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THE ROCKAWAY REBEL OF THE EASTER RISING – JOHN ‘THE YANK’ KILGALLON
“Of all the Irish-American towns in America, it had to be a Rockaway guy that wound up in the middle of the bloody battle at the Post Office” Often on these pages we have spoken of the Easter Rising. A somewhat mythical event doomed to failure when heavily outnumbered Irishmen and women rose up against…
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EP REVIEW: JAY MOODY- ‘Pub Songs On Palafox’
FREE DOWNLOAD! Roots Music with No Reservations. Jay Moody is a Native American/Irish folksinger from Pensacola, Florida. He describes his eclectic sound as Creolized Roots Music. Irish folk influenced by swamp blues and pub-rock, with hints of Caribbean rhythms and Celtic melodies. One of the things we set out to do with this site when…
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HOW THE IRISH BECAME THE POGUES
by Jack Hamilton Last March I enjoyed the pleasure (and attendant hangover) of partaking in the annual ritual of alcoholic commerce that is St. Patrick’s Day in Boston. Although I had grown up in the area, and in a decidedly Irish-American household at that, I had spent the past seven such holidays as a resident…
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ALBUM REVIEW: THE DISTILLERY RATS- ‘Tales From County Whiskey’ (2017)
You can hear drunks in the streets singing Irish folk songs? The peaty scent of whiskey is crawling up your nose? The maidens wear their best clothes? Be sure, the County Whiskey Folk Punk Crew is near. Lock up your liquor and hold back your daughters the Distillery Rats are back in town Formed in…
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THE POGUES AND IRISH CULTURAL CONTINUITY
BY PÁDRAIC GRANT Shane MacGowan’s awareness and adaptation of trends in the literary world, along with the narrative quality and structural experimentation of his work, should cement his status as both a musical and literary figure. The Pogues (formerly Pogue Mahone, Irish Gaelic for ‘kiss my arse’) were formed in 1982 by a group of…
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ALBUM REVIEW: ANTO MORRA-’16’ (2016)
London Irish Folk Punk Somewhere between the Pogues and Ian Dury with perhaps a dash of Madness. The ever prolific Anto Morra returns with this sixteen track album tribute to the 1916 Easter Rising. In the 100th Anniversary year of the Rising their have been many books and musical tributes paid to that heroic act…
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INTERVIEW WITH JOHNNY CAMPBELL
A fast, ruthless, uncompromising sound with influences from far and wide. Material that embraces traditional music and sometimes frantic Bluegrass style picking with self penned songs of protest and debauchery. We are extremely happy that Johnny took time out from megabussing it around the country from gig to gig to do a little interview for us. The…
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‘JUSTICE FOR THE CRAIGAVON 2’ SINGLE TO BE RELEASED BY POL MacADAIM
“The case of the Craigavon 2 will not fade away as is hoped by the establishment but it will continue until justice is done and seen to be done. Those politicians who claim to represent and speak for nationalist, republicans and the working class should be outraged by this judgement, they now have an opportunity…
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THE TOSSERS MAKE MUSIC FOR US ALL
by Paul DeCamp 11 P.M. on the northwest side of Chicago, a corner at one of the city’s famous five way intersections. Or maybe its 6. Your sharpness with numbers has been dulling over the last few hours. The air is frigid and still, save for some laughs and chatter coming from the small group…
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TRIBUTE TO BRENDAN BEHAN 1923-1964
‘Streams Of Whiskey’ – The Pogues “Last night as I slept I dreamt I met with Behan Shook him by the hand and we passed the time of day When questioned on his views On the crux of life’s philosophies He had but these few clear and simple words to say I am going, I…
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