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“I play Irish popular music, yeah? Calling it folk is like putting it in a box. It's a living tradition, you know?” quote by Shane MacGowan — Download Open image

“I play Irish popular music, yeah? Calling it folk is like putting it in a box. It's a living tradition, you know?”

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