Cork’s Burning Embers have featured before but the above newspaper clipping of Dave Fanning’s Radio Rock Selection in The Sunday World (26th June 1987) prompted a root around. This single from 1987 was released on Nouveau Wax and features Sean O’Neill (vocals), Christine Utzeri (vocals), John Poland (guitars), Mel Poland (bass), Gordon Ashe (drums) and guest pianist Niall Macken.
Now That You’re Gone (1987)
This band came up recently on the Tom Dunne show where The Strypes performed on the Christmas special. Tom mentioned that there was a parental link to The Fireflys so some research was in order, Cavan is decidedly underrepresented on this site so this was as opportunity to rectify that.
According to the Irish Rock Discography, The Fireflys were John Walsh, Barry Walsh, Niall Walsh and Paul Cox (drums). Niall Walsh is indeed manager of The Strypes and father of drummer Evan.
The first clip is a track which is very familiar but which I havent yet placed is a performance of ‘Love Train’ on RTE’s Action Station Saturday.
The second is an RTE Late Late Show performance.
Further details and clarifications are as usual most welcome.
Today the Hothouse Flowers explain how to vote in the Fanning Fab 50 or at least how you should have done so back in 1987. As a bonus there is a studio busking version of B side ‘Mountains’. The Hothouse Flowers play Whelan’s on 30th December, their first Dublin date in two years. And by the way voting is open for this year’s Fab50 – more details on the RTE 2fm website. Fiachna Ó Braonáin has of course been busy hosting radio shows on RTE1 and the ‘Poetic Champions Compose‘ series on TodayFM.
Fab 50 Instructions
‘Mountains’
Hard to believe that over two years have passed since Gerry Ryan‘s untimely death. Most will remember him for his RTE TV and 2fm morning radio shows but readers of this site will also remember Gerry Ryan and his 8-10pm Nightshift show sandwiched between Dave Fanning and Mark Cagney’s Nighttrain. Here’s a little sample of what you might have heard, I editd the clip to preserve the anonymity of the pen pal letter writer..
Nightshift (1987)
THIS IS NOT DAVE FANNING.
In the absence of an official 2FM Fanning Session archive consider this blog a humble starting point. Any musical submissions would be gratefully accepted as are any corrections or recollections... click on the pic to send an email or even better comment on the post in question. I'm interested in anything recorded from irish radio and TV in the 80s.
 | Josh Reilly on The Blades (1981 Session) |
 | Gerry Griffin on The Last Night Shift / Night… |
 | Kevin Flynn on The Last Night Shift / Night… |
 | Danny on Megamix |
| gerry griffin on Mark Cagney |
