LONDON CELTIC PUNKS WEB-ZINE

  • THE IRISH SOLDIERS OF MEXICO IN FILM AND IN SONG

    The story of the legendary San Patricios battalion and their legacy as told in film, books and song from bands as diverse as The Chieftains, Black 47, David Rovics, Larkin, The Fenians, The Wakes and others.  by Michael Hogan Next week sees the release of the debut album from Mexican Celtic-Punk band Batallón de San…

  • THE CELTIC PUNKCAST PRESENTS THE LONDON CELTIC PUNKS 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL

    Aw shucks them lovely people over at The Celtic Punkcast have gone and done a special edition of the show featuring ten of our favourite songs handpicked by our resident DJ Greenford Bhoy. All bands that we have grown up and grown with and very close to our hearts. Thanks to them all and here’s…

  • 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…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: THE NARROWBACKS- ‘Arrogance & Ignorance’ (2016)

    If Joe Strummer, Shane MacGowan and Bruce Springsteen survived a drinking session through the 5 boroughs, the hangover would be called The Narrowbacks. 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 The Narrowbacks are from New York City and don’t they let…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • ‘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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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 WAKES- “The Red and The Green” (2013)

    a Glasgow based folk’n’roll bunch of hooligans and outlaws. They might all be Jock Tamson’s bairns but their Mammy is Roisin Dubh! by Rory Dubhdara, Radio Rebel Gael I know that not every band can survive through its third release, sometimes its just like sequels to movies that you once liked. You wish that they…

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