Posted on 03/16/2013 at 04:17 PM
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The version of Paddy on the Railway that I posted was done by The Wolfe Tones. But...Rakish Paddy did do that version of Paddy on the Railway, as well as the other, better known one. Aly Bain, the fiddler from Boys of the Lough, is probably one of the best fiddlers out there, along with Alasdair Frasier. Both are Scottish, coincidence? As for The Pogues, they've been around far longer than either The Dropkick Murphys or Flogging Molly. They pretty much were the first group to mix punk with trad, so technically speaking, the Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly sound like The Pogues.
And Jed Marum...he's a transplant from Massachusetts, but he's been in Texas for over 20 years now. If you're interested, his calendar of where he's playing is here. He's worth seeing, and if you do go to one of his gigs, tell him that Tami told you to check out his music. He'll be the subject of a future FMF entry, we're working on an interview now.