The Bad Shepherds are a British folk band formed by the comedian Adrian Edm… Read Full Bio ↴The Bad Shepherds are a British folk band formed by the comedian Adrian Edmondson in 2008. They play punk songs with traditional folk instruments. The band primarily consists of Edmondson (vocals, mandolins, mandola), Troy Donockley (uilleann pipes, cittern, whistles, vocals) and Andy Dinan (fiddle).
The Bad Shepherds play punk songs on folk instruments. Not as a joke, but because they really like the noise. They think the songs are better than people remember. They love folk instruments. It works. They do songs by The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Stranglers The Jam, Sham 69, The Undertones, Talking Heads, Squeeze and others, even Kraftwerk! Alright, they're not all punk, but they come from roughly the same era. The songs are mostly given a kind of Celtic feel, with the odd reel and jig stuck here and there. But occassionally they just thrash! They've always thought the excitement of a reel taking off is the nearest thing to the excitement of watching punk live in the 70s!
Other musicians recording and appearing with the Bad Shapherds include Carol Dawson (fiddle), Eimear Bradley (fiddle), Keith Angel (percussion), Mark Woolley (percussion), Martin Allcock (bass), Brad Lang (bass) and Tim Harries (bass).
Their albums include:
Yan, Tyan, Tethera, Methera! (2008)
By Hook or By Crook (2010)
The Bad Shepherds play punk songs on folk instruments. Not as a joke, but because they really like the noise. They think the songs are better than people remember. They love folk instruments. It works. They do songs by The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Stranglers The Jam, Sham 69, The Undertones, Talking Heads, Squeeze and others, even Kraftwerk! Alright, they're not all punk, but they come from roughly the same era. The songs are mostly given a kind of Celtic feel, with the odd reel and jig stuck here and there. But occassionally they just thrash! They've always thought the excitement of a reel taking off is the nearest thing to the excitement of watching punk live in the 70s!
Other musicians recording and appearing with the Bad Shapherds include Carol Dawson (fiddle), Eimear Bradley (fiddle), Keith Angel (percussion), Mark Woolley (percussion), Martin Allcock (bass), Brad Lang (bass) and Tim Harries (bass).
Their albums include:
Yan, Tyan, Tethera, Methera! (2008)
By Hook or By Crook (2010)
London Calling
The Bad Shepherds Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'London Calling' by these artists:
015. The Clash London calling to the faraway towns Now war is declared and…
Aron (London calling, volando a Berlin) (Haciendo green, green mo…
Billy Mick Don't know what's going on but I feel so outta…
Bruce springsteen London calling to the faraway towns Now war is declared and…
Captain Tractor London calling to the faraway towns Now war is declared -…
Clash London calling to the faraway towns Now war is declared and…
GRM Yo, who's that? Big boy Skrapz, the one and only Fam where…
Jack Jaselli London calling to the faraway towns Now war is declared and…
Khaoticos London calling to the faraway towns Now war is declared, and…
Smith & Myers London calling to the faraway towns Now war is declared, and…
The Calling London calling to the faraway towns Now that war is…
The Clash London calling to the faraway towns Now war is declared and…
The Clash ( London calling to the faraway towns Now war is declared and…
The Clash - Hits Back London calling to the faraway towns Now war is declared and…
The Clash [London Calling1979] London calling to the faraway towns Now war is declared and…
The Lambrettas Small town, small minded Live well within your means But don…
The+Clash London calling to the faraway towns Now war is declared and…
We have lyrics for these tracks by The Bad Shepherds:
Ace of Spades If you like to gamble, I tell you I'm your…
Down In The Tube Station At Midnight The distant echo - Of faraway voices boarding faraway train…
Gary Gilmore's Eyes I'm lying in a hospital, I'm pinned against the bed. A ste…
Going Underground Some people might say my life is in a rut But…
Making Plans for Nigel We're only making plans for Nigel We only want what's best…
No More Heroes Whatever happened to Leon Trotsky? He got an ice pick That…
Once in a Lifetime / Pinch of Snuff And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack And…
OUR HOUSE Our house, in the middle of our street Our house, in…
Panic Panic on the streets of London Panic on the streets…
Ramones Medley Now I wanna sniff some glue Now I wanna have somethin…
Rise I could be wrong, I could be right I could be…
Road To Nowhere Well, we know where we're going, but we don't know…
Shipbuilding Is it worth it? A new winter coat and shoes for…
Sound of the Suburbs Same old boring Sunday morning old mans out washing the…
THE LUNATICS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE ASYLUM I see a clinic full of cynics Who want to twist…
The Model She's a model and she's looking good I'd like to take…
Up The Junction I never thought it would happen With me and a girl…
What A Waste I could be the driver in an articulated lorry I could…
White Riot White riot, I wanna riot White riot, a riot of my…
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Hefty Alan
Perfection and I say that as someone who loves the original. At my last Bad Shelpherds gig the closed with White Riot too. I think the only band to get 2 songs on the setlist but another song which got a massive reception was Wreckless Eric as for many a song not heard for a long time. Great night.
Rose Kirby
My love of these people is endless. :)
Tony Bonnici
And on top of everything else... Ade's a great muso too ! These guys are great
K Brown
Ade Edmunson has a group called the Bad Shepherds, They're combining Punk with Folk music. Novel and worth a listen.
Louis m
Thanks K brown. I think i've understood that already from the video and description
Aubrey Hart
Why does he have to be so perfect and good at so many things?
Troy Graham
Love them
lizzie Atherfold
excellent stuff folk punk what more can one say?
Maz Hender
Amazing....!!
Cate Field
Excellent!