Here are the editor’s choice for the best albums of 2014. Over the past year, we’ve seen a lot of solid releases. It was pretty difficult choosing the order, especially album of the year. Ireland had some fantastic releases, Stiff Little Fingers are better than ever, some of the best folk punk / rock I’ve heard came out this year, and it was an overall good year for Celtic Punk.
The order was chosen by what albums had the most constant play,and what I personally felt were the top. Also note, that the album of the year was selected out of all three categories combined.
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[one_half_last]Stiff Little Fingers – No Going Back
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Best Celtic Punk Albums Of 2014
1. The Mahones – The Hunger and the Fight (Part 1)
2. Blood Or Whiskey – Tell the Truth and Shame the Devil
3. Firkin – Finger in the Pie
4. The Ramshackle Army – Letters From The Road Less Travelled
5. Lugh – Quando os canecos batem
6. Drink Hunters – Lurking Behind the Woods
7. Craic – Amongst The Mischief and Malarkey
8. Celkilt – On the Table
9. The Black Tartan Clan – Scotland in Our Hearts
10. Kitchen Implosion – Pretty Work Brave Boys
Best Folk Punk / Rock Album Of 2014
1. Roughneck Riot – Out of Anger
2. Beyond the Fields – The Falcon Lives
3. Pyrates! – Uncharted Lands
4. 16 Tons with Ally – Safari Chaos & Anarchy
5. Birmingham Six – Move On
6. Bastard Bearded Irishmen – Rise of the Bastard
7. McCraes Battalion – Armistice Day
8. The Wages of Sin – Queensbury Rules
9. Uncle Bard and the Dirty Bastards – Get the Folk out
10. Craic the Lens – The Cannon
Best Punk Album Of 2014
1. FM 359 – Truth, Love And Liberty
2. Crows – Better off Dead
3. Jobseekers – EP
4. New Gods – God of Punk
5. Old Bean – Sally
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The readers choice was of course chosen by the readers, in a poll that ran from December 1st to December 20th. Thousands of unique votes were cast, with only three votes being thrown out due to proxy tomfoolery.
Best Celtic Punk Albums Of 2014
1. Lugh – Quando os canecos batem
2. Firkin – Finger in the Pie
3. The Mahones – The Hunger and the Fight (Part 1)
4. The Black Tartan Clan – Scotland in Our Hearts
5. Blood Or Whiskey – Tell the Truth and Shame the Devil
6. The Ramshackle Army – Letters From The Road Less Travelled
7. Drink Hunters – Lurking Behind the Woods
8. Kitchen Implosion – Pretty Work Brave Boys
9. Celkilt – On the Table
10. The Sunday Punchers – The Sunday Punchers
Best Folk Punk / Rock Album Of 2014
1. Roughneck Riot – Out of Anger
2. Pyrates – Uncharted Lands
3. McCraes Battalion – Armistice Day
4. Beyond the Fields – The Falcon Lives
5. Bastard Bearded Irishmen – Rise of the Bastard
6. Craic the Lens – The Cannon
7. The Wages of Sin – Queensbury Rules
8. Birmingham Six – Move On
9. Uncle Bard and the Dirty Bastards – Get the Folk out
10. 16 Tons with Ally – Safari Chaos & Anarchy
Best Punk Album Of 2014
1. FM 359 – Truth, Love And Liberty
2. Stiff Little Fingers – No Going Back
3. Old Bean – Sally
4. Crows – Better off Dead
5. Jobseekers – EP
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