"Sing Up! is a collection of comic and satirical songs that comment on recent changes and developments in Irish society. Sex, National Politics, Drink, Fast Foo

"Michael Pierse is Lecturer in Irish literature at Queen's University Belfast. His research mainly explores the writing and cultural production of Irish working

This is the first book to detail the musical and cultural significance of the songster.

One of the cultural phenomena to occur in Ireland in the last two decades has been the highly successful growth of stand-up comedy as a popular entertainment ge