Shite’n’Onions Celtic-punk podcast 114

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Playlist:

Track – Band – Album

Destitution Road (Roaring Jack) – Mickey Rickshaw – Behind The Eight Ball

Coming Home – Handsome Young Strangers – The Bleeding Bridge

Home In Song – Mickey Rickshaw – Home In Song

Martyrs of the Lower Middle Class – The Killigans – Honor

Over – Greenland Whalefishers – Based on a True Story

Rats In Allston – Mickey Rickshaw – Behind The Eight Ball

Salutations, Memoirs, Denouements – Bastard Bearded Irishmen – Drinkin’ To The Dead

Seldom Sober – Medusa’s Wake – Rascal’s and Rogues

Templars Rise From The Crypt – The Templars of Doom – Hovels Of The Holy

Dacia – Mickey Rickshaw – Home in Song

No Problems, No Drama – Bastard Bearded Irishmen – Drinkin’ To The Dead

Joe’s Town – Greenland Whalefishers – Based on a True Story

Chinese Rock – The Templars of Doom – Hovels Of The Holy

Slow Motion Suicide – Ferocious Dog – Live At Rock City

We Are Fearless – Lexington Field – Modern Times

Shite’n’Onions Best Of 2018

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The only list that matters, Shite’n’Onions best of 2018, and no, we are not late, Shite’n’Onions year runs March 18th to March 17th

The Top 5

#1 McDermott’s 2 Hours Vs. Levellers & Oysterband: Besieged

Officially this is a 2019 release but I’ve had a copy since 2017. Besieged is an album I keep going back to play

#2 The Rumjacks: Saints Preserve Us

#3 Sir Reg: The Underdogs

#4 The Mahones: Love + Death + Redemption

#5 Ferocious Dog: Red

The Best Of The Rest:

BibleCodeSundays: Walk Like Kings

The Langer’s Ball: Hard Time In The Country

Sons of O’Flaherty: The Road Not Taken

Finnegan’s Hell: Life and Death

The Muckers: One More Stout

Best newcomer you need to watch out for:

James McGrath: Live at the Shed

Best album to piss off the neighbors and kill their lawn:

Alternative Ulster: Boobies, Banjos, Bagpipes & Beer

Best EP

The Bottlers: EP

Most exquisitely good vinyl release

Sharks Come Cruisin’: When I get home from across the sea

Most ambitious release

Gary Miller: Mad Martins

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McDermott’s 2 Hours – The Damned Man’s Polka – Besieged
Sons of O’Flaherty – Dead and Gone – A Road Not Taken
Sir Reg – Conor McGregor – The Underdogs
Matilda’s Scoundrels – Godforsaken Sea – As The Tide Turns
Greenland Whalefishers – Joe’s Town – Based on a True Story
The Muckers – Let’s All Go To The Bar – One More Stout
Alternative Ulster – No Queen, No Crown – Boobies, Banjos, Bagpipes and Beer
Brick Top Blaggers – On the Mend – The Fury
The Templars of Doom – H-Block Escape – Hovels of The Holy
Greenland Whalefishers – The Party – Based on a True Story
The Rumjacks – Bus Floor Bottles – Saints Preserve Us
The Rumjacks – An poc ar buile – Saints Preserve Us
Blaggard – Slapper’s Medley – Standards
The Killigans – Hey Sergio – Strong of Heart
Alternative Ulster – Sail Home British Soldiers – Boobies, Banjos, Bagpipes and Beer
The Templars of Doom – Roddy McCorely – Hovels of The Holy
The Muckers – God Save Ireland – One More Stout
McDermott’s 2 Hours – Firebird – Besieged
McDermott’s 2 Hours – The Warrior Monk – Besieged
Lexington Field – Tracy Boys Know How to Party – Modern Times
Sir Reg – Stereotypical Drunken Feckin’ Irish Song – The Underdogs
Pat Chessell – The Mother-in-Law – I Confess
The Rumjacks – Cupcakes – Saints Preserve Us
The Langer’s Ball – I’ll Tell Me Ma – Hard Time in the Country
Boiled In Lead – Jolly Tinker – Silver
Rusty Nail – The Magician – Bitter Ale, Bitter Heart
The Mighty Regis – Real Deal Irish – County Sligo
Catgut Mary – Paddy’s Lament – The Mahones Vs Catgut Mary
The Narrowbacks – Rising Of The Moon – The After Hours EP
The Tossers – Johnny McGuire’s Wake – Emerald City
Black 47 – Green Suede Shoes – Green Suede Shoes
The Mahones – Streets of New York – The Very Best
The Gobshites – Cheers – Poitin
Neck – Loud’n’Proud’n’Bold – Necked (A Few Odds From The Oul’ Sods!)
Bill Grogan’s Goat – Paddy’s Green Shamrock Shore – Second Wind
Chris Skel and the Original Sins – Once Upon a Time – How Many Nails Does a Coffin Need
1916 – Hot Asphalt – Last Call For Heros
Shilelagh Law – And Then We Drink – Auld School
The Mahones – The Hunger & The Fight -The Hunger & The Fight
BibleCodeSundays – Willie Redmond’s Volunteers – Walk Like Kings
The Langer’s Ball – 1916 – Hard Time in the Country

The Rumjacks: Saints Preserve Us

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Saints Preserve Us

Saints Preserve Us is another balls bustingly good album from The Rumjacks. Classic Clash meets the Dubliners – fast and punky with a slight reggae undertone while downing pints with Luke Kelly and Ronnie Drew on a Friday night in O’Donoghue’s.  Frankie McLaughlin’s lyrics are as sharp as ever – “though its been eight generations since we’ve kissed Erin’s shores, my bloods greener then yours”. I love the cover of the traditional, “An Poc Ar Buile”, sung (or snarled) in gaelic. Saints Preserve Us continues to prove that The Rumjacks are one of the premier Celtic-punk bands – but you knew that already.

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Sir Reg: The Underdogs

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Wow is this really the sixth album from Sweden’s Sir Reg? They still seem like the spunky new guys on the block. Maybe it’s because they are still hammering out Celtic-punk at a neck-breaking speed with no sign of slowing down or ‘maturing’, just playing like that proverbial underdog’s bollox. The Underdogs is all everything we know and love Sir Reg for; the aforementioned fast as feck yet melodic Celtic-punk but also a lyrical wit so shape it could kick the eye out of a maggot that only a true Dub could produce.

http://sirregband.com/

https://www.facebook.com/sirregband

The Langer’s Ball: Hard Time In The Country

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Hard Time In The Country is a return to early form for The Langer’s Ball after the full band excursions of their most recent releases. Like the first couple of releases by TLB, Hard Time In The Country is a guy (Michael Strum) and girl (Hannah Rediske) acoustic duo doing contemporary interpretations of Irish folk, Americana, protest folk and Motorhead (really!).

Hard Time In The Country is a richly and beautifully performed album where each song seems to effortlessly gel together whether it’s a Billy Bragg cover (Constitution Hill), or an original (Hoist Your Cup High), or a traditional standard (Parting Glass) or even Motorhead’s 1916 (which really, really works a folk song)

https://www.facebook.com/langers.ball

https://www.thelangersball.com

The Mahones: Love + Death + Redemption

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Love + Death + Redemption

LDR is a testament to the unrelenting spirit of Finny McConnell and The Mahones. Life sucks at times – health fails, relationships end, loved ones die, and all you can do is pick yourself up and keep going. Though sometimes moving forward involves revisiting the past as The Mahones have musically done on  Love + Death + Redemption , moving back towards the classic Mahones sound of the mid 2000s and before i.e. not as punky as as The Hunger and The Fight (though stuff like, Win Some, Lose Some, show the Mahones can still pogo with the best of ‘em). Love + Death + Redemption is is the Mahones moving forward and hey it’s gonna be alright.

https://www.facebook.com/TheMahones

Pete Berwick: Island

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Pete Berwick: Island

I’ve been a long time fan of Chicago’s (and formally Nashville’s) Pete Berwick’s bad attitude and cheap beer cowpunk. Island, Berwick’s sixth full length solo album in an almost 40 year career, backed by The Mugshot Saints, to these ears sounds like Pete has mellowed a wee bit. The Island is less cowpunk and more traditional outlaw country – Cash, Jennings and Haggard or even Steve Earle. While Pete’s previous albums could be described as the musical equivalent of a brawl at some rundown rural roadhouse, Island is more the older guy sitting on the porch, drinking that cheap beer and reminiscing of a life well live and battles well fought with not a single damn regret.

http://www.peteberwick.net/cds-and-books.html

https://www.facebook.com/berwickpete/

McDermott’s 2 Hours Vs. Levellers & Oysterband: Besieged

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The now long running musical merger of McDermott’s 2 Hours, one of the forefathers of the whole Celtic-punk scene and their prodigy The Levellers has been joined by UK folk rock institution Oysterband on Nick Burbridge’s swansong for McDermott’s 2 Hours, Besieged.

If your not familiar with the work of singer, songwriter, playwright & poet Nick Burbridge, he is one of the finest Anglo-Irish songwriters and lyricists, a Beckett or Kavanagh to MacGowan’s Behan or even a Springsteen in his lyrical imaginary of the ordinary or downtrodden.

I’ve had a copy of Besieged since 2017, I listened continual to it though 2018 as I waited to be given the ok to review the advance copy. I can say it truly that Besieged is a great album, brilliantly crafted songs and lyrics and beautifully produced. An album that has passed the test of 12 months. The only question is Besieged the best album of 2017, 2018 or 2019?

http://www.burbridgearts.org/

https://www.facebook.com/burbridgearts/

Sons of O’Flaherty: The Road Not Taken

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The Road Not Taken is an impressive release from these Celtic son’s of France. The Road Not Taken is Sons of O’Flaherty first full length release following up on the band’s debut 5 track EP from a few years back. The Sons of O’Flaherty straddle the ground between the big boys of Celtic-punk, DropkIck Murphys and Flogging Molly. Closer to the Mollies then the Murphs but also reminiscent to the Swedish/Irish lads Sir Reg. Sons of O’Flaherty are tight, talented and a band to watch out for.

Personal favorites include “Saint or Sinner” and one of the best versions of “Fields of Athenry” I’ve ever heard.

https://www.facebook.com/Sons-Of-OFlaherty-107979572589119/
https://www.difymusic.com/sons-of-o-flaherty