
In honour of the day that's in it, here are some tunes by the band from Downpatrick in County Down. The three-piece from Northern Ireland have been together for nearly twenty years and I've been a fan of them since their first album, 1977. The band's punk-pop sound had been augmented for a while by the inclusion of Charlotte Hatherley on guitar, but has reverted to its original line-up in recent years. In 2007, the band announced that they would be only releasing singles for the forseeable future. This is not a bad idea for the group as their single [...]

Christine Kane: Mary Catherine's Ash Wednesday Journal Entry [ purchase ] Mary Catherine's Ash Wednesday Journal Entry is a live bonus track from Christine's Right Outta Nowhere CD - her introduction speaks of how the song was channeled through a 14-year-old Catholic girl... and when there is silence from Christine and then laughter from the audience, what's happening is that Christine has begun to mess up her hair to mimic a rumpled adolescent 'do, as well as take on the face [...]

Christine Kane: Four Legs Good. Two Legs Bad. [ purchase ] I love this catchy, country-ish, cautionary tale about the importance of animals in our lives - literary bonus points awarded for Christine's nod to Animal Farm in her song title... :-)
I think this is the first time I've posted Christine Kane. I don't know much about her so I went to her website but it is under reconstruction so I didn't learn anything. Here is the url so you can drop by and visit later: Christine Kane This song is from Right Outta Nowhere. Her newest album is due out in November. MP3 File yousendit

Christine Kane: Overjoyed [purchase ] If there is to be peace in the world, There must be peace in the nations. If there is to be peace in the nations, There must be peace in the cities. If there is to be peace in the cities, There must be peace between neighbors. If there is to be peace between neighbors, There must be peace in the [...]