Flatfoot 56

Flatfoot 56 is a Celtic Punk band from Chicago, Illinois. The group's use of Scottish Highland bagpipes has led to their classification as a Celtic Punk band, comparable to Dropkick Murphys or Flogging Molly. The band formed in summer 2000 as a three piece punk band. The three original members, who are brothers (Tobin Bawinkel, Justin Bawinkel, and Kyle Bawinkel), started writing songs in Fall 2000. By the Christmas season of the same year, they were playing their first concert. In January 2001, the band added Josh Robieson (bagpipes, guitar, mandolin) to the lineup and the band began including the Highland bagpipes and a second guitar into its sound. In 2001 they recorded their first demo, then in Summer 2002, the band recorded their first full length album, entitled "Rumble Of 56". Their second album, "Waves Of War", was released in 2003. Their song, "That's OK," had heavy radio play on stations across the Midwestern United States. It has been known as one of the higher-rated songs Flatfoot 56 has ever played and is a crowd favorite at live performances. In 2004, Flatfoot 56 performed at the Cornerstone Festival in Illinois for a crowd of about 700 people. It was at this concert that the band released their third album, "Knuckles Up". It has been the band's best-selling record, and the group continues to record and tour. Their fourth record, "Jungle Of The Midwest Sea", was released in 2007. In January 2009, the band announced on their website that they were recording a new, full-length album. On December 18 of the same year, it was officially announced that they had signed to California based Old Shoe Records for the release of their new album "Black Thorn". The album released on March 30, 2010.  The video for their 2010 single "Courage" was nominated for a 2010 Chicago/Midwest Emmy Award for "Best Director".

Rumble Of 56 (2002)

01 - Society's Children

02 - Great And Marvelous

03 - Letter Of Faithfulness

04 - Poem

05 - Changing Times

06 - Bitsy

07 - Stones

08 - Gutter Town

09 - We Have Been Called

10 - America's Holocaust

11 - All The Time

12 - Scotland The Brave

Waves Of War (2003)

01 - The Ode

02 - Thick And Thin

03 - Waves Of War

04 - Sons Of Thunder

05 - Tears

06 - Blind

07 - Weary Soldier

08 - That's OK

09 - Johnny Rumble

10 - Deuces

Knuckles Up (2004)

01 - This Town

02 - Brotherhood

03 - Knuckles Up

04 - Breakin' The Law

05 - Hold Fast

06 - Chi-Town Beat Down

07 - Battle Of Bones

08 - Blood And Sweat

09 - The Rotten Hand

10 - Fight To Live

11 - The Long Road

12 - Amazing Grace

13 - Arran Boat

The Sounds Of Midway EP (2007)

01 - City On A Hill

02 - Warriors

03 - Smoke Blower

Jungle Of The Midwest Sea (2007)

01 - The Galley Slave

02 - Carry 'Em Out

03 - Loaded Gun

04 - City On A Hill

05 - Bright City

06 - Hoity Toity

07 - Pay Me A Dollar

08 - Chinatown Jail Break

09 - Warriors

10 - Cain

11 - Ollie Ollie

12 - Standin' For Nothing

13 - Jungle Of The Midwest Sea

14 - Same Ol'Story

Black Thorn (2010)

01 - The Escape (Intro)

02 - Black Thorn

03 - Born For This

04 - Courage

05 - Smoke Blower

06 - The Hourglass

07 - Shiny Eyes

08 - We Grow Stronger

09 - Son Of Shame

10 - Stampede

11 - You Won Me Over

12 - Way Of The Sun

13 - Hothead

I Believe It EP (2012)

01 - I Believe It

02 - Cotton Fields

03 - I'll Fly Away (Acoustic)

Toil (2012)

01 - Brother Brother

02 - The Rich, The Strong And The Poor

03 - I Believe It

04 - Take Hold Again

05 - Toil

06 - Live Or Die 

07 - Work For Them

08 - Terrorizing Truth

09 - Strong Man

10 - 6" 10

11 - This Time

12 - Winter In Chicago

13 - I'll Fly Away

Odd Boat (2017)

01 - Ty Cobb

02 - Stutter

03 - Penny

04 - Odd Boat

05 - Englewood

06 - Forward

07 - The Crippling

08 - Curtains

09 - KPM

10 - P.S.

11 - The Trap

12 - A Voice

The Vancouver Sessions EP (2018)

01 - Cain
02 - How Long
03 - I Believe It
04 - Penny
05 - Take Hold Again

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