The Amazing E-X-P-A-N-D-I-N-G Band!

Hey everyone, just a quick note, we've decided to pull the trigger on something that has been in the works for a while, we will be appearing at the Dubliner Pub in St. Paul tonight (Friday, Oct 2nd) with an expanded band. We are proud to feature Mutt O'Matic on Guitar, Banjo and Vocals, and Charlie Beekman on Bass and Vocals! Stop down for this special free show tonight starting at 9:30pm!

CD Review From Shite 'n' Onions

Here is the review of "Ships Are Sailing" from our new friends over at Shite 'n' Onions. You can get our CD from their WebStore, along with a bunch of other great CD's too, If you haven't visited Shite 'n' Onions before, click over and see what they are all about! Without any further Ado...The Review:

The Langer’s Ball: Ships Are Sailing
Mustard Finnegan @ 9:18 pm September 25, 2009
"I used to have a roommate from Cork city at one point who’s favorite term of endearment/insult was to call a person a “Langer” - not being a Cork man, I’m still not exactly sure what a langer is, but I think it’s a guys third leg. That been said then “Langer’s Ball” is a really great name for a band! Our friends here on “Ships are Sailing” are a 2 piece - with some help from their friends - from deepest MN playing Irish folk standards with an growl, a scowl and tattoos to match. If you’re looking for straight ahead no frills Irish ballads with just a hint of razor blades and safety pins and American rock n roll this is for you."

Steel-Toed Sundays play The Langer's Ball

We just found out that Steel-Toed Sundays, part of the Punk & Beans Radio Network featured songs off of the New CD "Ships Are Sailing" on their Latest Podcast (Episode #22)! Punk Rock DJ's Leigh Ann and Lizzy tear it up every Sunday from 6-8pm (cst) on Punk and Beans Radio spinning only the finest Punk Rock, Oi!, Rockabilly, Reggae, Soul, Ska, Metal and all other sub-genres that lurk in between. Check out their website, all their past podcasts are cataloged and can be downloaded. Thanks so much to both of them for contacting us and playing our music!

German review from Celtic-Rock.de

Guten Tag Mein Langers! Our new CD, "Ships Are Sailing" was just just reviewed by our pals in Germany over at http://www.celtic-rock.de/ You can click over and read it Auf Deutsch, or here is a translation (let me know if I got anything really wrong!)

"The White Stripes "of the American Irish folk scene are back with a
full-length album called “Ships are sailing“. The Irish folk duo, The Langer's
Ball, come from St. Paul, MN, USA, with Michael Sturm on guitar, mandolin,
banjo, harmonica & vocals, and Hannah Rediske on accordion, pennywhistle and
the oboe. A number of traditional songs, a Pogues tune (A Rainy Night in
Soho) and original compositions cover this work. It is striking that the duo has
developed significantly from their last release, which was somewhat risk averse.
The music starts soft but firmly with the classic "Galway Races," which was
recorded with just guitar, whistle, mandolin, Bouzouki and vocals.
It
continues with "The Shores Of Botany Bay ', a Traditional song about the
deportation of Irish convicts to Australia, which stands out from the Wolf Tones
version by very well arranged instrumental interludes. "The McGrath set" is very
much alive and enriched with the typical Irish Marching Snare. The album is fun
and good humor, and their version of the song "Patriot Game" has a gentle slide
guitar, I get the urge to authorize me a whiskey. The catchy "The Tinker's
Fiddle" and the Country Ramble "Whiskey From The Still" are original
compositions that blend seamlessly with the traditionals, all complete with
drums and bass that give the songs the necessary intensity.With the instrumental
"The Sailor's Return" show, once again, the versatility and mastery of folk
instruments from The Langer's Ball. Their gypsy-interpreted song “The Titanic"
has the classic clarinet, weaving in and out of the background, and then takes a
solo and prevails in the foreground with the other instruments. "Ships are
sailing" is a success, an album for the dark days of autumn in the pub, at home
or away."

Marc Gunn's Irish & Celtic Music Podcast

Hey, I just noticed our old friend Marc Gunn has included us in his Irish and Celtic Music Podcast! You can check out his podcast by clicking on the link, and when you are there, please help us out and vote for our Song, Sam Hall! The #1 song from that podcast gets played again in the next one.

Lots of new YouTube videos up

If you haven't visited http://www.kcirishmusic.com/, you are missing out, don't be fooled by the name KC Irish Music, this isn't just for residents of Kansas City. Brian Greenstreet has put tireless hours into creating a resource for all things Irish. He has photos, music, videos, pub listings and band listings. He recently travelled up to Waterloo, Iowa for The Iowa Irish Fest, and we finally got a chance to meet in person! Brian took some great footage of our 1st show on Friday at the fest, and he's just put up 14 videos of us from that show! Plus he was all over that weekend, there are videos of The Elders, Our Friends from Madison, Rising Gael, our new friends from Milwaukee, The Sandcarvers, Gaelic Storm and more! Click over to KC Irish Music and give yourself some time to explore, it's a great website.

Had fun with SkOt on 67 Music!

Many thanks again to SkOt from 67 Music, we did a live interview with him last Saturday, if you missed it, don't worry, you can still podcast it from his webpage or iTunes, so it lives on! We talked about our plans for the future, our new album, "Ships Are Sailing", and about where we got out name. SkOt was also good enough to play us in with one of our favorite songs, The Tinker's Fiddle, and played us out with 3 more of our songs from both albums. He really knows how to make a band feel welcome! So many many thanks to him, now click over & listen to his great show. This week also had music from Ronny Drew, The Rumjacks, Ashley MacIssac, The Saw Doctors and lots more!