What's the Rumpus?

Folk · 2008 · 14 tracks · 54m

What's the Rumpus?

High-octane Celtic folk built on rapid-fire fiddles and tall tales. A rowdy, percussive celebration of pub culture and narrative mischief.

July 8, 2008

A boisterous and comedic celebration of life's absurdities through a Celtic lens.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks · 54m

01

What’s the Rumpus?

4:00

02

Lover’s Wreck

3:56

03

Darcy’s Donkey

3:10

04

The Mechanical Bull

4:25

05

Human to a God

3:55

06

Slim Jim and the Seven Eleven Girl

4:06

07

Don’t Let the Truth Get in the Way (of a Good Story)

3:31

08

The Samurai Set

3:50

09

Beidh Aonach Amárach

4:12

10

Death Ride to Durango

4:35

11

Faithful Land

4:21

12

If Good Times Were Dollars

3:11

13

Floating the Flambeau

4:08

14

The Night I Punched Russell Crowe

3:17

Moments Worth Listening For

The rapid-fire lyrical delivery in Darcy's Donkey that mimics the frantic pace of the fiddle melody.

The transition into the traditional Irish language chorus on Beidh Aonach Amárach, grounding the album's modern energy in heritage.

The deadpan comedic timing during the narrative climax of The Night I Punched Russell Crowe.

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