We’re very excited at Shite’n’Onions castle to hear that there is a Black 47 tribute in the works. The tribute is being compiled by lead Gobshite, Pete Walsh and will be digitally released on the Valley Entertainment label. Contributions so far include:
Screaming Orphans
Gary Og
Celtic Cross
Bangers & Mash
Barleyjuice
Pat McGuire
Rory K
Martin Furey
The Jonee Earthquake Band
PoguestrA
Mary Courtney
and those Gobshites
Chicago stalwarts, The Avondale Ramblers, have released a rocking cover of the late John Prine’s masterpiece, Sam Stone. The single is available on the usual digital platforms.
The Peelers have a new album out in March this year, Down and Out in the City of Saints, on Stomp Records. We at Shite’n’Onions are very much looking forward to hearing it.
Shite’n’Onions favorite Cow-punk, Pete Berwick, has just released a 45 year career spanning anthology on Shotgun Records. If you hate new Nashville county music then Pete Berwick is for you. The collection is available digitally over on bandcamp
I want to give a shout out to The Placks, a 9 piece Celt-punk band from the Scottish Highlands. Their debut single, My Dearest Friend, came out in March and June sees the release of the follow up, Rebellious Son, as a limited edition seven inch. Check’em out.
Aussie legends, The Go Set, have released a new digital Double-EP ‘Of Bright Futures…and Broken Pasts’. The first single is, Mixed Tapes.
The Mahones are currently in the studio in Toronto mixing tracks for their upcoming “unplugged” album set for release in early 2020.
Tracklisting:
01. Girl With Galway Eyes
02. Rise Again
03. A Little Bit Of Love (feat. Damhnait Doyle)
04. London
05. Draggin’ The Days
06. Cocktail Blue
07. Far Away
08. Will Ya Marry Me
09. Night Train To Paris
10. 100 Bucks
11. Back Home
12. Celtic Pride
Bonus Acoustic Tracks:
13. Hurt
14. Stars (feat. Simon Townshend)
15. Someone Saved Me
16. Never Let You Down (feat. Sarah Harmer)
In the meantime you can sample The Mahones at their unplugged best.
The Rumjacks have released their first live album, Live In Athens. Right now it’s only available in the download / streaming format. No news if there will be a physical release. More details can be found at https://therumjacks.com/
The Mahones hit 30 in 2020 and already have some pretty extensive touring plans in place with shows already booked in Spain and Australia (and don’t forget the USA lads)
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