We are the Swing Rioters

We take classic, mainly English, traditional folk songs and "punk them up". We also take more modern songs and "folk them up". We aim to give everyone something that they will recognise...We are loud. The original Swing Riots were a series of disturbances in the rural counties of England in 1830. Increasing mechanisation was threatening the livelihoods and agricultural workers. The workers responded with protest and, in some cases, violent actions including the burning of hay ricks and the smashing of threshing machines.Expect to have a good time…