The Bogues (tribute to The Pogues) at UICC

The Bogues is a San Francisco based 8-piece Pogues celebration band led by noted Bay Area musician and British Isles expat Paul Griffiths.He says, “With our singing, tin whistle, banjo, accordion, mandolin, guitar, fiddle, drums, and, when circumstances demand, trombone, we celebrate the genius of Shane MacGowan and The Pogues, inspired by their fiery mix of traditional Irish folk and blood and guts rock ‘n’ roll; ‘the brandy of the damned,’ as Tom Waits calls it.”