Blood Or Whiskey is an Irish Punk/Folk band from Leixlip, County Kildare, Ireland. The band was formed in September 1993 taking strong influence from Shane MacGowan, as well as The Pogues and The Clash. The band originally had problems with their non-traditional music style among native Irish fans and released their first album Blood or Whiskey in 1996. Several years of touring followed before the release of No Time to Explain which was followed by a tour of the US. After the leaving of their original lead singer, Barney Murray, in 2003, guitarist Dugs Mulhooly took over the reins as the band's frontman, Blood or Whiskey's lineup underwent many changes and in 2005 released Cashed Out on Culture, which is highly regarded as their most punk oriented of their albums, although it maintains the driving traditional melodies that are trademarks of the band's sound. In 2006, whistle player Alan Confrey died from a heart attack after the band returned home to Dublin after a UK tour with Stiff Little Fingers. The band is currently looking for a new tin whistle player and were due to release their new album on Punkcore Records sometime in late 2007, however, this was pushed back to a non-specified date. They have also recently recruited a new bass player, Peter Mullan, and toured Europe in September 2006, supporting The Misfits on some shows. The tour has been entitled "Back from the Brink" by the band. The band also supported The Pogues at their annual Christmas gig in the RDS, Dublin on the 23rd of December, 2007. The general sound of the band is a manic mix of aggressive lyrics, Punk beats and Celtic melodies.
Blood Or Whiskey (1996)
01 - Always Remember
02 - Bucharest
03 - Goodbye My Girl
04 - Prospect Hill
05 - Rocky Road
06 - Wack For A Widdle
07 - Take Me Along
08 - Deathwatch
09 - New Banjo Thing
10 - The Mero
11 - Galway Town
12 - La La La
13 - Even Her Love
14 - Keep The Baby
15 - Drunken Priest Of Dingle
16 - Feile
17 - Unfinished Business
18 - Down With The Ho's
No Time To Explain (2001)
01 - Breaking Through
02 - Paranoid State
03 - Sober Again
04 - Never Be Me
05 - King Of The Fairies/Western Junk
06 - Your Majesty
07 - Submission In Portarlington
08 - When You Sing
09 - Geektime
10 - Chloe
11 - Follow Me Up To Carlow/Holt's Way
12 - Don't Go Far
13 - Majorca
14 - Frank
15 - Sometimes
16 - Rudy
Sticks & Stones EP (2004)
01 - They Say No
02 - I'm Going Down
03 - Streetlife
04 - Going On And On
05 - Black Cross Of Crumlin
Cashed Out On Culture (2005)
01 - No Answers
02 - Doors Of Hope
03 - Stuck Together
04 - Poxy Pub
05 - Requiem For A King
06 - Glory O'
07 - Jar'd For Life
08 - Impaired Vision
09 - Ruler Ruler
10 - A Holy Trinity
11 - Shattered Dreams
12 - The Black Cross Of Crumlin
13 - Deadwood & The Cash Deceiver
14 - They Say No!
Live And Learn EP (2008)
01 - Emigrant
02 - Dirty Aul War
03 - Live And Learn
04 - Dirty Aul War (Dub Remix 01)
05 - Dirty Aul War (Dub Remix 02)
Tell The Truth And Shame The Devil (2014)
01 - Dirty Aul War
02 - Montpelier Hill
03 - Gone And Forgotten
04 - Gernika
05 - Seanie O'Keeffe
06 - Generals
07 - Rutland
08 - Time Over Time
09 - Emigrant
10 - Cannibal Economy
11 - Black Pits
Poxy Pub EP (2023)
01 - Kelly Of Killann
02 - Last Night In Leixlip Town
03 - Oh Oh
04 - Poxy Pub
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