Bob Schmidt (musician)

Robert "Bob" Schmidt is an American multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. He is a former member of Irish-American band Flogging Molly. He plays mandolin, tenor and 5-string banjo,[1] bass, contrabass, guitar, lap steel, cello, bouzouki, mandocello, and is also a vocalist on a number of recordings.[2]

Bob Schmidt
Bob Schmidt
Background information
Birth nameRobert Anthony Schmidt
Genresrock, Celtic punk, Punk, folk, traditional
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, producer
InstrumentsMandolin, tenor banjo, 5-string banjo, bouzouki, mandocello, octave mandolin, lap steel guitar, guitar, bass guitar, vocals
Years active1994-present
LabelsSide One Dummy, Borstal Beat
Associated actsFlogging Molly, Nickel, Gregory Alan Isakov, The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, Goldfinger, Chuck Regan, 1916
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/BobSchmidtMusician

Schmidt was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, the oldest of 7 siblings.

Over the course of his career, Schmidt has appeared on stage, or recorded with Goldfinger, Chuck Reagan, The Slackers, Gregory Alan Isakov, The Drowning Men, Dropkick Murphys, Frank Turner, Beans on Toast, and The Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band.

Schmidt previously played bass in the pop/rock band Nickel, best known for their cameo in the season 2 episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer "School Hard", in which their songs "Stupid Thing" and "1000 Nights" are played in the Bronze.[3]

Flogging Molly is currently signed to their own record label Borstal Beat Records.[4] Their music has been heard on the soundtracks of multiple video-games.[5]

In 2012, Fender introduced their first signature-series mandolin. Named in the musician's honor, the Robert Schmidt Electric Signature Mandolin was also designed by Schmidt.[6][7] In 2014, Fender later introduced a tenor/plectrum scale signature banjo designed by Schmidt [8]

Schmidt is married, together he and his wife have two daughters.[9]

Bob Schmidt plays at 97X Next Big Thing outdoor festival, St Petersburg, FL.

Discography
  • "Stupid Thing" (1993)
  • "Swagger" (2000)
  • "Drunken Lullabies" (2002)
  • "Within A Mile Of Home" (2004)
  • "Disconnection Notice"/ Goldfinger (Guest) (2005)
  • "Whiskey on a Sunday" DVD (2006)
  • "Float" (2007)
  • "Live at the Greek" CD/DVD (2010)
  • "Speed Of Darkness" (2011)
  • "Life is Good" (2017)

References
  1. Bolger, Lanny (March 6, 2007). "Bob Schmidt Interview". The PunkSite.Com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
  2. MacKenzie Wilson (2000-09-20). "Flogging Molly". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
  3. "Nickel on Buffy the Vampire Slayer". Digitalos.com. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
  4. Graff, Gary. "Flogging Molly's Dave King Bets on Detroit". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
  5. "Interview: Flogging Molly's Bob Schmidt". One of Swords. March 23, 2010. Archived from the original on February 7, 2011. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
  6. "Fender® News". Fender.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
  7. Fanelli, Damian (January 23, 2012). "NAMM 2012: Fender Unveils Three New Acoustic Models". GuitarWorld. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
  8. "Shop Fender | Electric Guitars, Acoustics, Bass, Amps & More".
  9. Girmai, Bethie (March 23, 2011). "Interview: Flogging Molly's Bob Schmidt". Pittsburgh City Paper. Retrieved February 27, 2012.


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