If your band consists of fiddles, mandolins, and
something called a bodhran, and your audience looks like it could hold
its own at a soccer hooligan convention, you'd bloody well better be
able to use those instruments to mercifully bludgeon that rumbly bunch
with a Celtic sonic assault that will leave them pounding on the bar,
picking each other up off the Guinness-soaked floor, and screaming for
one more song.
From basement pubs to festival stages the Dust
Rhinos have been bringing their particular brand of punk flavoured Irish
trad to venues large, small, and otherwise since 1992. Blossoming from
a trio of buskers to a 5-piece Celtic rock juggernaut, the Rhinos have
tread the boards with acts as varied as Alabama, Trooper, Moxie Fruvous,
Leahy, the Barra MacNeils, and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Whether a
house concert, pub night, or festival (Dauphin Countryfest, Festival du
Voyageur, Winnipeg Folk Festival, the Grey Cup Festival and counting!)
the Rhinos' controlled chaos will get people out of their seats, on the
dance floor, and clamouring for One! More! Song!
With
influences that include the Pogues, the Oysterband, Spirit of the West,
the Clash, and Peter Gabriel, it's no wonder the Rhinos have a powerful,
yet multi-faceted and layered sound and playing style. An aggressive,
but subtle sonic assault. Ever seen a ceilidh break out in a mosh pit?
Or vice versa? Expect it at a Rhinos show. As their …
If your band consists of fiddles, mandolins, and
something called a bodhran, and your audience looks like it could hold
its own at a soccer hooligan convention, you'd bloody well better be
able to use those instruments to mercifully bludgeon that rumbly bunch
with a Celtic sonic assault that will leave them pounding on the bar,
picking each other up off the Guinness-soaked floor, and screaming for
one more song.
From basement pubs to festival stages the Dust
Rhinos have been bringing their particular brand of punk flavoured Irish
trad to venues large, small, and otherwise since 1992. Blossoming from
a trio of buskers to a 5-piece Celtic rock juggernaut, the Rhinos have
tread the boards with acts as varied as Alabama, Trooper, Moxie Fruvous,
Leahy, the Barra MacNeils, and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Whether a
house concert, pub night, or festival (Dauphin Countryfest, Festival du
Voyageur, Winnipeg Folk Festival, the Grey Cup Festival and counting!)
the Rhinos' controlled chaos will get people out of their seats, on the
dance floor, and clamouring for One! More! Song!
With
influences that include the Pogues, the Oysterband, Spirit of the West,
the Clash, and Peter Gabriel, it's no wonder the Rhinos have a powerful,
yet multi-faceted and layered sound and playing style. An aggressive,
but subtle sonic assault. Ever seen a ceilidh break out in a mosh pit?
Or vice versa? Expect it at a Rhinos show. As their loyal and
ever-growing fan base can attest, when the Dust Rhinos are on stage, the
only thing that won't take you by surprise is how much fun you're
having.
