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U2, Bob Geldof and Kingfishr among new additions to Shane MacGowan tribute album line-up – as full tracklist revealed
"Every contribution is unique and inspired and sublime, and I thank these beautiful people from the very depths of my own soul," says Victoria Mary Clarke
The complete artist line-up and tracklist has been revealed for 20th Century Paddy - The Songs of Shane MacGowan – with U2, Bob Geldof, Kingfishr, David Keenan, Jimmy Artache and Tom Creagh joining the previously announced list of contributors.
Ahead of the star-studded tribute album's release on November 13, via Rubyworks, two songs from the tracklist have already been shared as singles: Bruce Springsteen's cover of 'A Rainy Night In Soho' and Johnny Depp and Imelda May's rendition of 'Haunted'.
“It is not possible to say how much it means to me and to Shane’s family to have this extraordinary collection of his songs being sung in tribute to him, to his work and to Irish music," says MacGowan's wife, Victoria Mary Clarke, who officially revealed the full tracklist today, in partnership with Rubyworks. "When I first met Shane in the early 80’s he was inflamed with a powerful, passionate mission to bring Irish music, history and culture to the attention of the world through his songwriting.
"It 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 who seized that torch and lit fires with it in places that he had not even dreamed of," she continues. "Some 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. There are so many that it is not possible to mention them all by name but each and every contribution is unique and inspired and sublime and I thank these beautiful people from the very depths of my own soul.”
Shane MacGowan in 1992. Photo: James Higgins
See the full tracklist below:
- Amble - The Snake With the Eyes of Garnet
- Bob Geldof - St. John Of Gods
- Bruce Springsteen - A Rainy Night in Soho
- Camille O’Sullivan - You're The One
- Cronin - London You're A Lady
- Damien Dempsey - Sally MacLennane
- David Gray - The Old Main Drag
- David Keenan - The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn
- Dropkick Murphys - The Body of an American
- Garron Noone - White City
- Glen Hansard - Bottle of Smoke
- Hozier & Jessie Buckley - Fairytale of New York
- Jimmy Artache - USA
- Johnny Mac and The Faithful - Fiesta
- Johnny Depp & Imelda May - Haunted
- Kate Moss - Lonesome Highway
- Kingfishr - The Sunnyside of the Street
- Liam Ó Maonlaí - The Broad Majestic Shannon
- Lisa Moorish & Another Day - Rain Street
- Lisa O'Neill - Dark Streets of London
- LYRA - Streets of Sorrow / Birmingham Six
- Madra Salach - Turkish Song of the Damned
- Moya Brennan - Mother Mo Chroi
- Mundy - Victoria
- Picture This - Aisling
- Pinch of Snuff - Donegal Express
- Primal Scream - A Pair of Brown Eyes
- Steve Earle - If I Should Fall From Grace With God
- The High Kings - Streams of Whiskey
- The Jesus And Mary Chain - I'll Be Your Handbag
- The Libertines - Sayonara
- The Murder Capital - The Song With No Name
- The Pogues - Gabrielle
- Tom Creagh - Paddy Public Enemy No. 1
- Tom Waits - Summer In Siam
- U2 - Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah

20th Century Paddy - The Songs of Shane MacGowan will be available on streaming services, as well as on three physical formats – including 3LP vinyl, 2CD, and limited edition deluxe bookpack. You can pre-order the album now here.
At least 50% of artist royalties from the album will be donated to the Dublin Simon Community
Read our interview with Madra Salach – in which singer Paul Banks discusses the band's contribution to the tribute album – here.
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