Joshua L. "Scruffy" Wallace is a Canadian

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player best known for his 12-year tenure with the

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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 Gui ...

group

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 (1 ...

Early life

Wallace was born in the

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but moved to

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at a young age."Interview with Josh Wallace"
''rghardie.com'' He started playing bagpipes as a teenager and at fifteen joined the 2137 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps (The Calgary Highlanders).

Dropkick Murphys

Wallace joined the Dropkick Murphys in 2003 and first appeared on their 2005 album '' The Warrior's Code''. Wallace would record four albums with the band before leaving them in June 2015.

The Mahones

Wallace joined

The Mahones The Mahones are a Canadian Irish punk band, formed on St. Patrick's Day in 1990, in Kingston, Ontario. Biography The Mahones were formed in 1990 by Dublin-born Finny McConnell, as a one-off band for a St. Patrick's Day party. Encouraged by a ...

in February 2016.

Personal life

Wallace is married with 2 sons, 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". His favorite drinks are Lagavulin 16-year single malt scotch and Miller High Life. His favorite band is Slayer.

References

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