LONDON CELTIC PUNKS WEB-ZINE

  • LONDON CELTIC PUNKS PRESENTS THE BEST OF 2023!

    It’s that time of year again that we publish the London Celtic Punks annual Best Of list. Seems obligatory to say it doesn’t seem a year since The Mahones deservedly received the honour of Best Celtic-Punk Album Of 2022 but here we go again.  It’s been another great year for the scene with new bands…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: THE TOSSERS – The Tossers (2023)

    The World’s Loudest Folk Band One of the first and most enduring bands on the Celtic-Punk underground, Chicago’s The Tossers are back with a ‘new’ album of classics, standards and originals that mix the attitude and swagger of Punk Rock with a muscular but respectful approximation of Irish traditional Folk music.  It’s been six years since…

  • ODDS’N’SODS. A CELTIC-PUNK ROUND UP APRIL 2023

    The year is flying by and as usual March was a fantastic month for Celtic-Punk fans. Some big hitters released their first albums in ages and here’s your chance to catch up with some of them and the others in this month’s Odds’n’Sods. All the news fit to print on what’s going in our wonderful…

  • ODDS’N’SODS. A CELTIC-PUNK ROUND UP MARCH 2023

    If ever their was a time when we should have a Celtic History Month in schools then March would be it with the patron Saint’s of Cornwall, Wales and Ireland all in the next few weeks. That it will never happen will surprise no one. Hers is this month’s Odds’n’Sods. All the news fit to…

  • ODDS’N’SODS. A CELTIC-PUNK ROUND UP SEPTEMBER 2022

    Here’s another Odds’n’Sods to keep you occupied for a bit. A whole load of Celtic-Punk entertainment from all the scene’s bands big and small, established or just starting out. Big news from the DROPKICK MURPHYS that their long awaited new album This Machine Still Kills Fascists lands on September 30th. Following up on their success…

  • INTERVIEW WITH MIKE KILROE FROM THE ‘CELTIC PUNK, FOLK AND ROCK FANS’ GROUP

    Little over a year ago a new Group appeared on Facebook called Celtic Punk, Folk And Rock Fans and considering 2019 was a bad year for Celtic-Punk media with two of the biggest sites closing it has been an invaluable place for fans old and new to share and introduce music to each other. Despite…

  • DING DONG MERRILY ON HIGH! THE TOSSERS CHRISTMAS SINGLE OUT TODAY!

    Now plenty would say that Chicago’s The Tossers are the best Celtic-Punk band in the world and many would even say that they are the heirs to The Pogues crown. So it is that any new release is welcomed by the Celtic-Punk masses! Ding dong indeed. With Christmas (we don’t go in for that Xmas…

  • BRING YOUR MATE TO THE HOOLEY: A STARTERS GUIDE TO CELTIC-PUNK

    Alright straight of the bat I know what you’re thinking: I’m reading a site called ‘London Celtic Punks’ I don’t really think I need a starters guide to the Celtic Punk/Rock/Folk Punk scene. Well steady on for a second and hear me out: This isn’t for you. This for your mate who has shown a…

  • LONDON CELTIC PUNKS PRESENTS THE BEST OF 2017!

    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 2017. It’s been another outstanding year for the music that we all love and some…

  • TEN YEARS WAITING FOR FLATFOOT 56 AND NEARLY OVER!

    I can’t believe it but yes it’s been a decade since they first stepped foot on our shores and Chicago’s Flatfoot 56 are back! That gig inspired the setting up of the London Celtic Punks so we are as happy as Larry to be able to present their gigs in North and South London at…

  • 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…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: CELKILT- ‘Stand’ (2017)

    ” …Then the Great Alchemist gathered Water, Air, Earth and Fire around the Muse. He gave them the High Voltage Energy of Rock and the cheerful power of the Irish Jigs, gave them fiddle, drums, guitar, bass, whistles and bagpipes, and then told them: ” You shall be embodied, you shall live, you shall play and…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: THE TOSSERS- ‘Smash The Windows’ (2017)

    From the predominantly Irish neighborhoods of Southside Chicago The Tossers have been expanding the boundaries of contemporary Irish music since before much better known bands had even begun and have become one of the most popular and successful bands in the worldwide celtic-punk scene. By Shane O’Neill Only a few weeks into 2017 and we have…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: BLACK WATER COUNTY- ‘Taking Chances’ (2017)

    Dorset based six-piece celtic-punk band Black Water County’s debut album for this reviewer is as good as ANYTHING to be released this year.  Music to proper “beat up the floor to” !! Sandwiched between album releases by such celtic-punk greats such as the Dropkick Murphys, The Real McKenzies, The Tossers and Flatfoot 56 is this wonderful album…

  • SINGLE REVIEW: THE RAMSHACKLE ARMY- ‘Foreign Soil’ (2106)

    The new release from The Ramshackle Army proves again the high quality of Aussie celtic-punk. Influenced by the punk they grew up with, the Celtic traditions of their families history and the colonial heritage of Australia the band come up trumps again. With The Rumjacks just landing back home in Australia after a God alone knows how many…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: RUSTY NAIL- ‘Bitter Ale, Bitter Heart’ (2016)

    If Liam Clancy grew up listening to Nirvana, it would sound like Rusty Nail. St.Louis based Celtic-infused celtic-rock originals and traditional Irish Pub songs. Rusty Nail will be a name new to the vast majority I am sure but with this their new album they deserve a much wider audience and this just may be the…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: LARKIN- ‘A Toast To St. Jude’ (2016)

    With traditional Irish folk music and some of their own originals Larkin rock it up while keeping it trad. Always a good yellin’, rebel song, drinkin’ song good time with Larkin! Larkin are a superb 6 piece trad Irish folk band from Tulsa, Oklahoma in the USA that play traditional working class Irish protest song’s. They are led by Chad…

  • EP REVIEW: THE NARROWBACKS- ‘After Hours’ (2015)

    New York Irish music. nar·row·back /ˈnæroʊˌbæk/ [nar-oh-bak] –noun Slang. 1. Disparaging. an Irish-American. 2. a person of slight build who is unfit for hard labour I’ve had the chance to go into the history of the American Irish plenty of times and in a country built on immigration it is the Irish in particular that…

  • EP REVIEW: THE HYDROPATHS- ‘Wailing Away’ (2014)

    Yorkshire! Yorkshire! Yorkshire! A beacon of good, old fashioned, no frills celtic-punk music. The policy on 30492-London Celtic Punks blog is to only review music from the current year. We have broken this maybe once or twice tops over the years but I had no hesitation in doing it again when I heard this release…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: BEYOND THE FIELDS- ‘The Falcon Lives’ (2014)

    Bordered by three countries the area of Lake Constance in Switzerland is not only one of the most beautiful spots in Europe but also home to one of Europe’s hardest working celtic bands. Beyond The Fields were formed in 1998 by Swiss singer-songwriter Andre Bollier. Within a year the band had released their first record,…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: UNCLE BARD AND THE DIRTY BASTARDS- ‘Get The Folk Out’ (2014)

    Italian celtic folk n’ roll from Büsti Grandi (Craggy Island) Long, long, long before hordes of Polish workers settled in Ireland it was the turn of the Italians who flocked to the dear auld sod. High wages, plenty of regular masses and the, now long deceased, ‘celtic tiger’ promised good opportunities for all that came.…

  • 30492-LONDON CELTIC PUNK’S TOP TWENTY CELTIC-PUNK ALBUM’s OF ALL TIME‏

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US! Today we celebrate the blog’s first anniversary so, in a case of obvious self-indulgence, we thought we’d share with you our TOP TWENTY CELTIC-PUNK ALBUM’s OF ALL TIME. The last year has flown by and, even better, feedback for the site seems to have been universally good. As long we’re appreciated it’s…

  • 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…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: ROVERS AHEAD- ‘Always The Sinner, Never The Saint’ (2014)

    stories of drinking, whoring, family tragedies and lost love Rovers Ahead were formed in 2007 and are based in Copenhagen in Denmark. They are also the Dane’s only celtic-punk band to my knowledge. In common with Sir Reg and Flogging Molly they are a celtic-punk band led by an ex-pat in Nathan Corcoran from the…

  • FREE DOWNLOAD: IRISH PUB SONGS COMPILATION

    Destined to go down in history (well Celtic-Punk history anyway!) the Irish Pub Songs Collection. A download of the best music around today. 70 minutes long with 23 bands from 15 countries and available for nothing at all. Every day’s St. Patrick’s Day according to Neck but a week today it actually is so to…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: KEVIN FLYNN AND THE AVONDALE RAMBLERS- “The Broken Pavement of Avondale” (2013)

    “we’re a Chicago-Irish band” A few years ago a website suddenly appeared out of nowhere called Paddy Punx. It was basically a download site and the poor guy doing it must have been a drug addict or something as he put up scores and scores of albums everyday at all hours of the day and night.…

  • 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…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: THE TOSSERS- ‘Emerald City’ (2013)

    With 2013 drawing to a close it may seem a bit strange to review a album that was released way back in March in time for St Patrick’s Day but as this is by far and away the #1 Album of the year I thought I’d just chuck in my review to the many others that litter the…

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