Our music
'the mcmontos' are playing tradtional irish & scottish folk. Influenced by such bands as silly wizard, planxty and the dubliners they play pure folk music without knick-knack. Their repertoire contains a mixture of rough drinking songs, sad ballads and jigs 'n reels. Meanwhile they did about 140 gigs in Germany and the surrounding countries with mostly enthusiastic audience.
Sound samples
- go to sea no more mp3, 1.9 MB
- the foggy dew (live) mp3, 1.8 MB
- ye jacobites (live) mp3, 1.6 MB
- as I roved out (live) mp3, 2.1 MB
What others have written about us
"Celtic Music Magazine / Austin, Texas / Marc Gunn, Juni 2007
"The McMontos are like to keep the traditional sounds of Irish and Scottish folk music alive. However, with an added drop of modern rock, their sound becomes unique. In fact, their songs make excellent pub and drinking songs. This band has a ton of energy and lends it to each of the tunes they perform." "
Folkmagazine, 5th edition, 2005
"[...] fans of traditional irish folk could access without hesitation [...]"
WolVi, folk-magazine of the 'Freies Radio Stuttgart'
"[...]for sure a irish&scottish folk band of a superior grade[...]"