"The Celtic Soul Brothers" (known as "The Celtic Soul Brothers (More, Please, Thank You)" on the album version) is a song by Dexys Midnight Runners, written by band members Mickey Billingham, Jimmy Paterson and Kevin Rowland.
[3] The song was the first song recorded and released by the revamped Dexys Midnight Runners' lineup, which added fiddle players Helen O'Hara, Steve Brennan and Roger MacDuff and bassist Giorgio Kilkenny.
[4] Co-writer and Dexys Midnight Runners lead singer Kevin Rowland has stated that the song was about him and Dexys Midnight Runners trombone player Big Jimmy Paterson, Rowland being Irish and Paterson being Scottish.
[6] Ira Robbins of Trouser Press referred to the song as "jolly, rollicking jug band fare.
"[8] Author Maury Dean claimed that this song was an inspiration for Roddy Doyle's 1987 novel The Commitments, which was made into a 1991 film.