Whenever references are made to Celtic-Punk, The Mahones are listed alongside their peers Dropkick Murphys and The Pogues, and are considered seminal pioneers of the Irish Punk genre in North America. Led by Finny McConnell, The Mahones began as a one-off band for a St. Patrick's Day party, but quickly became a 150-dates per year global touring phenomenon. The Mahones have released fifteen albums, most recently "Jameson Street" a pub-on-fire party that touches upon their favourite topics: love, drinking, fighting and hope.