Tim Brennan

Tim Brennan is an American musician who is a lead guitarist, vocalist and one of the primary songwriters of the Boston Celtic punk group Dropkick Murphys.

Early life and career Born in West Hartford, Connecticut, Brennan played drums for numerous punk, hardcore and rock bands in Connecticut where he graduated from Kingswood-Oxford preparatory high school in West Hartford CT in 2000 before moving to Worcester MA to attend Assumption University. While in high school, Tim had a teacher who gave him a Pogues cassette tape. Tim learned how to play the tin whistle while listening to that tape. Later, the same teacher gave Tim the Dropkick Murphys album Do or Die thus fully introducing Tim to Celtic punk music. In 2003, Brennan was asked to join the Dropkick Murphys on tour to sell merchandise on the Warped Tour. Brennan also played in the band Gimme Danger along with Marc Orrell, James Lynch, and Ben Karnavas. When Orrell left the Dropkick Murphys, Brennan became the band's lead guitarist, but also continued to play the accordion. Tim continues to play the tin whistle on all Dropkick Murphys recordings despite having switched to lead guitar. Brennan also played drums in the band Double Nines with Dropkick Murphys' tech Kevin Rheault.

Discography with Dropkick Murphys Tessie (2004) The Warrior's Code (2005) The Meanest of Times (2007) Live on Lansdowne, Boston MA (2010) Going Out in Style (2011) Live at Fenway (2012) Signed and Sealed in Blood (2013) Rose Tattoo: For Boston Charity EP (2013) 11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory (2017) Turn Up That Dial (2021) This Machine Still Kills Fascists (2022) Okemah Rising (2023)