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The Whiskey Rebellion
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The New Album "Lay it Down" is Now Available



RICHMOND, Virginia
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Member Since10/31/2006
Band Websitewww.TheWhiskeyRebellion.net
Band MembersRyan Phillips, Mary Simpson, Roy Myers, David Cosper, Jared Pool
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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 24 2009 8:00P
The National Theater Richmond, Virginia
Aug 14 2009 9:00P
Molly’s Irish Pub Warrenton, Virginia
Aug 28 2009 9:00P
Honey Whytes Richmond, Virginia
Sep 4 2009 9:00P
Byer’s St. Bistro Staunton, Virginia
Sep 6 2009 1:00P
Private Charlottesville, Virginia
Sep 12 2009 8:00P
Goombay’s Nag’s Head, North Carolina
Sep 18 2009 9:00P
Bogart’s Richmond, Virginia
Sep 19 2009 5:00P
Private Crozet, Virginia
Sep 26 2009 4:30P
Watermelon Park Festival Berryville, Virginia
Oct 2 2009 8:00P
Molly’s Irish Pub Warrenton, Virginia
Oct 3 2009 8:00P
Private Leesburg, Virginia
Oct 9 2009 9:00P
Byer’s St. Bistro Staunton, Virginia
Oct 10 2009 8:00P
Honey Whytes Richmond, Virginia
Oct 11 2009 8:00P
Beans in the Belfry Brunswick, Maryland
Oct 17 2009 2:00P
Private Troutville, Virginia
Oct 30 2009 6:00P
Awful Arthur’s Nags Head, North Carolina
Oct 31 2009 8:00P
Poor Richard’s Manteo, North Carolina
Nov 6 2009 9:00P
Bogart’s Richmond, Virginia
Dec 5 2009 8:00P
Private Oxford, Mississippi
Dec 18 2009 9:00P
Molly’s Irish Pub Warrenton, Virginia
Jan 8 2010 8:30P
The Purple Fiddle Thomas, West Virginia

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   About The Whiskey Rebellion
Richmond Times Dispatch – Thursday, September 6, 2007 WHISKEY REBELLION TIME – Going beyond bluegrass and studio recordings By Bill Craig While Most of America was observing the Labor Day holiday weekend, Roy Myers, Ryan Phillips, Mary Simpson, and David Cosper were celebrating their 100th show as The Whiskey Rebellion with a performance in Manteo, NC The four musicians connected two summers ago at the Maury River Fiddler’s Convention in Buena Vista, VA. At the time, Myers and Phillips were playing some shows around Richmond; Simpson and Cosper were in Charlottesville, studying music at the University of Virginia. The Richmond Boys invited Simpson and Cosper to head east for a few gigs, and the band was born. Give just a casual listen the 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. Simpson has played bluegrass for most of her life, but she is also a classically trained violinist. Cosper, a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a doctoral candidate at U.Va., is a jazz musician whose introduction to bluegrass came after his move to Charlottesville. Myers, who contributes banjo to the quartet’s sound, studied classical guitar at Virginia Commonwealth University. Though he has spent a lot of time around folk music, Phillips brings some rock ‘n’ roll soul to the Whiskey Rebellion table. “My songwriting influences include Johnny Cash at the top of the list, along with old folk recordings, Phillips said. “But I also used to play electric guitar. I loved Hendrix, Pink Floyd and The Dead. Jerry Garcia had a huge influence by bringing folk music to the masses with the band Old and in the Way and his other work in the Dead and the Garcia/Grisman stuff. I was brought into this music through those channels and have not looked back since.” Highlighted by the dark “Baggin’ Maggie” and the rustic charm of “Eight Ways” and “Forget Me Not,” the new album’s track list includes 11 Phillips originals, one tune written by Myers, a pair from Cosper, and a traditional fiddle tune. As compelling as the record is, fans who come out for an up-close-and-personal listen get rewarded with something extra. “The CD is a little different than our shows,” Phillips said. “Our shows consist of a mix of originals, bluegrass standards and random Cover Songs such as Hendrix, Gnarls Barkley, The Beatles, Dylan, and Johnny Cash.” Those who were paying attention in U.S. History class know that the whiskey Rebellion represents the unhappy reaction of whiskey makers to a tax imposed by the federal government during George Washington’s presidency. So how did this historic event end up being a band name? “We were practicing music at Roy’s house on Floyd Avenue years ago when we glanced over at the TV,” Phillips said. “There was a special on about the Whiskey Rebellion. We had been looking around for a name and that one stuck.” After tomorrow night’s CD release show at the Capital Ale House Music Hall, the Whiskey Rebellion will open for The Seldom Scene at Swingin’ on the Tracks on Sep.20 at the Science Museum of Virginia.

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Jul 9 2009 3:49 PM

Hello friends! We're a Virginia based indie rock band, and we LOVE the Whiskey Rebellion. We look forward to seeing you guys at Awful Arthur's in October.
Lonnie





Jul 9 2009 1:51 PM

Oh yeaaa, i'm trying to get a crowd of people there for you ,,,,, Come over to the house this weekend man, you'll have a good time !! Lata ryan
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Jul 3 2009 5:15 PM

24 July -- on the calendar. Looking forward to it. MRFC was a blast. Nothing better than a sunrise seen from behind the instrument. Let's pick soon.
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Jun 23 2009 5:58 AM

Thank you for the friendship.
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Jun 22 2009 1:55 AM

Thanks for the add & your friendship!
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Jun 15 2009 11:21 PM

I like the new stuff. Good luck at The National...Sorry, I'll miss it...Great venue. Will you have copies of the new CD the next time you hit Ocracoke. Check out www.myspace.com/route12south if you get a chance. Peace, Love & Bacon Grease!
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Jun 10 2009 12:32 AM

thanks for adding us...welcome aboard the Acoustic Railroad!
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Jun 9 2009 5:52 AM

My Dear Friend,
Thanks for sharing your creative vibrations!

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Jun 2 2009 6:26 AM



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Jun 1 2009 1:18 PM

Thanks for addin’ us to yer friends....


Sláinte!

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May 24 2009 3:10 PM

Please come play the Northern VA/DC area :-) I see you guys are playing in Leesburg, but its private, boo!... Richmonds a bit alright, but Woodbridge or Fredericksburg would be awesome <3 I could totally get together 10+ friends to come see you guys if you hit up the dc suburbs <3
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May 12 2009 8:33 PM

We are playing Canal Club Thursday night with our friends Counterfeit Molly. Can you make it out?
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May 12 2009 5:30 PM

Hey, we just made this awesome video commercial so people can see what we do.... Check it out,

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May 9 2009 11:36 PM

Lost touch with you guys. Met you in C-town a couple years ago. Hope all is well. Maybe I'll see you next time you're in my area.
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Apr 29 2009 2:04 AM

Great having you play on WRIR.
Thanks for playing the Live Studio.

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Apr 27 2009 3:10 PM

Hey you bunch of rebels. Thanks for the friendship.


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Apr 20 2009 2:43 AM

I really enjoyed your show at The National the week before last. I have just posted about 50 of my shots. Check them out and let me know what you think. Thanks again to Roy for inviting me.

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Apr 15 2009 1:37 PM

ryan...cant wait to have a listen. things are pretty good. i spent the last 5 days on buses more or less. but i finally saw laos and im in love with it. back in saigon now. good luck with spring tours and beer drinking ventures that are sure to accompany.
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Apr 8 2009 4:38 AM

dude that show yall played at legends . . . . . . . . .WOW

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Feb 19 2009 9:48 PM

looking forward to seeing y'all in Warrenton!
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