The Dregs are a comedy folk band of six performers based in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota. Live performances are partially improvised. They perform around the Midwest and have recorded eight albums.[1]
The Dregs performing at Mac's Pub at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival.
The Dregs began as an a cappella group formed by improv comedian and bodhrán drummer Tim Wick [2] at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival in 2001 under the moniker "Pub Kin". It consisted loosely of over a dozen members who were meant to serve drinks and entertain patrons of Mac's Pub, a vacant merchant shop turned ale house with an Irish theme. In practice, it became problematic for performers to operate the pub on their own, so tending bar became the responsibility of the Minnesota Jaycees,[3] and Pub Kin was reduced to purely a music act.
In 2002, the band was pared down to just five members and added elements of improv comedy to their performances. Soon thereafter, the band began making public appearances at venues outside of the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. The Dregs released their first album "Are You Gonna Drink That?" in 2003, consisting of traditional Irish ballads, silly drinking tunes, and bawdy songs. Expanding beyond a cappella, the album included several songs with accompaniment by guitarist Sean Larson. Impressed with the musical talents of their recording engineer, The Dregs asked Chad Dutton to join the act. In 2005 they released another full-length album "Our Drunk Goes to Eleven" and the CD Single "Johnny Jump-Up".
Half of the cast stepped down from The Dregs in late 2005 and were soon replaced by Rachael Salisbury, Frost Simula, and Angelina Lais. To highlight the new talent, the band released a live album, "Uncorked," in 2007, and another studio album "Thank You, Sir. May I Have Another?" just a year later in 2008. By this time, the band had established itself as a local comedy and music act with several bars,[4] music venues, conventions, and private events in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area, as well as additional Renaissance faires in the Midwest.
Vocalist and comedian Angelia Lais departed from the act following The Dregs Holiday Special performance in December 2009. Interested in expanding instrumentation, mezzo-soprano and violinist (and occasional violist/mandolin player) Molly Zupon was recruited in early 2010. Frost Simula left the band at the end of 2011 at which time Geoffrey M. Brown, who had been participating with The Dregs throughout 2011, joined the group as the guitarist.[5]
The Dregs released their seventh album "Do It Like You're Drunk"[6][7] in 2012. In 2013, The Dregs took their comedy show to the Minnesota Fringe Festival in a tongue and cheek one-act called 'A Brief History of Irish Music'.[8] Also in 2013, they collaborated with fellow local Irish band Four Pints Shy[9] on live recording, "2 Bands 1 Show".[10][11][12]
Geoffrey Brown left The Dregs in 2015 to pursue other artistic ventures, and Paul Score joined The Dregs as the guitarist in 2016. In 2017, Chad Dutton left the band, and djembe player and accordionist Trevor Hartman joined.[13] Trevor and Paul bring with them years of experience and camaraderie as they performed together in the Renaissance Festival band 'Folk Underground', which opened for Minnesota Renaissance iconic comedy group Puke and Snot.[14]
The Dregs continue to play at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival at Mac's Pub.[15]
PopularityEdit
The Dregs have been featured most prominently at their birthplace, the Minnesota Renaissance Festival.[16] They make nearly a dozen appearances per day, costumed and acting as a peasant Irish band, and are still a mainstay at Mac's Pub.[17] Similar performances have been at the Siouxland Renaissance Festival in Sioux Falls, SD,[18] Riverssance Festival in Sioux City, Iowa, and at the Olde World Renaissance Faire in Twig, MN.
While music is a vehicle for their comedy, The Dregs main draw is a combination of their stage antics and their ridiculous lyrics. Themes which garner the most attention are songs about science fiction,[19] rednecks,[20] chickens,[21] and zombies.[22] To date, their most popular song is the apocalyptic undead ballad "Zombies in the Shire",[23][24][25] featured on the album "Thank You, Sir. May I Have Another?"
DiscographyEdit
Are You Gonna Drink That?Edit
Released: 2003 Recorded at: Rainbow Records Engineered by: Chad Dutton Album art by: Christopher Jones
Our Drunk Goes to ElevenEdit
Released: 2005 Recorded at: Rainbow Records Engineered by: Chad Dutton Album art by: Christopher Jones
Johnny Jump-UpEdit
Released: 2005 Engineered by: Chad Dutton Album art by: Christopher Marcy
UncorkedEdit
Released: 2008 Engineered by: Chad Dutton Album art by: Frost Simula
Thank You, Sir. May I Have Another?Edit
Released: 2008 Recorded at: Curbside Studios Engineered by: Chad Dutton Album art by: Frost Simula
DreggnogEdit
Released: 2011 Recorded at: Curbside Studios Album art by: Frost Simula
Do It Like You're DrunkEdit
Released: 2012 Recorded at: Shock and Awe Studio Engineered by: Joey Olsen Produced by: Rachael Salisbury Mastered by: Chad Dutton Album art by: Geoffrey M Brown
2 Bands, 1 Show (with Four Pints Shy)Edit
Released: 2013 Recorded live at: Parkway Theatre Engineered by: Stephan Ahonen Produced by: Chad Dutton Album art by: Geoffrey M Brown
Shut Up And Sing!Edit
Released: 2019 Recorded at: Wild Sound Recording Studio Engineered by: Steve Kaul Album art by: Lindsay Jane
^""A Brief History of Irish Music" at the 2013 Minnesota Fringe Festival: Drinking, Dying, and Doing It". Twin Cities Daily Planet. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
^"Four Pints Shy | Good folk. Good music". Four Pints Shy. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
^"2 Bands 1 Show | Four Pints Shy | Good folk. Good music". Four Pints Shy. 2016-07-29. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
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^Molly Zupon (2017-10-07), Crooked Jack, archived from the original on 2021-12-15, retrieved 2018-04-04
^"Puke And Snot". www.pukensnot.com. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
^Melissa Sutton (2012-06-02), The Dregs at Siouxland Renaissance Festival, Sioux Falls SD - Rollin Down to Old Maui, archived from the original on 2021-12-15, retrieved 2018-04-04
^davedujour (2009-08-04), The Dregs - Pissing off the Geeks, archived from the original on 2021-12-15, retrieved 2018-04-04
^Amanda Nerud (2009-10-13), Dregs - On My Butt, archived from the original on 2021-12-15, retrieved 2018-04-04
^Lauren B (2009-08-31), Bwock Bwock Brains-The Dregs, archived from the original on 2021-12-15, retrieved 2018-04-04
^siouxlandrenwench (2010-01-18), The Dregs - Zombie Apocalypse at Christmas, retrieved 2018-04-04{{citation}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^Christopher Rueber (2009-10-08), The Dregs - Zombies in the Shire, archived from the original on 2021-12-15, retrieved 2018-04-04
^Christopher Rueber (2010-03-21), Zombies in the Shire by The Dregs, archived from the original on 2021-12-15, retrieved 2018-04-04
^Nicholas Jamison (2011-06-05), The Dregs singing Zombies in the Shire, archived from the original on 2021-12-15, retrieved 2018-04-04
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For the 1980 s rock band The Dregs see Dixie Dregs its name in the 1970 s For the Doctor Who character see Orphan 55 This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Dregs news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Dregs are a comedy folk band of six performers based in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota Live performances are partially improvised They perform around the Midwest and have recorded eight albums 1 The Dregs performing at Mac s Pub at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival Contents 1 History 2 Popularity 3 Discography 3 1 Are You Gonna Drink That 3 2 Our Drunk Goes to Eleven 3 3 Johnny Jump Up 3 4 Uncorked 3 5 Thank You Sir May I Have Another 3 6 Dreggnog 3 7 Do It Like You re Drunk 3 8 2 Bands 1 Show with Four Pints Shy 3 9 Shut Up And Sing 4 Cast 4 1 Current members 4 2 Past members 5 ReferencesHistory EditThe Dregs began as an a cappella group formed by improv comedian and bodhran drummer Tim Wick 2 at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival in 2001 under the moniker Pub Kin It consisted loosely of over a dozen members who were meant to serve drinks and entertain patrons of Mac s Pub a vacant merchant shop turned ale house with an Irish theme In practice it became problematic for performers to operate the pub on their own so tending bar became the responsibility of the Minnesota Jaycees 3 and Pub Kin was reduced to purely a music act In 2002 the band was pared down to just five members and added elements of improv comedy to their performances Soon thereafter the band began making public appearances at venues outside of the Minnesota Renaissance Festival The Dregs released their first album Are You Gonna Drink That in 2003 consisting of traditional Irish ballads silly drinking tunes and bawdy songs Expanding beyond a cappella the album included several songs with accompaniment by guitarist Sean Larson Impressed with the musical talents of their recording engineer The Dregs asked Chad Dutton to join the act In 2005 they released another full length album Our Drunk Goes to Eleven and the CD Single Johnny Jump Up Half of the cast stepped down from The Dregs in late 2005 and were soon replaced by Rachael Salisbury Frost Simula and Angelina Lais To highlight the new talent the band released a live album Uncorked in 2007 and another studio album Thank You Sir May I Have Another just a year later in 2008 By this time the band had established itself as a local comedy and music act with several bars 4 music venues conventions and private events in the Minneapolis St Paul metropolitan area as well as additional Renaissance faires in the Midwest Vocalist and comedian Angelia Lais departed from the act following The Dregs Holiday Special performance in December 2009 Interested in expanding instrumentation mezzo soprano and violinist and occasional violist mandolin player Molly Zupon was recruited in early 2010 Frost Simula left the band at the end of 2011 at which time Geoffrey M Brown who had been participating with The Dregs throughout 2011 joined the group as the guitarist 5 The Dregs released their seventh album Do It Like You re Drunk 6 7 in 2012 In 2013 The Dregs took their comedy show to the Minnesota Fringe Festival in a tongue and cheek one act called A Brief History of Irish Music 8 Also in 2013 they collaborated with fellow local Irish band Four Pints Shy 9 on live recording 2 Bands 1 Show 10 11 12 Geoffrey Brown left The Dregs in 2015 to pursue other artistic ventures and Paul Score joined The Dregs as the guitarist in 2016 In 2017 Chad Dutton left the band and djembe player and accordionist Trevor Hartman joined 13 Trevor and Paul bring with them years of experience and camaraderie as they performed together in the Renaissance Festival band Folk Underground which opened for Minnesota Renaissance iconic comedy group Puke and Snot 14 The Dregs continue to play at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival at Mac s Pub 15 Popularity EditThe Dregs have been featured most prominently at their birthplace the Minnesota Renaissance Festival 16 They make nearly a dozen appearances per day costumed and acting as a peasant Irish band and are still a mainstay at Mac s Pub 17 Similar performances have been at the Siouxland Renaissance Festival in Sioux Falls SD 18 Riverssance Festival in Sioux City Iowa and at the Olde World Renaissance Faire in Twig MN While music is a vehicle for their comedy The Dregs main draw is a combination of their stage antics and their ridiculous lyrics Themes which garner the most attention are songs about science fiction 19 rednecks 20 chickens 21 and zombies 22 To date their most popular song is the apocalyptic undead ballad Zombies in the Shire 23 24 25 featured on the album Thank You Sir May I Have Another Discography EditAre You Gonna Drink That Edit Released 2003 Recorded at Rainbow Records Engineered by Chad Dutton Album art by Christopher Jones Our Drunk Goes to Eleven Edit Released 2005 Recorded at Rainbow Records Engineered by Chad Dutton Album art by Christopher Jones Johnny Jump Up Edit Released 2005 Engineered by Chad Dutton Album art by Christopher Marcy Uncorked Edit Released 2008 Engineered by Chad Dutton Album art by Frost Simula Thank You Sir May I Have Another Edit Released 2008 Recorded at Curbside Studios Engineered by Chad Dutton Album art by Frost Simula Dreggnog Edit Released 2011 Recorded at Curbside Studios Album art by Frost Simula Do It Like You re Drunk Edit Released 2012 Recorded at Shock and Awe Studio Engineered by Joey Olsen Produced by Rachael Salisbury Mastered by Chad Dutton Album art by Geoffrey M Brown 2 Bands 1 Show with Four Pints Shy Edit Released 2013 Recorded live at Parkway Theatre Engineered by Stephan Ahonen Produced by Chad Dutton Album art by Geoffrey M Brown Shut Up And Sing Edit Released 2019 Recorded at Wild Sound Recording Studio Engineered by Steve Kaul Album art by Lindsay JaneCast EditCurrent members Edit Tim Wick bodhran vocals Susanne Becker percussion vocals Molly Zupon violin mandolin viola vocals Paul Score guitar vocals Trevor Hartman accordion keyboard percussion vocalsPast members Edit Chad Dutton Geoffrey M Brown Amanda Gordon Julie Jackson Angelina Lais Sean Larson Rachael Salisbury Frost Simula Tonya WershowReferences Edit About The Band The Dregs Retrieved November 1 2013 Washington Duck 2015 01 10 Weirdo to Watch Tim Wick Geek Performer Extraordinaire Twin Cities Geek MN Geek Culture Magazine Retrieved 2018 04 04 JCI Minnesota Minnesota Jaycees Charitable Foundation jcimn org Retrieved 2018 04 04 Dave Romm 2010 03 21 The Dregs An Irish Girl archived from the original on 2021 12 15 retrieved 2018 04 04 The Dregs Renaissance Show A Primer The Dregs Retrieved 2018 04 04 The Dregs Renaissance Festival Podcast renaissancefestivalmusic com Retrieved 2018 04 04 Store The Dregs Retrieved 2018 04 04 A Brief History of Irish Music at the 2013 Minnesota Fringe Festival Drinking Dying and Doing It Twin Cities Daily Planet Retrieved 2018 04 04 Four Pints Shy Good folk Good music Four Pints Shy Retrieved 2018 04 04 2 Bands 1 Show Four Pints Shy Good folk Good music Four Pints Shy 2016 07 29 Retrieved 2018 04 04 Robert Alberti 2013 04 13 The Dregs Tell me Ma archived from the original on 2021 12 15 retrieved 2018 04 04 Robert Alberti 2013 04 13 The Dregs and 4 Pints Shy Rollin Down to Old Maui archived from the original on 2021 12 15 retrieved 2018 04 04 Molly Zupon 2017 10 07 Crooked Jack archived from the original on 2021 12 15 retrieved 2018 04 04 Puke And Snot www pukensnot com Retrieved 2018 04 04 Musical Groups Minnesota Renaissance Festival Minnesota Renaissance Festival Retrieved 2018 04 04 pages353 2011 12 28 Step it Out Mary by The Dregs archived from the original on 2021 12 15 retrieved 2018 04 04 Mac s Pub www facebook com Retrieved 2018 04 04 Melissa Sutton 2012 06 02 The Dregs at Siouxland Renaissance Festival Sioux Falls SD Rollin Down to Old Maui archived from the original on 2021 12 15 retrieved 2018 04 04 davedujour 2009 08 04 The Dregs Pissing off the Geeks archived from the original on 2021 12 15 retrieved 2018 04 04 Amanda Nerud 2009 10 13 Dregs On My Butt archived from the original on 2021 12 15 retrieved 2018 04 04 Lauren B 2009 08 31 Bwock Bwock Brains The Dregs archived from the original on 2021 12 15 retrieved 2018 04 04 siouxlandrenwench 2010 01 18 The Dregs Zombie Apocalypse at Christmas retrieved 2018 04 04 a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a CS1 maint url status link Christopher Rueber 2009 10 08 The Dregs Zombies in the Shire archived from the original on 2021 12 15 retrieved 2018 04 04 Christopher Rueber 2010 03 21 Zombies in the Shire by The Dregs archived from the original on 2021 12 15 retrieved 2018 04 04 Nicholas Jamison 2011 06 05 The Dregs singing Zombies in the Shire 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