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Flogging Molly
Born
Start with Drunken Lullabies
Fiddle and fast drums keep pressing against the vocal. It is a first choice for the Celtic punk branch if you want the jig and the chorus to hit at the same time.
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Skinny Lister
Born
Start with John Kanaka
A shared chorus and quick acoustic strumming make this a route in from sea songs. Pick the band if it is the group-voice quality you want to keep from a folk-punk playlist.
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The Real McKenzies
Born
Start with Chip
Bagpipes give the song its lift while the rhythm section keeps it moving as punk. Try this for a Scottish strain of folk punk, especially if the bagpipe melody is the part you want to hear against the guitars.
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Levellers
Born
Start with One Way
Fiddle gives the chorus lift, even as the drums keep it squarely inside a rock song. Try the band if you came to folk punk for a big festival singalong.
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The Men They Couldn't Hang
Born
Start with Ghosts of Cable Street
Follow the event in the verses and hear how the big chorus sets off the details. Put it on for British street-history songwriting inside a fast folk-rock arrangement.
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The Rumjacks
Born
Start with An Irish Pub Song
A whistle and a tightly repeated riff drive a satire of manufactured pub nostalgia. It is a Celtic punk pick when you want humor to do a share of the work.
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Rail Yard Ghosts
Start with A Month From Now/Whatever You Like
The strings and voices stretch out a single piece from a quiet opening toward a group refrain. Try it for a band with a loose, street-performance feel that still follows a definite shape.
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Ghost Mice
Born
Start with Critical Hit
A small acoustic arrangement gives the story and chorus a clear place. Start here for the form of folk punk most easily carried from a DIY show to a porch.
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The Bridge City Sinners
Start with Unholy Hymns
A voice that moves from singing into a rougher edge cuts through the strings. Start here if you want old-time sounds with horror imagery and a heavy rhythm.
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The Dreadnoughts
Start with Polka Never Dies
Accordion and a shout-along refrain make the pace feel as if the floor ought to be shaking. Choose it for a group that borrows openly from dance traditions within punk.
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