20 South Productions Inc.     The Whiskey Rebellion

 

The Whiskey Rebellion

 

The Whiskey Rebellion been fortunate enough to share the bill with such acts as The Seldom Scene, Sam Bush Band, Peter Rowan & Tony Rice, The Carolina Chocolate Drops, Larry Keel and many more.

Instrumentation
Ryan Phillips - Guitar, Vocals
Mary Simpson - Violin, Vocals
Roy Myers - Banjo
David Cosper - Bass, Vocals
Jared Pool - Mandolin, Vocal

Discography
"The Whiskey Rebellion" released summer 2007
"Lay it Down" released summer 2009

Listen to these songs:

The Captain
Baggin Maggie
The Mill Fire
Dublin
Utah Moon
Ya Famdem
Forget Me Not
When You See Me
Shooting in The Dark
Groundhog Reel
Prisoner 3
By The Water
Eight Ways
The Insurrection
Whiskey before Breakfast

Cover song list:
Lots of Beatles-Lucy in the Sky, Come Together, I Saw Her Standing There, Norwegian Wood, Seen a Face, Ballad of John and Yoko, Rocky Racoon
Sweet Child of Mine
Crazy Train
Purple Haze
Last Dance With Mary Jane
Wagon Wheel
Rocky Top
Man of Constant Sorrow
Ball and Chain - Social Distortion
Jackson
Folsom Prison Blues
Take on Me - A Ha
I would walk 500 Miles - The Proclaimers
Orange Blossom Special
7 Nation Army - The White Stripes

We have played many more in the past and are always trying to add new covers as well. The Higher the energy a crowd has, the more covers we tend to play! We can also learn specific songs given enough advance notice.

Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine-
“Whiskey Rebellion’s recording debut album proves to be a highly successful venture that establishes the band as a force to be reckoned with.”

The Virginia Pilot-
The quartet plays a mostly high-energy, joyful brand of bluegrass, with skill full picking and two and three-part harmonies.
The quartet is known for its imaginative remakes of songs by, among dozens of others, the Beatles, Johnny Cash, Gnarls Barkley, and bob Dylan.

Style Weekly Magazine-
“The songwriting, handled mainly by guitarist Ryan Phillips, leans heavily toward storytelling. Bank robberies, jail time, mill fires – the themes are familiar, but the lyrics are fresh and captivating. In addition to Phillips' guitar work, fiddler/vocalist Mary Simpson is a crisp soloist and bassist David Cosper an accomplished multi-instrumentalist who grounds the band. Also Roy Myers' bluegrass/old-time hybrid-banjo playing sets the band apart from the standard Scruggs banjo band.”

Richmond Times Dispatch-
Give just a casual listen to The Whiskey Rebellion's recently released, self-titled debut album, and you'll be tempted to plug the Quartet into the category reserved for pure bluegrass. While Phillips says bluegrass is the members' common denominator, there's much more to The Whiskey Rebellion than twang and high lonesome.