Dropkick Murphys - The Spicy McHaggis Jig (Live Amsterdam)

[AngusOnkel]

It really looks enjoyable Folks :-))) .... and what a good performance :-))

[RandomNarwhal]

they're mostly of irish decent. Boston is a a bastion of irish-american culture. though you do find scottish elements as well in their music, especially with the GHBs.

[DiBasso11]

I understand that they are from Boston. But they Have Scottish influence. The Scottish pull a little from Irish musical technique and structure, but the use of Bagpipes reflects them as a Scottish-American Punk Band..

[rosnor2000]

I'm a scottish bagpiper and personally I found their sound far more irish sounding than scottish. Only thing scottish I've heard them play is their "Cadence to arms". Everything else is pretty Irish sounding. I've had to transcribe some of their stuff on occasion and in no way does it sound scottish for most of their stuff. Still.... its nice to hear them meld celtic music with rock in a respectable way.

[DiBasso11]

Dropkick is Scottish my friend

[none1233498]

definatly not

[DiBasso11]

Bagpipes are a scottish instrument. The Irish use Uilleann pipes. Take Flogging Molly for example, the use tin whistle and at times Uilleann pipes. But Dropkick are from Boston and are Scottish. Most Celt bands are referred to as Irish, but they have a Scotish influence

[jlpounds2001]

@DiBasso11 Bagpipes are not a scottish instrument, bagpipes came from central asia some say iran but the well known GHB was born in Scotland but there are many types of bagpipes and DKM are of Irish descent, they said so themselves but are referred to as celtic punk and celtic Indicates 'Irish' or 'Scottish' musics, but is increasingly used in Britain and the US to denote 'Irish'

[xuarix]

@jlpounds2001 why do we care where they came from? its freaking awsome!

[EntropicMisanthropic]

@jlpounds2001 Bingo.

People who are confused by the use of bagpipes in an "Irish" rock band, go Wikipedia "Great Irish warpipes". They are identical to the Great Highland bagpipes with the exception of one less drone pipe and they have existed in Ireland for just as long as in Scotland. Like he said, the basic design isn't even European.

It wasn't until the last 50 years or so that people forgot about the Irish connection and started thinking bagpipes only came from Scotland.

[Frantic51]

they are comin' to amsterdam in april again

[Plas13]

I know :D:D:D:D:D

[kazimann]

I'm going to see them in two weeks. Hope they play this song.

[Plas13]

I was at this show :D was the best night of my life :D <3 dropkick murphy's

[2000liteyrsaway]

looks like fun :)