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 in popular culture "Mulligan". Literature Film Music Games Television Stage Irish mythology in popular culture Elements of Irish mythology have appeared many times in popular culture. Note: "Banshee" (in Gaelic "bean sidhe") originally meant "woman of the fairies". The banshees in old Irish folklore were often presented as grieving women who were keening (weeping/mourning) for the dead. This appears in the "Darby O'Gill and the Little People" DVD extra "I Captured the King of the Leprechauns" (originally a "Walt Disney Presents" or "Wonderful World of Disney" episode, telling viewers about the making of, and some of the folklore which inspired parts of, the