Biography

A unique passionate ballad group. The Rebel Hearts play with hearts on their sleeves. Live shows are bursting with pride,passion and honesty. This is raw..this is real..this is Rebel Hearts. Formed in 2000,school friends Jamie Mockler(Guitar and lead singer) and Paudie Coen (flutes,whistles?Vocals) assembled in a shed not far Holycross in Co. Tipperary. There they met with founder member Paudie Doran(Drums). Soon after Liam Coen(Banjo,Mandolin/Bouzouki) and Tom Doran(Bass and vocals) arrived and Rebel Hearts were born. Three albums followed with a tour of Austraila in 2001.. Countless trips to the Irish centers and pubs in England as well as a extensive covering of the 32 counties of Ireland. Rebel Hearts have shared the stage with the best in Irish folk and Rock..The Saw Doctors,Hudson Taylor,Hermitage Green,Gary Og,Mundy,Paddy Casey,Keywest,The Wolfe Tones,Shane Macgowan,Louise Morrissey and Foster and Allen to name but a few. Highlights include a concert in the Falls Park in Belfast and a concert in Semple Stadium to welcome home the victorious Tipperary Senior Hurling team and an invite to play for Tipperary's own Shane Longs 21st birthday in Reading. Rebel Hearts have also featured on TV and numerous radio shows through their years together. Rebel Hearts have packed out venues al; over and never fail to deliver.