Mad Dog Margarita's Folk Club

09/11/2016

The Stags Head votes the best pub!

We've probably all had a pint here at some stage or another

09/09/2016

Forgot about this beeeeeeautiful song 'Guitar Blue' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ1tYOapRis by Japanese Americana (yes, correct) band from Kyoto, Pirates Canoe. We first came across them SXSW in 2015 - think Alison Krauss / I Draw Slow. Also check them out on this podcast: https://www.mixcloud.com/michaelpark710667/the-international-americana-music-show-1634/
Enjoy x

"Guitar Blue" by Pirates Canoe, from the album "Pirates Canoe" www.piratescanoe.com Buy our stuff at http://piratescanoe.bandcamp.com/ or http://www.cdbaby.c...

08/09/2016

! Christy Moore singing in Vicar Street tonight. Always such a treat!

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08/09/2016

Here's a little bit of Christy Moore magic from tonight at Vicar Street

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28/08/2016

Music crush of the week: Ye Vagabonds - just quite simply can't get enough. Looking forward to seeing them at the Cork Folk Festival-Féile Chorcaí at the end of September.

Brian and Diarmaid Glynn Ye Vagabonds perform two songs at TEDxFulbrightDublin 2016. The first, Pretty Polly, is an old Scottish-American folk song and murde...

26/08/2016

In case you missed Rod on the radio this morning, here's a taster or what to expect tonight: http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/482326/audio/Rod-Picott-Spirit-Radio-Bray-26-Aug-2016.mp3

26/08/2016

Check out Rod playing a few tunes on Spirit Radio now: http://www.spiritradio.ie/ Playing at The Queens in Dalkey tonight!

25/08/2016

Super excited about the gig tomorrow night: Rod Picott at The Queens in Dalkey - Aug 26th You can buy tickets for €15 here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/singersongwriter-rod-picott-tickets-25552462102? (If you've heard murmurs of the being cancelled - it hasn't! Only a very small part of it isn't going ahead!) Hopefully see you there! :)

Rod Picott (born November 3, 1964) is a singer-songwriter whose music incorporates elements of Americana, alt-country, and folk. He was born in New Hampshire, but relocated to Nashville, Tennessee in 1994. After several years of playing local clubs and supporting such acts as Alison Krauss, he relea...

22/08/2016

Only 4 more days to go to Dalkey Lobster Fest! We can't wait to stuff of faces with lobster and our ears with folk! See you there!! Buy your tickets now from Eventbrite €15 (€17.50 on the door)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/singersongwriter-rod-picott-tickets-25552462102

Rod Picott plays this Friday night for the Dalkey Lobster Festival!

21/08/2016

This is the most gorgeous, dulcet podcast of Dublin-based singers and bands. Thanks Folk Radio UK :)

Tracklisting:
Ye Vagabonds – Border Widow’s Lament
The Bonny Men – Caoineadh Na Dtrí Mhuire
Lynched – The Old Man from Over the Sea
Mick Hanly & Mícheál O Dhomhnaill – An Bothán A Bhaigh Fionnghuala [Puirt-a-beul]
Liam ó Maonlaí – Avanyu Intro
Skipper’s Alley – Jim Coleman’s Ruaidhri And John’s
Seamus Ennis – First You Must Learn The Grip
The Bonny Men – Hardyman
Andy Irvine & Paul Brady – Plains Of Kildare
Daoiri Farrell – McShane
Preab Meadar – Sneadhbhairdne
Christy Moore – Rambling Robin
Silly Wizard – Carlisle Wall
The Boys of the Lough – Farewell to Whisky
Slow Moving Clouds – Hiljainen Suru
Teyr – Huntley Town
Landless – Lord Landless
Ensemble Ériu – Seachrán Sí
Lorcán Mac Mathúna – The Arrows Thet Murder Sleep

Our mix this week shines the spotlight on a number of Dublin bands including Skipper's Alley, Lynched, Ye Vagabonds, The Bonny Men and many more.

21/08/2016

YAY! Love this!! Steve Earle's performed by 15,000 people in Galway. What a session.. Mundy Sharon Shannon

The biggest ever street performance of Steve Earle's "Galway Girl" took place on June 11th, 2016 in Galway, Ireland. A record breaking number of over 15 000 ...