Josh "Scruffy" Wallace

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Josh "Scruffy" Wallace
Josh "Scruffy" Wallace performing at the 2008 School of Rock Festival
Background information
Genres	Celtic punk, hard rock
Instruments	Bagpipes, tin whistle
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Born & Bred Records, Hellcat
Associated acts	Dropkick Murphys

Josh "Scruffy" Wallace is the bagpipe player for the Boston Celtic punk group Dropkick Murphys.^[1]

Early life

Wallace was born in the U.K. but moved to Canada when he was 11. He started playing bagpipes when he was 13 or 14^[2] and at 15 started playing with the Calgary Highlander Cadet Corps. Wallace graduated from the Military school of piping in 1990 in Ottawa, Canada. He then went on to serve in Yugoslavia in 1992 as a rifleman and a piper.^[3]

Dropkick Murphys

Wallace joined the band in 2003 and first appeared on their 2005 album the Warrior's Code. In addition to bag pipes he also plays the tin whistle. Wallace is well known to wear a kilt on stage. Wallace plays a 1951 Henderson Silver & Ivory(Celtic Pattern) with multiple chanters as his studio set and on stage he plays an RG Hardie.^[3]

Personal life

Wallace is married with a son and lives in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He said he hopes his son will play the bagpipes when he's older.^[3] Although in a separate interview says otherwise, stating, "I’m not going through what my mother went through. No way. He can be a drummer or something".^[4] Wallace states reading books about Military History, Religion and watching movies as his favorite hobbies.^[3] His favorite drinks are Lagavulin 16 year single malt scotch and Miller High Life.^[4] His favorite band is Slayer.^[2]

References

↑ Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: Dropkick Murphys". AMG. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Interview: Dropkick Murphys (Josh "Scruffy" Wallace)". Retrieved 14 August 2012.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Featured Artist". R.G. Hardie & Co ltd.
↑ 4.0 4.1 "Josh "Scruffy" Wallace of the Dropkick Murphys interview". Retrieved 30 August 2012.

External links

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Tim Brennan Jeff DaRosa James Lynch Al Barr Ken Casey Matt Kelly Scruffy Wallace Marc Orrell Mike McColgan Rick Barton Robbie "Spicy McHaggis" Mederios Ryan Foltz Jeff Erna

Studio albums	Do or Die The Gang's All Here Sing Loud, Sing Proud! Blackout The Warrior's Code The Meanest of Times Going Out in Style Signed and Sealed in Blood

EPs	Boys on the Docks Tessie Rose Tattoo: For Boston Charity EP

Compilation albums	The Early Years The Singles Collection, Volume 1 Singles Collection, Volume 2

Live albums	Live on St. Patrick's Day from Boston, MA Live on Lansdowne, Boston MA

Singles	"Curse of a Fallen Soul" "10 Years of Service" "Good Rats" "The Spicy McHaggis Jig" "The Wild Rover" "Gonna Be a Blackout Tonight" "Walk Away" "Time to Go" "Fields of Athenry" "Tessie" "Sunshine Highway" "The Warrior's Code" "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" "The State of Massachusetts" "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ya" "The Chosen Few" "Going Out in Style" "Memorial Day" "Sunday Hardcore Matinee" "Rose Tattoo" "The Season's Upon Us" "The Boys Are Back" "Rose Tattoo (w/ Bruce Springsteen) "Out of Our Heads"

Split releases	Dropkick Murphys/Ducky Boys Split 7 inch The Bruisers/Dropkick Murphys Split 7 inch Anti-Heros vs Dropkick Murphys German Lager vs. Irish Stout Mob Mentality Unity Face to Face vs. Dropkick Murphys Fat City Presents...One For the Ages!

Related articles	Discography The Outlets The Bruisers The Ducky Boys Everybody Out! Street Dogs

Book:Dropkick Murphys

Persondata
Name	Wallace, Josh
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Short description	Bagpipe player, tin whistle player
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