Artist:The Tossers
Song:No Loot, No Booze, No Fun
Album:The Valley of the Shadow of Death
The Tossers is a Celtic punk band from Chicago. They call themselves The World/s Loudest Folk Band. They have been around since the early 90s. The leader of The Tossers is lead singer, songwriter and mandolinist Anthony "T" Duggins. He had been playing Irish folk songs in Chicago pubs since he was a teen. But he was a big fan of The Pogues and he started the similar band The Tossers in 1993 with his brother Aaron Duggins who plays tin whistle and accordion. Guitarist Brian Dwyer suggested the band name The Tossers which is Irish slang for a worthless person. After self releasing a couple of albums, they signed with the Chicago based indie label Thick Records. They were on that label from 2000-05. Then they switched to another Chicago based indie label Victory Records. No Loot, No Booze, No Fun is from the 2005 album The Valley of the Shadow of Death. It was their first album on Victory. The band membership is fluid. But the core members are the Duggins brothers and guitarist Mike Pawula. T. Duggins writes all the songs. The other members on this album were Rebecca on fiddle, Clay Hansen on banjo, Dan Shaw on bass and Anthony "Bones" Broderick on drums. The producer is Andy Gerber who is a guitarist and owns a recording studio. He has produced several Tossers albums. This album is available as a budget CD. The Tossers have toured with Murphy's Law, The Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly. And they even got to open for The Pogues on St. Patrick's Day in New York 2007. The Tossers last released new music in 2017. They still have a Facebook page. And Anthony Duggins has a new band called The Banshees. They just released a new album and played Chicago's Riotfest festival. So I guess The Tossers are no more. Here's the video for No Loot, No Booze, No Fun by The Tossers.
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