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
A1
Roll Call
A2
Blood And Whiskey
A3
Pipebomb On Lansdowne
A4
Perfect Stranger
A5
10 Years Of Service
A6
Upstarts And Broken Hearts
A7
Devil's Brigade
A8
Curse Of A Fallen Soul
B1
Homeward Bound
B2
Going Strong
B3
The Fighting 69th
B4
Boston Asphalt
B5
Wheel Of Misfortune
B6
The Only Road
B7
Amazing Grace
B8
The Gang’s All Here
Releases
Formats
CD, Cassette, Vinyl
Labels
Epitaph, Hellcat Records
Countries
Australia, Brazil, Japan, United States of America, Europe
years
1999, 2010, 2014, 2019
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
