Robert Schmidt is an American multi-instrumentalist. He is a former member of Irish-American rock band Flogging Molly. He plays mandolin, tenor and 5-string banjo, bass, contrabass, guitar, cello, bouzouki, and mandocello, and is also a vocalist on a number of recordings. Schmidt was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, the oldest of seven siblings. Over the course of his career, Schmidt has appeared on stage, or recorded with Goldfinger, Chuck Ragan, The Slackers, Gregory Alan Isakov, The Drowning Men, Dropkick Murphys, Frank Turner, Beans on Toast, and The Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band.