Paul McKenzie - vocals
Dirty Kurt Robertson - guitar, vocals
Matthew MacNasty - bagpipes
"Little" Joe Raposo - bass guitar
Sean Sellers (Good Riddance) - war drums
Mark "Bone" Boland - guitar, vocals
The modern-day Celtic bards known as The Real McKenzies hail from Vancouver, BC and are a punk band deeply rooted in their Scottish heritage with a sound best described as the Sex Pistols meet Scottish folk legend Robbie Burns.
The Scottish term Ceilidh (pronounced kee-lee), is the main reason why the Real McKenzies formed and their chief inspiration. Ceilidh, according to the McKenzies, is a Gaelic word meaning “A wicked party which carries on for days”.
Founded by frontman Paul McKenzie in 1994, he cites his family as another motivating factor, “As a lad, my parents and grandparents would dress me up in a kilt and make me sing and dance to traditional Scottish music. Starting a Scottish punk band is my way of getting revenge!” You’re probably wondering how it is that group of Canadians can rightly rollick and roam the countryside in the name of Scotland. Paul McKenzie offers an explanation, “A great many Scots immigrated to Canada. Ya see, the Scottish went north and the Irish went south...as they often do.”
The Real McKenzies have just finished up recording their latest full length 10,000 Shots, at San Francisco’s esteemed Motor Studios with Fat Mike behind the knobs. 10,000 Shots is their first album for Fat Wreck Chords and it follows up two full lengths on Honest Don’s: Loch’d & Loaded and Oot & Aboot. No doubt about it though, this is their best sounding record thus far and it always helps to get these drunks in a proper studio with someone urging them along. Guitarist Dirty Kurt clearly explains, “We don’t wanna cut into our drinkin’ time, so we spend as little time as possible in the studio.” Makes perfect sense to us.
The Real McKenzies are proven warriors of the road, having toured North America six times and Europe (where they draw huge crowds) five times. They’ve toured and played shows with Rancid, Shane MacGowan, NOFX, Flogging Molly, The Bay City Rollers (yep, it’s true), The Briefs, and many more. Always touring, always drinking, and always rockin’, the haggis-fueled McKenzie clan is hearty bunch that desires only to bring their brand of Celtic punk rock to every remote corner of the globe. Dirty Kurt puts it best, “We’ve been through tons of members, tons of broken bones, and tons of beer.” Their unending tour schedule would make William Wallace himself exhausted.
Always performing in full Highland regalia, the Real McKenzies are a true credit to their ancestors. For their live show they don kilts, high stockings, and sporrans (those weird belt thingies). And you really have to see the size of their bagpipe player’s mohawk to truly appreciate it! Okay okay, so it’s not entirely traditional, but their live show is hands down the rowdiest punk show this side of Glasgow. These inclusive punks see to it that everyone has a good time and a stiff drink in their hand. Preferably Scotch..
You can swing by our myspace site to check out our new videos!
For those who haven't heard, we'll be in the studio these next few months to record a new album with the renowned reggae singer, Eyon Irie. After that it's summer shows and writing songs for the next Orbits album!
In the meantime, if you don't have our self-titled cd yet, you can still pick it up on CD Baby and Itunes.
Saw your show in Kingston and I thought it was one of the best shows I have ever seen!Sorry it's taken so long for me post this comment.....a girl got to work....LOL!
It's been a busy year for me and the crew. Just finished working with (in no particular order) Kid Rock, George Michael, Crosby Stills Nash, Monty Python (Spamalot), Billy Idol, Stevie Wonder, REM, Jesus Christ Superstar, Iron Maiden, Etc Etc. the list goes on...
We helped build life-size robot inflatable dinosaurs. They looked real with the right lighting, sound FX, and proper puppetry. The huge set and stage design helped the illusion. We turned the stadium into a post-modern prehistoric jungle scene. Back stage, the dinosaurs weren't quite so ferocious so we managed to get a few good photos from our on-site affiliates.
anyway... we got lots of new pics on the website, so come and see. all you roadies and stagehands out there... keep the pictures and postcards coming! WE LOVE IT!
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Hi there. We just uploaded a sneak preview video from the new CD thats coming out in May. Check it out at http://ie. youtube. com/watch?v=8kFSmrJokn8 or on our myspace videos, And let us know what you think of it.
I have updated the roadie photo page on RoadieReferral. com with more pictures than ever... from backstage and building stages for THE BYRDS, TOBY KEITH, BIG & RICH, U2, PRODIGY, RAMMSTEIN, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, CHRISTINA AGUILERA, ROLLING STONES, SPICE GIRLS REUNION, AC/DC, OZZFEST, THE EXPLOITED, THE POLICE REUNION, and many more.
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