“Folk is the original punk!” – THE ROUGHNECK RIOT on politics and traditions in Celtic Folk Punk

Warrington, UK. Since their first release in 2010, a group of musicians* have become a folk-punk legend. Armed with banjos, mandolins, accordion and of course giarre, bass and drums, they are often mentioned in the same breath as greats like Flogging Molly or Dropkick Murphys. With ROUGHNECK RIOT, a political and socially critical message and the passion for punk rock are clearly in the first place. Anti-fascist and anti-“dickhead” and for Roughneck Riot international solidarity is more important than ever. “Burn It To The Ground” marks the band’s new hot offering on SBÄM Records, born out of what the band calls a “post-Brexit apocalypse” that takes their folk-punk to a new level. Since the last release “Out Of Anger” (TNS Records), the...

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