The Priests + Shane MacGowan

[BelfastsLittlesHobo]

Found this on the Sunday World website.......

SHANE MacGowan (inset) has taken up a new pastime - pool!

The Pogues singer hogged the table in the new Gypsy Rose venue in Dublin's Aston quay on Wednesday night.

And amazingly, Shane managed to pot quite a few balls despite the amount of booze he was drinking.

Shane is due join up with The Priests to release a version of The Little Drummer Boy next Christmas.

[MacRua]

The rumour about their collaboration that appeared in some Irish newspapers is not exaggeration.
The Priest + Shane MacGowan teaming up = TRUE!
The song (The Little Drummer Boy) has been recorded some two weeks ago, so you will have to wait for a while to hear it. But there will be official release, there will be promo video and all that jazz, just arm yourself with patience and wait

BTW look for September issue of Hotpress - there will be an interview with Shane.

[MissWalshy]

Great great great !

[BelfastsLittlesHobo]

Cheers for clearing things up MacRua!

[firehazard]

Assuming this is true, it's the most astonishing thing I've heard in, erm, I don't know how long. Can't wait to hear it...

[in_the_morning]

BRILLIANT! I somehow can't see Shane playing pool, though but maybe I'm highly misjudging him on his pool skills here...but the news with the single is wonderful. Good song choice as well...Nice!

[MacRua]

Morning, morning! If /when you doubt me i cant be arsed, really, but doubting Shane's skills is another thing...

[Clash Cadillac]

It appears Shane needs some pointers on how to hold his cue.

[old barney greyheron]

Well...I saw the pogues playing pool in Scunthorpe...about a thousand years ago it seems...and young Macgowan was okay.

[Villajohn]

I have a photo dating back to November 1986,in Hamburg of Shane playing pool along with Jem Finer,James Fearnley and myself.We were in a bar next door to a jazz club called Birdland,hoping we get to see legendary drummer Art Blakey[we failed] i was never any good at snooker,so my pool skills were equally shitty!From what i remember from that night,Shane WAS pretty good at pool,as was Jem and James,all i was good at that night was buying the drinks and spilling them,but that IS another story.RIP The Hurricane.

[PaulMcC]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sh ... aiser.html

I wonder did he wow them with a rendition of 'Donegal Express'?

Villa John, did I see you in a photograph taken backstage in Muenster after The Pogues show there?

[mcguck]

this CD was released in the USA today....I've ordered my copy, has anyone heard the song?

[in_the_morning]

Morning, morning! If /when you doubt me i cant be arsed, really, but doubting Shane's skills is another thing...

Great picture!

Hopefully the CD will be available here in Germany...really looking forward to it. Cheerio!

[mick]

30 second clip...Shane sounds really good.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0048A ... 361&sr=1-9

[Guest]

30 second clip...Shane sounds really good.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0048A ... 361&sr=1-9

Based on that, I don't think I'd agree. Songs like he's slurring and has very, very limited range.