A music podcast about iconic Irish albums. Each episode takes a deep dive into the making of an album with one of its creators.
Produced by Paul McDermott for Learn & Sing Productions.
https://www.paulmcdermott.ie/podcast

To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited

A music podcast about iconic Irish albums. Each episode takes a deep dive into the making of an album with one of its creators.

To mark Cathal Coughlan’s third anniversary Episode 50 is devoted to his 2021 album, Song of Co-Aklan. It was the sixth album under Cathal’s own name, it was released on 31 March 2021 and this interview with Cathal was first broadcast on Songs to Learn and Sing on 103.2 Dublin City FM on 07 April 2021. Cathal talks about writing the songs for Song of Co-Aklan, and he introduced a couple of songs from it. We talked about what Microdisney’s reunion meant to him; Telefís, his collaboration (as then unreleased) with Jacknife Lee; the documentaries of Adam Curtis and we also talked about Commandment 6 of Cathal’s "Ten Commandments of Gig": Don’t play in car showrooms. That’s very good advice for any young band out there. Episode notes are here: www.paulmcdermott.ie/episode-50

Produced by Paul McDermott for Learn & Sing Productions.
www.paulmcdermott.ie/podcast

THKW EP50 - Song of Co-Aklan by Cathal Coughlan

A music podcast about iconic Irish albums. Each episode takes a deep dive into the making of an album with one of its creators.

Brian is Ken Sweeney and Understand was his debut mini-album released on Setanta records in 1992. Ken chats about Dublin music in the 70s and 80s, the early 90s indie scene in London, the full history of Brian, Setanta Records, being Irish in London in the 90s, Bring Trouble (the second Brian album from 1999), Ken’s 25+ years working as an entertainment journalist and his great music documentaries. We also talk at length about Needle Mythology’s reissue which they’ve titled Understood, it complies Understand, the Planes EP and more.

Episode notes are here: www.paulmcdermott.ie/episode-51

Produced by Paul McDermott for Learn & Sing Productions.
www.paulmcdermott.ie/podcast

THKW EP51 - Understand by Brian

A music podcast about iconic Irish albums. Each episode takes a deep dive into the making of an album with one of its creators.

In this episode I’m joined by Cypress, Mine! members Ciarán Ó Tuama, Ian Olney and Mark Healy to tell the story of the band and a whole lot more. Cypress, Mine! formed in 1984, they released three singles and the album Exit Trashtown (Solid Records, 1988), before disbanding in 1989. Morty McCarthy from The Sultans of Ping and Craig Walker from Power of Dreams also contribute their memories of Cypress, Mine! to this episode.

Episode notes are here: www.paulmcdermott.ie/episode-52

Produced by Paul McDermott for Learn & Sing Productions.
www.paulmcdermott.ie/podcast

THKW EP52 - Exit Trashtown by Cypress, Mine!

A music podcast about iconic Irish albums. Each episode takes a deep dive into the making of an album with one of its creators.

In this episode I’m joined by Julie McDonnell, Aidine O’Reilly and Paul Finnegan of The Would Be's. We discuss the early years of the band: forming in Kingscourt, Co. Cavan in the late 80s; being championed by John Peel; supporting Morrissey; being lauded in the UK music press and their first three singles on Decoy Records including debut single 'I'm Hardly Ever Wrong'. We also chat about their brilliant new album HindZeitgeist. Episode notes are here: www.paulmcdermott.ie/episode-53

Produced by Paul McDermott for Learn & Sing Productions.
www.paulmcdermott.ie/podcast

THKW EP53 - Silly Songs For Cynical People by The Would Be's

A music podcast about iconic Irish albums. Each episode takes a deep dive into the making of an album with one of its creators.

Mark Cullen joins me to chat about his bands Bawl, Fixed Stars and Ponyclub. We discuss Bawl's Year Zero album and the three albums he recorded as Pony Club (Home Truths, Family Business and Post-Romantic). We also talk about writing songs with The Lightning Seeds' Ian Broudie, being championed by Morrissey in the early 00s, the mid-90s UK Indie scene, Britpop, writing songs for others and a whole lot more. Episode notes are here: www.paulmcdermott.ie/episode-54

Produced by Paul McDermott for Learn & Sing Productions.
www.paulmcdermott.ie/podcast

THKW EP54 - Year Zero by Bawl

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