I saw Christy Moore (another great singer-songwriter who pushed the boundaries of Irish traditional music and has had his own share of drink-related health issues) play on Wednesday night. Before singing his version of “Fairytale of New York”, he reminisced about a night spent drinking and playing music with Shane. If I remember correctly, he acclaimed Shane as one of Ireland’s finest songwriters – if not the greatest. Great praise coming from someone of Christy’s stature – and retrospectively poignant.
Was very glad to have discovered (and seen live at the pub/venue down the street from where I was living!) during a semester in Ireland in the mid-90s. Never saw Shane/Pogues though.
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I saw Christy Moore (another great singer-songwriter who pushed the boundaries of Irish traditional music and has had his own share of drink-related health issues) play on Wednesday night. Before singing his version of “Fairytale of New York”, he reminisced about a night spent drinking and playing music with Shane. If I remember correctly, he acclaimed Shane as one of Ireland’s finest songwriters – if not the greatest. Great praise coming from someone of Christy’s stature – and retrospectively poignant.
Was very glad to have discovered (and seen live at the pub/venue down the street from where I was living!) during a semester in Ireland in the mid-90s. Never saw Shane/Pogues though.