Neck (band)
| Neck | |
|---|---|
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Celtic punk, folk punk, street punk |
| Years active | 1994 to present |
| Labels | Golf, Abstract/Candlelight, Paddy Plastic, Militant Entertainment, Hibernian, Bad Dog/CoreTex |
| Associated acts | Shane MacGowan and the Popes, Alabama 3, Hayseed Dixie |
| Website | www |
| Members | Leeson O'Keeffe, Sara-Lou Bowrey, Simon Pwosion Pick, Tom Ashcroft, Jules Davies, Dan Camalich |
| Past members | Sean Gannon & Romeo Stodart (The Magic Numbers), Jason Cook (Blaggers ITA), Leigh Heggarty (Ruts DC), Kieran "Mo" O' Hagan (Shane MacGowan and The Popes) |
Neck is a six-piece London-Irish Celtic punk band from the North London neighbourhood of 'County Holloway' (known informally thus due to its Irish population). Following Leeson O'Keeffe's cathartic 'Tour of Duty' as a former member of Shane MacGowan and the Popes, Neck were formed during late-night drinking sessions (known colloquially as being 'born in a bottle') in 1994 by a mixture of Irish emigrant and second-generation Irish drinking buddies. The band takes their lead, both musically and ideologically, from two other London bands: The Clash and The Pogues, blending the electric energy of punk rock with the swirl of traditional Irish music, to play a London-Irish style known as 'Psycho-Ceilídh'.
Initially playing exclusively on the London Irish bar circuit, apparently mainly for more hedonistic reasons, and with a correspondingly 'cavalier' attitude towards required band possessions, their name was serendipitously gleaned from the reaction to their approach by the exasperated landlord at their first ever gig, cursing them with an old Irish saying using the term "neck" – implying high levels of nerve or impudence.
They appear to have branched-out considerably, both aspirationally and geographically, since then: touring extensively throughout the United States, Europe, UK and Ireland; gaining a reputation as a raucous, high-energy live act, leading to them becoming an established festival band. Such festivals include: Tantsy festival in Moscow Hermitage Garden; Dublin Irish Festival, Ohio – the second-largest Irish festival in the United States; Paas Pop in The Netherlands; The West Belfast Féile an Phobail; Berlin's Punk & Disorderly festival four times; the UK's largest festival, Glastonbury festival, six times; and the UK's Wasted/Rebellion Punk festival ten times.
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