2019-03-13 FULL CONCERT - THE RUMJACKS LIVE AT LE FERRAILLEUR, NANTES, May 31,2018

Full gig no. 15: The Rumjacks live at Le Ferrailleur, Nantes (France), May 31, 2018.

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2019-01-19 VIDEOS - THE RUMJACKS, THE SILK ROAD AND BUDWEIS DRUNKEN BASTARDS

A new playlist is available at our YouTube channel, Celtic Folk Punk 2019. These are some of the videos that have been added.

2018-12-19 VIDEOS - CASSIDY'S BREWERY, THE RUMJACKS, COCKSWAIN

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2018-09-22 VIDEOS - THE RUMJACKS, THE O'REILLYS & THE PADDYHATS, IN SEARCH OF A ROSE

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The Rumjacks - Saints Preserve Us

In Search of a Rose - Paddywhackery



The O'Reillys and the Paddyhats - Where Your Heart Is



 

2016-11-05 ALBUM REVIEW - THE RUMJACKS "Sleepin' Rough" (2016)

The Rumjacks "Sleepin' Rough" (2016) Four-Four (Australian Broadcasting Corporation Records)
Release date: August 5, 2016
Running time: 46:33, 12 tracks

À la recherche du temps perdu. No, I’m not talking about French writer Marcel Proust’s master piece. However these French words describe perfectly what The Rumjacks are doing: catch up. The Sydney based band was forced to go on hiatus for a while and once Frankie was on board again, they have developed a couple of albums in a row.

“Sleepin’ Rough” follows the path of their previous album “Sober & Godless”. Their powerful sound based on tin whistle and/or mandolin can be found on a bunch of crowd favourite numbers:  the opening track “Patron Saints o’ Thieves”; the single “A fistful o’ Roses” where The Pogues influence can be noticed; the fast-paced anthem “Zielona Gora”; and “Fact’ry Jack”,a rocking number with a The Clash twist.

After that number, the album flows on a different direction, as several ballads/slower number are delivered. “Eight Beers’ McGee” has a catchy tin whistle part and a kick-ass vocal performance by Frankie; “Murder Shanty” is a darker number showcasing a traditional sounding tin whistle tune; and “Les Darcy” is probably more “simple” than the previous songs, but it features an interesting banjo part towards the end.

The last part of the album differs from the first one (classic Rumjacks sound) and the second one (ballads). The beginning of this third part is very energetic: a 59 seconds mandolin driven hardcore number titled “Dead to Me”. The following song is the usual Caribbean number on a Rumjacks album: “Kathleen”. The level goes higher with “WKND (Flash New Breeks)”, featuring accordion, and “The Pot & The Kettle”, where the band showcase again their distinctive sound that fans around the globe love. Between them, another slower number called “Them Fallen”, featuring small pipes, that reminds me of Happy Ol’ McWeasel “Heard Ya Say!” album.

“Sleepin’ Rough” has been released by Four Four Music, a label from Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It comes on a 4 panel digipack with a 28 page booklet. A lot of pics can be found on the booklet together with the lyrics to all of the songs, studio credits, songs credits, line-up and thank you section. IMHO, there are a couple of minor “flaws”. First of all, there is no mention to who plays pipes and accordion (In fact, Frankie plays those instruments apart from guitars, tin whistle and bodhrán). Secondly, the booklet is black and the lyrics are printed in grey, so it’s a little bit difficult to read them.

After a “never ending” European tour and a new album, it’s clear that The Rumjacks are one of the Top4 Celtic punk bands in the world together with Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly and The Real McKenzies.

Track Listing:

1. Patron Saint o’ thieves
2. Zielona Gora
3. A Fistful O’ Roses
4. Fact’ry Jack
5. ‘Eight Beers’ McGee
6. Murder Shanty
7. Les Darcy
8. Dead To Me
9. WKND (flash new breeks)
10. Kathleen
11. Them Fallen
12. The Pot & Kettle

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2016-07-08 PRE-ORDER THE RUMJACKS NEW ALBUM

   
PRESS RELEASE - The Rumjacks brand new studio album Sleepin' Rough out August 5 - PRE-ORDER NOW!

It’s what’s become vintage Rumjacks; there’s no point beating about the bush, it’s out the gate and straight down to business.

Recorded at Bomba Studios in regional Victoria, Sleepin’ Rough, the Sydney quintet’s third long-player, picks up where 2015’s Sober & Godless left off. Booming from the get-go with ‘Patron Saint Of Thieves’, a thundering punk aesthetic intertwined through the group’s Irish and Scottish musical heritage, this album is full throttle, all spit and bile, raucous and real.

But don’t make the mistake of thinking The Rumjacks are just an angry bunch of punks. Far from it – their music, while hard and fast for the most part, carries with it an element of fun and frivolity, harking back to their Old Country roots, places where music is an integral part of community gathering, soundtracking the times with an almost savage joy.

And this is Sleepin’ Rough. The melodic ‘A Fistful O’ Roses’, the acoustic ‘Les Darcy’, the ska-esque ‘Kathleen’, all carry a cheeky bonhomie, sometimes belying their subject matter, but always bringing a smile, a head-nod, a foot-tap. These tracks sit tidily alongside flat-out punk (the opener, ‘Dead To Me’, ‘Zielona Gora’), and the band’s now trademark mixture of the two.

As frontman Frankie McLaughlin has said, they’re not trying to reinvent anything, they’re just trying to produce the best songs they can in order to make a connection with the people listening. And that’s what Sleepin’ Rough is too – a clutch of real songs written and performed by real people, for other real people. Stories of life, love and loss, set to a throbbing beat. Sleepin’ Rough sees The Rumjacks in career best form.

First single 'A Fistful O' Roses' was released in May...

A MESSAGE FROM THE BAND:

Hi everyone! Johnny here. Right now we are currently in the middle of a nice long European tour and enjoying every second. The shows have been great and have been seeing some amazing parts of the world. Feeling very blessed!

Just wanted to let you all know that we are VERY happy to announce that we will be releasing our third full length album 'Sleepin' Rough' through Four | Four Records on August 5.

We spent a little over two weeks locked away in country Victoria in Bomba Studios with Steve James once again steering the ship and producing this new record.

This is the first time we have ever packed our bags, headed out to the middle of no where, locked ourselves in one big room and recorded an album. It was new, scary, exciting and worth every second. We are very proud of this album and can not wait to share it with you all.

Thank you for your continued support and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did making it.

Much love and thanks.

The Rumjacks



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2016-06-11 VIDEOS - THE RUMJACKS ACOUSTICALLY AT LINEAROCK (ITALY)

The Rumjacks unplugged tracks at Line Rock (Italy)

The Rumjacks - The Leaky Tub unplugged @Linea Rock



The Rumjacks - The Reaper and Tam McCorty unplugged @Linea Rock



 

2016-05-04 VIDEO - THE RUMJACKS "A Fistful O'Roses"

"A Fistful O' Roses" is the first single off The Rumjacks 3rd full length album out 2016.

ABOUT THE VIDEO:

"We’ve written many a song about our hometown of Sydney, and ‘A Fistful O’ Roses’ is yet another, though this one was created beneath a very dark cloud & a sorely difficult time for our beloved city.

An agenda of sweeping law reforms and increasingly heavy tactics by our state government have crushed the city’s nightlife, the livelihood, and in many cases even the lives of many of its inhabitants. Iconic pubs, bars & restaurants are forced to close their doors, elderly residents are driven from their homes and Sydney is growing more desperate & hostile with every passing day.

This is a city under siege by those who rule her, set to become a playground for the elite, while the people who made it the treasure it was are squeezed out to wherever they hell they may venture.

We performed the video for the song as a macabre ‘dry wake’, set among the decay, in a derelict pub, one of many to fall victim to the states new order. Historic footage flits across the screen like memories of a life flashing before one’s eyes. ‘A Fistful O’ Roses’ is one last great send-off for the old girl, but make no mistake..

..this is a band falling very much out of love with its muse."

VIDEO CREDITS:

Production company: Cant Be Stopped Productions
Director: Josh Groom
Producer: Ciaran Jordan
DP: Glenn Hanns
Focus puller: Josh Hanns
Camera Assistant: Paul Brodzinski
Producer Assistant: Rebecca Gilies
Unit Manager: Bodin Rajkovic
Gaffer: Paul Hill
Hair & Make up: Rebecca Plunkett
Art Director: Ciaran Jordan
Edit: Aaron Petersen
Grade: Josh Groom

The Rumjacks - A Fistful o'Roses



LYRICS:

Oh I’ve loved you from afar, I’ve borne you like a scar,
Sung your name across the bloody Colfiorito,
But a poison took your heart, you charmless little tart,
Now you’ve nary a jot o’ bother at all for me-o,
This old town has gone to bits, all the folk are off their tits,
Screamin’, “Hoo-rah! Hurry the fuck t’blazes!”
A right parade o’ fools come to stomp all o’er yer jewels,
Like a fistful o’ half dead roses.

And we’re here again, ho again, let the whisky flow again,
Let the taps blow again, sound away the knell,
Like a fistful o’ roses, we’ll take ‘em to the grave,
Every last tale there is to tell.

Oh, this boozer is a wreck, all up & down the deck,
Like a tired old sinner off her game,
Wi’ her blood red lips, and her youth about her hips,
Still the regulars all love her just the same,
Where the mud-spat boots cut their way among the suits,
And the Sally’s come to rattle the can for Jesus,
‘Til they chain up all the doors & toss out all the whores,
Wi’ a fistful o’ half dead roses.

May all the Autumn leaves turn to Twenties at yer feet,
And the high & mighty come to know your thunder,
We could set the world ablaze, but these are early days,
And there’s still a hell of a road for us tae wander,
And there’s one here among us’ll outlive the rest,
Take a tipple to his foibles & his praises,
‘Til they strike him off the roll & chuck him doon a hole,
Wi’ a fistful o’ half dead roses.

REVIEW - THE RUMJACKS "Sober & Godless" (2015)

The Rumjacks "Sober & Godless"
Release date: February 6th, 2015
Running time: 52:50, 14 tracks

The Rumjacks second album “Sober & Godless” is probably the Album of the Year (2015). Shite’n’Onions has not posted his list yet, but “Sober & Godless” made no. 1 at London Celtic Punks' and  MacSlon’s Irish Pub Radio's lists, no. 2 at Celtic Folk Punk and More’s list and PaddyRock’s list and was voted no. 2 by Celtic Punk Club followers at vk.

“Sober & Godless” was released 11 months ago, but my promo copy arrived in mid-November just before the CD I ordered from Amazon was delivered. As all of my colleagues wrote their reviews a long time ago and you have already worn out your copy, the review will be shorter than usual. The most interesting thing about “Sober & Godless” is the sound. The Rumjacks have obviously evolved from their early EPs to their second album, but they have a sound (and a production) that makes them different from any other band in the scene. This time there are no Aussie standards and the only cover is Billy Connolly’s “(I’m Asking You) Sergeant Where’s Mine”, a song that was covered by The Dubliners on their “30 Years  A Greying” album in 1992.

The album is a little bit long, but the running order helps to make it an enjoyable album. The beginning is perfect, with 4 killer tracks in a row: “Home Rule” (one of the top songs on the album), “No Pockets in a Shroud”, “Blows & Unkind Words” and “One Summers Day”. In the middle, the listener can take a breath, thanks to ska and reggae numbers such as “Barred for Life”, “Home” or “I Smell Trouble” and the folkier “Leaky Tub”. And finally, another 3 badass tracks to close the album: “The Reaper & Tam MCorty” (bloody brilliant song!!!), “Me Old Ball & Chain” and “400 Miles” (where they give The Real McKenzies a run for their money)

“Sober & Godless” packaging is a 4 panel digipack. No booklet is included, but the lyrics to every single song are available at the band’s website. However, neither studio credits, nor guest list are mentioned on the digipack. The band’s facebook confirms that the artwork has been made by Frankie: "For all who don't already know, our Frankie does almost all the art for The Rumjacks and since he can't nail a job that let him go touring for half the year, he's kicking out on his own. Doing art & design for other bands, festivals, backyard shindigs, bake-sales, cookouts (glad we spelt that right) and just about any other stupid idea you guys have got going.. Rip on over & give the boy a 'like' or three. Cheers all - The Rumjacks." Frankie's Cranky Bhoy Facebook Page. The cover art piece is titled 'Abyssus Abyssum Invocat'.

Master piece? Sure. Their best album? Let’s wait for the third one. Three are needed for a trilogy and we love trilogies, don't we?

Tracklist:

01 - Home Rule 3:36
02 - No Pockets in a Shroud 3:21
03 - Blows & Unkind Words 4:45
04 - One Summers Day 3:17
05 - Barred for Life 3:47
06 - Plenty 2:34
07 - Home 4:36
08 - Oh Sergeant Where's Mine? 3:45
09 - The Leaky Tub 4:21
10 - I Smell Trouble 2:55
11 - Sober & Godless 4:29
12 - The Reaper and Tam McCorty 3:48
13 - Me Old Ball & Chain 2:54
14 - 400 Miles Away 4:08

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BEST OF 2015 - CELTIC PUNK / ROCK ALBUMS AND EPS - MINI ALBUMS

Best Celtic punk / rock recordings, 2015
 

REMARKS

1) As usual, this post is titled as “the best of”. However, this is not a competition, but a sort of a game. Remember that I give neither points, nor stars to the albums that are reviewed. I’d say that, IMHO, this is the list of the most enjoyable albums of 2015.  It's a party!

2) This list is subjective, but not unfair: it covers the albums that I have enjoyed. Other lists are being posted on other sites and they'll be different. And I feel that diversity is good.

3) Important: Please remember that it’s a list of albums, not a list of bands.

4) I've tried to be coherent. Everybody should know that I prefer original material to over-exposed standards.

5) Please remember that I'm only a fan. Maybe some albums are technically or musically better than others. I have taken into account catchy songs, fresh approaches, innovation and maybe I've given priority to raucous sounds rather than to polished sounds

6) Yes, this is a Celtic Punk e-zine. Then priority has been given to Celtic punk bands, but you'll also find quite a few Celtic rock and folk punk bands.

7) Only the albums that have been received for review/airplay purposes and/or that have been shared for free by the bands have been rated. Other recordings were released in 2015, but unfortunately no copy was submitted or they got lost on their way to Spain.

8) This Best of 2015 covers the albums that have been released from December 2014 to November 2015. As you can see, a CD was released in 2013. I’ve decided to rate it on the 2015 list ONLY after having checked that it was not reviewed on any other Celtic punk / rock e-zine in 2014. I’ve got it in 2015 and I feel that a lot of fans didn’t notice that the CD was released before having read my review. Then, I’ve considered it as a 2015 release.

9) Neither live albums, nor only covers albums have been taken into account. The same applies to compilations/best of albums.

10) Some albums that are normally played at the 24/7 streaming radio have not made the list, because the music was more punk that Celtic punk

11) To be at the bottom of the list doesn't involve that an album is rather poor. The difference between the 5th place and the 20th place would be a tiny nuance. The same applies to the places going from 21st to 40th.

12) Several songs from these albums have been added to the streaming radio along the year and they are regularly played.

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

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

13) To the fans: feel free to share your comments below.

14) To the bands: it’s extremely difficult to rank every recording and I guess that some people won’t be happy. However, I really appreciate and respect the hard work by every single band. The quality of all of the recordings has been very high!

Albums Top40

25 albums from Europe: 5 from Italy, 5 from the United Kingdom, 3 from Spain, 2 from The Netherlands, 2 from the Czech Republic, 2 from Germany, 1 from France, 1 from Belgium, 1 from Norway, 1 from Slovenia, 1 from Sweden and 1 from Hungary

13 albums from North America: 6 from the USA and 7 from Canada

2 albums from Australasia: Australia

01 - Mr. Irish Bastard "The World, The Flesh and the Devil" Review   
02 - The Rumjacks "Sober and Godless" Review           
03 - Mickey Rickshaw "No Heaven for Heroes" Free Download
04 - Happy Ol' McWeasel "Heard Ya Say!"  Review
05 - The Waxies "Down with the Ship"  Review
06 - Paddy and The Rats "Lonely Hearts Boulevard" Review  
07 - The Fatty Farmers "Escape from the Dirty Pigs" Review
08 - Ferocious Dog "From Without" Review
09 - The Shillelaghs "Bury Me at Sea"  Review
10 - Smokey Bastard "Back to the Drawing Room" Review   
11 - O'Leary "Red Roads of Home" Review
12 - Greenland Whalefishers "The Thirsty Cave" Review
13 - Nevermind Nessie "Story of a Lost Generation" Review
14 - The Rijsel Irish Boy'Z "Whiskey'n'Beer" Review   
15 - Drunken Saints "Pubmosphere" Review
16 - Carotté "Punklore et Trashdition" Review
17 - The Bay Streets Bastards "s/t" Review   
18 - Black Anemone "King of Kings" Review
19 - Vintage Wine "Thrashfolk" Review
20 - Kitchen Implosion "Selfish" Review
21 - Dust Rhinos "I Should Behave" Review
22 - Dirty Artichokes "Losco Pruzio" Review
23 - Flannery "Happy Days" Review
24 - Folk the System "Unrest in the Wolds" Review
25 - Skontra "Foguera" Review
26 - Arse Craic "Crack Out Yer Arse" Free Download
27 - In for a Penny "The Guardian Angel Sessions" Review
28 - The Royal Spuds "It's a Feckin' Freakshow" Review   
29 - Driák "Tvrdá realita" Review
30 - The Dead Maggies "Well Hanged" Review
31 - One Eyed Reilly "Barstools & Gravestones" Review
32 - Cabo Norte "Cuando cae el sol" Review
33 - Lennon Kelly "Lunga vita al re" Review
34 - Stone Clover "Proper Vilains" Review
35 - Strawdaze "Sei" Review
36 - Cockswain "Séamus" Review
37 - The McDrinkers "Bring the Barrels" Review
38 - Incenere "Ombre" Free Download 
39 - The Clanns "s/t" Review
40 - O'Hanlon's Horsebox "Songs and Stories from the Border" Free Download
 

EPs and Mini-albums: Top30

As far as the EPs list is concerned, it ranks EPs and mini albums. Albums whose running time was shorter than 30 minutes have been considered as mini-albums.

25 CDs from Europe: 5 from the United Kingdom, 4 from Hungary, 3 from Germany, 2 from The Netherlands, 2 from France, 2 from the Czech Republic, 2 from Russia, 1 from Ukraine, 1 from Belgium, 1 from Spain, 1 from Italy and 1 from Norway

3 CDs from North America: 2 from the USA and 2 from Canada

1 CD South America: Brazil

1 CD Australasia: Australia

01 - Mick O'Toole "1665 Pitchfork Rebellion" Review
02 - Punching Namard "Demo" Review
03 - Rogue Scholars Post
04 - Drunken Dolly "Drunken Dolly and the Drunken Man's Curse" Review
05 - Circle J "The Year of the Goat" Review
06 - The Hydropaths "Wailing Away" Free Download
07 - River Jacks "s/t" Review
08 - Jolly Jackers "Sobriety" Review
09 - The Muddy States "Urban Legends" Review
10 - Toxic Frogs "Kill the Devil" Review
11 - Michael and the Wolfhounds "Folk Up Your Ass!" Review
12 - The Dogs from the Grapes "Sailor Without Sea" Review
13 - The Scarlet "Midnight Avenue" Review
14 - Greenland Whalefishers "Looney Tunes EP"   
15 - West Winds "Battled" Free Download
16 - Curlies "Zase sme tady" Review
17 - Zuname "Pipes Not Dead" Review
18 - Five Leaf Clover "Meet Me in the Pub" Review
19 - Harley McQuinn "Orden Svatogo Viskara" Free Download
20 - LochNesz "Leave the Captain Behind" Free Download
21 - Sigelpa "Ens van diagnosticar un transtorn" Free Download
22 - O'Hamsters "Kiss My Irish Ass" Free Download
23 - The CopOuts Band of November
24 - Barbar O'Rhum "Demo" Free Download
25 - The Stumblers "EP"    Free Download
26 - Matilda's Scoundrels "Beasts in Disguise" Free Download
27 - The Rogues from County Hell "Irish Dervish" Review
28 - Roving Crows "Up Heaval EP"   
29 - Boggin Leprechaun "Crosses" Free Download
30 - The Crazy Rogues "Chapter One" Free Download

Thanks to all the bands for sending their music to Celtic Folk Punk and More.

Special thanks to Jolly Jackers for putting the Celtic Folk Punk and More logo on their CD!!!

Enjoy!

THE RUMJACKS - AUSTRALIAN EAST COAST TOUR AND THIRD VIDEO FROM "SOBER & GODLESS"

The Rumjacks ‘Home Rule’ East Coast Tour just weeks away!

Sydney show confirmed, The Loft Warrnambool date added

Sydney folk-punk band The Rumjacks are delighted to announce that their final shows of the year will be on home soil, as they treat fans to the ‘Home Rule’ East Coast tour across November/December.

Fresh from a hugely successful debut overseas tour where they played to more than 50,000 fans in the Northern Hemisphere over three months, and a stellar return performance at Bigsound Live, the band has never been more gig ready! They have earned a fearsome reputation for the strength and passion of their live shows, tearing up the stage and inspiring audiences with their raw energy.

‘Home Rule’ will give The Rumjacks an opportunity to further showcase tracks from their acclaimed current album ‘Sober & Godless’, as they gear up for a massive 2016 with new recording, many more Australian shows to be announced, a return to the UK & Europe, and further overseas touring.

In addition to a fervid local fanbase, The Rumjacks have amassed a significant international presence; alongside their touring success, they’re now ranked as #4 band on Spotify outside of Australia, and the music video for their track ‘An Irish Pub Song’ has hit 12.4 million views on YouTube.

The Rumjacks ‘Home Rule’ East Coast Tour

Presented by The Music, Black Matilda, The Harbour Agency & Troubadour Music

November

Thursday 19 Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood
Friday 20 Barwon Club, Geelong
Saturday 21 The Loft, Warrnambool

December

Friday 4 The Spotted Cow, Toowoomba
Sunday 6 The Jubilee Hotel, Brisbane
Friday 11 Marrickville Bowling Club, Sydney

Tickets on sale from www.therumjacks.com

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THE LISTS OF THE BEST CELTIC PUNK-ROCK EPS AND SINGLES - 2014

This year I’ve decided to split the short recordings list into two lists:

a) A list of EPs and mini-albums. Recordings between 4 and 8 songs

b) A list of (digital) singles. Only 1 or 2 tracks that have been released as digital singles or videos, but they cannot be found for the moment on a full album.

I guess that this approach is better than that of the previous years.

Further comments:

1) As usual, this post is titled as “the best of”. However,  this is not  a competition, but a sort of a game. I’d say that, IMHO,  this is the list of the most enjoyable EPs/mini-albums and singles of 2014.

2) Important: Please remember that it’s a list of EPs/mini-albums and singles, not a list of bands.

4) Only the EPs/mini-albums and singles that have been received for review/airplay purposes and/or that have been shared for free by the bands have been rated. Other recordings were released in 2014, but unfortunately no copy was submitted.

5) As you can see, some recordings were released in 2012 or 2013. I’ve decided to rate them on the 2014 list ONLY after having checked that they were not reviewed on any other Celtic punk/rock e-zine in 2012 or 2013. I’ve got them in 2014 and I feel that a lot of fans didn’t notice that they were released before having read my posts about them. Then, I’ve considered them as 2014 releases.

6) No Live/radio sessions EPs have been taken into account.

7) A lot of these songs have been added to the streaming radio along the year and they are regularly played.

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

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

8) To the fans: feel free to share your comments below.

9) To the bands: it’s extremely difficult to rank every recording and I guess that some people won’t be happy. However, I really appreciate and respect the hard work by every single band. The quality of all of the recordings has been very high.

10) I’m looking forward to listening to the debut albums by most of these new bands!!!

So, these are the final lists:

EPs and Mini-albums

23 EPs/mini-albums from all over the world

13 from Europe (3 from Germany, 2 from the UK, 2 from France,1 from Austria, 1 from Hungary, 1 from Italy, 1 from Russia, 1 from Sweden, 1 from The Netherlands)

5 from North America (3 from the USA and 2 from Canada) 

1 from South America (Brazil)

2 from Asia (Indonesia, Japan)

1 from Australasia (Australia)

1 from Africa (South Africa)

01 - Black Water County "The Fellowship of the Craic"  (6 tracks) Review

02 - Captain Jack's Army "Royal Arms" (5 tracks) Review
03 - Dirty Glass "Drunken Summer Night" (5 tracks) Review
04 - Robbing Vikes "We Are Pirates" (5 tracks) Review
05 - The South Shore Ramblers "Bare Knuckle Blackout" (6 tracks) Free Download
06 - The Moorings "Nicky's Detox" (5 tracks) Review
07 - Katies Randy Cat "For the Green" (4 tracks) Review
08 - Sisters of Murphy "Holy Show (remastered 2014)" (6 tracks) Band of the Month
09 - Six Pints Left "Rebellious Radio" (6 tracks) Review
10 - Blunderbuster "s/t" (5 tracks) Free Download
11 - The McNaughstys "s/t" (4 tracks) Review
12 - Lennon Kelly "Lennon Kelly" (7 tracks) Review
13 - Shambolics "Pogue Mahone" (6 tracks) Review
14 - The Fourth Well "EP" (4 tracks) Review
15 - Middle Class Bastards "Rebel to the Core" (5 tracks) Free Download
16 - The Irish McDrinkers "Welcome to Whiskeytown" (6 tracks) Review
17 - RATS "EP" (8 tracks) YouTube videos
18 - Jolly Jackers "Call the Captain" (5 tracks) Free Download
19 - LQR "A Taste of Liquor" (5 tracks) Free Download
20 - Muirsheen Durkin and Friends  "Drink with the Irish" (5 tracks) Review
21 – (Michael & The) Wolfhounds "Wolfhounds" (5 tracks) Free Download
22 - Restless Feet "Almost Irish" (6 tracks) Review
23 - Seagulls Are Drunk "Next Round is on Us" (5 tracks) Review

(Digital) Singles

12 singles from all over the world

8 from Europe (2 from France, 2 from Hungary, 1 from the Czech Republic, 1 from Germany, 1 from Italy and  1 from Romania)

2 from North America (2 from the USA)

1 from Asia (Indonesia)

1 from Australasia (Australia)

01 - The Rumjacks "Blows & Unkind Words / Plenty" (2 tracks) Songs on Streaming

02 - Transpher "In the Night" (1 track) Video
03 - Cheers! "Drink'n'Fight" (2 tracks) Free Download
04 - Selfish Murphy "Drinking Song" (1 track) Video
05 - The Scarlet "Phoenix" (1 track) Video
06 - Toxic Frogs "Toxic Frog / Rock the Stage"    (2 tracks) Video
07 - Belly Bluster "Bucaneers" (1 track) Video
08 - LochNesz "The Cape of the Good Hope" (1 track) Video
09 - The Pubcrawlers "Kalimotxo" (1 track) Video
10 - The Ceili Family "Keep Calm and Have a Ball with The Ceili Family" (2 tracks) Videos
11 - The Waxies "Down with the Ship 2 track Sampler" (2 tracks) Free Download

12 - Black Rawk Dog "Shine & Fun" (1 track) Free Download

Thanks to all the bands for sending their music to Celtic Folk Punk and More. Special thanks to Dirty Glass for mentioning my name on the “thanks section” of their CD!!!

Enjoy!

VIDEO - THE RUMJACKS "Plenty"

The Rumjacks second single from their upcoming album:

The Rumjacks - Plenty

 
Lyrics:

Well I'm livin' with the mistakes I've made,
- ‘plenty more where I'm from',
I’m robbin' peter so Paul gets paid,
- 'plenty more where I'm from.'
I’ve strayed so far from the open road,
I've been places my shadow refused to go.

I went to school but they called me slow,
- ‘plenty more where I'm from',
They couldn't teach me what I needed to know,
- ‘plenty more where I'm from',
My heart still breaks & my throat it swells,
Like a dirty lump o' coal at the New Year bell's.

A song of hope to lift my spirits if you please,
Or a tale of old rebellion if you dare,
I hope I live to see the day I laugh at days like these,
And walk the walk of one without a care.

I'll shift my share but I won't shift the blame,
- ‘plenty more where I'm from',
I respect my neighbour and expect the same,
- ‘plenty more where I'm from',
I’ve strayed so far from the open road,
I've been places my shadow refused to go.

I don't trust what I can't see,
- ‘plenty more where I'm from',
But I believe in something higher than me,
- ‘plenty more where I'm from',
My heart still breaks & my throat it swells,
Like a dirty lump o' coal at the New Year bell's.

THE RUMJACKS: NEW SINGLE, NEW VIDEO

To all our dear friends here & across the miles, its been way too long as they say between drinks, first round for the weekend's ours as we say cheers to you, with the first single and video from our new album, its called ‘Blows & Unkind Words’.. please enjoy responsibly ;) – The Rumjacks.





The Rumjacks - Blows & Unkind Words





Calling out ‘Adults’ on their shitty childish behaviour toward one another, especially in the age of Social Media where courage is not a prerequisite. Our beautiful world is going to Hell around our ears and most of us can’t get past name calling and melodrama, much less tackle anything more serious than opening a packet of crisps. Get up, get real & get on with it.


LYRICS:

Oh now come fellow traveller, bend an ear t’ward me,
Come cease all yer rabble & row,
All yer shrill empty laughter is slicin’ right through me,
And there’s feck all so funny no never, no how.
Ye’d as well tell the Devil his work is complete,
We’ll sing ‘share the love’ but we can’t share the streets,
It’s the kick in the arse it’s the kiss on the cheek,
It’s the blows & unkind words.

My conscience rings like a siller bell & I can waltz like a dervish my dear,
Two boots full o’ gravel through your blazin’ hell
With a shit-smeared grin from ear to ear.
Some hearts are like lightning in a bottle, and others like a moth in a can,
Some hearts are a Dead Sea apple, a poison to God & man,
I’m the sweetest bag o’ rats that you’ve ever seen,
I look like trouble & I walk like a king,
It’s my thing, why bawl when I can sing
Of all the blows & unkind words?

You get around gob draggin’ on the ground like lifes gone pissin’ in yer mince,
Were you bullied as a child? Abandoned to the wild?
And been blamin’ every fucker ever since?
We’re all born blind but we’re born with a spine,
So get up & stop hatin’ all the world,
Keep callin’ out to me ‘cos its growin’ hard to see
Through all the blows & unkind words.

Oh get back to yer corners ye filthy wee savages,
No terror hast though for the brave,
Wi’ yer four letter words all at three second intervals,
Two clicks away from a frosty old grave,
If ye’re spoilin’ tae rumble then piss off to war,
And for all o’ yer trouble get hee-feckin’-haw,
For we’re staunch, fit & proud and we’ll suffer no more,
O’ yer blows & unkind words.

Let the putrid little shites while away their lonely nights,
Sayin’ all they wouldn’t dare by light of day,
And if the church or the state can’t find a cure for all the hate,
Then I can’t find the need to vote or even pray.
Ding dang Daisy go ahead & call me crazy,
But this shootin’ match could all be over soon,
And the big fat dame with the foreign sounding name,
Is backstage firin’ up a tune.

Oh you’ve a penny, I’ve a pound, let’s get drunk & fuck around,
We’ll barricade the door against the world,
A kiss o’ life before you leave, ‘cos its growin’ hard to breathe,
Through all the blows & unkind words.

You’ve a penny, I’ve a pound, let’s get drunk & fuck around,
We’ll barricade the door against the world,
I can’t take another night watchin’ grown men fight,
To music made for teenage girls.

ENJOY!

The Rumjacks.

Buy Single here:

iTunes - Bows & Unkind Words
iTunes - Plenty

THE RUMJACKS AND RAMSHACKLE ARMY OPENING FOR DROPKICK MURPHYS

DROPKICK MURPHYS
With Special Guests LUCERO

OCTOBER 2011 – Tickets on sale now

Wed 19th October – Tivoli Theatre, Brisbane
With – PLAN OF ATTACK
Tickets available online [Here] or via telephone 132 849

Thu 20th October – Enmore Theatre, Sydney
With – THE CORPS
Tickets available online [Here] or via telephone 132 849

Fri 21st October – Panthers, Newcastle
With – THE RUMJACKS
Tickets available online [Here] or via telephone 1300 438 849

Sat 22nd October – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide
With – CRATERFACE
Tickets available online [Here] or via telephone 08 8225 8888

Sun 23rd October – Metro City, Perth
With – CHAINSAW HOOKERS
Tickets available online [Here] or via telephone 1300 438 849, 08 6210 7270, 1300 762 545

Tue 25th October – Forum Theatre, Melbourne
With – MARCHING ORDERS
TICKETS SOLD OUT

Wed 26th October – Forum Theatre, Melbourne * On Sale Friday 26th August *
With – THE RAMSHACKLE ARMY
Tickets available online [Here] or via telephone 1300 111 011

For more tour details, visit www.bluemurder.com.au

VIDEOS - THE RUMJACKS

THE RUMJACKS "Uncle Tommy"






Filmed at the Sando pub on King Street, Newtown for the The Rumjacks album launch "Gangs of New Holland".

Filmed with 3 Sony Z1, 4 HD Lipstick cameras and 1 Canon HD camera.

Edited and colour graded in Final Cut Pro.

-Lyrics-


Early one November me Uncle Tommy joined the army,
Kitted him out for danger & ferried him o'er the sea,
He threw me o'er his shoulder, sang to me a dirty ditty,
Telling me when I were older "you'll be just like me",
A half a bottle o' whisky, tattoo of a pretty lady,
Half a dozen Havana's & his Aunties rosary,
A-thunderin' oe'r the border, guns a-blazin', hells a-raisin',
"Here I am ya bastards, ye'll no be havin' me!"

[CHORUS]
Tommy was a rifle, Tommy was a razor,
Tommy was a ramblin' man,
A silver blade in the dyin' shade,
Oor Tommy was a fightin' man!

The following December he sent a card to Auntie Annie,
Tellin' her he were frozen half to death upon a hill,
Sick o' the sound o' trash cans, kickin' in doors on dear old ladies,
Sick o' the screamin' babies, he had lost the bottle tae kill.

[CHORUS] x2

He earn't his scars in German bars,
And breakin' the hearts o' the maids o' Norway,
Trained his guns upon the Huns,
And boxed the sons o' proud old Galway,
Tommy was a rifle, Tommy was a razor,
Tommy was a Ramblin' man,
Quick with a pound when yer luck was down,
Oor Tommy was a Jerry can.

Early one November me Uncle Tommy left the army,
Stripped him o' his regalia & ferried him o'er the main,
He took me by the shoulder, sang to me a dirty ditty,
"bastard's only love ye when ye're shootin' at yer ain!"



THE RUMJACKS "An Irish Pub Song"






An Irish Pub Song is the 2nd "single" of The Rumjacks debut album 'Gangs Of New Holland'. It is a piss take at the explosion of Irish Pubs in Australia and the bastardisation of a culture.

The video was filmed and directed by Nathan Macdonald for Fat Boy Films Australia.

LYRICS:

Theres a county map to go on the wall,
A hurling stick & a shinty ball,
The bric, the brac, the craic & all,
Lets call it an Irish pub,
Caffreys, Harp, Kilkenny on tap,
The Guinness pie & that cabbage crap,
The ideal wannabee Paddy trap,
We'll call it an Irish pub,

Whale, oil, beef, hooked! I swear upon the holy book,
The only 'craic' you'll get is a slap in the ear,
Whale, oil, beef, hooked! I'll up & burst yer filthy mug,
If you draw one more shamrock in me beer!

We'll raise the price o' beer a dollar,
We'll make em wear a shirt & collar,
We'll fly a bloody tri-colour,
And call it an Irish pub,
Jager bombs & double shots,
The underagers think its tops,
We'll spike the drinks & pay the cops,
We got us an Irish pub.

The quick one in the filthy bog,
The partin' glass across the lug,
O' the lady-O, the dirty dog,
We got us an Irish pub,
It's over to me and over to you,
We'll skip along the Avenue,
And who t'hell is Ronnie Drew?
We got us an Irish pub.

Plasma screens & neon lights,
Kara-farkin-oke nights,
The bouncers they can pick the fights,
We'll call it an Irish pub,
Plastic cups, a polished floor,
We'll hose the blood right out the door,
And let the knucklers back for more,
We got us an Irish pub,

Oh top o' the mornin', Garryowen,
Kiss me I'm Irish, Molly Malone,
Failte, Slainte, Pog ma thon,
We got us an Irish pub,
Spike the punch & strip the willow,
Strike me up the rakes o' Mallow,
The Liffey never ran so shallow,
We got us an Irish pub.




THE RUMJACKS "Green Ginger Wine" (Live)





Green Ginger Wine is a duet with Sim Shame from our debut album 'Gangs Of New Holland' and when performed live in Sydney we are sometimes graced with her amazing presence and voice.

This clip was cut together by Nathan McDonald from Fatboy Films Australia.

Filmed at the Sando pub on King Street, Newtown for the The Rumjacks album launch "Gangs of New Holland".

Filmed with 3 Sony Z1, 4 HD Lipstick cameras and 1 Canon HD camera.

Edited and colour graded in Final Cut Pro.



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