Shane MacGowan and The Popes

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Shane MacGowan and The Popes is a band formerly led by Shane MacGowan, of The Pogues, who play a blend of rock, and Irish folk.

The band's line up has changed through the years; current members include Andy Ireland (drums), Paul 'Mad Dog' McGuinness (guitar, vocals), Brian Kelly (Banjo) and Bob "Lucky" Dowling (bass). Past members have included Mick O'Connell (accordion), Miriam Kavana ( fiddle), Kieran "Mo" O' Hagan (Acoustic guitar, vocals), John Myers (fiddle, tin whistle), Danny Heatley (aka Danny Pope) (drums), Seamus "Rapey" Murphy (accordion), Berni "The Undertaker" France (bass), Ulick McGhee (oboe), Colm O'Maonlai (whistle), Kieran Kiely (accordion, whistle) and Leeson O'Keeffe (Electric guitar, banjo, vocals). Long-time friend of McGowan, Johnny Depp joined to promote the single, 'That Woman's Got Me Drinking' in October 1994. Depp played guitar on the track, directed and appeared in the video, and made a string of appearances with Shane.

The Popes have also done extensive tours and gigs as a band in their own right without Shane.

1 Tom McManamon
2 Discography
3 The Popes Discography (without Shane)
4 External links

[edit] Tom McManamon

On December 15, 2006, Tom McManamon passed away after a long battle with illness. Tom played in The Popes, and has also played with Storm, The Pogues, Depeche Mode, Joe Strummer, U2, Sinead O'Connor, and many more. He was buried with his banjo in his hands on the 5th of January 2007.

[edit] Discography

The Snake (October 1994)
The Crock of Gold (October 1997)
The Rare Oul' Stuff (January 2002)
More From The Crock (out-takes from "The Crock Of Gold") is due to be released in April 2007 on Cashman/MacGowan Records, with a single entitled Moody Bob being released on March 21. A sample cd consisting of drum tracks from the album entitled Drums From The Crock will be available in May 2007 in specialist music shops.

[edit] The Popes Discography (without Shane)

Holloway Boulevard (March 2000)
Release The Beast (August 2004)
Are You Looking At Me (Hyphy Remix) (August 2007 - Scarlet Records) - forthcoming release