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.
Nechtan (mythology) Nechtan (mythology) In Irish mythology, Nechtan was the father and/or husband of Boann, eponymous goddess of the River Boyne. According to Georges Dumézil the name "Nechtan" is perhaps cognate with that of the Romano-British god Nodens or the Roman god called Neptunus, and the Persian and Vedic gods sharing the name Apam Napat. The name could ultimately be derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*nepot-" "descendant, sister's son", or, alternatively, from "nebh-" "damp, wet". Another etymology suggests that "Nechtan" is derived from Old-Irish "necht" "clean, pure and white", with a root "-neg" "to wash", from IE "neigᵘ̯-" "to wash" As such,