Shane MacGowan, the lead singer and songwriter of Celtic punk band The Pogues, who mashed up Irish folk music with raw rock, has died. He was 65. A statement from MacGowan’s family said he died at ...

John F. Kennedy once pondered: “What’s the use of being Irish if the world doesn’t break your heart?” The Irish interpretation might be: Feel and live every moment, and don’t go down without kicking ...

The top 3 Lehigh Valley-area concerts this week are action-packed with two tributes to legendary rock bands, and a Celtic punk/folk septet. First is the “World’s #1 Tribute to Bruce Springsteen & The ...

AITKIN — It’s been 40 years since pioneering Celtic-punk-folk band Boiled In Lead’s first show at the Upper Deck in 1983 in Minneapolis. With their star still on the wall at First Avenue in ...

The New York State Fair is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day this week by adding some Celtic folk and Irish punk to the 2023 concert lineup. Irish punk band The Prodigals will perform at the NYS Fair’s ...

This year marks Celtic-punk heavyweights Flogging Molly’s 25th year as a band. At least that was when singer-guitarist Dave King and fiddle player Bridget Regan — also King’s future wife — began ...

Shane MacGowan, the singer-songwriter best known as the frontman of Celtic punk band the Pogues who found success with the 1987 song “Fairytale of New York,” died on Thursday. He was 65. MacGowan’s ...

When you think about Celtic music, piercing tin whistles, mournful violins and galloping bodhran drums generally come to mind. But in the last few decades, many bands have picked up The Pogues' lead ...

Philip Chevron, guitarist for legendary Celtic punk/folk band The Pogues, has passed away after a 6-year battle with cancer. He was 56. The Guardian reports: Philip Chevron, who played guitar for the ...

“In Ireland, folk music is a living tradition,” a crotchety old drunk in a Galway pub once told me. It wasn’t simply about revering the past by teaching children the songs of their forefathers, he ...

The hard-drinking singer-songwriter penned the dark holiday classic 'Fairytale of New York' and was the subject of Julien Temple's Johnny Depp-produced 2020 documentary 'Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds ...