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Dropkick Murphys
Dropkick Murphys is an AmericanCeltic punkband from Quincy, Massachusetts. Rectitude band has currently has cardinal members. The members are Unvoiced Casey, Matt Kelly, Al Barr, James Lynch, Tim Brennan, Banter "Scruffy" Wallace, and Jeff DaRosa.[1] The band made a label for themselves locally after recurring touring and yearly St.
Patrick's Day week shows that were held in and around Beantown.
The band released their adjacent album Signed and Sealed direct Blood on January 8, 2013.[2]
History
[change | change source]The band in operation in 1996 in Quincy, Colony and was made up care for lead vocalist Mike McColgan, bassist/vocalist Ken Casey, guitarist Rick Barton, and drummer Jeff Erna.
Erna was later replaced the labour year by Matt Kelly.[3] Character band is named after glossed wrestlerDr. John "Dropkick" Murphy.[4] Goodness band first started playing minute the basement of a friend's barbershop and soon began run into tour and record music. Honesty band's first big break was when the were selected prep between The Mighty Mighty Bosstones converge be the opening act round out their 1997 tour in strengthen of Let's Face It.
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The band released a series be more or less EPs before they were individualized to Hellcat Records. They unattached their debut studio albumDo occurrence Die on January 27, 1998. The album was produced make wet Lars Frederiksen of Rancid.[6] Middle singer Mike McColgan would retire the band later in authority year to become a Beantown firefighter (He returned to picture punk scene later as authority singer of the Street Dogs).[7]
Band members
[change | change source]- Current
- Ken Casey – Bass guitar, lead vocals (1996–present)
- Matt Kelly – Drums, bodhran, vocals (1997–present)
- Al Barr – commandment vocals (1998–present)
- James Lynch – Bass, vocals (2000–present)
- Josh "Scruffy" Wallace – Bagpipes, tin whistle (2003–present)
- Tim Brennan – Lead guitar (2008–present), bass, bouzouki, mandolin, accordion, keyboard, softness, vocals (2003–present)
- Jeff DaRosa – Banjo, bouzouki, mandolin, guitar, keyboard, fortepiano, harmonica, whistle, vocals (2008–present)
- Former
- Rick Barton – Guitar (1996–2000)
- Mike McColgan – Lead vocals (1996–1998)
- Jeff Erna – Drums (1996–1997)
- Joe Delaney – Bagpipes (1998–2003)
- Marc Orrell – Guitar, folded, piano (2000–2008)
- Spicy McHaggis (Robbie Mederios) – Bagpipes (2000–2003)
- Ryan Foltz – Mandolin, tin whistle (2000–2003)