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Ed Sheeran reveals who Galway Girl is about

Ed Sheeran has revealed who inspired his new song Galway Girl.

The release of his new album means we finally got to hear the much-anticipated Irish track Galway Girl, which has caused much excitement amongst Irish people since he released his track titles.

The singer has revealed that Niamh Dunne, a fiddle player in Northern-Irish band Beoga who feature on Ed’s album Divide, was the inspiration behind the song.

Fans may be sad to hear that Niamh is not from Galway, and that Ed made up the entire story for the song.

Galway Girl: Fiddle player Niamh Dunne inspired Ed’s song Galway Girl | BEOGAMUSIC.COM

The Brit told the Irish Times, “It was based on the fiddle player in Beoga, Niamh. She’s married to an Irishman, a friend of mine. I had the band in my house for an extra day so I was like, ‘what can I write about?

“She plays the fiddle in an Irish band, right, cool, let’s write a song about that.’ She inspired the first line but the rest of the song isn’t about anyone, I just made up a story.”

The 26-year-old also revealed that he can only write songs about a few things, “The only things I can write about are being in love, friends and family, career, or the place I grew up. That makes the album feel pretty reflective.”

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