Irish rebel music

Nodin · 25-12-2011 08:02PM

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

nothing like rebel music but of course its not musch loved by the jackeens who if it was left to them we would still be under british rule and that is a simple fact.

I'm a "jackeen"......

Paparazzo · 25-12-2011 08:45PM

tonycascarino wrote: »

Yes, I listen to rebel music now and again. Much rather it than Jedward, Justin Beiber or whatever it is that is passed off as music today.

Yes. Of course. Because there's only 2 types of music in the world. Irish rebel songs and Justin beiber

Voodoo_rasher · 25-12-2011 08:59PM

Admittedly, 'Rock On Rockall' has a very hollow ring to it nowadays. Besides,

teaching of history dying out in the schools so..

And ppl no longer have these attitudes (only when not sober).

Dionysus · 25-12-2011 09:03PM

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

Luke kelly has one o the finest voices ever produced in this country, although his material is mostly british, so i guess he doesn't count!!

Stained Class · 25-12-2011 09:59PM

Shure I've listened to it down thru the years.

It's alright, has a good singsong value in some pubs.

It has no real value nowadays, in real terms IMHO.

Okay for IRA apologists & diehard FF/Dev types.

I've no real time for it & the backward folk that seem to get into a foaming lather whenever it's played.

the-dude · 26-12-2011 12:05AM

Just watching Luke Kelly on tg4 now. Wow.I wouldnt mind hearing more of him on the radio.

LH Pathe · 26-12-2011 12:10AM

Amounts to a flat 4/4 in this day n age.. Brought to the fore in case yer really simple.. musically illiterate. poor timekeeper. Couple o chipmunks thrown into the mix

JoeGil · 26-12-2011 01:00AM

Here's a classic from the old days.
Goes to show good music transcends all borders.

Duiske · 26-12-2011 01:05AM

K-9 wrote: »

Moving Hearts had some good stuff.

and Planxty too.

Kerrydude1981 · 26-12-2011 01:18AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q98EcxrOr6w

Captain Graphite · 26-12-2011 01:20AM

tonycascarino wrote: »

Yes, I listen to rebel music now and again. Much rather it than Jedward, Justin Beiber or whatever it is that is passed off as music today.

Every time I hear stuff like that, I cringe. There's plenty of great music still being made today; people who complain about how everything these days is shíte (as if Jedward and Justin Bieber were the only people making music anymore :rolleyes:) are just too lazy to go and look for it.

Take off the rose tinted glasses and look somewhere other than Chart Show TV. You'll be a lot better off.

sh1tstirrer · 26-12-2011 01:29AM

BULLER wrote: »

Because its awful music maybe?!

Maybe not, when you were still p1ssing in your pants Galleon were playing music. They used to sing great rebel songs. Miles better than the x factor sh1te you hear nowadays

ODwyersGolf · 26-12-2011 01:36AM

The above is one of my favourite "rebel" songs. I understand why people might not want to listen to them or why it might not be to everyone's taste but personally I think that they're better than some of the "pop" music that's out nowadays. I wouldn't be one of the "up da ra" brigade, I just like the music.

Here's one of my favourite Wolfe Tones songs:

Not really a "rebel" song I suppose but it's a very good song.

Here's a great song too:

hooradiation · 26-12-2011 01:37AM

Captain Graphite wrote: »

Every time I hear stuff like that, I cringe. There's plenty of great music still being made today; people who complain about how everything these days is shíte (as if Jedward and Justin Bieber were the only people making music anymore :rolleyes:) are just too lazy to go and look for it.

Yeah, but why bother doing that when you can make a lazy generalisation and feel smug while doing so?

sh1tstirrer · 26-12-2011 01:43AM

Junco Partner · 26-12-2011 01:46AM

I'd listen to a fair bit of trad and some "rebel songs" but ****e like the wolfe tones goes overboard and i find it hard to listen to without cringing. snipers promise indeed.

Pj! · 26-12-2011 01:47AM

There is no doubt rebel music can be a powerful sound. We are a nation who have always been known for our musical abilities and I think it is somewhat unique that the feelings and emotions of the people of those times have been so well captured in such a collection of songs.
I don't have a huge collection of rebel songs and certainly don't listen to it on a regular basis but give me a song from our history any day over most of the ****e that makes the charts these days.

Unfortunately there are those who are still 'fighting the cause' but that's a separate issue.

I'll throw this in. Another greats song that captures the emotions of a time past.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgaIAzWW2zc

talkinyite · 26-12-2011 01:58AM

three of my favorites:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c8dDGOC3rk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiBFcfgUpPs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtyfebUytfI

maxfresh · 26-12-2011 01:59AM

Ah all this rebel music s**t , who cares a **** load of irish are mad to get out of this depressing **** hole (me included and i wont miss ireland or any irish)

seanybiker · 26-12-2011 02:00AM

maxfresh wrote: »

Ah all this rebel music s**t , who cares a **** load of irish are mad to get out of this depressing **** hole (me included and i wont miss ireland or any irish)

jaysus you take music really seriously if its going to make you miss nobody. Enjoy your new life , adios.

arybvtcw0eolkf · 26-12-2011 02:03AM

I love rebel songs, and I love the stories they tell.

They're not all about killing the Brits, some are very human - like the one above about Aidan MacAnespie, or The Ballad of Joe McDonald.. And one of my favourites - A Snipers Promise.

Beir Bua · 26-12-2011 02:09AM

seanybiker wrote: »

jaysus you take music really seriously if its going to make you miss nobody. Enjoy your new life , adios.

Sounds like he had a family related disaster of a christmas day!!!

BB

R P McMurphy · 26-12-2011 02:19AM

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

Luke kelly has one o the finest voices ever produced in this country, although his material is mostly british, so i guess he doesn't count!!

Care to clarify what you mean by this? I take it you are referring to THE Luke Kelly

Without doubt my favourite in this genre is the foggy dwe

Dyr · 26-12-2011 03:47AM

dont mind that oul cabaret circuit crap people are posting, go right for the real stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFBphJjD5EQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j29X0rd0sAE

later12 · 26-12-2011 04:01AM

sandmanporto wrote: »

you seem like an educated chap may i add. but weren't you the one insuling redheads a while back?
do you feel as though those who made this country a nation deserve respect?

Not as much as I, or you, deserve the right to a sense of humour.

Liam Byrne · 26-12-2011 11:15AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD4eS2Xb6Ls

arybvtcw0eolkf · 26-12-2011 11:24AM

'The Island', always reminds me more of my service in Lebanon than anything Irish tbh.

Lovely song all the same.

ItsAWindUp · 26-12-2011 11:29AM

I f ucking hate rebel music, usually leave a pub if it comes on.

Johnny Foreigner · 26-12-2011 11:39AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m296tHPIlsY
Reminds me of my child hood. Booming out of my Aunt's Sanyo HiFi.

bnt · 26-12-2011 01:30PM

ColeTrain wrote: »

Does anybody listen to it on this isle?

I turn on the radio ( no mp3 these days ) and I hear everything but the rebs. Why? Does our history not matter?

Because chunky corn-fed American tourists, over from Iowa looking for their "roots", don't listen to the radio?

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