the pogues- The Sick Bed of Cuchulainnof of the album Rum, Sodomy and the Lash...
haha, it's really good., but kind of depressing. it's like traditional irish music fused with contemporary punk, if you have never heard them before.
You like The Pogues! Excellent! I saw them live twice this year at the beginning of the year in Atlantic City and New York City. What great shows they were! You've made me want to switch on their music now.
Ever listen to Zox? They opened for Flogging Molly when I saw them in October...really interesting mix, I wouldn't exactly say punk with Irish influence but it falls in there somewhere.
Zox sounds to have a heavier injection of ska, with the exception of their having a violin which might give a small hint of Irish feel. Personally, I can't say like it.
The reason I love the Pogues so much, is because I love traditional sound, and the Pogues have a very clear traditional injection, because one, they're actually an Irish band that hails froms Ireland and two, they use traditional instruments, rather then electric guitars. In fact, I don't consider the Pogues punk. I consider them to have punkish attributes and a root of maybe what became "punk." Which is pretty much all aggressive Irish pub sing a longs. If the Pogues got rocky with electric guitars and had an "Irish-American punk sound," I'd probably not like them.