Also known as SIR REG Labels GAIN & Sony Music | Years active 2009–present Website SIR REG | |
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Origin Köping, Sweden; Dublin, Ireland Genres Celtic punk, folk punk, punk rock Albums Modern Day Disgrace, 21st Century Loser, A Sign of the Times, Sir Reg, This Is Sir Reg Profiles | ||
Sir reg til the dead come alive heptown records
Sir Reg (sometimes stylised SIR REG is a Swedish six-piece band formed in Köping, Sweden 2009 which plays Celtic punk rock, led by Irish vocalist Brendan Sheehy. They are signed to GAIN in Gothenburg.
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- Sir reg til the dead come alive heptown records
- Sir reg drink up ya sinners
- History
- Career
- Musical style
- Members
- Album releases
- Single releases
- Songs
- References
Sir reg drink up ya sinners
History
Sir Reg was founded in 2009 of members from the band The Barcrawlers and consists of Irish singer Brendan Sheehy and five Swedish musicians, Karin Ullvin, Chris Inoue, Mattias Liss, Filip Burgman and Mattias Söderlund (Charta 77) who all come from different musical backgrounds, both classical, jazz, rock and punk. They have released four albums, all of which have got really good reviews.
Career
Sir Reg tours constantly and has played in many places throughout Europe. In 2010 they joined Misfits (band) for a three-week tour of Europe.
They've also shared the stage with Danko Jones, Thin Lizzy, Fiddler's Green, The Real McKenzies, Talco, HEAT, The Exploited, The Mahones, KSMB and The Meteors.
Their eponymous début album was voted "Best Celtic rock and punk albums of 2010" by the readers of the Celticfolkpunk and also by listeners on internet radio station Paddy Rock Radio.
Celticfolkpunk has also voted Sir Reg "Best Celtic band of 2010". Their second album "A Sign Of The Times" received great reviews around the world and made it possible for Sir Reg to receive the award for "Best Celtic Rock & Punk Album of 2011" by Paddy Rock Radio, for the second year they have been nominated . Even when the charts from the four main pages of this genre were compared, "A Sign Of The Times" was the most popular album among both fans and critics.
The first two singles from their latest album "21stCentury Loser", "'Til The Dead Come Alive" and "Emigrate" are played frequently on radio stations worldwide. On Sweden's biggest rock radio station, Sir Reg - Emigrate ended up on their "Most Wanted" list (five most played songs) many times, including first place twice so far and have now become one of the bands which are played daily.
Paddy Rock Radio and their listeners voted their album "21st Century Loser" into first place out of 25 bands/albums from all over the world, in the category "Best Of Celtic Rock & Punk 2013".
In late 2013 and early 2014, SIR REG participated and got nominated in two categories for 'Bandit Rock Awards'
In late August 2014 SIR REG got signed by the recordlabel GAIN. This is really big for them and now they have a lot of hard work to do.
Right now SIR REG is on their 15' Tour, were they'll play gigs in Sweden, France and Germany.
Musical style
Their music can be described as Celtic punk/rock with strong melodies and meaningful lyrics. Many of the songs are about Ireland, its politicians and the Irish boom, called The Celtic Tiger. The band is often compared musically with punk heroes Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys.
Members
Album releases
Single releases
Songs
Emigrate21st Century Loser · 2013
Drink Up Ya SinnersSir Reg · 2010
A Sign of the TimesA Sign of the Times · 2011