The Tossers are an American six-piece

Celtic punk Celtic punk is punk rock mixed with traditional Celtic music. Celtic punk bands often play traditional Irish, Welsh or Scottish folk and political songs, as well as original compositions.P. Buckley, ''The Rough Guide to Rock'' (London: Rough Gu ...

band from Chicago, Illinois, United States, formed in July 1993. They have toured with Murphy's Law, Streetlight Manifesto, Catch 22,

Dropkick Murphys Dropkick Murphys are an American Celtic punk band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1996. Singer and bassist Ken Casey has been the band's only constant member. Other current members include drummer Matt Kelly (1997– ), singer Al Barr (199 ...

, The Reverend Horton Heat, Flogging Molly, Street Dogs,

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, Sick of it All and Mastodon. They opened for The Pogues in New York City on

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in 2007. The Tossers were honored to play the Kennedy Center in May 2016. The band pre-dates more well-known Celtic punk bands such as the

and Flogging Molly, which formed in 1996 and 1997, respectively. Their latest album, entitled ''Smash the Windows'', was released on March 3, 2017.

Band members

;Current *T. Duggins - vocals and

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*Aaron Duggins - tin whistle *Mike Pawula - guitar *Fred Frey -

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*Peter Muschong -

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*Emily Ruth Constantinou - violin ;Former *Bones -

*Rebecca Manthe -

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*Brian Dwyer - guitar *Clay Hansen -

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*Lynn Bower - vocals *Jason Loveall -

*Nate Van Allen - guitar *Dan Shaw -

* Scott Lucas -

(touring)

Discography

Albums and singles

*''The Pint of No Return'' (1994) *''We'll Never Be Sober Again'' (1996) Folk You Records * The Tossers/The Arrivals (split single) (1998) Smilin Bob Records *''

Long Dim Road ''Long Dim Road'' is an album by the Chicago Celtic punk band The Tossers. It was released in 2000 on Thick Records, their first album with the label. Critical reception AllMusic wrote: "Sweet, emotive ballads are half heartbreak, half hopeful ...

'' (2000) Thick Records * Citizen Fish/The Tossers (split single) (2001) Thick Records *''The First League Out from Land'' (EP) (2001) Thick Records *''Communication & Conviction: Last Seven Years'' (2001) Thick Records *'' Purgatory'' (2003) Thick Records *''Live at The Metro 18 November 2004 (eMusic digital album)'' (2004) The Metro/eMusicLive *''

The Valley of the Shadow of Death ''The Valley of the Shadow of Death'' is Chicago Celtic Punk band The Tossers' fifth studio album. It was released in 2005 on Victory Records and is their first album with the label. The title is from the Bible, Psalm 23:4 "Even though I walk ...

'' (2005) Victory Records *'' Agony'' (2007) Victory Records *''Gloatin' and Showboatin': Live on St. Patrick's Day'' (CD/DVD) (2008) Victory Records *''On a Fine Spring Evening'' (2008) Victory Records *''The Emerald City'' (2013) Victory Records *''Smash the Windows'' (2017)

Compilations

*''Eat Your Corn: The 2nd DeKalb Compilation'' (1995) with "Buckets of Beer" and "When You Get Here" *''Magnetic Curses: A Chicago Punk Rock Compilation'' (2000) with "The Crutch (Alternate Version)" *''Love & Rebellion: A Thick Records Sampler'' (2002) with "The Pub (Alternate Version)" and "Dancing Shoes" *''OIL: Chicago Punk Refined'' (2003) with "Teehan's"

T. Duggins solo discography

*''Undone'' (2006) *''Mean It Man: A Thick Records Document'' (2005) with "Larkin" & "Irish Rover"

References

External links

Fan websiteVictory Records websiteThick Records websiteThe Tossers' Purevolume pageInterview with Dan & Mike (2007)
1993 establishments in Illinois Punk rock groups from Illinois Irish-American culture in Chicago Musical groups established in 1993 Musical groups from Chicago Celtic punk groups Victory Records artists {{US-punk-band-stub