SIR REG is a Swedish seven-piece band formed in Köping, Sweden 2009 which plays Celtic punk rock, led by Irish vocalist Brendan Sheehy. They are signed to Despotz Records.Despotz
History 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, Johan Månsson, Filip Burgman and Anders Sevebo who all come from different musical backgrounds; classical, jazz, rock and punk. They have released five albums, all of which have received positive reviews.Celtic Punk Rock
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.Paddy Rock Radio - Best of celtic rockpunk 2010
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.Paddy Rock Radio - Best of celtic punkrock 2011
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"Bandit 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".Paddy Rock Radio - Best of celtic punkrock 2013
In late 2013, SIR REG got two "Bandit Rock Awards" nominations:Bandit Rock Awards 2014
Swedish Breakthrough of the Year Best Swedish Album
In late August 2014 SIR REG signed with GAIN Music.SIR REG signs with GAIN
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.
Members Brendan Sheehy - lead vocals, acoustic guitar Karin Ullvin – fiddle Chris Inoue – electric guitar Johan Sand – electric guitar Johan Månsson – drums Filip Burgman – mandolin Anders Sevebo - bass
Discography
Album releases 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 All
Single releases 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
External links
Review links 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 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)