Seisiún, a two-day music and cultural festival, will feature Dropkick Murphys and The Pogues Sept. 6 and 7 at The Stage at ...

Boston, get ready to say “dia duit” to Seisiún, a new Irish festival coming to The Stage at Suffolk Downs later this year.

Nearly three decades after launching NYC’s Fleadh Festival celebrating global Irish culture, two of Fleadh’s founders Joe ...

Formed in London’s King’s Cross in 1982, The Pogues were originally named Pogue Mahone – an Anglicisation of the Irish phrase ...

In his biography A Furious Devotion: The Life of Shane MacGowan English music journalist Richard Balls noted that, during the dark days of the late '80s, The Pogues' iconic frontman would gobble ...

Christie Goodwin/Redferns via Getty The cause of death for The Pogues' bandleader Shane MacGowan has been revealed. The “Fairytale of New York” musician's wife Victoria Mary Clarke told the ...

Influential Celtic rock band The Pogues have announced a 2025 tour of the U.K., celebrating 40 years of their second album, Rum Sodomy & the Lash. The tour is the group's first since their 2014 ...

Except for a few songs from earlier releases, virtually all the music on “Enjoying the Ride” is previously unreleased, ...

The Pogues are a band of mixed Irish and English background, playing traditional Irish music with influences from punk rock, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane MacGowan. They reached ...

Shane MacGowan - for it was he - weaved The Pogues from low dives into legend. In the greedy, red-braced '80s - a time before world music and new acoustic music, when folk music was at its most ...

From The Pogues to Cast, experience the energy and nostalgia of some incredible acts as they bring their hits to life on ...

The Pogues are a popular Irish folk rock band of the 1980s and 90s. They have a strong following, essentially invented celtic punk and had a large influence on the larger celtic fusion scene as well.