The Saw Doctors
The Saw Doctors are an Irish folk-rock band from Tuam, County Galway. Formed in 1986, they toured in the late 1980s in support of bands including the Hothouse Flowers, the Stunning, and the Waterboys, earning a reputation for their dynamic live performances. They rose to prominence with their second single, "I Useta Lover". Released in July 1990, it spent nine weeks at number one in the Irish charts and remains the country's all-time biggest-selling single. The Saw Doctors' 1991 debut album, If This Is Rock and Roll, I Want My Old Job Back, entered the Irish albums chart at number one. The Saw Doctors have achieved eighteen Top 30 singles in the Irish charts, including three number ones. They have released seven studio albums, in addition to live albums and compilation albums. In 2008, they received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Meteor Ireland Music Awards. Anchored by founding members Davy Carton and Leo Moran, the band continues to tour and release new music.
Genre: celtic-rock, celtic
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Top Tracks
- N17
- I Useta Lover
- Red Cortina
- That's What She Said Last Night
- Only One Girl
- Presentation Boarder
- Sing a Powerful Song
- Why Do I Always Want You
- It Won't Be Tonight
- I Hope You Meet Again
- Irish Post
- What a Day
- Don't Let Me Down
- Freedom Fighters
- £25
- Out for a Smoke
- Me Without You
- Stars over Cloughanover
- Last Summer in New York
- I'll Say Goodnight
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