SAMPLER APRIL 2011

01 - THE WHISKEY OF THE DAMNED - Dock Boy (from "Craic Agus Whiskey") 2:59
02 - THE WHISKEY OF THE DAMNED - Skippin' Town (from "Craic Agus Whiskey") 4:50
03 - THE WHISKEY OF THE DAMNED - Burn Your Suicide Notes (from "Craic Agus Whiskey") 2:53
04 - THE BLOODY IRISH BOYS - Shake Hands with the Devil (from "Whiskey Devils: A Tribute to The Mahones") 3:46
05 - THE BLOODY IRISH BOYS - Going Back to Ireland (from "Auld St. Patrick") 3:04
06 - THE BLOODY IRISH BOYS - Auld Sat. Patrick (from "Auld St. Patrick") 3:03
07 - THE ROUGHNECK RIOT - Same Again Tomorrow (from their forthcoming EP) 3:01
08 - IKAT KEPALA - Brigade Suara (Digital single) 2:59
09 - THE CLOVES AND THE TOBACCO - Cornelist Street (Digital single) 3:30
10 - GERAP GURITA - Kembali (from "Pilihan") 3:15
11 - GERAP GURITA - Self Control (from "Pilihan") 2:48
12 - GERAP GURITA - Kepercayan (from "Pilihan") 4:05


This month: 2 bands from the USA, 1 band from England and 3 bands from the Indonesian Celtic punk scene.



1) THE WHISKEY OF THE DAMNED (Milwaukee/Whitwater, WI, USA)

The band of the month. Three tracks that are available at their sonicbids page.

http://www.myspace.com/thewhiskeyofthedamned
http://www.reverbnation.com/thewhiskeyofthedamned
http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?epk_id=310998&source=fb_artist_profile
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Whiskey-of-the-Damned/92082034243

Members:

Eoin McCarthy - Vocals, guitar
Blaine McQuinn - Vocals, fiddle, banjo, bagpipes
Mike Favaro - Vocals, mandolin, and keys., accordion
TJ McQuinn - Drums
Chaugn Hoffman - Vocals, bass

Discography:

"Craic Agus Whiskey" 2010


2) THE BLOODY IRISH BOYS (Columbus, OH, USA)

This superb band has just released a new album. The tracks are available at their own website.

http://www.thebloodyirishboys.com
http://www.myspace.com/thebloodyirishboys
http://www.reverbnation.com/thebloodyirishboys
http://www.facebook.com/#!/thebloodyirishboys
http://www.audiostreet.net/artist.aspx?artistid=23412
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=288850&content=music
http://www.purevolume.com/thebloodyirishboys

Members:

Shayne Underwood - Vocals, fiddle, mandolin
Travis - Electric guitar
Chad - Bass
Mikeal - Acoustic guitar
Josh - Drums

Part-time members

Joshua - Electric guitar
Aaron - Accordion, keyboards

Discography:

"Drunk Rock" (13 tracks, 2004)
"Drunk Tonight" (4 track EP, 2005)
"Auld St. Patrick" (2011)

Click to buy.

3) THE ROUGHNECK RIOT (Warrington, England, UK)

Another excellent band from England. They were the band of the month in January. The Roughneck Riot are working on their new EP, this track was shared free recently.

http://www.theroughneckriot.com
http://www.myspace.com/theroughneckriot
http://www.reverbnation.com/theroughneckriot
http://www.facebook.com/theroughneckriot

Members:

Matty Humphries - Vocals, Mandolin
Ryan Taylor - Bass, Vocals
Simon Cowley - Drums
Jade Franklin - Accordian
Caitlin Costello - Banjo
Chris Green - Guitar, Vocals

Discography:

"Night Train with the Reaper" (10 tracks, 2010)

Click to buy

4) IKAT KEPALA (Jakarta, Indonesia)

Another new band from Indonesia. The link to this track can be found on their Facebook page.

Members:

Mr. Rama - Vocals
Mr. Adnan - Guitar
Mr. Yoga - Drums
Mr. Ondi - Banjo
Mr. Rikky - Bass
Mr. Rabin - Fiddle


http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/profile.php?id=100000821453958


5) THE CLOVES AND THE TOBACCO (Yogyakarta, Indonesia)

Yes, the Celtic punk scene in Indonesia is growing very fast. Another band that is sharing one track. The link can be found at their Facebook page.

Members:

Adit - Vocals
Piztt - Fiddle, acoustic guitar, violin
Abey - Electric guitar/back Voc
Bagus - 4 String banjo
Gay Aji - Tin whistle, acoustic guitar
kojack - Bass
Koro - Drums and percussion


http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Cloves-and-The-Tobacco/401343270121


6) GERAP GURITA (Jogjakarta, Indonesia)

They opened the way to the new bands in their country. The tracks have been sent by the band. One of them was already included in a previous sampler.

http://www.myspace.com/gerapgurita
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gerap-Gurita/44838424134


Members:

Anom Rokhi- Lead vocals, acoustic guitar
A-inx Misuari - Accordion, vocals
Graha Wicaksana - Vocals, electric guitar,
Dandun Tejo - Bass,
Andreas Agung - Drums,
Armira Syahnas - Fiddle,
Ignasia Keke - Sax
Franciskus Indra - Tin whistle

Discography:

"Bersama Kawan" (6 track EP, 2007)
"Pilihan" (13 tracks, 2011)

DOWNLOAD:

http://www.mediafire.com/?xhlz073p8ltxqpo

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FEATURED BAND - THE WHISKEY OF THE DAMNED

April 2011 featured band is The Whiskey of the Damned, the band from Wisconsin. The reverbnation widget will be at the left of the blog the whole month. Click there to listen to the songs.

"Hell is Filled with musical amateurs, music is "The Whiskey of the Damned"

The Whiskey of the Damned is a five piece Celtic influenced rock group put together by Ireland native Eoin McCarthy. Located in Milwaukee WI, The Whiskey of the Damned are a fast rising group of talented musicians dedicated to playing high energy, raucous concerts filled with an unmistakable mixture of American and Irish rock.

The band is relatively new has already landed prime spots in festivals such as Milwaukee’s Summerfest, Manhattan Illinois Irish fest, and Milwaukee Irish Fest to name a few. Described as a mix of The Pogues, Dropkick Murphy’s, and Flogging Molly you do not want to miss this act perform live.

Fronted by Eoin McCarthy and Blaine McQuinn, the show never stops. Eoin has been lucky enough to be in a host of other bands and shared bills with or opened for the likes of The Violent Femmes, Dropkick Murphy’s, Bucket head, Van Hunt, Gin Blossoms, Dinosaur Jr. Soul Asylum, even Flyleaf. And has been featured in movies such as The Harley 100th on brand x films, The last Dispatch and acted in a pilot for ABC called “Playback”.

Blaine also plays with one of the foremost country music acts in the mid-west called “The Cathouse Drifters” an extremely talented musician he plays Bagpipes, Violin, Guitar, Fiddle, mandolin, and banjo to name a few. And now With Micheal Favaro on the Accordion, Shawn Hoffman on Bass Guitar, and Tim McQuinn on drums from Whitewater, the energy is pretty unstoppable."

Members:

Eoin McCarthy - Guitar, Vocals
Blaine McQuinn - Fiddle, Bagpipes, Banjo, Vocals
Michael Favaro - Accordion, Mandolin, Piano
Tim McQuinn - Drums
Shawn Hoffman - Bass



Discography:

"Craic Agus Whiskey" 2010

http://www.reverbnation.com/thewhiskeyofthedamned
http://www.myspace.com/thewhiskeyofthedamned

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VIDEO - THE WHISKEY OF THE DAMNED "Dock Boy"

The Whiskey of the Damned official video

www.myspace.com/thewhiskeyofthedamned
www.reverbnation.com/thewhiskeyofthedamned




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FIRE IN THE PUB - Sampler February 2010

01 - SIR REG - Feck the Celtic Tiger (Taken from "This is Sir Reg") 3:03
02 - SIR REG - Arrive on St. Patrick's Day (Taken from "This is Sir Reg") 3:16
03 - SIR REG - 17 Coffins (Taken from "This is Sir Reg") 2:53
04 - SIR REG - Drink Up Ya Sinners 2:53
05 - MALTZ - Sweet Home Caldas Novas (Taken from "Do lúpulo ao coice") 2:50
06 - MALTZ - Levante a Caneca (Taken from "Do lúpulo ao coice") 2:33
07 - MALTZ - Aceite o Fato (Taken from "Do lúpulo ao coice") 2:28
08 - MALTZ - Hey Garota (Taken from "Do lúpulo ao coice") 3:25
09 - MALTZ - Ave Pirata (Recorded live at the Blackout Bar, Brasilia) 4:43
10 - IL POZZO DI SAN PATRIZIO - Space Cake (Taken from "Altri Tempi") 5:53
11 - IL POZZO DI SAN PATRIZIO - Dirty Old Town (Taken from "Hard Folk Café") 3:20
12 - IL POZZO DI SAN PATRIZIO - Mediterraneamente parlando (Taken from "Hard Folk Café") 3:22
13 - IL POZZO DI SAN PATRIZIO - Cosa succede in citta (Taken from "Hard Folk Café") 3:10
14 - BOTE - Drunken Sailor (Taken from "Work and Worry") 2:25
15 - BOTE - The Bonnie Ship the Diamond (Taken from "Work and Worry") 3:29
16 - BOTE - Barnacles on the Hull (Taken from "Work and Worry") 2:30
17 - BOTE - All Day Long (Taken from "Work and Worry") 2:47
18 - THE WHISKEY OF THE DAMNED - Last Refrain (Taken from "Craic Agus Whiskey") 2:20


CREDITS:

Tracks 1-4, Sir Reg
Track 5, Ed King/Gary Rossington/Van Zant/Ronnie Van Zant, arr. Maltz
Tracks 6-9, Maltz
Track 10, traditional, arr. Il Pozzo di San Patrizio
Track 11, Ewan McColl, arr. Il Pozzo di San Patrizio
Tracks 12-13, Il Pozzo di San Patrizio
Tracks 14-15, traditional, arr. Bote
Track 16, Tim Keeley
Track 17, Lyricks Tim Keeley/Brendan Poole, Music Tim Keeley
Track 18 The Whiskey of the Damned

THANKS TO ALL THE BANDS FOR SHARING THEIR SONGS.



1) Sir Reg (Dublin, Stockholm & Köping, Sweden)

www.myspace.com/sirregband

Robin Rönnlund - Mandolin, Whistles, Keyboards
Brendan Sheehy - Guitar & Vocals
Karin Ullvin - Fiddle
Erik Ullvin - Drums, Vocals, Banjo
Juba - Electric bass
Palle Svensson - Electric guitar

Discography:

"This is Sir Reg" (6 track EP, 2009)

Click on the EP title to buy the mp3 from Amazon

"Made up of musicians from Ireland & Sweden, SIR REG is a band that took a long time in the making. For many years under the name The Barcrawlers, the core of the band gigged it's ass off all over Scandinavia playing Irish pub songs at every venue imaginable. We'd felt we had achieved everything we'd set out to achieve as a "pub band" so decided it was about time to start making music that we ourselves wanted to make. Therefore, armed a bunch of original compositions we decided to hit the studio and create something we would be proud of. Music we ourselves would listen to. We threw all of our influences into a melting pot and created a sound that represented each of us.

We're only in our infancy at the moment & have a will to progress further as time goes on but feel we've laid the foundations for what our idea of SIR REG is."


2) Maltz (Brasilia, DF, Brasil)

www.fotolog.com/maltzfolkrock

www.myspace.com/maltzfolkrock

www.tramavirtual.com.br/maltz

Bruno Formiga - guitar, vocals, fiddle
Regis Matsumoto - guitar, vocals
Kadu - vocals, banjo, pipes
César Garrafa - drums, vocals
César Pirata - bass, vocals

Discography:

"Do Lúpulo ao Coice" (4 track demo, 2008)

O Maltz não é mais uma banda nova cantando sobre as mesmas desilusões de sempre. É justamente o contrário! A proposta é cantar sobre as mulheres que passam por suas vidas, as cervejas que os integrantes tomam enquanto assistem seus times jogarem e o dinheiro que desperdiçam quando não estão fazendo estas coisas. Se trata de um grupo que não faz mal a ninguém, afinal eles querem te divertir.

Formado por Bruno Formiga (guitarra, violões, talento, atrasos e coros), Cadu Tomazzetti (banjo, gaita, organização, talento e coros), César Garrafa (bateria, boléia, talento e coros), César Pirata (baixo, coros e canecas de cerveja) e Régis Matsumoto (guitarra, insanidades e voz principal), o Maltz mistura elementos de música country/folk com punk rock.

As influências vão desde Johnny Cash e Hank Williams a Dropkick Murphys, Ramones e Flogging Molly.

Em junho de 2008 o grupo lançou seu primeiro trabalho, que é intitulado "Do lúpulo ao coice" - nome que surgiu enquanto era debatido como a banda deveria ser batizada. Ufa! Eles escaparam do pior! Enfim, a demo contém 4 músicas e pode ser baixada exclusivamente na Tramavirtual.

3) Il Pozzo di San Patrizio (Salerno, Italia)

www.ilpozzodisanpatrizio.com

www.myspace.com/ilpozzodisanpatrizio

Tony D'Alessio - Vocals, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals
Dario De Nicola - Vocals, Accordion, Backing Vocals
Antonella Manzo - Vocals, Flute, Tin Whistle, Backing Vocals
Alessandro De Marino - Clarinet, Midi Sax
Dario Triestino - Bass, Guitars, Backing Vocals
Luca Buoninfante - Drums, Percussion

Discography:

"Il Pozzo di San Patrizio" (8 tracks, 2001)
"Altri Tempi" (10 tracks, 2003)
"Lucidamente" (12 tracks, 2006)
"Hard Folk Café" (10 tracks, 2008)

"Il Pozzo di San Patrizio was started in winter 1998 in Salerno (Campania, Italy) and it is one of the most appreciated folk rock band in Europe. This is proved by the great success obtained in the Altri Tempi European Tour 2004, the tour in the Netherlands and Germany in Dicember 2005 and the partecipations at important continental manifestations: F.I.M.U., Folkwoods and Oerol Festival.

After a first approach to folk music, the band developed a style characterized by different musical influences, that create an amazing show.

The actual musical research want to reach a modern sound trough the use of acustic instruments fused to analogic effects, so a little bit of electronics, folk, upbeat guitars, but also a lot of funny rock.

The first cd is the homonym "Il Pozzo di San Patrizio" a self-production of 2001.

In 2003 the band pubblished the second CD "Altri Tempi" and, in summer 2006, the third one, "Lucidamente", for the prestigious Milan label Ethnoworld with Venus distribution.

In May 2008 Il Pozzo di San Patrizio pubblished for UPR/EDEL, the most important Italian folk rock label, the CD "Hard Folk Cafè", which contains some of the most loved hits of the band and an homage to Vasco Rossi, with the song Cosa Succede in Città, sung with Lino Vairetti, the Osanna's singer, historycal band of Italian Prog."

4) Bote (Greer, South Carolina, U.S.A.)

www.myspace.com/bandcalledbote

www.reverbnation.com/bote

www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?epk_id=192663

http://rockthebote.blogspot.com

Tim Keeley - vocals; bodhran/world percussion; concertina; pennywhistle; keys; dulcimer; harmonica
Eric Berthold - backing vocals; guitar; mandolin
Eddie Hipps - vocals; bass
Brandon New- vocals and guitar
Vincent Seabrook- drums and world percussion

"When Bides the Tide" (10 tracks live and 1 studio track, 2008)
"Work and Worry" (15 tracks, 2009)
"Live at the Elbow Room" (2009)

Click on the title to buy the first recording


"Bote is a five piece original folk rock set based out of the greater Upstate, SC. With a diverse lineup of members with many differing backgrounds, the band spans many genre and utilises its unique sound to please crowds of all ages.

Bote is best described as folk-rock/celtic/fusion with hints of reggae, blues, rockabilly, and funk mixed in. Many different bands have influenced all of our members, and the end result is a solid mix of everything and anything you'd hear from hundreds of different musicians, past and present. With dueling guitars and solid rhythm, combined with melodic songs and powerful vocals, Bote is a solid tribute to both past, present, and [ideally] future folk songs and social issues.

Whether it's reeling to Tim Finnegan's Wake or waltzing through slow, rolling ballads like Harbour LeCou, Bote gives individual attention to each song we address and play live or in the studio. Our debut album, "Work and Worry," is now available directly through the band's websites and highlights a more modern acoustic folk/pop sound as a whole, although there's a good mix of about everything in our unplugged guitars too.

Our live show tends to merge into a more powerfully electric showpiece, however, and we play songs that everyone knows, and most everyone loves. We also write our own material, the highlight of our shows being our regular closing number "All Day Long."

We hope you enjoy what you hear and give a listen to more of our upcoming live cuts and, again, hopefully our follow up sophomore studio project."

"The album starts out with a roaring rendition of the timeless classic "Drunken Sailor." Layered with acoustic and electric guitars, bodhran, drums, bass, and lots of vocals, it's a fitting prelude for what is to come. Eric lights up the recording with countless takes on his guitar, the driving force behind the song. (...)

Barnacles on the Hull, another original, has been a pretty popular song since its induction into the set list last year. Though there's been a few arrangements, this one proves the most endearing to me as it feels more so like a humorous sing along than an actual song taking itself seriously. (...)

We close the album with All Day Long. This is unanimously our favourite song we did. It's not technically reggae, though some moron will no doubt toss it into that category without much thought. It's actually an original song, believe it or not, and has nothing to do with anything we sung about before it. I think it works well at the end, bashing all things commerical, political, and popular. Tom Cruise makes a surprise appearance in there. So does Oprah. And no, I'm not singing their praises."


5) The Whiskey of the Damned (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A.)

www.myspace.com/thewhiskeyofthedamned

Eoin McCarthy - Guitar, Vocals
Blaine McQuinn - Fiddle, Bagpipes, Banjo, Vocals
Michael Favaro - Accordion, Mandolin, Piano
Tim McQuinn - Drums
Shawn Hoffman - Bass

Discography:

"Craic agus Whiskey" (to be released soon)

To buy the album, contact the band. They have just uploaded new track to their MySpace page.

"The Whiskey of the Damned is a five piece Celtic influenced rock group put together by Ireland native Eoin McCarthy. Located in Milwaukee WI, The Whiskey of the Damned are a fast rising group of talented musicians dedicated to playing high energy, raucous concerts filled with an unmistakable mixture of American and Irish rock. The band is currently recording their debut album and booking a full summer and fall tour, which even though the band is relatively new has already landed prime spots in festivals such as Milwaukee’s Summerfest, Manhattan Illinois Irish fest, and Milwaukee Irish Fest to name a few. Described as a mix of The Pogues, Dropkick Murphys, and Flogging Molly you do not want to miss this act perform live.

Fronted by Eoin McCarthy and Blaine McQuinn, the show never stops. Eoin has been lucky enough to be in a host of other bands and shared bills with or opened for the likes of The Violent Femmes, Dropkick Murphys, Bucket Head, Van Hunt, Gin Blossoms, Dinosaur Jr., Soul Asylum, even Flyleaf. And has been featured in movies such as The Harley 100th on brand x films, The last Dispatch and acted in a pilot for ABC called “Playback”.

Blaine McQuinn is an accomplished fiddle player, banjo and bagpipe player. He has played the violin since the age of four equaling 18 years of experience. He was introduced to the art of fiddle playing at a young age as well. His primary outlet is Irish music but has played everything from blues to country, old time to bluegrass. Blaine has a knack for wanting to learn new instruments as well which include piano, banjo, saxophone, guitar and bagpipes. Blaine has played with many different groups over the years which include Odd End Out, The Groggers, the Gadjo Players, The Cathouse Drifters, and (This Is The) Squirrel Hunters. Blaine has played at such venues as The Milwaukee Irish, Summerfest, the Miramar Theater, and The Overture Center of Madison.

On bass guitar Mr. Shawn Hoffman, Shawn comes from the sleepy northern Milwaukee suburb of Port Washington. Inspired young by the generations Punk rock culture, he knew that music was his life. Although only joining the band late summer in 2009, Shawn is no stranger to working bands. Formerly in one of the Midwest’s premier touring pop/punk bands, He feels his only home is on the road in the back of a van. Shawn has shared the stage with suck acts as "Blindside," "The Starting Line, "The Morning After," "Ludo," and "Reliant K" just to name a few. He brings his influence and energy into a band that is already overflowing with charisma and musicianship. The energy he brings from the bass that makes your stomach feel tingly will leave you pumped wanting more, and wondering "does he need a stretcher."

From the small town of Delavan WI, Timothy (T.J.) McQuinn started his drumming career at a very young age. He first picked up drumsticks at 7, now 13years later he is the solid backbone of the band. From Ska bands in high school to the whiskeys back line he has amassed a punk folk style all his own. His excitement and energy help drive the live performance from beginning to end.

An amazingly talented musician, Michael Favaro is classically trained pianist who has taken up the accordion for this band. Michael began taking classical piano lessons at the age of eight and continues to study today. Entered into several State competitions and was awarded the highest honors. He is currently enrolled in the School of Music at the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater. He continues studying the piano, taking both classical and jazz lessons."


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