Shane MacGowan

2023 - 11 - 30

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Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan dies at age 65 (ABC News)

Shane MacGowan, the singer-songwriter and frontman of The Pogues, best known for the Christmas ballad “Fairytale of New York,” has died.

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Shane MacGowan: Pogues singer dies aged 65 (BBC News)

The Irish singer-songwriter, whose hits include Fairytale of New York, was unwell for some time.

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Shane MacGowan: a timeless voice for Ireland's diaspora in England (The Conversation UK)

The Pogues singer and songwriter Shane MacGowan revolutionised music with his fusion of Irish folk and English punk.

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Remembering Shane MacGowan, the Gorgeously Messy Soul of ... (Vanity Fair)

Born in England on Christmas Day, the Pogues front man distilled the Irish experience for audiences around the world—while giving Irish music a loving shove ...

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Shane MacGowan, folk-punk Pogues frontman, dies aged 65 (FRANCE 24)

Shane MacGowan, songwriter and lead singer of Celtic folk-punk band The Pogues, died early on Thursday at the age of 65 after a long illness, his widow ...

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Kiefer Sutherland anecdote about fight with Shane MacGowan ... (Sky News)

As fans share memories of Shane MacGowan, a clip of a 2019 interview with Hollywood star Kiefer Sutherland on Ireland's The Late Late show has resurfaced.

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BP Fallon on his photo of Shane MacGowan and Sinéad O'Connor ... (The Irish Times)

Here, Sinead and Shane are in the Netherlands at The Pink Pop Festival in 1988: two of the greatest artists in contemporary music having a vibe together. I call ...

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The Real Story Behind Shane MacGowan's 'Boys of the N.Y.P.D. ... (The New York Times)

The police musicians famously recognized in the Pogues song “Fairytale of New York” never sought the limelight, and for good reason.

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Shane MacGowan: Ireland's punk poet (UnHerd)

The Pogues somehow succeeded in blending Irish traditional and rebel music with punk. Watch old footage, and you can still see that their concerts were attended ...

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Shane MacGowan, musician, 1957-2023 (Financial Times)

Pogues frontman blended punk with Ireland's musical heritage but had a decades-long struggle with drink and drugs.

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Shane MacGowan: Young, gifted and London Irish (The Irish Times)

The Pogues in the early 1980s felt to thousands of second-generation Irish like the answer to an unspoken prayer.

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Shane MacGowan: Raising a Farewell Pint in Dublin Pubs (The New York Times)

The Pogues singer, who died Thursday, took traditional Irish music in a new direction. Most people in Ireland loved him for it.

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'He kept me going through homesickness, loneliness and guilt ... (The Guardian)

Guardian readers pay tribute to the late Pogues frontman, who soundtracked their childhood, inspired their art and PhDs, and performed some of the most ...

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Fairytale of New York: Shane MacGowan, The Pogues and Kirsty ... (BBC News)

Shane MacGowan's rambunctious festive classic Fairytale of New York stirred controversy for its lyrics – but could be headed for the top of the UK charts ...

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