The Pogues, formed in London in 1982, stand as a legendary testament to the creative possibilities of music. This Anglo-Irish group brought a visceral energy to the punk rock scene, fusing it ...

Irish musician Shane MacGowan, who formed the influential punk band The Pogues, best known for '80s hit "Fairytale of New York," has died. He was 65. MacGowan died in the early hours of Thursday ...

He became an Irish cultural icon, and Ireland’s President Michael D. Higgins was among hundreds of people who packed St. Mary of the Rosary Church in the town of Nenagh for the funeral Mass.

The Pogues brought traditional Irish music to the mainstream. Johnny Depp, left, and Shane MacGowan, right, in 1994. Depp guested on MacGowan's album "The Snake." ...

LONDON — Thousands of people lined the streets of Dublin on Friday to say goodbye to The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan as his coffin wound through the Irish capital before a small-town funeral ...

The Pogues released “Fairytale Of New York” featuring the late Kirsty MacColl in 1987. To celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2012 , the song was re-released on iTunes (what a relic) and on ...

London (CNN) — Shane MacGowan, the lead singer of Anglo-Irish band The Pogues, has died, according to a statement from his wife, Victoria Mary Clarke. Clarke announced the death of the 65-year-old on ...

Victoria Mary Clarke, wife of Shane MacGowan, pays respects to his coffin as it arrives for the funeral of Shane MacGowan, at Saint Mary's of the Rosary Church, Nenagh, Ireland, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023.

Irish President Michael D. Higgins was also among the mourners, while actor Aiden Gillen, former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams and U2 singer Bono - via a recorded message - read prayers and ...

Depp, a friend of the musician, was among those who helped lead the prayers. Johnny Depp arrived for the funeral of Shane MacGowan at Saint Mary's of the Rosary Church, Nenagh, Ireland, Friday ...

Epic, The Irish Emigration Museum, and Hot Press, have spent months making the ‘They Gave the Walls A Talking’ exhibition which pays tribute to The Pogues and the late Shane MacGowan.

Darryl Hunt, the longtime bassist and occasional songwriter for the legendary Anglo-Irish punk outfit the Pogues, died Monday, Aug. 8. He was 72. The Pogues confirmed Hunt’s death on Instagram ...