Blaggards | LIVE @ The Dirty South

Blaggards (no “the”, pronounced BLA’ GUARDS or BLA’ GHERDS, depending on where you’re from) formed July 2004 in Houston, Texas.

We play what we call Stout Irish Rock, traditional Irish music mixed with rock n’ roll, informed by everything from Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley to Thin Lizzy and Black Sabbath. We are most frequently compared to bands like Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphys, and the Pogues.

We released our new album BLAGMATIC in July 2021, and our latest single release “Come Out Ye Black & Tans” hit streaming services on March 13, 2022.

Blaggards are lead vocalist/guitarist Patrick Devlin and bassist/vocalist Chad Smalley, featuring Heide Riggs on fiddle.

Front man Patrick grew up in Dublin, Ireland, and tended bar in Irish pubs and music venues for many years before starting his first band. From his perspective behind the bar, he realized there was a local demand for Irish rock music…