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Watch Lankum perform The Pogues’ ‘The Old Main Drag’

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Friday, January 26, 2018
Lankum - The Old Main Drag

At the Shane McGowan 60th Birthday concert at the Nationaal Concert Hall this month, amidst a bewildering conveyor belt of high-profile artists who came out to sing, one of the highlights were Dublin folk-tradsters Lankum who did an acapella version of The Pogues’ ‘The Old Main Drag’.

The band have now recorded a video with Jamie Goldrick and David Knox of the band performing it.

If you ask me, Beneath The Earth and the Sky is my tip for the Choice this year.

The Pogues - The Old Main Drag

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Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.