Culture That Made Me: Imelda May on sing-songs, Billie Holiday and Bruxelles

The Dublin singer also includes Oscar Wilde, Charles Bukowski and Francis Bacon among her selections 
Culture That Made Me: Imelda May on sing-songs, Billie Holiday and Bruxelles

Imelda May hosts Voices of Ireland, a two-part documentary series on Irish writers writers on Sky Arts on Tuesday, December 14.

Imelda May, 47, grew up in the Liberties area of Dublin. Her third album, Mayhem, was released in 2010 and won international critical acclaim. She has collaborated and performed with the likes of Bono, Jools Holland and T-Bone Burnett. In 2021, Faber Music published her first book of poetry, A Lick and a Promise. She will host Voices of Ireland, a two-part documentary series exploring Ireland’s famous writers on Sky Arts and Now TV, premiering Tuesday, December 14.

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