WILD COLONIAL BHOYS - SINGLE FROM NEW ALBUM

(Thanks to Steven for the heads-up)

Wild Colonial Bhoys have a new album out, "On Our Own".

This is their first single:

Wild Colonial Bhoys - Falling Through the Cracks

SAMPLER - BANDS FROM THE U.S.A.

Tracks 1-6  and 15-18 available at Sonicbids
Tracks 7-10 available at Reverbnation
Tracks 11-14 available at the band's website
Tracks 19-21 sent by the band

(click on the albums' titles to buy the CDs)

1) MURDER THE STOUT (Houston, TX, USA)

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Murder-the-Stout/10150123652740506
http://www.myspace.com/mtsband
http://www.reverbnation.com/murderthestout
http://www.sonicbids.com/2/EPK/?epk_id=263163
http://soundcloud.com/murder-the-stout
https://twitter.com/murderthestout

Band members:

Hugh Morrison - Lead vocals, squeezebox
Kevin Murphy - Electric guitar
Johnny Rioux - Mandolin
Neil DuFour - Acoustic guitar
Marcus Hollar - Banjo
David Schaefer - Whistles
Jason Bancroft - Bass
Pete Sosa - Drums

Discography:

"Murder the Stout" (12 tracks, 2006)
"The Murder the Stout EP" (7 track EP, 2011)


2) BILL GROGAN'S GOAT (Detroit, MI, USA)

http://www.billgrogansgoat.com
http://www.reverbnation.com/billgrogansgoat
http://www.sonicbids.com/2/EPK/?epk_id=134847
http://www.facebook.com/BillGrogansGoat
http://www.myspace.com/billgrogansgoat
https://twitter.com/billgrogansgoat

Band members:

Matt Twomey - Bass
Jude Closson - Drums and percussion
Norman Rosenbaum - Guitar
Gerard Smith - Guitar, mandolin, bodhran, Tenor Banjo, Irish bouzouki
Mindy Whalen - Guitar, Fiddle, bouzouki, Tin Whistle, highland pipes

Discography:

"Bill Grogan's Goat" (14 tracks, 2007)
"Second Wind" (12 tracks, 2011)


3) THE CALIFORNIA CELTS (Yucca Valley, CA, USA)

http://www.californiacelts.com
http://www.facebook.com/californiacelts
http://www.reverbnation.com/californiacrix
http://www.myspace.com/californiacelts

Band members:

Christopher Michael Armitage - Vocals, drums, bagpipes
Patty Hood - Vocals, harp
David Macias - Lead guitar, vocals
Jessica Clark - Accordion
Mike Cazares - Rhythm guitar, bass, vocals

Discography:

"The California Celts" (10 tracks, 2010)


4) MY THREE KILTS (Elroy, NC, USA)

http://mythreekilts.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/My-Three-Kilts/47529535912
http://www.reverbnation.com/mythreekilts
https://twitter.com/mythreekilts

Band members:

Shane Anderson - Vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin, bagpipes
Robert Eaton - Lead vocals, guitar
Scott Ervin - Vocals, bass
Andy Pacheco - Drums

Discography:

"Eleven" (11 tracks, 2012)


5) WILD COLONIAL BHOYS (St. Paul, Minnesota, USA)

http://wildcolonialbhoys.com
http://www.sonicbids.com/2/EPK/?epk_id=251157
http://www.facebook.com/WildColonialBhoys
http://www.myspace.com/wildcolonialbhoys
http://www.last.fm/music/Wild+Colonial+Bhoys
https://twitter.com/wcbhoys

Band members:

Adam Coolong - Vocals, guitar
Geno Carlson - guitar, vocals
Cody McKinney - Bass, vocals
Tony Comeau - Fiddle

Discography:

"Graffiti on the Wall" (6 tracks, 2004)
"Almost Live ... Seven Second Delay" (15 tracks, 2005)
"Irish in America" (11 tracks, 2007)
"Live ... What's it to Ya?" (16 tracks, 2009)
"Heads or Tails" (17 tracks, 2 CD set, 2011)


6) THE STUBBY SHILLELAGHS (Greeley, CO, USA)

http://www.thestubbies.net
http://www.reverbnation.com/thestubbyshillelaghs
http://www.facebook.com/thestubbyshillelaghs
http://www.myspace.com/thestubbies

Band members:

Andy Mithun - Vocals and percussion,
Jacie McConnell - Fiddle and vocals
Shaughnessy McDaniel - Mandolin, Vocals
Ryan Knaub - Upright bass and vocals

Discography:

"Stubbies Assemble" (18 tracks, 2011)
"Whiskey Business" (15 tracks, 2012)
"Parental Advisory" (29 track 2 CD set, 2012)


DOWNLOAD:

http://www.mediafire.com/?95aif1ii7g468f0

REVIEW - WILD COLONIAL BHOYS "Heads or Tails" (2011)

Wild Colonial Bhoys "Heads or Tails" Steel Creek Records SCR-37189
Release date: August 2011
Running Time: CD1 49:49, 11 tracks; CD2 27:57, 6 tracks


Wild Colonial Bhoys “Heads or Tails” reached no. 9 at Paddyrock’s Best of 2011 list. I got this album for review in January and I have needed more hearings than usual to appreciate it. So I could say that it’s an acquired taste.

The band evolved from an acoustic duo to a full band (electric and acoustic guitars, fiddle, bass, drums and, sometimes, mandolin) and this 2 CD album covers both ends: “Heads” is an 11 track CD (full band) and “Tails” is a 6 track covers CD (acoustic duo). Wild Colonial Bhoys are not your standard Celtic rock band and they are no easy to file. I have tried and I feel that maybe they are somewhere between The Indulgers and The Bollox.

The tracks to check out would be “Friday Night” (an excellent song), “I am Ireland Part II”, “No Place I’d Rather Be”, “Hoping for a Better Day” and the great instrumental “One Night in Seehan’s”. Regarding the second CD, I would pick up their renditions of U2 “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and The Wolfe Tones “Rock on Rockall”.

If I had to think again my Top Ten 2011 list, I wouldn’t change it. However, this doesn’t mean that Wild Colonial Bhoys are not worth hearing. They're different, but interesting.


http://wildcolonialbhoys.com
http://www.myspace.com/wildcolonialbhoys
http://www.facebook.com/WildColonialBhoys
https://twitter.com/#!/wcbhoys

Click to buy the CD:

http://www.amazon.com/Heads-Tails-Wild-Colonial-Bhoys/dp/B005HPA6AM/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1335113922&sr=1-1

Click to buy mp3s

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

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/heads-or-tails/id460528056

Review by Kinksmarkham