headlining run, Hensley amicably departed to spend more time with his family. In early 2007, as the group geared up for a U.S. The DVD documentary Whiskey on a Sunday was issued in July 2006 it was a candid look at Flogging Molly as both a band and seven individuals, and came with a ten-song CD of acoustic and live tracks. Within a Mile of Home appeared in September 2004, and the band continued to hit the road hard in support. Crafting exuberant anthems to raise up a full Guinness to, King often used personal touchstones - such as his childhood in a war-torn Ireland, his father's premature death, and an eight-year exile in the United States - for the band's compelling lyrical content. Their rowdy folk-rock punk revival sound has been compared to the likes of other Irish bands such as the Pogues and Black 47, but the raucous septet opted for its own unique brashness that defied genre lines.įlogging Molly released their debut, Swagger, in March 2000 on Side One Dummy and followed up two years later with Drunken Lullabies. bar Molly Malones, Flogging Molly eventually took their music to the road their explosive and passionate live show was the heart of the band, after all, and they toured relentlessly around the world throughout their career. Getting their start playing regularly at the L.A.
Former Fastway acoustic guitarist/frontman and Dublin native Dave King formed the band with fiddle player Bridget Regan, guitarist Dennis Casey, accordion player (and former pro skateboarder) Matt Hensley, bassist Nathen Maxwell, drummer George Schwindt, and mandolinist Bob Schmidt. Los Angeles-based seven-piece Flogging Molly are an interesting mix of traditional Irish music and spunky punk rock.
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