VIDEO - THE PUNKABILLYS "Dirty Old Town"

The Punkabillys rendition of "Dirty Old Town". Enjoy

The Punkabillys - Dirty Old Town

VIDEO - THE PUNKABILLYS

The Punkabillys - The legend of Popcorn Sutton

SAMPLER APRIL 2012

 

Three bands from the USA (N.C.A., O'Tasty and The Punkabillys) and one band from Canada (Irish Moutarde) The tracks have been lifted from Reverbnation, Bandcamp, Sonicbids or the bands' websites, where they are available for free download.

1) N.C.A. (Dolylestown, PA, USA)

http://ncairishpunk.yolasite.com/
http://www.reverbnation.com/ncapunx
http://ncamusic.bandcamp.com/album/n-c-a
http://www.myspace.com/ncapunx
https://twitter.com/NCApunk/
http://soundcloud.com/ncapunx/tracks

Band members:

Chris Brill - Vocals/Guitar
Shane Hobensack - Acoustic Guitar/Mandolin/Vocals
Dylan Tasch - Guitar
Connor McGill - Bass/Vocals
Jerry Galanti - Drums
Mike Becker - Banjo

Discography:

"Dirty Dan" (2011, 9 tracks) (click to buy the mp3 from Amazon)
"Anthem for the Affected" (EP)

2) O'TASTY (Washington DC, USA)

http://www.otastyband.com
http://www.sonicbids.com/otastyband/
http://www.myspace.com/otastyband
http://www.facebook.com/pages/OTasty/19068258336

Band members:

James O'Brien - Guitar, lead vocals
John Garder - Mandolin, trumpet, background vocals
Eric Abalahin - Piccolo, flute, clarinet
Paul Binghay - Fiddle
Jim Greif - Drums
Tom Lewis - Bass
Ryan Farney - Accordion

Discography:

"Snow Sessions" (EP, 2007)
"A Proper Introduction" (12 tracks, 2012)

(Click to buy the album from CDBaby)


3) IRISH MOUTARDE (Québec, Québec, Canada)

http://www.irishmoutarde.com
http://www.reverbnation.com/irishmoutarde
http://www.myspace.com/irishmoutarde
http://www.facebook.com/irishmoutarde
http://www.quebecpunkscene.net/irishmoutarde/
http://twitter.com/#!/IrishMoutarde

Band members:

Mathieu Audet - Guitars, drums, keyboard, lead & back vocals
Frédéric Audette - Bass, guitar, lead & back vocals
Jérôme Bélanger - Lead guitars
Christian Haerinck - Great highland bagpipes
Dominic Haerinck - Banjo, mandoline
Andrée-Anne Hallé - Lead & back vocals, keyboard, bass
Sébastien Malenfant - Drums, guitar, bass, lead & back vocals

Discography:

"The Bear and the Maiden Fair" (one track digital single, 2012)

4) THE PUNKABILLYS (Pennsburg, PA, USA)

http://www.reverbnation.com/thepunkabillys
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Punkabillys/317625947586
http://www.myspace.com/thepunkabillys

Band members:

Jamie Sellers- Lead singer/mandolin/ songwriter
Brian Reiss - Guitar & vocals
Chris Kosanchuk - Bass & vocals
Adam Frei - Banjo & vocals
Jason Marshall - Bagpipes & tin whistle
Devon Smith - Percussion

Discography:

"The Punkabillys" (8 tracks, 2012)

Click to buy from CDBaby)


DOWNLOAD:

http://www.mediafire.com/?yc4tbqc8vs18e33

REVIEW- THE PUNKABILLYS "The Punkabillys" (2012)

The Punkabillys "The Punkabillys" TriTonix Recordings (2012)
Release date: February 2012
Running time: 28:02, 8 tracks


In our "little" Paddypunk world it’s not easy to find something really new. However, from time to time, a new band is able to offer something different or to open a new path. The Punkabillys, from Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, are one of those bands.

Jamie Sellers (mandolin, lead vocals and songwriting), Brian Reiss (guitar and vocals), Chris Kosachuk (bass and vocals), Adam Frei (banjo, harmonica, dobro and vocals), Jason Marshall (pipes, tin whistle and vocals) and Matt Stumpf (drums and percussion) defined themselves as "part punk, part billy". And that’s exactly what we can find on their self-titled album: 4 punk songs and 4 (hill)billy numbers. To tell you the truth, my favourite tracks are the hillbilly ones. I’m not saying that the other ones are not interesting; it’s only that I feel that it’s their (hill)billy part that I find really surprising.

The eight track album has been recorded at TriTonix Recording studios by Mike Garrity and Daniel McGonigal. The artwork and the digipack packaging are the main reasons for buying the CD instead of mp3s, even if the lyrics are not included.

Production is a little bit rough at the edges, but the quality of the songs is really superb: “Pennsyltucky”, and amazing opening track featuring banjo and tin whistle, “30” another great track, this one featuring pipes and excellent drums, “Montco Penn”, another highlight of the album with awesome mandolin, harmonica and tin whistle arrangements and the last number, “Comin´Home” on which the acoustic guitar, banjo and tin whistle truly shine.

But, as they say, The Punkabillys are  “part punk” too. And their bagpipes punk songs are also worth hearing. Listen to “Pub Crawl” and “Punk Rock Chick” and you’ll know what I mean.

The Punkabillys were our band of the month during January 2012. If they keep on writing songs like “Pennsyltucky” and “Montco Penn”, I guess that they will be our band of the month once again.


Tracklist:

1. Pennsyltucky 3:52
2. PBR 3:43
3. .30 3:05
4. Emmy Tot 4:15
5. Montco Penn 2:57
6. Pub Crawl 2:51
7. Punk Rock Chick 3:21
8. Comin' Home 3:54

http://www.reverbnation.com/thepunkabillys
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Punkabillys/317625947586
http://www.myspace.com/thepunkabillys

Click here to buy:

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/thepunkabillys

Review by Kinksmarkham

BAND OF THE MONTH - THE PUNKABILLYS

The band of the month is The Punkabillys, a band hailing from Pennsburg, PA (U.S.A.)

The Punkabillys are:

Jamie Sellers: lead singer/mandolin
Brian Reiss: guitar
Chris Kosanchuk: bass
Adam Frei: banjo
Jason Marshall, bagpipes/tin whistle
Devon Smith: drums

Their description at Reverbnation:

"The Punkabillys deliver a unique sound that is a fusion of 80’s Punk Rock, 1950’s Rockabilly and Irish/Celtic music. They are a 6 piece band that includes bag pipes and the banjo. This distinct combination of genres results in a sound that just has to be heard to be believed.

The Punkabillys started out as two guys playing with themselves (instruments, in case anyone should be confused). Originally known as Burning Eyebrow, they got their start playing acoustic style at private parties and bonfires. The band expanded to four members in July of 2007, bringing their electric and harder feel to the band. Then, in December 2007, they changed their name to The Punkabillys. Their new style of original music reflected songs about local life and growing up in Pennsylvania or Pennsyltucky, as the case may be. In late 2009, they added a fifth member to play banjo and complete their rockabilly sound. In early 2010, they expanded their punk style by adding bagpipes and a tin whistle to create a Celtic punk sound that is like no other.

They are...part PUNK...part BILLY!"

The Reverbnation widget will be placed at the top on the left all along January 2012.

http://www.reverbnation.com/thepunkabillys

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Punkabillys/317625947586

http://www.myspace.com/thepunkabillys