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Celtic punk: Celtic punk groups, The Pogues, Dropkick Murphys, Shane MacGowan, Flogging Molly, The Men They Couldn't Hang, The Go Set, Flatfoot 56, Mi
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Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Chapters: Celtic punk groups, The Pogues, Dropkick Murphys, Shane MacGowan, Flogging Molly, The Men They Couldn't Hang, The Go Set, Flatfoot 56, Mill a h-Uile Rud, Blaggards, Irish Stew of Sindidun, Jackdaw, Pipes and Pints, The Mahones, The Shamrock, The Tossers, Dust Rhinos, Neck, Les Ramoneurs de menhirs, Nyah Fearties, The Real McKenzies, Blood or Whiskey, The Prodigals, The Gobshites, Charm City Saints, Roaring Jack, Amadan, The Screw City Saints. Excerpt: Dropkick Murphys are an American punk rock band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1996. The band was initially signed to independent punk record label Hellcat Records, releasing five albums for the label, and making a name for themselves locally through constant playing and yearly St. Patrick's Day week shows, held in and around Boston. The band's final Hellcat release, 2005's The Warrior's Code, features two charting singles, Tessie, which was recorded for the Boston Red Sox to be played after home game wins, and I'm Shipping Up to Boston, which was featured in the Academy Award winning movie The Departed. In 2007 the band started its own independent label, Born & Bred Records, which has garnered the band its two highest U.S. chart debuts ever¿The Meanest of Times entered the chart at #20 and Going Out In Style jumped to #6 in its first week. Going Out In Style also brought the band's highest ever chart debuts worldwide, coming in at #19 in Germany, #33 in Australia, #45 in Finland and #54 in Ireland. There are differing stories as to the origin of the band's name. Former band member Marc Orrell has said: The Dropkick Murphy will come and get you if you don't go to sleep tonight. It's a rehab center, I think it's in Connecticut. I think it was the guy who used to come around late at night for all the drunks, like if you were too drunk to drive home, he would come and get you and put you in this hole that you couldn't get out until you were sober enough, I don't know. There's a bunch a stories, it's also a boxer, a bunch of things, a rehab center in Connecticut, grandparents used to scare kids with it. Dropkick Murphys was originally formed in 1996 in Quincy, Massachusetts, initially consisting of lead vocalist Mike McColgan, bassist/vocalist Ken Casey, guitarist Rick Barton, and drummer Jeff Erna (who would be replaced in the next year by Matt Kelly). The band first started playing in the basement of a friend's barbershop and soon found that people loved their mus |
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