Credit: Courtesy of Clarion Call
Since the Irish punk band Flogging Molly wasn’t able to perform on St. Patrick’s Day for the first time in its lengthy career, the group’s Dave King and Bridget Regan recorded an intimate acoustic rendition of their hit “Float,” a song about positivity in times of turmoil, and posted it to their Twitter and Facebook accounts.

They recorded the tune in Ireland last night.

“On behalf of the band and our wonderful crew, we’d like to wish you a safe and happy St. Patrick’s Day,” says King in a statement. “Over the 20-odd years we’ve been together as a band, this is the first time we aren’t playing live on St. Patrick’s Day. It’s a very surreal feeling. But the most important thing is that everybody keeps safe and well and takes care of those around them. Hopefully, this separation that we all share right now will hopefully bring us even closer together someday.”

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This article appears in Mar 11-17, 2020.

Jeff has been covering the Cleveland music scene for more than 25 years now. On a regular basis, he tries to talk to whatever big acts are coming through town. And if you're in a local band that he needs to hear, email him at jniesel@clevescene.com.