A new CD from Johnny Logan will be released on 27th of April 2007. The CD, which is recorded in Denmark with Danish musicians, will feature 14 of his favourite Irish songs. At first it is being released in Denmark and Finland only, but Sweden and Norway are scheduled to follow later.

The CD from Johnny Logan & Friends is called The Irish Connection and includes famous Irish songs like Molly Malone, Whiskey in the jar and The town I loved so well. It is recorded in North Jutland, Denmark with a band of Danish musicians plus his own brother Michael Sherrard.

It will be released in Denmark on 27th of April 2007 and can be pre ordered now. His Webmaster Charlotte de Stoppelaar tells us that a Finnish release is scheduled for May and that Norway and Swedenare expected to release it as well. At the moment it is not known if other countries might join later.

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Complete track list:
01. The Wild Rover
02. The Fields Of Athenry
03. Dirty Old Town
04. Molly Malone
05. On Raglan Road
06. The Irish Rover
07. The Black Velvet Band
08. And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
09. Raggle Taggle Gypsy
10. Follow Me Up To Carlow
11. Tim Finnegan’s Wake
12. Whiskey In The Jar
13. Spancil Hill
14. The Town I Loved So Well

Johnny Logan is currently in Denmark as a special guest star on a Dansk Melodi Grand Prix kavalkade tour together with Gry (Denmark 1983), Kirsten & Søren/Hoteyes (Denmark 1984, 1985 and 1988) and Kenny & Lotte (Denmark 1992).

Johnny Logan won the Eurovision Song Contest three times for Ireland. In 1980 he won singing Shay Healy’s What’s another year and in 1987 his own song Hold me now. In 1992 Linda Martin won with his song Why me. She has previously, in 1984, also represented Ireland with Terminal 3, a song written by Johnny Logan. This song, however, only achieved a second place as it was beaten by three Swedish brothers in golden shoes.