Here is The Pogues’ version of the popular and lively Ulster ballad. Needless to say, it’s a rollicking take on a classic tune from a land full of the same. Go easy on the whiskey when listening to this, though, as Rebel Voice does not want you to waken up in a strange bed with […]
This rousing ballad is a staple in the world of Irish Republican music. It can be heard sung at some soccer matches also. For those who don’t know, a broad black brimmer is a hat worn by the IRA during the Tan War (1919 – 1921). If you enjoyed this, please share
Here is the latest release from the sensational prize-winner from Derry, SOAK. Bridie Monds-Watson was born in 1996 in the Occupied Six Counties (OSC) of Ireland. Her first album, Before We Forgot How To Dream was released in 2015 to critical acclaim. Hailing from a city renowned for its fine singers (Dana won the Eurovison song […]
Here’s another classic from the Hiberno-English trad-rock band that shook the Establishment in the eighties and nineties. Rebel Voice wishes it to be known that the lead singer of this group finally got new teeth! If you enjoyed this, please share
The national flag of Ireland is understandably recognized and respected around the world. It is flown at sporting events, political occasions, and often employed at funerals for those who died for their country, including Republican martyrs. It is, like all flags, more than just a piece of cloth. It is the symbol of a nation. […]
This ballad by the Cavan singer-songwriter, Lisa O’Neill, speaks of the way in which machines are replacing people without improving anyone’s lives. We could be forgiven for thinking that increased mechanization is going to create a new society where technology does all the work and we can enjoy a life of leisure. Sadly, and at […]
This is a haunting ballad about a dog. OK, so you might wonder why go to all the bother for a mutt, but Michael Jackson sung one about a pet rat (Ben), so Rebel Voice prefers this one about man’s – and woman’s – best friend. Keep the tissues close… If you enjoyed this, please share
James McClean is from Derry City in the Occupied Six Counties of Ireland. It is a place that has suffered tremendously from the ravages of the British Army. These days, he is a professional footballer in England, playing for Stoke City. Each November, there is a relatively recent trend whereby players are expected to don […]
Dracul by Dacre Stoker And JD Barker Most avid readers will be aware of the famous novel, Dracula, penned by the Irish author, Bram Stoker and first published in 1897. But how many will know of what prompted Stoker to write his enduring tale? In Dracul, the great-grandnephew of Bram, Dacre Stoker, and his accomplice […]
This is one of the more raucous tracks from a band with a very rowdy history. It has been sung with gusto by many an Irishman who has imbibed more than his fair share of whiskey. On such occasions, the menfolk of Ireland tend to believe that they sound like an Irish version of Andrea […]
Abraham ‘Bram’ Stoker, creator of Dracula, was born into an Irish Anglican family on 8th November, 1847, at the height of the Irish Famine. His father, also Abraham, was a senior civil servant in Dublin Castle and his mother an early feminist. During his childhood, Bram was stricken with a mystery illness which left him […]
A name that sticks in the memory and one particular song that still echoes across the mountains and glens of Ireland, Goats Don’t Shave were very big in the nineties where they rocked across the land sowing drunken revelry and dancing disorder wherever they stopped to play. It was an exhausting time for those who […]
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