Here’s a gentle melody to ease you through your day. This young songstress from the North of Ireland is making waves across the island of late. She is exceptionally individual in her approach to her craft and a welcome change to the manufactured guff that is being peddled continuously within the industry. Enjoy! If you […]
The Saw Doctors were once both the bees knees and dog’s bo**ocks in Ireland. They were never off the TV or radio and for very good reason. They played great music. Their lyrics were not on a par with McGowan or Cohen or Dylan or Dempsey, but they were fun and catchy and memorable. A […]
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 […]
The Raggle Taggle Gypsy is a folk standard across Ireland and tells of a woman who leaves her husband to run away with a gypsy. It is followed up by another popular melody, this time it’s a traditional music number, Tabhair dom do laimh, which means give me your hand. If you enjoyed this, please […]
This song of parting is a firm favourite of Rebel Voice. Ronnie’s gravelly rendition adds something special to what is a beautiful song and melody. The imagery is a tribute to the sadly deceased Ronnie Drew, a man sorely missed by those who love folk music. https://youtu.be/2M3wr4hYSf4 – If you enjoyed this, please share it […]
Here is a gentle ballad from one of the most energetic of all musical acts. It’s a poignant song of homecoming probably understood by all who have left their places of birth only to return many years later to recall their childhood. Not all memories are good ones. Perhaps they could be chopped down as […]
Don McLean has a singularly beautiful voice and accompanies it with some fine guitar playing. In his version of the Irish standard, Mountains of Mourne, McLean’s signature riffs can be heard. He has changed the lyrics a tad in this, but perhaps the adjustments are better than the original. Sacrilege, I know, but there you […]
Here we have the multi-talented folk singer-songwriter, Paul Brady, as he performs one of his best known tracks in London. Brady has gone off the boil for a good many years now. He can still play a mean guitar though, and the sound of his Lowden is renowned across Ireland. – If you enjoyed this, […]
This is a solid standard in the Irish folk tradition, here performed by the wonderful Jack L. If there’s one thing that Ireland does well, it’s to produce songs of sadness and loss. Rebel Voice says that’s all very well, but fuckin’ hell, let’s have some victories to write a few verses about. We could […]
The Pogues were one of the greatest bands ever to have nearly emerged from Ireland. They could be more accurately described as Hiberno-English but their musical hearts are Irish entirely. MacGowan is a fierce Irish Nationalist/Republican who sports a strong London accent. But whatever nationality he is, he’s a musical genius responsible for some of […]
This haunting song was written by Seán McBride, a native of Donegal. It tells of the beauty of his own home area and the desire to always return there no matter how long has passed. This is a common theme in Irish folk music. Mass emigration has had a pronounced effect upon the song writers […]
Luka Bloom is the less well-known brother of Christy Moore. This is his own song made famous by his big brother. The sound quality is not as good as it could be but Rebel Voice likes the raw edge it gives to the song. The song is a lament of emigration as Irish emigres make […]
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