Mr. Irish Bastard
| Mr. Irish Bastard | |
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 Mr. Irish Bastard at the Reload Festival 2015 |
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| General information | |
| origin | Munster , Germany |
| Genre (s) | Folk punk |
| founding | 2006 |
| Website | www.mririshbastard.com |
| Founding members | |
Vocals, guitar |
Mr. Irish Bastard |
Tin whistle |
Lady Lily (until 2017) |
Mandolin, banjo, bouzouki |
Gran E. Smith |
bass |
Boeuf Strongenuff |
| Current occupation | |
Vocals, guitar |
Mr. Irish Bastard |
Mandolin, banjo, bouzouki |
Gran E. Smith |
bass |
Boeuf Strongenuff |
Drums |
Ivo K'Nivo (since 2008) |
| former members | |
Drums |
Dominik Bröcker (2006) |
Drums |
Ron Calli (2007) |
guitar |
Mitch Mackes (2007) |
guitar |
Henrik Guardian |
accordion |
Herb Random (2006-2007) |
accordion |
The Dutch Irish Bastard (2008) |
accordion |
Itchy Quetchy ("Traveling Bastard", 2008-2015) |
| Session and live musicians ("Traveling Bastards") |
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guitar |
P (since 2008) |
guitar |
Moe Leicester (since 2008) |
accordion |
BB (since 2015) |
Tin whistle |
Hatey Katey (since 2014) |
violin |
Vi O'Lency (Mona K.) (since 2018) |
Banjo, mandolin, guitar, accordion |
Paddy Eyepole (since 2008) |
Mr. Irish Bastard is a German Irish- folk punk - band from Münster .
Band history
The band was formed in mid-2006 by singer Mr. Irish Bastard, banjo player Gran E. Smith and tin whistle player Lady Lily. These three had played in an Irish punk band before. Then there was the bassist Boeuf Strongenuff, with whom The Irish Bastard had also played in a band for years. Other band members were Ron Calli and Mitch Mackes. In the first few years the line-up changed frequently, until the four founding members - reinforced by the drummer Ivo K'Nivo - emerged as a permanent line-up. In the studio and on tour, this regular line-up is supported by various other musicians, the “Traveling Bastards”. These include guitarists P and Moe Leicester. Occasionally, former members are also on stage. Lady Lily left the band in 2017.
After only two months of existence, the band was invited by The Levellers to play in the opening act of their European tour. This was followed by a headlining tour and a tour with Fiddler's Green in autumn 2007 to spring 2008.
After the release of their first EP St. Mary's School of Drinking , which the band sold more than 3000 times in their own distribution, the debut album The Bastard Brotherhood followed in early 2008 , which, like the EP, was released on its own label Reedo Records. Further publications in Japan and China followed with the University of Hard Knocks (2008) and Fortune & Glory (2009). A live video of Last Pint was published in 2008 on the DVD for Tribal Area DVD-Mag # 8 in SLAM alternative music magazine # 37.
In January 2009 the band gave a television concert on Bielefelder Kanal 21 , which was also released on DVD. The band toured Germany in 2009 and played at many festivals, including the Open Flair , Vainstream Rockfest and the Serengeti . In addition to China tours in 2009, 2017 and 2019, there was a tour through Japan in March 2010. The band also played in Italy, the Czech Republic, Taiwan, Poland, Austria, Sweden, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Ukraine, the Netherlands and England. In July 2010 they played as the opening act for The Pogues in Münster.
In 2010, the band's own label Reedo Records released the second album for the German market, A Fistful of Dirt . Furthermore, Mr. Irish Bastard are featured on the samplers Almost St. Patrick's Day , Almost St. Patrick's Day, Vol. II and Rising Suns (Japan) as well as in the soundtrack of the independent film Townies by the Boston filmmaker Mike O'Dea.
In 2018 and 2019, Mr. Irish Bastard were also at other major festivals, such as the Wacken Open Air , Rockharz Open Air , Summer Breeze , Reload Festival , Open Flair and much more. with their current album The Desire for Revenge .
Since their inception, Mr. Irish Bastard played more than 600 concerts and, in addition to headlining shows at festival appearances , shared the stage with bands such as The Pogues , Flogging Molly , Dropkick Murphys , Broilers , The Levellers , Millencolin , Fiddler's Green , Maxïmo Park , In Extremo , Deichkind , Sick of It All , NOFX , Bloodhound Gang , Kraftklub and others.
style
Musically, Mr. Irish Bastard move in the footsteps of The Pogues as well as those of classic punk and traditional Irish folk . Occasionally, however, they also take up other genres of music such as Ska . The repertoire also includes cover versions of well-known songs such as Temple of Love by The Sisters of Mercy , Livin 'la Vida Loca by Ricky Martin , Why Can't I Be You? by The Cure , You Spin Me Round by Dead or Alive or Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper , which are presented in the style of folk punk.
Band members
- Mr. Irish Bastard live at Rockharz 2019
Singer and guitarist Mr. Irish Bastard
Banjo player Gran E. Smith
Bassist Boeuf Strongenuff
Drummer Ivo K'Nivo
Discography
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Studio albums
- The Bastard Brotherhood (Reedo Records / Rough Trade) - 2008
- University of Hard Knocks (Uncle Owen Records) - 2008 (Japan)
- Fortune & Glory (Proletopia Records) - 2009 (China)
- A Fistful of Dirt (Reedo Records / Rough Trade) - 2010
- Never Mind the Bastards - Here Is Mr. Irish Bollocks (Reedo Records / Rough Trade) - 2011
- The World, The Flesh & The Devil (Reedo Records / Rough Trade; Uncle Owen Records (Japan)) - 2015
- The Desire for Revenge (Reedo Records / Rough Trade; Uncle Owen Records (Japan)) - 2018
Compilations
- Almost St. Patrick's Day - 2007
- Ox-Sampler Vol. 76 - 2008
- Rising Suns - 2009
- Almost St. Patrick's Day Vol.2 - 2009
- Ox-Sampler Vol. 97 - 2011
EPs
- St. Mary's School of Drinking (Reedo Records / Rough Trade) - 2006
vinyl
- St. Mary's School of Drinking (Reedo Records / Rough Trade) - 2009
- The Bastard Brotherhood (Reedo Records / Rough Trade) - 2009
- A Fistful of Dirt (Reedo Records / Rough Trade) - 2010
- I Smell the Blood (Reedo Records / Rough Trade) - 2010 7 "
- Never Mind the Bastards - Here Is Mr. Irish Bollocks (Reedo Records / Rough Trade) - 2011
- A Fistful of Dirt - Picture Disc (Reedo Records / Mad Drunken Monkey) - 2012
- The World, The Flesh & The Devil (Reedo Records / Rough Trade) - 2015
- The Desire for Revenge (Reedo Records / Rough Trade) - 2018
Video albums
- TV concert Mr. Irish Bastard January 15, 2009 - 2009
Holdings
- Townies Soundtrack (Everything Must Die)
- Tribal Area DVD-Mag # 8 (Last Pints)
Awards
Mr. Irish Bastard received musical recognition from the readers of the online magazine Celtic-Rock.de. In the category “National Band of the Year”, they took first place in 2007, second in 2008 and third in 2009. In 2008, the album Bastard Brotherhood was voted second in the “Album of the Year” category and the song Let Go was voted third in the “Song of the Year” category. Furthermore, in 2009 the band reached third place in the category “Best Live Act”.
Web links
- Official website
- Mr. Irish Bastard on Facebook
- Interview with the band
- Interview with the singer The Irish Bastard
Individual evidence
- ↑ Reedo-records
- ↑ Uncle Owen Music
- ↑ Proletopia Records
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Chart sources: Irish Bastard & do_search = do DE
- ↑ Celtic Rock 2008 ( Memento of the original from February 1, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Celtic Rock 2009 ( Memento of the original from January 28, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
