Blaggards
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Blaggards | |
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| Origin | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Genres | Celtic Rock, Celtic Punk |
| Years active | 2004 - Present |
| Labels | NFA Recordings |
| Members | Patrick Devlin Chad Smalley Kevin Newton |
| Past members | Turi Hoiseth Brian Vogel Chris Buckley James Edwards Michael McAloon Eric C. Hughes |
| Website | Official Site |
Blaggards are an American Celtic rock band from Houston, Texas. The Houston Press has described them as "H-town's heir to the emerald throne of Phil Lynott and Shane MacGowan".[1]
Blaggards are led by guitarist and singer Patrick Devlin, who grew up in Dublin, Ireland[2][3] listening to Irish rebel music and heavy metal bands like Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden.[3]
After moving to Houston in 1994,[4] Devlin fronted an Irish rock band called On The Dole for several years [4] before starting Blaggards in July 2004 with bass player Chad Smalley (son of Nobel laureate Richard Smalley),[5] violinist Turi Hoiseth, and drummer Brian Vogel.[3] Hoiseth and Vogel have since left the band, leaving Devlin and Smalley as the only original members.
Blaggards have toured nationally [6] and internationally,[7] and performed at South by Southwest 2008,[8] where they were the only Celtic-based act on the official schedule.[6]
Their music has been played on the Sirius Satellite Radio program Celtic Crush, hosted by Larry Kirwan of Black 47.[9] In 2013 he included their recording of The Irish Rover on his compilation album Larry Kirwan's Celtic Invasion.[10]
The song "Big Strong Man" from Blaggards' first album Standards appears in the 2010 British film The Kid, directed by Nick Moran.[11]
“Big Strong Man” and "Drunken Sailor" (also from Standards) were both featured in episode 86 of the CBS series The Good Wife, aired on March 24, 2013.[12]
Members
- Patrick Devlin - Vocals and guitar
- Chad Smalley - Vocals and bass
- Kevin Newton - Drums
