The Pogues join the Chieftains on stage

15 July 1991: Number 45 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of World and Folk musicWhen Shane MacGowan's rowdy London Irish punks shared the stage of the Brixton Academy with Paddy Moloney's old guard, it seemed to unite two very disparate notions of Irishness. The Chieftains guested on Streams of Whiskey, Drowsy Maggie and Waxie's Dargle, unwittingly acquiring a punk credibility, while the Pogues gained an authentic folk gravitas. It was a cross-generational celebration that trans...

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