LONDON CELTIC PUNKS presents….

London Celtic Punks have put together a 20 track digital album of unashamed Irish rebel songs. For full details and access to the free album go to London Celtic Punks.

Intro

The Gentlemen  – Come Out Ye Black And Tans

Templars Of Doom  – H-Block Escape

The Gobshites  – Give Ireland Back To The Irish

In For A Penny  – Easter Mourn

The Tan And Sober Gentlemen  – Follow Me Up To Carlow

Black Irish Texas  – Join The British Army

Tullamore  – Mairéad Farrell

Sons Of O’Flaherty  – The Fields Of Athenry

The Dead B-Specials  – Take It Down From The Mast

Auld Corn Brigade  – Broad Black Brimmer

Hudson Falcons  – 6 + 26 =1

The Lucky Pistols  – God Save Ireland

The Larkin Brigade  – Sean South From Garryowen

The Fisticuffs  – Young Ned Of The Hill

O’Hamsters  – Erin Ga Bragh

Kilmaine Saints  – Go On Home British Soldiers

Jasper Coal  – The Merry Ploughboy

Drunken Fighters  – The Big Fella

The Bleeding Irish  – The Uprising

St. Bushmill’s Choir  – The Foggy Dew

Larkin  – On The One Road

UltraBomb to tour

Punk rock supergroup (is that a oxymoron?), UltraBomb, featuring our friend Finny McConnell from the The Mahones, drummer extraordinaire, Jamie Oliver of UK Subs and punk rock legend, Greg Norton of Hüsker Du, after many false starts are finally set to tour as well as play the Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival.

May 11 St Paul Ticket Turf Club

May 12 Winona No Name Bar

May 13 Chicago Reggie’s

May 15 Indianapolis The Melody Inn

May 17 Memphis The Hi Tone

May 20 Austin Kick Butt Coffee

May 25 Tempe Yucca Tap Room

May 26 San Diego Corazon del Barrio

May 27 Long Beach Alex’s Bar

May 28 Las Vegas Backstage Bar (no Barstool Preachers)

May 31 Denver HQ (no Barstool Preachers)

http://ultrabombmusic.com/

Dropkick Murphys: Okemah Rising

It’s not only Woody from the movie Toy Story who had squeal. The Dropkick Murphys are giving Americas favorite fokie, Woody Guthrie, a squeal with a follow up to, This Machine Still Kills Fascists, titled, Okemah Rising. The album features guest performances by folk punk pioneers Violent Femmes, Jesse Ahern from Quincy, Mass., and Jamie Wyatt. Okemah Rising comes out May 12 on CD, LP and on streaming services worldwide.

https://dropkickmurphys.com/

The Tossers, new album

The Tossers have a new album out. Titled, The Tossers, it’s a collection of new songs, unreleased favorites and some new takes on old classics.

The album is on the streaming platforms with a vinyl version available at their upcoming gigs.

Preview here

https://www.facebook.com/TheTossers

Jesse Ahern: Heartache and Love

If you scroll down a little bit on main shite’n’onions page you will see my review of Jesse Ahern opening for the Dropkick Murphys in Nashville late last year. After seeing Jesse live I got my mitts on his three full-length releases. Heartache and Love, being the latest, hence the review. Live, Jesse is one guy, a guitar and harmonica. On vinyl, it’s Jesse plus a band, a big frigging band with a full brass section. Heartache and Love, is raw old-school American rock’n’roll – if you look closely at the picture on the back of the sleeve you see Jesse is playing some Bo Diddley. In addition to Bo Diddley and the Rolling Stones whose, Salt of the Earth, he covers, Ahern tips his head to Dylan, Waits, and Strummer. This is real blue-collar rock’n’roll with the authenticity you can only get from someone who actually works hard for a living (cough, cough, not you Springsteen.)

Fuck streaming

Fuck playlists

Fuck todays pop

https://jesseahern.bandcamp.com/

https://jesseahern.com/home

The Templars of Doom: Rising of the Doom!

And on this one, the bagpipes go up to 11. Rising of the Doom!, the third full-length from Ulster county, New York, The Templars of Doom. The music here is very similar in style to the band’s previous two releases. Primitive, low-fi, DIY, punk rock, almost Oi, smashing headfirst into a bagpipe band.  While this may not be everyone’s cuppa tea, I think it’s great. I love the two versions of O’Donnell Abu – one bagpipe and one punk’n’bagpipe. The album is currently available digitally from Bandcamp, the two previous albums made it to vinyl so hopefully, Rising of the Doom!, does too.

https://templarsofdoom.bandcamp.com/album/rising-of-the-doom

Potato-eating, Whiskey-drinking, Bog-trotting, CELTIC PUNK ROCK