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Shane MacGowan

St Patrick’s Day postscript: the people’s choice for our imaginary CD

March 21, 2024

Two things seemed inevitable when Salut! Live posted its fantasy compilation of Irish music to mark St Paddy’s Day. We’d be rebuked for at least one of our chosen tracks and told in no uncertain terms what we had overlooked.... Read more →

Posted at 12:01 PM in Chieftains, Christy Moore, Clannad, De Dannan, Dervish, Dick Gaughan, Salut! Lists, Shane MacGowan, Sinead O'Connor, The Byrds | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Andrea Corr, Anne Byrne, Bothy Band, Carlos Nunez, Christy Moore, Clancy Brothers, Clannad, Danu, De Dannan, Dervish, Dick Gaughan, Dolores Keane, Elvis Costello, Horslips, Jimmy Crowley, Karen Casey, Kings of Connaught, Mary Coughlan, Niamh Parsons, Phil Coulter, Planxty, Sinead O’Connor, St Patrick’s Day, Stockton’s Wing, The Boys of the Lough, The Byrds, The Chieftains, The Johnstons, The Pogues, The Saw Doctors., Thin Lizzy, Van Morrison, Wolfe Tones, Ye Vagabonds

A ‘Fairytale’ ending for Shane MacGowan

December 26, 2023

Continuing our series of small Salut! Live Christmas treats, today’s contribution manages to combine another tribute to Shane MacGowan with another version of ‘Fairytale of New York’ — played by some of the many Irish musicians at his packed funeral... Read more →

Posted at 01:41 PM in Andrew Curry, Glen Hansard, Shane MacGowan | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Fairytale of New York, Glen Hansard, Lisa O'Neill, Pogues, Shane MacGowan