Top 5 Rebel Ballad Bands

jonny68

Always interesting to see who peoples fav rebel band is....

1-The Irish Brigade (The cream of Ireland`s rebel bands,brilliant)

2-Shebeen

3-The Spirit Of Freedom

4-Athenrye

5-Gary Og

No room any more for the Wolfe Tones,i still respect them but they are way past their best and the split a few years ago didnt help....

dabhal

there'a a band called best foot forward I've seen a few times, really good musicians

A Dub in Glasgo

At the moment, it is:

The Irish Brigade
Charlie & The Bhoys
Athenrye

jonny68

A Dub in Glasgo wrote:

At the moment, it is:

The Irish Brigade
Charlie & The Bhoys
Athenrye

You cant help but like CATB although they are very cheesy..are they still resident in the Brazen Head thesedays?Do you know if Claymore are still playing in the Emerald Isle as well?havent been over for a game in a few months.....

Concannon7

1. Eire Óg
2. Wolfe Tones
3. Charlie and the Bhoys

I heard Shebeen and the Irish Brigade are very good but I never see any of their CD's for sale.

pancakeman

The music at d end credits for tir na nog always makes my heart melt.

trotter_inc

If you're every around the pubs in the Arklow/Wexford area keep an eye out for a band called The Lenister Gaels - great rebel band.

jonny68

Galway_mad_bhoy wrote:

1. Eire Óg
2. Wolfe Tones
3. Charlie and the Bhoys

I heard Shebeen and the Irish Brigade are very good but I never see any of their CD's for sale.

you can buy them online..The Irish Brigade & Shebeen are streets ahead of any of the others on the scene............

Athenry

One of Irelands top rebel bands at the moments is
The Sons of Erin Band- Irish Brigade playing support to them in Derry on Sunday 29th May.
Two of the band were the main singers with Derek Warfield for 3 years and the bass player is a former member of the Dublin City Ramblers-Well worth going to see.

web site www.thesonsoferinbad.com

ErinGoBrath

1. Clancy Brothers
2. Eíre Og
3. Shebeen
4. Fighting Men from Crossmaglen
5. Charlie and the Bhoys

Typing Dutchman

The Irish Brigade (no. 1, no discussion, no doubt)
Shebeen
Éir Óg
Athenrye
The Wolfe Tones (for old time sake)

susannaomikerr

jonny68 wrote:

Always interesting to see who peoples fav rebel band is....

1-The Irish Brigade (The cream of Ireland`s rebel bands,brilliant)

2-Shebeen

3-The Spirit Of Freedom

4-Athenrye

5-Gary Og

No room any more for the Wolfe Tones,i still respect them but they are way past their best and the split a few years ago didnt help....

NO MATE>>>>shebeen are by far the best. no question. agree bout the w'tones tho. shebeen r just so much more passionate.

biko

Black47 ? They are really Irish-American rockers but sure, there's a bit rebel there. My fav "Bobby Sands MP"

rasoul

i really cant understand how people like the irish brigade, do you not think they sound like a country and western band !

i love gary óg myself, the fighting men from crossmaglen are probably my fav band

youcantseeme

pancakeman wrote:

The music at d end credits for tir na nog always makes my heart melt.

LOL

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Wolf tones NO1

Duiske

1. Irish Brigade
2. Eire Og
3. Uisce Beatha
4. Shebeen
5. Wolfetones

biko

The Men They Couldn't Hang are more socialist than rebel but check out songs like Billy Morgan...

panda100

There was a band who used to play in the shebeen in the royal george hotel in limerick before it shut down.They were fantastic-would get you into a total frenzy-does anyone know what they were called?

SpittingImage

How can anybody possible indulge themselves by listening to the pro terrorist music of the wolfe tones and other rebel bands. Doesn't the whole 'up the ra' thing not make you sick with disgust?

panda100

Sometimes music trancends the lyrics and its actually the music that is great.

SpittingImage

panda100 wrote:

Sometimes music trancends the lyrics and its actually the music that is great.

Yes, i agree with you but isn't it sad that they can't put this rousing passion into something a little less murder-related.

panda100

I think its sad when i see kids when singing the fields of athenry shouting ira and sinn fein which they do often these days during the chorous.That just shows how shallow their knowledge is of the whole situation.

that guy

Spitting image is dead right. "ooh aah up the ra"? -Are you friggin joking me? The Wolfe Tone Deaf's is what they are. They haven't strung a decent melody together that would appeal to anyone sober and contemporary for 30 years.

vinegarstroke

SpittingImage wrote:

Yes, i agree with you but isn't it sad that they can't put this rousing passion into something a little less murder-related.

You can get banned from Boards, what did this guy do, all his threads seem alright to me.

madfortrad5958

jonny68 wrote: »

Always interesting to see who peoples fav rebel band is....

1-The Irish Brigade (The cream of Ireland`s rebel bands,brilliant)

2-Shebeen

3-The Spirit Of Freedom

4-Athenrye

5-Gary Og

No room any more for the Wolfe Tones,i still respect them but they are way past their best and the split a few years ago didnt help....

ye agree the wolfe tones are past it ok
time to look at the new bands on the scene
here we go then in no particular order

THE MIGHTY GHOSTS OF ERIN
THE REBEL HEARTS
PLUCK THE DUCK
THE DRUIDS
MANGANS MEN
DIVILDABIT


ALL THESE BANDS CAN BE VIEWED ON MY BEBO PAGE OR YOUTUBE

www.bebo.com/aljd5958
or
http://www.youtube.com/madfortrad5958

manjizz

Róisín Dubh for me were one of the best musically, and voices, not all rebel, mixed it up with Ballad's and trad

fitz0

SpittingImage wrote: »

How can anybody possible indulge themselves by listening to the pro terrorist music of the wolfe tones and other rebel bands. Doesn't the whole 'up the ra' thing not make you sick with disgust?

Many of the songs are ballads of their time, recording the mood of the people at the time. I don't see why its so bad to listen to it just because the mood has changed (for most people anyway, some just cant let go.) Like it or not the IRA is a huge part of our recent history and to just gloss over it by ignoring the music and forgetting those involved is surely a reflection on Irish people as a whole, much in the same way as covering the bullet holes on the GPO. We can have this music and still strive for peace. They are not mutually exclusive.

Onto the bands:
Battering Ram
Christy Moore (back in the day)
Wolfhound
Claymore
Irish Brigade

Im not a fan of the main singers of Athenrye or Shebeen (or Irish Brigade for that matter) but they are still decent bands.

Suaimhneach

madfortrad5958 wrote: »

ye agree the wolfe tones are past it ok
time to look at the new bands on the scene
here we go then in no particular order

THE MIGHTY GHOSTS OF ERIN
THE REBEL HEARTS
PLUCK THE DUCK
THE DRUIDS
MANGANS MEN
DIVILDABIT


ALL THESE BANDS CAN BE VIEWED ON MY BEBO PAGE OR YOUTUBE

www.bebo.com/aljd5958
or
http://www.youtube.com/madfortrad5958

Hi MadforTrad.

Welcome to the forum

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Suaimhneach

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madfortrad5958 wrote: »

ye agree the wolfe tones are past it ok
time to look at the new bands on the scene
here we go then in no particular order

THE MIGHTY GHOSTS OF ERIN
THE REBEL HEARTS
PLUCK THE DUCK
THE DRUIDS
MANGANS MEN
DIVILDABIT


ALL THESE BANDS CAN BE VIEWED ON MY BEBO PAGE OR YOUTUBE

www.bebo.com/aljd5958
or
http://www.youtube.com/madfortrad5958

You say the Wolfe Tones are past it and to move on to new bands but the new bands you have listed aren't writing any new songs or doing anything different than what the Wolfe Tones did.
I'm not into the politics but the Wolfe Tones have wrote some fantastic songs.

rugbug

Well I'll put the crap being talekd here down to bands trying to promote themselves.

As an impartial bystander and not associated with any band, I find it laughable the criticism from lesser bands of The Wolfe Tones. No one band has and still pulls a crowd like the Wolfe Tones, no band can get a crowd on their feet like the Tones. They have written more songs and still are writing new songs, that become part of the repertoire of Irish folk, ballad and rebel music. Its funny how many other bands on here plugging themselves actually sing Wolfe Tones songs???!!!

So catch a grip, and dont try to put down one of the greatest Irish bands of all time, just so you can try to profile your own outfit.

Wonder will some of the other bands on here be around after 47 years lol some wont be around after 7 ffs.