Stump – Charlton Heston
Continuing our series of underrated Irish music since 1960, BS contributor Vanessa holds a torch for lovable Cork eccentrics Stump, who were led by the late, great Mick Lynch (top second right).
Charlton Heston was a single from their 1988 album on Ensign Records A Fierce Pancake which received regular airplay at the time on the Dave Fanning Show on 2FM.
The video was directed by Tim Pope, one of the leading music promo directors of that time.
Nick says: … put his vest on.
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Ok, different song, but still, fantastic, one of my favorites, Stump.
‘never out of that old school jumper Mick
Douglas was never the same without ya bhoy
RIP
xV
Lights! Camel! Action! – the story of Stump is a decent read/listen.
https://link.medium.com/aaEajwVAicb
Great tune. I’ve never forgotten or recovered from seeing the video for Buffalo.
I loved Stump back in the 80s. I remember one particularly insane gig at the supremely seedy Tunnel Club in Greenwich, South-East London (near where the Millennium Dome got built about 15 years later). Mick was on top form. Many years later, I spent a very convivial Easter weekend on the Sheep’s Head peninsula in West Cork in the company of Rob McKahey who was a friend of a friend. Great fella altogether and was delighted to hear that I was a fan and had seen them play.