Jimmy Crowley continues love affair with Cork

Jimmy Crowley’s book on the songs of Cork is the latest instalment in his longterm love affair with the culture of his hometown, writes Dan Buckley

LIKE Johnny Cash before him, Jimmy Crowley has a thing about trains, particularly the overnight variety.

“They bring out the poetry in you,” says the bard of Cork who is a bit of a long-distance locomotive himself, crooning his way into the hearts of his fellow Corkonians for more than 40 years while gaining a reputation as a spirited and inventive folk singer and songwriter.