Neck (band)

Neck (band)
Neck
Origin London, England
Genres Celtic punk
Associated acts Shane MacGowan and the Popes, Alabama 3, Hayseed Dixie
Website www.neck.ie
Members
Leeson O'Keeffe, Sara-Lou Bowrey, Liam Maher, Brendan Hartley, Kieran Power, Seamus Mulready
Past members
Sean Gannon & Romeo Stodart (The Magic Numbers), Jason Cook (Blaggers ITA)

Neck is a six-piece Celtic punk band from the North London neighbourhood of 'County Holloway' (known informally thus due to its Irish population). Led by Leeson O'Keeffe, a former member of Shane MacGowan and the Popes, the band blends traditional Irish music with punk rock. Neck take their lead, both musically and ideologically, from two other London rebel bands: The Clash and The Pogues. Their anti-racism single "Everybody's Welcome to the Hooley!," charted in the UK Singles Chart and UK Indie Chart.

Their defiant, uplifting music reflects the life experience of the emigrant and second-generation Irish, and can be heard on The Emerald Diamond, a documentary film about the Irish National Baseball Team; they contributed two songs, the traditional "Star of the County Down" and the original "Every Day's Saint Patrick's Day." They also appeared performing the traditional "Carrickfergus" and the original "The Ferry Fare" in the 1999, Belfast-set, film With or Without You.

Their musicianship is also well respected, with various members and ex-members guesting live and on other band's recordings: the most well known being O'Keeffe guesting, on banjo, with the Alabama 3, as well as co-writing an original song "That's It, I Qquit" on the Hayseed Dixie album No Covers.

Neck have toured extensively throughout Europe, the United States, UK and Ireland.

Contents

Discography

Albums

  • 2001: Necked (A Few Odds From the Oul' Sods)
  • 2004: Here's Mud in Yer Eye!
  • 2005: Sod `Em & Begorrah!
  • 2009: Come Out Fighting!
  • 2010: Come Out Fighting! (USA & Canada)

Singles and EPs

  • 2000: The Psycho-Ceilídh EP
  • 2002: The Fields of Athenry
  • 2006: Everybody's Welcome to the Hooley! – proceeds go to Love Music Hate Racism

Band members

References

External links

Reviews in Celtic punk media


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