1. The Pogues - Just Look ‘em Straight in the Eye and Say “Pogue Mahone!” (Joint)
Sure it's a comp., but it's 5 feckin disks of stuff you've never heard - well worth the high sticker price.
1. The Go Set - The Rising (Joint)
The perfect combination of the rawness of the 1st CD and the maturity of 2 & 3.
2. The Tossers - On A Fine Spring Evening
More genius from The Tossers. The most consistant band in the scene.
3. JD and the Longfellows - Happy Hour Again
Offbeat greatness from the thinking mans drinking band.
4. The Wages Of Sin - Gringo Mariachi
The S'n'O message board popular choice.
5. Irish Stew of Sindidun - Dare to Dream
Professor Gommels #1 choice.
6. The Mighty Regis - Another Nickel for the Pope
Best new band of 2008.
7. The Dreadnoughts - Legends Never Die
Siobhan is dead, long live The Dreadnoughts.
8. Black 47 - Iraq
The best B47 release since "Green Suade Shoes" in 1996
9. Meisce - Shipwrecked in a Bottle
10. The Fisticuffs - Neatly Stumblin’ (Joint)
10. The Pubcrawlers - One Too Many Again (Joint)
10. The Porters - Anywhere but home (Joint)
Single of the Year
1. The Currency - 888
Honourable Mentions
In Search of a Rose - Kind Of Green
Corrigan Fest - La Victoire en Chantant
Boiled in Lead - Silver (Led Zeppelin meets Celtic rock)
Mr. Irish Bastard - The Bastard Brotherhood
Dirges - When Laughing got you Killed
The Righs - The Rivers Run Deep
Zydepunks - Finisterre
The Cherry Coke$ - Sail the Pint
German/Irish Speed Folksters Fiddlers Green release their new CD - "SPORTS DAY AT KILLALOE" on January 9th.
Track Listing is as follows:
1. Bugger Off
2. Bottom Of Our Glass
3. Life Full Of Pein
4. Sports Day Theme
5. Sporting Day
6. Empty Pockets,Empty Fridge
7. Change
8. Down By The Hillside
9. Highland Road
10. Rose In The Heather
In addition to the standard version of SPORTS DAY AT KILLALOE, there will be the DELUXE edition, which includes a second CD with acoustic studio recordings of nine wellknown songs and popular classic tracks:
01. Folk's Not Dead
02. Raggle Taggle Gipsy
03. Irish Air
04. Star Of The County Down
05. Captain Song
06. The Night Pat Murphy Died
07. Blarney Roses
08. Bugger Off
09. Rocky Road To Dublin
+ video clip Bugger Off
But furthermore, there's even a third edition: Only at German amazon.de, you'll find a DELUXE FAN EDITION which includes an exclusive tie: http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B001NFRBMG
Mar 12, 2009: Sala Joy Eslava, Madrid
Mar 13, 2009: Kafe Antzokia, Bilbao
Mar 14, 2009: Sala Apollo, Barcelona
Mar 16, 2009: Ulster Hall, Belfast
Mar 17, 2009: Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow
Mar 18, 2009: O2 Academy, Newcastle
Mar 19, 2009: The Canteen, Barrow-in-Furness
Mar 21, 2009: Academy 2, Manchester
Mar 22, 2009: The Engine Shed, Lincoln
Mar 23, 2009: Rock City, Nottingham
Mar 24, 2009: The Assembly, Leamington Spa
Mar 26, 2009: O2 Academy, Bristol
Mar 27, 2009: The Hub, Plymouth
Mar 28, 2009: O2 Academy, Oxford
Mar 29, 2009: The Palace Theatre, Bridgwater
Mar 31, 2009: Concorde 2, Brighton
Apr 01, 2009: The Cresset, Peterborough
Apr 02, 2009: The Old Fire Station, Bournemouth
Apr 03, 2009: The Forum, London
May 16, 2009: Mutiny: East Coast Punk Fest, Bridlington
The Pogues have joined the lineup of the Langerado Music Festival taking place March 6-7-8, 2009 in Miami, Florida. Tickets go on sale Friday, December 12.
