With the demise of the Pogues and Shane's less than prolific release of new material, it's nice to know that there are other bands following in their wake. Of course it was alot easier to sample these artists before the corporate wags and their henchmen in the courts shut Napster down, but I encourage anyone who likes the Pogues to give any of these bands a shot. While none of them capture the Pogues' spirit completely, and none, to my ears, match the Pogues (although Flogging Molly is coming real close), they are definitely worth a listen. If anybody has any missing links or knows of other bands, feel free to email me and I'll add it. Thanks.

Big Bad Bollocks Prodigals Black 47 Rogues'March Blood or Whiskey Saw Doctors Bogside Rogues Seanchi and the Unity Squad Dolomites Siobhan Dropkick Murphys The Skels Flogging Molly Sullivan Gael Force The American Wake Jimmy George The Band From County Hell Greenland Whale Fishers The Belt of the Celts Mahones The Boys from the County Hell McKrells The Tossers Also try Shite'n'Onions (great site with news, concert dates, etc., plus links to many more bands than I have here)

Artists Who've Been Pulled into the Pogues Orbit

Band Pogues Tune Covered and Where American Wake Sunnyside of the Street (The Wake) Auld Triangle (The Wake) Nick Cave Rainy Night in Soho (What a Wonderful World single) Dropkick Murphys Billy's Bones (Singles Collection, vol. 1) Dillinger 4 Sally MacLennane (Rebel's Choice 7" split) Face to Face Sunnyside of the Street (Standards and Practices) Fenians Dirty Old Town (Have Fun or Get Out) Young Ned Of the Hill (Have Fun or Get Out) Jesus & Mary Chain Ghost of a Smile (Come On single b-side) Christy Moore A Pair of Brown Eyes (Unfinished Revolution) Fairytale of New York (Smoke & Strong Whiskey) Aisling (Smoke & Strong Whiskey) No Use for a Name Fairytale of New York (More Betterness) Oysterband with June Tabor Lullaby of London (Freedom and Rain) Pietasters Fiesta (Strapped Live) Tilt! Fairytale of New York (Tribute to the Pogues cd single) Dirty Old Town (Tribute to the Pogues cd single) Tossers Young Ned of the Hill (Pint of No Return)