After bidding the Emerald Isle farewell over the weekend the mento maestros The Jolly Boys, amidst autograph signings and a radio interview, made their Scotland debut with an impressive performance at Oran Mor in Glascow.



While on stage at Oran Mor The Jolly Boys gave their Scottish fans a serving of classic and contemporary Rock & Roll covers done in their uniquely modernized mento style. Of the hits performed was the classic “You can’t always get what you want” a particular crowd favourite originally done by The Rolling Stones. Here’s a taste of that performance:
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Last night The Jolly Boys brought their fire to the Pavilion Bar & Nightclub in Cork, Ireland. It was their first show in Ireland since taking the stage at Electric Picnic in Dublin this summer and they made certain to live up to their reputation.



Among their repertoire of classic and contemporary Rock & Roll covers The Jolly Boys performed a crowd favourite; Iggy Pop’s “Nightclubbing”. Here’s a bit of what it was like from the crowd perspective:
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The reining Kings of Mento are currently en route to the Pavilion Bar & Nightclub in Cork, Ireland for their first show in the Emerald Isle since taking the stage at Electric Picnic in Laois this summer. Held on the grounds of Stradbally Estate the Electric Picnic arts and music festival saw, in addition to The Jolly Boys, other eclectic acts like Chew Lips, Janelle Monae and Modest Mouse (to name a few) gracing the stage. The folks at The Irish Times had this to say about The Jolly Boys’ performance that day: “The Jolly Boys showed that seventysomething Jamaicans are well capable of getting on the good foot”.



As usual, you can expect the same kind of energy from The Jolly Boys featuring the former fire-breathing, hand walking lead singer Albert Minott. As a preview, take a look at some more photographs of The Jolly Boys on stage at Electric Picnic in Ireland this summer:
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On December 5, 2010 The Jolly Boys rocked the house at Brotfabrik in Frankfurt, Germany. Now that their time in Germany has come to an end we’d like to show you a bit of what that performance (and the moments leading up to it) was like. First, here’s a snippet of The Jolly Boys performing their cover of The Rolling Stones’ “You can’t always get what you want” at the event:


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The Masters of Mento,The Jolly Boys continue to heat things up in Europe. Following an exuberant performance at La Maroquinerie in Paris, France on Monday The Jolly Boys traveled through snow and ice (even experiencing a minor accident on the Autobahn along the way) to make it back to Germany where they’re currently gearing up for their final German performance of this tour tonight at Knust in Hamburg.



The Jolly Boys were also in Hamburg during their tour of Europe this summer. Now, as they prepare to take the stage in Hamburg once more, we look back at what that visit was like:
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