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Firkin
Firkin formed in Boston in 1984 as a quartet with vocalist Mike McColgan, guitarist Scott Wilson, bassist Dave Collins, and drummer Tommy Rich. They came up...
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Blood For Blood
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Drunken Sailor Song
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If I Could Be The Pope
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Over Here
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The British Army
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The Galway Races
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Blood For Blood
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Drunken Sailor Song
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If I Could Be The Pope
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Over Here
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The British Army
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The Galway Races
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Whiskey In The Jar
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Firkin formed in Boston in 1984 as a quartet with vocalist Mike McColgan, guitarist Scott Wilson, bassist Dave Collins, and drummer Tommy Rich. They came up through the city's punk scene, playing shows with a raw, aggressive sound that built them a following. Their debut album 'The Blind Leading the Blind' came out in 1987.
Their 1989 song 'Blood For Blood' became their most recognizable track, taken from the album 'Against the Grain.' It had a blunt, anthemic quality that connected with hardcore listeners. Other songs like 'Drunken Sailor Song' and 'If I Could Be The Pope' showed their mix of punk energy and rough-edged melody.
They kept recording through the 1990s and early 2000s with albums like 'There Is No Hope' and 'The Fight Is Fixed,' though lineup changes and internal issues came up along the way. Their sound stayed rooted in that Boston hardcore style, direct, loud, and unpolished.
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