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Over the years, a number of bands have performed "crossover" music, that is, Irish rebel lyrics and instrumentation mixed with other, more pop styles. Damien Dempsey is known for his pop-influenced rebel ballads and bands like Beltaine's Fire and Kneecap combine Rebel music with Political hip hop and other genres. [citation needed]
The Wolfe Tones are an Irish rebel music band that incorporate Irish traditional music in their songs. Formed in 1963, they take their name from Theobald Wolfe Tone, one of the leaders of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, with the double meaning of a wolf tone; a sound that can affect instruments in the string family of the orchestra.
They formed the band in the 1980s in Barlanark in the East End of Glasgow and played their first concert at the Squirrel Bar in the Gallowgate, Glasgow in 1989. They branded themselves as the "No.1 Glasgow Celtic Band in the World" in their early years but have since dropped this. [7] The band have played the Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom 50 ...
The Barleycorn (also written as The Barley Corn) was an Irish traditional music and rebel music band. The band, consisting of Paddy McGuigan, Liam Tiernan, Brian McCormick and John Delaney, was formed in mid-1971 in Belfast. Other musicians joined over the years, while some of the original members left.
With Wolfhound, McAreavey was both a singer of Irish rebel music and a balladeer. [11] McAreavey's voice was heard on many singles and albums issued by the groups he was a member of. In 1976, McAreavey also released a solo album, "The Blood Stained Bandage", which contained a number of Irish rebel songs. [12]
Ireland’s most outspoken folk group The Mary Wallopers: ‘Enough bands pretend not to be Irish – like U2’ Louis Chilton Updated March 22, 2024 at 4:18 AM
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These events are reflected upon in "Those Saints", a song on the Trouble in the Land album, released in 2000. 2000 also saw the release of the band's first compilation album to mark their tenth anniversary, Ten Bloody Years, and the departure of Byrne who amicably left the band to concentrate on his solo project, Seanchai and the Unity Squad. [18]