The Rumjacks

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The Rumjacks
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The Rumjacks (2020)
Background information
OriginSydney, Australia
Genres pirate metal, hardcore punk, Celtic punk, folk punk, punk rock, hard rock
Years active2008 (2008)–present
Labels Four Four
Members
  • Mike Rivkees
  • Johnny McKelvey
  • Gabriel Whitbourne
  • Adam Kenny
  • Pietro Della Sala
  • Kyle Goyette
Past members
  • Anthony Matters
  • Will Swan
  • Frankie McLaughlin
Website therumjacks.com

The Rumjacks are a celtic punk band originally formed in Sydney, Australia in 2008. [1] Known for their loud and energetic live shows, the band has released five studio albums, two live albums, and a series of EPs and singles. In 2016, the Rumjacks relocated to various parts of Europe, where they currently live and tour.

Contents

One of the band's best-known songs, "An Irish Pub Song", became a viral hit and has earned over 85 million views on YouTube. [2]

Members

Current members

Former members

History

Formed in 2008, the Rumjacks combine a variety of musical influences, including elements of punk rock and traditional Celtic folk. They released their debut EP Hung, Drawn & Portered, which was followed by their second EP Sound as a Pound later in the year. [3] The Rumjacks secured international support from punk legends like U.K Subs, GBH, and Gypsy punk legends Gogol Bordello.[ citation needed ] After early lineup changes, the band maintained their lineup of lead singer Frankie McLaughlin, bassist Johnny McKelvey, drummer Anthony Matters, guitarist Gabriel Whitbourne, and banjo/mandolin/bouzouki player Adam Kenny recording three critically acclaimed albums together: Gangs of New Holland (2010), Sober and Godless (2015), and Sleeping Rough (2016), before Matters' left after their 2016 European tour. [4]

The Rumjacks have performed on European tours. [5] The first European tour, in 2015 included the Jarocin Festival in Poland and Boomtown in the UK. On their 2016 Euro tour they performed at festivals like Przystanek Woostock, Mighty Sounds, Punk Rock Holiday, and the Lowlands Festival. [6] The Rumjacks embarked on their first US tour in March 2017, which included performances at San Diego's Get Shamrocked Festival Launch Party and Austin's South by Southwest Music Festival. The band also toured Europe in 2019.

Rivkees began filling in for Dropkick Murphys singer Al Barr in February 2022. Barr was forced to drop off of his band's tour to take care of his ailing mother. [7]

"An Irish Pub Song"

The band had an international breakthrough with their 2011 single, "An Irish Pub Song", which was taken from the 2010 album Gangs of New Holland. The song is an observational commentary on the fact that there are Irish-styled pubs in every part of the world as well as a protest against what the band saw as a commercialization and inauthentic expression of Irish diaspora culture. The song's official music video amassed over 85 million views on YouTube.

In a 2016 article Billboard [8] said that the song was #4 of the 25 "Most Popular St Patricks Day" songs on YouTube for the US demographic, before becoming #5 in 2017, #3 in 2018, and #5 in 2019. [9]

Saints Preserve Us

In early 2018 the band recorded their fourth studio album Saints Preserve Us over two weeks in Milan, Italy at Crono Sound Factory. [10] It was the first album with new drummer Pietro Della Sala. Paul McKenzie from the Real McKenzies was featured on the duet "The Foreman O’Rourke", and Mickey Rickshaw appeared on the song "Billy McKinley". The album includes a version of the Irish classic "An poc ar buile" (The Mad Puck Goat), which is sung in Irish. The album was released on 12 October 2018. At the end of 2018, the band toured Southeast Asia for the first time and went to Japan, Malaysia, and Indonesia.[ citation needed ]

Collaborations

McLaughlin was sentenced for three domestic violence [11] offences in 2012: an assault occasioning actual bodily harm committed on 2 March 2010; a further assault occasioning actual bodily harm committed on 18 August 2010; and a common assault committed on 26 September 2010. Due to public backlash, the Rumjacks released another statement in 2016. [12] He was removed from the band in April 2020 due to bad behaviour and violent acts towards band members and support crew . [13]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleYearLabel
Gangs of New Holland2010Laughing Outlaw
Sober & Godless2015 Four Four
Sleepin' Rough2016Four Four [14]
Saints Preserve Us2018Four Four
Hestia2021Four Four

Extended plays

TitleYearLabel
Hung, Drawn & Portered2009Shite & Onions
Sound as a Pound2009Shite & Onions
Brass for Gold2022Four Four

Live albums

TitleYearLabel
Live in London – Acoustic Sessions2019Four Four
Live in Athens2019Four Four

Singles

Music videos

TitleYearDirector
"I’ll Tell Me Ma"2009
"Uncle Tommy"2010Nathan Macdonald
"Green Ginger Wine" (Live)2011
"An Irish Pub Song"
"Crosses for Eyes"2012
"Blows & Unkind Words"2014James Shepherd
"Plenty"Lawrence Lim
"Home"2015
"One Summers Day"
"A Fistful O’ Roses"2016Josh Groom
"Fact’ry Jack"Jordan Allison
"Patron Saint O’Thieves"
"Saints Preserve Us"2018Loraa White
"A Smugglers Song"
"Billy McKinley"2019Czar Campos
"Cold London Rain"
"Sainted Millions"2020Mike Rivkees
"Hestia" [15] 2021Gianluca Grandinetti
"Light in my Shadow"
"Rhythm of her Name"Mike Rivkees
"One For The Road"
"Bloodsoaked in Chorus"
"Bounding Main"2022
"Whitecaps"
"What Was Your Name In The States?"Mike Rivkees

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