'An infrequent conversation between fans of music, some of it long-lost’
Donal O'Keeffe is an artist, writer and columnist with Journal.ie based in Fermoy, County Cork who, on the occasion of the death of Lou Reed, posted a wonderful piece to his blog A Hundred and forty characters is usually enough It's a terrific, personal piece and we're delighted to carry that piece here. Lou Reed is gone.... Continue Reading →
The summer of 1990 is fondly recalled in Ireland by those of a certain age, and especially so in Cork. We’ve already referenced these magical few months, on the playing fields and in the pubs and clubs, in several other posts and those are available here. That three month period was dominated, to a large extent, by Ireland’s... Continue Reading →
Guest Post by Dr Áine Mangaoang, Research Fellow Dublin City University , Visiting Lecturer Iceland Academy of the Arts “To ask for a map is to say ‘tell me a story’” (Turchi, 2004:11). Once known as the city of a thousand bands, Dublin’s reputation as a city of popular music-making is largely considered as one that consistently, even... Continue Reading →
David Heffernan, through that terrific music television series, 'The Session', introduced me to the music of Nanci Griffith. David Donohue remains one of my favourite acts from the Setanta back catalogue and the records he made as the heart and soul of The Floors shouldn't be under-estimated. I saw both The Floors and Nanci play live... Continue Reading →
A version of this post originally appeared on-line in conjunction with Sir Henrys 2014. I first met The Frank And Walters in Cork in the summer of 1990, back when I was rapt and ready to roll into the breach on their behalf, whatever the job. The years since have taken all of us to places... Continue Reading →
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