The Shillelagh Sisters were a British female group composed of Jacquie O'Sullivan (vocals), Lynder Halpin (double bass), Patricia "Trisha" O'Flynn (saxophone) and Maria "Mitzi" Ryan (drums). Their music style was a mixture of rockabilly and punk rock, influenced by Halpin and O'Sullivan's boyfriends, who were, respectively, Boz Boorer (guitarist) and Phil Bloomberg (bassist), both of the rockabilly group The Polecats.
The band recorded 2 singles for CBS in 1984 and in 1993, O'Sullivan, Lynder Halpin, and Boz Boorer (The Polecats, also of Morrissey fame) got together again for a Japanese tour. They recorded the Tyrannical Mex album in one day and in live conditions (prior to the tour), and then went to Japan with drummer Woodie Taylor. The album was composed of the early material the girls used to perform and is much more similar to their original sound (prior to signing with CBS and releasing those 2 singles).
Links to Peel[]
The band recorded a session for Peel's show in March 1984 and the DJ often played their Teasing' Cheating' Man song on his shows during that year,
Sessions[]
Shillelagh Sisters - Peel Session 1984
1. Recorded: 1984-03-06. First Broadcast: 14 March 1984. Repeated: 05 April 1984, 07 May 1984
- Beetle Bug Bop / Black Cadillac / Romp And Stomp
Other Shows Played[]
- 1984
- 04 April 1984: Teasin' Cheatin' Man (7" - Give Me My Freedom) CBS
- 07 April 1984 (BFBS): Teasin' Cheatin' Man (7" - Give Me My Freedom) CBS
- 16 April 1984 (BBC World Service): Teasin' Cheatin' Man (7" - Give Me My Freedom) CBS