Celtic/Folk Bands to check out
This is a static version of a dynamic document kept on Google Docs, which is shared with several friends to view and collaborate on over time. The most recent version of the page may be found here. This is basically a list of bands I want to check out, have only begun to investigate, or think are worth sharing - I find new bands by talking to friends, listening to the local college and independent radio stations, or some of several Celtic Folk music podcasts, or internet radio stations.
Podcasts to check out
this is a great way to find new music by independent Celtic, Irish, and folk musicians. If you don’t know how to listen to podcasts, try iTunes. If you don’t want to use iTunes, sometimes these sites will provide a direct link to an mp3 file, or you can search around for another program to download them automatically like iTunes does. I’ve heard about iPodder, but can’t tell you any more than that.
http://celticmusicnews.com
http://www.celticmusicpodcast.com/
http://www.celticfolkpod.com/
Cleveland Celtic Podcast
LiveIreland
http://liveireland.com
Mainly mainstream, big name Celtic bands, but some Independent musicians as well from Dublin (internet radio)
http://91.121.1.11:8080/
http://208.53.131.29:8080/
Bands to check out
Bad Haggis
http://badhaggis.com/
Mark Gunn’s Celtic Music podcast #47 at about the 1 hour mark
Funk / Celtic fusion
Michael McGoldrich
Ried’s Reels
02/08/08: heard on Live Ireland, pipes, elec bass
Tommy Peoples
Trad. fiddling
02/08/08: heard on Live Ireland
Flook
http://www.flook.co.uk/
Trad band, kickin
1/23/08: Heard on Live Ireland
The Jolly Beggarmen
10/10/07: The Jolly Beggarmen were formed in approx 1976 and lasted more than 15 years. The main members were Joe White, Tommy Jenkinson, Jonny Carrol, Paddy Quigley, Eamonn O’Rourke Snr. Also from time to time there was Kevin Molloy, Donal Nagle and a couple more that (the writer on mudcat didn’t) remember. They recorded On the Dole and The Inner City Song which reached the top ten in Ireland. They also travelled extensively around europe and the UK. The Inner City song was written by Don Baker for the Jolly Beggarmen and it reached no 2 in the Irish Charts… Don Baker is also on the single playing the harmonica… you will find info on this on Don Bakers Web site. Tommy Jenkinson and Joe White are still playing music…
- ChandelierShop - great pub song done acapella with clap line
- Lannigan’s Ball
The Rogues
6/28/07: Celtic pipes and drums deftly wielded to mind numbing effect.
Weak fiddle, they’re kinda like a renn-faire band
http://therogues.com/
Asteria
6/27/07: medieval lute
http://asteriamusica.com
Liadan
all girl trad. band doing jigs and reels as well as song. Toured with the Chieftans this year
http://www.liadan.ie/
Mozaik / Taylor Eigsti Trio
(another group with Donal Lunny and Andy Irvine)
The Rocky Road to Dublin/Indian Ate the Woodchuck
Gavin Whelan
http://www.gavinwhelan.ie/
Awesome whistle player!
The trip to Cullenstown / Jack Coughlan’s / Out on the road - reels
Donal Lunny
(of Planxty, then Bothy Band fame)
bio on Wikipedia
BarleyJuice
http://www.barleyjuice.com/
Check out this band from Philly!
Their song ‘A Bands a band for all that’ is great with it’s references to classic rock artists aplenty.
Ken O’Malley and the Twilight Lords
http://kenomalley.com/
Heard on Marc Gunn’s Irish and Celtic music podcast #31, time: ~19:00
Great Live version of Mo Ghile Mear
Kennedy’s Kitchen
Victims of Irish Music
Heard on Marc Gunn’s Irish and Celtic music podcast #31, first song
http://home.earthlink.net/~iltf/Kitchen/index.html
Rocky Road to Dublin
Tullamore Celtic Band
http://cdbaby.com/cd/tullamore/from/celtic/
Four Leaf Peat
http://www.fourleafpeat.com/
Follow me up to Carlow on Celtic Folk Podcast 13, time: 8:50
great version of this tune - I wanna do more traditional music!
Amazon only has this as an MP3 album (or the tracks as individual downloads)
Minstrels of Mayhem
http://www.minstrelsofmayhem.com/
a medieval band
Irish Balladeers - older band, no website
The Molly Maguires
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molly_Maguires
(alot like Clancys / Wolfetones type stuff)
Circled By Hounds
http://circledbyhounds.com/
off ‘Chasing our Tales’
Irish and Celtic Music Podcast #29 minute 5:00
An ‘Sannat
“The Wind That Shakes the Barley” (is that a Cello?) yes.
from Welcome Into the Morning
Irish and Celtic Music Podcast #29 minute ~31:00
Check out this youtube clip
Tears for Beers
http://www.tearsforbeers.de/
Ye Jacobites by name lend an ear
On a CD called ‘Cracky Bones’ which I found on Amazon for $75!
Irish and Celtic Music Podcast #29 minute 34:00
