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Neck
| "Bringing Irish Punk past The Pogues…at last, a worthy contender for the Celtic punk crown is born!" - Irish Voice, NYC London-Irish band NECK's irrepressible 'Psycho-Ceilídh' sound has matured over six years of furious global gigging. The 6-piece band juxtaposes, perfectly, the swirling, spiritual abandon of traditional Irish music with the rip-roaring, electric energy of a full-on Punk band. This is all topped-off with the raucous, passionate vocals of song-smith Leeson O'Keeffe - a man with an undeniable pedigree - formerly of Shane MacGowan's Popes, guest banjo-player with The Alabama 3, from the same Irish enclave of North London (County Holloway!) that spawned Johnny Rotten and with family roots in the same Dublin neighbourhood as Flogging Molly's Dave King. NECK's up-lifting, rowdy live show has careered across the UK & Ireland and Europe hitting festival audiences square between the ears and raising new fans with every support slot they have played. Festival appearances have included Glastonbury (3 times), Beautiful Days, Wasted (twice), the West Belfast Feile an Phobail and the Ardoyne Fleadh in Belfast, Skagen in Denmark, Punk'n'Disorderly in Berlin and With Full Force in Germany. NECK have supported or toured with: Stiff Little Fingers, The Undertones, Shane MacGowan & The Popes, Levellers, Hayseed Dixie, Theatre of Hate, Real McKenzies, Misfits, Dubliners, Black 47, and their US 'IRISH PUNK' contemporaries The Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly. NECK have had both radio-play and played live radio sessions, and appeared performing two songs in the Belfast set motion picture "With or Without You". Such is the esteem for the band in the US, that Boston's Irish punk radio station/web-zine/compilation album that revels in all things emerald and loud is named for the Neck tune "Shite'n'Onions". Make no mistake - with their roots, understanding & command of the music, NECK are most certainly the real deal when it comes to proper Irish Folk-fuelled Punk! Sláinte! (Saturday evening Kinecroft Big Stage) |
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