The Tossers

For other uses, see Tosser (disambiguation).

The Tossers
The Tossers live
Background information
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genres	Celtic punk
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Victory Records Thick Records
Associated acts	Scott Lucas and the Married Men
Website	Official site
Members
Tony Duggins Dan Shaw Aaron Duggins Mike Pawula Rebecca Manthe Bones
Past members
Clay Hansen, Jason Loveall, Brian Dwyer, Lynn Bower, Nate Van Allen

The Tossers are a six-piece Celtic punk band from Chicago, Illinois. They formed in July 1993. They have toured with Murphy's Law, Streetlight Manifesto, Catch 22, Dropkick Murphys, The Reverend Horton Heat, Flogging Molly, Street Dogs, Clutch, Sick of it All & Mastodon. They opened for The Pogues in New York City on St. Patrick's Day, 2007.

The band pre-dates more well-known Celtic punk bands such as the Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly, which formed in 1996 and 1997, respectively. Their latest full-length, entitled On a Fine Spring Evening, was released on October 28, 2008.

Members

• Tony Duggins - vocals and mandolin
• Dan Shaw - bass and accordion
• Aaron Duggins - tin whistle
• Mike Pawula - guitar
• Rebecca Manthe - violin
• Bones - drums

Former members

• Brian Dwyer - guitar
• Clay Hansen - banjo
• Lynn Bower - vocals
• Jason Loveall - violin
• Nate Van Allen - guitar

Discography

• The Pint of No Return (1994)
• We'll Never Be Sober Again (1996) Folk You Records
• The Tossers/The Arrivals (split single) (1998) Smilin Bob Records
• Long Dim Road (2000) Thick Records
• Citizen Fish/The Tossers (split single) (2001) Thick Records
• The First League Out From Land (EP) (2001) Thick Records
• Communication & Conviction: Last Seven Years (2001) Thick Records
• Purgatory (2003) Thick Records
• Live at The Metro 18 November 2004 (eMusic digital album) (2004) The Metro/eMusicLive
• The Valley of the Shadow of Death (2005) Victory Records
• Agony (2007) Victory Records
• Gloatin' and Showboatin': Live on St. Patrick's Day (CD/DVD) (2008) Victory Records
• On a Fine Spring Evening (2008) Victory Records

Compilations

• Magnetic Curses: A Chicago Punk Rock Compilation (2000) with "The Crutch (Alternate Version)"
• Love & Rebellion: A Thick Records Sampler (2002) with "The Pub (Alternate Version)"
• OIL: Chicago Punk Refined (2003) with "Teehan's"

T. Duggins solo discography

• Undone (2006)
• Mean It Man: A Thick Records Document (2005) with "Larkin" & "Irish Rover"

External links

• Official website
• Victory Records website
• Thick Records website
• The Tossers on Myspace
• The Tossers' Purevolume page
• Interview with Dan & Mike (2007)