he late, very great Philip Chevron, of the Radiators and The Pogues, wrote songs for a musical (or a ‘tuner’ as he called it) which he devised with Declan Lynch, friend, journalist and novelist. 

With an Irish-American boxing theme on the life of a fictional character, Jack Rooney, the work in progress featured not only Philip himself, but also Ronnie Drew and Kirsty McColl. 

The music was thought ‘lost’ for many years, but has been recovered, curated and collated by Philip’s sister, Deborah Blacoe, and produced by his former colleague (and all round legend) Pete Holidai, with a beautiful and timeless cover design by Steve Averill. 

Pete arranged for me to chat with Declan about the genesis of the album and shone a light on a largely unknown aspect of Philip’s musical life.

You can buy a copy of this wonderful album on Bandcamp: https://philipchevron.bandcamp.com/album/the-tunerc

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