Neck are a six-piece London-Irish Celtic punk band from the North London neighbourhood of Holloway led by Leeson O'Keeffe who was a member of Shane MacGowan and the Popes.

In 1999 Neck released The Psycho-Ceilídh EP and also appear performing two songs, the traditional "Carrickfergus" and the original "The Ferry Fare", in Belfast-set, Film 4 romantic comedy-drama With or Without You,[1][2] directed by Michael Winterbottom.

[10] In the 2000s their music also appeared on various motion picture soundtracks such as the "surreal" Pirates of the White Sand[11] short (2005); The Emerald Diamond, a 2006 documentary film about the Irish National Baseball Team – contributing four songs, including the traditional "Star of the County Down" and the original "Every Day's Saint Patrick's Day"; the Boston-set Gang War Shoot-'em Up Beantown (2007); and the "Capraesque" homage to 'Small Town America Coming of Age' The Supermarket (2009).

Their music reflects the life experience of the emigrant and second-generation Irish diaspora, with O'Keeffe's voice and song-writing considered faithful to the form,[14] and in direct lineage from his former band-leader and mentor, Shane MacGowan of the Pogues.

O'Keeffe was given the honour by Sinn Féin, to host such sessions for any social functions that they stage in London, including the centenary celebrations for the Easter Rising at the Portcullis House.

The most well known is O'Keeffe appearing, on banjo, with the Alabama 3 (alongside Segs of Ruts DC), and co-writing an original song "That's It, I Quit" on the Hayseed Dixie album No Covers.