The Real McKenzies

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The Real McKenzies
The Real McKenzies performing in Switzerland in 2016
The Real McKenzies performing in Switzerland in 2016
Background information
OriginVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
GenresCeltic punk
Years active1992–present
LabelsFat Wreck Chords, Sudden Death, Honest Don's
Members
  • Paul McKenzie
  • Aspy Luison
  • Kenny Lush
  • Paul Patko (Paco)
  • Barry Higginson
  • Mario Nieva
Past membersSee below
Websitewww.realmckenzies.com

The Real McKenzies is a Canadian Celtic punk band founded in 1992 and based in Vancouver, British Columbia. They are one of the founders of the Celtic punk movement, albeit 10 years after The Pogues.[1] Founding member Paul McKenzie has been the only continuous member of the band since its inception.

In addition to writing and performing original music, Real McKenzies perform traditional Scottish songs, giving them a new punk-influenced sound. The band has shared stages with several other bands and artists, including Rancid, Shane MacGowan,[2] NOFX, Flogging Molly, The Misfits, Metallica, and Voodoo Glow Skulls.

History[edit]

The band released their debut album, Clash of the Tartans, in 1998.[3] Frontman Paul McKenzie claims as many as 100 different musicians have performed as members of the band,[4] including piper Alan "Raven" MacLeod, of the pioneering Scottish folk band The Tannahill Weavers and Bourne and MacLeod. In 2012, they delved into covering songs from popular Canadian singer-songwriter Stan Rogers with their version of "Barrett's Privateers" appearing on their 2012 album Westwinds.

McKenzie said in 2014 that he "fired all the Americans" in the band and returned to full Canadian lineup.[5] Despite that claim, Aspy Luison is from Cambre, Galicia, Spain.

In September 2014 the band announced they would be recording their next album for Fat Wreck Chords at Motor Studio in San Francisco.[6] Michael "Fat Mike" Burkett will be producing the album.

On April 7, 2015, Fat Wreck Chords released The Real McKenzies' 11th album, Rats in the Burlap.

A biography of the band, written by Chris Walter and titled Under the Kilt: The Real McKenzies Exposed, was released in early 2015.[7] The band cover Stan Rogers a second time for their 2017 album Two Devils Will Talk with the song "Northwest Passage".

On March 10, 2022, it was announced that former War Baby drummer Kirby J. Fisher had joined the band.[8]

In popular culture[edit]

Their song "Tae the Battle" appeared in the 2008 British-Canadian film Stone of Destiny.[9] Their song "Wild Cattieyote" appeared in the 2004 straight-to-video release of Vampires vs. Zombies (also called Carmilla the Lesbian Vampire).[10] Their cover of the Turbonegro song "Sailor Man" appeared in the 2003 video game Tony Hawk's Underground[11] and the first volume of the Elementality skateboarding videos. Each year, The Real McKenzies version of "Auld Lang Syne" is used as the countdown music on the New Year's Eve edition of Kevin Smith and Ralph Garman's live podcast Hollywood Babble-On.[12] Their song "Chip" was used in the TV series Billions in 2018. Also, in 2018, Paul McKenzie contributed vocals to the song 'Foreman O'Rourke' by Sydney, Australia's The Rumjacks

Band members[edit]

Timeline

Discography[edit]

Filmography[edit]

  • Pissed tae th' Gills, 2002

Compilations[edit]

Music videos[edit]

  • "Mainland" (1998)
  • "Drink Some More" (2008)
  • "Chip" (Live) (2008)
  • "The Maple Trees Remember" (2009)
  • "Culling the Herd" (2011)
  • "My Luck Is So Bad" (2012)
  • "Catch Me" (2015)
  • "Stephen's Green" (2015)
  • "Yes" (2015)
  • "Due West" (2017)
  • "Seafarers" (2017)
  • "One Day" (2018)

Images[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Canadian stories fuel Real McKenzies' songs". The Georgia Straight. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  2. ^ "Interview: Paul McKenzie of The Real McKenzines". April 6, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  3. ^ "Real McKenzies Slag Sh*thead"[usurped]. Chart Attack, November 07, 2001
  4. ^ "The Real McKenzies". Vue Weekly. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  5. ^ "The Real McKenzies to bring new all Canadian line up back to Lethbridge". Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  6. ^ "Tonight is our last show of the tour.... - The Real McKenzies - Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  7. ^ "Punkbooks.com". Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  8. ^ "The Real McKenzies on Instagram: "How to become a Real Mckenzie with ex @warbabyband drummer @kirbysplayhousegram ……Scottish Leprechaun's are real……don't look it up. #therealmckenzies #leprechauntok #sillygoosetime #celticpunk"".
  9. ^ "Stone of Destiny (2008)". IMDb. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  10. ^ "Carmilla, the Lesbian Vampire (Video 2004)". IMDb. April 13, 2004. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  11. ^ "The Real McKenzies". IMDb. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  12. ^ "Hollywood Babble-On". SModcast. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  13. ^ "Beer and Loathing - Fat Wreck Chords". Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  14. ^ "Beer and Loathing - Fat Wreck Chords". Retrieved November 19, 2022.

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