CELTIC HANGOVER - "... Whispers from the Attic" Out now

The French band Celtic Hangover, fronted by West Cork born Paul "Puck" O'Toole, has released a new album. "... Whispers in the Attic". Track list as follows:

01. Hot Asphalt (traditional arranged by Celtic Hangover)
02. O’Keefes/Lisdoonvarna/Trip to Sligo (traditional arranged by Celtic Hangover)
03. Irish rover (traditional arranged by Celtic Hangover)
04. Give the fiddler a dram (traditional arranged by Celtic Hangover)
05. Close to me (P.Knighton)
06. Brian O’Lynn/Phils jig/Leg of a duck/Connaught mans rambles (traditional arranged by Celtic Hangover)
07. Johnny I hardly knew yeh (traditional arranged by Celtic Hangover)
08. Young Ned of the hill (Terry Woods/Ron Kavana arranged by Celtic Hangover)
09. Vigilante man (Woody Guthrie arranged by Celtic Hangover)
10. Hills of Connemara (traditional arranged by Celtic Hangover)
11. Shady groves (traditional arranged by Celtic Hangover)
12. Down in the city (P.Knighton)
13. Mrs Mcgrath (traditional arranged by Celtic Hangover)
14. Pidgeon at the gate/Fin Donegal (traditional arranged by Celtic Hangover)

The band has been together since 1994, playing mainly in France (where they are based) but also around Europe, Norway, Switzerland, Italy, etc. They play folk-rock traditional Irish music they have a new stage show decorated with an Irish pub front "The Celtic Hangover" and loads of wooden barrels , an Irish telephone box, a wooden horse cart,etc. The band is available for gigs all year round.

Paul "Puck" o' Toole"- 12 and 6 string guitars ,lead vocals
Odie McQuire - fiddle
Miss Christy Dempsey - flutes, whistles
Miss Naty Brown - accordeon, vocals
Erik Norberg - bass,vocals,guitar
Nico las Dream - drums,bodhran
Alphonse Mcdonald -banjo,bouzouki,mandolin.

Discography:

Get Your Head Together (1997)
Debout sur les Tables (1999)
Thank You Good Night (2000)
Run Away (2002)
Drink Up (2005)
DVD live en concert (2006)
The Hair of the Dog (2007)
....Whispers from the attic (2010)

If you lived in France and want to buy the new album, please send a 15,00 EUR cheque to the following address:

ASSOCIATION NOROC
140 CHEMIN DU RUTTET
73000 SONNAZ

(P&P is already included)

You can find the list of CDs and their prices at:

www.celtichangover.com/pageID_7220369.html

www.celtichangover.com

www.myspace.com/celtichangover
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SOLDAT LOUIS - Videos

Soldat Louis is a French rock band from Lorient (France) that blends the traditional music from Brittany with electric guitar, bass and drums. The founding members are Renaud Detresan, aka Gary Wicknam and Serge Danet, aka Soldat Louis.

Soldat Louis is:

Anthony Masselin – Pipes, Uilleann pipes, Flutes
Christophe Sonnic - Drums
Gary Wicknam (aka Renaud Detressan) – Guitar, Backing vocals
Hervé Le Guillou - Bass
Jean-Paul Barrière - Keyboards
Michel Banuls – Guitar, Backing vocals
Soldat Louis (Serge Danet) - Lead Guitar, Banjo, Lead vocals

Discography:

Première bordée (1988)
Pavillon noir (1990)
Auprès de ma bande (1993)
Le meilleur de Soldat Louis : C'est un pays (Best of, 1995)
En vrai (Live, 1997)
Bienvenue à bord (1999)
Escale sur la planète (2002)
En vrai 2 vrai (Live 2003)
Sales gosses (2006)
Le Meilleur de soldat Louis Best of, 2008)
Happy... bordée 20 ans (20th Anniversary, 2009)

www.soldatlouis.org

www.myspace.com/soldatlouisenvrai


These are some videos on YouTube:

Soldat Louis - Cheyenne

Soldat Louis - Encore un Rhum

Soldat Louis - Femmes de Légende

Soldat Louis - C'est un Pays

Soldat Louis - Juste un Gig en Do

Soldat Louis - Instrumental
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THE BOOZE - "Reels & Squeals" new album soon!

(Taken from the band's MySpace)

If you live in France and want to buy The Booze new album, "Reels and Squeals", you can send a 18 Euros cheque to the following address:

Label Booze
Hameau Escarboués
F-31160 Fougaron

(P&P is already included)

The release date of the album is next March 17, 2010 (Gig at Bikini, in Toulouse, together with Bastards on Parade).

The album is distributed by Mosaïc Music and it will be available at the following stores: FNAC, Virgin, Leclerc .... It will be available in Switzerland and in Belgium too.

www.myspace.com/tradpunkbooze
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SAINT PATRICK'S GIGS

(All the information has been taken from MySpace)

2010/03/12

ROVERS AHEAD
12/03/2010
22:00
Lades Kaelder, Kattesundet 6, København K / Copenhagen, Hovedstaden 1458, Denmark
Cost: 50kr
Rovers Ahead and Kids In Crime blow up the spot @ Lades Kaelder by giving it loads in the honor of Beer & Rock`n Roll!!! So come join the madness and make it a night to remember!:) Slàinte!

2010/03/13

BLACK TARTAN CLAN
13/03/2010
20:00
Soirée St Patrick,Rue Bollinckx, 254, Anderlecht,Belgium

PADDY'S ALL STARS
13/03/2010
14:30
Free Open Air St Patricks’ Day na Bundeku, Bundek, Zagreb, Croatia

13/03/2010
23:30
St Patricks’ Day After party u Mocvari, Mocvara, Zagreb, Croatia

THE ROUGHNECK RIOT w/ BIBLECODE SUNDAYS!! Paddys Day bash!!
13/03/2010
19:00e
WA1 , Warrington, Northwest, England
Cost: £3

2010/03/14

THE GENTLEMEN
14/03/2010
18:00
ST. PADDY’S BASH (ALL AGES) at 123 Pleasant St., Morgantown, West Virginia, USA

2010/03/15

AMADAN
15/03/2010
23:00
Kells St. Patrick’s Festival - Pub Stage, Portland, Oregon, USA

2010/03/16

IRISH STEW of Sindidun
16/03/2010
22:00
KST, Beograd,Serbia
Cost:300 Din

PIPES AND PINTS (+ LORD OF THE PINTS concert de la Saint Patrick)
16/03/2010
Le Pixi, 82 Avenue de la république 93170 Bagnolet/Paris (Métro Gallieni) France
Cost: 6 EUR + Une bière offerte

2010/03/17

BIZARDUNAK
17/03/2010
21:00
Kafe Antzokia (ST. PATRICIO FEST), Bilbao, Spain

CATGUT MARY
17/03/2010
18:00
The Dan O’Connell, 225 Canning St., Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Cost: Free

17/03/2010
21:30
The Retreat, 280 Sydney Road, Brunswick, Victoria, Australia
Cost: Free

Official St. Paddy’s day Bar Fight: Round 1: 6.00pm @ The Dan O’Connell Round 2: 9.30pm @ The Retreat Catgut Mary vs. the general public. Pissing down beer and green skies of lightning, no shamrocks, or leprechauns, or a blarney stone - just bare knuckles, broken glasses, and some battered instruments. Catgut fight the only way they know how... with a swag of roughly thrown together drinking tunes. Place your bets folks...

CEILI FAMILY
17/03/2010
20:00
Storckshof Dortmund, Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

CHARM CITY SAINTS
17/03/2010
21:00
The Ottobar: Whiskey Brawl -Charm City Roller Girls, 2549 N. Howard St., Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
Cost: $10

CLURICAUNS
17/03/2010
21:00
Pub McCormacks,Grote Markt - Turnhout, Turnhout, Antwerpen 2300, Belgium
Cost: Gratis
St.Patrick's Day

CONNEMARA STONE COMPANY
17/03/2010
21:00
Fitzpatrick’s Irish Pub, Girardetstrasse, Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen 45131, Germany
Cost: 0€

DANNICUS LIVE
17/03/2010
20:00
The Onyx Room (Gaslamp)
852 5th Ave, San Diego, California 92101, USA

DICK O'BRASS
17/03/2010
19:00
Lucerna Music Bar,Vodickova 36, Praha, Czech Republic
St.Patricks Day

DIRTY FILTHY MUGS
17/03/2010
20:00
Liam’s Irish Pub, 1087 S. Mount Vernon Av., Colton, California 92324, USA

FARLER'S FURY
17/03/2010
21:00
Foufounes, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

FILTHY THIEVING BASTARDS
17/03/2010
20h00
Thee Parkside, 1600 17th Street, @ Wisconsin, San Francisco, California
Cost: 10,00 USD
With Blag Dahlia Duane Peters and Sean (Throwrag) and Zander Schloss (Circle Jerks)

FIRKIN
17/03/2010
20:00
Rocktogon - St.Patrick Tour, Budapest,Hungary

GREAT DRUNKARDS
17/03/2010
20:00
St. Patrick’s Day, Route 66, Novi Sad, 21000, Serbia
Cost: 96 dn

GREENLAND WHALEFISHERS
17/03/2010
20:00
McMullan’s, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Cost: tba

HOMELAND
17/03/2010
13:00
Fado Irish Pub, 4022 Townsfair Way, Columbus, Ohio, USA

17/03/2010
21:00
The Dublin Pub, 300 Wayne Ave, Dayton, Ohio, USA

IL POZZO DI SAN PATRIZIO
17/03/2010
22:00
Irlanda in Festa - Estragon, Bologna, Bologna, Italy

JACKFLASH
17/03/2010
18:00
O’Duinn’s Irish Pub, Proserpine, Queensland, Australia
Cost: FREE

JAMIE CLARKE'S PERFECT
17/03/2010
20:00
AnSIbin, Darmstadt, Hessen , Germany

KETAMINA (St Patricks Day + Aniversário do CB)
17/03/2010
22:00
CB - St Patricks Day, Brigadeiro Galvão, Barra Funda, Sampa, São Paulo, Brazil
Cost: 20P

LARKIN
17/03/2010
19:00
Kilkenny’s Pub, 15th between Peoria and Utica, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
First stop on St Patrick’s ~ 7:00 to 8:45 Outside Block Party

LARKIN
17/03/2010
22:00
Arnie’s Bar!, 2nd and Elgin, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
The Biggest St Patrick’s Party in town.. this is where you will always find us... Under the Big Tent...Raising the Roof!

McALPINE'S FUSILIERS
17/03/2010
19:30
The Retreat Hotel
280 Sydney Road, Brunswick, Victoria, Australia
Cost: Free

NECK
17/03/2010
19:00
The Pipeline,94 Middlesex Street, Shoreditch, London, Shoreditch, London and South East E1 7DA, England
Cost: £5.00 [on door, or in advance from the venue]
with Under The Gun & Def Con Zero --- Tel: 020 7377 6860 --- http://www.thepipelinebar.co.uk/ --- Nearest tube: Liverpool Street (there’s a map on the Pipeline website). --- Bar from 11am-1am / Special Cheap Promotions on Guinness & Jameson’s! ------ "Soon to be known the world over as the happiest place in London, The Pipeline will be bringing a much needed superiority to the missing rock (& roll) scene in the heart of the Eastend. The Pipeline, the anti-establishment, free for all vibe, is a bar definitely for the lunatic fringe with a very fine taste in music."

ORTHODOX CELTS
17/03/2010
21:00
Dom omladine Beograd, Beograd,Serbia

PADDY AND THE RATS
17/03/2010
20:00
Instant, Budapest, Hungary

PADDY MURPHY
17/03/2010
20:00
Irish Pub Doherty’s Bar, Steyr, Oberösterreich 4400, Austria
St. Patrick’s Night

PADDY'S FUNERAL
17/03/2010
21:00
St. Patricks Day im EXIL, Prinzenstraße 13, Göttingen, Niedersachsen 37073, Germany
Cost: 3 EUR

PIPES AND PINTS
17/03/2010
20:00
L’Embuscade, Bayonne, France

SHAMUS O'BLIVION
17/03/2010
21:00
The Lion Inn, Basford, Nottingham,England
St Patricks night special!

SHENANIGANS
17/03/2010
20:00
Orpheum, Graz, 8010, Austria

SLIOTAR
17/03/2010
14:00
The Porterhouse - Sliotar Paddys day marathon session, Parliament street, Temple bar, Dublin 2, Dublin D 2, Ireland

17/03/2010
16:00e
Guinness storehouse Paddys day festival - Sliotar, Dublin, Dublin

THE BOOZE + BASTARDS ON PARADE
17/03/2010
20h00
Bikini, Toulouse, France
Cost: 10,00 EUR

THE DREADNOUGHTS w/ The Real McKenzies
17/03/2010
20:00
The Republic, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

THE DRUNK BUTCHERS
17/03/2010
21:00
Conamara Irish Pub,via Madonna del Rosario 91/A, Torre-Padova, Padova, Italy
Cost: Free
Saint Patrick’s day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE FISTICUFFS
17/03/2010
21:00
Otto’s Night Club,118 E. Lincoln Hwy, Dekalb, Illinois, USA
Celebrate St. Paddy’s Day with your ol’ friends The Fisticuffs. Show starts at nine, we go on at 10:30. Three other bands and admission price TBA.

THE KILLIGANS
17/03/2010
20:00
St. Patricks at Knickerbockers, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

THE MAHONES (20th Anniversary)
17/03/2010
20:00
TATTOO ROCK PARLOUR, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cost: $15
THE MAHONES play their hometown of Toronto for the 20th Anniversary show in one of the cities best live music venues. Many surprise special guests. Do not miss this show. See you there. Hell Yeah !!!!

THE MEN THEY COULDN'T HANG
17/03/2010
20:00e
12 Bar Club,179 Westcott Place, Swindon, Southwest SN1 5HT, England
Cost: £12 advance
The annual St Patrick’s Day special has moved to Swindon! Come and join us at the 12 Bar. Tickets are available through WeGotTickets: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/71994

THE PUBCRAWLERS
17/03/2010
Milestone Club, Charlotte, NC, USA

THE RIGHS
17/03/2010
20:00
Belle Isle Brewery, OKLAHOMA CITY, 73118, USA
Cost: $10

THE ROUGHNECK RIOT
17/03/2010
14:00
The Establishment,Old Town Hall, Victoria Square, Widnes, Northwest, England

THE SHILLELAGHS (with Seven Shots From Sober, Roaring Forties and Three Good Men)
17/03/2010
20:00
622 8th ave SW, Calgary, Alberta T2S 0C3, Canada
Cost: $7.00
The Shillelaghs with Seven Shots From Sober, Roaring Forties and Three Good Men!!! Come get your drink on at the best St. Patrick’s Day event in Calgary!!! As always, Clint & Crew will be there to make your night a blast, and we’ll be playing new songs that will be featured on our future full length album. See you there!

THE SWAGGERIN GROWLERS (w/ The F-Bombers, The Old Edison, Time & Place)
17/03/2010
19:00
The Middle East Upstairs, 480 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4132, USA
Cost: $12

TORTILLA FLAT
17/03/2010
22:00
Nelson Pub, Zürich,Switzerland
Acoustic on St. Patrick’s Day

WHISKEY OF THE DAMNED
17/03/2010
14:00
MacCarthy’s Irish Pub,3315 Hwy I, Saukville, 53080 USA

WHISKEY OF THE DAMNED
17/03/2010
22:00
The Irish Pub, 124 N. Water Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202, USA
Cost: FREE

2010/03/18

CLURICAUNS
18/03/2010
21:00
Café Plaza 47, Oude Markt 47, Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant 3000, Belgium

FIDDLER'S GREEN
18/03/2010
20:00
E-Werk, Erlangen, Germany, 91054, Germany

IL POZZO DI SAN PATRIZIO
18/03/2010
22:00
Black Cat, Caserta, Caserta, Italy

SMOKEY BASTARD
18/03/2010
20:00
The Purple Turtle, Reading,England
Cost: Free

THE DREADNOUGHTS w/ The Real McKenzies
18/03/2010
20:00
New City, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

THE PUBCRAWLERS
18/03/2010
Buster's, Lexington, Ky, USA

2010/03/19


BIG BAD BOLLOCKS
19/03/2010
The Beachcomber, Quincy Massachusetts, USA

BRIAN BONES AND THE GANG OF ERIN
19/03/2010
20:00
St. Patrick’s Day Party in Dorsten,Privat, Dorsten, Germany

DICK O'BRASS
19/03/2010
20:00
DK Koprivnice, Koprivnice,Czech Republic
St.Patricks celebration

DRINK HUNTERS + EBRI KNIGHT
19/03/2010
20:00
Mataro, Barcelona, Spain

GREAT DRUNKARDS
19/03/2010
21:30
St. Patrick’s Day Party repriza
Brod Povetarac, Beograd, 11000, Serbia
Cost: 200din

IL POZZO DI SAN PATRIZIO
19/03/2010
22:00
Contestaccio, Roma, Roma, Italy

NECK
19/03/2010
20:00
The Grosvenor, 17 Sidney Road, Stockwell, London, Stockwell, London and South East SW9 0TP, England
Cost: £4.00
with The Griswalds & 2 others TBC --- http://www.thegrosvenorsw9.co.uk/ --- 0207 733 17 99 during opening hours ("but we won’t reply if it is busy so try again") --- Bar ’til 3am --- Public transport: stockwell or brixton tube (northern & victoria lines) /// Buses: 133, 2, 345, 59, [88, 155,] 159, 196, [322,] 333, N2, N3, N133, N159 /// Brixton Railway

PUKE
19/03/2010
20:00
Pianokeller, Untermarkt 16, Reutte, Tirol 6600, Austria
St. Patrick’s Day Celebration im Pianokeller Reutte

SAMBRE + PIPES AND PINTS + TARANUS
19/03/2010
20:00
La Antigua Estación, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain

SHAMUS O'BLIVION
19/03/2010
21:00
The Noels Arms, 31 Burton Street, Melton Mowbrey, LE13 1AE, England

THE DRUNK BUTCHERS
19/03/2010
22:00
Irlanda in festa,parco Nord-Via Stalingrado 57, Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Cost: Free

THE PUBCRAWLERS
19/03/2010
The Basement, Nashville, TN, USA

THE PUGS (w/Dead Riot, Cassingles & Sled)
19/02/2010
17:00
The Music Kafe
Boundary St West End, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia
Cost: Free!!!!

2010/03/20

BLACK TARTAN CLAN
20/03/2010
20:00
Rock ’n Trolls, Avenue de la Résistance 10, Leuze-en-Hainaut, 7900, Belgium

BRUTUS' DAUGHTERS + BASTARDS ON PARADE
20/03/2010
23h00
Sala Gruta 77, Cuclillo, esquina Nicolás Morales, 28016 Madrid, Spain

COMO LAKE ROVERS
20/03/2010
20:00
shelter live lipomo, via degli alpini, Lipomo, Como, Italy

PIPES AND PINTS + DRINK HUNTERS
20/03/2010
21:00
Estraperlo, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain

SOLDAT LOUIS
20/03/2010
20h00
Palais Omnisports, Bercy, Paris, France
Nuit de la Saint Patrick (+ Lunasa and Hevia)

THE CURRENCY
20/03/2010
20:00
Black Cherry @ the Factory Theatre, Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

2010/03/21

CEILI MOSS
21/03/2010
17:00
Salle "Al Vîle Cinse" - Rue des Trixhes, 63, Berneau (Dalhem), Liège 4607, Belgium
St-Patrick party
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PADDY AND THE RATS - "Rats on Board" (Alexandra Records, 2010)

I love to hear Celtic Folk-Punk Music from other cultures. The Germans, The Slavs, The Japanese; They all have their own interpretations of it and give it a flavor all their own. It is always fun to hear and provides that variety that helps keep the music fresh. This holds true also for Hungary’s Paddy and the Rats.

But Paddy and The Rats know it. They are not only on-board with this mentality, but seem to be trying to champion it! Along with the Irish instrumentation and “Pub-Music” style, The Rats have,(intentionally!) laced music elements of German, Gypsy, Cajun, Russian and various other flavors to create an interesting, mongrel-like, final product to straddle their punk rock rhythms, pacing and mood.


Finding a comparison for Paddy and the Rats requires stepping outside of the realm of their high-profile contemporaries, and into that of more specific styles, (with Saint Bushmill’s Choir, Big Bad Bollocks and Boston’s The Gobshites, coming first to my mind.) The band’s sound here is among those mug-swinging, sing-along, “pubrock” bands that eschews politics, lamentations, or deep contemplative philosophy in favor of the more immediate gratification of fun. And damned fun they are. The band’s first full-length CD, Rats on Board, doesn’t have a bad track among the fifteen songs on it, but my personal faves include, Bully in the Alley, Hurry Home, and Freedom.

The Rats’ instrumental arsenal includes guitars, mandolin, accordion, fiddle, tin whistle, bass, pipes, drums, bodhran and vocals, dispersed among the six members, and dispensed with infectious enthusiasm! Fun, immediately accessible songs, and a sound that echoes with raised glasses and wide grins, Paddy And The Rats' Rats on Board delivers the goods.

Did I mention fun?

Available on iTunes, Amazon.com, Napster, and eMusic, (nice job marketing, guys!) for 30-second samples, if my opinion doesn’t convince you.

Review by Christopher P. Toler, The Blathering Gommel

http://www.myspace.com/paddyrats

http://paddyrats.com/
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TERRA CELTA - No Sintoma

Terra Celta is a Celtic Rock band from Brazil. "No Sintoma" was recorded between December 2005 and the beginning of 2007. It is the work of the band during two years, so it shows the evolution of the band during that period and the different line-ups.

The tracks are traditional songs from Ireland, Scotland and Galicia.

Elcio Oliveira - Fiddle, Vocals, Tin Whistle, Pipes
Alexandre Garcia (Arrigo) - Accordion, Keyboards
Edgar Nakandakari - Mandolin, Flutes, Banjo, Taishogoto
Sara Delallo - Bass
Diogo Oliveira - Guitar
Fernando Sardo - Drums, Percussions, Derbak, Didgeridoo, Bodhrán, Spoons

http://terracelta.multiply.com

www.myspace.com/terracelta

DOWNLOAD

www.lastfm.es/music/Terra+Celta/+tracks?page=1 (Tracks to be downloaded one by one)

www.mediafire.com/?v1yzbkeejqz (all the tracks together in one zip-file)
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BRUTUS' DAUGHTERS + BASTARDS ON PARADE - Saint Patrick's Day gig in Madrid March 19th 2010

Brutus' Daugthers and Bastards on Parade will be playing a Saint Patrick's day gig next March 19th in Madrid:

Venue: Gruta 77, calle Cuclillo esquina Morales, 28016 Madrid
Date: Friday March 19th, 2010
Time: 23h00
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THE GO SET - "Another Round in Melbourne Town" out soon

The new The GO Set album "Another Round in Melbourne Town" will be out soon. The CD was recorded live at the East Brunswick Club in Melbourne last May 8th, 2009.

www.myspace.com/thegoset
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AULD CORN BRIGADE - "A Fighter's Lullabies" out in March 2010

(Taken from the band's MySpace)

"In the year of the Lord 2006 we founded a new part of the East Side Army - the Auld Corn Brigade... We are Germans but play Irish Music to spread our Love to this Island all over the world.

The different People who play in the Brigade are Uwe, Nico, Nicole, Marlen, Klaus and the incredible Y.Z....

We play traditional Irish Folk Songs in Punk Rock Style and we would like to thank Bands like Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphys or The Porters for influences.

We play Songs about Drinking, Laughing, Love and the amazing Countryside, but we also do not forget the tragic and violent history of the island. Thats why we also play some old rebel songs.

Enough till now... See ya at a Show...

Slainté! "

Nicole - Vocals
Nico - Guitar & Vocals
Uwe - Drums & Percussion
Marlen - Fiddle
Y.Z. - Lead Guitar
Klaus - Bass

The new album "A Fighter's Lullabies" will be released next March 20th (20h00 GMT) at a Saint Patrick's Day Show at Destille, 99734 Nordhausen (Germany)

www.myspace.com/auldcornbrigade

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PRESGGANG - New CD "Outlandish"

(Taken from the band's MySpace page)

NEW CD "OUTLANDISH" IS NOW AVAILABLE

Good news from Vox Pop HQ is that the new CD "Outlandish" is starting to have the desired effect and there's a lot more interest in supporting the band playing live, so we have some dates up on the myspace page. A couple more have to be firmed up but should also happen. We really want to show the promoters that you are out there. The recent gigs have been ones where you people have been travelling and meeting up just like in the past and the buzz has been great. If this happened in London they would be blown away.

EASY TO BUY CDS

The new CD can be brought using Paypal and there's a button link on the myspace page. But if you havent got Paypal, just email for an address to send cash or a cheque. Alternatively you can send a cheque to Vox Pop. Please contact us on here to get an address. Some people prefer to send cash which is fine, but it is your risk so wrap it up carefully. Anyone wanting to pay in other currencies, please contact us for a price.

You can also by from i-Tunes and CDBaby.com as other ways in which you can download tracks, if you prefer to do that.

OUTLANDISH TRACKS

There are 9 tracks in all on the album, 3 re-recorded and totally new arrangements of songs that were on our first vinyl album, plus 6 new tracks

The Gypsy Bride
Outlandish Knight
The Blackbird
Nobleman's Wedding
Bonny Ship the Diamond
Goode Ale
Dorset 4 hand Reel + Pwt-ar-y-bys+Pant Corlan yr Wyn
Raggle Taggle Gypsies

"Outlandish" challenges the way that some right wing types moan about "foreigners" and trying to keep their culture "pure" but then go home to tuck into a kebab or curry, around their christmas tree whilst talking a language that mostly comes from Italy, Germany and France!

We are really excited about the album, its got loads of big chorusses for you to sing along to, loads of energy, radically re-written takes on some of the oldest ballads, stories, dance rhthyms, and hopefully a great live feel. It might not get us in to the Radio 2 Folk Awards, but hey!

So we hope to announce a few more dates for the new year. If you have a venue or know of one that would be interested in having us to play, then get in touch. More news on that soon.


www.myspace.com/pressganguk
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FIRE IN THE PUB SPECIAL SHOW AT CELTIC-ROCK.DE RADIO

This month there is a special show. Fire in the Pub Saint Patrick's Special

Instead of two hours a day, the special show is played four hours a day. There are around 75 different St. Paddy's Day songs: Ballads, Rebel songs, Drinking songs, Sea shanties...

The bands that are played include:

In Search of a Rose
Cadaterra
Tears for Beers
Finegas
The Cobblestones
Lady Godiva
Boggin' Leprechaun
Fiddler's Green
Last Orders
The Rabies
The Mahones (Germany)
Paddy Goes to Holyhead
Conemara Stone Company
The Pogues
Shane McGowan and the Popes
Neck
The Oysterband
Stiff Little Finger
Paddy and the Rats
Hakka Muggies
Como Lake Rovers
Drunk Butchers
Il Pozzo di San Patrizio
Rovers Ahead
Paddy and the Pale Boys
The Skels
The Sharky Doyles
Prydein
The Gentlemen
Man Over Board
Hit the Bottle Boys
Ketamina
Terra Celta
The Paperboys
Great Big Sea
Captain Tractor
Celtic City Sons
Catgut Mary
The Rumjacks
Riverflow
The Old Firm
Shamus O'Blivion and the Megadeath Morrismen
Smokey Bastard
Paddy Murphy
Denny's Drive In
Belfast Muslims
The Belfast Lads
Greenland Whalefishers
Shenanigans
Spotted Dogs
Shout Out Stout
The Shamrock
Blackriders
Firkin
BlackBeers
Blood or Whiskey
Yeltis
Minnesingers
Labanda
Tom Bombadil
Ebri Knight

Schedule (GMT):

Monday

4h00-5h00 AM
7h00-9h00 AM
16h00-17h00 PM

Tuesday

4h00-5h00 AM
9h00-11h00 AM
19h00-20h00 PM

Wednesday

4h00-5h00 AM
8h00-10h00 AM
20h00-21h00 PM

Thursday

4h00-5h00 AM
9h00-11h00 AM
17h00-18h00 PM

Friday

4h00-5h00 AM
10h00-12h00 AM
22h00-23h00 PM

Saturday

4h00-7h00 AM
18h00-19h00 PM

Sunday

4h00-5h00 AM
20-21h00 PM

Enjoy!
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THE BOOZE + BASTARDS ON PARADE - St. Patrick's Gig at Bikini (Toulouse)

The French band The Booze will be playing the songs from their new album next St.Patrick's Day at Bikini (Toulouse, France). Bastards on Parade will be in the same bill.

Date: Wednesday March 17th 2010
Venue: Bikini (Toulouse)
Time: 20h00
Tickets: 10 Euros

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SIR REG - CD out !!!

(Taken from Sir Reg's Myspace)

"CD Out On Wednesday!!!

We're delighted to announce the release our first CD "SIR REG" this coming Wednesday! (3rd March)

It contains 8 tracks of Celtic Prog Punk madness sure to get anyone up on the dance floor.

Costs 50kr, €5, US $7 or your local equivalent + P & P.

You can buy it at the gigs or order from:

anarkopunxrecord@gmail.com

We're playing at The Liffey in Stockholm the night of the release so If you're interested in coming along then give us a shout and we'll gladly sort you out with some concession price tickets.

Cheers

SIR REG"

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FLATFOOT 56 - New album "Black Thorn" out in March 2010

(Taken from the band's website)

Artwork and Track Listing Released For Flatfoot 56’s ‘Black Thorn’

Flatfoot 56 will release their Old Shoe Records debut Black Thorn, produced by the Street Dogs’ Johnny Rioux, in March 2010. Black Thorn will contain thirteen tracks that celebrate the pride of the working class and our Chicago roots. We’ve also been confirmed for a supporting run on this summer’s Vans Warped Tour, starting July 11th and ending August 2nd.

The track listing is as follows:

01. The Escape (Intro)
02. Black Thorn
03. Born For This
04. Courage
05. Smoke Blower
06. The Hourglass
07. Shiny Eyes
08. We Grow Stronger
09. Son Of Shame
10. Stampede
11. You Won Me Over
12. Way Of The Sun
13. Hot Head

www.flatfoot56.com

www.myspace.com/flatfoot56

ENTER THE HAGGIS - March 2010 Newsletter

ST PATRICK'S MONTH TOUR - NORTHEAST AND NEW MEXICO

Hey all! Hard to believe it's already that time of year again, but we're heading out for the bulk of March and we've got a few cool things to tell you about before we do. Read on!

FREE ETH IPHONE/IPOD TOUCH APP

We're very excited to announce the launch of our very own official iPhone/iPod Touch app - and it's free!

Now you can keep track of ETH's tour dates, Twitter posts, new photos and videos and more, right from your phone. There's even a lyrics database to help solve those bar arguments before they turn violent. Best of all, if you tag your Flickr photos or YouTube videos with "Enter The Haggis", they'll show up right in the app, ready to be shown off!

Did we mention it's free? Click the following link to get it now (or just search for "ETH" on the app store):

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/eth/id355705388?mt=8&uo=6

Before you ask - yes, we're hoping to have Android and Windows Mobile versions available eventually, so caress your CrackBerry equivalent and be patient. What next? Maybe an ETH-themed OS. And our own W3C compliant markup language. Is he joking? Hmmm...

SPOILER ALERT:

Yes. I'm joking.

ETH COMMUNITY INITIATIVE

We're pleased to announce the launch of the official ETH Community Initiative Facebook Group! For those of you who don't know, ETHCI is something we've been doing for a few months now - basically we partner with a food bank or shelter in every town we play, then a couple of volunteers collect non-perishable food and other helpful items (like long underwear, diapers, baby formula etc) and deliver it after the show. If you'd like to help out, or just learn more about the ETHCI, follow this link:

http://www.facebook.com/ETHCommunityInitiative?ref=ss

Thanks for your help!

TONS OF TOUR DATES - NORTHEAST AND NEW MEXICO

We're all over the place this month - first we've got a bunch of dates in the northeast (including a huge St Patrick's Day show in Foxborough, MA) and we end the month by playing just about every city and town in New Mexico. There are a bunch of NY shows; a Pearl St party in Northampton; a trip up to Waterville, ME; a return to the Main Pub in Manchester, CT and our very first appearance at Shamrock Fest in Washington DC (with Icewagon Flu, Seven Nations, Carbon Leaf and many more!) To top it off, our buddies Hoots and Hellmouth will be joining us for a bunch of dates - check them out here:

http://www.hootsandhellmouth.com/

We've also got new t-shirts and hoodies we're really excited about.

Look for the new designs on an ETH merch table near you!

Here's the way the whole tour looks:

Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Gilligan's Getaway
7160 State Route 9, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 (United States)
518-566-8050
Set: 8:00 PM
Tickets: $15 Adv / $ 18 Door


Thursday, March 4, 2010
Parting Glass
40-42 Lake Ave, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 (United States)
(518) 583-1916
Set: 8:00 PM
Tickets: $15


Friday, March 5, 2010
The Electric Company
700 Varick Street, Utica, NY 13502 (United States)
315-792-9271
Set: 8:00 PM
21+
Tickets: $10


Saturday, March 6, 2010
Pearl Street
10 Pearl St, Northampton, MA 01060 (United States)
(413) 586-2632
Set: 8:00 PM
Tickets: $17.50 adv / $20 door


Sunday, March 7, 2010
Turning Point
468 Piermont Ave, Piermont, NY 10968 (United States)
(845) 359-1089
Set: 7:00 PM
Tickets: $20


Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Castaways
413 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca, NY 14850 (United States)
(607) 272-1370
Set: 8:00 PM
Tickets: $10 Adv / $ 12 Door


Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Main Pub
306 Main St, Manchester, CT 06040 (United States)
(860) 647-1551
Set: 9:00 PM
Tickets: $12


Thursday, March 11, 2010
Enter the Haggis @ Bridgewater Irish Pub, Kingston, NY @ Bridgewater Irish Pub
50 Abeel Street, Kingston, NY 12401 (United States)
845-264-2700
Set: 9:00 PM
All Ages
Tickets: $15 adv/$20 door


Friday, March 12, 2010
Enter the Haggis in Waterville, ME @ Waterville Opera House
93 Main St, Waterville, ME 04901 (United States)
(207) 873-5381
Set: 8:00 PM
All Ages
Tickets: $20


Saturday, March 13, 2010
Shamrock Festival - RFK Stadium Grounds
2400 East Capitol Street, Washington, DC 20003 (United States)
Set: 8:00 PM


Sunday, March 14, 2010
The Playwright
144 Temple Street, New Haven, CT 06510 (United States)
203-752-0450
Set: 3:30 PM


Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Showcase Live!
1 Patriot Place, Foxborough, MA 02035 (United States)
Set: 6:00 PM
Tickets: $20 Adv / $25 Door / $45 VIP


Friday, March 19, 2010
Enter the Haggis in Farmington, NM @ Henderson Fine Arts Center
4601 College Blvd, Farmington, NM (United States)
505-566-3462
Set: 8:00 PM
All Ages


Saturday, March 20, 2010
Enter the Haggis in Raton, NM @ Shuler Theater
131 N 2nd St, Raton, NM 87740 (United States)
Set: 7:30 PM
All Ages
Tickets: $12 adv/$16 door


Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Enter the Haggis in Clovis, NM @ Clovis Community College
417 Schepps Blvd, Clovis, NM 88101 (United States)
505-769-4950
Set: 8:00 PM
All Ages


Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Enter the Haggis in Artesia, NM @ Ocotillo Performing Arts Center
310 W Main St, Artesia, NM 88210 (United States)
575-746-4212
Set: 7:30 PM
All Ages
Tickets: $15


Friday, March 26, 2010
Enter the Haggis in Socorro, NM @ Macey Center
801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801 (United States)
(505) 835-5342
Set: 7:30 PM
All Ages
Tickets: $16


Saturday, March 27, 2010
South Broadway Cultural Center
1025 BRdway Blvd SE, Albuquerque, NM 87102 (United States)
(505) 848-1320
Set: 8:00 PM
All Ages
Tickets: $6


As always, you can find us on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and YouTube! And don't forget to check out our brand new DVD on our online store:

http://www.enterthehaggis.com/dvdsale.cfm

See you on the road!

Brian

BRUTUS' DAUGHTERS - "When the Pubs Are Dying" out next March 13th 2010

Brutus' Daughters "When the Pubs Are Dying ..." release party will be held next Saturday March 13th 2010. The other bands that will be playing that day are Drink Hunters and Drunken Provos, a covers group which consists of members of Ebri Knight and Drink Hunters.

Venue: Sala The Bank, Madrid, Spain
Time: 22h00
Price: 6 Euros (including a drink)

Some of the tracks from "When the Pubs Are Dying ..." can be heard at MySpace:

"Old Drunken Jig"
"Time Has Gone By"
"Barrios Mestizos"

www.myspace.com/brutusdaughters
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BLACK47 - Live in Lewiston, August 2009

01 Green Suede Shoes
02 The Big Fellah
03 Queen of Colombia (?)
04 Three Little Birds -> Desperate
05 One Starry Night
06 Rockin' The Bronx
07 Different Drummer
08 Banter
09 Ramadi
10 Downtown Baghdad Blues
11 James Connolly
12 Celtic Rocker
13 Izzy's Irish Rose
14 Funky Ceili
15 I got Laid On James Joyce's Grave

320 kbps

(Taken from Wikipedia)

Based in New York City, Black 47 is often described as a Celtic rock band though they use many different influences in their music, including Reggae, Hip Hop, Modern and Trad Jazz, Lower East Side Noise and other sounds from the streets of New York City. The band is made up of Irish, British and American citizens, and was formed in the Bronx, by Larry Kirwan and Chris Byrne in 1989. Their name is derived from 1847, the worst year of the Great Irish Famine.


History

Black 47 began as a two-piece with Larry Kirwan on vocals, electric guitar and drum machine, and Chris Byrne on uilleann pipes, tin whistles and bodhran. Their first performance was in the Bronx on October 2, 1989. During the first year a horn section was added with Fred Parcells on trombone and Geoffrey Blythe Dexy's Midnight Runners on saxophones. Later they were joined by Thomas Hamlin of Chill Faction on African percussion.

The band was in the studio within months of forming and released a cassette, Home of the Brave, in February 1990. This was heard by Frank Murray, manager of The Pogues, who signed them up for a new label he was forming. He took them over to London where they opened for The Pogues in Brixton Academy in December 1990. One can hear the vociferously mixed-reception they received on another self-released cassette, Live in London. Due to personal tragedy, Murray scrapped the label and in 1991 the band released an eponymous independent album.

They went into the studio with The Cars' Ric Ocasek who produced a five song eponymous CD released in Oct. 1992 on EMI Records which spawned the hit, Funky Ceili. Fire of Freedom a 14 song CD was released in 1993. Home of the Brave followed in 1994 with Jerry Harrison serving as producer. In 1996 the band shifted from EMI to Mercury Records with whom they released Green Suede Shoes.

The band continued to play over 150 dates every year touring the US, Canada, Ireland and the UK but hit some stormy personal weather. Because of their independent stance on affairs in the North of Ireland, their UK record companies refused to give them any support, thus cutting off the lucrative European market. Then beginning in 1996 a series of events shook them. Their sound man/recording engineer,Johnny Byrne, fell from his fourth story apartment window on E. Third Street, NYC, and was killed. The band crashed on black ice Interstate 95 near Old Lyme, Connecticut, coming home from a gig at The Strand in Providence. On St. Patrick's Day, a New York City policeman accidentally shot himself at their concert in The Academy, NYC - the policeman was killed, and two people close to the band were seriously injured. Soon after, John Murphy, a close friend and associate, was injured in a motorcycle accident in New Orleans and remained in a coma until passing away some years later. Thomas Hamlin's apartment burned down and he escaped with only his cat and passport. Most of this is summed up in their song "Those Saints" from the 2000 CD release, Trouble in the Land.

In their tenth year together, Black 47 released a limited edition compilation Ten Bloody Years and their first live recording Live In New York City which took place in the now defunct Wetlands nightclub. The band's appeared in the Matt Dillon/Danny Glover film, Saint of Fort Washington. Their cinematic music has been featured in many films and TV shows.

In 2000, founding member Chris Byrne left the band to focus on his solo music project Seanchaí and the Unity Squad.

New York Town (2004) is a tribute to their home base and focuses on the city right before and after the 9/11 tragedy when many Black 47 fans lost their lives, including FDNY chaplain Mychal Judge whom the band celebrated in the song Mychal.

Elvis Murphy's Green Suede Shoes was a companion piece to Kirwan's memoir Green Suede Shoes - An Irish-American Odyssey.

Bittersweet 16 was released in their 16th year and is a collection of fan favorites and rare tracks - one for each year of the band's existence up to then.

Political as ever, Black 47 protested the Iraq War before there even was one. On March 17, 2003, the night war was declared, at The Knitting Factory they performed a version of "Where Have All The Flowers Gone" after a vitriolic denunciation of President Bush that led to scuffles in the audience and a walk out by some of their supporters. The band soon followed this with Downtown Baghdad Blues often mentioned as the most powerful song about the conflict. Because of its appeal to working class and Lower Middle Class youth, the band traditionally has fans in the armed services. Kirwan began collecting emails from these service men and women stationed in Iraq and turned the raw material into visceral songs about the troops' experiences. Songs like Stars and Stripes and Southside Chicago Waltz songs received a tumultuous reception for the first three years of the war with many people protesting and others cheering. All the songs were collected on the critically well received CD, IRAQ, in 2008.

Black 47's new release, Bankers and Gangsters is a return to their eclectic roots mixing the passionate and political in various styles of music. Produced by Kirwan at the Carriage House in Stamford, CT.

Black 47's CD, Trouble in the Land was recently voted the Top Album of the Decade (2000's) in a poll by readers of Irishcentral.com

Black 47 have made many television appearances including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Gay Byrne's Late Late Show in Ireland.

Discography

* 1989 - Home of the Brave/Live in London
* 1991 - Black 47
* 1992 - Black 47 (EP)
* 1993 - Fire of Freedom
* 1994 - Home of the Brave
* 1996 - Green Suede Shoes
* 1999 - Live in New York City
* 2000 - Trouble in the Land
* 2001 - On Fire (live)
* 2004 - New York Town
* 2005 - Elvis Murphys' Green Suede Shoes
* 2006 - Bittersweet Sixteen (popular songs & rarities collection)
* 2008 - Iraq
* 2010 - Bankers and Gangsters

Band members

* Geoffrey Blythe : tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet
* Joe Burcaw : bass, vocals
* Thomas Hamlin : drums, percussion
* Larry Kirwan : lead vocals, guitar
* Joseph Mulvanerty : uilleann pipes, flute, bodhrán
* Fred Parcells : trombone, tin whistle

Early members

* Chris Byrne : uilleann pipes, tin whistle, bodhrán and vocals (1989–2000)
* David Conrad : bass (1991–1993)
* Kevin Jenkins : bass (1993–1995)
* Andrew Goodsight: bass (1995–2006)

DOWNLOAD:

www.mediafire.com/?2qz2cjt2nan (Part I)

www.mediafire.com/?ztd22z1n0zg (Part II)

www.mediafire.com/?ulgzyymt02l (Part III)

BRUTUS' DAUGHTERS - Videos

Brutus' Daughters is a punk-folk band which was born in a southern county of Madrid. Having a classic punk band formation, they introduced both an Asturian bagpipe and a fiddle as a way to create the kind of music from which they have taken great influence. All of the members once belonged to other national punk, hxc, oi! and folk bands coming from different parts of Spain , and that's why their influences are so many.

The songs are written in languages such as Castilian, Asturian and English, not being narrow-minded if having to deal with other dialects. Concerning the subjects, some of the lyrics reflect the value of friendship involved in the 'shebeen' culture, while others contain a socio-political message, dennouncing the mistreat underpriviledged people has to suffer because of the abuse of authority. Literature from ethnical minorities, autobiographies, and traces from mythology deeply rooted in celt tradition have served as a source for many of them. The rescue of endangered languages is one of their concerns, the cultural richness and the linguistic variety is such that the need of preserving them, together with a social view of what is around them, is a must for their song's inspiration.

Also, the Irish influence is undeniable,taking bands like The Dubliners, The Clancy Brothers, or The Chieftains as a path to follow. As a consequence, it is easy to find in their repertoire melodies shaped in jigs, reels, and hornpipes, as well as sea shanties.

Paula - Vocals
Rebe - Drums, Vocals
Charly - Bass
Pablo - Rythm Guitar
Pitxe - Lead Guitar and Vocals
Noel - Fiddle, Tin Whistle and Low Whistle
Xipla - Bagpipes

www.myspace.com/brutusdaughters

The band is releasing "When the Pubs are Dying ..." in March 2010. They have just posted three tracks to their MySpace page. Here you will find some vids:

Brutus' Daughters "Barrios Mestizos"



Brutus Daughters live at Gruta 77 , Madrid December 4th,2009



Concierto II Priegorock (Cuenca) 28/03/09 Against the imperialism created by the white empire based upon crimes and slavery.


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