The Saw Doctors are an Irish folk rock band named for the itinerant craftsmen who once traveled from sawmill to sawmill sharpening and repairing saws. The band boasts a fervent following both at home and abroad and hold the record for Ireland's highest-selling single ever.
Ireland's Dublin-based music cognoscenti have often sneered at the band's rootedness in "backward" West of Ireland locales. However, the Saw Doctors have nevertheless proved themselves a true "people's band," their reputation often spreading faster by word of mouth than through official music promotional channels.