Na na na

Impossible as it may seem, the song called Na na na (na na na na na na na na na) on the new My Chemical Romance album is NOT a cover of the Bing Turkby song called Na na na na na from the Summer Party album. But you really have to wonder if they just stole the title, right? I don't mind them using it, good luck to them I say. I just hope that when they get to be as famous as the Bing Turkby Ensemble they'll be as magnanimous with other bands.

This Blarney is heavy

We've got one more practice before hitting the populace with Heavy Blarney at The Celtic Inn, Palmy, on Dec 5th. The show will start at 6PM and go for one hour, so your punctuality will be rewarded! Those of you who can't make the show can still get some digital Blarney from Bandcamp here. The digital tracks are NZ$1 each, or you can buy the whole album for just NZ$5.

Or you can hit the Buy Now button below and I'll send you a real-life physical copy, with an actual disc and everything. The physical CD is NZ$15, including postage anywhere in the world, plus you get more pictures and liner notes.
If anyone's keen on learning Irish banjo, and you live in the Manawatu, give me a yell!
In the meantime, have a look at The Irish Tenor Banjo site, it's blimmin' good.

The Heavy Blarney CD includes 3 original Turkby songs, and the rest is rocked-up traditonal Irish stuff.
Tracklisting:
1. Tenpenny bit
2. Star of the County Down
3. The rights of man
4. Step it out Mary
5. The little beggarman
6. Billy at the railroad tracks
7. A hasty trip
8. The Limerick rake
9. Celtic rag
10. My Irish home
11. The maid behind Cooley's bar

You can hear samples at http://turkby.bandcamp.com

Tea Party photos

Some photos from the image-capturing device of Tyrone T. Blowhard.

Photography may or may not have been performed by the Night Frog.

Blarney begins in earnest

Had the first band practice for the Heavy Blarney show on Tuesday this week.
The show is gonna be banjo-mazing, to be sure!
Might be a date change coming up, so keep your eyes on this general vicinity or at the Turkby Reverbnation page. Currently we've had to switch to Dec 5th, but the situation is somewhat fluid at the moment. Will have everything confirmed by next week.
I'm thinking of starting a car race with a Kiwi comedian, it would be called the Rhys Derby. Or the Rhys Darby Derby. Rhys, if you're reading this, get in touch with Jim Keltnenhausen at TurkbyTone Rekkids HQ. He has a budget of $50 to get this thing off the ground.
Bingo