Dropkick Murphys, the heroes of Celtic punk: ten songs
Born in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1996 were founded by the bassist Ken Casey together with Rick Barton (guitar) and Mike McColgan (voice), offering a fusion between punk rock and traditional Irish music. The first EPs come out in the second half of the nineties, the first album “do or die” is released in 1998, and after the abandonment of McColgan, replaced From Al Barr, the band has released a dozen albums, the most recent of which is “Okemah Rising”, released in 2023.
The Dropkick Murphys will play the October 15th at the Alcatraz in Milan, Tickets are available on the Hub Music Factory organizer’s website.
Here is a selection of their most significant songs. Happy listening and… sláinte!
“Worker’s Song” – 2003, from “Blackout”
“The Dirty Glass” – 2003, from “Blackout”
“Tessie” – 2004, published as a single (then included in “Singles Collection, Volume 2”)
“I’m Shipping up to Boston” – 2005, from “The Warrior’s Code”
“The Warrior’s Code” – 2005, from “The Warrior’s Code”
“The State of Massachusetts” – 2007, from “The Meanest of Times”
“Going out in Style” – 2011, from “Going out in Style”
“Rose Tattoo” – 2013, from “Signed and Sealed in Blood”
“The Green Fields of France” – 2016, from “11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory”
“Johnny, the Hardly Knew Ya” – 2007, from “The Meanest of Times”
