Comments on: Dropkick Murphys: St. Patty’s Day Twang

By: krd1992

krd1992 — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:24:54 +0000

Hey Scott,

You are right, I dont doubt how early we began contributing, the only distinction I made was to say that american gospel and blues is the link between those earlier times and now. I am linked more on the irish side and thus am more prone to babbling about as Jamesons dribbles down my chin…

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:42:43 +0000

Check out Albion’s Seed, my friend, or James Webb’s Born Fighting for the short version, of the history of drunken brawling Celts on these shores. We happened earlier and harder than you credit, and the influence is wider than most can imagine.

I don’t make much distinction twixt Scots and Eires, except I’m much more Scots by nature, and hence, more prone to a lager and a kilt and killing interlopers than peat-distilled whisky and a nice vest and versing them into comas.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 03:45:32 +0000

I’ve been a fan of the Dropkick Murphys for years. Definitely buy an album. You won’t regret it!

By: telly

telly — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:18:43 +0000

I like anything that utilizes a banjo as a lead instrument. oh yeah… and the keytar. the video was awesome and it makes me want to go and beat a defenseless object of some sort!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 11:01:15 +0000

Hey Scott,

I agree that this blend of music has been kicking arse way before the departed movie (I even said so in the post). What is great about country music in all its forms is that it has roots that reach to many forms of old-school music. Thanks to the large amounts of immigrants from the emerald isle near the turn of the century, many parts of american life have an irish feel to them in this day and age. While Celtic-Scottish is connected (down the line a bit), I would say the most direct descenedents would be american gospel and blues.

BTW, I too have Flogging Molly sharing space with REK & Billy Joe Shaver on my ipod.