Dirty Old Town at 75. Mike Sweeney unlocks the secrets of Ewan MacColl's classic song, and Ewan’s widow, folk legend Peggy Seeger, records a new version with the BBC Philharmonic. Show more ...

The humble cotton button-down helps power New York City, through its presence in practically every office in town. But few people understand the shirt’s transformation from dirty to clean, which ...

Video, 00:00:38 Fans sing Dirty Old Town at MacGowan's procession. Subsection. Europe. Published. 8 December 2023. 0:38. Up Next. MacGowan's family dance to Fairytale of New York.

The song Dirty Old Town is to be given a new lease of life more than 70 years after it was first released – with an orchestral accompaniment recorded in the city which inspired its lyrics.

In 1867, Tennessee Secretary of State Andrew J. Fletcher said, “For the adventurer and the office-seeker who comes among us with one dirty shirt and a pair of dirty socks, in an old rusty ...

The song Dirty Old Town is to be given a new lease of life more than 70 years after it was first released – with an orchestral accompaniment recorded in the city which inspired its lyrics. Peggy ...

The song Dirty Old Town is to be given a new lease of life more than 70 years after it was first released – with an orchestral accompaniment recorded in the city which inspired its lyrics. Peggy ...

The song Dirty Old Town is to be given a new lease of life more than 70 years after it was first released – with an orchestral accompaniment recorded in the city which inspired its lyrics. Peggy ...