Scruffy Wallace

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

Joshua L. "Scruffy" Wallace is a bagpipe player best known for his 12-year tenure with the Boston Celtic punk group Dropkick Murphys.^[1]

Early life

Wallace was born in the United Kingdom but moved to Canada when he was a young boy.^[2]^[3] He started playing bagpipes as a teenager ^[3] and at fifteen joined the Calgary Highlander Cadet Corps.^[4]

Dropkick Murphys

Wallace joined the Dropkick Murphys in 2003 and first appeared on their 2005 album The Warrior's Code. Wallace left the band in June 2015.

Personal life

Wallace is married with a son, and the family lives in Dorchester, Massachusetts, a neighborhood of Boston. Speaking on his son possibly learning how to play the bagpipes, Wallace said "I'm not going through what my mother went through. No way. He can be a drummer or something".^[5] His favorite drinks are Lagavulin 16 year single malt scotch and Miller High Life.^[5] His favorite band is Slayer.^[3]

References

↑ Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: Dropkick Murphys". AMG. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
↑ "Interview with Josh Wallace", rghardie.com
1 2 3 "Interview: Dropkick Murphys (Josh "Scruffy" Wallace)". Retrieved 14 August 2012.
↑ Calgary Highlander Cadets website
1 2 "Josh "Scruffy" Wallace of the Dropkick Murphys interview". Retrieved 30 August 2012.

Dropkick Murphys

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

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

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 Live at Fenway Park

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 On the Road With the Dropkick Murphys The Outlets The Bruisers The Ducky Boys Everybody Out! Street Dogs Danny O'Connor Spike O'Sullivan

Book:Dropkick Murphys

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