LONDON CELTIC PUNKS WEB-ZINE

  • NEW SINGLE: FRANKIE McLAUGHLIN IS BACK AND HE’S ‘Dressin’ Scottish, Drinkin’ Irish, Talkin’ Rubbish’

    The gap between new music from Scots- Aussie- Irish Celtic-Punk legend Frankie McLaughlin is getting shorter and shorter we are delighted to report! Just a couple of weeks ago we were delighted to award Frankie the #1 spot in the London Celtic Punks Best Celtic-Punk Video of 2023. Them Tannery Boys came out just before…

  • CELEBRATING A CELTIC CHRISTMAS 2023. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO THE LONDON CELTIC PUNKS FAMILY

    Celtic nations are renowned for their rich cultural heritage all have unique Christmas customs that reflect their history and traditions. Today we explore some of these. Celtic-Punk is also all about tradition so we also pick the seasons best Christmas themed song to showcase. Their was a time it was quite easy to choose which…

  • EP REVIEW / INTERVIEW: THE RAMSTAMPITS – Stompin’ wi’ the ‘Stampits (2023)

    A potent brew of Celtic-Punk from the Celtic heartlands. Three tracks of powerful, melodic, anthemic music from one of the scene’s brightest hopes The Ramstampits. Was a couple of years back a brand new Celtic-Punk band based in the Scottish Highlands and Islands burst onto the scene playing a dynamite mix of Celtic infused Punk.…

  • ALBUM REVIEW : CUTTHROAT SHAMROCK – Borrowed Thyme (2023)

    After a five year hiatus one of my all time favourite bands, Cutthroat Shamrock from Knoxville, Tennessee are back with their fifth studio album combining the speed of Bluegrass with the drive and energy of Punk Rock and topping it all off with a bit of Celtic. Many, many moons ago (nine in fact) we published…

  • NEW VIDEO : THE GALLOWGATE MURDERS ‘Only The Bastards’

    Edinburgh Celtic-Punk band The Gallowgate Murders have made a new video for the standout track from their debut EP Dead, Gone And Living On. Directed and Edited by: Sergio Cosme * Assistant Director: Penny Skanborg * 2nd Assistant Director: Lucia Ransolo * Stage Lights and Venue Manager: Matt Justice * Music production and master: Matt…

  • NEW SINGLE: SOLO ACT AULD HAGGIS MacMURRAY RELEASES The Auld Celtic Lands

    Solo musical performance artist Auld Haggis MacMurray plays, writes, sings, records original songs in everything from 60’s Ska to 60’s Surf Rock and has now released an authentic Celtic rocker with some warm, heart lifting powerful lyrics for the Celtic people and their friends.   This is turning out quite the moment for solo artists…

  • 2022 ROUND-UP: BRITAIN & IRELAND – THE MARY WALLOPERS, GALLOWGATE MURDERS, DIRTY OLD FOLKERS, HEADSTICKS

    Four great album releases including three bands who released their debuts in 2022 and one celebrating their 10th anniversary all get the London Celtic Punks treatment. Ranging from Celtic-Punk to Irish-Folk to Punk these are the bands that make our nights out special.  Hoping you all had a great Christmas and are looking forward to…

  • CELEBRATING A CELTIC CHRISTMAS 2022. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO THE LONDON CELTIC PUNKS FAMILY

    We think Celtic-Punk is about embracing the traditions of the past and bringing them to the present so here’s some of the Christmas customs of each of the Celtic nations. At this point we also pick the best Christmas themed song we’ve heard to showcase. Their was a time it was quite easy to choose…

  • LONDON CELTIC PUNKS CHRISTMAS 2022 SPECIAL

    With Christmas just around the corner it’s time for an annual catch up of all this years Yuletide songs and videos. As varied as ever with everything covered with bands from around the world! KRAKIN’ KELLYS – Holiday Season One of my favourite bands and they love a Christmas song and deliver another great one…

  • NEW SINGLE: DEXYS AND PRIMAL SCREAM RELEASE ‘Enough Is Enough’ FOR STRIKING WORKERS

    One off collaboration between indie-pop pioneers Primal Scream and 80’s legends Dexys in solidarity with striking rail workers. After a plea from the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers Twitter account to Dexys Midnight Runners frontman Kevin Rowland an amazing collaboration was born between indie-pop pioneers Primal Scream and 80’s legends Dexys to…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: THE REAL McKENZIES – Songs Of The Highlands, Songs Of The Sea (2022)

    After a couple of years of misery for Celtic-Punk fans 2022 has been something of a special year with the biggest and best the scene has to offer all releasing albums and The Real McKenzies even releasing two!  Here Ray Ball checks out Songs Of The Highlands, Songs Of The Sea out everywhere today. Packed to…

  • EP REVIEW: THE RAMSTAMPITS – ‘Light The Beacon’ (2022)

    Stunning debut release of Celtic-Punk direct from the Celtic Heartlands. Six tracks from The Ramstampits full of power, originality, melody, anthemic choruses and variation, performed by some of the best Folk and Punk rock musicians anywhere.  The Ramstampits is a bit of a mouthful and a rather odd name for a band until you find…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: THE CUNDEEZ – ‘Geeez It’ (2022)

    The brand new album from The CundeeZ. Pure Dundee scheme Rock’n’Roll wi bagpipes! It does literally seem like just the other day that Dundee band The Cundeez released anything. Geeez It is the boys 6th studio album and follows swiftly on the heels of Teckle An Hide which made #4 in the London Celtic Punks…

  • NEW SINGLE: THE GALLOWGATE MURDERS ‘ Only The Bastards’ OUT NOW

    Quite a week for Celtic-Punk fans with new singles from Greenland Whalefishers, Pronghorn, The Dead Irish and now a great track from Scotland’s The Gallowgate Murders forthcoming new EP Dead, Gone And Living On out at the end of the month.  We are the dire streets of Glasgow, the mucky waters o’Leith, polluted Silesian coal…

  • EXCLUSIVE! FIRST SINGLE FROM FRANKIE McLAUGHLIN’S NEW PROJECT LIPTON’S ORPHANS

    A London Celtic Punks exclusive! We are pleased to be the first to bring you the new single and first release ‘Alang Cam A Boaby’ from Lipton’s Orphan, the long awaited new project featuring former Rumjack, Frankie McLaughlin. It’s been a long time coming but worth the wait in the long run and we’d like…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: THE REAL McKENZIES – ‘Float Me Boat’ (2022)

    The Real McKenzies released a best-of album, “Float Me Boat”. Let’s get into it!

  • CELEBRATING A CELTIC CHRISTMAS 2021. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO THE LONDON CELTIC PUNKS FAMILY

    We think Celtic-Punk is about embracing the traditions of the past and bringing them to the present so here’s some of the Christmas customs of each of the Celtic nations. At this point we also pick the best Christmas themed song we’ve heard to showcase. Their was a time it was quite easy to choose…

  • GIG REVIEW: FEROCIOUS DOG – EDINBURGH 6/11/21

    Ferocious Dog took to the stage in Edinburgh on November 6th 2021. They played a blinder, with support from Mucky Scoundrel.

  • CELTIC PUNK OLD AND NEW

    The Pogues. The Mahones. Flogging Molly. The Dropkicks. All bands who’ve made their mark on the Celtic-Punk genre. But we can’t forget the lesser-known bands too, the musicians working tirelessly to keep the flag up and flyin’! In his first guest post, Andy Beck (aka. The Celtic Punk Author) showcases the old and new from…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: THE SKIDS – ‘Songs From A Haunted Ballroom’ (2021)

    Their third album since Fife’s most explosive band reformed is a collection of covers mostly from the era that saw The Skids labelled as one of the most influential original Punk bands. Long time fan Gerry Mellon gives us the rundown on Songs From A Haunted Ballroom that pays tribute to the band’s that played their hometown…

  • AULD ENEMY BEWARE. McGREEVEYS AND FRANKIE Mc ARE HERE!

    With Scotland heading to London tomorrow to play the ‘auld enemy’, McGreevey’s Tartan Army with a little help from Mr. Francis McLaughlin offer up their own party anthem to try and inspire the lads onwards to victory. Nae Scotland, Nae Pairty! ‘Mon the Scotland!!! Tomorrow night sees the 115th time Scotland and England have met…

  • WE’RE ON THE MARCH WITH STEVIE’S ARMY! THE CUNDEEZ ANTHEM FOR THE SCOTLAND NATIONAL TEAM

    Ready to banish all memories of 1978 Scotland have qualified for Euro 21 and to start off the campaign Dundee band The Cundeez present ‘Kilts On Taps Aff’. A football anthem to beat all other football anthems 6 (six)- 0! This year members of the Scotland national team will have to find someone else to…

  • PUNKY BUT NOT PUNK, FOLKY BUT NOT FOLK. THERE WENT THE GLASGOW TREMENS

    The 1980s weren’t all gloom and misery. Emerging from the smog of wars, strikes, unemployment, police corruption and pop charts clogged with over-produced music were a little-known Scottish band called The Tremens. They were loud, brash and full of it. They were like some kind of Glaswegian mutation of The Pogues and Tom Waits. They…

  • SINGLE REVIEW: THE ROYAL SPUDS – ‘The Couch Potato Specials’ (2021)

    A bit of Punk, a pinch of good old rock music and whole load of folkie tunes. In the studio, festival or concert venue The Royal Spuds are at home everywhere. So, if you want a party, you know where to go!   Oh we got so damn close to getting The Royal Spuds over to…

  • ODDS’N’SODS. CELTIC-PUNK ROUND UP MARCH 2021

    Our regular monthly feature of all the Celtic-Punk news that’s fit to print. Band news, record releases, videos, tours (not individual gigs though yet sadly), live streams, crowd funders etc., send it into us at londoncelticpunks@hotmail.co.uk or through the Contact Us page. All will get a mention but I need YOU to help if it’s…

  • ODDS’N’SODS. CELTIC-PUNK ROUND UP FEBUARY 2021

    Our regular monthly feature of all the Celtic-Punk news that’s fit to print. Band news, record releases, videos, tours (not individual gigs though yet sadly), live streams, crowd funders etc., send it into us at londoncelticpunks@hotmail.co.uk or through the Contact Us page. All will get a mention but I need YOU to help if it’s…

  • 2020 ROUND-UP’S. THE MAHONES, RUNA, ALESTORM, MAGGIES FLOCK, BARBAR O’RHUM

    2020 was by and large a shitty year for music. Sure their were a few bright spots… off the top of my head the many Live Streams but it was never going to replace live gigs for the Celtic-Punk scene where live gigs are everything. Even in a year with much fewer releases we still…

  • CELEBRATING A CELTIC CHRISTMAS 2020. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL THE LONDON CELTIC PUNKS FAMILY

    Each December we pick the best Christmas themed song we’ve heard that year to showcase in our end of year message. Their was a time when it was a easy choice but over the years its become quite common, so much so that we will have a special feature on 2020’s Celtic-Punk Christmas songs on…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: THE CUNDEEZ – ‘Teckle An Hide’ (2020)

    Dundee is a truly unique place in Scotland becoming known as YES City after 57% voted in favour of Scottish independence in 2014’s referendum – the highest proportion of Yes votes in Scotland. Like their hometown The Cundeez are also unique. Unashamedly Dundonian Working-Class with a fast and heavy sound, straight out of the Punk-Rock…

  • CLASSIC ALBUM REVIEW: THE HUMBLEBUMS with Billy Connolly Gerry Rafferty- ‘Open Up The Door’ (1970)

    The next in our series of ‘Classic Album Reviews’ this time features Scottish Folk-Rock group The Humblebums. Formed in 1965 by Billy Connolly and Tam Harvey it was the arrival of the soon to be legendary singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty in 1969 that would see the band move in a new direction with Gerry’s sensitive, beautifully…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: THE REAL McKENZIES- ‘Beer And Loathing’ (2020)

    Their eleventh full-length album Beer And Loathing is a true return to form for Canada’s The Real McKenzies. Dueling guitars double up against soaring bagpipes while Paul regales the listener with epic tales of alcohol soaked debauchery, historic sagas and hard-fought personal battles. The Real McKenzies need little introduction having founded in 1992 in Vancouver,…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: HUGH MORRISON- ‘The Other Side’ (2020)

    Scottish-born Hugh Morrison has spent the couple of decades baking in Houston,Texas and playing and singing in a range of styles. As part of The Street Dogs and lead vocalist of Celtic-Rockers Murder The Stout he has toured the world and has released his second solo album of New Orleans influenced Folk-Rock. After spending twelve…

  • LOUIS RIVE NEW SINGLE ‘BUSINESS AS USUAL’

    New single ‘Business As Usual’ by Catalonia-based Scottish singer Louis Rive tips its hat to hip-hop and cuts into the powers that be during the crisis with blistering lyrics that give voice to the anger of a generation. When the powers-that-be looked at the ever-more distant European Union with its rising death tolls, unfamiliar looking…

  • NEW SINGLE FROM THE PLACKS ‘MY DEAREST FRIEND’

    A new release from a band making BIG waves in the Celtic-Punk scene. Based in the Scottish Highlands and Islands The Placks play a dynamite mixture of Celtic infused Punk Rock and Folk, with melody, mirth and message. Proper CELTIC Celtic-Punk from the Celtic Nations. The Placks hail from deep in the Scottish Highlands and…

  • FOUR NEW CHRISTMASSY CELTIC-PUNK SONGS FROM SCOTLAND, ENGLAND, SAN DIEGO AND CHINA!

    Well Christmas is over and I hope you all had a festively good time. If you are still in need of some good cheer though then wait no more as we have four brand new stonking 2019 Christmas-ish Celtic-Punk songs for you to delight over. Craic open the Jamesons! PEAT & DIESEL- ‘Fairytale Of Stornaway’…

  • CELEBRATING A CELTIC CHRISTMAS 2019. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL THE LONDON CELTIC PUNKS FAMILY

    Each December we pick the best Christmas themed song we’ve heard that year to showcase in our end of year message. This year we are going to cheat a little and include two songs. The first is a song from last year which was too late to feature so here’s a band whose rise to…

  • 2019 REVIEW ROUND-UP’S PART TWO: EUROPE- BROPHY’S LAW, DIE DÖDELSÄCKE, HELLRAISERS’N’BEERDRINKERS, PYROLYSIS, SCHËPPE SIWEN

    We continue in our vain attempt to catch up with the Celtic-Punk and related releases we missed throughout the year! Each year the number of releases we receive here at 30492- LONDON CELTIC PUNKS continues to amaze us. Now this is great news but it does mean that we cannot keep up with everything we…

  • NEW SINGLE RELEASE FROM LOUIS RIVE ‘THE STATE OF THE NATION’

    Brand new single from one of our favourite artists the Catalonian based Scots singer-songwriter Louis Rive. Together ‘The State Of The Nation’ with the B-side ‘In The Shadows Of Big Ben’, takes a critical look at the double standards of living in Great Britain in an age defined by Brexit. Scottish singer-songwriter, based in Barcelona,…

  • NICK BURBRIDGE AND HIS TOP TEN INFLUENTIAL ALBUMS

    To say we are overwhelmed to be able to publish this feature on his Top Ten Influential Albums by the the legendary Nick Burbridge is an understatement! Encompassing everything inbetween Folk to Celtic-Punk it’s a glorious ride through some famous and legendary artists and some little known outside the communities they hail from. Second gen…

  • THE RUMJACKS LIVE IN LONDON- ACOUSTIC SESSIONS

    In February 2019, The Rumjacks arrived in London town at the You Tube Space Studio in Kings Cross, and recorded a set of stripped back acoustic versions from their back catalogue. Where once the band would have been at home among the dirt and grime of Kings Cross station where untold amount of Scots disembarked…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: VISCERAL NOISE DEPARTMENT- ‘Distant Banging’ (2019)

    Sarcastic Folk-Rock band from Glasgow, eclectically influenced by folk, grunge, psychedelic rock, metal, glam rock, blues and doom. Our man in South Carolina TC Costello ran the rule over their new album Distant Banging of which they plan to spend any profits on cheap drink and Gaffer Tape. After playing an acoustic show with Glasgow’s…

  • NEW FILM. A REBEL I CAME- THE STORY OF ÉIRE ÓG LIVE AT THE BRAZEN HEAD

    In 1997 Éire Óg released their Live At The Brazen Head album, one of the most iconic rebel album of its generation. This film, produced by The Rebel Collective podcast, brings together some of the original members of the band and many other prominent musicians from the rebel/folk scene to discuss how the band and…

  • EP REVIEW: THE PLACKS- ‘Rebellious Sons’ (2019)

    The debut release from The Placks based in the Scottish Highlands and Islands. World champion Pipers and Punk-Rock legends combine to play a concoction of Celtic infused Punk-Rock and Trad-Folk, but with melody, mirth and a message! One thing that is always levelled at the Celtic-Punk scene is that it is often inauthentic. There are…

  • CELEBRATING A CELTIC CHRISTMAS 2018. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL THE LONDON CELTIC PUNKS FAMILY

    Each December we pick the best Christmas themed song we’ve heard that year to showcase in our end of year message. This year we went with something a little different. LOCKS come from North London and while they may not be your typical Celtic-Punk band they have plenty of pedigree within their ranks. Their debut…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: THE RUMJACKS- ‘Saints Preserve Us’

    The new album from the undisputed Kings Of Celtic-Punk hits the decks right across every corner of the globe. I never thought they’d ever come close to their out of this world debut album but as Shane O’Neill shows they have not only made an album to compete with Gangs Of New Holland but possibly…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: LOUIS RIVE- ‘The Cheap Part Of Town’ (2018)

    The debut album from Louis Rive a Scottish singer-songwriter drawing on all aspects of folk music from traditional to barroom ballad to modern day tale-tellers and poets. Influenced by The Pogues, Hamish Imlach, Michael Marra and The Corries Louis has set out to continue the grand tradition of the Celtic storytelling musician. Funny sometimes the…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: MUIRSHEEN DURKIN AND FRIENDS- ’11 Pints & 3 Shots’ (2018)

    And we all thought Muirsheen Durkin had gone off to mine gold in California but would seem he got lost on the way to Amerikay and ended up in Arnsberg and started playing some proper kick-arse Irish-Celtic-Folk-Punk-Rock! I have a feeling we’ll still be reviewing Celtic-Punk releases from March well into the Summer at this…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: THE SKIDS- ‘Burning Cities’ (2018)

    Thirty-six years since their last album Scottish post-punk pioneers The Skids, currently on a hugely successful comeback tour, have released their fifth album ‘Burning Cities’ and could it be the greatest comeback album of all time? I wonder if there will be many readers here, who will never have heard of The Skids. If that is so,…

  • 2017 REVIEW ROUND-UP’S PART THREE: THE CELTIC NATIONS- BIBLE CODE SUNDAYS, THE DECLINE!, BRUTUS’ DAUGHTERS, REAL McKENZIES, VINCE CAYO, THE BOTTLERS

    So welcome to 2018 and the first post of the year and the last of our round-ups from 2017. We simply could not keep up with the volume of releases we keep receiving so rather than completely neglect them here’s some much shorter reviews that will at least give you a taste of what they…

  • CELEBRATING A CELTIC CHRISTMAS 2017. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL THE LONDON CELTIC PUNKS FAMILY

    Each December we pick the best Christmas themed song we’ve heard that year to showcase in our end of year message and this year the runaway victors are from just up the road from us in Berkhamsted. We give you Flatcaps & Fisticuffs and their wicked version of ‘Good King Wenceslas’. The EP it’s from is…

  • CLASSIC ALBUM REVIEW: DICK GAUGHAN- ‘Handful Of Earth’ (1981)

    AND FREE DOWNLOAD Considered one of the great folk voices of our time and acknowledged as one of Scotland’s most outstanding musicians. Handful Of Earth is renowned as not only his best album but also as one of the best folk album’s of all time. Though steeped in the traditions of folk and Celtic music, Scottish singer/songwriter…

  • REMEMBERING WILLIAM WALLACE RALLY IN LONDON AUGUST 20th 2017

    “I have brought you to the ring, now dance the best you can!” Words shouted by William Wallace to the Scottish army at the Battle of Falkirk on the 22nd of July 1298 as the English cavalry began to charge. REMEMBER THE SCOTTISH PATRIOT AND MARTYR WILLIAM WALLACE EXECUTED AT SMITHFIELD IN LONDON AUGUST 1305…

  • BEYOND THE FIELDS NEW VIDEO AND TRIBUTE TO ALISTAIR HULETT

    The new video from Swiss band Beyond The Fields is a fantastic cover of the Alistair Hulett penned classic ‘Blue Murder’.  Their fine homage to one of Scotland’s finest folk musicians was recorded live at this year’s traditional Grabenhalle Irish Night in St. Gallen, Switzerland on March 18th, 2017. Mixed by Eddy Sloof and filmed by Metunar. By kind permission…

  • THE HISTORY OF CELTIC-ROCK MUSIC

    Today the 30492- London Celtic Punks web zine is four years old today so what better way to celebrate our birthday than to give you this small but perfectly formed potted history of Celtic-Rock. We have never just wanted to be a place that only reviews new records we want to celebrate everything that makes us…

  • LONDON CELTIC PUNKS PRESENTS THE BEST OF 2016!

    Yes I know it only seems like five minutes since the last one but it’s that time of year again when we give you, for what it’s worth, our opinion on who made the best music in the celtic-punk scene over 2016. It’s been another outstanding year for the music that we all love and some…

  • CELEBRATING A CELTIC CHRISTMAS 2016. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL THE LONDON CELTIC PUNKS FAMILY

    All the best for a happy Christmas and a peaceful and prosperous new year for us all… Every year we pick the best Christmas themed song we’ve heard to showcase in our end of year message and this year the runaway victors is from NYC’s The Narrowbacks. Starring Rigel Byrne as Santa Claus. Filmed by Tamara…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: SAOR- ‘Guardians’ (2016)

    A unique blend of Scottish folk and atmospheric black metal inspired by traditional Scots poetry and heritage. In reviewing this amazing album I really hope i can do it the justice it truly deserves.Sadly celtic-metal is not a music genre I am too familiar with although I can myself returning if theres more bands like Saor knocking…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: THE WAKES- ‘Venceremos!’ (2016)

    by Pete Morgan Glasgow Irish folk’n’roll hooligans. They might all be Jock Tamson’s bairns but their Mammy is Roisin Dubh! London Celtic Punks friends and favourites launched their fifth studio album at the end of September just gone with a fantastic hometown gig at the Classic Grand, Glasgow.  A gig that saw the band enhanced…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: RED HOT CHILLI PIPERS- ‘Octane’ (2016)

    A fusion of traditional tunes and rock classics taking ‘Bagrock’ to a whole new level! Just the other day we reviewed the new single from Scots folk-rockers The Red Hot Chilli Pipers and we were so impressed that we’ve decided we had to check out and review their new album Octane as well. Released last…

  • 9/11 FIREFIGHTERS CHARITY SINGLE RELEASE BY THE RED HOT CHILLI PIPERS

    Bagpipes with Attitude! Drums with a Scottish accent! For all firefighters the world over. September 11, 2001, will rank among the bloodiest days in the history of the Irish people. Nobody knows exactly how many were lost but we do know that thousands of members of the global Irish community left home that day never to…

  • LIVE REVIEW: THE CUNDEEZ IN SOUTH LONDON SEPTEMBER 2016

    KEEPIN’ IT OARY DOWN AMONG THE SASSENACHS DAY TWO by Vincent Mahon Fresh from their triumphant London debut at the Gunners in Finsbury Park on Friday, Saturday finds the Cundeez saarf ov ver rivver at the Veg Bar in sunny Brixton as guests of the London Celtic Punks. The Veg Bar is a vegan restaurant…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: THE RUMJACKS-‘Sleepin’Rough’ (2016)

    Bloody ‘ell! Close the Best Of 2016 poll we have a winner already! The Bhoys have only pulled it off again.  By Shane O’Neill Wow!!! These guys never fail to impress. 2016 should be renamed The Year of The Rumjacks. Firstly, they hit us with a mammoth 5-month European tour and then they release the…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: Oi POLLOi- ‘Saorsa’ (2016)

    Rocking hard berating the system while shouting “Oi! Oi! Oi!” in Scottish! by Shane O’Neill ‘Saorsa’ means ‘Freedom’ in Scots Gaelic and is the sixth studio album of long running Scottish anarcho punk outfit Oi Polloi and the first since 2012. The album is hard hitting anti fascist, anti establishment, anti racism, anti homophobia, anti sexism ( did I miss…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: ‘JOY OF LIVING: A TRIBUTE TO EWAN MacCOLL’ (2016)

    Fearless and uncompromising Ewan MacColl’s influence is still felt far beyond the folk world. We owe him a lot… more than we can ever imagine. Regular readers of the London Celtic Punks blog will all know how much we like Ewan MacColl and we have regularly featured him within these pages. Though long gone Ewan’s massive volume…

  • SINGLE REVIEW: THE CUNDEEZ- ‘Rebellion’ (2016)

    Unashamedly Dundonian working class band promotin Scots culture an havin a laugh! Been following these boys for a while and was meaning to review their album ‘Sehturday Night Weaver’ from last year from the moment I first heard it. In the end I had to sneak it in with the end of the year round-ups (here) sadly…

  • CELEBRATING A CELTIC CHRISTMAS 2015. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL THE LONDON CELTIC PUNKS FAMILY

    All the best for a happy Christmas and a peaceful and prosperous new year for us all… (Danish/Dublin band ROVERS AHEAD have released a new Christmas single for 2015) CELTIC CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS According to long standing theory, the origins of Christmas stems from pagan winter festivals. One main reason early Christians were able to spread…

  • 2015 REVIEWS ROUND UP PART TWO- WILL TUN AND THE WASTERS, SKONTRA, LOUISE DISTRAS, HAPPY OL McWEASEL, THE CUNDEEZ, ANTO MORRA

    This year has been quite brilliant for celtic-punk releases. In fact it has been far the best year since we began doing this here thingy. Good news surely but it also sadly means we didn’t get a chance to review everything we received or heard. So after catching up with our North American cousins (here)…

  • CLASSIC ALBUM REVIEW: EWAN MacCOLL- ‘Scots Drinking Songs’ (1956)

    AND FREE DOWNLOAD! 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the legendary Ewan MacColl’s birth and although ‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’ and ‘Dirty Old Town’ remain his biggest ‘hits’ he also wrote and recorded hundreds of traditional songs baring the experience of the working class. A huge body of work that demands to be heard. We have…

  • 99p FOR THE KANO FOUNDATION- CHARITY SINGLE RELEASED

    The Kano Foundation is a group of volunteer Celtic supporters working to help young children. They work in partnership with other Celtic fans to offer a match-day experience at Celtic Park to a range of children’s groups and charities. The song ‘Have You Ever Seen?’, written and performed by Joe McKenna And The Kanettes, has been released through iTunes…

  • LONDON’S GREEN’n’WHITE: THE WAKES LIVE AT THE COCK TAVERN SATURDAY 29th AUGUST 2015

    IMPORTANT NOTICE: CHANGE OF VENUE LONDON’S GREEN’n’WHITE CELTIC SUPPORTERS IN LONDON UNITE! supported by the UNDERGROUND CELTIC SUPPORTERS CLUB HAYES BHOYS CELTIC SUPPORTERS CLUB BRIGHTON CELTIC SUPPORTERS CLUB LONDON CELTIC SUPPORTERS-FACEBOOK URBANKELT LONDON CELTIC PUNKS THE WAKES we are pleased to announce the headliners who will be making a very rare London appearance. The Wakes…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: PYROLYSIS- ‘On Mountains High I Stand’ (2015)

    Five crazy Bruchem people. Let them explode. Get a joyful mix of celtic, punk, rock, and folk. That’s Pyrolysis! On first listen this seems a rather odd album here from Dutch folkies Pyrolysis that sits very nicely on the folkier side of celtic-punk. Repeated listening to ‘On Mountains High I Stand’ reveals a really nice traditional…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: THE KILMAINE SAINTS- ‘Live At The Abbey’ (2015)

    Explosive, high-energy celtic-punk rock band from Pennsylvania will lift your hearts and your spirit… and your pint when you’re not looking! Formed in 2009 The Kilmaine Saints were the brainchild of two members of the Harrisburg Pipe And Drum Band (Pennsylvania). With celtic-punk taking off they decided to form a band that would get them free beer…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: TIN CAN HOOLEY- ‘ Racket In The Parlor’ (2015)

    folk that rocks… not folk rock! Featuring over 75 years of artistry in Boston punk and hardcore bands playing old time Celtic pub music Tin Can Hooley are a Boston Irish band right out of the Boston Irish community. Despite never having set foot there I feel I know Boston well what with the Dropkick Murphys…

  • CLASSIC ALBUM REVIEW: GIL SCOTT-HERON- ‘The Revolution Will Not Be Televised’ (1974)

    The godfather of rap and hip-hop and son of Celtic’s first black player FREE DOWNLOAD Today we are giving you something well out of our loop as part of the ‘Classic Album Reviews’. Whereas normally we’d give you some out of print folk album from the 30s/40s/50s here’s something a bit more recent (still its…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: THE PROCLAIMERS- ‘Let’s Hear It For The Dogs’ (2015)

    not celtic-punk but at least they’re Hibernian! The Proclaimers have been around now for nearly thirty years and they have built up a massive following across the world, and not just of Scottish exiles and within the Scots diaspora. They first hit the charts with the wonderful ‘Letter From America’ way back in 1987 and they…

  • ‘THE SPIRIT OF WALFRID’ CELTIC CHARITY COMPILATION ALBUM OUT NOW

    For Celtic Supporters By Celtic Supporters I tell you the Celtic Family never ceases to amaze me. While one bunch of supporters has come to the aid of a Celtic fan arrested unjustly in London recently (here) another has released this compilation album to help out several charities all close to the Celtic heart. The…

  • FILM REVIEW: SEAN CONNERY IN THE OFFENCE (1972)

    “after 20 years, what Detective-Sergeant Johnson has seen and done is destroying him” When I was a helluva lot younger than I am now I came across a film late one night hidden among the schedules. Strangely it starred the great Sean Connery which made me even more surpised that a film starring the biggest…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: THE REAL McKENZIES- ‘Rats In The Burlap’ (2015)

    The original celtic-punk band! In the crazy world of celtic-punk we have to admit that their are two levels when it comes to bands. The top level of course belongs to by far the two most famous bands in celtic-punk, The Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly. Their appeal has outgrown the scene and most people would…

  • BOOK REVIEW: ‘Scotball’ by STEPHEN O’DONNELL

    a Celtic supporter working in the mainstream media trying to tell the truth about RFC’s liquidation finds out that the people in power not only don’t want to hear the truth but they actually want to hide the truth from the people… This is Stephen O’Donnells second book and the follow up to his critically acclaimed…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: JASPER COAL- ‘Just The One…’ (2015)

    the raw and  uninhibited aggression of folk-punk with the authentic yet explosive renditions of traditional Celtic tunes Well here we are with our first album review of 2015 and luckily for me its one of my all-time celtic-punk favourites Jasper Coal. They may not be a name known to too many of you but by…

  • CLASSIC ALBUM REVIEW: EWAN MacCOLL AND PEGGY SEEGER – ‘The Jacobite Rebellions’ (1962)

    AND FREE DOWNLOAD It has certainly been a year of contrasts for the proud nation of Alba/ Scotland. With the loss of the Independence vote I’m sure I was not alone to slump into a form of depression but the wave of proud and non-sectarian nationalism that has swept Scotland since has been a joy to…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: VARIOUS ARTISTS- ‘For Freedom Alone – The Wars Of Independence’ (2014)

    This year marks the 70th anniversary of the historic Battle Of Bannockburn, a major victory in Scotland’s 1297-1328 struggle for independence from its neighbour to the south of the River Tweed. Greentrax Records marks one of the most important events in Scottish history by releasing this compilation album of Scots rebel songs, music, poems and spoken word pieces…

  • SINGLE REVIEW: CHRISTOPHER JAMES SHERIDAN- ‘My Hero Was A Ramblin Man’ (2014)

    Boston has the Dropkicks, New York has Black 47, London has The Bible Code, LA has Flogging Molly and Glasgow’s Irish community has The Wakes. Christopher James Sheridan is a Scots-Irish singer songwriter from Glasgow and has played harmonica in folk’n’roll band The Wakes since they were formed back in 2006. This is Christopher’s second…

  • SINGLE REVIEW: THE RUMJACKS- ‘Blows And Unkind Words’ (2014)

    Fecking hell a new single by my all time favourite celtic-punk band The Rumjacks hits the streets and bhoy I am excited as hell!! These boys can do no wrong in my eyes and if this had been shite I reckon I would have still have raved about it but we’ve no worries there as it’s classic fantastic…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: THE ALT- ‘Alt’ (2014)

    We don’t get to hear enough traditional music here at London Celtic Punks so we were blessed to receive this in the post from the good people over at Hearth Music. After all the roots of celtic-punk lay in traditional music every bit as much as punk so to ignore your roots is indeed a foolish thing.…

  • INTERVIEW WITH THE NYAH FEARTIES- 80’s AND 90’s SCOTTISH FOLK PUNK LEGENDS

    Welcome to 30492- LONDON CELTIC PUNKS 100th post. The last couple of days I’ve been wandering around shellshocked that 55% of the Scottish people still consider themselves as serfs and are servile to a foreign government. We must continue the fight and keep agitating for a Scots republic free from outside influence. To that end we…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: RUNA- ‘Current Affairs’ (2014)

    Runa were formed in Philadelphia in The USA in 2008 and consist of vocalist and step-dancer, Shannon Lambert-Ryan of Philadelphia, Dublin-born guitarist, Fionán de Barra, Cheryl Prashker of Canada on percussion, Dave Curley on mandolin, vocals, bodhrán, and step-dancing, and Maggie Estes of Kentucky on the fiddle. The band often performs with world-renowned, guest musicians, including…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: LES RAMONEURS DE MENHIRS- ‘Tan Ar Bobl’ (2014)

    We here at London Celtic Punks love our celtic-punk and as much as we love our celtic-punk we really really love celtic celtic-punk!By that I mean there’s some fantastic bands from the States or Canada or Indonesia and Italy or Australia, in fact there’s some amazing bands from all over the world truly making celtic-punk…

  • BOOK REVIEW: PARADISE ROAD by STEPHEN O’DONNELL

    review by Bedford Falls The last couple of years have given rise to the power of football fans on the internet, and the bampot blogger in particular. Celtic fans have led the way here, having long since established a plethora of quality sites which cater for every facet of the club’s diverse support. In the…

  • EP REVIEW: CHRISTOPHER JAMES SHERIDAN- ‘Old Fashioned Pound Notes’ (2014)

    This is the debut solo record from Christopher James Sheridan, who spends the majority of his time playing the harmonica and guitar for the fantastic Glasgow Irish celtic-rockers The Wakes. Obviously influenced by the American and British folk scenes of the 50′s & 60′s, Christopher has been writing and performing his own material since 2003. This four…

  • TRIBUTE TO GIL HERON- MICHAEL MARRA AND THE HAZEY JANES

    Gil Heron was a Jamaican professional footballer. He was the first black player to play for Celtic, and was the father of poet and musician Gil Scott-Heron. He was spotted by a scout from Celtic while the club was on tour in North America, and he signed for the club in 1951 after being invited over for…

  • EP REVIEW: JOHNNY CAMPBELL- ‘Robbie Burns Volume1’ (2014)‏

    The first in a series of EP’s from Johnny Campbell, the lead singer of Yorkshire celtic-punk band Three Sheets T’Wind. With the band currently dormant for now Johnny has gone back to his Scot’s roots and recorded this five track EP which consists of four songs in which Johnny has put music to the words…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: KELTIKON- ‘Agenbite of Inwit’ (2014)

    Celtic boogie, Folk’n’Roll, Pipes-Punk Just recently we reviewed the debut album from Rovers Ahead , who are an  amazing celtic-punk band from Denmark (see here). Well the reason we bring that up here is their lead singer is from Dublin and Keltikon, despite hailing from Zurich in Switzerland, also have a celtic singer in Iain Duncan. That a…

  • EP REVIEW: ALBANNACH- ‘Independence’ (2014)

    AND FREE DOWNLOAD outlawed tunes on outlawed pipes Albannach is Scots-Gaelic for “Scottish” or “Scotsman”, and that’s exactly what Albannach are. All born and bred in Scotland and their purpose in life is to share Scotland’s culture, history and heritage with us by means of their music. In a folk scene dominated by pipe and…

  • MAY 10TH NATIONAL FAMINE MEMORIAL DAY

    Tomorrow Celtic Football Club take to the field against Dundee United and afterwards will collect the Premier League trophy with the National Famine Memorial Day logo on their shirts. Without a doubt the ‘famine’ transformed Ireland changing the island forever. The impact on the people and the legacy of emigration, loss and decline of the Irish…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: VARIOUS ARTISTS- ‘The Scottish Diaspora: The Music And The Song’ (2014)

    ‘Thaim wi a guid Scots tongue in their heid are fit tae gang ower the warld.’ You may be forgiven if on coming across this blog that we are solely interested in Irish things, admittedly the blog logo above doesn’t help!, but we are a pan-celtic group and even though it sometimes doesn’t look like…

  • ‘ROLL OF HONOUR’ CAMPAIGN A MASSIVE SUCCESS!

    Last week (here) we reported on the campaign by Fans Against Criminalisation to get ‘The Roll Of Honour’ song by The Irish Brigade into the UK music charts. Well the campaign has now ended and it was a raging success and not only has the drive been covered by the media both at home and abroad but the…

  • FROM OPPRESSION TO CELEBRATION- THE POGUES TO THE DROPKICK MURPHYS AND CELTIC PUNK

    The history of all of the various celtic nations is one made up of oppression, intimidation and emigration. Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Cornwall, Brittany (north west France), Asturias (north west Spain), Galicia (north west Spain) have all been for generations occupied by foreign countries who have tried everything to crush the culture, language…

  • ‘ROLL OF HONOUR’ DOWNLOAD CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED

    Fans Against Criminalisation are delighted to announce plans to release the single ‘Roll of Honour’ in association with The Irish Brigade for the duration of the week beginning on 8th of February. This single will be available for download on iTunes. We would like to thank the band for kindly allowing us to use their…

  • LONDON CELTIC PUNKS PRESENTS OUR BEST OF 2013!

    well here they are. after two solid weeks of harassing and cajoling people into getting their lists back we’ve totted them up and came up with this. for more information on each record/ band simply click on the number and you’ll be re-directed. Must say there’s no real surprises here except it seems we’re quite…

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