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With Barton gone, the band added four new members which included former Ducky Boys guitarist James Lynch, who joined shortly prior to Barton's departure, 17-year-old guitarist Marc Orrell, mandolin and tin whistle player Ryan Foltz and bagpipe player Robbie "Spicy McHaggis" Mederios, whose nickname was inspired by a McDonald's menu item while ...
The band also recruited a full-time piper, Robbie Mederios (better known as Spicy McHaggis), and Ryan Foltz on mandolin and tin whistle. Music videos were released for the songs "The Spicy McHaggis Jig", "The Gauntlet" and " The Wild Rover ".
Spicy McHaggis is the name of a Dropkick Murphys song, but also the nickname of their bagpiper Robbie Medeiros, from 2000 to 2003.
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- Tome
- Boston Hellcats
- Boston Warriors
- Fields of Athenry
- The Boys Are Back
- Time to Go
- Worker’S Song
- 10 Years of Service
- The Season’S Upon Us
- Rose Tattoo
- The State of Massachusetts
The Dropkick Murphyswas founded in 1996 by Rick Barton, Ken Casey, Jeff Erna, and Mike McColgan. Hailing out of Quincy, Massachusetts, this four-man band would have its first replacement the next year when Matt Kelly took Erna’s place as its new drummer. The name of the band was inspired by a detox center named after Dr. John “Dropkick” Murphy. Whe...
Going into the 2004 Major League Baseball season, the Dropkick Murphys performed a version of an old Boston Red Sox anthem, “Tessie.” This was later used in 2005 for the movie Fever Pitch and the EA video game, MVP Baseball 2005. After this, the fifth and final album while contracted with Hellcat Records was The Warrior’s Code. This 2005 release fu...
“Fields of Athenry” became a popular fan favorite that came from 2003’s Blackout, the fourth studio album produced by the Dropkick Murphys. Technically, this is a traditional Irish folk song but the energetic performance Dropkick Murphyspoured into it felt out of this world. This was a great way to pay homage to the Irish without sounding too folks...
“The Boys Are Back” was a song that served as a declaration by Dropkick Murphys in 2013 that it was back to pick up where it left off. This came from the album, Signed and Sealed in Blood, and it was performed as a punky Celtic-style celebration only the talent pool of the Dropkick Murphyscould pull off. Designed as a song to let go and make some n...
2003’s “Time to Go” was a song written specifically about the NHL’s Boston Bruins. It has since become an anthemic favorite for the city’s hockey fans. Also featured on the popular video gamesTony Hawk’s Underground and NHL 2005, the Dropkick Murphys performed this song live at the TD Garden during the intermission break of a game that took place f...
In 2003, Dropkick Murphys released Blackout, along with “Worker’s Song” as a tribute to the American working class. Like many other songs produced by the group from Massachusetts, it didn’t hold anything back when it exploited how badly the government and society, in general, have treated men and women who constantly struggle just to make ends meet...
“10 Years of Service” was the song Al Barr performed as he auditioned for the role of lead singer with Dropkick Murphys in 1998. Prior to joining this band, he was the lead singer for its top rival, the Bruisers. This was a newly written song was the first big hit from the album, The Gang’s All Here. The music video for it won over a mainstream aud...
Released in 2013, “The Season’s Upon Us” was a Christmas song from the Dropkick Murphys that became one of its biggest hits. It came from the group’s eighth studio album, Signed and Sealed in Blood. On the US Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Chart, it was a number twenty-three hit. In Canada, it peaked as high as number forty-two and it was p...
“Rose Tattoo” was released in 2013 from Sign and Sealed in Blood. It became one of the most popular hits from the Dropkick Murphys and remains a cult favorite to this day. This was a great song to pay tribute to lost loved ones as a heartfelt classic. It also didn’t hold back the rockin’ sound, especially with the version featuring Bruce Springstee...
The guitar solo featured in “The State of Massachusetts” served as one of the song’s highlights while the mandolin harnessed this Celtic-influenced rock number for the melodic gem that it is. If there was ever a song that defined the Dropkick Murphys as a band, as well as its fans, this is it. On the US Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Chart,...
The Dropkick Murphys’ third studio album, Sing Loud Sing Proud, came the following year. It featured guest vocals from Shane MacGowan and Colin McFaull. The album also featured new band members Ryan Foltz, Robbie “Spicy McHaggis” Mederios, Marc Orrell and James Lynch.
Feb 28, 2011 · “The Spicy McHaggis Jig” closes out the Dropkicks’ 2001 album Sing Loud, Sing Proud. While only holding down the pipes until 2003, Robbie “Spicy McHaggis” Mederios’ effect is still felt as “TSMJ” remains a staple in the band’s live shows.
The band also recruited a full-time piper, Robbie Mederios, and Ryan Foltz on mandolin and tin whistle. Music videos were released for the songs "The Spicy McHaggis Jig", "The Gauntlet" and...
