Smokey Bastard

Smokey Bastard

Smokey Bastard is a folk punk group from Reading, United Kingdom, formed in early 2007. The band plays energetic live shows and builds its sound around a dense, instrumental style with a rough punk edge.

Style and background

The group starts out with the aim of becoming a UK counterpart to acts such as Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly, drawing on the energy of those bands’ live performances while developing a sound of its own. Its music is associated with folk punk, and it is also tagged with celtic punk, punk, folk, and punk rock.

Releases

Smokey Bastard’s second album is Tales From the Wasteland, which is issued on Bomber Records. It follows the band’s early period of activity on the UK live circuit.