SIR REG is a Swedish seven-piece band formed in Köping, Sweden 2009 which plays Celtic punkrock, led by Irish vocalist Brendan Sheehy. They are signed to Despotz Records.[1]
Sir Reg was founded in 2009 of members from the band The Barcrawlers and consists of Irish singer Brendan Sheehy and six Swedish musicians, Karin Ullvin, Chris Inoue, Johan Sand, Daniel Petri, Filip Burgman and Olle Karlsson who all come from different musical backgrounds; classical, jazz, rock and punk. They have released five albums, all of which have received positive reviews.[2]
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, H.E.A.T., 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.[3]
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.[4]
The first two singles from their latest album "21st Century 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"[5] 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".[6]
In late 2013, SIR REG got two "Bandit Rock Awards" nominations:[7]
Swedish Breakthrough of the Year
Best Swedish Album
In late August 2014 SIR REG signed with GAIN Music.[8]
In 2018 they signed with Swedish label Despotz Records.
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.
Rockingthecraic review of SIR REG - SIR REG (2011)
Celticfolkpunk blog review of SIR REG - A Sign Of The Times (2011)
Crows n' Bones review of (2012)
Rockbladet review on SIR REG - 21st Century Loser (2013)
Shite'n'Onions review on SIR REG - 21st Century Loser (2013)
Metal Mouth review SIR REG - 21st Century Loser (2013)
Rockbladet review SIR REG - Modern Day Disgrace (2016)
Shite'n'Onions review SIR REG - Modern Day Disgrace (2016)
Interview links
Skruttmagazine interviews Brendan from SIR REG (2011)
Celtico Blog interview with SIR REG (2013)
Paddy Rock Radio interview with SIR REG (2013)
Kaaoszine.fi interview with SIR REG (2016)
January 13, 2023
swedish, seven, piece, band, formed, köping, sweden, 2009, which, plays, celtic, punk, rock, irish, vocalist, brendan, sheehy, they, signed, despotz, records, regalso, known, assir, regoriginköping, sweden, dublin, irelandgenresceltic, punk, folk, punk, punk, . SIR REG is a Swedish seven piece band formed in Koping Sweden 2009 which plays Celtic punk rock led by Irish vocalist Brendan Sheehy They are signed to Despotz Records 1 SIR REGAlso known asSIR REGOriginKoping Sweden Dublin IrelandGenresCeltic punk folk punk punk rockYears active2009 presentLabelsDespotz RecordsMembersBrendan Sheehy Karin Ullvin Chris Inoue Johan Sand Daniel Petri Filip Burgman Olle KarlssonWebsiteSIR REG Contents 1 History 2 Career 3 Musical style 4 Members 5 Discography 5 1 Album releases 5 2 Single releases 6 References 7 External links 7 1 Review links 7 2 Interview linksHistory EditSir Reg was founded in 2009 of members from the band The Barcrawlers and consists of Irish singer Brendan Sheehy and six Swedish musicians Karin Ullvin Chris Inoue Johan Sand Daniel Petri Filip Burgman and Olle Karlsson who all come from different musical backgrounds classical jazz rock and punk They have released five albums all of which have received positive reviews 2 Career EditSir 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 H E A T The Exploited The Mahones KSMB and The Meteors Their eponymous debut 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 3 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 amp 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 4 The first two singles from their latest album 21st Century 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 5 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 amp Punk 2013 6 In late 2013 SIR REG got two Bandit Rock Awards nominations 7 Swedish Breakthrough of the Year Best Swedish AlbumIn late August 2014 SIR REG signed with GAIN Music 8 In 2018 they signed with Swedish label Despotz Records Musical style EditTheir 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 EditBrendan Sheehy lead vocals acoustic guitar Karin Ullvin fiddle Chris Inoue electric guitar Johan Sand electric guitar Daniel Petri drums Filip Burgman mandolin Olle Karlsson bassDiscography EditAlbum releases Edit 2010 SIR REG 2011 A Sign Of The Times 2013 21st Century Loser 2016 Modern Day Disgrace 2018 The Underdogs 2022 Kings Of Sweet Feck AllSingle releases Edit 2011 Far Away 2011 Dublin City 2011 A Sign Of The Times 2012 How The Hell Can You Sleep 2013 Til the Dead Come Alive 2013 Emigrate 2018 FOOL Fight of our Lives 2018 Sinner of the Century 2018 The Underdogs References Edit Despotz Celtic Punk Rock Paddy Rock Radio Best of celtic rockpunk 2010 Paddy Rock Radio Best of celtic punkrock 2011 Bandit Most Wanted Paddy Rock Radio Best of celtic punkrock 2013 Bandit Rock Awards 2014 Archived 6 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine SIR REG signs with GAINExternal links EditOfficial websiteReview links Edit Rockingthecraic review of SIR REG SIR REG 2011 Celticfolkpunk blog review of SIR REG A Sign Of The Times 2011 Crows n Bones review of SIR REG A Sign Of The Times 2012 Rockbladet review on SIR REG 21st Century Loser 2013 Shite n Onions review on SIR REG 21st Century Loser 2013 Metal Mouth review SIR REG 21st Century Loser 2013 Rockbladet review SIR REG Modern Day Disgrace 2016 Shite n Onions review SIR REG Modern Day Disgrace 2016 Interview links Edit Skruttmagazine interviews Brendan from SIR REG 2011 Celtico Blog interview with SIR REG 2013 Paddy Rock Radio interview with SIR REG 2013 Kaaoszine fi interview with SIR REG 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sir Reg amp oldid 1081731530, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
