Index

• Addis, Anthony 331, 352
• ‘And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda’ 88, 93, 145, 171
• Apollo (Manchester) 320
• Arlington Theater, The (Santa Barbara) 308
• ‘Auld Triangle, The’ 61
• Australia: Pogues’ tours of 315, 363

• Balgobin, Jennifer 269, 271, 274, 312
• Bamba, La (film) 309, 310
• Barcelona: shooting of ‘Fiesta’ video at 323
• Barrowland Ballroom 193
• ‘Bastard Landlord’ 362
• ‘Battle of Brisbane, The’ 100, 103
• Behan, Brendan 49, 140
• Belfast 111, 113
• Belfast, HMS 177
• Benagh, Henry 147
• Big Country 86
• ‘Billy’s Bones’ 145
• Birmingham Six 296, 326
• Blair, Michael 202
• ‘Boat Train’ 343
• ‘Body of an American, The’ 220,
  221
• Bondi Beach 315
• Bono 297
• Boomtown Rats, the 180
• Boothill Foot-Tappers, the 86, 90
• Bothy Band, the 118
• ‘Bottle of Smoke’ 336
• ‘Boys from the County Hell, The’ 100, 103, 111, 174
• B. P. Fallon Orchestra (radio show) 184
• Bradley, Shanne 11, 12, 16, 23, 30, 34, 82, 86
• Brennan, Stan 67, 88, 96, 100, 104, 105, 107, 129
• Brighton Centre 320
• Brixton Academy 90
• ‘Broad Majestic Shannon, The’ 212, 296
• Buell, Bebe 122
• Burke, Kathy 267, 270
• Butcher, Bleddyn 231

• Campbell, Ali 349
• Campbell, Eamonn 241, 278
• Cannon, Sean 278, 293
• Carlow 134
• Carroll, Ted 67
• Cashman, Joey 248, 325, 385, 387
• Cheltenham Racecourse 175
• Chevron, Philip 5, 88, 155, 158, 159, 160, 165, 168, 195, 253, 282, 289, 296, 303, 318, 335, 344, 346, 391
• Chieftains, the 184
• Chrysalis Records 41
• Cibeal Cincise festival (Kenmare) 168
• City Hall (Newcastle) 320
• Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, the 118, 120, 187, 212
• Clarendon Ballroom (Hammersmith) 148
• Clarke, Victoria 322
• Clash, the  90, 94
• Coach House (Orange County) 311
• Cobbold, Paul 380, 382
• Cohen, Howard 15, 25, 33, 40, 42
• Comic Strip Presents, The 323
• Conneff, Kevin 184
• ‘Connemara Let’s Go’ see ‘Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go’
• Corn Exchange (Cambridge) 320
• Costello, Elvis (Declan MacManus) 105, 111, 143, 146, 149, 158, 171, 195, 204, 206, 219, 227, 231, 233, 234, 241, 277, 279
• ‘Cotton Fields’ 344, 355
• Cox, Alex 149, 237, 261, 262, 265, 272, 273, 290
• Cricketers Arms (Kennington) 130, 133
• Cropper, Steve 14
• Culture Club 39;
  
  • ‘Karma Chameleon’ 87
• Cuthell, Dick 171

• ‘Dark Streets of London, The’ 88, 89, 93, 96, 99
• Das Boot (film) 157
• De Montfort Hall (Leicester) 319
• Debsey see Wykes, Debsey
• Dexys Midnight Runners: Too-Rye-Ay 86
• Dickey, Chris 296
• Dillon, Matt 304
• Dingwalls (Camden Market) 26, 87
• ‘Dirty Old Town’ 146, 147, 171, 172, 175, 245
• D.J. see Jordan, David
• Dolly Mixture 40, 41, 45, 79, 131, 175; Demonstration Tapes 79; Fireside EP 131
• Dominion Theatre 158
• Dougherty, Peter 305, 306
• ‘Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go’ 80, 82, 103
• Drew, Ronnie 277, 290, 291, 293
• Dublin 119, 139
• Dubliners, the 118, 119, 178, 179, 187, 276, 277, 290, 292, 302
• Dylan, Bob 353, 356

• Earle, Steve 322
• Edge, the 297
• Edmondson, Adrian 323, 325, 326
• Electric Ballroom (Camden) 302
• Elephant Recording Studios 88, 102
• Elgard, Richard 89
• Ellis, James 291
• Elton, Ben 90, 94, 326
• Empire Rooms (Tottenham Court Road) 87

• Fairley, Colin 144
• Fairways Hotel (Dundalk) 217
• ‘Fairytale of New York’ 220, 298, 303, 304, 313, 319, 320, 321
• Fallon, B. P. 184, 220
• Farquhar, Marcia 68, 87, 128, 163
• Fearnley, James 10, 17, 19, 20, 23, 31, 34, 39, 40, 45, 46, 48, 55, 67, 79, 81, 84, 117, 133, 160, 163, 173, 195, 227, 236, 237, 246, 253, 256, 262, 282, 287, 301, 303, 317, 324, 326, 328, 332, 336, 337, 341, 347, 359, 386, 389 
• Fellner, Eric 261
• ‘Fiesta’ 294, 321; video for 323
• Finer, Ella Jean 87, 333
• Finer, Jem 6, 8, 22, 25, 31, 46, 52, 67, 68, 81, 85, 87, 128, 132, 155, 163, 167, 172, 178, 294, 303, 334, 335, 359, 362, 280, 391
• Finer, Kitty 167
• ‘Five Green Queens and Jean’ 363, 379
• Flanagan, Bill 227, 231
• Foxton, Bruce 33
• France: Pogues’ tour of 242
• Friday Night Live 326
• Fridge (Brixton) 261
• Fun Boy Three 70
• Furey, Finbar 276

• Gaston, Phil 67, 145, 196
• Geldof, Bob 241, 242
• Gen X 13
• ‘Gentleman Soldier, The’ 146
• Géricault, Théodore: Le Radeau de la Méduse 176
• Germany: Pogues’ tour of 155, 159, 167, 173
• Giants, the 39, 98
• Glastonbury Festival 175, 248
• Golding, Lynval 70, 321
• Gorham, Scott 241
• Gray, Paul 41
• ‘Green Green Grass of Home, The’ 83
• Green, Mick 14
• ‘Greenland Whale Fisheries’ 80, 82, 100, 140, 316
• Griffin, Dale 39, 98

• Haçienda (Manchester) 189
• Hackney Five-O 86
• Hall, Terry 70
• Halligan’s rehearsal studio 10
• Hammersmith Odeon 214
• Hammersmith Palais 234
• Harris, Ed 290
• Harris, Rolf: ‘Sun Arise’ 17
• Hasler, John 15, 24, 33, 36, 50, 52, 63, 86
• Hasler, Shanne see Bradley, Shanne
• ‘Haunted’ 239, 240
• Headon, Topper 91
• Heather see Woodbury, Heather
• ‘Hell’s Ditch’ (single) 378
• Hell’s Ditch (album) 376
• Hester [Smith] (Dolly Mixture) 40, 131
• Hidalgo, David 308, 309
• Hill 16 Ltd 130, 385
• Hill, Noel 187, 220
• Hillsborough tragedy 346
• Holland, Jools 131
• Hope and Anchor (Islington) 87
• Horn, Trevor 221
• ‘Hot Dogs with Everything’ 237
• ‘House of the Gods’ 379, 381
• Hume, John 291
• Hunt, Darryl 5, 8, 53, 70, 82, 96, 111, 159, 183, 232, 280, 334, 346, 390
• Hynde, Chrissie 298

• ‘I Fought the Law’ 302
• I Hired a Contract Killer (film) 377
• ICA Rock Week (1984) 131
• Idol, Billy 13
• If I Should Fall from Grace with God (album) 294, 301, 319
• ‘If I Should Fall from Grace with God’ (single) 287, 296, 322
• ‘I’m Alone in the Wilderness’ 379
• ‘I’m a Man You Don’t Meet Every Day’ 147
• Invaders, the 50
• Ireland: Pogues’ tour of 111
• Irish Centre (Kentish Town) 87
• ‘Irish Rover, The’ 276, 278, 290, 293, 294, 302
• Irvine, Andy 182

• Jam, the 33
• ‘Japan’ 339, 340
• Japan: Pogues’ tour of 338
• Jensen, David ‘Kid’ 7, 93, 99
• Jericho Tavern (Oxford) 92
• ‘Jesse James’ 147, 171
• ‘Jobs for a Change’ festival (Battersea Park) 177
• John Anson Ford Theater 328
• John Henry’s (Holloway) 210
• Johnson, Wilko 14
• Jolly Beggarmen, the 118
• Jones, Mick 91
• Jordan, David (D.J.) 180, 183, 190, 192, 224, 238, 243, 331, 370

• Kavana, Ron 217, 239, 280
• Keane, Tommy 147
• Kemp, Derek 240
• Kiel, Sue 265
• King Kurt 58, 59
• ‘Kitty’ 100
• Korner, Deborah 7, 142, 338, 384, 386
• Kray, Reggie and Ronnie 95

• Lacey, Nick 296
• Late Late Show, The 290
• Latino Rockabilly War, the 377
• ‘Leaving of Liverpool, The’ 174
• Leeds University refectory 320, 387
• Lees, Vivian 317, 363, 366
• Leon, Craig 239, 240
• Leone, Sergio 173, 202, 261
• Letterkenny 134
• Lillywhite, Steve 178, 295, 298, 300, 337, 342, 377
• ‘London Calling’ 302
• London Film Festival 87
• ‘London Girl’ 219
• ‘London You’re a Lady’ 336, 344
• ‘Lorca’s Novena’ 381
• ‘Lorelei’ 335
• Los Angeles 258, 351
• Los Lobos 308, 308; How Will the Wolf Survive? 308
• Love, Courtney 264
• ‘Lust for Vomit’ 363
• Lynott, Phil 148, 218

• McCann, Eamonn 291
• MacColl, Ewan 146
• MacColl, Kirsty 129, 178, 190, 300, 303, 304, 320, 384
• McGonagle’s (Dublin) 139, 184
• MacGowan, Shane 1, 2, 6, 7, 11, 23, 24, 35, 42, 44, 46, 52, 53, 55, 59, 61, 63, 64, 67, 71, 81, 82, 92, 94, 102, 119, 123, 124, 134, 139, 142, 152, 162, 167, 169, 203, 206, 208, 209, 210, 214, 249, 251, 266, 274, 276, 284, 286, 287, 288, 306, 322, 324, 325, 335, 343, 348, 353, 355, 357, 358, 362, 369, 378, 389, 390
• McKenna, Barney 277
• McKenna, Noel 291, 293
• McLennan, Charlie 191, 329, 355, 368, 374, 376
• MacManus, Declan see Costello, Elvis
• MacMillan, Cathy 65
• Madison Square Gardens 300
• Madness 50
• Malcolm, Charlie 366, 370,
  374
• Marsalis, Wynton 334
• ‘Me and Bobby McGee’ 83
• Men They Couldn’t Hang, the 86
• Metro, the (Boston) 306
• ‘Mexican Funeral in Paris’ 363
• Millwall Chainsaws, the 55
• ‘Misty Morning, Albert Bridge’ 343
• Mixers, the 17
• Moloney, Paddy 43
• Monmouth Pumas, the 380
• Moore, Gary 241
• Morricone, Ennio 173
• Moss, Jon 34, 39, 87
• Mott the Hoople 39
• Moynihan, Johnny 182
• ‘Muirshin Durkin’ 159, 174, 316
• Murray, Frank 129, 133, 183, 185, 190, 208, 214, 295, 330, 331, 352, 363, 366, 383, 384    
• Murray, Shannon 383, 385
• Music Machine (Camden) 34, 91
• Mystery Train (film) 377

• ‘Navigator’ 145
• N’Dour, Youssou 2
• New York City 225, 254
• New Zealand 318
• Newman, Paul 301
• Nieve, Steve 121
• Nipple Erectors, the (Nips) 10, 23, 33, 38, 237, 324
• ‘NW3’ 363
• Nyah Fearties 243

• Old Grey Whistle Test, The 171
• ‘Old Main Drag, The’ 83, 145, 146, 171
• Olympic Studios (Barnes) 239
• Once Upon a Time in America (film) 202, 213
• 101 Club (London) 57, 58, 92
• O’Riordan, Cait 57, 59, 62, 63, 71, 74, 82, 83, 98, 101, 121, 125, 151, 189, 195, 206, 218, 230, 231, 233, 234, 241, 249, 276, 279

• ‘Pair of Brown Eyes, A’ 142, 149, 159, 174
• Palace, the (Hollywood) 260
• Palladium, the (Hollywood) 310
• ‘Parting Glass, The’ 175
• Peace and Love (album) 342, 346, 351, 377
• Peel, John 93, 97
• Pérez, Louie 309
• Pindar of Wakefield 4, 53, 54, 70, 87
• Pine, Courtney 334
• Piranhas, the 34
• ‘Pistol for Paddy Garcia, A’ 173
• ‘Planxty Noel Hill’ 220
• Playhouse (Edinburgh) 320
• Plummet Airlines 96
• Pogue Mahone records 295
• Poguetry in Motion (EP) 219, 221
• Polydor Records 42
• Potts, Sean 43
• Pride of the Cross 82, 189, 240
• Prine, John 302
• Provinssirock Festival 244
• Public Image Ltd: Album/Cassette/Compact Disc 288
• P.V. see Verner, Paul

• Queen’s Hall (Leeds) 34

• Rachel [Bor] (Dolly Mixture) 40, 80, 131
• Radiators from Space 155
• Rahmy, Bill 226, 255, 256
• ‘Rain Street’ 381
• ‘Rainbow Man’ 381
• ‘Rainy Night in Soho, A’ 210, 221, 335
• RAK Recording Studios (St John’s Wood) 295
• ‘Rake at the Gates of Hell’ 287
• Ranken, Andrew 7, 65, 102, 142, 199, 204, 232, 233, 234, 277, 315, 338, 344, 346, 355, 372, 384, 386, 390
• ‘Rare Old Mountain Dew, The’ 276, 302
• Read, Mike 99
• Reading Festival 354
• Red House studio 175
• Red Roses for Me (album) 102, 108
• Reilly, Paddy 276
• ‘Repeal of the Licensing Laws, The’ 100, 174
• Repo Man (film) 149
• Respond label 34, 40, 41
• Ribot, Marc 202
• Richards, Keith 191
• Rinken Band 2
• Robbins, Nick 104, 144, 149
• Robinson, Dave 100, 101, 213
• Rock City (Nottingham) 320
• Rock Garden (Covent Garden) 24
• Rock On (record shop) 67, 88
• Rockfield Studios 376
• Rocks Off (record shop) 67
• ‘Rocky Road to Dublin, The’
  100
• Rolling Stones 239; ‘Gimme Shelter’ 256
• Rosas, César 309
• Roseland Ballroom (New York City) 332
• Royal Court (Liverpool) 320
• Royal Dublin Society Main Arena 241
• Royal Ulster Hall (Belfast) 340
• RTÉ Studios (Donnybrook) 184
• Rude, Dick 269
• Rum Sodomy and the Lash (album) 148, 149, 158, 171, 176, 177, 192

• ‘Sally MacLennane’ 142, 145, 171, 174
• Sandinista National Liberation Front 261
• Saturday Live 292, 293
• ‘Sayonara’ 380
• Scanlon, Ann 320
• Schloss, Zander 272, 377
• Scott, Dave 82
• Scott, Mike 248
• Scully, Paul 145, 149, 180
• ‘Sea Shanty’ 100
• Self Aid 241
• Sensible, Captain 41, 42, 45, 79, 80, 131, 168, 175, 176
• Session, The 302
• Sharpe, Graham 88
• Sheahan, John 277
• Sherrill, Billy 144
• Shillelagh Sisters, the 86, 90, 94
• Shine, Brendan 111, 187
• Shortlife Community Housing (SCH) 31, 68, 79
• ‘Sick Bed of Cúchulainn, The’ 146, 171
• Sid and Nancy (film) 213, 237, 239
• Sir George Robey (Finsbury Park) 87
• Skiff Skats, the 86, 94
• Smash, Chas 94
• Smith, Terry 10, 17, 24, 34
• Snow, Mat 231
• Something Wild (film) 276
• South of Watford 90, 94, 101, 326
• Stacy, Spider 7, 53, 55, 56, 60, 62, 67, 81, 102, 162, 199, 208, 249, 250, 290, 317, 344, 355, 362, 363, 367, 390
• Staples, Neville 70
• ‘Star of the County Down’ 355
• Steeleye Span 182
• Stein, Jock 192
• Stiff Records 96, 100, 111, 177, 213, 295
• Stockton’s Wing 276
• Straight to Hell (film) 161, 263, 287, 377
• ‘Streams of Whiskey’ 80, 82, 89, 105, 135, 379
• ‘Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six’ 327
• Strummer, Joe 261, 268, 270, 275, 302, 303, 306, 311, 321, 359, 377, 380, 382
• ‘Summer in Siam’ 363, 379, 381, 383
• Sunday Night at the Gaiety 294
• ‘Sunnyside of the Street’ 379, 383
• Sweeney’s Men 182

• Thailand 348
• That Petrol Emotion 248
• Thin Lizzy 148, 241
• Thistlethwaite, Anthony 248
• Thomas, Pete 279
• Thompson, Craig 104
• Thompson, Richard 158
• ‘Thousands Are Sailing’ 296, 392
• Tiomkin, Dimitri 221
• Tipitina’s (New Orleans) 331
• Tokyo 338
• Tom O’Connor Roadshow 290, 291
• Top of the Pops 293, 313
• Town and Country (Kentish Town) 320
• ‘Train of Love’ 335
• ‘Transmetropolitan’ 100, 103, 104
• Trench, Fiachra 221, 337
• Trevan, Rick 50, 51, 227
• Troubleshooters, the 240
• Tube, The 131
• ‘Turkish Song of the Damned’ 213, 296, 321

• UB40 349
• United States: Pogues’ tours of 219, 222, 223, 246, 252, 303, 328, 352, 355
• University of East Anglia 319
• ‘USA’ 336, 342
• U2 241; Joshua Tree tour 297

• Vapors, the 33
• Vega, Suzanne 2
• Verner, Paul (P.V.) 180, 258, 281, 318, 330, 356, 383
• Vienna Folk Festival 178
• Violent Femmes, the 352
• von Zerneck, Danielle 309, 327, 328, 332, 337, 341, 359
• von Zerneck, Frank and Julie 347, 359

• Waits, Tom 201
• ‘Wake of the Medusa, The’ 362, 380, 381
• Walker (film) 290, 301
• Ward, Justin 53, 80
• Warner Music Ltd 295
• Washington DC 252
• Waterboys, the 248
• Watts, Pete 39, 98
• ‘Waxie’s Dargle’ 103
• WEA 331
• Weller, Paul 33, 34, 40
• ‘Whiskey You’re the Devil’ 159, 174
• ‘White City’ 336, 344; video for 353
• ‘Wild Cats of Kilkenny, The’ 146, 171, 173, 182
• ‘Wild Rover, The’ 174
• WOMAD Festival (Yokohama) 1, 389
• Woodbury, Heather 227, 254, 255, 301, 304, 332
• Woods, Terry 5, 180, 186, 189, 335, 391
• World, the (New York City) 227
• World Cup 242, 246
• Wykes, Debsey 40, 45, 70, 79, 90, 106, 131, 133, 175, 236, 238, 262, 338
• Wykes, Thea and David 90

• Yates, Paula 131
• Yeager, Biff 265
• ‘Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah’ 336, 352

• ZTT Records 221