Billy Bragg sang New England ... that there were some fragments of my life that have been imbued by Kirsty MacColl.' Her mother Jean MacColl told the congregation that she had lost her best ...

Kirsty MacColl, the singer and song-writer ... Among the contributors are Bono from U2, Billy Bragg - and French and Saunders, on whose show Kirsty made a memorable appearance.

Described by Bono as 'the Noel Coward of our generation’, the singer and songwriter Kirsty MacColl would ... including Billy Bragg, Johnny Marr, Jools Holland and many others, she has left ...