"the Jonathan Ross Christmas show with Katie Melua filling in for the late Kirsty MacColl, the first time the band had played the song live on television. The following week they performed live on the popular music show """". Shane MacGowan wrote a blog for ""The Guardian"" website in 2006, detailing his thoughts on the current tour. The band was awarded the lifetime achievement award at the annual Meteor Ireland Music Awards in February 2006. In March 2006, the band played their first US dates with Shane in over 15 years. The band played a series of sold-out concerts in"
"female lines: when he brought them back to the studio The Pogues were so impressed that the song was re-recorded with MacColl as the replacement singing partner for MacGowan. ""Fairytale of New York"" was released as the album's lead single in November 1987 in the run-up to Christmas and reached number one in Ireland and number two in the UK. Its enduring popularity has seen it re-enter the charts several times since 1987, eventually going on to sell over a million copies in the UK and being voted the most popular Christmas-themed song of all time. Despite never being released"
"longest I've ever taken to recover from an injury. And I've had a lot of injuries."" On reaching 60 years of age, he was honoured with a lifetime achievement award in January 2018. He remains a wheelchair user. The Nips/Nipple Erectors The Pogues singles Solo singles Guest appearances LPs Shane MacGowan Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan (born 25 December 1957) is an English-born Irish vocalist and recording artist, best known as the lead singer and songwriter of punk band the Pogues. He was also a member of the Nipple Erectors and Shane MacGowan and the Popes, as well as producing his"
"Siobhan MacGowan Siobhan MacGowan (born in Brighton, England in 1963) is an Irish-British journalist and musician. She is the sister of Shane MacGowan, lead singer of the Irish group The Pogues. When The Pogues started out as ""Pogue Mahone"" in the early 1980s, MacGowan designed posters and flyers to advertise their gigs. She also worked for The Pogues in 1988, editing and writing their fanzine, 'Ordnahone'. In 1988, MacGowan moved to Dublin, Ireland and formed a band called The Frantic. The Frantic performed MacGowan's songs around such venues as The Rock Garden, The Baggot Inn and the Olympia Theatre. She"
"The Pogues The Pogues were a British Celtic punk band fronted by Shane MacGowan and founded in Kings Cross, London in 1982, as ""Pogue Mahone"" — the anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic ""póg mo thóin"", meaning ""kiss my arse"". The band reached international prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s, recording several hit albums and singles. MacGowan left the band in 1991 due to drinking problems, but the band continued - first with Joe Strummer and then with Spider Stacy on vocals - before breaking up in 1996. The Pogues re-formed in late 2001, and played regularly across the UK"
"and ""Mizz Magazine"". She has also undertaken art commissions, Celtic/funky art, under the name of ""Cat MacZebedee"". Her story for children, ""Etain's Dream"", was serialised in the ""Nenagh Guardian"" Dec 2007-May 2008. She is currently working on her first novel, 'A Mortal Word.' She has acted in Patrick Bergin's Yeats trilogy, ""Countess Kathleen"". Siobhan MacGowan Siobhan MacGowan (born in Brighton, England in 1963) is an Irish-British journalist and musician. She is the sister of Shane MacGowan, lead singer of the Irish group The Pogues. When The Pogues started out as ""Pogue Mahone"" in the early 1980s, MacGowan designed posters and"
"""Poguetry in Motion"" EP, with bass player Cait O'Riordan singing the female part. Costello suggested naming the song ""Christmas Eve in the Drunk Tank"", after the song's opening lines, but the band were scornful of Costello's suggestion, with MacGowan pointing out to Costello that a song with such a title was unlikely to be favourably received and played by radio stations. The majority of the lyrics had been written while MacGowan was recovering in a bed in Malmö after being struck down with double pneumonia during a Pogues tour of Scandinavia in late 1985 – he later said, ""you get"
"three dates. Japan is the last place they all played together before MacGowan was originally sacked in 1991, and they have a strong following there. They played a date in Spain in early September. The reunited Pogues played dates in the UK with support from the Dropkick Murphys in late 2005, and re-released their 1987 Christmas classic ""Fairytale of New York"" on 19 December, which went straight in at No. 3 in the UK Singles charts on Christmas Day 2005, showing the song's enduring popularity. On 22 December 2005 the BBC broadcast a live performance (recorded the previous week) on"
"Cait O'Riordan Caitlín ""Cait"" O'Riordan (born 4 January 1965) is a Nigerian-born British musician of Irish and Scottish descent. She played bass guitar for the British-Irish punk/folk band The Pogues from 1983 to 1986. She later played with Elvis Costello, her husband from 1986 to 2002, as well as several other projects. Caitlín O'Riordan was born in Nigeria to Irish and Scottish parents, who moved to London when the Nigerian Civil War broke out in 1967. She heard The Nips' song ""Gabrielle"" on the radio in 1979, and subsequently met future Pogues' frontman Shane MacGowan, who was working at Rocks"
"Susan Maughan Susan Maughan (born Marian Maughan, 1 July 1938,) is an English singer who released successful singles in the 1960s. Her most famous and successful song, ""Bobby's Girl"" (a cover of the Marcie Blane single), reached number three in the UK Singles Chart at Christmas time in 1962. It also reached number six in the Norwegian chart in that year. Maughan was born in Consett, County Durham. The sleeve notes on her 1963 album, written by John Franz, stated that ""Susan's family moved to Birmingham (in 1953) when Susan was 15. She started work there as a shorthand typist,"
"she recorded the song, ""Time"", from the film, ""Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry"", which she sang during her appearance the same year on the Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club show. She married advertising executive Nicolas Teller, February 1965. She now lives in Eastbourne with second husband Nick Leigh, a theatre director. Susan Maughan Susan Maughan (born Marian Maughan, 1 July 1938,) is an English singer who released successful singles in the 1960s. Her most famous and successful song, ""Bobby's Girl"" (a cover of the Marcie Blane single), reached number three in the UK Singles Chart at Christmas time in 1962. It"
"the TV series ""The Wire"" during police officer wakes. The Pogues also played this song as their second song on the 1990 St. Patrick's Day episode of ""Saturday Night Live"". A cigarette-smoking MacGowan, appearing quite inebriated, finished the song smoking and drinking while sitting on the drum riser during the extended live instrumental outro. The EP was originally released only on cassette and vinyl in both 7"" and 12"" formats, except in Canada where it was also released on compact disc. The 7"" played at 33⅓ rpm and the 12"" at 45 rpm, although both contained the same tracks. The"
"2004 to 2009 for further tours, including headline slots at Guilfest in England and the Azkena Rock Festival in Spain. In May 2005, MacGowan rejoined The Pogues permanently. That same year, The Pogues re-released ""Fairytale of New York"" to raise funds for the Justice For Kirsty Campaign and Crisis at Christmas. The single was the best-selling festive-themed single of 2005, reaching number 3 in the UK Charts that year. In 2006, he was voted 50th in the ""NME"" Rock Heroes List. He has been seen many times with The Libertines and Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty. MacGowan has joined Babyshambles on"
"Pogue Mahone Pogue Mahone is the seventh and final studio album by The Pogues, released in 1996. The title is a variant of the Irish phrase ""póg mo thóin"", meaning ""kiss my arse"", from which the band's name is derived. It was the band's second studio album recorded after the departure of Shane MacGowan, and features Spider Stacy in the role of lead singer. The album was not a critical or commercial success. After its release founding member Jem Finer left the band, and the remaining members decided to end their run together as well. The album yielded one single,"
"on the 2008 box set ""Just Look Them Straight in the Eye and Say... POGUEMAHONE!!"". In March 1986 the Pogues toured the US for the first time. The opening date of the tour was in New York City, a place which had long fascinated MacGowan and which inspired him to write new lyrics for the song. Among the members of the city's Irish-American community who saw the show and visited the band backstage after the concert were film-maker Peter Dougherty and actor Matt Dillon: both would later become friends with the Pogues and play important roles in the video for"
"Waiting for Herb Waiting for Herb is the sixth studio album by The Pogues, released in 1993, and their first without former lead singer Shane MacGowan. The album saw the band continue to expand their musical reach past the traditional Irish roots it had been founded on, and was only their second full-length album without a single traditional song. The album featured the track ""Tuesday Morning"", which was the band's first Top Twenty hit since ""Fairytale of New York."" With MacGowan departed, his singing and songwriting duties fell to the other members. While Spider Stacy took the role of lead"
"string of top ten singles and albums in Ireland. The Pogues' lead singer Shane MacGowan had played in London punk outfit The Nips, originally known as The Nipple Erectors. In the 80s many bands with connections to or fanbases in the New Age traveller community fused folk, punk and more often than not Dub Reggae and Ska. Outfits like Culture Shock, Citizen Fish (both featuring members of the Subhumans) R.D.F., The AK47s, DS2000, Levellers musical cousins The O'Roonies, The Tofu Love Frogs, Back To The Planet and others furthered the style, albeit in a deliberately underground manner. The pioneers of"
"Alma Cogan Alma Angela Cohen (19 May 1932 – 26 October 1966), known professionally as Alma Cogan, was an English singer of traditional pop music in the 1950s and early 1960s. Dubbed the ""Girl with the Giggle in Her Voice"", she was the highest paid British female entertainer of her era. She was born on 19 May 1932 in Whitechapel, London, of Russian-Romanian Jewish descent. Her father's family, the Kogins, arrived in Britain from Russia, while her mother's family were refugees from Romania. Cogan's parents, Mark and Fay Cohen, had another daughter, the actress Sandra Caron, who went on to"
"and unhappy after her second marriage, Mabel Scott returned to her gospel roots, singing only in church for the rest of her life. She was given a Pioneer Award by the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1995. She died in Los Angeles in 2000, aged 85. Mabel Scott Mabel Bernice Scott (April 30,1915 – July 20, 2000) was an American gospel music and R&B vocalist. She lived in New York and Cleveland before arriving on the West Coast blues scene in 1942. Mabel is probably remembered more for her 1948 hits ""Elevator Boogie"" and ""Boogie Woogie Santa Claus"" than for"
"relatively popular in the UK and Ireland, it remains largely overshadowed by a collection of chart hits recorded in a bid to be crowned the UK Christmas number one single during the 1970s and 1980s. Band Aid's 1984 song ""Do They Know It's Christmas?"" is the second best selling single in UK Chart history. The 1987 single ""Fairytale of New York"" by The Pogues, a rock band from London, is regularly voted the British public's favourite ever Christmas song, and it is also the most-played Christmas song of the 21st century in the UK. British glam rock bands had major"
"the theatre in his youth. A blue plaque commemorating Cogan was installed by the entrance of 44 Stafford Court, her longtime residence, on 4 November 2001. Alma Cogan Alma Angela Cohen (19 May 1932 – 26 October 1966), known professionally as Alma Cogan, was an English singer of traditional pop music in the 1950s and early 1960s. Dubbed the ""Girl with the Giggle in Her Voice"", she was the highest paid British female entertainer of her era. She was born on 19 May 1932 in Whitechapel, London, of Russian-Romanian Jewish descent. Her father's family, the Kogins, arrived in Britain from"
"Denis Dowling. Violinist Dave Allen and guitarist Ian Bramble have released a Christmas song and an album with John Coghlan. The Popes drummer Will Morrison used to play in Here Be Dragons, with bassist Greg Courtney. In November 2013, Paul McGuinness suffered a serious head injury that left him hospitalized for months. As of 8 June 2014, he was still residing in the brain injury rehabilitation unit at Homerton Hospital. Shane MacGowan and The Popes The Popes are a band originally formed by Shane MacGowan (of the Pogues) and Paul ""Mad Dog"" McGuinness, who play a blend of rock, Irish"
"Mabel Scott Mabel Bernice Scott (April 30,1915 – July 20, 2000) was an American gospel music and R&B vocalist. She lived in New York and Cleveland before arriving on the West Coast blues scene in 1942. Mabel is probably remembered more for her 1948 hits ""Elevator Boogie"" and ""Boogie Woogie Santa Claus"" than for her 1949-1951 marriage to the featured piano player of ""Elevator Boogie"", Charles Brown of Johnny Moore's Three Blazers. Mabel Scott was born in Richmond, Virginia, the daughter of Rachael and Thomas Scott. By 1930, she was living in New York City with her mother. She developed"
"the British charts in December 1987, reaching Number 2 with The Pogues on ""Fairytale of New York"", a duet with Shane MacGowan. This led to her accompanying The Pogues on their British and European tour in 1988, an experience which she said helped her temporarily overcome her stage fright. In March 1989, MacColl sang backing vocals on the Happy Mondays' ""Hallelujah"" EP. After the contract issue was resolved, MacColl returned to recording as a solo artist and received critical acclaim upon the release of ""Kite"" (LP) in 1989. The album was widely praised by critics, and featured collaborations with David"
"about the Numbers Racket) Maxine Sullivan Maxine Sullivan (May 13, 1911 – April 7, 1987), born Marietta Williams in Homestead, Pennsylvania, was an American jazz vocalist and performer. As a vocalist, Maxine Sullivan was active for half a century, from the mid-1930s to just before her death in 1987. She is best known for her 1937 recording of a swing version of the Scottish folk song ""Loch Lomond"". Throughout her career, Sullivan also appeared as a performer on film as well as on stage. A precursor to better-known later vocalists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Sarah Vaughan, Maxine"
"guitar. Stacy and MacGowan had met at The Roundhouse at a Ramones concert that also featured The Saints and Talking Heads. They played some Irish rebel songs, later renaming themselves the New Republicans. This band would later form the genesis of The Pogues. Stacy had heard a good deal of Irish music growing up in London but became increasingly interested in it after meeting MacGowan. Stacy co-founded The Pogues, along with MacGowan, Jem Finer, and James Fearnley, and appeared on all of their recordings. He is credited with suggesting the band's original name, Pogue Mahone, which is Irish for ""kiss"
"in 1977. MacGowan was already with The Nips, though when they broke up in 1980 he concentrated a bit more on Stacy's Millwall Chainsaws, who changed their name to The New Republicans. In 1982, James Fearnley (accordion), who had been a guitarist with The Nips, joined MacGowan, Stacy, and Finer, forming the band, then known as Pogue Mahone. The new group played their first gig at The Pindar of Wakefield on 4 October 1982. They then appeared at Gossips in Dean Street Soho on Thursday 3 November 1983 with Trash Trash Trash and The Stingrays. They later added Cait O'Riordan"
"same time, while 'Mel & Kim' released a cover of ""Rocking Around The Christmas Tree"" - however, this referred to comedian Mel Smith and singer Kim Wilde rather than the girl group of the same name, proceeds went to the charity Comic Relief. A very popular Christmas song released this year was a collaboration with Irish band The Pogues and singer Kirsty MacColl, with the song ""Fairytale of New York"". With its bitter tale about the breakup of two lovers, it was very different from other Christmas songs around. In the end, it was the Pet Shop Boys who had"
"Hell's Ditch Hell's Ditch is the fifth studio album by The Pogues, released in November 1990, and the last to feature frontman Shane MacGowan as a member. ""Hell's Ditch"" continued the group's slow departure from Irish music, giving more emphasis to rock and straight folk rock, and forsaking their earlier staples of traditional compositions almost entirely. MacGowan parted with the band after the release of the album, owing to the decline of his reliability as a performer, which was caused by his abuse of alcohol and drugs. Several of the songs on the album have Asian themes, in sound or"
"during Christmas 2007. A total of 19 achieved this without being officially re-issued (on downloads alone). Two of these (by Mariah Carey and The Pogues), reached the Top 5. Eleven Christmas hits returned to the Top 75 for Christmas 2008, nine in 2009, eight in 2010 and twelve in 2011, with the Mariah Carey and Pogues songs faring best each year. The first unsigned artist to break the top 5 was Alex Day, who reached number 4 with his single ""Forever Yours"" in the Christmas chart, beating Coldplay and Olly Murs, following a large-scale social media campaign. In February 2013,"
"to number one on downloads but only number four (behind Eva Cassidy & Katie Melua, Leona Lewis & Soulja Boy Tell 'Em) with ""All I Want for Christmas Is You"" in the combined chart. The Pogues also charted well, getting to number eight during their third week in the chart (on downloads alone) with Fairytale of New York. Wham!, Wizzard, Andy Williams, Slade, Shakin' Stevens, Band Aid, Chris Rea and John Lennon also provided a festive feel to the top 40. T2 featuring Jodie Aysha slipped to number nine after two weeks at number two. On the 'Christmas Chart', Kylie"
"stage. Other famous friends include Johnny Depp, who starred in the video for ""That Woman's Got Me Drinking"", and Joe Strummer, who referred to MacGowan as ""one of the best writers of the century"" in an interview featured on the videogram release ""Live at the Town And Country Club"" from 1988. Strummer occasionally joined MacGowan and The Pogues on stage (and briefly replaced MacGowan as lead singer after his sacking from the band). MacGowan is the subject of several books and paintings. In 2000, Tim Bradford used the title ""Is Shane MacGowan Still Alive?"" for a humorous book about Ireland"
"in the down-and-out hall of fame"". Peace and Love (The Pogues album) Peace and Love is the fourth studio album by The Pogues, released in July 1989. ""Peace and Love"" continued the band's gradual departure from traditional Irish music. It noticeably opens with a heavily jazz-influenced track. Also, several of the songs are inspired by the city in which the Pogues were founded, London (""White City"", ""Misty Morning, Albert Bridge"", ""London You're a Lady""), as opposed to Ireland, from which they had usually drawn inspiration. Nevertheless, several notable Irish personages are mentioned, including Ned of the Hill, Christy Brown, whose"