Colin Irwin (journalist)

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Colin Irwin is a British music journalist. Irwin was an assistant editor of Melody Maker in the 1970s and 1980s, before leaving in the summer of 1987 as the magazine moved in a different direction, and editor of Number One magazine in the late 1980s and early 1990s. His book "In Search of the Craic" details a comic journey around Ireland seeking out pub music sessions and became a best-seller in Ireland. In his book "In Search of Albion", a semi-lighthearted tour of England seeking out old traditions, customs and music, Irwin makes two embarrassing confessions. First, he was responsible for writing the premature obituary of Dave Swarbrick that appeared in The Daily Telegraph (see page 67) though he had no involvement in the decision to print it. Secondly, he predicted that Rod Stewart's "Sailing" would be "a big fat miss" (see page 103). He joked about the latter faux-pas resulting in him being "sacked from the singles reviews" at Melody Maker. Since then he has reviewed music for The Guardian, Mojo, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent and fRoots. He is a Mercury Music Prize judge. He reviews mainly singer-songwriters, folk rock, celtic and traditional folk albums. He has also presented music programmes on BBC Radio 2.

[edit] Bibliography

  • Abba: the Name of the Game (by Andrew Loog Oldham, Tony Calder and Colin Irwin) (1995)
  • The Rough Guide to World Music (contributor)
  • In Search of the Craic: One Man's Pub Crawl Through Irish Music (2004)
  • In Search of Albion: From Cornwall to Cumbria - A Ride Through England's Hidden Soul (2005)
  • Sing When You're Winning: Search for the Soul of Football (2006)

[edit] Albums Compiled by Colin Irwin

  • The Very Best of Celtic (Various artists) (2004)
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