Doc Around The Clock
- 22 Mar 07, 11:28 PM
Friends, I΅―ll have to make my excuses. Tomorrow I΅―m headed for Washington DC, to catch Snow Patrol at the magnificently named Bender Arena, followed by a TV preview in the same city of the new Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ NI music documentary, ΅®So Hard To Beat΅―.
This is a pet project that΅―s been growing for about two years now. It started as a weekly section on Radio Ulster΅―s Saturday Magazine show, telling the story of Ulster rock, year by year. While I really enjoyed spinning out the yarn, I was rather surprised to learn that other people deeply dug the historical and emotional shape of the story.
And so it turned into a TV project, with contributions from Gary Lightbody and Tim Wheeler, Van Morrison, Neil Hannon, Phil Coulter and all. At least 25 interviews, all connecting with the family history, all reflecting some kind of connection to this place. It will be fascinating to see what Washington makes of this. Two days later and it will show at the Knitting Factory in New York, in the midst of a musical blur that will also feature live performances from Duke Special, Iain Archer, Oppenheimer, Foy Vance and more.
Was there ever a more effervescent time for homegrown rock and roll? Not since punk rock, at least. And if you΅―re keen to follow the TV documentary, try Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ1 NI on Tuesday 27 at 10.35pm, followed by part two on Wednesday 28 at 10.40pm. I think you΅―ll like it. I΅―ll try to blog you from over there, if there΅―s enough time, technological savvy and room in the old social calendar. Later!
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