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The Prodigals are a New York Irish band that started in 1997.

Calling their genre of music “jig punk”, the Prodigals fall within a tradition epitomized by the Pogues and Black 47, merging traditional Irish melodic roots with rock rhythms. As of 2007, the band members are Gregory Grene (button accordion and lead vocals), Ed Kollar (bass and backup vocals), Dave Fahy (guitar and lead vocals), Darren Maloney (banjo), and Chris Higginbottom (drums). The Prodigals call Paddy Reilly’s (the world’s only all-draft Guinness bar) their home when in New York City. The band has its own distinctive sound, particularly distinguished by the lead melodic roles being filled by button-key accordion and bass along with the vocals, and has received substantial critical notice through the years.

Albums

* The Prodigals (1997)
* Go On (1999), effectively the band’s breakout album
* Dreaming in Hell’s Kitchen (2001, produced by Scottish fiddler and record producer Johnny Cunningham)
* Needs Must When the Devil Drives (2003, produced by Howie Beno, who notably also produced the Red Hot Chili Peppers single Give It Away Now)
* a live album/DVD, Beachland Bootleg (2005) recorded at the Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, Ohio.
* Momentum (2006)
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Roddy McCorley full track
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Prodigals and Clover

22 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/prodigals

Hallo all!.... Just a brief schedule update!  .... All going well, just mad busy…and never got around to posting that fantastic video before now…but it’s posted now….amazing …

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