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You can hear the Celtic heartbeat all over Europe and America, from Bing Crosby to Jack White, from the Smiths to My Bloody Valentine, from House of Pain to Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch.

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Rob Sheffield
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: February 2
Journalist
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