The Saw Doctors
The Saw Doctors performing at Guilfest in 2011.
Background information
Origin	Tuam, County Galway, Ireland
Genres	Rock
Years active	1986–present
Label	Shamtown
Members	Davy Carton Tommy Carton Pearse Doherty Kieran Duddy Noelie McDonnell Leo Moran Rickie O'Neill Anthony Thistlethwaite
Past members	Fran Breen John "Turps" Burke Eímhín Craddock John Donnelly Kevin Duffy Jim Higgins Tony Lambert Fergal ‘Red’ McGrath Will Merrigan Derek Murray Mary O'Connor Padraig Stevens
Website	The Saw Doctors' official website

The Saw Doctors are an Irish folk-rock band from Tuam, County Galway. Formed in 1986, they toured in the late 1980s in support of bands including the Hothouse Flowers, the Stunning, and the Waterboys, earning a reputation for their dynamic live performances. They rose to prominence with their second single, "I Useta Lover". Released in July 1990, it spent nine weeks at number one in the Irish charts and remains the country's all-time biggest-selling single.^[1] The Saw Doctors' 1991 debut album, If This Is Rock and Roll, I Want My Old Job Back, entered the Irish albums chart at number one.

The Saw Doctors have achieved eighteen Top 30 singles in the Irish charts, including three number ones. They have released seven studio albums, in addition to live albums and compilation albums. In 2008, they received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Meteor Ireland Music Awards.^[2] Anchored by founding members Davy Carton and Leo Moran, the band continues to tour and release new music.