Dropkick murphys black velvet band live biography
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The Black Velvet Band
Traditional British/Irish folk song
"The Black Velvet Band" (Roud number 2146) is a traditional folk song collected from singers in Ireland, Australia, England, Canada and the United States describing how a young man is tricked and then sentenced to transportation to Australia, a common punishment in the British Empire during the 19th century. Versions were also published on broadsides.[1]
The Dubliners released a popular version of the song in 1967 based on a version sung by the traditional English singer Harry Cox.
Synopsis
[edit]The narrator is bound apprentice in a town (which varies in different versions). He becomes romantically involved with a young woman. She steals a watch and places it in his pocket or in his hand. The apprentice does not try to stop this from happening, which is speculated to be out of his love for the girl.[2] However the man does wish bad luck towards the woman, as seen in the line "Bad luck to the black velvet band".[3] The apprentice appears in court the next day, and is sentenced to seven years penal servitude in Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania); as at this point in time Australia was being used as a prison colony.[4] In the broadside versions the young woman's motivation i
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Dropkick Murphys are a Celtic punk band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA.[1] First playing together in the basement of a friend's barbershop, they blended traditional Irish music, Oi!, and punk. Their influences include Stiff Little Fingers, The Pogues, The Clash, Thin Lizzy, AC/DC, The Dubliners, and the Swingin Utters.[2]
The band has made a name for itself and built a following as a result of their non stop touring all over the world and their famous St. Patrick's Day weekend shows, which are held in Boston. Dropkick Murphys also support unions and some of their songs reflect this.[3] The group is also well known for their affiliation with Celtic FC, the Boston Red Sox baseball team, and the Boston Bruins hockey team.
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There are differing stories as to the origin of the band's name. Former band member Marc Orrell has said:
The Dropkick Murphy will come and get you if you don't go to sleep tonight. It's a rehab center, I think it's in Connecticut. I think it was the guy who used to come around late at night for all the drunks, like if you were too drunk to drive home, he would come and get you and put you in this hole that you couldn't get out until you were sober enough, I don't know. There's a bunch a stories, it's also a b