The Sultans of Ping | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Cork, Ireland |
Genres | Punk rock, indie rock |
Years active | 1988–1996 Reformed 2005 |
Members | Niall O'Flaherty Pat O'Connell Ian Olney Morty McCarthy Sammy Stieger |
Past members | John McAuliffe Paul Fennelly Alan McFeely Ger Lyons |
Website | sultansofping |
The Sultans of Ping are an Irish band formed in 1988 by Niall O'Flaherty, Pat O'Connell, Paul Fennelly and Ger Lyons. [1] The band's name is a play on the 1978 Dire Straits song "Sultans of Swing", dating from a time when "it was sacrilege to say anything whatsoever funny or nasty about Dire Straits".[2]