? Vol I. The Netherlands  featured five Dutch bands and one of them was Drunken Dolly, from Rotterdam. Six years have gone by and finally the band’s first EP has been released. And "Drunken Dolly and the Drunken Man’s Curse” is a kick-ass collection of songs where Celtic infused music is blended with street punk.

The first song is titled “Drunken Man’s Curse”. Enjoy the brilliant banjo and mandolin together with gang vocals on this catchy number that rivals with their fellow countrymen Circle J.

“Humongous Tattoed Arms” follows a similar path, featuring that battle between mandolin and banjo.

“St. Patrick’s Day” is Celtic punk at its best: a sort of a cross between The Undertones and Dropkick Murphys featuring a Mick Jones (The Clash) sounding electric guitar part.

Finally, “That Kiss” begins with a banjo solo, but soon the whole band starts a fast-paced Celtic punk anthem with amazing gang vocals

“Drunken Dolly and the Druken Man’s Curse” is packed in a sleeve. Track list, credits and thank yous are stated at the back, together with the band’s facebook page. No lyrics are provided, but the lyrics to “Humongous Tattoed Arms” can be found on Bandcamp. 

2015 is being a good year for banjo/mandolin driven Celtic/folk punk bands. First Punching Namard demos, then Mick O’Toole second EP and now Drunken Dolly new EP. Go to Bandcamp and buy this EP straight away, because it's a must have for all the Celtic folk punk fans.

Tracklist:

1. Drunken Man's Curse 2:24
2. Humongous Tattood Arms 2:23   
3. St. Patrick's Day 3:17
4. That Kiss 2:51

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FEATURED CDs AT CELTIC-FOLK-PUNK RADIO (29-30 May 2015)

These are the featured CDs at Celtic-Folk-Punk Radio this weekend:

- Skontra "Foguera"
- Derina Harvey Band "s/t"
- Drunken Dolly "Drunken Dolly and the Drunken Man's Curse" EP
- Lexington Field "Greenwood" (4 tracks will be advanced. Another 4 tracks will be played next week)

Weekend schedule as follows:

Friday 29 May 2015

6h00, 10h00, 14h00, 18h00 and 22h00 (CEST, Paris-Berlin-Rome time)

Saturday 30 May 2015

2h00, 6h00, 10h00, 14h00, 18h00 and 22h00 (CEST, Paris-Berlin-Rome time)

Sunday 31 May 2015

2h00 (CEST, Paris-Berlin-Rome time)

There are two different playlists, and therefore every 4 hours the songs won't be the same. Besides, the order will be different every day. That is, if you can only listen to the radio on Friday,  for instance, at 22h00, you can listen again on Saturday at 22h00, since the songs won't be the same.

Tricks Upon Travellers "Live and Acoustic" 2000) is the live album that will be played on Saturday at 20h00 CEST.

Seven Nations "Big Dog" (1996) is the essential album that will be played on Saturday at 23h05.

Tune in and enjoy!

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Vol. I THE NETHERLANDS

01 - Circle J - Why Johnny Why 3:30 
02 - Circle J - The Day I Shot her Down 3:46 
03 - Circle J - Kingdom Come 3:41 
04 - Circle J - Jackson 2:56 
05 - Circle J - See You All in Hell 3:00
06 - Drunken Dolly - It's Raining Beer 2:25 
07 - Drunken Dolly - Deep Shit Jacky 3:12 
08 - Drunken Dolly - Beat Up Good Johnny 3:51
09 - Drunken Dolly - Jenny 4:09
10 - Herman- Al die willen te kaapren waren 2:50
11 - Herman - Dirty Old Town 3:43
12 - Herman . Into Folk 2:47 
13 - Stuart O'Malley - Leprechaun Jig 2:42
14 - Stuart O'Malley - Dancing Making Music Drinking Rum 3:44
15 - Quality Export - Sally 2:25 
16 - Quality Export - Losers Pub Crawl 2:42 
17 - Quality Export - Irish Rover 3:47
18 - Quality Export - Rippers Song 3:34 

Vol. I includes 5 bands from The Netherlands:
 
1) Circle J

www.circlej.nl
 
2) Drunken Dolly
 
www.drunkendolly.com
 
3) Herman
 
www.hermanfolk.nl
 
4) Stuart O'Malley and the Whiskey Gullivers
 
www.whiskeygullivers.tk
 
5) Quality Export

www.qualityexport.nl
 
Only Circle J has released some albums, the rest of the bands have recorded demos.
 
You can order both CDs directly from the band:
http://www.circlej.nl/store.html
remco@circlej.nl
 
Other bands from the Netherlands that have not been included in the sampler are:
Finnegan's Lads
www.myspace.com/finneganslads

Folkaholics
www.folkaholics.nl

And a couple of bands that are defunct and released one album:

Curling "The Virgin Takes" (2001) (Most of the tracks from this album were available free many years ago at mp3.com)

Riverflow "Live at Shannons" (A Pogues-influenced band from The Netherlands. Most of the tracks from this album were available free some years ago at vitaminic)

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