Dropkick Murphys playing at Mumford and Sons' The Gentleman of the Road' show in Portland Maine 17 images Created 8 Aug 2012
The Dropkick Murphys early influences were 1970s British punk bands like, The Clash, and Sex Pistols, as well as Irish rock band The Pogues.
When they wrote their first song, Barroom Hero, they were surprised to hear how much the vocal melody sounded like those from old Irish music they heard as children, something the band members at one time tried to reject. "It dawned on us that Irish music was a bigger influence on all of us than we'd realized," said Ken Casey. "Growing up in Boston, every time you went to a wedding or a wake or your grandparents' house, you heard that music. I went through a phase of hating it just because it's what my (folks) listened to.~~~~~~
Ken Casey - bass guitar, lead vocals ~~
Matt Kelly - drums, bodhran, vocals ~~
Al Barr - lead vocals ~~
James Lynch - guitar, vocals ~~
Tim Brennan - guitar, mandolin, accordion, vocals ~~
Josh "Scruffy" Wallace - bagpipes, tin whistle ~~
Jeff DaRosa - acoustic guitar, banjo, bouzouki, keyboard, mandolin, whistle, organ, vocals
When they wrote their first song, Barroom Hero, they were surprised to hear how much the vocal melody sounded like those from old Irish music they heard as children, something the band members at one time tried to reject. "It dawned on us that Irish music was a bigger influence on all of us than we'd realized," said Ken Casey. "Growing up in Boston, every time you went to a wedding or a wake or your grandparents' house, you heard that music. I went through a phase of hating it just because it's what my (folks) listened to.~~~~~~
Ken Casey - bass guitar, lead vocals ~~
Matt Kelly - drums, bodhran, vocals ~~
Al Barr - lead vocals ~~
James Lynch - guitar, vocals ~~
Tim Brennan - guitar, mandolin, accordion, vocals ~~
Josh "Scruffy" Wallace - bagpipes, tin whistle ~~
Jeff DaRosa - acoustic guitar, banjo, bouzouki, keyboard, mandolin, whistle, organ, vocals
