The Wran – The Stone Man (CD / Vinyl)

The debut album from The Wran, four brothers from Kilbrien at the foot of the Comeragh Mountains in Co. Waterford: Tommy, Danny, Seán and Stephen Dunford. They take the songs they grew up with and push them into punk and psychedelia, playing them on banjo, harmonium, acoustic guitar, bass VI and drums. Highlights include a heavy reworking of Pecker Dunne’s Sullivan’s John, Aird Uí Chuain sung in Irish, and two original tunes, Dunford’s March and Fear Dearg. It finishes close to home with All Kilbrien Are On A Spree. Out on Déise Records.

“A powerful take on the Irish folk tradition” - Clash, 8/10

Tracklist

1. Sullivan’s John
2. Dunford’s March
3. The Limerick Rake
4. Aird Uí Chuain
5. Fear Dearg
6. Some Say The Devil Is Dead
7. The Waterford Boys
8. All Kilbrien Are On A Spree