I’m not Irish, but who can’t get behind a celebration like St. Patrick’s Day? Any day that celebrates a man like Patricius - kidnapped by pirates, banisher of snakes, bringer of drunken holidays - sounds alright to me.
And of course, I always think of the Pogues. There are plenty of great Irish musicians, […]
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Irish lilt mixed with the attitude of early UK punk rock was what initially fueled the The Pogues. Fronted by the (in)famous Shane MacGowan, The Pogues lifted traditional Irish music out of the gutter of its past injecting it with a strong dose of piss and lager.
Originally released in 1987, If I Should Fall from […]
