Pooka (band) Pooka (band) Pooka was the former songwriting duo of UK guitarists/vocalists Sharon Lewis and Natasha Jones. They took their name from Púca, a mythical Irish goblin with an uneven temper. Pooka were formed early in 1992 at Nottingham Polytechnic. After only a few months of forming the band Lewis and Jones decided to try their luck in London to find a record company to work with. They did this by visiting record companies in person, guitars in hand, and performing their songs live to various talent scouts. This eventually led to their gaining a 5 album recording contract with WEA.
Irish mythology warriors who are semi-nomadic. They live under the authority of their own leader and often the heroes show a semi-animal nature. This attribute makes the heroes part of the mythical world and connected to various divinities. The three main manuscript sources for Irish mythology are the late 11th/early 12th century "Lebor na hUidre" (Book of the Dun Cow) which is in the library of the Royal Irish Academy, the early 12th century "Book of Leinster" in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin, and the Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 502 ("Rawl."), housed in the Bodleian Library at Oxford University. Despite