Hailing from Portland, OR, Rum Rebellion is a salty mix of Irish tunes, sea chanties, oi!, and street punk. We are heavier than the Pogues, more aggressive than Flogging Molly, and more traditional than The Dropkick Murphys. The sound is a union of maritime instrumentation with street punk energy. We think of ourselves as a punk band with trad instruments, and usually play with street punk, folk punk, and Irish rock bands.
Rum Rebellion began as an acoustic group early in 2005. The addition of...