The Medusa Fora

As a fan I would like to wish all Pope members past /present & future all the best in what ever they do .

Paul McGuinness
Tom McManamon (R.I.P.)
Danny Pope Heatley
Bob Dowling
Andy Ireland
Brian Kelly
Keron Kiely
Kieran O"Hagan
Andy Nolan
Colm O"Maonlai
John Myers
Berni France
Gino Lupari
Noel Norris
Mairriam Kavana
Joey Cas£man
Mick O"Connell
Ed Deane
Charlie Maclennan
Sarge O"Hara
Geraldine Gallager
Charlie Hoskins
Will Morrison
Gerry Diver
Andy Nolan
Seamus Murphy
Ulick McGhee
Leeson O"Keeffe

& any names I have missed

Where are they now?
I know of the two line ups who have just played London and that Danny Pope has his own my space / posts on PRS , but what about the rest.
http://www.myspace.com/danheatley

http://kavana.isplaying.com/

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu ... =138219385

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu ... =125520823

http://www.biblecodesundays.co.uk/bcshtml/index.htm

Andy Nolan -Biblecode Sundays

NEXT LIVE GIGS

April 6th April 2007
THE BULFINCH YACHT CLUB.
234 FRIEND ST. BOSTON


March 23rd 2007
IRISH ROCK NIGHT
Upstairs at Hennessy's, Kingsbury WEST LONDON - With The Popes.

For the more gig info check out our MySpace site...

http://www.myspace.com/biblecodesundays

Brian Kelly
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu ... =125520823

31 Mar 2007 21:30
The Golden Lion Camden Town, London
1 Apr 2007 18:30
O'Neills Islington, London
1 Apr 2007 21:00
Cobden Arms Camden Town, London
7 Apr 2007 13:00
Gosport & Fareham Easter Festival Fareham, South
21 Jun 2007 20:00
Achiltibuie Village Hall Scotland
22 Jun 2007 20:00
Aros Centre Portree, Isle of Skye
23 Jun 2007 21:00
Hootananny Inverness, Scotland
25 Jun 2007 20:00
Stirling Folk Club Stirling, Scotland
17 Aug 2007 22:00
Mulligans Irish Bar Amsterdam
18 Aug 2007 22:00
Mulligans Irish Bar Amsterdam
19 Aug 2007 19:00
Mulligans Irish Bar Amsterdam

http://www.neck.ie/home.htm

Leeson O"Keeffe - Neck
April
20th England, Hastings: Concrete Jungle Punk Festival

May
6th England, Birmingham: Academy in the City Punk Festival
18th England, Newcastle: Trillians, 8pm
27th England, near Manchester: Strummercamp

June
15th England, Shoreham: Glastonwick, 3pm

Ulick McGhee? Surely a joke?

I can't say that Seamus Murphy rings a bell either.

RoddyRuddy wrote:http://www.biblecodesundays.co.uk/bcshtml/index.htm

Andy Nolan -Biblecode Sundays

NEXT LIVE GIGS

Apparently they're playing in Greenford (London) this Saturday (31st). Not sure where though.. nor have I got confirmation

Anonymous wrote:Ulick McGhee? Surely a joke?

I can't say that Seamus Murphy rings a bell either.

You may well be right as I have to admit the last 3 names on the list , (Seamus Murphy ,Ulick McGhee, Leeson O"Keeffe ) above I got from wikipedia/answers.Not always the most reliable source. I do know Leeson O"Keeffe played with the Popes but had forgotten his name until I went looking for Brian Kelly my space page .
Iam sure there are other names on there that some perceive are not really a "Pope" but just guested either on stage or in the studio.
There also could be someone I have missed out that is perceived a first choice Pope . My point with the list is that "The Popes" have a varied line ups but have still continued to play some great music when certain members have dropped out.some members have gone onto great things with other bands . I wish them all luck. I would be as likely to buy Necks,BCS,Brian Kelly cds as I would a new Popes cd in the hope to hear so good music.
Good luck to them all

I remember they had a good singer a few years back Sean MacG or something

Simon wrote:I remember they had a good singer a few years back Sean MacG or something

But he was never a Pope as it was always Shane Macgowan And The Popes.
The Popes being just his backing band and not a band he was in . Bit like Elvis Costello and The Attractions , Ian Dury And The Blockheads,steve Earle And The Dukes, Big Tom And The Mainliners.

Where as Shane was a Pogue as he was & still is in a band of that name.

The fact that I forgot that Leeson O"Keeffe was a Pope could arise from the fact that when I hear his name now I think of Neck.
Bit like when I hear of Shane MacGowan I at first think of The Pogues and not The Nips.

Yea i understand your point i was only jokin but on that list of people half of them was never a band member Spider,Jem,James also guested with the popes but cant count them as members. But really hope they will bring out some fresh music.Hollyway bouleward was a great album.

TOSCS wrote:

RoddyRuddy wrote:http://www.biblecodesundays.co.uk/bcshtml/index.htm

Andy Nolan -Biblecode Sundays

NEXT LIVE GIGS

Apparently they're playing in Greenford (London) this Saturday (31st). Not sure where though.. nor have I got confirmation

looks like you are doing a good job on becoming a hanger on. you are best mates with the band now, know them by their first names and everything.

Oh here we go...

RoddyRuddy wrote:As a fan I would like to wish all Pope members past /present & future all the best in what ever they do .

Paul McGuinness
Tom McManamon (R.I.P.)
Danny Pope Heatley
Bob Dowling
Andy Ireland
Brian Kelly
Keron Kiely
Kieran O"Hagan
Andy Nolan
Colm O"Maonlai
John Myers
Berni France
Gino Lupari
Noel Norris
Mairriam Kavana
Joey Cas£man
Mick O"Connell
Ed Deane
Charlie Maclennan
Sarge O"Hara
Geraldine Gallager
Charlie Hoskins
Will Morrison
Gerry Diver
Andy Nolan
Seamus Murphy
Ulick McGhee
Leeson O"Keeffe

You can add Brian Robertson (guitar) and Paul Conlon (whistle) to the list.