The Medusa Fora

Does anyone know if The Pogues ever tried out or thought about doing some trad tunes that never saw the light of day? For example did they ever try out McAlpine's Fusiliers / The Rising of the Moon and so on?

During the early stages of band,even during the pre-Pogues years, Shane and others under the name The New Republicans, did play such songs as "The Rising of the Moon." If the Pogues played it, it was in their live set during their very early years. I know that "The Rising of the Moon," is on Shane MacGowan's post-Pogues solo album "The Snake."

There are many traditional tunes I'd like to hear played by the Pogues - or recorded by them.


Among my favourites are: Peggy Gordon, Raglan Road, Foggy Dew, Town I loved so well, Seven Drunken Nights, Finnegan's Wake and many, many more.

speaking of traditional tunes, i heard a guy in a pub singing "the galway shawl" a couple of years ago and have since been hunting in vain for a good version(shoulda just taped his!)
Can anyone recommend one without that horrible smug Daniel O Donnell vibe that seems to permeate all the versions i've heard so far?

speaking of Raglan Road - this must be one of the finest pieces of writing I've ever seen. In some ways the imagery reminds me of Dylan Thomas, I hope I'm not mixing things up.

that her dark hair would weave a snare that I might one day rue

doesn't get much better

7 drunken nights was nearly a Shane & Ronnie Drew solo single circa '98. Shane never made it to the studio ... It was also a show closer in the Popes solo set around that time.

I think only one played gig was played under thename the New Republicans

trashcity wrote:speaking of traditional tunes, i heard a guy in a pub singing "the galway shawl" a couple of years ago and have since been hunting in vain for a good version(shoulda just taped his!)
Can anyone recommend one without that horrible smug Daniel O Donnell vibe that seems to permeate all the versions i've heard so far?

Try:

The Dubliners - 30 Years A-Greying

Paddy Rolling Clone wrote:
Try:

The Dubliners - 30 Years A-Greying

Cheers Paddy, i'll try and get hold of that one.

Did the Pogues ever do this? The reason I ask-I just bought
a concert CD from 1987 (Boston SPit/DV8) and a couple people in the crowd were always screaming for this song.

Mike from Boston wrote:Did the Pogues ever do this? The reason I ask-I just bought
a concert CD from 1987 (Boston SPit/DV8) and a couple people in the crowd were always screaming for this song.

No, though I did it sometimes in my Variety show days - about 1972. It was a shameless and easy crowdpleaser and I grew to detest the song.

philipchevron wrote:
No, though I did it sometimes in my Variety show days - about 1972. It was a shameless and easy crowdpleaser and I grew to detest the song.

Is there any Pogues song you detest, Mr. C.? Ever thought that it sucks to play "Dirty old Town" or "Rainy Night in Soho" for the 4000th time?

Eckhard wrote:

philipchevron wrote:
No, though I did it sometimes in my Variety show days - about 1972. It was a shameless and easy crowdpleaser and I grew to detest the song.

Is there any Pogues song you detest, Mr. C.? Ever thought that it sucks to play "Dirty old Town" or "Rainy Night in Soho" for the 4000th time?

Actually, no, I detest none of the songs we do regularly. To me, Rainy Night is a different song every night and DOT got a whole new kick in 2001 when we dropped the Costello arrangement.

philipchevron wrote:
Actually, no, I detest none of the songs we do regularly.

So there are songs that you do detest?

philipchevron wrote:

Mike from Boston wrote:Did the Pogues ever do this? The reason I ask-I just bought
a concert CD from 1987 (Boston SPit/DV8) and a couple people in the crowd were always screaming for this song.

No, though I did it sometimes in my Variety show days - about 1972. It was a shameless and easy crowdpleaser and I grew to detest the song.

Thanks Mr. Chevron. Have a safe trip over. See you next week.
(I'll wave. I'll be the middle aged Irish looking guy in the Balcony at the Orpheum-that should narrow it down!)

Mike from Boston wrote:

philipchevron wrote:

Mike from Boston wrote:Did the Pogues ever do this? The reason I ask-I just bought
a concert CD from 1987 (Boston SPit/DV8) and a couple people in the crowd were always screaming for this song.

No, though I did it sometimes in my Variety show days - about 1972. It was a shameless and easy crowdpleaser and I grew to detest the song.

Thanks Mr. Chevron. Have a safe trip over. See you next week.
(I'll wave. I'll be the middle aged Irish looking guy in the Balcony at the Orpheum-that should narrow it down!)

Yeah that should narrow it down a lot.