Imelda May Instagram – @shanemacgowanofficial celebration of life!!!
We gathered, cried, laughed, reminisced, gave thanks,
held each other and danced.
It’s so hard to lose a giant amongst us
who has influenced and changed the world.
So hard and soon after Jeff, Christy, Sinead. All icons.
It’s a universal and personal mourning… and rightly so.
Shanes funeral was filled with love as he was.
The friendships are real, the support is solid.
His brilliance attracted incredible people on his journey from nurses, to cab drivers to artists.
He was an irresistible magnet to us all.
@glenhansard did an incredible job
herding us and pulling together
something fittingly extraordinary for Shane. For which I was humbled to sing with @declanorourke
When @thepoguesofficial @spiderstacy1 @glenhansard @thegingerman222 and @lisaoneillmusic and #johnsheehan @sharonshannonmusic @croninmusic @mundy_music played Fairytale of New York
I remembered how every time I sang that song with Shane he’d get divilment in his eye and spin me round and around until we nearly fell over
and so I just couldn’t stop myself
from leaping out of my seat and grabbing @camilleosullivanpics @liamomaonlai,
Shanes talented sister @siobhan.macgowan.1
and fabulous wife @victoriamaryclarke
(who jumped leather booted over the pews)
to dance and spin around our king
as he was in the midst of us for the last time.
It was a glorious ‘fuck it!’ moment for and with our
Irish punk, romantic realist, genius, innovator,
one of a kind @shanemacgowanofficial
I’m honoured to have known him,
I’m grateful to be a part of a great many people
who will remain constantly amazed by him.
The measure of our dreams…
Thank you to @victoriamaryclarke for being so extraordinary and inspiring.
Photo by @dragana23 | Posted on 11/Dec/2023 21:15:41
