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Irish Rock at the 大象传媒

A whistle-stop tour of rock from over the water, including Thin Lizzy, Rory Gallagher, The Undertones, U2, Sinead O'Connor, The Pogues, The Frank and Walters and Therapy?

A whistle-stop tour of rock from over the water, taking in some of the finest Irish rock offerings from the early 70s to the present day, as captured on a variety of 大象传媒 shows from The Old Grey Whistle Test and Top of the Pops to Later... with Jools Holland.

Kicking off with Thin Lizzy's 1973 debut hit Whiskey in the Jar, the programme traces Irish rock's unfolding lineage. Performances from guitar maestro Rory Gallagher, Celtic rock godfathers Horslips and John Peel favourites The Undertones feature alongside rivals Stiff Little Fingers, with their Top of the Pops performance of Nobody's Hero, followed by post-punk U2's 1981 debut UK performance of I Will Follow from The Old Grey Whistle Test.

Then there is Sinead O'Connor's debut single performance of Mandinka, and The Pogues play the Ewan MacColl classic Dirty Old Town from 1986. Into the 90s, there is The Frank and Walters and Therapy? on Top of the Pops, along with early performances on Later... with Jools Holland from Ash and The Divine Comedy.

There is rockabilly with Imelda May's debut hit Johnny Got a Boom Boom, and then more recently Cavan's The Strypes and Hozier, whose Take Me to Church completes this hit-driven tour through Irish rock.

1 hour

Last on

Fri 17 Mar 2023 23:05

Music Played

  • Stiff Little Fingers

    Nobody's Hero聽

  • Thin Lizzy

    Whiskey in the Jar聽

  • Rory Gallagher

    Walk on Hot Coals聽

  • Horslips

    Dearg Doom聽

  • The Undertones

    Teenage Kicks

  • The Real People

    She Says

  • The Undertones

    Teenage Kicks

  • The Boomtown Rats

    Rat Trap

  • Stiff Little Fingers

    Nobody's Hero聽

  • U2

    I Will Follow聽

  • The Pogues

    Dirty Old Town聽

  • Hothouse Flowers

    Don't Go聽

  • Sin茅ad O鈥機onnor

    惭补苍诲颈苍办补听

  • The Frank and Walters

    After All

  • Therapy?

    狈辞飞丑别谤别听

  • The Cranberries

    Linger

  • The Cranberries

    Linger

  • Ash

    Jesus Says

  • The Cranberries

    Linger

  • The Divine Comedy

    National Express聽

  • Imelda May

    Johnny Got a Boom Boom聽

  • The Strypes

    Blue Collar Jane聽

  • Hozier

    Take Me to Church聽

Credits

Role Contributor
Executive Producer Mark Cooper
Producer Dione Newton

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