Now, the song -- "I'm Shipping Up To Boston" -- is practically synonymous with the popular movie, and Dropkick Murphys has gained a larger audience. The Celtic the tune used in "Departed."
Ken Casey, founder and bassist of the 11-year-old underground band from Boston, is happy about it.
"That song was released in 2005 ...
People liked it, favorite," Casey, 37, said in a phone interview from Boston, where the band was preparing for its tour. The group plays the Orbit Room on Saturday.
just kind of driving in a car.
That song ...
makes the scene seem so much more intense. (And) our song being played in that scene has made our song seem so much more intense.
"When I go to play it, I'm thinking of scenes.
I'm, like, kind of replaying the movie in my head. I mean, it's a Martin Scorsese movie. .
.. It's cool to us.
"
The song contains only 27 words, and the band didn't even pen them. It's the second song the band has Guthrie's daughter, Nora, whose son was a fan of the band, went to the group and asked them to put music to some of his grandfather's unrecorded words.
The song has added to the fan base for the band, whose members are Casey, Al Barr (lead vocals), Matt Kelly (drums, acoustic guitar, vocals) and Scruffy Wallace (bagpipes).
time ago. ..
. Kindred spirits, you could say."
Still, it's not like Dropkick Murphys is going mainstream.
Despite the movie's success, the band isn't the MTV type and never will be, he said. Its solid fan base is a passionate group, in true punk-band fashion, Casey said, and the group's live shows harness that camaraderie. Concerts can get intense, too, but that depends on the town where the band is playing.
"It all depends what Grand Rapids has.
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