- The Shamrock (band)
The Shamrock is a nine-piece Croatian band from
Rijeka that plays Irish/Celtic folk-Punk rock , formed in2007 . The first album, entitled "..otom potom..", was released inJune 2008 , and was a mixture of traditional and self-written songs. Their first concert under the name of The Shamrock was at the Kastav Rock-Festival in Kastav,August 2008 .Their influences includeThe Dubliners ,Wolfe Tones ,Orthodox Celts ,Flogging Molly ,Dropkick Murphies and Irish & SlavicFolk music .A new album will be released in
December ,2008 . This second album will put more power with very loud but melodic irish folk instruments with some of slavic elements. The Flutist Pitlović was brought in to write the lyrics for this album.Band Members
* Damir Markotić "(since
2007 )"Lead Vocal, Banjo, Banjitar, Tin-Whistles
* Aleksandar (aka Aco) Lučić "(since2007 )"E-Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
* Paul Markotić "(since2007 )"Drums, Percussion
* Elvis Ponjević "(sinceApril ,2008 )" Bass
* Anamarija Martinčić "(sinceMarch ,2008 )" Fiddle, Vocal
* Hrvoje (aka Hrco) Pitlović "(sinceDecember ,2007 )" Flute, Tin-Whistles, Low-Whistles, Vocal
* Antonio Babić "(sinceAugust ,2008 )" Accordion
* Ana Jajalo "(sinceJanuary ,2008 )" Back-Vocals
* Petra Stipanić "(sinceJanuary ,2008 )" Back-VocalsFormer Members
* Marko "(
January -April ,2008 )" BassDiscography
* Demo (
2007 )
* ...otom potom... (2008 )...otom potom...
* 1. Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore (traditional arranged by Damir M.)
* 2. Moja Raka (Lyrics: Hrvoje P. - Music: Damir M.)
* 3. Zbogom Sve (Lyrics: Peter P. - Music: Damir M.)
* 4. Mara (Lyrics: Hrvoje P. - Music: Damir M.)
* 5. Oda Dubravi (Lyrics: Old slavic poesy - Music: Damir M.)External links
* [http://www.shamrocklovran.com Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/shamrocklovran Official Myspace]
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