FEATURED ALBUMS AT CELTIC-FOLK-PUNK RADIO (20-21 MARCH 2015)

Piquillín y Los Compadres "s/t album" and River Jacks "s/t album" are the featured albums at Celtic-Folk-Punk radio.

This is the weekend schedule:

Friday 20 March 2015

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

Saturday 21 March 2015

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

Sunday 22 March 2015

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

All the songs from Greenland Whalefishers "Looney Tunes" EP, In for a Penny "EP", O'Hamsters "Kiss my Irish Ass" EP and Cicero "Jimmy Pappy Goes to Jail" EP will be played too, together with new songs by Mr. Irish Bastard , Happy Ol' McWeasel and To the Last Drop.

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 exactly the same.

Tune in and enjoy!

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

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

http://tunein.com/station/?StationId=196762

1) PIQUILLÍN Y LOS COMPADRES (Córdoba, Argentina)

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2) RIVER JACKS (Calgary, Canada)

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3) IN FOR A PENNY (Savannah, USA)

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A live album and a seminal studio album will be played every Saturday. These are the albums that will be played on Saturday 21 March 2015:

- Levellers "Live B-sides 1988-1994" at 20:00 CET (not a real album, but tracks that I've picked up from different EPs and from the "Special Brew" album)

- Pressgang "Burning Boats" (1994) at 23:03 CET

Info about those bands:

1) LEVELLERS (Brighton, UK)

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2) PRESSGANG

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VIDEOS - PIQUILLÍN Y LOS COMPADRES "El Arquero" and "Mar de Arenas"

Videos for "El arquero" and "Mar de arenas" from Piquillín y Los Compadres self-titled album.

Piquillín y Los Compadres - El Arquero

Piquillín y Los Compadres - Mar de Arenas

REVIEW - PIQUILLÍN Y LOS COMPADRES "s/t" (2014)

Piquillín y los Compadres "s/t"
Release date: 12 Marzo 2014
Running time: 48:49, 19 tracks

This review is dedicated to the late José (Joe) Gutiérrez, who played banjo for Piquillín y Los Compadres.

Some bands from Brazil have been reviewed here, so bands hailing from Argentina, the other “big” country in South America, should be sooner or later reviewed too. Piquillín y Los Compadres is a semi-acoustic band that plays songs about girls, football and friendship. Matías Francisco Acosta “Piquillin” (acoustic guitar, lead vocals), Marcos Dominguez (bass, bck. vocals), Joe Gutiérrez (banjo),  Pablo “Chirola” Segade (drums, bck. Vocals), Nico Mele (trumpet) and Juan Pablo Taurant (mandolin) recorded their debut album between 2013 and 2014 and it was released in March 2014. Piquillín has previously been gigging solo or duo in the Cordoba area, and fortunately he was able to find the suitable partners (maybe it’d be better to say friends) to develop a full band.

Piquillín y Los Compadres debut album is an interesting blend of punk, ska and Celtic punk. Don’t be fooled by the back to basics approach: the album includes several amazing numbers.

The disc kicks off with “Jhenny”, a catchy love punk-pop song whose sound reminds me of some Spanish 80’s bands. Track no. 2, "Amor en la pensión" begins with the trumpet and is another song with a Ramones spirit. Curiously, the end has a The Pogues from the "Straight to Hell OST" twist. The next number is called “El Arquero” (The Goalkeeper). The song tells the story of goalkeeper that cannot stop the ball in the 89 minute of the game.

“Chica de Argüello” has a tuna  sound, and it’s followed by a great number: “Manuel”. The lyrics for this song are about kids who dream to be the next football stars. Piquillín was born in 1979, but he mentions a couple of players who won the World Cup in 1978, Mario Alberto "Matador" Kempes    and Osvaldo "Ossie" Ardiles, together with a local star, Alberto “La Vieja” Beltrán.

Track no. 6 ,means something special to me, since it’s a cover of La Polla Records, a punk band from my area: “Ellos dicen mierda, nosotros amen”. The original song can be found on the band’s 5th studio album (1990).

“Mamaza” features trumpet and accordion and the sound is 100% American. Fans loving the Argentinian The Clash, that is, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, will enjoy this one. “Jubilado” is the best song on the album and features trumpet and Joe’s banjo picking à la The Pogues. The song is so fecking good that the Basque band Esnatu has covered it on their debut album.

The next two numbers are suitable for any St-Patrick’s Day party: a cover of Ewan MacColl “Dirty Old Town” and Piquillín y Los Compadres rendition of “Whiskey in the Jar”.

“Heraldo Bosio” is another football themed song with lyrics from the Siniestro Total school (the so-called Kings of the Couplets): “Y en mis tiempos de ocio / yo escuchaba a Heraldo Bosio”

“La Claudia and La Maria” is a tribute to a couple of girls and “No emocion” is a Ramones via La Polla infused number. It’s followed by “Tipo fiestero”, a catchy festive number featuring trumpet. Jew's harp can be heard on “Promotora”, another pop-punk song.

“Juanito Tergal” is another cover of La Polla (in fact a cover of Chuck Berry “Johnny Be Goode” whose “original” version can be found on La Polla Records “Barman” EP from 1991).

“Mar de Arenas” is another highlight that begins with a bass solo. “Vaya a saber” is about a cyber love. The Internet fees go up and the guy is not sure to be in contact with his love anymore. The album ends with “Jubilatua” a version of the band’s hit “Jubilado” which is sung in Basque language and features bagpipes.

Piquillín y Los Compadres self-titled album is not your standard “Celtic punk” album, but there are a lot of things that Celtic punk fans will love: banjo and mandolin, The Pogues and Ramones influences and a bunch of honest songs straight from the heart. Go to Bandcamp, listen to the album and make up your mind.

Tracklist:
   
01. Jhenny 02:12   
02. Amor en la pensión 01:50   
03. El arquero 03:15   
04. Chica de Argüello 02:57   
05. Manuel 02:32   
06. Ellos dicen mierda, nosotros amén 03:41   
07. Mamaza 02:15   
08. Jubilado 03:23   
09. Dirty old town 02:56   
10. Whiskey in the jar 03:05   
11. Heraldo Bosio 01:42   
12. La Claudia y la Marisa 02:19   
13. No emoción 01:15   
14. Tipo fiestero 02:10   
15. Promotora 02:15   
16. Juanito Tergal 01:38   
17. Mar de arenas 02:25   
18. Vaya a saber 02:28   
19. Jubilatua (Bonus track) 03:47

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