Bluegrass Artists Raise Hell
This is something slightly different. Rebel Voice has provided a selection of bluegrass music and videos for your viewing and listening pleasure. Some of the tunes may be recognizable as they have been used in various TV shows and movies. The first up contains one of the most laughable entrances ever made in a music […]
Bobby Sands – McIllhatton
This rousing song was written by Bobby Sands, one of the greatest ever to have lain down his life for Ireland. Rebel Voice wonders just how much Ireland has lost out on with the passing of Sands. He wasn’t just a brave revolutionary, he was also a fine poet and song writer. Our nation lost […]
Neil Young – Needle And The Damage Done [Folk]
Joe Hill -Various Artists
In this article, we have a number of versions of the famous revolutionary song, Joe Hill. This song is performed wherever those who are free of mind and action gather to celebrate the good in our world. Joe Hill (Joel Emmanuel Hägglund, also known as Joseph Hillström) was born in Sweden on October 7th, 1879, before emigrating to […]
Sex Pistols – Silly Thing
The Pistols were regarded as the archetypal punk band, with good reason.
Cockney Rejects – Oi! Oi! Oi!
Punk music was not merely melody and lyrics, it was a movement for social upheaval welcomed by Rebel Voice. Punks rejected the system and stuck two fingers up to the ‘Man’. If only there was a means of expressing that anger today via fashion and music. Sadly, there was an element of neo-Nazism in the […]
The Parting Glass – Various Artists
This is a selection of various renditions of the haunting and poignant song, The Parting Glass, as it is sung in 4 different performances. Rebel Voice finds it interesting to hear the various takes on this solid Irish standard. Choose your favourite and let us know.
Elton John – Tiny Dancer
These new videos really lend something to the music.
My Chemical Romance – Welcome To The Black Parade
John Lennon And Yoko Ono – The Luck Of The Irish
This is a bit twee but Lennon’s heart is in the right place. Sadly, the same could be said for his unfortunate decision to let Yoko sing on this. Jaysus, but she’s brutal. She sounds like a badly injured crow trying to imitate Janice Street Porter.
The Dubliners – Song For Ireland
This has to be an emotive melody with some of the most beautiful lyrics of any Irish song. Here, it is performed by the greatest male singer of them all, Luke Kelly.