I tried Oysterband the other day, three albums for a quid: all fiddly, Celtic stuff that I soon tired of. Really, in the sub-genre of folk punk, it's only The Pogues that I like. Maybe I just haven't heard enough, or maybe it's just such a strange pairing that few try it or succeed with it.
Folk punk
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Folk punk
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Re: Folk punk
Folk Goons and Frank will probably want to keep their powder dry whilst the Cup is taking place.
No clues and all that...
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No clues and all that...
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Re: Folk punk
You may recognise a couple of subtle nods to punk and ska in here:
And of course, The Dancing Did, who were always magnificent:
And of course, The Dancing Did, who were always magnificent:
Like fast-moving clouds casting shadows against a hillside, the melody-loop shuddered with a sense of the sublime, the awful unknowable majesty of the world.
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Re: Folk punk
Edinburgh's We Free Kings were pretty good:
I can't find their other tune I liked - The Death Of The WIld Colonial Boy.
Always liked this one by The Men They Couldn't Hang - totally mad live:
I can't find their other tune I liked - The Death Of The WIld Colonial Boy.
Always liked this one by The Men They Couldn't Hang - totally mad live:
I've been talking about writing a book - 25 years of TEFL - for a few years now. I've got it in me.
Paid anghofio fod dy galon yn y chwyldro
Paid anghofio fod dy galon yn y chwyldro
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