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Scruffy Wallace

Scruffy Wallace

Canadian bagpipe player

Joshua L. "Scruffy" Wallace is a Canadian bagpipe player best known for his 12-year tenure with the Boston Celtic punk group Dropkick Murphys.[1]

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Early life

Wallace was born in the United Kingdom but moved to Canada at a young age.[2][3] He started playing bagpipes as a teenager[3] and at fifteen joined the 2137 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps (The Calgary Highlanders).[4]

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 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".[5] His favorite drinks are Lagavulin 16-year single malt scotch and Miller High Life.[5] His favorite band is Slayer.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: Dropkick Murphys". AMG. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Interview with Josh Wallace", rghardie.com
  3. [3]
    "Interview: Dropkick Murphys (Josh "Scruffy" Wallace)". Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  4. [4]
    "2137 Calgary Highlanders Cadet Corps". Calgaryhighlanderscadets.com. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Josh "Scruffy" Wallace of the Dropkick Murphys interview". 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
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