The Bogmen are an

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band from Huntington,

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. The band was formed in 1993 by Billy Campion, Bill Ryan, Brendan Ryan, Mark Wike, P.J. O'Connor and Clive Tucker. Although they were signed by major label

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in 1995, they fell just short of mainstream success. Despite breaking up in 1999, they have reunited several times in order to raise money for charity, and have produced a DVD. They currently play a few times a year in New York City and the Long Island area.

History

Billy Campion met Bill and Brendan Ryan in the late 1970s. Sharing a passion for music, they started a band, The Plummers. During college, the group picked up bassist Mark Wike, drummer Clive Tucker and percussionist P. J. O'Connor. With this lineup, the band called itself The Bogmen, in honor of what Campion called its "tribal, huntish" sound. In 1995, after playing at every bar, club and retirement home in the tri-state area, the band from

was signed to

and released its first album ''Life Begins at 40 Million'' which was produced by

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of the

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. The band then concentrated on live shows and toured around the United States with bands such as

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, before releasing the 1997 live album ''Bogmen Live'' which was also released by Arista. After switching producers, the band then tapped

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and

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before heading back into the studio and recorded the album '' Closed Captioned Radio'' in 1998 before disbanding.It Tastes Just Like It Smells-The Bogmen return!
/ref>Home, Boys Brother Billy and Brendon Ryan Finally Bring The Bogman Back to Huntington Newsday May 23, 2015 Brendan Ryan's wife was killed in the

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. Shortly thereafter, the band reunited for a benefit concert at

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which resulted in the release of the live album ''Love at Irving Plaza, 2001''. The band played well-attended holiday shows at Manhattan venues in the following years and released a studio EP ''Looking For Heaven In The Barrio'' in 2010, as well as several singles. In 2015 the band played a benefit show in their hometown.

Discography

*'' Life Begins at 40 Million'' (1995) *''Bogmen Live'' (1997) *'' Closed Captioned Radio'' (1998) *''Love at Irving Plaza, 2001'' (2001) *''Looking for Heaven in the Barrio'' (2010)

References

External links

Official web site
* Allmusic entry Indie rock musical groups from New York (state) Musical groups from Long Island Musical groups established in 1993 {{US-indie-rock-band-stub