Imelda May Instagram – Thank you Shane. 💚
Thank you for opening your heart and sharing with us your glorious talents. We’ll never see the likes of again.
Your genius songwriting and poetry weaved of words and wisdom that made mortals feel seen, heard and moved from stoney stoicism to quiet tears.
In a world of perfection bullshit you were always real.
You always lived your truth.
Your defiance, passion, energy, self awareness, honesty, daring, anger, love was always inspiring.
Your divilment infectious.
That look in your eye right before you’d say something and then the laugh that set it up and us all off.
You loved your tribe and we love you.
You led us to hear our old songs
with a fresh and proud heart.
You gave us the strength of pride
we needed both at home
but especially to all Irish away from home
and living with the emotional
and cultural complexities of that.
As I told you only last week your magnetism
and immense spirit attracted us all like
moths to the brightest, hottest flame.
Your huge talents cracked
wide open our often jaded hearts.
More than anything though I loved the romance and realism in your every word.
You spoke of truest love with all its ups and downs.
Love that hits home when everyday
unimportance is stripped away.
Your belief in life and love
was truthful, imperfect
and so incredibly beautiful.
Your muse, protector and angel Victoria
always by your side until the very end.
Your connection a beacon in the dark.
Born on the birthday of Jesus and passing same date as Oscar Wilde and Patrick Kavanagh seems perfect.
Somehow it feels you’re free of the shackles of the physical world now
and you’ll fly to the divine
as a child runs to home.
May the road rise to meet you…
Thank you Shane.
Love always to our darling Victoria
and all your family, friends
and band family.
Photo of the lovebirds by @bpfallon
@shanemacgowanofficial @victoriamaryclarke 🌹
(P.S. give Sinéad and Kirsty a hug from me.
And Mark, Christy and Jeff) | Posted on 01/Dec/2023 01:16:32
