Ed Sheeran has denied claims that he is cultural stereotyping in his songs about Ireland on his new album Divide.

The Galway Girl singer was criticised for some of his tracks during the week, but Ed backed it all up by saying he was writing from experience.

He told Dermot and Dave on Today FM: "I’m telling you, every time I’ve been in Ireland I’ve ended up at a lock in where people sing and dance.

"And every single time an Irish woman has out-drunk me. So I’m not stereotyping a culture. This is what I’ve experienced."

And speaking about trad music, Ed said he'd like to keep it alive in his tunes.

"What I would like to happen is that this becomes the norm now. Maybe this is the start of something.

"The way that Planxty and The Chieftains were massive in their time, I would like that to be a similar thing now.

"I grew up on trad music. I got to have tea with Christy Moore which was pretty cool. I have a great love for Ireland and the Irish culture.

"I came here four times a year for pretty much all my life and this is actually the biggest market for me in the world," he added.

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