Johnny Cash's Setlist: The Very Best of Johnny Cash Live and Pogey's Full Speed Ahead

Often when you think of a band that plays Celtic music one of two things comes to mind---those that favor hard-driving, punky songs of drunkenness and debauchery and those that play it close to the vest with a strictly traditional sound. There's a happy middle ground though, and that's where you'll find Pogey. Songs like "Lonely Road" and "Just Enough" are radio-ready tunes that show the same pop sensibilities displayed by hit makers of the past like the Gin Blossoms. About half of Full Speed Ahead is in this vein---pop-rockers with subtle Celtic flavorings---while for the other half the band excels with full-blown Irish pub music like the mandolin and fiddle-filled instrumental "Hemlocks of Gleneig." Irish music can sometimes dwell on depressing subjects but that's not Pogey's thing; this upbeat set is as refreshing as another Celtic favorite---ice cold Guinness.