SAN DIEGO, CA – Lexington Field announced today they are releasing their second full-length album, No Man’s War, on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 on New Folk Records, in conjunction with Blind Eye Records. Both labels are based out of Minneapolis, MN.

No Man’s War was produced, recorded and mixed by Jeff Berkley at Berkley Sound in San Diego, CA. He is a founding member of the bands Berkley Hart and Citizen Band, and has recorded musicians such as The Lovebirds, Tim Flannery, Josh Damigo, and Gregory Page. The 14-track album was mastered by 4-time Grammy Award winner Gavin Lurssen at Lurssen Mastering in Hollywood, CA.

No Man’s War features guest appearances by singer-songwriter Steve Poltz (vocals), Veronica May from The Lovebirds (vocals), Dennis Caplinger (banjo), Anthony Belluto from Horde of Sirens (guitar), Josh Linden from Hoist the Colors (mandolin & vocals) and Matt Maulding from Brick Top Blaggers (accordion).

Los Angeles artist Jose Pimienta, who created the artwork for Lexington Field’s debut album Old Dirt Road (2011) and follow-up EP Poor Troubled Life (2012), returned to do the same for No Man’s War. The album will also include a 20-page booklet of Pimienta’s original sketches.

“No Man’s War is the ultimate American Fiddle Rock album. These 14 songs are dynamic, heartfelt, emotional, and very high-energy. It was an honor to work with such talented musicians during this whole project and to have Jose Pimienta return to provide amazing artwork. Jeff Berkley and Gavin Lurssen are top notch professionals and truly captured our sound. We are so excited to share our American Fiddle Rock songs with the rest of the world!”
- Beau Gray, Lead Singer/Guitarist of Lexington Field

The official CD Release show to celebrate No Man’s War will take place on Sunday, May 26, 2013 at Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, CA. Here are the details:

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Another great piece of news is Peter Daldry’s song I Wish I Was In Glasgow has been nominated for an Independent Music Award. You can vote for his song here ~ http://www.independentmusicawards.com Just click on the link that says vote under the header. Support our Indie Musicians. Remember if it wasn’t for Indie Music and Indie Musicians all you’d have to listen to is what the record labels wanted you to hear.

Blaggards are heading out of Texas this month so people in other states get a chance to hear some of their great stout Irish rock.

Here’s where they will be in April and May:

Apr 16-21 – Las Vegas, NV @ Ri Ra Mandalay Bay
May 4 – Louisville, KY @ Ri Ra – Louisville
May 17 – Upper Darby, PA @ JD McGillicuddy’s
May 18-19 – Scranton, PA @ Scranton Celtic Festival
May 25-26 – Rockville, MD @ Rockville Town Square – Hometown Holidays
May 25 - Arlington, VA @ Ri Ra Arlington
May 26 – Rockville, MD @ Rockville Town Square – Hometown Holidays

They are also going to be in Rochester NY in June

June 29 – Rochester, NY @ Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival

You don’t want to miss them if they are in your area! We can’t let Texans have all the fun.

Our friends over at the Glasgowbury festival are gearing up for this year’s event. There is a G Session at the Cellar Bar in Draperstown, NI tomorrow night featuring the hot bands Pretty Child Backfire, The 1930s and Those Ghosts. Festival tickets are also now on sale via their website http://www.glasgowbury.com/glasgowbury-music-festival-ticket-info/ and at local outlets. See page for more info,

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The pairing of these two distinctively different and exceedingly gifted music makers has been an undeniably brilliant decision. Lunasa’s pioneering acoustic Irish traditional style together with the versatile rich sound of the RTE Concert Orchestra is a stroke of musical genius. “Lunasa with the RTE CONCERT ORCHESTRA” is an innovative, classy album from two of  Ireland’s finest musical legends.

Everyone is drawn to favorite songs, mine being Morning Nightcap and Leckan Mor. Both featuring the vibrant traditional sounds of flute, fiddle, pipes and whistle, and skillfully enhanced by the RTE Concert Orchestra’s range and depth. The blend is stunning.

Performed at Dublin’s National Concert Hall and later broadcast on RTE Radio 1, “Lunasa with the RTE CONCERT ORCHESTRA” is a brilliant must have album for all Lunasa and RTE Concert Orchestra music lovers. It’s a real winner!

Song list:

1. Casu
2. Leckan Mor
3. Spoil The Dance
4. An Buachaillin Ban (with Scully’s)
5. Morning Nightcap
6. Breton Set
7. The Minor Bee
9. The Last Pint
9. The Merry Sisters of Fate

Band members:

Kevin Crawford – “D” Flute, low whistles & tin whistles
Treavor Hutchinson – Double Bass
Ed Boyd – Guitar
Sean Smyth – Fiddle and low whistle
Cillian Vallely – Uilleann pipes and low whistle

Lunasa with the RTE CONCERT ORCHESTRA  – Set for April 16th release.

Pre-order now.

A video of Morning Nightcap ~ enjoy!

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The party atmosphere and electricity provided by both the performers and the audience enhances the fantastic music. The album includes several favorites. Their Barbara Allen is loveliest arrangement of this song I’ve ever heard. You’ll find yourself singing along with both Dandelion Wine and Toast To Tomorrow. But it’s songs like Locked Within The Crystal Ball, The Circle and Darkness that keep this band at the top of the charts and assures that Ritchie and Candice are the undisputed King and Queen of Ren Rock.

This album is a must have for all Blackmore’s Night fans and would be a great intro to the band for those new to them. The band’s original songs are brilliant, as are their versions of traditional songs. The combination of legandary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore’s music and the beautiful voice of Candice Night is unbeatable. If you are unfamiliar with Renaissance Rock but are a fan of The Tudors, Game of Thrones, The Hobbit or other fantasy movies and books you will love this type of music. Click on the link below to go hear samples and you will become a fan! You can learn more about Blackmore’s Night at Facebook here and at their own website here.

Song List

1. Locked Within The Crystal Ball
2. Glided Cage
3. The Circle
4. Journeyman
5. World of Stone
6. The Peasant’s Promise
7. Toast to Tomorrow
8. Fires at Midnight
9. Barbara Allen
10. Darkness
11. Dance of the Darkness
12. Dandelion Wine
13. All the Fun of the Fayre
14. First of May

A Knight In York is available at Amazon

The show was also taped for release as a DVD

For info on special packages which include a vinyl version check out www.udr-music.com

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Their Finnegan’s Wake is very upbeat in true Irish wake form. Last Call is done in an almost intimate style (well intimate for punk, that is.) And this Come Out Ye Black & Tans is one of the best I have heard in ages.

Start Your Engines! should definitely be on your St Paddy’s Day Party play list and you’ll want to keep listening long after the partying and hangovers are done with. Really good stuff!

Song List

Start Your Engines
Morrison’s Warriors
Come Out Ye Black & Tans
Last Call
Finnegan’s Wake
Malt In

You can find The Royal Spuds on Facebook here and at ReverbNation here

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This album is one of the best Folk albums I have heard in a long time. One of the songs from it has been a favorite of mine for a while as it was released as a single ahead of the album. Stranger In The Homeland is the perfect ‘you can’t go home again or can you?’ songs about a trip he took back to Scotland. Glasgow is a catchy song that gets stuck in your head and you’re glad to have it there. Whisky has a bluesy feel to it. The Mountain is a beautiful and powerful spoken piece. Perhaps my favorite is Rising Young Man, which is very reminiscent of early Dylan.

The Days Of Convenience is true folk, the songs are about people, the decisions they make, challenges they face and how they make it through life. It’s easy to identify with the songs on this beautiful album. If you like acoustic, folk, great singing and songs that actually have something to say, this is the album for you!

Song List

1. The Mountain
2. Damage
3. Stranger In The Homeland
4. Once We Get To Here
5. Here Comes The Real You Now
6. Glasgow
7. Cool
8. The Straw
9. Whisky
10. Making Love On Mondays
11. Rising Young Man

You can learn more about James Clark Jones on his website here and find him on facebook here

The Days of Convenience is available for purchase on Bandcamp and ITunes

Stranger in the Homeland

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North Texas Irish Festival Mar 1-3, 2013 Fair Park, Dallas, TX Entertainers include Avril Bird, Barra MacNeils, The Black Brothers, The Elders, Patrick Ball, BEHAN, Beyond the Pale, Irish Rogues, Jiggernant and many more. Please check their website for more info http://www.ntif.org

SONORA CELTIC FAIRE March 8-10, 2013 – Motherload Fairgrounds, Sonora, CA Musical guests include Wicked Tinkers, Tempest, Black Irish Band, Black Eyed Dempseys, Story Road, Avalon Rising and many more. Check their website for more details http://www.sonoracelticfaire.com/

St. Augustine Celtic Music & Arts Fest Mar 9 -10, 2013 Francis Field, 14 W Castillo Dr. St. Augustine FL Musical guests include Albannach, The Wobbly Toms, The Tannahill Weavers, Rathkeltair, The Dublin City Ramblers and more. Check their website for more info http://romanzastaugustine.org/celtic/

Irish Fest 2013 March 9 & 10Meyer Amphitheater West Palm Beach FL Musical guests include The Young Wolfetones, Tipsy Laird, Seven Nations, Screaming Orphans and more. Check their website for more info http://www.irishflorida.org/

New Dublin Irish Fest March 16, 2013 ‘New Dublin’ (New London), Wisconsin Musical guests include Dublin 5 (formerly The Rovers) from Baltimore and Switchback from Chicago. Both fantastic bands. For more info check the festival website http://www.newdublin.com/

Shamrockfest March 16. 2013 RFK Stadium Washington DC Entertainers include The Mahones, Carbon Leaf, Scythian, The Fighting Jamesons, Screaming Orphans, Icewagon Flu, Killigans, Murder The Stout, Barleyjuice, Wild Colonial Bhoys, The Pubcrawlers and many, many more. For more info check their website http://shamrockfest.com/

North Country Goes Green Irish Festival – March 15th – 17th – Dulles State Office Bldg, Watertown, NY Musical guests include The Prodigals, The Copperheads Band, Merry Mischief, Kilrush, Jerry Dixon, Seanache, Terry Mostyn Band, The Willoughby Brothers and more. Check their website for more info http://www.ncirishfest.com/

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