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BY STEVEN SAWADA Jump in the Jig-Pit Irish rockers get jiggy. T This veteran quintet, which has toured he last time The Young Dubliners with the likes of Jonny Lang and Jethro Tull, performed in town they literally tore plays anywhere from 170 to 180 gigs a years. the roof off the building. Hungover Their fervent legion of fans, garnered over a and spent from the previous night’s perform- decade of performances at small, accessible ance and revelry, the haggard band piled in pubs and bars, flyer and poster towns across their tour bus, inadvertently missed the over- the U.S. promoting the group’s concerts and head clearance warnings and ripped off the new releases. The band in turn reciprocates awning of the motel they stayed in. with constant fan communication and unre- “You don’t need to mention the hotel’s lenting live performances, including an name” said vocalist and guitarist Keith upcoming excursion with Roberts with a chuckle. fan club members to In nearly every write-up THE YOUNG 120 Ireland. “We reply to every e- about the Young Dubliners, DUBLINERS mail we get,” Roberts says. reviewers describe their THE KOOZIES If the Dubliners’grassroots music as “Rollicking.” But John Henry’s, 9 pm approach to promotion isn’t being so cliché in its use to TUESDAY, 4/12, enough to get you juiced about describe Irish folk music, their upcoming performance, especially any Irish music $8 adv./$10 door with roots in pubs and club- www.johnhenry’sclub.com their new album, Real World, will undoubtedly tip the scale. scapes, I’ll spare you the droll An amalgamation of sound resembling a battle adjective and opt for another, “rip-roaring.” of the bands between Big Country, the Pogues If that doesn’t help much, then imagine a and contemporaries Flogging Molly, Real frenzied mosh-pit, a “jig-pit” in this case, set World reawakens and invigorates even the to the impassioned sounds of Irish folk- most jaded music fan with uptempo punk infused rock: Sweaty bodies linked at the rhythms, traditional Celtic instrumentation and elbow, skipping heartily around in time to a classic American rock guitar riffs. When cacophony of violin, tin-whistle, piano, guitar Roberts says that with Real World, the Young and male vocal harmonies. The frenetic pace Dubliners have finally created a sound that per- and wall-of-sound style of the Dubliners’ fectly blends Irish folk music and American music beckons loyal fans to match energies rock, he’s right on. not only in the club but on the streets. ew I WANT YOU! Reporters, Cartoonists, Writers, Freelancers What’s Happening Corvallis wants you to write for us! Contact melissa@eugeneweekly.com or send clips & resume to 1251 Lincoln St • Eugene, OR 97401 APRIL 7, 2005 27
