Spillane sings the praises of Cork's English Market

Cork singer/songwriter John Spillane has penned a new song about Cork's English Market.

He was first inspired to write ‘The English Market (Christmas Angel) Song’ two years ago when a stallholder told him his name had “come up among the traders” in the context of writing a song about the market.

“The English Market is a very deep and meaningful place for me, going back to my childhood. I’d often take a shortcut through the market for diversion, colour, entertainment, and maybe an O’Flynn’s sausage on a stick,” says Spillane, who recalls his mother telling him babies came from the English Market.