Ballydowse
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| Origin | Chicago, Illinois |
| Genre(s) | Christian Christian punk Celtic rock |
| Years active | year - year |
Ballydowse is a Christian punk Celtic rock band from Chicago, Illinois. The group was formed by two members of Crashdog, Andrew Mandell and Brian Glover, in the mid-1990s; many of the group's other members were from the Jesus People U.S.A. commune.[1][2] In addition to the group's Mekons/Pogues-style Celtic punk influences, the group also draws from world musics such as klezmer and Tibetan throat singing.[3][4] Ballydowse released two albums. Their debut, The Land, the Bread, and the People, was produced by Steve Albini. Their second album focuses on the group's political activism over the economic sanctions on Iraq in the 2000s, a concern for which their outspokenness got them removed from the set of the Oprah Winfrey Show in September of 2000.[2] The group is currently on hiatus.
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[edit] Discography
- The Land, the Bread, and the People (Grrr Records, 1998)
- Out of the Fertile Crescent (Diamante Music Group, 2000)
[edit] Members
- Andrew Mandell (vocals)
- Robin Mandell (vocals)
- Nate Gustafson Peters (vocals, guitar, mandolin)
- Craig Holland (guitar)
- Brian Grover (bass, didgeridoo, whirligig, bodhran, bullroarer)
- Dan Kool (vocals, moohran)
- Chris White (drums)
- Dave Baumgartner (violin)
- Darren Davick - guitar, mandolin
- Levi Nerad-drums
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[edit] References
- ^ Biography at Centerstage.net. Accessed October 25, 2007.
- ^ a b Mark Allan Powell, The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music. Hendrickson, 2002, p. 65.
- ^ Interview, The Phantom Tollbooth, August 1999. Accessed October 25, 2007.
- ^ Album Review, Sojourners, Mar/Apr 2000. Accessed October 25, 2007.
