irish

Pocket Billiards are a 9-piece ska-punk band from Belfast, we've been about since 2000/2001. Our music is a mixture of melodic ska, reggae and dub with fast punky riffs and screamy bits and we're all about having fun and making sure the crowd have even more. We have played many gigs in the past and supported bands such as: Neville Staples (The Specials), The Mad Caddies, The Selecter, Bad Manners, The Slackers, Agnostic Front, Runnin Riot, Fleas and Lice, Lightyear, Total Chaos and Leftover Crack.

Christy, a native of Co. Kildare, Ireland, started in the music business in the mid-sixties, when his life as a bank clerk was interrupted by a bank strike, and he moved to England. There he became involved in the folk music scene at the time, and spent a few years playing pubs and clubs around the country. His return to Ireland was marked by the album Prosperous, which proved to be a milestone in the rapprochement of Irish music to the popular mainstream.