Guitarist with the Pogues and great Irish songwriter who found worldwide recognition with the evocative Thousands Are SailingA veteran of the Irish band the Radiators from Space and folk-punks the Pogues, Philip Chevron, who has died of cancer aged 56, was a leading light in Dublin's musical community. At a concert in his honour at the city's Olympia theatre last August, musical guests included Mary Coughlan, Shane M…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:37PM on October 9, 2013