Falperrys (Galicia) released their second album "Nova abordagem" last June 15th, 2018. The album is now available at Bandcamp as a Name Your Price download.
You can get it for free, but I'm sure that they'd appreciate very much if you could leave a tip.
A couple of bands you probably first hear at Celtic Folk Punk and More have released an advance of their upcoming albums: "Home in Song" from Mickey Rickshaw "Home in Song" and "Let Me Go" from The Shillelaghs 2019 album.
Bastards on Parade are finally back! They've just released "Cara a liberdade" on the label Maldito Records. All the songs are sung in their mother tongue, Galician. Track no. 7, "Voltarei" is a rendition of Cock Sparrer "We're coming back", a song that Bastard on Parade have been covering in English at their shows. Track no. 9 is a Galician traditional folk song, "Rianxeira". The album is available on the following links:
The McOnak third album "Gure naufragioak" is out and available as a Name Your Price download. Physical copies will be available at the beginning of December.
The current line-up is Koldo Sanchez (bass), Kemen Atxurra (electric guitar), Miguel Gutierrez (banjo), Joseba Iturraspe (vocals, acoustic guitar), together with new members Martzel Navarro (drums), Beñat Zaton (accordions) and Irati Irizar (fiddle). The guests on the album are Irantzu Garamendi (Cloverwind, tin whistle), Iñaki Zabaleta (Ken Zazpi, button accordion and Hammond organ), Ager Insunza (Audience).
You can download the album for free, but it'd be nice if you could leave a tip.
Formed originally as a trio in 2007, The Fighting 69th has gone through a dozen members, several records, and a lot of shows. Being the chief songwriter and performing the majority of the album instrumentals and vocals, Raymond Ball has decided to pick back up where he left off years ago and try to keep carrying the flag.
Bucky Lastard is an Irish-American Country Punk band based in Atlanta. They take the Irish punk sounds from the streets of Boston and bring them down south and give them a Country-Western twang. Everyone in the band had a background in music some way or other. Some had played with Atlanta Irish Rock band The Muckers others were part of punk bands like Dispute and Who’s To Say. One day, they all met up just to hang out and jam and look for a new sound. A few months later, a new band was formed!
Line-up:
Brian Walsh - Accordion, piano Michelle Brannon - Fiddle, tambourine Brandon Woody - Guitar Patrick Moss - Bass Jason Tennyson - Drums
The Celtic Kitchen Party plays a mix of traditional and contemporary East Coast, Irish and Scottish Celtic Music as well as a healthy dose of Pop, Classic Rock and Country! Based in Kingston, Ontario, Celtic Kitchen Party brings a lively high energy feel to any venue which you are sure to remember. THE CELTIC KITCHEN PARTY LAUNCHES THEIR FIRST CROWD FUNDING CAMPAIGN
The band is hoping you will consider helping them (for as little as $1) as they prepare to launch their VERY FIRST crowd funding campaign. What is crowd funding? By definition it is to fund (a project or venture) by raising money from a large number of people who each contribute a relatively small amount, typically via the Internet. They plan to use the site Patreon which uses the language patron to identify those who contribute. So, what exactly is a patron? You know how theaters and museums have a plaque listing all the people who have helped them out? EXACTLY THAT. Synonyms for patron might be sponsor, supporter, backer, benefactors, contributor, donor etc. and by definition a patron is a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, cause or activity.
They hope you will help give them a good kickstart to their campaign by signing up as a patron, at least for the first month, or two, to give a greater impression of their numbers. They're truly grateful for your time and consideration. In exchange for your patronage you’ll receive their undying love (of course) but also you receive the benefits of being a patron. Their first single is being released Nov 1st (and a new song monthly thereafter) which will be available exclusively to their patron community. (plus as soon as you sign up you'll receive access to both their singles "Amazing Grace" and "Jump & Drink"). With your help they’re hoping that once they get a few patrons registered then the campaign can open up to the general public and they can hopefully watch the ball roll. At that point, they understand if you remove your patronage – truly, they’re grateful for your help in getting this idea off the ground. Of course – feel free to continue on with them – they hope to keep the songs rolling out (they’ve many in the can so to speak, excitedly sitting in the wings waiting for their chance to shine)!
In Search of a Rose "Horses for Courses"
Release date: October 10, 2018
Running time: 41:19, 12 tracks In Search of A Rose are back with a badass album. This German band was established in Lemgo in 1992 and they released a bunch of recordings in the 90s: the cassette demo “Pirates of Folk” (1.993), the albums “Conquering” (1.995), “Fresh Lotus Surprise” (1.997) and “Extravaganza” (2.000) and the 6 track EP “Freaks” (1.996). If the sextet was very active during their first 8 years, they turned into a five piece band and only recorded 3 albums in the next 18 years: the brilliant “Kind on Green” (2008), their 20th anniversary live album “Reels and Roses Live” (2012, review HERE) and their brand new studio album “Horses for Courses”.
In Search of a Rose “Horse for Courses” is a well balanced mix of Irish and American sounds. The most amazing thing is that 4 original members are still on board, Ebl, Maze, Rudi and MacGable. Joanne also recorded their previous album and she keeps up her good work on fiddle.The album kicks off with “Paddywhackery”, a piss-take about the Celtic punk scene in Germany. This song is a sort of German answer to The Real McKenzies song “Fuck the Real McKenzies” from their latest album “Two Devils will Talk”. So, “Paddywhackery” is an addictive Celtic punk number where the likes of Mr. Irish Bastard, The O’Reillys & The Paddyhats, Fiddler’s Green, The Ceili Family and Andrew Watts aka Spider Mahone are mentioned. BTW, the lyrics to the next song, “Sentry”, were written by Andrew about his experience in Afghanistan. The song features harmonica and has a The Waterboys feel.
“Somerset Cider” is another standout number, a Celtic punk song with an American twist. You can listen to an edited version of this song on the second video at the bottom of this post. This song is a tribute to Bath, an English town where the band lived.
“Rebel Town” is a recurrent title in In Search of a Rose discography. The new one is called “Rebel Town 4.0” and the guitar at the beginning reminds me of Christy Moore’s albums from the end of the 80’s. Nice fiddle at the end of the song too.
The excellent “Buckfast Girl” is an upbeat number featuring accordion and fiddle. This one will become a live fave too.
“London N21” has a reggae sound. Not my cup of tea, but fortunately there’s a fiddle tune that saves the song.
“Idilia Dubb” is a song about the tragedy of a Scottish girl visiting the river Rhine in 1.851. It’s followed by one of my fave tracks on the album, the set of tunes “Transatlantic”. Kick ass fiddle and tin whistle.
In Search of a Rose cover the Swedish folk punk band Tequila Girls on “Harbour of Souls”. Awesome rendition that has The Waterboys sound too. The boys and girl are delivering in a row some fantastic songs and the next one keeps up the level. If you bought the band’s previous album, you should be familiar with the infectious anthem “Rebel Fritzpatrick”. I’ve not found any sample for this studio version, but I’ve added the longer live version from “Reels and Roses Live” at the bottom. Enjoy!
To finish up, more shamrockandroll on the rocking “Hay, Straw and Gold” and some bluegrass on “The Whole World Round”, where ISOAR give a new lease of life to The Dillards song.
2018 would be a good year for the fans that love the European Celtic punk scene of the 90’s. The Whisky Priests are playing their reunion tour, Lady Godiva are back under a new incarnation, Kings and Boozers, and In Search of a Rose have finally released their long awaited 5th studio album.
Bleeding Hearts "The Rules of Division" Release date: August 3rd, 2018 Running time: 49:25, 11 tracks
I’ve been a Bleeding Hearts fan from their very beginning. I own their long deleted three early albums and I have posted a lot of news about them. Moreover, I reviewed their fantastic previous album “Folk’n’Glory”. Around 2013 Mark “Madfiddler” Knight left the band and they tried to find a replacement on fiddle. Apparently their search was not successful and Bleeding Hearts decided to follow as a four piece band sans fiddle. Once the kings of the British fiddle punk scene together with the mighty Levellers, Bleeding Hearts were forced to “drop” the fiddle. Anyway, they didn’t leave their anarcho folk punk.
Would Bleeding Hearts be able to keep their place at the British festival band scene? Foxie and his band mates have always been a hard-working band and his songwriting has never let us down. Then, the answer should be YES, they are still at the forefront of that scene. However, the obvious proof would be a new album. “The Rules of Division” is out and even if the stakes were high, the final result is a fine album.
A couple of drinking songs are some of the best moments on the album. “Down the Hatch” is the Bleeding Hearts’ answer to Christy Moore “Delirium Tremens”. Great work by Ewan on mandolin. No fiddle? So what! British folk punk at its best. “Whiskey is the One” is an ode to Jack Daniel’s. One of the catchiest songs on the album, it keeps the spirit of their earlier sound too.
More faves, tracks 1 and 6. “The Devil’s Mosh” showcases a new excellent sound based on a perfect balance between mandolin and electric guitar, while “Pleasure Hive” insists on that new sound adding a lot of la-la-las to sing along.
Other interesting numbers are “Cool Cats” (a different number that gets a club from the 50’s treatment), “Don’t Call this Love” (brilliant mandolin and woahs on a song that reminds me of the early songs written by Levellers member Simon Friend), “Common Man” (an upbeat song with a Pretenders vibe) and “This Nature” (a number with a passage that reminds me of Red Hot Chili Pepers and a great guitar work). Finally, the fast-paced (folk) punk anthem “Tory Attack” is the evidence that Bleeding Hearts’ attitude has not changed.
For those who still love physical CDs, the album comes in a jewel case with a 12 page booklet together with the lyrics to all of the songs. “The Rules of Division” album launch gig will take place on Saturday 17th November at Katie Fitzgeralds in Stourbridge.
Tracklisting:
01 - The Devil's Mosh 5:42 02 - Cool Cats 3:18 03 - Common Man 3:35 04 - Don't Call This Love 5:11 05 - Tory Attax 4:11 06 - Pleasure Hive 4:57 07 - This Nature 4:04 08 - Three Wise Monkeys 3:21 09 - Down the Hatch 4:30 10 - Whiskey Is the One 5:05 11 - All Fall Down 5:29
Lexington Field announced they are releasing two new albums, Dreamers and Modern Times, on Thursday, November 1, 2018. The 10-song LP, Dreamers, is Lexington Field’s fourth full-length album in their nine-year run as San Diego fiddle rockers. The second album is a 5-song EP called Modern Times, their third career EP release.
Both albums were tracked at Weathertop Studio (Anza, CA) in March and April 2018 by Matt Maulding. Maulding also mixed and mastered Dreamers and performed keys, harmonica and backing vocals on the record. Modern Times was mixed and mastered by Sean Tolley at Clarity Recordings (Rancho San Diego, CA).
Beau Gray (Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar), Bryan Hane (Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar), the return of Cami Smith (Violin), Nick Sitar (Drums, Percussion) and Nick Freeling (Bass) are performing on both albums. Lyrics were written by Beau Gray and Bryan Hane. Album artwork was created by Beau Gray. Songs were produced and performed by Lexington Field, including additional songwriting credit to Tom Lazet.
“In the summer of 2017, we started writing songs again. It was time to write about all the positivity and hope we experienced in our daily lives. Love, family, our children, and the dreams we were so blessed to have come true, inspired the songs of both albums. Dreamers is an uplifting, catchy record, one we always wanted to write, and finally decided to take the leap into a more inclusive, all-ages sound. Five songs really tapped into our pop punk roots, which lead us to separate them from the pack, and give them their own home in Modern Times. We are very proud of all these songs and hope the positivity stands out and represents us as the artists we have become over this last decade. Our family, friends, and fans have supported us all these years, and both albums honor them. We are humbled, and very lucky to continue to create fiddle rock music in Lexington Field.”
- Beau Gray (Lead Vocals, Guitarist of Lexington Field)
Lexington Field will be celebrating the release of both albums on Saturday, October 27, 2018 at the Soda Bar in San Diego, CA as they share the stage with the very talented Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band!
