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It has now been over a decade since Gaelic Storm's career lifted off with their appearance in the blockbuster film Titanic. Since their big-screen debut 10 years ago, the band's fan base continues to multiply with each new album, turning the one time-pub-band into one of the premier touring acts in the Celtic/World music genre. Musically, Gaelic Storm's compelling originals and fresh arrangements steeped in Celtic traditional melody combined with their unique blend of world rhythms continue to broaden the musical horizons of the Celtic music genre creating new standards for generations to come. Highlights from their decade-spanning career include six Billboard Chart topping albums, a DVD, a full-length concert film featured on HD.net in 2007-2008, song placement on two EA Sports Games, a 2008 Hallmark greeting card featuring their song & Kiss Me I'm Irish; countless television and radio appearances, and of course, an appearance in James Cameron's Titanic. Gaelic Storm has sold out hundreds of theatres and performing arts centers and has now played to audiences totaling in the millions.

Gaelic Storm will release their seventh album titled Whats the Rumpus on their own label, Lost Again Records on July 8th, 2008. Inspired by the music that drives their loyal fan base, Whats the Rumpus is a wild party of an album, full of colorful characters and outrageous stories, flavored with Gaelic Storm's signature acoustic sound that gets you dancing and never lets you go. I think this is some of the best writing we have ever done, everything seemed to come together perfectly for this CD, says Steve Twigger, This is the culmination of a great deal of hard work and a barrel of good times. From the upbeat opening title track to the final cut, The Night I Punched Russell Crowe; (a true story involving singer Patrick Murphy), the music captures the contagious energy of the bands carefree attitude and infectious live performances. With instruments ranging from African drums, Irish bagpipes and Celtic fiddle to trombones and Cajun-style accordions, WTR is a three-ring circus of acrobatic songs, swirling tunes and galloping rhythms. Steve Twigger produced the project with co-production by drummer Ryan Lacey and Pat Manske, and additional production by Patrick Murphy. Returning to The Zone studio in Austin TX where the band recorded their previous release Bring Yer Wellies, Gaelic Storm also enlisted the help of a few select Austin locals including Lloyd Maines and 1960's psychedelic performer, Arthur Brown, to round out their eclectic Celtic sound. To quote Patrick Murphy, We have so much fun together as a band, we managed to capture some of the good times we have together on this recording.

Gaelic Storm also includes: Ryan Lacey on drums and world percussion (graduated twice from the Los Angeles Music Academy, once for hands and once for sticks), Pete Purvis of Merrickville, Ontario on uilleann pipes, tin whistle, deger pipes and highland pipes (a Grade 1 piper who toured with award winning pipe bands including the Braemar Pipe Band and played at 2000 Sydney Olympics) and the newest member of the band Jessie Burns on fiddle (originally from Suffolk, England, now
living in Colorado).









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Disc 1:

1. Whats The Rumpus?
2. Lovers Wreck
3. Darcys Donkey
4. The Mechanical Bull
5. Human To A God
6. Slim Jim And The Seven Eleven Girl
7. Dont Let The Truth Get In The Way (Of A Good Story)
8. The Samurai Set
9. Beidh Aonach Amárach
10. Death Ride To Durango
11. Faithful Land
12. If Good Times Were Dollars
13. Floating The Flambeau
14. The Night I Punched Russell Crowe

Rating: - * Good But Not Great ... I love Gaelic Storm and I love this album. However it is not my favorite (Special Reserve and How Are We Getting Home? are my favorites). The songs are upbeat and happy and all tell great stories but somethings seems off on this album. The CD, though the not greatest of them all, is totally worth getting just to hear Darcy's Donkey. Rating: - * Great Gaelic Storm! ... I love Gaelic Storm, Ive seen them in concert a few times and it gets better every time. The great thing about this, and all of the other CDs by the band is that they have just the same amazing energy in the studio recording it as they do live. A great band, highly recommended. Wonderful to sing along to- my co-workers must think Ive lost my mind when I put this CD in and get up and do a little jig right at my desk :-) Great choice- their only CD I like more than it is "Special Reserve". Rating: - * Great album ... This albums continues the great tradition of wonderfull uplifting music from galeic storm. A must addition to a celtic collection. Rating: - * Great upbeat entertainment ... This is the first Gaelic Storm CD I have purchased and I can definitely say it won't be my last. I was smiling the whole way to work in the car today! And work wasn't the reason. The music was!! The songs are fun, upbeat. The music is great. I love Irish music and the twist that they add makes it more entertaining than ever. You won't be dissapointed. I am sure this is only the begining of my collection. Rating: - * Infectious ... I picked up this band's debut album on a whim a few years ago, and I've since fallen completely in love with their upbeat, high-energy style. The songs are ridiculously fun to sing along to, and the purely instrumental tracks are equally wonderful. This is a must-hear, riotous good time of an album--do yourself a favor and listen in! (If it works for you, make sure to pick up their previous work as well--they've been putting out solidly excellent stuff from the very beginning.)