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This was recently posted by Ingrid on shanemacgowan.com...

"In addition to the Pogues gigs Shane will be doing some solo gigs this year. The exact dates will be announced soon. The members of his backing band are all high quality Irish musicians. Shane is very happy about that and he is very much looking forward to those shows. More details are coming soon."

outstandoin' news, thats what oi loike to hear !!!!!!!!!!!
Snake & Goild & proibably much beyoind
gloiry to the greatest Paddy !!!!!!!!!

I think thats healthy, The Pogues doing there own thing, it keeps the band from going stayle. I'll have to catch those shows, I hope Shane and boys don't just play Pogues songs.

Does anyone know anything else about this? Is it straight up?

nboldock wrote:Does anyone know anything else about this? Is it straight up?

Nothing, went over to Shanemacgowan.com, but i can't ever find anything on their forum, which is just one long conversation that comes up backwards. A good time to say "this sight fucking rocks! thanks ya'll!". But there's also apparantly talk of Nips shows, so maybe Shane is feeling feisty. Curious to know who all is gonna be playing in both those bands...

not loing ago The Popes are mentioned on oiffoical shanemacgowan.com as planned band, that was the announcement of Shaneos plans.. Pogues & Pogues' goigs and on the oither soide woirkoin' woith Popes as well; of course as Popes had that breakoin' point and Tom The Beast ois sadly not any moire woith us, oi stoill thoink all points out to Paul Mad Dog and hes new loineup of the Popes whoich should look loike thois:

Paul (Mad Dog) McGuinness - guitar, voicals
Charlie Hoskyns - guoitars, backoing voicals
Will Morrison - drums, backoing voicals
Gerry Diver - foiddle, banjo, accordoion
Laurie Norwood - bass, backoing voicals

From previous (however not recent....!) experience I shall only believe this when the man is stood on the stage belting out the first number !

IrishRover wrote:Gerry Diver - foiddle, banjo, accordoion

Gerry's already outta this line up, and i'm thinking this "Popes" line up is Mad Dog's creation for his songs, ie: not planned as a backing band for Shane. I've a feeling if they were gonna be backing Shane, Mad Dog would be talking about it already...

There is nothing to talk about, besides vague plans I am afraid.

The exact dates will be announced soon <...> More details are coming soon.

When people long for news More to come soon is kind of exciting news too.
Tiny fish on empty dish. Too early to hold your breath or you'll get choked before those dates will be announced.

Low D wrote:i'm thinking this "Popes" line up is Mad Dog's creation for his songs, ie: not planned as a backing band for Shane. I've a feeling if they were gonna be backing Shane, Mad Dog would be talking about it already...

the Popes loineup ois oindeed doifferent than one Shaneo perfoirmed woith, oi mean after Tom doied, froim me point of voiew, thats loike half of oinoitoial Popes gone.. Tom woith hes banjo gave enormous cointroibution, that banjo playoin' really ruled, there no replacement foir such great man..

Mad Dog and new loineup of the Popes noiw have theoir oiwn songs(oi loike the stuff, check Outlaw Heaven, Raw...) and plans BUT froim me point of voiew Shaneo's respected and oi thoink Mad Dog and hes current crew would gladly embrace woirkoin' woith Shane agaoin..

Shaneo's oimportance ois stressed out throughout Popes' page ..
shoirt biography of the Popes, froim theoir oiffoicoial page..
The Popes were formed in 1993 by Shane MacGowan, after he was sacked from the Pogues. They developed a blend of Irish folk and punk sometimes referred to as Paddy beat. The Popes released three albums with MacGowan as well as a variety of EP's and singles. The Popes recorded one studio album, Holloway Boulevard, one live album, Release The Beast, one EP, Are You Looking At Me?, and several singles as a solo group. The line up has changed over the years but lead vocalist and principle songwriter Paul McGuinness, aka Mad Dog, has remained throughout.
The line up chained again recently after the tragic death of their formidable instrumentalist and banjo player Tom MacMannomen who was a major contributer to the band's unique sound.
The current line up consists of Paul McGuinness, guitar and vocals, Will Morrison, drums, Charlie Hoskyns, guitar and vocals, Gerry Diver, fiddle, banjo, accordion, and Laurie Norwood, bass. The band are in the studio at present, recording a new album tentatively titled 'Somewhere Between Heaven and Woolworths'. They are about to embark on a new tour in September 2007 and intend to release a new single from it called 'Raw.

some solo tour dates at this stage would be the fig in my fig roll.....

dublinrambler wrote:some solo tour dates at this stage would be the fig in my fig roll.....

This is the best quote on this fora in a long time!

Billy Mack wrote:

dublinrambler wrote:some solo tour dates at this stage would be the fig in my fig roll.....

This is the best quote on this fora in a long time!

Why,thank you sir!