Sibin - Celtic Folk/Punk band in Australia‘

‘The current band line up includes Mark Jenkins on lead vocals and guitar, Charles Hendy on tin whistle and flute, Corey Barbary on tenor banjo, mandolin and electric guitar, Luke McCarthy on drums and Tim Williams on bass guitar.

"It all started in a rundown Mildura bar with a local drunk singing The Wild Colonial Boy. We had no idea how he stayed upright but the old sod sure looked like he was enjoying himself. A few likely lads at the bar that night thought they couldn’t do any worse, so with a few old songs under their belt and a sympathetic audience – Sibin was formed."

So what is a Sibin? A Sibin (pronounced Shebeen) is an Irish term for an illegal boozer, a secretive place where you can get a drink when the licensed ale houses are closed.~ (can we say American Prohibition much here please?)~ The band started out playing traditional Irish tunes learnt through friends and an evolving appreciation of Irish music. Sibin gradually developed their own style and sound based on a love of varying music genres, blending electric guitars and drums with traditional Irish instruments and melodies.

The band’s new album Industrial Life is a collection of mostly original punk folk songs, compiled over a two year period.

I first heard this fantastic group and their music via the (formerly known as) 'Scaussie Music Show' now known as 'The New Horizon Radio Show' via Blues and Roots Radio.

To find out more about the band and to hear a lot more of their unique brand of Celtic music, visit their website at: www.sibin.com.au/home.html

Be sure and support the Independent Artists and purchase their music~