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The Pogues
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London, United Kingdom (1982 – 1996, 2001 – present)
The Pogues are a popular Irish folk rock band of the 1980s and 90s. They have a strong following, essentially inventing celtic punk and having a large influence on the larger celtic fusion scene as well.
The Pogues were founded in King’s Cross, a district in north London, in 1982 as Pogue Mahone — “pogue mahone” being the Anglicisation of the Irish póg mo thóin, meaning “kiss my arse.” The band specialized in Irish folk music, often playing with the energy of the punk rock scene from which several of the members had their roots.
Their politically-tinged music was reminiscent of The Clash, with whom they played (Joe Strummer produced one of their albums and even joined the group briefly), and used traditional Irish instruments such as the tin whistle, banjo, cittern, mandolin, accordion, and more. In the later incarnations of the band, after the departure of Shane MacGowan, electronic instruments such as the electric guitar would become more prominent. The first of The Pogues’ albums, Red Roses for Me, borrows much from the punk tradition of MacGowan’s previous band The Nipple Erectors (later dubbed The Nips).
Band history
Shane MacGowan (vocals),James Fearnley (accordion) and Spider Stacy (tin whistle) were the original members of the Pogues, in the days when they busked on the streets of London. Before the rest of the group formed, MacGowan and Stacy were rumored to have played impromptu performances on street corners and city buses which attracted local interest to their talent. They later added Jeremy ‘Jem’ Finer (guitar, banjo), Cait O’Riordan (bass) and Andrew Ranken (drums).
The Pogues were founded in King’s Cross, a district in north London, in 1982 as Pogue Mahone — “pogue mahone” being the Anglicisation of the Irish póg mo thóin, meaning “kiss my arse.” The band specialized in Irish folk music, often playing with the energy of the punk rock scene from which several of the members had their roots.
Their politically-tinged music was reminiscent of The Clash, with whom they played (Joe Strummer produced one of their albums and even joined the group briefly), and used traditional Irish instruments such as the tin whistle, banjo, cittern, mandolin, accordion, and more. In the later incarnations of the band, after the departure of Shane MacGowan, electronic instruments such as the electric guitar would become more prominent. The first of The Pogues’ albums, Red Roses for Me, borrows much from the punk tradition of MacGowan’s previous band The Nipple Erectors (later dubbed The Nips).
Band history
Shane MacGowan (vocals),James Fearnley (accordion) and Spider Stacy (tin whistle) were the original members of the Pogues, in the days when they busked on the streets of London. Before the rest of the group formed, MacGowan and Stacy were rumored to have played impromptu performances on street corners and city buses which attracted local interest to their talent. They later added Jeremy ‘Jem’ Finer (guitar, banjo), Cait O’Riordan (bass) and Andrew Ranken (drums).
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Kayna22 wrote:
love The Pogues,anyone wanna webcam chat? the link is in my profile.
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Kayna22 wrote:
love The Pogues,anyone wanna webcam chat? the link is in my profile.
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Kayna22 wrote:
love The Pogues,anyone wanna webcam chat? the link is in my profile.
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Yenward wrote:
Celtic Punk perhaps will be the future :P. Not bad Rock or Hardrock accelerated. This genre i'll hope survive w/ celtilc folk + rock
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Sharlo_Acr wrote:
Šejne, brate, srećan ti rodjendan s jednim danom zakasnjenja!
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Vucka wrote:
koji si ti pijani kralj
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Vucka wrote:
It was Christmas Eve babe In the drunk tank An old man said to me, won't see another one And then he sang a song The Rare Old Mountain Dew I turned my face away And dreamed about you Got on a lucky one Came in eighteen to one I've got a feeling This year's for me and you So happy Christmas I love you baby I can see a better time When all our dreams come true
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rudie_cant-fail wrote:
Merry Christmas Shane!
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LePlatypope wrote:
It's the best Christmas song ever containing the word faggot.
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T0XICiTY wrote:
Fairytale of New York is one of the best songs ever, not only one of the coolest and strangest Xmas songs
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Fetaxe wrote:
cool
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jockstewart wrote:
My favourite band, and I've never seen them perform live.
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FUOKKK wrote:
JFarm3 wrote: last month "NMH > Pogues" why even say that? what a bellend
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CairnUK wrote:
Whahahey! Ive met Shaney Boy, my mum went out with him a loooooong time ago! In fact im gonna go see them today!!!
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IAJP wrote:
i think the greatest attribute the pogues posses is the sheer honesty of shane macgowan's voice. he's not a technically very good singer but there are few people i'd rather hear sing a song than him. plus there is a pub right by mine called pogue mahone...excellent!
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Bananasaur wrote:
Just discovered this band, awesome stuff.
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dogdayafternoon wrote:
Cougar microbes just featured Yoni Gordon and the Goods exclusive Christmas single covering the Pogues' 'Fairytale of New York', good stuff: http://www.cougarmicrobes.com/2009/12/yoni-gordon-goods-release-xmas-charity-single/
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-Trail- wrote:
THE BOYS OF THE NYPD CHOIR WERE SINGING GALWAY BAY, AND THE BELLS WERE RINGING OUT FOR CHRISTMAS DAY.
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Sgarre1 wrote:
Real music by real humans
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Anja_Karenina wrote:
These guys are so amazing! <3 They are the ones who got me to appreciate "folk" more. Oh and Shane's lyrics! <3 I envy those who saw them live; they must be incredible with their energy. :)
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If anyone has seen Shane MacGowan in or around Bourbon St, New Orleans today or last night please call Mark Addis or Ross Duncan on 504 523 6000. Thank you.
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