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The Pogues The Pogues were an English or Anglo-Irish Celtic punk band fronted by Shane MacGowan and others, founded in Kings Cross, London in 1982, as "Pogue Mahone" – the anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic ''póg mo thóin'', meaning "kiss my arse" ...

in New York City on St. Patrick's Day in 2007. The Tossers were honored to play the Kennedy Center in May 2016. The band pre-dates more well-known Celtic punk bands such as the

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, which formed in 1996 and 1997, respectively. Their latest album, entitled ''Smash the Windows'', was released on March 3, 2017.

Band members

;Current *T. Duggins - vocals and

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*Fred Frey -

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*Peter Muschong -

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*Lynn Bower - vocals *Jason Loveall -

*Nate Van Allen -

*Dan Shaw -

* Scott Lucas -

(touring)

Discography

Albums and singles

*''The Pint of No Return'' (1994) *''We'll Never Be Sober Again'' (1996) Folk You Records * The Tossers/The Arrivals (split single) (1998) Smilin Bob Records *''

Long Dim Road ''Long Dim Road'' is an album by the Chicago Celtic punk band The Tossers. It was released in 2000 on Thick Records, their first album with the label. Critical reception AllMusic wrote: "Sweet, emotive ballads are half heartbreak, half hopefu ...

'' (2000)

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/The Tossers (split single) (2001) Thick Records *''The First League Out from Land'' (EP) (2001) Thick Records *''Communication & Conviction: Last Seven Years'' (2001) Thick Records *''

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'' (2003) Thick Records *''Live at The Metro 18 November 2004 (eMusic digital album)'' (2004) The Metro/eMusicLive *''

The Valley of the Shadow of Death ''The Valley of the Shadow of Death'' is Chicago Celtic Punk band The Tossers' fifth studio album. It was released in 2005 on Victory Records and is their first album with the label. The title is from the Bible, Psalm 23:4 "Even though I walk ...

'' (2005)

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'' (2007) Victory Records *''Gloatin' and Showboatin': Live on St. Patrick's Day'' (CD/DVD) (2008) Victory Records *''On a Fine Spring Evening'' (2008) Victory Records *''The Emerald City'' (2013) Victory Records *''Smash the Windows'' (2017)

Compilations

*''Eat Your Corn: The 2nd DeKalb Compilation'' (1995) with "Buckets of Beer" and "When You Get Here" *''Magnetic Curses: A Chicago Punk Rock Compilation'' (2000) with "The Crutch (Alternate Version)" *''Love & Rebellion: A Thick Records Sampler'' (2002) with "The Pub (Alternate Version)" and "Dancing Shoes" *''OIL: Chicago Punk Refined'' (2003) with "Teehan's"

T. Duggins solo discography

*''Undone'' (2006) *''Mean It Man: A Thick Records Document'' (2005) with "Larkin" & "Irish Rover"

References

External links

Fan websiteVictory Records websiteThick Records websiteThe Tossers' Purevolume pageInterview with Dan & Mike (2007)
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