Irish music

[Ryan_PA]

I thought of this while reading this thread: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/what-music-do-you-listen-while-brewing-121313/

I really enjoy traditional irish music, in particular Irish Rebel music. There are quite a few bands that I have found over the years, but my favorite is Erin Og, and the lead singer Gary Og. I have a few compilation CDs that are good too, and the Dubliners are always an easy listen.

In the States, there are a few "Irish" bands that I can listen to for the novelty, like Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphy's and even Street Dogs, but they do not come close to the more authentic music in my opinion.

Anyone else have a take on this topic?

 

[Joe C]

I have several cd's entitled "irish drinking songs" as well as a CD from a band from Dingle that I saw many times. If you're intrested let me know... their name is "dreams of freedom". Good stuff.

 

[Homercidal]

As long as it doesn't have gagpipes.

 

[Arneba28]

The Dubliners. Christy Moore and Planxty. Bill Craig. Penny Whiskey( not very traditional but really good.

 

[Evan!]

Alls I know is that I cannot effing stand Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys. Like I said in that other thread, it's like a cross between real Irish music, Kid Rock and Chumbawumba. Garbage pop crap to cater to drunk-ass college kids. (again, no offense )

 

[JohnnyO]

IMO, people who compare things to Chumbawumba have spent some time listening to Chumbawumba.

LOL I kid, I kid.

Granted, Flogging Molly and DM cater to the collge crowd, but in a world where we're surrounded by a lot of crappy music, I prefer bands like these that actually enjoy what they do, and make fun music.

 

[Schlenkerla]

I haven't heard much of the Irish music. I've listened to one or two songs from DKM and even Greenday has some of that style in one or two songs. Might give it a try.

My brewing music is an odd mix. I have the following pandora stations:

1. Everclear
2. AC/DC
3. Rage Against The Machine
4. Beck
5. Lo Fidelity Allstars
6. Black Sabbath
7. Crosby, Stills & Nash
8. Cake
9. The Fixx

1-5 are more commonly used.

#5 is when I'm usually half in the bag or clean-up has started. Usually 2-3AM.

 

[srm775]

I like the Pogues, Shane McGowan, Filthy Thieveing Bastards, The Tossers, Waterboys and several others, and the ones you mentioned.

 

[Cape Brewing]

I'll respectfully disagree with the Flogging Molly comments... I've seen them live four or five times and it's some of the best shows I've ever been too. Dropkick Murphy's??? Yeah, I'll pass on them but I like Floggin Molly a lot.. i don't see The Pogues as a "college crowd" band even remotely and Flogging Molly is almost a carbon copy of the Pogues.

Hey Evan, I don't mean this in some pissy way... but what do you consider "real irish music"?

 

[Schlenkerla]

I'll respectfully disagree with the Flogging Molly comments... I've seen them live four or five times and it's some of the best shows I've ever been too. Dropkick Murphy's??? Yeah, I'll pass on them but I like Floggin Molly a lot.. i don't see The Pogues as a "college crowd" band even remotely and Flogging Molly is almost a carbon copy of the Pogues.

Hey Evan, I don't mean this in some pissy way... but what do you consider "real irish music"?

Prolly - U2 & Sinead O`Connor.

 

[Evan!]

Hey Evan, I don't mean this in some pissy way... but what do you consider "real irish music"?

I don't listen to any of it enough to name names (not really my thing, but I can at least respect it for being, on the whole, skillful music and not just drinking chanteys), but the local secondary public radio station does an irish show here every week called "thistle and shamrock" that features tons of stuff that I listen to once in awhile, and is, in my humble opinion, worlds better than DKM, etc.

 

[flyangler18]

Thistle and Shamrock is a wonderful show!

Christy Moore has been mentioned - he's oft called the Irish Bob Dylan.

I personally enjoy the old Irish tunes - plaintive, mournful and irreverent.

 

[Orfy]

I quite often listen to Irish music on Last.fm - Listen to free music with internet radio and the largest music catalogue online
I prefer the folky type stuff to the rebel style.

It is purely due to musical taste than subject matter.

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

I like the pogues. That's about it really.

That Phoney stuff like them plastic Celtic Women and stuff is just hilarious IMO

 

[mmb]

Alls I know is that I cannot effing stand Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys. Like I said in that other thread, it's like a cross between real Irish music, Kid Rock and Chumbawumba. Garbage pop crap to cater to drunk-ass college kids. (again, no offense )

I dig the Flogging Molly acoustic album "Whiskey On A Sunday". Very little Kid Rock or Chumbawumba on that album.

I mostly go for Arcadian and Maritime folk that take influences from Irish music. Ron Hynes and The Irish Descendants among others.

 

[flyangler18]

Great Big Sea FTW for the Newfies. Put on a hell of a show.

 

[bobjohnson77]

I thought of this while reading this thread: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/what-music-do-you-listen-while-brewing-121313/

I really enjoy traditional irish music, in particular Irish Rebel music. There are quite a few bands that I have found over the years, but my favorite is Erin Og, and the lead singer Gary Og. I have a few compilation CDs that are good too, and the Dubliners are always an easy listen.

In the States, there are a few "Irish" bands that I can listen to for the novelty, like Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphy's and even Street Dogs, but they do not come close to the more authentic music in my opinion.

Anyone else have a take on this topic?

BEHAN is a great Irish band in Dallas BEHAN FAMILY REVUE!. Very traditional Irish music some fight, some not.. all good classics

 

[Orfy]

BEHAN is a great Irish band in Dallas BEHAN FAMILY REVUE!. Very traditional Irish music some fight, some not.. all good classics

This is my style.
Behan – Parting Glass – Free listening & lyrics at Last.fm

 

[Cape Brewing]

I don't listen to any of it enough to name names (not really my thing, but I can at least respect it for being, on the whole, skillful music and not just drinking chanteys), but the local secondary public radio station does an irish show here every week called "thistle and shamrock" that features tons of stuff that I listen to once in awhile, and is, in my humble opinion, worlds better than DKM, etc.

I guess I see FM and DKM as two different worlds... I have every CD FM has made and yeah, they have a couple songs that are "Drop Kick Murphy's like" and are "drinking chanteys" but their whole body of music isn't like that at all so, like I was saying, I'll respectfully disagree. I think they make some good music and also like I was saying, their live shows are fantastic.

FM has a violin lead, a tin whistle in a lot of their music, an accordian in almost every song, a mandolin... and they, IMHO, cross "traditional" irish music using those instruments with modern rock/punk... Dropkick's just scream about being irish and drinking. I think there is a big difference.

 

[EoinMag]

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The Pogues are a great band, even though only partly Irish, Shane the lead singer is London Irish.

 

[friarjohn]

The Dropkick ROCKS......going to chicago in June to see them for the second time..

 

[DubbelDach]

When I brew, or drink... or brew and drink... Dropkick f*cking Murphys!!! Don't understand all the haters here... I love 'em... Just some high-energy, rock that brew out music.

Shane McGowan... What a freakin' pimp in this video (hope the youtube embed works):



He's a trainwreck, but he and the Pogues are awesome. RIP Ronnie Drew though...

Saw Murphys and Flogging Molly two summers ago, open air, on Penn's Landing in Philly. Such an awesome show... Wish "Meanest of Times" came out a week before the show, rather than after, because I didn't appreciate those songs like I do now though. No weak links on "Meanest", IMO.

Anyone listen to Celtic Crush on Sirius? Used to be on Disorder, but now on Spectrum 18. Saturday mornings. Larry Kirwan from Black 47 hosts... I listen to it more for his trippy ass burnt out stories, but it's something.

 

[zman]

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now back on topic I like the some of the Irish Rebel music in that it gives a perspective about some of the things I studied. Take the song "The Orange and the Green" for example. I like the Irish Rovers, Four to the Bar, and the Wolf Tones to name a few.

Damn I Miss NYC sometimes
An Irish Bar in Denver is a over done bastardization and tourist trap. An Irish Bar in NYC is a bar full of Irish People

 

[Doog_Si_Reeb]

I love Dropkick, Flogging, and the Tossers. I like each of them for different elements.

I like Dropkick for their punk focus. I like their Irish influenced songs and I love their straight street punk songs. They put on a great show that usually has a pretty good mix of people (including a surpising number of older people). I've seen them 4 times in the past ten years and have never walked out of the show wishing they had more stage presence or crowd involvement.

I like Flogging Molly for their mesh of Irish traditional music and rock with a slight infusion of punk. They play good songs and I would love to see them live some day.

I recently got into the Tossers and they are far more traditional than the other two. They are very talented and make a great background for brewing. My favorite of theirs is "Whiskey makes me crazy". That's a winner in my books.

I got into these bands when I was in my college days so I can't argue the college appeal, but for the record: I ****ing hate Chumbawamba and Kid Rock. That stuff is catered more towards 16 year old girls that listen to FM pop radio.

Oh yeah... 300th post!

 

[GreenwoodRover]

Pogues, Clancy Brothers, Wolfe Tones, Dubliners = WIN!
DKM, FM = meh

 

[zman]

Pogues, Clancy Brothers, Wolfe Tones, Dubliners = WIN!
DKM, FM = meh

I forgot all about the Clany brothers...Good Call!!!!

 

[GreenwoodRover]

Thanks Z!
The Clancys (w Tommy Makem) was almost all I listened to growing up. My dad had about 4-6 of their LP's. I wish I still had them now as some of the records are out of print/hard to find...

 

[Orfy]

Norn.

All over (well not quite)
I have a friend South of Belfast. I've ferried over a few time and flew others.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f19/orfy-ireland-37709/

Fair bit of this is Southern but I did the Antrim cost, some time in Banbridge. Through to Omagh and back to Belfast. Loop around the North really. Stopped for the Blue grass festival.

 

[norn_irn]

Orfy born and bred in Banbridge when wer you their???

zman maybe you could open a chat about irish affairs and we could talk about them there i think it would be interesting to hear what you guys actually hear and learn about what happens/happenened here, especially since an awful lot of americans descend from here.

 

[mmb]

...especially since an awful lot of americans descend from here.

and many just claim they do...

 

[DubbelDach]

and many just claim they do...

The only Irish in me is my liver. Cheers!

 

[android]

i dig irish music, particularly a band named Solas... they are f-ing awesome. 'Solas' and 'Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers' when Karan Casey was the lead singer just rule... Her voice on some of those tunes and the instrumental wizardry of john doyle and seamus egan are almost too much to handle...

 

[Orfy]

Norn.

I'm British. I have a friend who lives in Banbridge who I visit from time to time. He lives in the country in the farming area.
I don't like to debate the situation in public or private with people I don't know. It tends to cause fights and lose friends. That's why I stick to beer and Music. I've spent many a fine time with the friendly people of Ireland.
I learnt not to talk politics or football along time ago. If I don't ask someone's opinion I don't have to fall out with them.
I've been pissed (drunk) with all sorts of people from all over Ireland and have fond memories.
:rockin:

The Blue grass festival was aesome. I want to go back next year.

 

[android]

orfy, who played at the bluegrass festival? any bands from our side o' the pond?

 

[Orfy]

Yes and I can't remember....

This is this years lin up.

http://www.bluegrassomagh.com/music_2.php

Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, USA Dan Paisley & Southern Grass, USA Jerry & Tammy Sullivan, USA Big Medicine, USA Aubrey Ghent Band, USA Jeff & Vida Band, USA Janet Holmes & Friends, Northern Ireland Jack Lawrence & Tony Williamson, USA Hungry Hill, Canada Paperboys, Canada G2 Bluegrass Band, Sweden Blue Grass Boogiemen, The Netherlands Jiri Kralik & The Rowdy Rascals, Czech Republic Papa Truck, England Woodbine, Ireland Rough Deal String Band, Ireland Broken String Band, Northern Ireland Northern Exposure, Northern Ireland

It was amazing for allsorts of reasons. I made some good friends there and have some stories to tell. One involves a MR Beer, an HGV and a security guard.
it was held at this place.


Ulster American Folkpark : Homepage : Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland which added to the experience.

http://www.bluegrassomagh.com/
It was after a great time in Ireland north and south the night before I had to bein Belfast for the ferry home.

Liverpool to Belfast. Two great cities.

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

I've been pissed with all sorts of people from all over Ireland and have fond memories.
.

For extra clarity (Although most here will know) Orfy means drunk (pissed) with all sorts of people. He was not annoyed at them.

 

[android]

Orfy, I used to play in a bluegrass band when I lived in Colorado... I got the chance to meet Danny Paisley and the members of the Southern Grass a few times, they are one of my all-time favorite groups of people and bands... I have their CD in my truck right now...

Michael Cleveland is another phenomenon... glad you got to see them!

 

[menschmaschine]

I was into Irish music for a while. Really got into Clannad for some reason. Maire Brennan's voice is eerily beautiful.

Also, I've always been fascinated by the sound of the uillean pipes... the kind they play in all the films about Scotland because they sound better than Scottish bagpipes.

This is my favorite uillean piece. Davy Spillane can make those things cry.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSjmvU_8xLY]YouTube - Davy Spillane Caoineadh Cu Chulainn Uilleann Pipes Riverdance The Show Dublin 1995 (((Stereo)))[/ame]

 

[APendejo]

Old school, I would go with Horselips and Rory Gallagher.
AP

 

[Shwagger]

Alls I know is that I cannot effing stand Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys. Like I said in that other thread, it's like a cross between real Irish music, Kid Rock and Chumbawumba. Garbage pop crap to cater to drunk-ass college kids. (again, no offense )

hehe, I guess you've never been to a Flogging Molly show?

It's not all drunk college kids, it's a lot of drunk old guys too. They are fun to see at a FM show lol. And the band members are nice dudes to hang out with after the shows. Of course, they are drinking quite a bit, ironically(or not), Guinness. And only the lead singer is from Ireland, and maybe his wife (the fiddle and flute player)

But DKM's are in-your-face street punk, but i consider them, Street Dogs, etc, Boston punk more than Irish music.

Back on topic, there was a group that played at the Nine Fine Irishmen in Las Vegas for some time that was really good. They had a girl dancing on the stage. Their name wasn't in English, so I couldnt tell you what it was even if I knew. At any rate, if you like Irish drinking music, check them out.

Slainte