#0081 – May the road rise to meet you


Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Well it isn’t St. Patrick’s Day yet of course, but it’s coming up, today is the Saturday before, and I’ll wager many of you are already enjoying the holiday cheer.

I’m more ignorant of my Irish heritage than I’d wish to be, but there isn’t anybody left to teach it to me at this point, so I have to content myself with the Americanized version.  And I like it well enough; I’ve seen Darby O’Gill and the Little People more times than I’d care to admit, I love a good dark ale, I vote early and often and I have a ton of kids.

But one part of that heritage I’d love to explore is the music.  I love the idea of the traditional music session, where talented local musicians gather around their favorite table in the local pub and play sets of traditional reels and jigs.  I also love the modern take on Irish folk music from bands like the Pogues, and even the Irish-influenced punk and metal bands out there.  And yes I probably do like the Pogues too much, what’s it to you?  So anyway, I’ve put together a little mix for all of you, and I hope you’ll give it a listen during your St. Patrick’s Day festivities and that it’ll help you get into the spirit that much more.

Sláinte!

  1. The Pogues – Mountain Dew
  2. The Fenians – Come Out Ye Black & Tans
  3. David Kincaid – Kelly’s Irish Brigade
  4. Dropkick Murphys – Worker’s Song
  5. Stiff Little Fingers – Tin Soldiers
  6. Flogging Molly – Factory Girls
  7. The Waterboys – And a Bang on the Ear
  8. Various (Music at Matt Molloy’s) – Cape Breton Jigs, McGurk’s
  9. Various (Music at Matt Molloy’s) – Kilkelly
  10. Waylander – Bru Na Boinne
  11. Cruachan – The Very Wild Rover
  12. The Pogues – Medley: The Recruiting Sergeant/The Rocky Road To Dublin/The Galway Races
  13. The Bothy Band – Old Hag You Have Killed Me
  14. Shane Macgowan and the Popes – More Pricks Than Kicks
  15. The Dubliners – Fields Of Athenry
  16. Lúnasa – O’Carolan’s Welcome/Rolling In The Barrel
  17. The Pogues – If I Should Fall From Grace With God
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Canis lupus familiaris

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Archaeological evidence dates domesticated dogs living with Native Americans at least 14,000 years ago. I suspect one day they’ll find evidence going back a lot further. Just a hunch. But until then, here’s to 14,000 years of friendship!

This mix has a special bonus track for dogs (or just people who like frog calls). Play the track for your dog and you should see an interesting reaction.

  1. Lassie Come Home Trailer (1943)
  2. Snoopy vs. The Red Baron – Royal Guardsmen
  3. Canis lupus – The Aquabats
  4. Slow Dog – Belly
  5. Jesse – Paw
  6. George Carlin, from Carlin on Campus
  7. How Much is that Doggie in the Window – The Baja Marimba Band
  8. The Underdog – Spoon
  9. Do the Dog – The Specials
  10. MItch Fatel
  11. Dog House – The Legendary Hucklebucks
  12. Hound Dog – Big Mama Thornton
  13. Dirty Old Egg-Suckin’ Hound – Johnny Cash
  14. Brian Regan
  15. Dog Years – Rush
  16. Dogs and Chaplains – The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
  17. Cheech & Chong
  18. Fido, Your Leash is too Long – The Magnetic Fields
  19. Move It On Over – Hank Williams
  20. Bad Day – Samiam
  21. George Carlin, from On the Road
  22. Pauly the Dog – Agnostic Front
  23. Old King – Neil Young
  24. 10 Dead Dogs – Wild Sweet Orange
  25. Every Dog Has Its Day – Flogging Molly
  26. Stray – Fetchin Bones
  27. I Wanna Be a Drug-Sniffing Dog – Lard
  28. SPECIAL BONUS TRACK FOR DOGS

NOTE: I have a hardware issue I’m working on but until then the drive crunches a bit and so there are a few glitches here and there throughout the mix, but nothing Earth-shattering. If I wait until I fix the problem it will be months before this mix is released, so just releasing as is. It’s not that bad.

#0042 – File under: Shamrock Whore

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This mix goes out to Julie in J-town, PA. That’s right. I said it.

My original plan was to defy FCC regulations and make a play-by-play St. Patrick’s Day debauchery-laden mix while drinking, but this cold/flu thing has waylaid my plans. At any rate, I hope you enjoy this inebrious collage of the Celts and sundry other friends.

  1. Dropkick Murphys – The Rocky Road to Dublin
  2. The The – Armageddon Days Are Here (Again)
  3. Flogging Molly – Seven Deadly Sins
  4. Pogues – Sally McLennane
  5. Frankie Yankovic – Too Fat Polka
  6. Motorhead – Down on Me
  7. The Tossers – No Loot, No Booze, No Fun
  8. Thin Lizzy – Running Back
  9. Rod Stewart – You’re In My Heart
  10. Herb Albert & the Tijuana Brass – Taste of Honey
  11. (unknown) – F*ck the British Army
  12. Frankie Yankovic – Beer Barrel Polka
  13. Pogues – Whiskey in the Jar
  14. Frankie Yankovic – In Heaven There is No Beer
  15. Flogging Molly – Drunken Lullabies
  16. Dropkick Murphys – Kiss Me I’m Sh*tfaced
  17. Frankie Yankovic – Who Stole the Keeshka

#0030 – With Might & Main

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With Might & Main – Weeks of endless contract work and regular work combined have kept me hammering away at the computer while ITunes plays aimlessly. This mix pulls out the songs that stuck out to me during that time and then provided a good mix while I worked up through Christmas. This steady, dependable flow of songs includes ABBA, The Epoxies, The Dead Milkmen, Shane MacGowan & The Popes, Limpopo, Peter Tosh, James Ray and Gangwar, The Brandos, Love Tractor, Tracy Chapman, Flogging Molly, L7, Down, KMFDM, Patti Smith, and Lou Reed. Perfect to pass the time during hard labor.