Friday again and I think some good old arse kicking Celtic Folk, Rock and Punk is just what we need to start the weekend off right. There are a lot of great bands in Texas doing our kind of music but they don’t all have songs posted at ReverbNation. Lucky for us, many of...
Tags: Blaggards, Murder the Stout, Music Friday, Needfire, Texas, The Dead Rabbits, The Killdares, The Rogues
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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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Here it is the end of May already. How did that happen? June launches us into no holds barred festival season and there are some really great ones happening that you won’t want to miss. Attending a festival supports your local Celtic community and is a great way to see a lot of great...
Tags: Alasdair Fraser, Albannach, Alex Beaton, Andy M. Stewart, Anton Emery, Barley Juice, Beltaine, Brian Clancy, Brian McNeill, Brick Top Bloggers, Brigids Cross, Brother, California Celts, Clandestine, Cutthroat Shamrock, Dublin 4, Dulahan, Dullahan Rogue, Ed Miller, Enter the Haggis, Eric Rigler, Gaelic Storm, Glengarry Bhoys, Icewagon Flu, Irish Blessing, Isla St Clair, Jeffrey Hoag and Brian Fitzgerald, Jiggernaut, John Taylor, Kells Irish Pipe Band, Kevin Flynn and the Avondale Ramblers, Kilmaine Saints, Larkin and Moran Brothers, Leahy's Luck, Michael Black, Minstral, Natalie MacMaster, Nua, Ocham's Razor, Pladdogh, Rising Gael, Screaming Orphans, Scythian, Seamus Kennedy, Seven Nations, Sligo Rags, Tempest, The Fenians, The Glengarry Bhoys, The Gothard Sisters, The New Barleycorn, The Rogues, The Rovers, The Spalpeens, The Town Pants, the Young Dubliners, Westside Steve, Whistlebinkies
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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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March is the time of the year the festival really starts warming up right along with the weather. With St Pat’s falling in March everyone is in an Irish kind of mood so it’s time to party. Here is a list of festivals that will take place in March. If you know of one...
Tags: 1916, Altan, Avalon Rising, BARE KNUCKLE BOXERS, Barley Juice, Blaggards, Brass Knuckles, Brother, CARBON LEAF, Chancers, Charlie and the Bhoys, Cluidan, Colleen Raney Band, Derek Warfield, Dervish, DROPKICK MURPHYS, Druids, Glengarry Bhoys, Grafton Street, High Kings, Ice Wagon FLU, Kells Pipers, Kilmaine Saints, McPeake, Needfire, Nine-8ths Irish, Screaming Orphans, Scythian, Seamus Stout, Searson, Seven Nations, St James's Gate, Tempest, The Druids, The Elders, THE GOBSHITES, The Prodigals, The Rogues, The Young Wolftones, Tom May, Tommy Sands, Trinity River Whalers, Wicked Tinkers
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The Rogues recently announced a number of 2011 tour dates including appearances in Canada, the United States and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba with performances at several early festivals along the way. Speaking from first hand experience, The Rogues put on a rollicking, fun filled and entertaining show. You’ll find it filled with a wide variety of great CeltRock, Folk...
Tags: The Rogues, The Rogues 2011 Tour
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This past September 4th, The Rogues released their much anticipated ninth album, 3 LBS. of RAGE. To say it has been well received by the fans is an understatement. Initially offered on their website, the first batch of CDs sold out within a day of release. The second batch followed the same path shortly thereafter....
Tags: 3 lbs. of RAGE, CD Review, Nelson Stewart, The Gael, The Rogues
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Don’t worry we won’t sing. We’ve posted some widgets that belong to people who can sing and they do it quite well. This has been an amazing year. We started out with a simple idea – to have a place to collect the great music we either have loved for ages or discover on...
Tags: Blaggards, Gareth Brannigan, Ghost Trains, Mickey Coleman, Music Friday, Oracle, Paddy Nash The Happy Enchiladas, Siobhan Day, The Banshee, The Druids, The Rogues, The Saw Doctors
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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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Lots of interesting tidbits in my inbox so I thought I would knit them all together into a post. A lot of Fanrealm favorites have great news and updates to share. Blaggards Blaggards have the well deserved honor of being the first Indie band invited to join Ping the new social networking site built...
Tags: Andrew Huggan, Barelyjuice, Blaggards, Celtic Thunder, Coast, 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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Despite the frigid weather here in Chicago last weekend, Millennium Park and the Pritzker Pavilion were set afire and energized by The ROGUES, a combination CeltRock, folk, classical band performing a mishmash of high energy, soulful wail, classic and rousing traditional music, switching between each without missing a beat. They took to the...
Tags: Celtic Rock, festival, Scottish Bagpipes, The Rogues
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May really kicks off the festival season. There are a couple of really great ones this weekend so without further ado here are some great festivals that will be held this month. Phoenixville Celtic Street Fair May 8, 2010 10 AM – 6 PM 200 block of Bridge Street between Main & Gay Phoenixville,...
Tags: Baal Tinne, Bodega, Bogside Rogues, Burning Bridget Cleary, Celtic Fest, Charlie Zahm, Chicago IL, Gaelic Storm, Irish Festival, Maiden IV, May Festivals, Na Bodach, Oak Forest IL, Oliver McElhone, Phoenixville PA, Screaming Orphans, Scythian, Seamus Kennedy, Seven Nations, Shannon Rovers, Shawnee on Delaware PA, Slide, The Elders, The Fenians, The Kreellers, The Larkin and Moran Brothers, The Rogues, The Sandcarvers, The Saw Doctors
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They do everything big in the lonestar state and Celtic music is no different. They have so many bands they won’t all fit into one post. So I will start off showcasing my personal favorite Celtic Rock. Some of these bands have had cds on my shelf for quite a while, others were recommended...
Tags: Blaggards, Celtic Rock, Murder the Stout, Needfire, Seamus Stout, Texas, The Killdares, The Rogues
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