This is a Joe Jackson Interviews Podcast single lasting roughly five minutes. It's a clip of Kirsty MacColl and me in 1993, talking about folk purist responses to the music of The Pogues, celebrating the magnificence of the song Fairytale of New York - which "young people" prefer, I suggested at the time, rather than stereotypical Christmas songs and they did, despite the "offensive" words! - and both worried about Shane McGowan's wellbeing

Kirsty MacColl 1993 talks about Fairytale of New York and rumours of Shane McGowan's seemingly impending demise!

Joe Jackson is a journalist, interviewer, author and IMRO-Award nominated radio presenter/producer. He has interviewed roughly 1,400 people in the world of the arts, politics, and entertainment for all major media outlets in Ireland, including RTE Radio 1, The Sunday Independent, The Irish Times, and Hot Press. His articles have been published globally in magazines such as Vox, Rolling Stone, and Snoozer. His radio shows include The Years Go Pop, 26 one-hour documentaries a 26 on the history of popular culture, People Get Ready, 52 one-hour documentaries on the greatest music acts of the 20th century, and Under The Influence, which was nominated for a 'Best Music series' award. In 2018, his documentary about Elvis Presley, Conversations about the King, was nominated for an IMRO Award in the 'Best Music Documentary' category.

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Kirsty MacColl 1993 talks about Fairytale of New York and rumours of Shane McGowan's seemingly impending demise!

Kirsty MacColl 1993 talks about Fairytale of New York and rumours of Shane McGowan's seemingly impending demise!

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