Shane MacGowan Musical artist

Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan (born 25 December 1957) is an English-born Irish musician and singer, best known as the lead singer and songwriter of Celtic punk band The Pogues. He was also notably a member of The Nipple Erectors and Shane MacGowan and The Popes, as well as producing his own solo material and working on collaborations with artists such as Kirsty MacColl, Joe Strummer, Nick Cave and Sinéad O'Connor.

Personal facts

Shane MacGowan
Alias (AKA)Shane MacGowan
Birth dateDecember 25, 1957
Hometown
Pembury

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Musical artist

Career started1977
associated musical artist
The Pogues
Shane MacGowan and The Popes
The Nips
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Punk rock
Celtic punk
Folk punk
instrument
Banjo
Guitar
Harmonica
Piano
Bodhrán

Shane MacGowan on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.shanemacgowan.com