The Fat Lady Sings – Arclight
Continuing our series on underrated Irish music since 1960, reader Brother Barnabas doffed his cap to this 1989 single from The Fat Lady Sings from their Twist album.
Fronted by Nick Kelly (top second right) – great name but a different guy to yours truly – they were based in London but generated a real buzz here in the 1980s on independent radio stations such as Capital who championed their early singles Fear & Favour and Be Still.
Nick went on to a fruitful solo career, garnering a Choice Prize nomination for his 2005 album Running Dog, and also records under the name Alien Envoy.
An acclaimed film director in his spare time, Nick also sometimes performs live with his friend Sean Millar in Dublin supergroup The Unelectables.
Nick says: Nick gets my vote.
I’m liking this series. May I also suggest:
Waiting Room
Sunbear
Luggage
Mexican Pets
Woodstar
The Last Post
All criminally underrated!
Jerry Sadowitz on the left.
I used to like these lads
Humanzi – Long time coming
https://youtu.be/xRGWVnkUDFE
do you remember this lot, B?
https://youtu.be/G7rPC4CBPQo
had pete holidai on guitar for 2nd album
Of course yeah, I didn’t know that about Pete mind you.
Stump – Buffalo
Nun Attax – White Cortina (live on a kids show on RTE) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xux51enxSxw
Five Go Down to the Sea? – Glee Club
please
I remember this, great tune, I like this series too.