Artist description
Athenrye are an Irish Republican ballad group based in Glasgow Scotland |
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Music Style
Irish Rebel Ballads |
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Musical Influences
Wolfe Tones Dublin City Ramblers Barleycorn The Irish Brigade |
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Similar Artists
Wolfe Tones |
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Artist History
Athenrye were formed in 1993. They have recorded 5 best-selling albums of Irish rebel ballads and have toured all over Europe, the United States of America and canada |
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Group Members
Joe Bracken and Terry Manton |
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Instruments
Guitar/bass/mandolin/tenor and 5-string banjo/drums/tin-whistle |
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Albums
Ordinary Sunday (1993) My Last farewell (1994) Boston Rose (1996) The Dying rebel (1997) Live at Glasgow Barrowland (1998) |
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Press Reviews
'Ian Paisley would think these guys are the spawn of satan' - ISMO Music Magazine 'Athenrye are the best of the current crop of Irish rebel bands emerging from the Irish communities on the Clydeside' The Republican News. 'Uncompromising politics...Glasgow's foremost Irish rebel band' Malcolm Rodgers The Irish Post. 'The new Irish Supergroup' - The Sunday Mail |
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Additional Info
Live concert video |
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Location
Glasgow, scotland - United Kingdom |
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