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Blaggards are led by guitarist and singer Patrick Devlin, who grew up in [[Dublin, Ireland]] <ref name="luckycharms"/><ref name="chron1">{{cite web|url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/music/local/3539832.html |title=Blaggards &#124; Traditional Irish songs with a twist |publisher=Houston Chronicle |date= |accessdate=2009-01-20}}</ref> listening to [[Irish rebel music]] and [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] bands like [[Black Sabbath]] and [[Iron Maiden]] <ref name="chron1"/>.
Blaggards are led by guitarist and singer Patrick Devlin, who grew up in [[Dublin, Ireland]] <ref name="luckycharms"/><ref name="chron1">{{cite web|url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/music/local/3539832.html |title=Blaggards &#124; Traditional Irish songs with a twist |publisher=Houston Chronicle |date= |accessdate=2009-01-20}}</ref> listening to [[Irish rebel music]] and [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] bands like [[Black Sabbath]] and [[Iron Maiden]] <ref name="chron1"/>.


After moving to Houston in 1994 <ref name="pluckirish">{{cite web|url=http://www.houstonpress.com/2001-03-15/music/pluck-of-the-irish/ | title=Pluck of the Irish | publisher=Houston Press | date=2001-03-15 | accessdate=2009-01-20}}</ref>, Devlin fronted an Irish rock band called On The Dole for several years <ref name="pluckirish"/> before starting Blaggards in July 2004 with bass player Chad Smalley (son of Nobel laureate [[Richard Smalley]]), violinist Turi Hoiseth, and drummer Brian Vogel <ref name="chron1"/>. Hoiseth and Vogel have since left the band, leaving Devlin and Smalley as the only original members.
After moving to Houston in 1994 <ref name="pluckirish">{{cite web|url=http://www.houstonpress.com/2001-03-15/music/pluck-of-the-irish/ | title=Pluck of the Irish | publisher=Houston Press | date=2001-03-15 | accessdate=2009-01-20}}</ref>, Devlin fronted an Irish rock band called On The Dole for several years <ref name="pluckirish"/> before starting Blaggards in July 2004 with bass player Chad Smalley (son of Nobel laureate [[Richard Smalley]]) {{Citation needed}}, violinist Turi Hoiseth, and drummer Brian Vogel <ref name="chron1"/>. Hoiseth and Vogel have since left the band, leaving Devlin and Smalley as the only original members.


Blaggards have toured nationally <ref name="zydepunks1">{{cite web|url=http://www.houston-press.com/2008-04-03/music/zydepunks-with-blaggards/ |title=Houston - Music - Zydepunks, with Blaggards |publisher=Houston Press |date= |accessdate=2009-01-20}}</ref> and internationally <ref name="blaggardsireland">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2010/04/blaggards_do_ireland_first_sto.php |title=Blaggards Do Ireland: First Stop, The Guinness Factory And Phil Lynott Statue; Three Encores At First Dublin Gig |publisher=Houston Press |date=2010-04-06 |accessdate=2010-09-17}}</ref>, and performed at [[South by Southwest]] 2008 <ref name="chron2">{{cite web|url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/music/5594501.html |title=Houston artists take their place at SXSW |publisher=Houston Chronicle |date=2008-03-05 |accessdate=2009-01-20}}</ref>, where they were the only Celtic-based act on the official schedule <ref name="zydepunks1"/>.
Blaggards have toured nationally <ref name="zydepunks1">{{cite web|url=http://www.houston-press.com/2008-04-03/music/zydepunks-with-blaggards/ |title=Houston - Music - Zydepunks, with Blaggards |publisher=Houston Press |date= |accessdate=2009-01-20}}</ref> and internationally <ref name="blaggardsireland">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2010/04/blaggards_do_ireland_first_sto.php |title=Blaggards Do Ireland: First Stop, The Guinness Factory And Phil Lynott Statue; Three Encores At First Dublin Gig |publisher=Houston Press |date=2010-04-06 |accessdate=2010-09-17}}</ref>, and performed at [[South by Southwest]] 2008 <ref name="chron2">{{cite web|url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/music/5594501.html |title=Houston artists take their place at SXSW |publisher=Houston Chronicle |date=2008-03-05 |accessdate=2009-01-20}}</ref>, where they were the only Celtic-based act on the official schedule <ref name="zydepunks1"/>.

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Blaggards

Blaggards are a four-piece Celtic rock band from Houston, Texas. The Houston Press described them as "Houston's only Celtic metal band"[2] and "H-town's heir to the emerald throne of Phil Lynott and Shane MacGowan" [3].

History

Blaggards are led by guitarist and singer Patrick Devlin, who grew up in Dublin, Ireland [2][4] listening to Irish rebel music and heavy metal bands like Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden [4].

After moving to Houston in 1994 [5], Devlin fronted an Irish rock band called On The Dole for several years [5] before starting Blaggards in July 2004 with bass player Chad Smalley (son of Nobel laureate Richard Smalley) [citation needed], violinist Turi Hoiseth, and drummer Brian Vogel [4]. 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].

The song "Big Strong Man" from Blaggards' first album Standards appears in the 2010 British film The Kid, directed by Nick Moran [10].

Members

  • Patrick Devlin - Vocals and guitar
  • Chad Smalley - Vocals and bass
  • Michael McAloon - Drums
  • Brandi Belle Clarke - Fiddle

Discography

  • Standards (2005)
  • Live in Texas (2010)

References

  1. ^ "2007 Houston Press Music Awards Showcase". Houston Press. 2007-07-25. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
  2. ^ a b Bob Ruggiero (2007-02-16). "Houston Music - The Lucky Charms - page 1". Houston Press. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
  3. ^ "2007 Houston Press Music Awards Showcase". Houston Press. 2007-07-25. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
  4. ^ a b c "Blaggards | Traditional Irish songs with a twist". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
  5. ^ a b "Pluck of the Irish". Houston Press. 2001-03-15. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
  6. ^ a b "Houston - Music - Zydepunks, with Blaggards". Houston Press. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
  7. ^ "Blaggards Do Ireland: First Stop, The Guinness Factory And Phil Lynott Statue; Three Encores At First Dublin Gig". Houston Press. 2010-04-06. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  8. ^ "Houston artists take their place at SXSW". Houston Chronicle. 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
  9. ^ James Hannon. "Interview with Larry Kirwan - Part 2 of 3". Lantern-media.com. Archived from the original on 2007-03-15. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  10. ^ "Final Source Track Listing - The Kid". Music4Movies. 2010-09-15. Retrieved 2010-09-17.

External links

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