Saturday, November 10, 2012

Wear Your Balaclava With Pride



RADIO REBEL GAEL PRESENTS : 
Old Caubeen (w/ A New Reel) !




FEAT. NEW Music & Guest Musician, 
Keith Fay of CRUACHAN (Dublin), 


And lots of rebel classics, and new inspirational tunes by Pol Mac Adaim (featuring new music from his new CD, “My Name Is Troy Davis”), The Amadans, Pascal Burke, Roughneck Riot, Erin Go Bragh, Shebeen, Cruachan, Ciaran Murphy, Donal Lunny, The Ryans, The Black Family, The Fighting Jamesons, The Skels, The Players Brigade, The Kreellers, The Bareknuckle Boxers, Adelante, The Irish Brigade, The Killigans, The Larkin & Moran Brothers, The Portrayal, Niblick Henbane, Planxty, Andy Irvine, Whiskey of The Damned, John Spillane,


And all of your Grand Pa’s favorite melodies !



“When the law can stop the blades of grass
From growing as they grow,
And when the leaves in summer time
Their verdure dare not show,
Then I will change the colour
I wear in my caubeen,
But till that day I'll stick for aye
To wearing of the green.”

Monday, November 05, 2012

I just got Pol Mac Adaim's new CD, "My Name is Troy Davis", what an amazing CD, it has some great versions of David Rovic's "Saint Patrick's Battallion", Christy Moore's  "Ninety Miles from Dublin", "(Ballad  of) Joe Mc Cann", by Eamon O'Doherty, "Wild Mountain Thyme" by Belfast native, William McPeake , as well as some phenomenal originals by Pol Mac Adaim himself, including "Legacy of The Dark (Brendan Hughes)", "Do You Feel?" ( a great tribute to the people of Mayo battling against Shell Oil corporation), "My Name Is Troy Davis", "Another Day", a moving tribute to the embattled people of Palestine; "Butterflies", which is a brilliant and spiritual melody, and my favorite song of this album; "From H-Block to Maghaberry", this is really a mighty release that I was honored to have the opportunity to listen to....Thanks again to comrade Pol Mac Adaim for inspiring and motivating all of us, with his powerful ballads and rebel harmonies !