Favorite Irish band

[underpants]

Poll question: Favorite Irish band

[LynneSin]

1. Choice #6 is Damien Rice

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damien_Rice

[Rambis]

2. Danu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-MrUX03mWM

[Blue-Jay]

3. The Cheiftains.

[GreenPartyVoter]

25. Yeah, I enjoy them too

[geardaddy]

34. Yes, the Chieftains

by far.

[IntravenousDemilo]

53. Definitely. I've drunk with those boys.

And I'm not fond of U2.

[bbernardini]

4. The Saw Doctors. nt

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

10. I agree.

N17, I Useta Love Her, Tommy K, etc. I love the Saw Doctors....

[SteppingRazor]

5. The Pogues, fer fuck's sake!

[PeaceNikki]

6. This is the correct answer.

[kwassa]

7. The Pogues are the best!

David Simon, creator of that great series "The Wire" had the police characters all singing a Pogues song at a mock wake in the final episode.

Was Simon watching the final episode when it was broadcast?

Nope. He was at a Pogues concert in DC at the 9:30 Club.

[WannaBeGrumpy]

8. Aye...

I'll agree with that one

[Inchworm]

9. Ding! I agree

:beer:

:hi:

[tigereye]

14. I knew there were other reasons you were cool, SR!

:toast:

[Burma Jones]

31. DUH

they were splendid in Baltimore last week......

[WCGreen]

49. You got that fuckin right...

[enigmatic]

58. yep

:thumbsup:

[Initech]

11. Flogging Molly!

[SteppingRazor]

38. They're awesome, granted, but they also formed in Los Angeles...

which kinda leaves them out of the whole "Best Irish Band" equation.

Ditto Dropkick Murphys and The Tossers.

[two gun sid]

12. Gary Og.

[Rambis]

27. Kick for Gary!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwOmYNvISnM

[tigereye]

13. NO, it's the Pogues

I love U2 and the Chieftains, but...


:hi:

[ScreamingMeemie]

15. I love the Pogues...

No one comes close in my opinion. We are dating ourselves here, aren't we?

[tigereye]

21. nah, we just have good taste!

I used to love U2, but they have become a bit too much larger than life, somehow. I loved their early stuff, though.


A buddy of mine has been able to see The Pogues twice on St. Pats and I am truly envious!



:hi:

[XNASA]

23. Don't mean to split hairs.....

But the Pogues are a London band. It's true. Even Shane McGowan hisself is English born.

:hi:

[tigereye]

24. pfffft.

I thought he was born in Ireland and moved to England. (But I obviously do not have the command of the backstory)


And, no one thinks of them as an English band, non-Irish boy! (well, at least I don't think you are!) :P


:hi:

[XNASA]

29. Me own Great Grandmother was named Mary Murphy.

I'm an eighth Irish. But I'm also an eighth English.

Hence my eternal, internal struggle.

[tigereye]

33. well, then, OK.

:pals: :rofl:


I'm half on my mom's side and 3/4 on my dad's - so that makes me 3/8ths or something... I got stuck with the Alsatian surname, though.

[ghostsofgiants]

16. Stiff Little Fingers

[XNASA]

28. Ermm.....

They're from Belfast.

Ya fekkin prod. ;-)

[ghostsofgiants]

35. Hey, Northern Ireland still has Ireland in the name.

:P

[grace0418]

17. The Frames

[Bragi]

18. The Waterboys /nt

[Arugula Latte]

36. YES!!!! The Waterboys, indeed!

:woohoo:

(Although I think they're sort of an Irish-Scottish-English amalgamation.)

[Swede]

19. The Cranberries.

[Jimbo S]

20. #1. U2, #2. U2, #3. U2, #4 U2, #5 The Cranberries

[flvegan]

22. The Cranberries.

Just my opinion.

[ceile]

26. Thin Lizzy

SLF and The Waterboys are my next faves.

[sasquatch]

30. Wolfe Tones

:toast:

[XNASA]

32. My Bloody Valentine

[devilgrrl]

42. Good call

:-)

[edbermac]

37. Mike Oldfield plays Irish themed music.

[devilgrrl]

43. Kate Bush's mom is Irish

[LisaM]

39. It's St. Patricks' Day and I insist on voting for the Clancy Brothers.

So there.

[Archae]

40. None of the above!

The Chieftains! :thumbsup:

[geardaddy]

41. Ding ding.

:thumbsup:

[Westegg]

44. Van Morrison.

[Ikonoklast]

45. The Clancy Brothers, with Tommy Makem

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeuBeU3BL60&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeuBeU3BL60&feature=related

Saw them a long, long time ago at Carnegie. Often copied, never equalled.

Listened to traditional Irish and Gaelic music my entire life, and always go back to the Clancy Brothers.

[bif]

46. Glen Hansard

[Rambis]

47. An Irish music discussion without the Dubliners?

Ronnie Drew is a god! It had to be said-

[azmouse]

48. I made the mistake once

of telling an Irishman that I didn't much like U2.

I don't recommend ever doing that... :hide:

[WCGreen]

50. Black 47 is pretty darn good.....

one of the best lines in a song...

"I'll sell me Morris Minor....

[SKKY]

51. Stiff Little Fingers??

Ever heard of them?

[auburngrad82]

52. The Waterboys nt

[hellbound-liberal]

54. Though he is no longer with us, my favorite Irish performer will always be Rory Gallagher

He was an amazingly talented guitarist and his love for his music was matched only by the love and respect that he showed his fans. I first heard him in the 70s and I have yet to see anyone who impressed me as much as he did. Here's a sample:

Moonchild
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyHymAxUVrc

By the way, this isn't traditional Irish music like the Pogues or the Chieftains but then, neither is U2! The Edge was a fan of Rory's however, "A beautiful man and an amazing guitar player. He was a very sensitive man and a great musician." The Edge (U2)

[asteroid2003QQ47]

55. "The Commitments " Irish soul.

http://www.amazon.com/Commitments-Two-Disc-Collectors-Michael-Aherne/dp/B00018D3XW

Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.: Is this the band then? Betcha U2 are shittin' themselves.

Jimmy Rabbitte: Soul is the music people understand. Sure it's basic and it's simple. But it's something else 'cause, 'cause, 'cause it's honest, that's it. Its honest. There's no fuckin' bullshit. It sticks its neck out and says it straight from the heart. Sure there's a lot of different music you can get off on but soul is more than that. It takes you somewhere else. It grabs you by the balls and lifts you above the shite.

Jimmy Rabbitte: Do you not get it, lads? The Irish are the blacks of Europe. And Dubliners are the blacks of Ireland. And the Northside Dubliners are the blacks of Dublin. So say it once, say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud.

[TommyO]

56. The Young Dubliners!

OK, so they formed in California, but the band's founders were both from Dublin, so it counts in my book.

[Westegg]

57. Sure, it's Darby O'Gill and the Little People!