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As the folksy opening of trumpets, tambourines and banjos dies down to let Mumford's soulful vocals rasp , the listener is immediately transported to days of yore; when Rolf Harris and The X Factor were still unimaginable horrors of the future.

JOHNNY DEPP has given British hitmaker BABYBIRD a big boost by insisting the singer/songwriter's 2010 album EX-MANIAC will be the album of the year.

There was also no change at the top of the singles chart with The Official BBC Children in Need Medley by Peter Kay's Animated All Stars sticking at number one.

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Proof that even well-intentioned and useful fads can go too far: the Grow Your Own Vegetables movement has reached a tragi-comic end with the news that Shane MacGowan, the hardest-living poet ever to emerge from the mean streets of Tunbridge Wells, is, well, this ... Shane MacGowan is set to appear in a reality TV programme about growing ...

Caption: Shane MacGowan of The Pogues Madstock Festival 2009 held at Victoria Park London, England .... MACGOWAN BECOMES TV GARDENER Irish folk-rocker SHANE MACGOWAN is embarking on a bizarre new career change - he's hosting his own TV gardening show.

Shane MacGowan is set to appear in a reality TV programme about growing vegetables.

Once again Simon Cowell's talent show behemoth is set to dominate British pop at Christmas.

We thought respectable Christmas tunes started with Bright Eyes and ended with The Pogues.

Since they first joined voices in 1988, The Irish Tenors have made countless traditional treasures breathe new life and have proved themselves gifted interpreters of a wide range of material.

The 'pickled poet' is set to emulate the premise of The Good Life by growing his own vegetables in a reality TV show Would you be happy to see this man lurking in your allotment? It's come to our attention that Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan is to star in a reality TV show about gardening.

One of Ireland's most iconic bands, The Pogues are now playing two dates at The Olympia Theatre, December 4th & 5th.

By demonstrating that the spirit of punk could live in traditional Irish folk music, the Pogues were one of the most radical bands of the mid-'80s. Led by Shane MacGowan, whose slurred, incomprehensible voice often disguised the sheer poetry of his songs, the Pogues were undeniably political -- not only were many of their songs explicitly in favor ...

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Patrick's Day performances. The Boston shows--which will feature six concerts ahead of the March 17 St.

Ewan MacColl, the celebrated folk musician and father of singer Kirsty, was tracked by the security services for more than 20 years on the grounds he was a dangerous radical.

The passing of time, and all of its sickening crimes, is making me sad again. That, plagiarism fans, is a line by Morrissey, who I saw last week.

British folkie Billy Bragg has kept the faith for a quarter century, and it appears that his loyal fan base is still doing the same.

MEMBERS of a Warrington folk band are thrilled to be supporting legendary Pogues frontman, Shane MacGowan, in concert this Christmas.