pogues/murphys opening music

**Mon Dec 19, 2005 11:35 pm**

hi all. i was at the necastle gig on friday the 18th dec. does any body know what the song was before the pogues and the murphys went on? different songs but buth were great. was a great show, any body any highlights?

**Tue Dec 20, 2005 12:18 am**

Dropkick Murphys came on to "the Foggy Dew" by I think the Chieftains and Sinead O'Connor.
Pogues came on to "Straight to Hell" by The Clash.

Both bloody good numbers to open any gig eh!!

**Tue Dec 20, 2005 10:29 am**

Is there a story / an explanation why the Pogues come up to that song?

**Tue Dec 20, 2005 10:59 am**

Eckhard wrote:Is there a story / an explanation why the Pogues come up to that song?

It was Shane's idea last Christmas. It worked, we liked it, it was nice to acknowledge Joe's importance to us, we kept it. We did try to change it this year but found nothing we preferred.

**Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:01 am**

guest 4rm leeds wrote:hi all. i was at the necastle gig on friday the 18th dec. does any body know what the song was before the pogues and the murphys went on? different songs but buth were great. was a great show, any body any highlights?

Friday the 18th??

hmmm

**Tue Dec 20, 2005 12:08 pm**

MissWalshy wrote:
guest 4rm leeds wrote:hi all. i was at the necastle gig on friday the 18th dec. does any body know what the song was before the pogues and the murphys went on? different songs but buth were great. was a great show, any body any highlights?

Friday the 18th??

hmmm

there was me thinking that saturday was the 17th!!!

**Tue Dec 20, 2005 7:32 pm**

the foggy dew is slightly older than the chieftains and sinead.

**Tue Dec 20, 2005 8:57 pm**

It's one of the old and sweet Irish rebel songs, I think it was a priest who wrote this one originally, Atleast the lyrics. I don't remember his name though.
http://www.celtic-lyrics.com/forum/inde ... ics&id=201

.. One of my very favourite Irish songs.

Thanks for the information on who recorded this version, as I was very curious about it, it did sound alot like Sinead. Also thank you Phillip for a great show in Glasgow!

**Tue Dec 20, 2005 9:13 pm**

Saint Bushmill's Choir does kindof a Celtic-ska version of that song.

**Wed Dec 21, 2005 12:35 am**

Hymnself,
I wasn't infering that Sinead and the Chieftains was the original :roll:

Merely that it was the version used by the DKM's!

**Wed Dec 21, 2005 2:01 am**

there was a great rock n roll number before Pogues came on , it was played just after 'Roadrunner' by Jonathan Richman. Anyone know what it was?

**Wed Dec 21, 2005 10:28 am**

philipchevron wrote:It was Shane's idea last Christmas. It worked, we liked it, it was nice to acknowledge Joe's importance to us, we kept it. We did try to change it this year but found nothing we preferred.

It's a great opener. Hearing Joe's voice is always a somewhat bittersweet experience for me, but it's felt right every night.

**Thu Dec 22, 2005 10:18 am**

Got a great version of The Foggy Dew by Alan Stivell with Shane singing the "From the plains of Royal Meath" verse.

**Fri Dec 23, 2005 11:58 am**

ok so i got my dates mixed up. was still an awesome gig. thanks for the info on the songs.

**Fri Dec 23, 2005 6:56 pm**

Paddy Rolling Clone wrote:Got a great version of The Foggy Dew by Alan Stivell with Shane singing the "From the plains of Royal Meath" verse.

Yea, all 3 songs Shane did with Stivell are interesting. The best version I have ever heard of The Foggy Dew was by The Dubliners as sung by the late great Luke Kelly.

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