The musical equivalent of a pub crawl, the Pogues have staggered through a career that combines the instrumentation and tunes of traditional Irish music with the energy and attitude of punk. The band was formed in 1982 when Shane MacGowan, saw Spider Stacy playing tin whistle in a London tube station. They hit it off and, along with Nip Jim Fearnley on guitar, began to perform traditional Irish tunes in London’s streets and pubs. Calling themselves Pogue Mahone they recruited Finer, Ranken, and O’Riordan and added MacGowan’s earthy, Joycean original songs to their repertoire. In 2001, the Pogues reunited with MacGowan and began touring in the UK and U.S.
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