Posts Tagged ‘ celtic rock ’
The Rumjacks – “Hung, Drawn and Portered” and “Sound as a Pound”
Record Label: Mustard Finnegans Good Times Rock-n-Roll Emporium
Genre: Celtic
Band Link: www.myspace.com/therumjacks
Buy on Amazon.com here and here
St Patrick’s Day has passed this year but that doesn’t mean you can’t listen to some Celtic rock music still! The Rumjacks hail from Australia, but they don’t sound like it at all. The band is heavily influenced by The Pogues and Roaring Jack (obviously). Members of the band formed in 2008 when their other bands (the Laundrymen, Catgut Mary) broke up. I’ve heard many a Celtic rock band in my day, and these guys definitely stand out from the bunch.
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Great Big Sea and Enter The Haggis added to Irish 2000 fest
The popular Irish festival Irish 2000 (Albany,NY area), which is one of the largest Irish music festivals in the United States announced more bands to their lineup. Great Big Sea, Enter The Haggis and The Mighty Ploughboys are some of the bands added to the ever-growing lineup. Also joining them is Screaming Orphans, Flatfoot 56, The Fighting 86’s, The McKrells, Hair of the Dog, Frank Jaklitsch and Who’s Your Paddy.
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ReadJunk Playlist: March 2010 (St Patrick’s Day Edition)
It’s March and we all know what that means! St Patrick’s Day is right around the corner. This month’s ReadJunk Playlist is dedicated to Celtic and folk songs that will get you in the green spirit; and well for others the drinking spirit! This playlist is an easy one for me considering this is one of my favorite genres of music and something I listen to all year round. I’m not one of those phony “Kiss Me I’m Irish” people that breaks out their shirt and stupid green and white Mad Hater hat every year. Perhaps this playlist will give you a bit of a variety than just listening to Dropkick Murphys or Flogging Molly. Here we go!
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The Saw Doctors “To Win Just Once…The Best of The Saw Doctors” being released in October
The Saw Doctors are releasing another best-of album, this time with some more updated songs. On Friday October 23, Universal Records will release the 22 track compilation CD, To Win Just Once..The Best of The Saw Doctors, in Ireland. To Win Just Once..The Best of The Saw Doctors will be released by Universal Records (UMTV) in the UK on Monday October 26. No word if the album will be released in the United States
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Young Dubliners – Blender Theater at Gramercy, NYC
Date: September 10th 2009
Opening Band: Seven Nations
Band Link: www.youngdubliners.com
The Celtic rock band the Young Dubliners from Los Angeles made their way into New York City last Thursday. Seven Nations provided support for The Young Dubs and whoever was there last Thursday got an awesome double dose of Celtic rock music! See the live photos below!
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Music Video: The Men They Couldn’t Hang – “The Colours”
I don’t believe I posted a video from The Men They Couldn’t Hang yet. The band hails from the UK and recorded a bunch of great albums. My favorite by far is Waiting For Bonaparte, which contains the song “The Colours.” Here’s the music video of that song:
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Great Big Sea resume North American Tour this August
Platinum-selling Canadian folk, rockers Great Big Sea will resume their North American tour on Tuesday, August 19 in Hyannis, Mass. Alan Doyle will be back with the band as he returns from the UK after filming scenes in the new Ridley Scott/Russell Crowe ‘Robin Hood’ film. In 2008, the band released Fortune’s Favour a collection of songs “tethered to the band’s musical past” with some traditional instrumentation (pennywhistle, banjo) but with “a great big (no pun) rock ‘n’ roll feel.” (- Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
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Young Dubliners
Young Dubliners are one of the hardest working Irish rock bands in the world. Their new album “Saints and Sinners” is getting rave reviews, and their single “Rosie” is being heard throughout the country on the radio. Sounds like a great year for the band so far! ReadJunk.com had a chance to send some questions to Keith and Brendan in the band. Here’s what they had to say:
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Videos of the Day: A Salute to St. Paddy’s Day
If you are not in the spirit already, than sit back and enjoy some music videos from some classics in Celtic, and Celtic Rock.
First up, The Pogues. I did not get a chance to see them in the city this past weekend, but I’ve seen them 3 or 4 times now and maybe I will get to see them again next year.
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