I have always been a huge fan of Dave’s. Mostly his early work with Fastway, whose first 3 records are absolute Hard Rock classics! After leaving that band, Dave did a one-off record with a band called Katmandu. It’s a great CD, but unfortunately, the tide of music had turned at that point. This may have been a blessing in disguise for David though. Because he went on to become part of one of the world’s best Celtic-Punk bands; Flogging Molly. Who, with all do respect to my friends in the Dropkick Murphys, are a *bit* more Irish.
This interview took place right before the band rolled into Phoenix to spend St. Patrick’s Day with us. We spoke for a *lot* longer than what you hear here, but I edited out our discussion of Nothern Irleand. You’ll hear the Bono reference at the beginning. It was about who’s more political…
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