Brighton ska-punk rabble The Bar Stool Preachers put out their fourth album, Party Eternal, on October 30, and the Celtic punk payoff comes at the very end: closer “This Is Goodbye” hauls in Aussie heavyweights The Rumjacks for a piratey, Oi!-soaked send-off, also out as a single.
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The Rumjacks Take Away Days Deep Into Asia: Hong Kong Debut, China and Indonesia
The Rumjacks aren’t heading home any time soon. After Flogging Molly’s Salty Dog Cruise, the US southeast and Japan, Sydney’s Celtic punk road dogs sail into what they call “uncharted waters”: a first-ever Hong Kong show, a run through mainland China, then Southeast Asia and an Away Days Tour of Indonesia.
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Flogging Molly’s Salty Dog Cruise Sets Sail Again in March 2028
The ship’s barely docked and Flogging Molly are already booking the next one. The Salty Dog Cruise returns March 3–8, 2028, sailing out of Miami on the Norwegian Gem.
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Glen Hansard’s “Bottle of Smoke” Lands From the Shane MacGowan Tribute
The late Glen Hansard is back in Shane’s corner. His live take on The Pogues’ “Bottle of Smoke” is out now, the latest track from 20th Century Paddy: The Songs of Shane MacGowan, the 36-track tribute landing November 13 on Rubyworks.
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Finnegan’s Hell: Glorious Mess Is Out Today
It’s here. Finnegan’s Hell’s fifth album, Glorious Mess, is out today on Wild Kingdom, and the Swedes are celebrating with a release party tonight at Fyrens Ölkafé in Gothenburg.
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The Pogues Headline Germany’s Punk Summer: Ruhrpott Rodeo and Save the Core 2027
The Pogues are booked for back-to-back German punk festivals next July. Ruhrpott Rodeo put them at the top of its first 19-band announcement for 2027 on October 16, and Nuremberg’s Save the Core added them the same day in its third wave.
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Germany & Central Europe Scene Report: Third Class Party Rise From the Paddyhats’ Wreckage and Mr. Irish Bastard Hit 20
Our tour of the regional scenes crosses the water for the first time: Germany and Central Europe, from Münster to Munich and Bern to Utrecht. No corner of the planet outside Boston grows Celtic punk bands like this one, and this month’s big story is a comeback.
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Craic Machine Plug In: Enda Scahill’s Banjo Takes On the Guitars
Dublin’s faceless Craic Machine have plugged in. Their second single, “Someone Said My Name,” out since October 23, throws Galway banjo hotshot Enda Scahill (four All-Ireland titles, a Steve Martin Banjo Award and a founding seat in We Banjo 3) into a scrap with a wall of heavy electric guitars. Nobody taps out.
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Skinny Lister Ride Shotgun on Frank Turner’s Last North American Run
Frank Turner is calling it a day, and he’s taking Skinny Lister along for one last lap of North America. The London folk-punk crew and Beans on Toast support Turner and The Sleeping Souls on the “Last Evenings” farewell tour next spring.
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BibleCode Sundays Bring a Sunday Session to the Hayes Workies
London Irish heroes The BibleCode Sundays are heading out west for a Sunday afternoon session at Hayes Working Men’s Club on Sunday 15 November, 2pm to 5pm.
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