Sir Henry's Podcasts
Over the summer, I took part in a recording of a round table chat about Sir Henry’s from the early 1980s until early 2000s. This was to coincide with the Sir Henry’s Exhibition which runs at The Boole Library in UCC until September 25th and is well worth a visit. It manages to go beyond a mere nostalgia exercise to provide a document of the period, a social history even, of the sub-cultures that gravitated around the legendary rock and later club venue. By extension, there's a hidden history of Cork music and Cork in general running through the exhibition. Updates on facebook here and associated blog here - http://sirhenrys2014.wordpress.com/ . The recording was organised by Jim Morrish who presents the Odds n Sods show on UCC98.3FM , and also featured Paul McDermott of Dublin City FM (also formerly of UCC98.3FM) and Morty McCarthy of The Sultans of Ping . All four of us were qualified only in this way – we're all music fans and had attended loads of gigs in Sir Henry’s o...