Here are some tour/show updates or cd announcements from some of our favorite acts. Declan O’Rourke recently released his third studio album. Mag Pai Zai received critical acclaim and is available at major record stores throughout Irleand as well as through Amazon and Itunes. Click here for ITunes A single from the album, A...
Tags: Blaggards, Building Pictures, Captain Kennedy, Cashier # 9, Declan O'Rourke, Enter the Haggis, Ghost Trains, Great Big Sea, John Gribbin, McHugh's Basement, Nathaniel McAuley, Orla Lynch, Paddy Nash and the Happy Enchiladas, Paul Shevlin, Pete McAuley, Scythian, Siobhan Day, Switchback, The Vires
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Great Big Sea will be appearing in several US cities early next year. If they are coming to your area you really have to go see them. This is a great band from Canada but since they are coming to the US you can catch them without worrying about a passport. UPDATE 1/4/11 Added...
Tags: Great Big Sea
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Great Big Sea is a great Celt Rock band with a strong leaning toward sea shanties as their name would imply. The band is from St Johns, Newfoundland and the sea is truly in the blood of those from the Maritime Provinces. They are currently on tour so if they are coming to your...
Tags: Celtic Rock, Cetlic Rock at Target, Great Big Sea, Tour Info
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With the coming of Fall, the 2010 Festival season is winding down. The autumn months are often actually the best time to go to one. The weather is cooler which makes walking around the festival grounds (especially in a wool kilt) much more comfortable. The traffic is a wee bit less hectic. The back...
Tags: Amadaun, Andy Cooney, Barley Juice, Blackthorn, Blackwater, Blarney Rebel Band, Brian McNeill, Brigid’s Cross, Bua, Burning Bridget Cleary, Cara, Celtic Cross, Celtic Crossroads, Celtic Spring, Conklin Ceili Band, Coyote Run, Danny Burns, Derek Warfield & the Young Wolf Tones, Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul, Embarr, EMISH, Enter the Haggis, Erin Og, Flatfoot 56, Gaelic Storm, Glengarry Bhoys, Gobshites, Great Big Sea, Hair of the Dog, Hogeye Navvy, Homeland, Hooley, i.o.t.a, Indianapolis Ceili Band, Jamison's Revenge, John Doyle & Karan Casey, Kennedy's Kitchen, Leahy, Lunasa, Maidens IV, Makem & Spain Brothers, McPeake, Mickey Finns, Millish, Needfire, Off Kilter, Paddy Wells, Pogey, Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Rising Gael, Round The House, Screaming Orphans, Seamus Kennedy, Seanchai & The Unity Squad, Secret Service Band, Sigean, Skelpin, Slide IE, Switchback, Teada, The Bare Knuckle Boxers, The Bogside Rogues, The Broken Shillelaghs, The Causeway Giants, The Elders, The Flyin Column, The High Kings, The Jameson Sisters, The Kells, The Kreellers, The McKrells, The Mighty Ploughboys, The Prodigals, The Ruffians, The Town Pants, Uncle Hamish & The Hooligans, Vishten, Waxies
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August is a great month for festivals and some of the best all year take place then. Sadly, a few festivals have had to cancel this year as times are really tough. That is why it is so important to support your favorite festivals. You will never find more musical entertainment and great activities...
Tags: Buffalo NY, Butte MT, Charlotte NC, Cherish the Ladies, Dublin City Ramblers, Dublin OH, EMISH, Enter the Haggis, Gaelic Storm, Great Big Sea, Kieran Goss, Leahy's Luck, Luka Bloom, Lunasa, Makem and Spain Brothers, McPeake, Milwaukee WI, Moya Brennan, Natalie McMasters, Penny Whistle, Pogey, Rising Gael, Roger Drawdry & the Firestarters, Sandcarvers, Screaming Orphans, Scythian, Seamus Kennedy, Seven Nations, Slide, St. Paul MN, Switchback, Tartan Terrors, The Elders, The High Kings, The Killdares, The Prodigals, The Saw Doctors, Tommy Sands, Waterloo IA, Young Dubliners
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With the worlds’ eyes on Canada due to some sort of sporting event, I thought it would be a good time to focus on some really great Canadian bands. Some you will know but others may be new to you. They are all well worth a listen. I actually found so many that I...
Tags: Canada, Celtic Rock, Claymore, Enter the Haggis, Glengarry Bhoys, Great Big Sea, Pogey, The Town Pants
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