Marc Orrell
American guitarist (born 1982)
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Marc John Orrell (born November 7, 1982) is an American guitarist known for being a former member of the Boston Celtic punk band the Dropkick Murphys. Nicknamed "The Kid", Orrell joined the band in 2000 when he was 17 years old. He first appeared on their 2001 album Sing Loud, Sing Proud and would appear on 2003's Blackout, 2005's The Warrior's Code and 2007's The Meanest of Times, his final album with the group before leaving the band following the tour in January 2008 to pursue a different musical style.
Orrell has played with the bands The Eleventh Hour, Gimme Danger, Far From Finished, The Black Pacific, and most recently, Wild Roses.
In June 2019, Orrell, alongside Flogging Molly's Ted Hutt and The Pogues' James Fearnley announced the formation of a new supergroup, The Walker Roaders. The Walker Roaders' debut record was released on August 23, 2019.
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- Bayer, Jonah. "The Dropkick Murphys' Marc Orrell on Lucky Breaks and One Tough Epiphone". Gibson.
- Sheehan, Nancy. (August 28, 2008). "Solo shot". Worcester Telegram.
- "Dropkick Murphy's guitarist/accordionist leaves band". Kill Your Stereo.
- (July 1, 2019). "The Pogues, Dropkick Murphys, and Flogging Molly members form new Irish supergroup.".
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