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What does it feel like to be in the middle of that whirlwind? <\/strong><em>VerulamiumParkRanger<\/em><br \/><strong>Spider Stacy [co-founder, tin whistle, vocals]:<\/strong> Last Christmas, we did a secret gig in a pub in Nunhead [in London] and it reminded me of those early days when we were so close to the audience, who were practically on top of each other. The venue that most sticks in my mind is the Hope &amp; Anchor [in Islington, London]. We played there to about 35 people [in 1983], but when we went back a month later the match had been struck and it was absolutely roaring. After that, at gigs, there were clothes landing on stage \u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>James Fearnley [co-founder, accordion]:<\/strong> Medical equipment, crutches \u2026<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2026\/oct\/01\/the-pogues-shane-macgowan-anti-irish-prejudice-fairytale-of-new-york\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2026\/oct\/01\/the-pogues-shane-macgowan-anti-irish-prejudice-fairytale-of-new-york\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\">Read More<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/897f8344b6a3901803c9e0f32a33f097e99a67da\/0_602_3488_2788\/master\/3488.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=44ce9cf4910f5e52b34a7a4514a02ff9\" title=\"\u2018Shane was rascality personified\u2019: the Pogues on their late frontman, anti-Irish prejudice and the feud over Fairytale of New York\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Celtic punk band\u2019s co-founders Spider Stacy and James Fearnley take your questions about Shane MacGowan, ruffling the feathers of trad musicians and putting Laurence Fox in his place The Pogues earned a reputation early on as a ferocious live band. 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