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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. Produced by Paul McDermott for Learn & Sing Productions. Info and episode notes: paulmcdermott.ie/podcast

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All Episodes

01:17:30

EP34 - Mute by Catchers

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2023/11/06

Dale Grundle and Alice Lemon from Catchers join me to chat about their band Catchers. Formed in Portstewart in the early 90s the band were signed to Setanta Records and moved to London. 'Cotton Dress' their debut single was awarded 'Single of the Week' in Melody Maker and the band recorded Mute, their debut album, with Mike Hedges in France. Mute was critically acclaimed in the music press and Catchers toured Europe with Pulp and Edwyn Collins becoming hugely popular in France. Dale

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EP34 - Video Preview 1

To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited ·

2023/10/27

A short video preview of Episode 34 – Mute by Catchers

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EP34 - Preview 1

To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited ·

2023/10/26

A short preview of Episode 34 – Mute by Catchers

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01:07:00

EP33 - Little Dark Mansion by The Harvest Ministers

To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited ·

2023/10/19

Will Merriman joins me to discuss Little Dark Mansion by his band The Harvest Ministers. In a long conversation we discuss: the band’s history; self-releasing their debut single in 1991; its reissue by Sarah Records in 1992; the release of two more singles on Sarah; recording their debut album; signing to Setanta records; releasing two more albums before the end of the 90s; touring with Edwyn Collins in Europe; and recording and releasing three more albums since the millennium and much, much more

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00:00:59

EP33 - Video Preview 1

To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited ·

2023/10/14

A short video preview of Episode 33 – Little Dark Mansion by The Harvest Ministers

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EP33 - Preview 1

To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited ·

2023/10/13

A short preview of Episode 33 – Little Dark Mansion by The Harvest Ministers

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01:24:58

EP32 - Paradise in the Picturehouse by The Stunning

To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited ·

2023/10/05

Steve Wall joins me to discuss The Stunning's debut album, the band’s history and how they self-financed their first four singles in the late 80s. We talk in detail about Paradise in the Picturehouse and how it eventually spent five weeks at No. 1 in the Irish Albums Chart. In a wide-ranging chat Steve also talks about: Irish radio programming; lack of airplay for most Irish artists; Blur supporting The Stunning in London in the early 90s; gigging and the economics of being a full time musician

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00:00:59

EP32 - Video Preview 1

To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited ·

2023/09/30

A short video preview of Episode 32 – Paradise in the Picturehouse by The Stunning

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EP32 - Preview 1

To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited ·

2023/09/28

A short preview of Episode 32 – Paradise in the Picturehouse by The Stunning

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01:15:00

EP31 - Twist by The Fat Lady Sings

To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited ·

2023/09/21

Nick Kelly joins me to talk about Twist, the debut album by his band The Fat Lady Sings, released on East West Records in 1991. The NME called Twist, “a trembling monster of a pop record” and declared The Fat Lady Sings, “Ireland’s Finest band.” Five singles were released from Twist (‘Dronning Maud Land’, ‘Man Scared’, ‘Arclight’, ‘Deborah’, and the title track Twist’) and all went Top 20 in Ireland. It's a long chat that takes in everything from witnessing The Fall and the Michael Clark Ballet

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EP31 - Preview 2

To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited ·

2023/09/17

A second short preview of Episode 31 – Twist by The Fat Lady Sings

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EP31 - Video Preview 1

To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited ·

2023/09/15

A short video preview of Episode 31 – Twist by The Fat Lady Sings

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EP31 - Preview 1

To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited ·

2023/09/14

A short preview of Episode 31 – Twist by The Fat Lady Sings

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00:01:00

S3 Teaser

To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited ·

2023/08/26

A short teaser for the next few episodes.

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01:05:40

Bonus EP - Keeping Track #22 - Dave Hackett in...

To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited ·

2023/08/18

Dave Hackett presents Keeping Track on UCC98.3FM. He describes the show as: “an alternative music and interview show.” Dave presents a really great show and has had some really interesting guests on recently. Dave asked me all about how I got into producing radio documentaries, the ethos of community radio broadcasting, how To Here Knows When came about and a whole lot more. Normal service resumes in a few weeks time. Episode notes are here.

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01:06:22

Bonus EP - Green Sleeves, seven decades of LP covers...

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2023/06/06

This is a special bonus episode of the podcast. Back in 2017 Niall McCormack and Dr Ciarán Swan curated the Green Sleeves exhibition in the National Print Museum. “This exhibition examines the Irish-printed album cover. Included album covers were all designed or printed in Ireland. The work was completed for Irish groups, who worked at home or abroad, as well as albums from abroad referencing Ireland or Irishness. The collection dates from the late 1950s to the present day, and covers a wide range

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01:29:55

EP30 - 1 & 2 by Simple Kid

To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited ·

2023/05/19

Simple Kid - aka Kieran MacFeely - discusses his two albums from the early 00s – simply titled 1 and 2. Sometimes they’re referred to as SK1 and SK2. MacFeely first came to prominence in the late 1990s when The Young Offenders, the Cork glam-infused band he fronted released a couple of memorable singles, but their big break never materialised. Kieran took some time out after The Young Offenders and reemerged in 2002 as Simple Kid, he bought a microphone, a laptop and an 8-track tape machine and

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00:02:00

EP30 - Video Preview 1

To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited ·

2023/05/12

A short video preview of Episode 30 – 1 & 2 by Simple Kid

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00:01:59

EP30 - Preview 1

To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited ·

2023/05/12

A short preview of Episode 30 – 1 & 2 by Simple Kid

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01:24:55

EP29 - Soon It Will Come Time To Face The World...

To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited ·

2023/04/27

In this episode Paul Ruxton, Cormac Gahan and Bill Twomey from Boa Morte join me to discuss their 2002 debut album Soon It Will Come Time To Face The World Outside. The album was produced by Daniel Presley (famed for his arranging, mixing and engineering work on Spain's The Blue Moods of Spain) and released on Francis Macdonald's (Teenage Fanclub) Shoeshine Records to huge acclaim. Billboard attested that, "the band favors a similar approach to the kind of subtle, slow-burning intensity

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