Here it is Friday again. Where did the week go? Where did the year go, for that matter? They say time flies when you’re having fun. What could be more fun than Celtic Rock? Take a little time out of the holiday bustle and enjoy this great music. Some of these bands are old...
Tags: Blaggards, Charm City Saints, Connemara Stone Company, Murder the Stout, Music Friday, Sir Reg, Skibbereen, Sons of Malarkey, The Indulgers
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Celtic Rock ranges from the Folk to the Punk end of the scale. What it all has in common is either traditional songs done in rock style or rock songs done on traditional instruments. It’s all a great way to kick off the weekend. Here are some fine examples of the genre from around...
Tags: BlackEyed Dempseys, Claymore, Connemara Stone Company, Music Friday, The Indulgers, The Rumjacks, The Wakes, Young Dubliners
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This weekend marks the halfway point in the year that separates one St Patrick’s Day from the next. The perfect excuse for a party! We will be celebrating the day with a lot of great Celt Rock bands. I have so many favorites in this genre that I have to rotate them to get...
Tags: Coyote Run, Gaelic Storm, Music Friday, Roger Drawdy and the Firestarters, Seven Nations, The Indulgers, The Killdares, The Rogues, The Rumjacks
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August is the month that festivals really step into high gear. If you haven’t been to one yet this year, make sure you hit one in August. Most have a lot of local bands, dance acts and pipe and drum bands that we didn’t have room to mention so be sure to click the...
Tags: Altan, Baal Tinne, Bandwagon, Barley Juice, Bernadette Morris, Brigid’s Cross, Campaign LK, Cashier no 9, Clown Parlour, Colly Strings, Craiceann, Dead Presidents, Deadlights, Derek Warfield and the Young Wolfe Tone, Dervis, Different Drums of Ireland, Duncan Campbell & The Duty Paid Society, Dutch Schultz, Eilis Phillips, Enter the Haggis, Everyday Superheroes, Extra Stout, Four Courts, Gaelic Storm, Gareth Dunlop & Band, Gascan Ruckus, Girsa, Inishowen Gospel Choir, Intinn, Invinyl, Jifubuki, Johnny Vans, Junior Johnson & The Handsome Bastards, Kasper Rosa, Kathleen Fitzgerald and The Screaming Orphans, Katie and the Carnival, Katie McMahon, Leeward Side, Like Statues, Liz Carroll, Louisiana Joyride, Love Seeds, Magwere, Mental Deficiency, Mojo Fury, Moya Brennan, NASA Assassin. Naiomh O’Hagan, Nathan Miller, Noise Control, Not Squares, Patrick Bell, Paul Corrigan, Pay*ola, Phoenix Fire, Pocket Billiards, R51, Rachel Austin, Rams’ Pocket Radio, Rassie Ai, Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Rising Gael, Roger Drawdy & The Firestarters, Roysta, Sandcarvers, Scorpion Jack, Screaming Orphans, Scythian, Seamus Kennedy, Seanchai and the Unity Squad, Searson, Seven Summits, Shake!, Silhouette, Skerryvore, Southern, Stevie McCann, Swanee River, Tanya & The Whiskey Princes, Tartan Terrors, Teada, The Barley Mob, The Bloody Tinth, The Bonnevilles, The Defects, The Elders, The Farriers, The Fuchsia Band, The High Kings, The Indulgers, The Kicks, The Murder Balladeers, The Prodigals, The Rupture Dogs, The Sabrejets, The Sons of Robert Mitchum, The Tossers, the Young Dubliners, Tony McHugh, Tric, Trucker Diablo, Whiskey of the Damned, Wookalily, Worldsend
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Happy 4th! To celebrate the holiday we will have a Music Friday on Monday with all 13 American Acts from around the country to play for our Independence Day Celebration. So hug Mom. grab a piece of apple pie and listen to this great music while you enjoy the fireworks! Lynn Hollyfield from Accokeek,...
Tags: 3rd Echo, 4th of July, Blaggards, Brian Mackey, Hair of the Dog, Icewagon Flu, J Minus, Kilmaine Saints, Lynn Hollyfield, Prydein, Rathkeltair, Scythian, The Indulgers, The Kreellers
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July and August are the height of festival season and that’s when the really big festivals are. Lots of fabulous acts to see along with other activities for the whole family. The Scottish festivals generally also have highland games which are a must see – staggering feats of strength and agility all performed in...
Tags: A Plastic Rose, Albannach, Axis Of, Baal Tinne, Barley Juice, Beltaine, Blackthorn, Boston Blackthorne, Brigids Cross, Burning Bridget Cleary, Cara Dillon, Cashier no 9, Chasin' Hooley, Cherish the Ladies, Ciara Walton, Claymore, Colcannon, Coyote Run, Dulahan, Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul, ELSPETH, EMISH, Enter the Haggis, Gaelic Storm, Girsa, Glengarry Bhoys, Hair of the Dog, High Kings, Homeland, Hounds of Finn, Intermission, Irishtown Road, John D’Arcy, Katie & The Carnival, Kennedy's Kitchen, LaFaro, Larkin and Moran Brothers, Makem and Spain Brothers, McPeake, Mickey Coleman, Mickey Finns, Mojo Fury, Mondragon, Mythica, Paddy Homan, Paddy Nash, Paul Casey, Paul Shevlin, Poor Paddy, Potcheen, Rams’ Pocket Radio, Runa, Scythian, Searson, Seven Nations, Seven Summits, Shane MacGowan and his band, Skeeryvore, Slide, Sweet Jane, Switchback, The 1930s, The Answer, The Avondale Ramblers, The Druids, The Dublin City Ramblers, The Elders, The Fuchsia Band, The Indulgers, The Kreellers, The Logues, The Prodigals, The Sandcarvers, The Screaming Orphans, The Tossers, The Wakes, The Waxies, The Wolfe Tones Derek Warfield, Tommy Fleming
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I don’t really buy into all that End of the World nonsense but just in case – if we’re going out, we’re going out rocking in style with 13 of our favorite rock and Celt rock bands from around the world. See ya back here on the 22nd for great music and a pint...
Tags: Blaggards, Celtic Rock, Ghost Trains, Icewagon Flu, Kilmaine Saints, Music Friday, Prydein, Red Brick House, Sienna, The Indulgers, The Killdares, The Kreellers, The Line of Fire, The Mad Pride, The Rumjacks
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Happy St Patrick’s Day! I know you will all be celebrating till the wee hours tonight so to get you in the mood here is some great Celtic Rock music. We will take you on a wee tour around the country starting in Houston with Blaggards and ending up back there with The Rogues...
Tags: Barley Juice, Blaggards, Celtic Rock, Finn's Fury, Prydein, Scythian, Seven Nations, St Patrick's Day, The Indulgers, The Rogues, Young Dubliners
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Arthur’s Day was so much fun we are stretching it out for the rest of the week and the weekend. We have a full roster of Celt Rock bands (their ReverbNation widgets anyway) chomping at the bit to get out there and start whooping it up so grab another Guinness and let’s get this...
Tags: Arthur's Day, Blaggards, Celtic Rock, Claymore, Coyote Run, Finn's Fury, Hair of the Dog, Kilmaine Saints, Music Friday, Prydein, Rathkeltair, Seven Nations, The Indulgers, The Kreellers, The Rogues
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Summer has been beastly in most places this year and lots of us are more than ready for the cooler temperatures autumn brings. But summer is not just a season. It’s a state of mind. It’s the time of year our inner child still looks forward to, anticipating freedom. Remember those wonderful days? Well,...
Tags: Blaggards, Burning Bridget Cleary, Enter the Haggis, Festivals, Gaelic Strom, Gig/tour info, Scythian, Seven Nations, Switchback, The Indulgers, The Kreellers, The Rogues, Wicked Tinkers, Young Dubliners
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We have featured a few Celtic Rock bands recently and the posts have been very popular so we are happy to showcase a few more bands. Some you have probably heard of before and some you may not have heard of but give them all a listen. You’ll be glad you did. The Indulgers...
Tags: California, Celtic Rock, Colorado, Florida, Icewagon Flu, Prydein, Rathkeltair, The Indulgers, Vermont, Virginia, Young Dubliners
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As the ancient Celts and pagans among us know, this upcoming weekend marks the festival of Beltane (May 1st). It was the official start of summer and time to drive the herds out to graze on pastureland but more importantly a great excuse for a party. Ancient rituals and celebrations have been lost in...
Tags: Beltane, Highland Games, Switchback, Th' Gatherin', The Indulgers, WaKeeney KS
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