Dutch Full Force Folk merchants Bunch of Bastards are back with First Name Basis with the Reaper, a six-track EP of brand-new originals and their third release, following 2016’s My Drinkin’ Ain’t Done and 2023’s Drink, Holler and Dance.
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New England Scene Update: Jesse Ahern’s Revolution, a Street Dog for Lou and Thanksgiving at the Black Rose
The clocks have gone back, Thanksgiving is on the horizon and New England has plenty to fill the long dark evenings: a new record from one of the Dropkick Murphys’ favourite troubadours, a Street Dog paying his respects to a hardcore legend, and a turkey-week pub crawl on State Street. Here’s your fortnightly New England round-up.
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The Mahones: Signed Shane MacGowan Tribute CDs On Sale Friday
The Mahones have signed copies of their new Shane MacGowan tribute CD, The Mahones Sing The Songs Of Shane MacGowan, on sale this Friday, November 6, on Whiskey Devil Records, with pre-orders sent out first. Finny McConnell’s twelve-track salute runs from “If I Should Fall From Grace With God” and “The Old Main Drag” to “A Rainy Night In Soho” and “A Fairytale Of New York”, with Kevin Hearn on piano and Paige Turner and Pat Downie on vocals. The band play the songs at acoustic shows in Weinheim (December 3) and Husum (December 12). Not to be confused with the all-star 20th Century Paddy tribute, which lands November 13.
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Klover Pour Me a Drink: Ireland’s Newest Punk-Folk Four-Piece Gets the Round In
Ireland has a new punk-folk gang, and they’re buying the first round. Klover, an all-female four-piece, put out their debut single “Pour Me a Drink” on October 30: a raucous, whistle-and-fiddle shout-along built to be played loud.
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Australia Scene Report: Medusa’s Wake Chase Ghosts, HOBOFOPO Turns 10 and the Murphys Head South
Our tour of the regional scenes finally makes it Down Under, the country that gave us Roaring Jack and The Rumjacks (who, for the record, are currently somewhere between Tokyo and Bandung). Summer’s coming in the southern hemisphere, and so is a good chunk of the Celtic punk world. But first, the locals.
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The Manky Melters Raise a Glass With The Rumjacks’ Mike Rivkees
Alsatian six-piece The Manky Melters have three new songs out, led by the single “Tant qu’on est ivre”, released October 29 with Mike Rivkees of The Rumjacks (ex-Mickey Rickshaw) roaring on guest vocals.
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The Bar Stool Preachers Throw a Party Eternal, With The Rumjacks Calling Time
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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