The Bad Shepherds

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The Bad Shepherds are a British folk band, formed by the comedian Adrian Edmondson in 2008. They play punk songs with traditional folk instruments. The band primarily consists of Edmondson (vocals, mandolins, mandola), and Troy Donockley (uilleann pipes, cittern, whistles, vocals). Andy Dinan (fiddle) was a former regular member but no longer performs with the band.

History

After "accidentally" buying a mandolin, Edmondson taught himself to play a few chords and he began to play a few punk songs on it. After playing together with Donockley, a virtuoso uilleann pipes player and multi-instrumentalist, for two days they had arranged eight songs. After some initial experimentation, they enlisted Dinan, winner of the All-Ireland Fiddle Championship, and the band was formed. Essentially a folk band, the band's repertoire is taken from punk and new wave hits from 1978 to 1985. They re-interpret songs, inserting traditional reels and jigs.