Irish Coffee was a 70's band from East Flanders, Belgium, that formed in 1970.  Their music had that classic 70's sound - featuring powerful guitar solos, aggressive vocals, and of course the pre-requisite Hammond organ.  Irish Coffee began their career under the name The Voodoo, a covers band playing tunes by the likes of Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, The Who, and The Kinks, in a club called "El Gringo", near Aalst, Belgium. There they met Louis de Vries, manager of The Pebbles, with whom they signed a contract, changed their name to Irish Coffee, and went to Antwerp to record their first single, "Masterpiece" (b/w "The Show"), in an 8-track recording studio. "Masterpiece", which sounds like it could have been included on any Bloodrock album, achieved success on the Belgian charts, reaching number 5 on HUMO magazine's Single National list.  Since they shared the same manager, Irish Coffee played many gigs with The Pebbles, and they also supported well-known bands and artists such as Dr Feelgood, Colosseum, Chris Farlowe, Uriah Heep, Focus, and Chicken Shack, among others.

 

 

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In 1971 the band's self-titled album was released on Triangle Records, and in September 1971, a single coupling the songs "Carry On" and "Child" was released, again on Triangle Records.  The band went on to play so many concerts that Hugo Verhoye decided to leave, and he was replaced by Raf Lenssens before the song "Down Down Down" was released as a single at the end of the year.  In the spring of 1973, Jean Van Der Schueren left the band to continue his classical guitar studies, and he was replaced by Luc De Clus.  This lineup released the single "Witchy Lady" (b/w "I'm Hers") in 1974 on the Barclay Records label.