put together a rock band with a Celtic music influence

In 1993, King met violin player Bridget Regan, guitarist Ted Hutt , bassist Jeff Peters and drummer Paul Crowder , and put together a rock band with a Celtic music influence. They began to play a mix of Irish traditional and rock music. Putting King’s poetic lyrics to rocking melodies, they played weekly at a Los Angeles pub called Molly Malone’s, building a small but loyal following. Together, they wrote songs such as “Black Friday Rule” and “Selfish Man”, which was the beginning of Flogging Molly’s sound. Ted and Jeff then left Flogging Molly because an earlier band of theirs, Reacharound, received a record deal. King and Regan began to find new members and the current band was formed.