For most people, the Pogues’ Christmas classic “Fairytale of New York” brings holiday cheer. But for the sister of late ...

Whatever the reality, the song was conceived in 1985 by The Pogues banjo player Jem Finer and MacGowan. Finer came up with ...

The Pogues remain one of the most lucrative fixtures of the modern Christmas season, with their 1987 single Fairytale of New ...

Shane MacGowan, who has died aged 65, was the truculent, hard-living lead singer of the Pogues; he was revered as much for his excessive alcohol consumption as for his dark, unsparing but lyrical ...

LONDON – Shane MacGowan, the boozy, rabble-rousing singer and chief songwriter of The Pogues, who infused traditional Irish music with the energy and spirit of punk, died Thursday, his family said. He ...

MacGowan is currently in the hospital after being diagnosed with viral encephalitis in 2022 Mark Large/ANL/Shutterstock The wife of “Fairytale of New York” singer, Shane MacGowan, is asking for “love ...

On November 30, news of Shane MacGowan’s death was made public. The late musician’s wife, Victoria Clarke, shared a note about their life together. Fans flooded social media to show their support of ...

The world is mourning the death of Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan, the artist behind songs such as “Fairytale of New York” and “The Old Main Drag”. Clarke said that MacGowan, 65, died from pneumonia, ...

The Celtic punk community is mourning a pioneer. Shane MacGowan, frontman of English-Irish rock band The Pogues, has died, his family confirmed. He was 65. Prior to his death, MacGowan had spent ...

It’s that time of year again – no, we’re not talking about filling our homes with gaudy Christmas decorations and watching ...

Shane MacGowan, the Pogues frontman who died on November 30, had recorded a new solo band with the help of Irish band Cronin before his death. MacGowan began collaborating with the band's frontmen ...

Shane MacGowan at the family home in Nenagh, Tipperary, Ireland, in 1997. (Martyn Goodacre / Getty Images) Shane MacGowan seemed like the stuff of legend even at the height of his powers in the 1980s, ...