Mutiny (band)
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Mutiny are an Australia
n folk punk
band based in Melbourne
. Their slogan is "Folk punk for punk folk".
They first formed in 1991 and have performed in Australia, Europe and the US. The original members were Chris Patches (vocals, drums), Greg Stainsby (guitar, mandolin), Briony Grigg (vocals, 12 string guitar), and Alice Green (bass). Chris originally sang in Melbourne crust band Compost. Greg and Alice were members of Melbourne punk band Insyte.
Their songs tend to revolve around lives and issues of the working class and convicts, with a strong thread of Australian history throughout all of their releases. Their sound is often referred to as 'pirate' as their melding of folk sounds with punk imagery, politics and style gives many of their songs the feel of a jig
. The use of a mandolin
and piano accordion
add to this feel as well. They have a strong anti-authoritarian
philosophy and this comes out in their music and live shows.
They played throughout the UK and Europe
in 1994 and again through Europe in 1997. They also toured the United States
in 1999.
Greg Stainsby, Alice Green and Mark Jennings are currently also in The Currency.
Past members:
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n folk punk
Folk punk
Folk punk , is a fusion of folk music and punk rock. It was pioneered in the late 1970s and early 1980s by The Pogues in Britain and Violent Femmes in America. Folk punk achieved some mainstream success in that decade...
band based in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. Their slogan is "Folk punk for punk folk".
They first formed in 1991 and have performed in Australia, Europe and the US. The original members were Chris Patches (vocals, drums), Greg Stainsby (guitar, mandolin), Briony Grigg (vocals, 12 string guitar), and Alice Green (bass). Chris originally sang in Melbourne crust band Compost. Greg and Alice were members of Melbourne punk band Insyte.
Their songs tend to revolve around lives and issues of the working class and convicts, with a strong thread of Australian history throughout all of their releases. Their sound is often referred to as 'pirate' as their melding of folk sounds with punk imagery, politics and style gives many of their songs the feel of a jig
Jig
The Jig is a form of lively folk dance, as well as the accompanying dance tune, originating in England in the 16th century and today most associated with Irish dance music and Scottish country dance music...
. The use of a mandolin
Mandolin
A mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
and piano accordion
Piano accordion
A piano accordion is an accordion equipped with a right-hand keyboard similar to a piano or organ. Its acoustic mechanism is more similar to that of an organ than a piano, as they are both wind instruments, but the term "piano accordion"—coined by Guido Deiro in 1910—has remained the popular...
add to this feel as well. They have a strong anti-authoritarian
Anti-authoritarian
Anti-authoritarianism is opposition to authoritarianism, which is defined as a "political doctrine advocating the principle of absolute rule: absolutism, autocracy, despotism, dictatorship, totalitarianism." Anti-authoritarians usually believe in full equality before the law and strong civil...
philosophy and this comes out in their music and live shows.
They played throughout the UK and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
in 1994 and again through Europe in 1997. They also toured the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1999.
Greg Stainsby, Alice Green and Mark Jennings are currently also in The Currency.
Members
- Chris Patches (1991–present: vocals)
- Greg Stainsby (1991–present: guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, mandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
) - Alice Green (1991–present: bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
) - Calum Holland (2002–present: guitar)
- Marko Jennings (2006–present: guitar, bazouki)
- Kav Kavanagh (2002–present: drumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s) - John Sausage (2004-present: piano accordionPiano accordionA piano accordion is an accordion equipped with a right-hand keyboard similar to a piano or organ. Its acoustic mechanism is more similar to that of an organ than a piano, as they are both wind instruments, but the term "piano accordion"—coined by Guido Deiro in 1910—has remained the popular...
)
Past members:
- Briony Grigg (1991-1999: vocals, 12 string guitar, mandolin)
- L'hibou Hornung (1992-1994: violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
) - Michelle Lewit (1996-1997: violin)
- Damien Shepherd (1998 - 1999: drums)
- Dan Green (2002-2004: piano accordionPiano accordionA piano accordion is an accordion equipped with a right-hand keyboard similar to a piano or organ. Its acoustic mechanism is more similar to that of an organ than a piano, as they are both wind instruments, but the term "piano accordion"—coined by Guido Deiro in 1910—has remained the popular...
)
Albums
- Folk Punk for Punk Folk cassette (1992 self-release)
- Rum RebellionRum Rebellion (album)Rum Rebellion is the debut album by the Australian folk punk band Mutiny. It was released in 1997 by Deported Records in Australia. It was reissued in the U.S. on Hell's Ditch Records in 1999 and again in 2002 on Fistolo Records. Portland, Oregon-based Irish punk band Rum Rebellion cites both this...
(1997 Deported Records/1999 Hell's Ditch Records/2004 Fistolo Records) - Co-op BreweryCo-op BreweryCo-op Brewery is an album by the Australian band Mutiny, released by Missing Link Records in Australia and Fistolo Records in the U.S.Co-op Brewery reflects Mutiny's greater ability to pay for production - it was recorded at Birdland Studios and Lindsay Gravina mixed "Digging for Gold." "Abbotsford...
(2006 Missing Link RecordsMissing Link RecordsMissing Link Records is a record store in Melbourne, Australia. The shop first opened in 1971, but was then called Archie and Jughead's, named after the comic. The shop's co-founders, David Pepperell and Keith Glass, established the shop as a much-needed rock record shop...
/Fistolo Records)
Singles/EPs
- Any Way You CanAny Way You CanAny Way You Can is the debut EP by the Australian folk punk band Mutiny. It was self-released in 1993 and is the first time Mutiny appears on CD.-Track listing:# "Blue Light Olympics" - 4:13# "Never Get Caught" - 3:29# "Good Friend" - 4:41...
CDEP (1993 self-release) - Bodgy TattsBodgy TattsBodgy Tatts is an EP by the Australian folk punk band Mutiny. It was self-released in 1996 and was followed up by their debut album, Rum Rebellion, in 1997...
CDEP (1996 self-release) - "Digging for GoldDigging For Gold"Digging for Gold" is a single by the Australian folk punk band Mutiny, released in 2002 by Haul Away Records.-Members:* Chris Patches - vocals* Alice Green - bass* Greg Stainsby - guitar, mandolin* Calum Holland - guitar* Dan Green - piano accordion...
" CD single (2002 Haul Away Records) - Bag of OatsBag of OatsBag of Oats is an EP by the Australian folk punk band Mutiny. It was released in 2002 by Haul Away Records.-Track listing:# "Bag of Oats" - 3:02# "William Jones" - 3:06# "Shot Tower" - 3:39# "Struggletown" - 2:48# "Two Up Alley" - 3:16...
CDEP (2002 Haul Away Records)
Compilation tracks
- "Here's to Adventure" on 0 to 60 in 59 bands (2007 No!No Records)
- "Struggle Town" and "Digging for Gold" on Shite 'n' Onions Vol 2: What the Shite (2006 Omnium Records)