Artist
Oi! Punk band from Boston, MA, formed in 1996 by Ken Casey (bass/vocals), Rick Barton (guitar) and Mike McColgan (vocals). The band is known for its Oi!/punk sound, its frequent covers of Irish standards, and lyrics which often focus on unions and working class ethics and concerns. In 1998, the band signed to Hellcat Records, a label run by members of Rancid and connected to Epitaph Records. After the release of their first LP, "Do Or Die", Mike McColgan left the band to pursue his desire to become a firefighter. The split was amicable and McColgan would return to music a few years later, fronting the Street Dogs. He was replaced by Al Barr. Rick Barton left after the band's second album, "The Gang's All Here" to pursue outside interests. By the release of their next album, "Sing Loud, Sing Proud", the band had expanded to include Casey, Barr, longtime drummer Matt Kelly, 2 guitarists, a mandolin player, and a bagpipe player.
In 2004, the Dropkick Murphys recorded and released the song "Tessie", an old tune associated with the Boston Red Sox baseball team. The song was featured in the movie "Fever Pitch". In 2006, the band recorded "I'm Shipping Up To Boston", which used lyrics from an old Woody Guthrie poem and was featured in the movie "The Departed". It remains perhaps their best-known song.
In 2007, the Dropkick Murphys formed their own record label, Born & Bred Records, to release their material.
Current lineup:
Al Barr - lead vocals
Ken Casey - lead vocals, bass
Matt Kelly - drums, bodhran, vocals
James Lynch - guitar, vocals
Tim Brennan - guitar, accordion, vocals
Jeff DaRosa - mandolin, banjo, bouzouki, whistle, acoustic guitar, keyboard, vocals
Scruffy Wallace - bagpipes
Tracks
1
Intro
2
For Boston
3
Boys On The Docks
4
Road Of The Righteous
5
Upstarts & Broken Hearts
6
The Gauntlet
7
Rocky Road To Dublin
8
Heroes From Our Past
9
Finnegan's Wake
10
Which Side Are You On?
11
A Few Good Men
12
Curse Of A Fallen Soul
13
The Torch
14
Gang's All Here
15
Forever
16
Spicy McHaggis Jig
17
John Law
18
Wild Rover
19
Fortunate Son
20
Nutty (Bruin's Theme)
21
Good Rats
22
Amazing Grace
23
Alcohol
24
Barroom Hero
25
Dirty Water
26
Bloody Pig Pile
Releases
Labels
Epic, Hellcat Records, Sum Records
Countries
Australia, Brazil, Japan, Netherlands, United States of America, Europe
Members
Ken Casey,
Rick Barton,Matt Kelly (3),Al Barr,
Marc Orrell,
Scruffy Wallace,Tim Brennan,James Lynch,
Ryan Foltz,Jeff Darosa,
Jeff Erna,
Mike McColgan,
Spicy McHaggis,Kevin Rheault,Lee Forshner
