Siobhan MacGowan
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Siobhan MacGowan was born in Brighton
, England
in 1963. She is the sister of Shane MacGowan
, lead singer of the Irish group The Pogues
.
(Breaking Glass
) on an Irish tour and Mary Coughlan
at the Mean Fiddler in London
. In 1992, her video, Chariot, was shown on MTV on Christmas Day. In 1997, she recorded her album, Chariot, for Murgatroid Records, Limerick, which was released in Ireland and the UK in April 1998. She performed at the Point Theatre
in Dublin with The Dubliners
and Shane MacGowan on Christmas, 1998.
She worked as Van Morrison
's personal assistant from 1992-1994, travelling the USA and Europe
with him.
In 2002, MacGowan released a second edition of the album Chariot, containing a bonus track: 10. I love him with a Grace
) as a journalist and a copywriter for their advertising pages. She freelanced in journalism for various London and Kent based advertising agencies and wrote articles for Smash Hits, Record Mirror, and FSM Monthly. She also worked for the Phillip Hall Press Agency in London in the 1980s. In 1994, she moved to County Tipperary
(Ireland) and worked for the Tipperary NR Council Arts Office, as part of a team coordinating an arts festival. MacGowan was in charge of logos, posters and press, and also oversaw songwriting competitions.
She currently works as a freelance journalist and has written for The Irish Times
, The Sunday Times, the Irish Mirror and Mizz Magazine. She has a copywriting business, "The Write Way", and does art commissions, and celtic and funky art, under the registered business name of "Cat MacZebedee". Her children's novel, Etain's Dream, was part-serialised in the Nenagh Guardian Dec 2007-May 2008. As of June 2011 it is a work in progress.
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in 1963. She is the sister of Shane MacGowan
Shane MacGowan
Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan is an Irish musician and singer, best known as the original singer and songwriter of The Pogues.-History:...
, lead singer of the Irish group The Pogues
The Pogues
The Pogues are a Celtic punk band, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane MacGowan. The band reached international prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. MacGowan left the band in 1991 due to drinking problems but the band continued first with Joe Strummer and then with Spider Stacy on vocals before...
.
The Pogues
When the Pogues started out as "Pogue Mahone" in the early 1980s, MacGowan designed posters and flyers to advertise their gigs. She also worked for the Pogues in 1988, editing and writing their fanzine, 'Ordnahone'.Music
In 1988, MacGowan moved to Dublin, Ireland and formed a band called The Frantic. The Frantic performed MacGowan's songs around such venues as The Rock Garden, The Baggot Inn and the Olympia Theatre. She also supported Hazel O'ConnorHazel O'Connor
Hazel O'Connor is an English singer-songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of a soldier from Galway who settled in England after World War II to work in a car plant...
(Breaking Glass
Breaking Glass
Breaking Glass is a 1980 British film starring Hazel O'Connor, Phil Daniels and Jonathan Pryce. The film was co-produced by Dodi Fayed and written and directed by Brian Gibson. The film was screened out of competition at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival....
) on an Irish tour and Mary Coughlan
Mary Coughlan (singer)
Mary Coughlan is an Irish jazz and folk singer and actress. She has received great acclamation in her native country, for her emotional and heartfelt jazzy musical renditions.-Background:...
at the Mean Fiddler in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. In 1992, her video, Chariot, was shown on MTV on Christmas Day. In 1997, she recorded her album, Chariot, for Murgatroid Records, Limerick, which was released in Ireland and the UK in April 1998. She performed at the Point Theatre
Point Theatre
The Point Theatre was a concert and events venue in Ireland, that ran from 1988–2007, enjoyed by in excess of 2 million people. It was located on the North Wall Quay of the River Liffey, amongst the Dublin Docklands...
in Dublin with The Dubliners
The Dubliners
The Dubliners are an Irish folk band founded in 1962.-Formation and history:The Dubliners, initially known as "The Ronnie Drew Ballad Group", formed in 1962 and made a name for themselves playing regularly in O'Donoghue's Pub in Dublin...
and Shane MacGowan on Christmas, 1998.
She worked as Van Morrison
Van Morrison
Van Morrison, OBE is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances at their best are regarded as transcendental and inspired; while some of his recordings, such as the studio albums Astral Weeks and Moondance, and the live album It's Too Late to Stop Now, are widely...
's personal assistant from 1992-1994, travelling the USA and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
with him.
In 2002, MacGowan released a second edition of the album Chariot, containing a bonus track: 10. I love him with a Grace
Journalism, press and copywriting
MacGowan has worked at the Kent & Sussex Courier (Associated PressAssociated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
) as a journalist and a copywriter for their advertising pages. She freelanced in journalism for various London and Kent based advertising agencies and wrote articles for Smash Hits, Record Mirror, and FSM Monthly. She also worked for the Phillip Hall Press Agency in London in the 1980s. In 1994, she moved to County Tipperary
County Tipperary
County Tipperary is a county of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster and is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county does not have a single local authority; local government is split between two authorities. In North Tipperary, part of the Mid-West Region, local...
(Ireland) and worked for the Tipperary NR Council Arts Office, as part of a team coordinating an arts festival. MacGowan was in charge of logos, posters and press, and also oversaw songwriting competitions.
She currently works as a freelance journalist and has written for The Irish Times
The Irish Times
The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Kevin O'Sullivan who succeeded Geraldine Kennedy in 2011; the deputy editor is Paul O'Neill. The Irish Times is considered to be Ireland's newspaper of record, and is published every day except Sundays...
, The Sunday Times, the Irish Mirror and Mizz Magazine. She has a copywriting business, "The Write Way", and does art commissions, and celtic and funky art, under the registered business name of "Cat MacZebedee". Her children's novel, Etain's Dream, was part-serialised in the Nenagh Guardian Dec 2007-May 2008. As of June 2011 it is a work in progress.
External links
- Official website
- MacGowan at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....