The Pogues - Spider Stacy - Discussing life, Shane McGowan and more - The God Cast Interview
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- Опубліковано 20 лип 2024
- Peter Richard "Spider" Stacy (born 14 December 1958) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is best known for playing tin whistle and sometimes singing for The Pogues.[1]
Early life
Stacy left school at 16 after failing to attend regularly, and had a few jobs, including working at a carwash and as a used car salesman for nearly two years.[2]
The Pogues
Stacy co-founded The Pogues, along with Shane MacGowan, Jem Finer, and James Fearnley, and appeared on all of their recordings.[3] He is credited with suggesting the band's original name, Pogue Mahone (the actual Irish spelling being "póg mo thóin"), which is Irish for "kiss my arse." The band's original intent was for MacGowan and Stacy to share vocal duties, but Stacy decided to leave them to Shane after the first performance, opting to learn the tin whistle.[4] Stacy still frequently contributed backing vocals and occasional lead vocals throughout his long tenure with the band. In addition, he is known for sometimes banging a pub tray against his head for percussive effect.[5] After Shane MacGowan was fired from The Pogues in 1991, Joe Strummer filled in for him for a short period, after which Stacy assumed the role of lead vocalist. The Pogues recorded two albums with Stacy on lead vocals: Waiting for Herb and Pogue Mahone.[6] Stacy resumed his original role in the band since they began performing reunion shows in 2001.[5]
Other appearances
After the Pogues' break-up, Stacy briefly formed a new band, Wisemen-soon renamed The Vendettas-which included ex-Pogues Andrew Ranken and Darryl Hunt (as well as Kavus Torabi of The Monsoon Bassoon, Cardiacs and Gong). Stacy has appeared in both live performances and on recordings with many fellow musicians, including Astral Social Club, Filthy Thievin' Bastards, and longtime friend Steve Earle. In 2005, Stacy performed two songs, including "Joe Hill," with Patti Smith at the Meltdown festival. In 2007, he appeared on The Dropkick Murphys' version of "Flannigan's Ball" with Ronnie Drew of The Dubliners. [7] In 2015 Stacy teamed up with Cajun music band Lost Bayou Ramblers to perform Pogues songs under the name Poguetry in Motion, later shortened to Poguetry. In 2018, he was joined by original Pogues bassist Cait O'Riordan. In February and March 2020 Poguetry played an eight-date tour of the US.[8]
I met Peter at Shane’s funeral after party what a gentleman 👍🏻
The Pogues were so important to me as a young teenager I actually feel like this man is an old friend. So much love for all they gave us.
It was first Hearing about Spider tray head banging that got me into The Pogues....saw some amazing concerts in the late 80s as a teenager.
Thank You Spider and the Rest of the Pogues, look after each other now and Rest In Peace Shane xx
The great Spider Stacy telling us stories of the Pogues and Shane, The Pogues were a band of excellent musicians, songwriters and singers. It is very rare that you find a band where there are several excellent songwriters and singers and front men/women, The Beetles, Led Zepplin, Queen, The Monkeys, and very few other bands
Are you joking with the monkeys and Queen?
The Pogues along with the dubliners, dublin city ramblers, the chieftains,the fureys and lots of other irish bands have been soaked into since born in 84 in south London my dad came to London when he was 17 and lived the cliche paddy life on london tooting and met my mum who never lived in ireland but her mum and dad spoke irish and came over cliche to do the roads so my first seven years all i heard was irish music and when i hear it and gi to iteland its where i feel spiritualy home, and my dad moved back there years ago when i was 16 and i love it there
I love Spider Stacy! Thank you for posting this.
Really enjoyed that. The Pogues' first three albums are a fantastic legacy...
I don’t understand the shit the fourth album gets. I even enjoy the ones without Shane but I think disliking those is more reasonable. I’d rank the albums as:
1. If I Should Fall From Grace With God
2. Rum Sodomy & the Lash
3. Red Roses For Me
4. Hell’s Ditch
5. Peace and Love
6. Pogue Mahone
7. Waiting for Herb
I would like to have heard more about Shane's line 'All I know is that I truly am' on something called the God Cast Podcast. But thank you anyway. Spider is great now he isn't drinking.
It's just a Buddhist saying,it basically means what it says "we are"
Amazing interview !
Good interview. Well done
A great interviewer. Great rhythm on the questions and great questions throughout. A great talent from the interviewer. I'm sure a pleasure and ease from being interviewed by you
I agree, that’s a good point. Great interviewer. He lets spider talk and his timing is perfect with his own comments and questions.
Yes, The Broad Majestic Shannon!
Subbed ! Freedom !
❤💚🖤
A priest that doesn't let you finish what your saying and keeps interrupting and jumping from topic to topic! Unbearable the way he doesn't let him speak all the way through. Not a surprise that a priest is rude and arrogant really shame though as would be good to hear him finish what he is saying