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[Rum Rebellion] has used the fact that they�re eseentially a micro-genre untothemselves in the Rose City to reach a wider audeience. By playing with a variety of bands, Rum Rebellion has acquired an impressively large and diverse following for a local, unsigned band. Often their shows draw more than 100 people ranging from 14-year-olds fresh off their first Warped Tour to older, blue collar rock �n� roll fans.
The Oregonian April '08 Review

"Crusin For A Boozin" is the first full length album from Rum Rebellion, an "Oirish" band from Portland, Oregon. The first thing I'd like to point out are the amount of original songs on this album. Nine out of eleven! There's obviously some talented songwriters in this gang of ruffians, no doubt. Then there's the music... Damn! For only being together for roughly a year and a half, these guys must have some weird telepathic thing going on here...The tin whistle, guitar, fiddle, and bouzouki seem to flow together like a musical stream of whiskey, backed up with a solid set of drumbeats and bass lines. The vocals accompany the music perfectly, and sound as if Popeye was clutching an empty bottle of rum instead of a can of spinach! (Spinach is bad for you nowadays!) Another thing I'd like to mention are the amount of sea shanties! I think every track makes at least once reference to something nautical, so at least you know this reviewer is happy!

Lucky for me, I have been able to witness this band start from scratch. I've been lucky enough to have seen them live a few times, (Some I can't remember... like cough*opening for the Tossers*cough!) and they sound just as good live as they do on record. I've also heard them absolutely nail a version of "Dirty Old Town" on the radio. I've seen them on street corners busking away like madmen. So let me mention that I am seriously impressed with "Crusin For A Boozin"

100% Pirate approved!
Shite'N'Onions December '06 Review

[CELTIC PUNK] Rum Rebellion's melancholy, sometimes shouted vocals are raspy and honest enough to make you feel very comfortable trying to sing along, even if the words occasionally go by so fast they get kind of jumbled. And soon you'll be able to practice at home, since this release show will be your first chance to pick up the local five-piece's debut, Cruisin' for a Boozin', on which (if the couple of leaked tracks are any indication) the tin whistle carries the day, especially when it teams up with the bouzouki at the end of "Ramblers Road."
Willamette Weekly "Head Out"