25th Anniversary of "The Goonies" Festival: The Whiskey Rebellion has been invited to play a concert on June 6th that will be part of this 4 day event taking place June 4-7 2010. The festival takes place in Astoria, Oregon, the location in which the movie was filmed. Also playing the festival is Corey Feldman and his band Truth Movement, The Ataris, and Troy's Bucket. Stay tuned for more info.

NEVER SAY DIE!
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"Lay it Down" on itunes: The second release by The Whiskey Rebellion is now available on itunes. you can also find it on some other popular mp3 sites. Click on the Store page if you would like to buy Lay it Down on CD.

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Whiskey Rebellion "SPOTLIGHT" on YouTube: "The Ballad of Chester Copperpot" music video was featured on the front page of Youtube.com/music for about a week in February. The video was viewed over 20,000 times in just a few days.                       _____________________________________________________________________________

Music Video Now Up!: A tribute to one of the most amazing films of all time; "The Goonies". The band takes a journey through the film, as they recapture the story with their Appalachian rendition of this mighty tale. Shot in high definition and directed by Tony Morin, the video can be viewed by clicking the Video Page above. We encourage you to pass this along to anyone and everyone. Enjoy!
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New Album : "Lay it Down" is the title of our second album and is now available. If you would like to purchase this album please go to the Store page.
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Mary Simpson will join Yanni on tour: The Whiskey Rebellion's well rounded violinist has landed a spot on the world famous musician's next tour. Mary will travel over seas sometime next year to rock out with Yanni. Stay tuned for more info.
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Jared Pool joins Tony Rice and Larry Keel on Stage: The Whiskey Rebellion's newest member and mandolin player had the pleasure of joining a couple of his heroes on stage this past June in Culpepper, VA. Tony Rice and Larry Keel are two of the finest flat pickers in all the land and were kind enough to let Jared sit in.
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CD RELEASE PARTY: The Whiskey Rebellion's official CD release party is Friday July 24 at The National Theater in Richmond Virginia. Tickets can be purchased in advance directly from the band for $10. Tickets will be $13 the day of the show. If you would like to purchase advanced tickets please email us at thewhiskeyrebellion@hotmail.com

For more information on this event please visit www.TheNationalVa.com
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Ryan Phillips Wins Guitar Competition: Whiskey Rebellion guitarist won first place in the guitar contest at the 2009 Maury River Fiddler's Convention. Yep, he is pretty good.
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Whiskey Rebellion to play Watermelon Park Festival: The band will return for the 2009 Watermelon Park Festival in Berryville, VA. The festival will also include performances by Peter Rowan, Tim O' Brien, The Country Gentleman, Larry Keel and Natural Bridge, Furnace Mountain, The Woodshedders, and many more. Check out watermelonparkfest.com for more details.
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Mary Simpson appears on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno": The Whiskey Rebellion's violinist was invited to back up singer/songwriter Ferras on the legendary television show which aired on April 2.
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Whiskey Rebellion to open for The Sam Bush Band: The band will take part in Friday Cheers on Brown's island in Richmond, VA on May 23. This ever so popular event in Richmond is free to the public and will host The Whiskey Rebellion along side bluegrass favorite, The Sam Bush Band. Check the schedule page for more details.
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Band gets favorable review in Bluegrass unlimited Magazine: the Whiskey Rebellion scored some points with this prestigious Bluegrass publication that called the band "a force to be reckoned with". The entire review can be found on the press kit page.
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Article in the Staunton Newsleter: prior to the April show at Queen City Brewery in Staunton, VA the newspaper ran a nice article on the band that included an interview with fiddler Mary Simpson. You can find the entire article on our press page.
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Band on CBS channel 6 news in Richmond, VA:The 11:oopm news had the sights and sounds of The Whiskey Rebellion from their show at The Science Museum of Virginia on September 20th. We should have this footage on the web soon.
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TWR Opens for the Seldom Scene: The Whiskey Rebellion was proud to share the stage with The Seldom Scene on September 20th at The Science Museum of Virginia as part of the "Swingin' on the Tracks" concert series.
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Article in Richmond Times Dispatch:our favorite piece of press to date was found in the weekend section of the Times Dispatch on September 4, 2007. The article covers a lot of topics, including such things as how we all met, influences, the band name, and the new album. The whole article can be found on our press page.
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Article in The Virginia Pilot:The Whiskey Rebellion was featured in "The Coast" once again. The new album was the focus of this article and it can be found on our press page.
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Album Now Available: The self titled debut album is now available for purchase through the mail or at all of our shows. If you are interested in ordering the album please go to the store page on this website.
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Music Seen Festival: The band participated in "The Music Seen" at The Canal Club in Richmond, VA on May 4. This show was filmed for broadcast on PBS. The show will air on October 11 at 10:00pm on Richmond and Charlottesville PBS stations.
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Whiskey Rebellion T-Shirts: Now for sale at our shows, or send us an email if you are interested in ordering one  in the mail. $15

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Article in C-Ville: The Whiskey Rebellion was recently featured as a C-Ville Pick in this weeks edition of the Charlottesville publication, which includes an article and picture of the Whiskey Rebellion.
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Live on 97.3 FM: The Whiskey Rebellion will take part in " The Edge of Americana" a  radio show hosted by Josh Bearman. The band will play live on the air and take part in an interview. The radio show will be on 97.3FM in the Richmond area Tuesday December 19th at 7:00pm.
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Winter Tour: The band will head out on the road at the end of December for a short run of shows with stops in Thomas WV, Asheville NC, Roanoke VA, Chestertown MD, Richmond VA, Nag's Head NC, and a special New Year's Eve Show in Charlottesville VA.
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 pictures by  Fredlock Gnegy