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Biography
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The Popes
Members: Kieran Kiely, Will Morrison, Tom McManamon, Gerry Diver, Bob Dowling, Paul McGuinness, John Myers (2), Andy Ireland, Mick O'Connell, Danny Heatley, Brian Kelly (3), Berni France, Miriam Kavana, Andy Nolan, Charlie Hoskyns, Mick Rowan, Ben Gunnery, Laurie Norwood, Jim McAllister (3)
Irish folk rock group formed in 1992 by Shane MacGowan as a backing band for his post-The Pogues efforts but also recording and performing on their own. After the death of founding member Tom McManamon in 2006, the band re-emerged with a new lineup led by founding member Paul McGuinness, but has been inactive since he suffered a head injury in 2013.