The Pourmen is a New Bedford, MA based band that blends diverse Celtic, Folk, Country and Punk Rock influences to craft heartfelt songs from the “Cobblestone Streets and Salty Pubs of the Whaling City” and always delivers a rousing live performance. 

The Pourmen was established in January 2013 and played their first hometown show on Saint Patrick’s Day 2013.  The band has since performed more than 300 shows at festivals, breweries, Irish pubs and other venues across the New England states encouraging folks to sing along to their tall tales and Irish classics, including:

*  Bank of NH Pavilion      *  House of Blues Foundation Room       *  Brighton Music Hall

*  The Middle East            *  Harpoon Beer Seaport Brewery            *  The MET RI

*  Cisco Brewers                *  Narragansett Beer Brewery                  *  The Black Rose

*  Lansdown Pub               *  Cape Cod Beer Brewery                       *  The Dubliner

*  Alchemy Music Hall      *  Union Station Brewery                         *  The Tinker’s Son

*  NB Folk Festival            *  Cisco Irish Music Festival                    * Worcester Irish Festival

As one reviewer noted, “If there were a maritime saloon located near a port city in Ireland, The Pourmen would be the house band, never stopping except to fill or empty their drinks.”  - Bobby Forand, Motif Magazine, Providence, RI

The Pourmen have also supported national touring acts including The Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly, Gaelic Storm, The Young Dubliners, Flatfoot 56, The Tossers, The Mahones, Mallett Brothers, Ghost of Paul Revere, The Rumjacks and The Real McKenzies.  Songs performed by The Pourmen can also be heard in beer commercials (DOT Ale, Moby Dick Brewery) and in a movie (“Whaling City”). 

The Pourmen are Dan Hoffman (Drums), Katie Cooke (Fiddle), John Curtin (Tin Whistle, Mandolin), Kris Motta (Bass), Alex Platt (Guitars), Rick Bennett (Tenor Banjo, Mandolin and Guitars) and Sluggo Schneider (Bagpipes).   

Discography:  “A Taste of the Pourmen” EP (2013), “Too Old to Die Young” (2014), “Pour 

Another” (2015), “Rise & Shine” (2017), “A St. Paddy’s Double Shot” EP (2019), “A St. Paddy’s Double Shot #2” (2020), “A St. Paddy’s Double Shot #3 (2022) and “