Bruce Springsteen, Hozier, Tom Waits & More Appear On Shane MacGowan Tribute Album
Thursday, 12 March 2026
Written by Laura Johnson
A Shane MacGowan tribute album has been announced.
'20th Century Paddy - The Songs of Shane MacGowan' will be released on November 13 and features covers of the late Pogues frontman's tracks by Bruce Springsteen, Camille O’Sullivan, Damien Dempsey, David Gray, Dropkick Murphys, Hozier and Jessie Buckley, Johnny Depp and Imelda May, Kate Moss, Primal Scream, The Libertines, The Pogues, and Tom Waits.
There will also be contributions from Amble, Cronin, Garron Noone, Glen Hansard, Johhny Mac and The Faithful, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Lisa Moorish and Another Day, Lisa O'Neill, LYRA, Madra Salach, Moya Brennan, Mundy, Picture This, Pinch of Snuff, Steve Earle, The High Kings, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and The Murder Capital, with more artists still to be announced.
A blurb about the album on Shane MacGowan's website, which it calls "the ultimate Tribute to Shane MacGowan", reads: "‘20th Century Paddy - The Songs of Shane MacGowan’ is a sonic love letter to a catalogue that shaped generations. The album features a wide ranging mix of icons and contemporary disruptors, each bringing a unique perspective to the tracks that defined Shane MacGowan’s career."
As a preview, Springsteen has shared a cover of A Rainy Night In Soho. Introducing it with a statement, he said:
"Every once in a while, every once in a great while an artist comes along whose voice seems to speak to history itself.
"Woody Guthrie, Jimmy Rogers, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Miles Davis, Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, John Coltrane, Patti Smith, James Brown, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, John Lydon, Hank Williams, Sinatra.
"Geniuses all, they were both timeless and the embodiment of their moment in time. Many, unsurprisingly led difficult lives not easily bound by the shackles of convention.
"Shane's voie was so deeply real, profane and honest, his writing so flashing, alive and historically rich its genesis appeared as a mystery to all including, I believe, its creator.
"The dangerous joy, the glee and courage, the humor in the face of fate, the wild ramble of a life driven towards the artistic heavens and the daily balm of self obliteration.
"They were natural rebels unable to stifle or heed the impulses that led them to their glory and personal harships.
"Great art is by nature lawless. We do not get to choose our obsessions. We do not get to dictate our blessings or our transgressions. It's a little joke the gods play on us.
"Though I did not know Shane very well, I spent a lovely afternoon in his presence shortly before he passed. He was not well but he and his wife Victoria proved warm and gracious hosts.
"As I left, I thanked him for his beautiful work, his music, his songs, his life. I stood in his warmth, kissed him and told him I loved him."
Shane MacGowan passed away on November 30, 2023 aged 65. He had endured a prolonged period of ill health, battling an uncommon but serious brain condition called Encephalitis.
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