The Real McKenzies

Infobox musical artist
Name = The Real McKenzies


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Background = group_or_band
Origin = Vancouver, British Columbia
Genre = Celtic punk
Folk punk
Years_active = 1992-present
Label = Fat Wreck Chords, Sudden Death, Honest Don's
URL = http://www.realmckenzies.com/
Current_members = Paul McKenzie
Dave Gregg
Matthew MacNasty
Kurt Robertson
Joe Raposo
Sean Sellers
Mark Boland
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The Real McKenzies is a Scottish-influenced Celtic punk band founded in Vancouver, Canada in 1992.

In addition to writing and performing original music, Real McKenzies resurrect traditional Scottish songs,fact|date=February 2008 giving them a new punk-influenced sound. They include bagpipes in all of their studio albums and at most of their concerts. The band tours extensively, including an eight-month, 23-country tour in a van.Fact|date=February 2008 On some of these tours, they have shared stages with Rancid, DragStrip Riot, NOFX, Flogging Molly, Rough Chukar, The Misfits, Metallica, The Rookers, Voodoo Glow Skulls and even Shane MacGowan. Fact|date=February 2008 Their songs have been used in beer commercials and featured in video games such as Tony Hawk Underground.Fact|date=February 2008

Lineup

* Paul McKenzie: vocals
* Dirty Kurt Robertson: guitar, vocals
* Matthew MacNasty(real name, Matthew James Hawley ): bagpipes
* "Little" Joe Raposo: bass guitar
* Sean Sellers: drums
* Mark "Bone" Boland: guitar, vocals
* Dave Gregg: guitar

Discography

* "Real McKenzies", 1995
* "Clash of the Tartans", 2000
* "Loch'd and Loaded", 2001
* "Pissed Tae Th' Gills", 2002
* "Oot & Aboot", 2003
* "10,000 Shots", 2005
* "Off The Leash", 2008

Compilations

* Short Music for Short People,1999
* "Alpha Motherfuckers - A Tribute To Turbonegro", 2001
* "Agropop Now", 2003
* "Floyd" A Free punk compilation CD handed out at the 2001 Warped Tour

ee also

*List of bands from Canada

External links

* [http://realmckenzies.com/ Official site]
* [http://real-mckenzies.com/ Fanpage]
* [http://thepunksite.com/interviews.php?page=realmckenzies Interview with Paul McKenzie]
* [http://www.myspace.com/therealmckenzies Myspace Page]
* [http://www.exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid1=124&csid2=851&fid1=32603 The Real McKenzies at exclaim!]
* [http://www.punknews.org/bands/therealmckenzies The Real Mckenzies at punknews]