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Johnny and Michael Cronin with Shane MacGowan.<\/p>\n
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Mullingar based Cronin join the likes of Bruce Springsteen, U2, Amble, Hozier and many more on the Shane MacGowan tribute album out later this year.<\/p>\n
The band had a close association with the former Pogues star and were integral with helping his widow, Victoria Mary Clarke, in choosing the acts and songs. Four of the tracks on the album were recorded in their Drumlish Transmission Rooms recording studio.<\/p>\n
The tribute, \u2018 20th Century Paddy \u2013 The Songs of Shane MacGowan\u2019 available from November 13, is described as a sonic love letter to a visionary who reshaped the landscape of Irish music.<\/p>\n
Taking its title from a project Shane had long envisioned, the project brings together an assembly of defining voices. It builds on the success of Bruce Springsteen\u2019s \u2018A Rainy Night in Soho\u2019 and the Johnny Depp and Imelda May duet, \u2018Haunted\u2019.<\/p>\n
Now, with the addition of U2, Bob Geldof, Kingfishr, David Keenan, Jimmy Artache, and Tom Creagh, the full roster cements 20th Century Paddy \u2013 The Songs Of Shane MacGowan as a landmark moment for Irish music and one of the most ambitious tributes in recent memory.<\/p>\n
The album navigates Shane MacGowan\u2019s creative arc, moving from the high velocity punk of his early years to the haunting, literate depths of his later work.<\/p>\n
Victoria Mary Clarke and Rubyworks now unveil the full sequence of artists and the songs they have chosen to interpret:<\/p>\n
Amble \u2013 The Snake With the Eyes of Garnet<\/p>\n
Bob Geldof \u2013 St John Of Gods<\/p>\n
Bruce Springsteen \u2013 A Rainy Night in Soho<\/p>\n
Camille O\u2019Sullivan \u2013 You\u2019re The One<\/p>\n
Cronin \u2013 London You\u2019re A Lady<\/p>\n
Damien Dempsey \u2013 Sally MacLennane<\/p>\n
David Gray \u2013 The Old Main Drag<\/p>\n
David Keenan \u2013 The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn<\/p>\n
Dropkick Murphys \u2013 The Body of an American<\/p>\n
Garron Noone \u2013 White City<\/p>\n
Glen Hansard \u2013 Bottle of Smoke<\/p>\n
Hozier and Jessie Buckley \u2013 Fairytale of New York<\/p>\n
Jimmy Artache \u2013 USA<\/p>\n
Johnny Mac and The Faithful \u2013 Fiesta<\/p>\n
Johnny Depp and Imelda May \u2013 Haunted<\/p>\n
Kate Moss \u2013 Lonesome Highway<\/p>\n
Kingfishr \u2013 The Sunnyside of the Street<\/p>\n
Liam \u00d3 Maonla\u00ed \u2013 The Broad Majestic Shannon<\/p>\n
Lisa Moorish and Another Day \u2013 Rain Street<\/p>\n
Lisa O\u2019Neill \u2013 Dark Streets of London<\/p>\n
LYRA \u2013 Streets of Sorrow \/ Birmingham Six<\/p>\n
Madra Salach \u2013 Turkish Song of the Damned<\/p>\n
Moya Brennan \u2013 Mother Mo Chroi<\/p>\n
Mundy \u2013 Victoria<\/p>\n
Picture This \u2013 Aisling<\/p>\n
Pinch of Snuff \u2013 Donegal Express<\/p>\n
Primal Scream \u2013 A Pair of Brown Eyes<\/p>\n
Steve Earle \u2013 If I Should Fall From Grace With God<\/p>\n
The High Kings \u2013 Streams of Whiskey<\/p>\n
The Jesus And Mary Chain \u2013 I\u2019ll Be Your Handbag<\/p>\n
The Libertines \u2013 Sayonara<\/p>\n
The Murder Capital \u2013 The Song With No Name<\/p>\n
The Pogues \u2013 Gabrielle<\/p>\n
Tom Creagh \u2013 Paddy Public Enemy No. 1<\/p>\n
Tom Waits \u2013 Summer In Siam<\/p>\n
U2 \u2013 Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah<\/p>\n
Victoria Mary Clarke stated: \u201cIt is not possible to say how much it means to me and to Shane\u2019s family to have this extraordinary collection of his songs being sung in tribute to him, to his work and to Irish music. When I first met Shane in the early \u201980s, he was inflamed with a powerful, passionate mission to bring Irish music, history and culture to the attention of the world through his songwriting.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt made him feel like the happiest man alive to know that he had achieved his mission, and that there were many more musicians who came after him and seized that torch and lit fires with it in places that he had not even dreamed of.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome of those younger artists are featured on this album, and I know that Shane is overjoyed to hear their beautiful and soulful renditions of his songs. Also featured are artists who came before him, and who inspired him and artists that he worked with, artists who he loved and admired.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are so many that it is not possible to mention them all by name but each contribution is unique and inspired and sublime and I thank these beautiful people from the very depths of my own soul.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Simon Community<\/p>\n
In the spirit of Shane\u2019s lifelong advocacy for those most in need, at least 50% of artist royalties from the album will be donated to the Dublin Simon Community. That partnership honors Shane\u2019s long standing connection to the organisation and his commitment to supporting people experiencing homelessness.<\/p>\n
Availability<\/p>\n
20th Century Paddy \u2013 The Songs of Shane MacGowan arrives on all streaming platforms on November 13. The album will be available in three physical formats, headlined by a Limited Edition Deluxe Bookpack, which includes three LPs, two CDs, and a 60-page book featuring rare memorabilia and liner notes.<\/p>\n
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