{"product_id":"shamrock-showband-shankill-road-mission","title":"SHAMROCK SHOWBAND - SHANKILL ROAD MISSION","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSHAMROCK SHOWBAND\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are just back from a wee tour of Scotland with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJinx Lennon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and are now gearing up for an Irish tour and the release of their second album \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSHANKILL ROAD MISSION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere’s been a growing buzz about the Showband for the last few months now in the run up to this new album. Nialler9 called them his ‘new favourite band’ and described them as ‘If Father Ted and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCMAT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e had a baby’ High praise indeed! They have received radio play from BBC Radio Ulster, been included in Irish track of the week lists by The Thin Air and Chordblossom and got a shout out in an article in The Irish Examiner as well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpotlight tracks for the release of the album are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFascist Boogie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (NSFW) which is about the assination of Charlie Kirk (lol) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNorthern Train\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (SFW) which is about the old train line, no longer with us that could have gotten you from Dundalk to Donegal, something that would make band practice a lot easier if it was still about.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSHAMROCK SHOWBAND are a psychedelic country and Irish band consisting of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConor McAuley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDUG\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) on fiddle, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJamie Bishop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMUCKNO\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Jinx Lennon) on guitar, samplers and synthesizers and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoel Harkin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePedal \u0026amp; Lever Society\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) on pedal steel guitar. They hail from the border counties of Louth (Dundalk), Monaghan (Castleblaney) and Donegal (Convoy) respectively.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnequal parts Irish country \u0026amp; western, psychedelic, folk and punk, SHAMROCK SHOWBAND are paying homage to and trying to revive the Irish Showband era. The Irish showband was a dance band format popular in Ireland from the 1950s to the 1980s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shamrock Showband\/Independent","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":60234284040537,"sku":"SDZ-55518","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Shankill_MockUp_Front.png?v=1793117425","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/shamrock-showband-shankill-road-mission","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}