Victoria Mary Clarke announces tribute album for late husband Shane MacGowan

Victoria Mary Clarke, the widow of late Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan, has curated a tribute album titled 20th Century Paddy. The Irish Examiner reported that the record is scheduled for release on Friday, 13 November. Clarke described the project as an emotional experience and a double-edged sword. [1]

The tribute album features contributions from notable artists including Bruce Springsteen, Kate Moss, and Tom Waits, according to the Irish Examiner. RTE and Radio Nova also covered the project, with Radio Nova attending an album launch event held at Whelan's. [1][2][3]

MacGowan was an English-born Irish singer-songwriter and poet who gained acclaim as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of Celtic punk band the Pogues, which formed in London in 1982. MacGowan, whose lyrics frequently focused on the Irish emigrant experience, died in November 2023. [1][5][7]

Clarke is an Irish journalist, writer, and broadcast presenter who met MacGowan when she was 16 years old. The couple were married from 2018 until MacGowan died in late 2023. [4][6]