celtic punk/rock world

Welcome to a new special feature that we will be running for the next few days to celebrate the ninth birthday of our first post. Based on the feature that use to appear in the football magazines of […]

Welcome to a new special feature that we will be running for the next few days to celebrate the ninth birthday of our first post. Based on the feature that use to appear in the football magazines of […]

Welcome to a new special feature that we will be running for the next nine days to celebrate the ninth birthday of our first post. It is based on the feature that use to appear in the football […]

Calling out around the world, Are you ready for a brand new beat? Summer’s here and the time is right, For dancing in the street… well maybe not! Here’s another Odds’n’Sods. A whole load of […]

Celtic-Punk-Grass played by some Hillbilly Irish. The Tan And Sober Gentlemen explore the Gaelic roots of North Carolinian music, and to play it with as much energy as possible. Their new album out […]

The Gaelic Athletic Association has two key roles here in London. It acts primarily as a something familiar to new emigrants but it also represents a marker of identity. We are now no longer just […]

Season 21, Episode #3  Well I am back without a 6 month wait! The response to the expanded Paddy Rock pallet has been nothing short of brilliant. Seems Oi! transcends Celtic Punk extremely well, I […]

Barefoot and acoustic, Pyrolysis play stormingly fast-paced and energetic songs perfect for any tavern brawl, but also some darker ballads that speaks of rainy days. Pre-Covid we had one hell of a […]

Hot on the heels of gaining a double over hapless England, Hungary has even more to shout about like the 6th full length studio album from Paddy And The Rats. A pirate party fuelled by heavy doses of […]

All those jobs can wait until tomorrow! Come have fun drinking rum with Jolly Roger 🏴‍☠️ Jolly Roger hail from Cornwall. Now even though I think they’re happier calling themselves a […]

The Los Angeles-based dark roots and gothic country band Heathen Apostles continue their (very dark) interpretation of Bluegrass, Country and Blues. They have just compiled Volumes 3 and 4 of their […]

Season 21, Episode #3  So its been a hot minute since I’ve posted a new show, sorry.  There has been school, kids, shows blah blah blah…  Anyway, if you are a fan then you’ve been listening […]

FREE DOWNLOAD I’m not a massive fan of live recordings but really enjoyed this one of a Pogues concert recorded for Radio-Bellevue in Lyon, France. I then realised the 36th anniversary was only […]

Irish folk duo The Winter Codes release the first single, ‘Too Sly To Die’, from their upcoming new album Set The Darkness Reeling. Led by Barney Murray of Blood Or Whiskey fame the song is […]

I love a band that says what they are. None of that Folk-Punk or Folk-Rock messing about for Belgium’s The Lucky Trolls. It says right across their t-shirts  and hearts “Irish Punk From […]

A London Celtic Punks exclusive! We are pleased to be the first to bring you the new single and first release ‘Alang Cam A Boaby’ from Lipton’s Orphan, the long awaited new project featuring […]

As I wrote a few posts ago, my interest in traditional Celtic music was sparked by the arrival of my wooden D flute from Ireland. From then on, I dusted my old bodhran and started getting back into […]

Calling out around the world, Are you ready for a brand new beat? Summer’s here and the time is right, For dancing in the street… well maybe not! Here’s another Odds’n’Sods. A whole load of […]

⚓ Brand new album from The Scarlet. Folk-Punk crazies from Hungary 🇭🇺 Their was a time, and it wasn’t all that long ago that the Celtic-Punk scene in Hungary was without doubt the best in […]

Famous for a string of hits during the 1970’s and early 80’s proud Irish-American Eddie Rabbitt was one of the most popular Country singers of his era. Here Kevin Rooney introduces us to his life […]

The latest in our series of reviews of albums from the past that deserve to be aired again! An extremely rare English Folk album from Ray & Colluney a duo using sparse guitar, mandolin and banjo […]

The Moorings are an ultra-energetic quintet famous for delivering an efficient mix between Celtic folk and alternative rock. As far as I am aware The Moorings are the only Celtic-Punk band out there […]

The second album from Dutch bhoys The Royal Spuds is a bit of Punk, a pinch of good old Rock music and whole lot of Folk and they’re pretty damn good at it! The Royal Spuds hail from Leiden in the […]

In my other blog, I have been writing about musical products. It seems that this is the best time to focus on musical instruments. After two years of isolation, people have been trying to learn new […]

  Hold Fast may have gotten their start in 2016, but their 2021 release, Last of the Rebels, feels rooted in the 1600s. The album is reminiscent of the golden age of piracy, taking the listener on a […]

I’ve been absorbed in learning new skills that I couldn’t post regularly as promised. Learning new skills opens doors and possibilities that we could never imagine. So, I thought that I was still […]

Since receiving my first Irish wooden D flute, I started digging back into my musical family. It felt like ages. But, like any relationship, you fall out of love. Then, you find your way back into […]

Since I am getting deep into the whole wooden flute escapade, I’ve been watching videos related to that. A few years ago, I learned that our brain is a huge filter. It filters what is around us and […]

It is with the greatest of pleasure that Paddy Rock Radio proudly presents the world debut of the new SIR REG video ‘Kick Out The Scum’ from their forthcoming album ‘Kings of Sweet Feck […]

Season 21, Episode #2  Am calling this show the late bloomer I have had it uploaded and ready for weeks, maybe months now! And it’s a real banger, just you wait. The thing is school is so busy […]

Season 21, Episode #1 As we kick 2021’s ass out the door now is the time to have a look at some of the great Celtic Punk & Rock the year brought  us. Its not as much as previous years, […]

Season 20, Episode #11 Well October is here and my birthday has come and gone once again, still not a fan but they get less painful because I care less. One thing is for sure though, the older I get […]

Season 20, Episode #10 And you didn’t have to wait months and months! I actually got a late start on today’s show and was not even close to prepared, in fact I made this playlist while I was […]

Season 20, Episode #9 FINALLY – Its been a busy summer and I have only been doing the live shows.  But don’t let the title fool you, no script is used ever here at Paddy Rock. That is if you […]

Remote Ruaille Buaille is the aptly-named latest album from Wild Colonial Bhoys. Ruaille Buaille being Irish for “mayhem” or “commotion,” is a suitable phrase to describe the antics of this […]

Season 20, Episode #8 has arrive, #8 is just around the corner. Sorry these have been taking their time in arriving but if you were tuning into the live shows this would not be a problem  🙂 […]

Season 20, Episode #7 has arrive, #8 is just around the corner. Sorry these have been taking their time in arriving but if you were tuning into the live shows this would not be a problem  🙂 […]

Season 20, Episode #6 is here for your listening pleasure.  With doing these shows live I thought they would be posted more frequently as I record every line  episode. I suppose that is just me […]

Hi, remember me? Been on hiatus for a while but now we're ready to go again. And man was I rusty doing this! But anyway, I FINALLY have episode 44 in the can and to paraphrase one of my personal […]

Raise your pints and dust off your dancing shoes! Nevermind Nessie released their latest EP in March: Another Six Pack of Drinking Songs. Do we need another six pack of drinking songs? When Nevermind […]

Season 20, Episode #5 is live! Today is another buzz saw of a show. I rehash some classic Celtic Punk tunes, unpack a couple new ones and revisit a shit ton of classic punk rock! And of course there […]

Hello friends! Welcome to 2021! I think we can all agree that although 2020 was an absolute shitshow of massive proportions, it did give us some fantastic music for us to listen to while in various […]

Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas ya punks! Welcome to the fourth annual Celtic Punkcast Christmas Special! I have some stuff I've never played and also some suggestions of some other stuff you may have […]

G'day again from Moyston here in the beautiful Grampians in Australia. I'm back with another show jammed full of some of the best Celtic Punk, Folk Punk and Celtic Rock from every corner of the […]

G'day all and Happy Halloween (although let's face it, 2020 has been a nightmare all year). Here is the October show, featuring some great new tunes, a couple of Halloween tracks and of course the […]

Hi everyone, hope you're all ok and staying healthy (and sane!) during this weird period of time we are living in. Hopefully this new episode of the show will help make your day a wee bit better. […]

Neck - The Foggy Dew The Currency - 888 The Mighty Regis - Paddy Don't Live In Hollywood The Electrics - Caledonia The Rumjacks - An poc ar buile The Placks - The Bomb, the Bullet & the Gun […]

Hi everyone, and yep I'm back after a bit of a break with some kick arse music for you all to enjoy. Plenty of great music so I won't say much more. Here's this months playlist: TOXIC […]

Shite'n'Onions Celtic-punk podcast #119 Prydein - Run Run Away The Mahones - The Hunger & The Fight The Placks - Rebellious Son The Placks - The Mountain Men Clovers Revenge - Old Hag, You Have […]

Hi again everyone, back with the 38th instalment of the little show from Moyston called the Celtic Punkcast. And episode 38 is a good one too I must say. Some new music, some old favourites and bands […]