2016…THE STATISTICS!

Sandy Row 2016. Photo- Ruairí

I know we say this every year but once again it’s been another absolutely fantastic year for both the celtic-punk scene in general and for us personally.  The amount of visits to the site exceeding last year by a whopping 15% and with a reduced amount of posts too! This is far and above anything we could have ever imagined. Once again we have been told by several bands that our reviews have a positive effect on music sales and things like Facebook Likes have shot up after we have posted on our site so we’re even more grateful that you seem to be listening and acting upon our recommendations.

TOP TEN COUNTRIES VIEWING

(2014/2015 in brackets)

1. United Kingdom (!) (1/1)

2. USA  (2/2)

3. Germany  (3/3)

4.  Ireland  (7/4)

5. France  (5/5)

6. Australia  (4/8)

7. Spain  (8/6)

8.Canada  (6/7)

9. Italy  (9/10)

10.Netherlands  (11/11)

We know from regular checks on our WordPress stats page that we have regular readers from all over the world and a big shout out to our fan in the Ivory Coast. We would love to see the Celtic nations listed separately as well as Catalonia and the Basque country as well as Sardinia and Corsica (all countries we have regulas viewers from) but until they gain independence they continue to be listed under the counties that occupy them. Not for much longer we hope…

TOP TEN ARTICLES VIEWED

(click to read)

1. LONDON CELTIC PUNKS PRESENTS OUR BEST OF 2015!

2. OBITUARY: REMEMBERING ERIK PETERSEN

3. THE POGUES AND IRISH CULTURAL CONTINUITY

4. LONDON MEMORIAL TO THE GREAT IRISH ‘FAMINE’ OF 1845- 1852

5. FILM REVIEW: TOWNIES- IRISH MOB

6. “A CURSE UPON YOU OLIVER CROMWELL…”- PROTEST THE LONDON CROMWELL CELEBRATION

7. THE RUMJACKS TOUR IRELAND, SCOTLAND, WALES AND ENGLAND

8. INTERVIEW WITH PAUL ‘Mad Dog’ McGUINNESS FROM THE POPES

9. HOW THE IRISH AND THE SCOTS INFLUENCED AMERICAN MUSIC

10. THE POGUES ON MASTERMIND- THE QUESTIONS

TOP TEN MUSIC REVIEWS VIEWED

(click to read)

1. TRIBUTE TO THE POGUES- Various Artists

2. THE RUMJACKS-‘Sleepin’Rough’

3. Oi POLLOi- ‘Saorsa’

4. SOLAS- ‘All These Years’

5. DEXYS- ‘Let The Record Show: Dexys Do Irish and Country Soul’

6. LARKIN- ‘A Toast To St. Jude’

7. 1916- ‘Last Call For Heroes’

8. THE CLOVES AND THE TOBACCO- ‘Across The Horizon’ (2016)

9. FIDDLER’S GREEN- ‘Devil’s Dozen’

10. MICKEY RICKSHAW- ‘Behind The Eight Ball’

So there you have it. Not particularly interesting to anyone but me but maybe there’s someone else out there who gives a feck!!! The next week will see the unveiling of the London Celtic Punks Best Of 2015 lists so be sure to check back and find out who rocked our boat the last twelve months.

Why not follow the blog and receive a e-mail every time we post by clicking on the logo at the top of the page and, depending how your viewing this, by clicking on the ‘Follow’ button either on the left hand side or scroll down after the posts.

* 2014 THE STATISTICS here

* 2015 THE STATISTICS here