Established in 1982 in King's Cross, London, as Pogue Mahone—an anglicization by James Joyce of the Irish term póg mo thóin, meaning "kiss my arse"—The Pogues were an English or Anglo-Irish Celtic punk band led by Shane MacGowan and other members. combining accordion, mandolin, cittern, banjo, Irish bouzouki, tin whistle, and banjo with punk influences.