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Irish Rock at the ±«Óãtv
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 ±«Óãtv 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.
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Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:00
Stiff Little Fingers
Nobody's HeroÂ
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00:00
Thin Lizzy
Whiskey in the JarÂ
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00:03
Rory Gallagher
Walk on Hot CoalsÂ
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00:08
Horslips
Dearg DoomÂ
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00:10
The Undertones
Teenage Kicks
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00:12
The Real People
She Says
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00:14
The Undertones
Teenage Kicks
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00:16
The Boomtown Rats
Rat Trap
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00:17
Stiff Little Fingers
Nobody's HeroÂ
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00:19
U2
I Will FollowÂ
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00:21
The Pogues
Dirty Old TownÂ
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00:25
Hothouse Flowers
Don't GoÂ
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00:28
Sinéad O’Connor
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00:31
The Frank and Walters
After All
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00:34
Therapy?
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00:36
The Cranberries
Linger
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00:38
The Cranberries
Linger
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00:39
Ash
Jesus Says
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00:39
The Cranberries
Linger
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00:43
The Divine Comedy
National ExpressÂ
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00:47
Imelda May
Johnny Got a Boom BoomÂ
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00:49
The Strypes
Blue Collar JaneÂ
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00:52
Hozier
Take Me to ChurchÂ
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Executive Producer | Mark Cooper |
Producer | Dione Newton |
Broadcasts
- Fri 13 Mar 2015 22:00
- Sat 14 Mar 2015 01:00
- Wed 18 Mar 2015 00:15
- Fri 26 Jun 2015 23:55
- Mon 29 Jun 2015 00:40
- Sat 8 Aug 2015 23:55
- Tue 11 Aug 2015 01:30
- Sat 17 Mar 2018 23:15
- Fri 15 Mar 2019 20:00
- Sat 21 Mar 2020 00:00
- Fri 8 Oct 2021 19:00
- Sat 9 Oct 2021 00:10
- Fri 17 Mar 2023 23:05
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