Corey - Drums, Vocals, Dropping Cinderblocks on himself
Dave - Banjo, Vocals, Drunken Shenanigans
Kevin Scanlon - Banjo, Vocals, Whiskey, Actual Talent, Bluegrass Soul
Heath - Drums, Whiskey, Blackouts, Drunken Aggression, and Sombreros.
Influences
The Pogues, Mischief Brew, Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, World / Inferno, Streetlight Manifesto, The Bouncing Souls, Social Distortion, The Stray Bullets, Pinkerton Thugs (Micah Era), The Old Edison, Billy Bragg, The Tossers, The Dubliners, Makem and the Clancy Brothers, Doc Watson, Kevin Scanlon.
Basically, anyone who has realized that music is timeless, and can start riots.
Getting fired, poverty, homelessness, alcohol, unheated houses during the winter, vandalism, the beat generation, anger, 3516 Washington St, being fucked around by authority, and New England are also huge influences.
Sounds Like
The Swaggerin' Growlers. Who else are we supposed to sound like?
The Swaggerin' Growlers are a riot folk band. We play on Acoustic Guitars and Mandolins, Overamplified, too drunk, too loud, and fucking proud. We started with a love for the Pogues and old Irish Folk, then discovered Billy Bragg, Woody Guthrie, and grew up with fucking Bonston Hardcore Punk. What you see is what you get- No Apologies. No Remorse. No Regrets. Grab another drink and lets tear shit up and maybe make a difference.
Ní neart go cur le chéile. There is no strength without unity.
PS: If you're a nazi or racist scumbag, go fuck yourself. You're part of the fucking problem. We actively oppose everything you fucking stand for.
We are avid readers of:
And we also do silly things to promote ourselves, the cheap whores we are:
did ya see the note left on the fridge? also i hear that muffcake knocked out will good, well i think thats his name or im perty sure thats what ive herd people call him. you know who im talkin about
holy shit! not only was john really cool to chill with, I seriously love this music. a lot. hope ya'll are around nyc and abc no rio again sometime soon.
You guys are sick I am looking forward to playing shows! Also I belive I saw you guys with mischeif brew at the islington house but I was very fucked up and cannot remember if it was you or not!
We hit your page today...wonderin what the fuck. Any way we can get a large graphic of the jug and the bones coach surfers union deal? You know we love you and rock the shit.