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The Dutch Irish Bastard picked up the accordion with a vengeance after a sudden illness hammered home the bare fact that life just might be too short to not have a go at it immediately. As chances of him going to heaven are rather small, he reckoned he'd better be well prepared: And as Larry Kirwan (Black 47) pointed out to him: "It is never too late to pick up the box". On a more serious note, the roots of that lingering desire lie in a trip through Ireland, whitnessing and greatly enjoying sessions in Irish country pubs to name it more precisely. GRAND!!! Them people shared a joy and a passion the Dutch Irish Bastard hadn't been part of till then. If unfamiliar with sessions and unable to head off to Ireland at short notice, reading 'In search of the craic' by Colin Irwin might bring the message home. And the following pics might help: Nature's kind reminder that life is finite made your man have a go at playing the box rightaway. Besides, your man and his lassie attended gigs by The Pogues, Mahones, Flogging Molly, Greenland Whalefishers, Mr. Irish Bastard, Fiddlers Green, Tossers, Black 47, Blood or Whiskey, Finnegan's Lads, Circle J, Boys from the County Hell, Dropkick Murphys, Real McKenzies, in the meantime listening to music by loads of other great bands such as Killigans, Skels, Biblecode Sundays, Dreadnoughts and Siobhan to top it off. How could this not wetten your man's appetite??? So here you can see him gigging with Mr. IRISH BASTARD (thanx to the MrIB fans that recorded and uploaded these in Bochum this spring and in Bielefeld this autumn): This year, God willing, your man turns 50. Before this year, he never ever gigged or played in a band whatsoever. Before this year is over, gigging with Mr. IRISH BASTARD, with The MAHONES, with CIRCLE J and with friends at home, he'll play well over 50 gigs. As it turns out, he may play justabout his 50th gig at the very moment he turns 50!! NOT TOO BAD, or rather: GRAND even !! :-) So be at the Mr IRISH BASTARD gig in Coesfeld (close to the Dutch border near Winterswijk) on the evening of November 14 and in the early hours of November 15 !!

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Member Since: 7/5/2008
Band Website: None, but have a look at mririshbastard.com
Band Members: Who ever is daring enough to have your man playing along. To date, those daredevils include: ..........................................Mr IRISH BASTARD, from whom your man received a fully unexpected email on Saint Patricks Day 2008, inquiring whether he'd like to join them on the road for some time. Some 7 months and some 30 gigs down the line, that 'some time' fortunately still lasts. GRAND !! Of late, the privilege of playing accordion with Mr IRISH BASTARD is being shared between your man and incredible Ina !!To his own surprise, your man found himself on stage with The MAHONES for 13 gigs of their 2008 European summer tour. Your man did play a tune with FinnyMcConnel backstage in 2007. But he never dreamt that he would ever join yet another of his heroes on stage for the real thing, let alone that this would include playing in London and being joined on stage by some of The Popes. Again to his surprise, your man recently got a third invitation, this time from his Dutch heroes Circle J, a band he and his lassie had gone out of their way to see a number of times. Circle J are curious to find out what the accordion can add to their sound. Your man joined them on stage for a couple of songs once and is currently working on mastering their repertoire for a proper debut on stage with them in December. His pal Edward, with whom he plays their own stuff in the Dutch language as De NACHT (The NIGHT), often supported by distinguished friends (pics below also include various means of traveling to and fro gigs through your man's home town Delft).The ACHIEVERS, a Celt-style band from his home town Delft, with whom he and his pal played an enjoyable one-off gig on a barge in one of the Delft canals this August.
Influences: One SHANE MacGOWAN, there's only one SHANE MacGOWAN !!!!!!!! ....................... The pics below feature Shane MacGowan and The Pogues with Sinead O'Connor during the Christmas gig in Belfast on December 22th 2007. Second main influence are Flogging Molly, who the Dutch Irish Bastard saw gigging in Holland from the Swagger times onward. Earlier, your man sometimes dreamt of getting together a band performing songs in Dutch with a Flogging Molly style melody and energy. The pics below feature Flogging Molly in Melkweg, Amsterdam, May 2008. At another occasion, your man had the pleasure to meet several members of Flogging Molly. Decent guys, who one can have a decent chat with over a decent pint, as he had the privilege to find out after a show. The third but by no means least important influence are Mr. Irish Bastard. Your man was christened The Dutch Irish Bastard when he joined Mr. Irish Bastard on the road for a while in 2008. The pictures below feature him and some other Bastards during a gig in Chiasso, Switzerland, July 2008, celebrating the 15th anniversary of the local Irish pub. The theme of the event had to do with how to quench the eternal thirst for beer, or words to that effect, words lost neither on the band nor on the audience on that particular night. And in Holland: Boh Foi Toch, Pater Moeskroen, Rapalje, Rowwen HÃ¨ze, and Trio Bier.
Sounds Like: Life is too short not to enjoy it.
Record Label: Mr Irish Bastard are with Reedo and RoughTrade
Type of Label: Indie

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The THIRST COMMANDMENT

THE THIRST COMMANDMENT As I sat drinking in some village pub Washing down their local grubThere was this man I'd never met Who caught me by the things he said He told me of...
Posted by Dutch Irish Bastard on Sun, 02 Nov 2008 03:01:00 PST

DUTCH IRISH BASTARD teams up with CIRCLE J !!!

Musically, the year 2008 has been a year full of surprises for your man and his accordion. He is still undecided whether he is surprised or grateful most of all!! Never having played in a...
Posted by Dutch Irish Bastard on Sun, 19 Oct 2008 10:37:00 PST