VIDEO - FLANNERY "Happy Days"

Flannery "Happy Days" album was recently reviewed here. Now the band has published the official video for that song.

Flannery - Happy Days

REVIEW - FLANNERY "Happy Days" (2015)

Flannery "Happy Days" self-released
Release date: June 27th, 2015
Running time: 39:20, 9 tracks + 1 bonus track

At the beginning of February 2013 I got an e-mail from a Dutch band that had shot a video for a kick-ass song. The band was Flannery and the song was titled "The Epic Beer Song". Two years have gone by and the guys from the Lowlands have finally released a fine album full of Highlands infused bagpipes rock songs.

Several CDs coming from The Netherlands have been reviewed in 2015. "Happy Days", Flannery's debut album, follows a different path, since their sound is not rooted on the Flogging Molly (or Dropkick Murphys) sound, but on the likes of Wolfstone or Prydein. 

Fans enjoying piping hot numbers will love the band's instrumentals "Brossie" and "Standfast". Apart from those tracks, there are quite a few amazing songs: the catchy "Flannery" with a great fiddle intro, "Happy Days" with the gang vocals and the pipes solo, "Whiskey Games", a song based on the "Hot Asphalt" tune featuring fiddle and guitars and the Ramones-que sing along "Uh Oh Goodbye".

"The Real Musicians" is another interesting number, featuring a well-known pipes theme, and "Divided" is a Celtic reggae track. Even if Flannery are more Scottish than Irish, they deliver their own rendition of "I'll Tell Me Ma". And the album includes their hit "Beer Epic Song" as a bonus track too.

"Happy Days" packaging is a four panel digipack stating the band's line-up, studio credits, thank-yous and band pics. The lyrics to the songs have not been included.

The Dutch Celtic punk/rock scene has broken through in 2015. There are a lot of bands to pick up and all of them have been able to release enjoyable albums. Flannery "Happy Days" is an awesome CD and the proof that Benelux bagpipes punk/rock bands are worth hearing.

Tracklist:

01 - Brossie 3:25
02 - Flannery 3:20
03 - Divided 3:04
04 - Tell Me Ma 3:35
05 - Standfast 3:17
06 - The Real Musicians 4:09
07 - Happy Days 5:09
08 - Whiskey Games 5:21
09 - Uh Oh Goodbye 4:11
10 - Epic Beer Song (Bonus Track) 3:44

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Review by Kinksmarkham

FEATURED CDs ON CELTIC-FOLK-PUNK RADIO (31 July-1 August)

The Clanns "s/t" and Flannery "Happy Days" are  the featured CDs on Celtic-Folk-Punk Radio.

Friday 31 July 2015

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

Saturday 1 August 2015

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

Sunday 2 August 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/en/radio/celtic-folk-punk/index

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

Live album that will be played on Saturday 1 July 2015 at 20h00 CEST:

The Killdares "Live" (2002)

Essential album that will be played on Saturday 1 July 2015 at 23h10 CEST (after the featured CDs playlist):

Glenn of Guinness "Gossip" (1997)

SAMPLER 2013 VOL. IV

Some of the bands have been featured previously on the blog (other samplers, bands of the month, videos or reviews) and two of them are brand new, a couple of folk metal bands. As usual, all the tracks are legal downloads from the Internet.

Enjoy!

Tracks 1-3 are free downloads from Triple J Unearthed
Tracks 4-7 and 9-11 are free downloads from Reverbnation
Tracks 9 and 11-13 are free downloads from Soundcloud
Track 8 is a free download from Bandcamp

1) SIBIN (Mildura, VIC, Australia)

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

Line-up:

Mark Jenkins - Lead vocal & acoustic guitar
Charles Hendy - Tin whistle & flute
Corey Barbary - Tenor banjo mandolin & electric guitar
Tim Williams - Bass
Luke McCarthy - Drums

Discography (click to buy a digital copy from i-Tunes):

"Things You Can't Polish" (11 tracks)
"Industrial Life" (12 tracks, 2012)


2) THE DEAD RABBITS (Houston, TX, USA)

https://www.facebook.com/rabbitsofrock
http://www.reverbnation.com/rabbitsofrock

Line-up:

Seamuis - vocals & guitar
Christian (GFN) - Bass
James - Fiddle
Micah - Banjo & vocals
Josh - Mandolin, & vocals
Danny Boy - Guitar and vocals
Sean - Drums

Discography:

"The Race" (4 tracks EP, 2013)
Forthcoming album out soon

3) FLANNERY (Groningen, The Netherlands)

http://www.flannery.nl
https://www.facebook.com/flannery.celtic.folk.rock
https://twitter.com/flannerymusic


Line-up:

Denny Myles - Pipes
Peter Heerema - Drums
Steven Prins - Guitar
Michiel Stelpstra - Bass
Sebastiaan Hidding - Fiddle, back. vocals
Koos van der Goot - Vocals

Discography (click to get a better quality digital song from Bandcamp, Name Your Price):

"The Epic Beersong" (digital single, 2013)


4) THE SUNDAY PUNCHERS (Jo'Burg, Gauteng, South Africa)

http://www.thepunchers.com
https://www.facebook.com/TheSundayPunchers
http://www.reverbnation.com/thesundaypunchers
https://soundcloud.com/the-sunday-punchers
https://twitter.com/ThePunchersSA

Line-up:

Mostert Francois - Acoustic guitar & vocals
Michiel Kruger - Electric guitar & vocals
Shaun "Cabbs" Hillary - Banjo, mandolin & vocals
Adrian Vlok - Bass
Darryn Small - Drums
Bruce Missing - Bagpipes, tin whistle

Discography:

"The Sunday Punchers EP" (2011)
"Sea Monsters" (Single, 2013)


5) DREAMFALL (Talavera de la Reina, Spain)

https://www.facebook.com/pages/DreamFall/201156096633993
http://www.reverbnation.com/dreamfallgroup
http://www.myspace.com/dreamfall
http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-DreamFall-l-es.html

Line-up:

Alex Romero - Vocals, flutes and pipes
Pablo Barroso - Guitar
Ruben Ramiro - Bass
Dario Jusdado - Rythm guitar
Ivan de la Cruz - Drums

Discography:

"DreamFall demo" (6 track demo, 2012)
Forthcoming album out soon

6) DRAKUM (Barcelona, Spain)

http://www.drakum.com
https://www.facebook.com/Drakumband
https://soundcloud.com/drakum
http://www.myspace.com/drakumband
https://twitter.com/drakumband

Line-up:

Javi Crosas - Vocals
Mark Martinez – Guitar
Cristian Villanueva “Feni” - Guitar
Jose Luis Parreño - Bass
Javier Rubio “Caleb” - Violin
Albert Orozco - Keyboards
Xavi Puiggalí - Drums

Discography (click to buy a better digital version from Bandcamp):

"Around the Oak" (3 track EP, 2011)
"Torches Will Rise Again" (10 tracks, forthcoming album)


DOWNLOAD:

http://dfiles.eu/files/gnqqn0cpj

VIDEO - FLANNERY "The Epic Beer Song"

"Flannery is a celtic folk rock band with only one mission: creating a party that the audience will always remember. The band makes this happen with their music filled with Scottish, Celtic but also Irish influences. Flannery means flat land and is the perfect name for six chilly men, who want to entertain with raw but also snappy, melodious music.

The repetoire of Flannery is variable. Instrumental, folk, rock and even rap will be played by the band. They write the music and the lines themselves this makes the music unique.

Flannery was founded by bagpipe player Denny, who plays music with his brothers in the formation The Myles Brothers. The Celtic bagpipe rockband Flannery started as a project during a big festival in the Netherlands. The band was formed and poet/performer Koos van der Goot was asked to write the lines and to sing. This was a perfect and special combination."

Denny Myles - Bagpipes
Peter Heerema - Drums
Steven Prins - Guitar
Michiel Stelpstra - Bass
Sebastiaan Hidding - Violin, vocals
Koos van der Goot - Vocals

http://www.flannery.nl
https://www.facebook.com/flannery.celtic.folk.rock
https://twitter.com/flannerymusic

Video made by Tim Lechner and Thomas Venema

Flannery Celtic Folk Rock - The Epic Beersong - Official Music Video HD