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Peel Sessions
On the 20th anniversary of Peel’s passing, a few words on John Peel Sessions taking in: Irish bands recording Peel Sessions, Irish Trad and Folk, Punk and beyond, Strange Fruit Records, The Smiths, The Go-Betweens, New Order, Joy Division, Microdisney, Jubilee Allstars, Billy Bragg, Stump, The Would Be’s, Finbar & Eddie Furey, LMNO Pelican, Na Filí, The Fall, Five Go Down to the Sea? and more.
Top 10 Irish Songs*
Top 10 Irish songs taking in: “best of” lists, subjectivity, lost 80s classics, cover versions, The Royal Showband, an orange and cream 1970s Fidelity turntable and keeping music evil. Last week the Irish Independent published a “best of” list titled “The best Irish songs of all time”. Their list was subtitled “ranked: the definitive top 50”. Let’s agree on one thing straight away, “best of” lists are ridiculous, they’re also simultaneously highly entertaining and incredibly frustrating.
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October 2026
3
- 11 Oct 2026 Crazy World: the return of The Sunshine Club 11 Oct 2026
- 8 Oct 2026 Signal Found: a Boa Morte history 8 Oct 2026
- 3 Oct 2026 Harmacy 3 Oct 2026
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August 2026
2
- 16 Aug 2026 Das Gruppe on the Wall by Paul Hanley 16 Aug 2026
- 8 Aug 2026 The Trashcan Sinatras 8 Aug 2026
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July 2026
2
- 23 Jul 2026 Carling Rocks Cork: Gig 1 23 Jul 2026
- 6 Jul 2026 Road Relish 7” Singles 6 Jul 2026
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June 2026
3
- 27 Jun 2026 Top 20 Most Valuable 7” Singles 27 Jun 2026
- 22 Jun 2026 Clancy - Road to the Heart 22 Jun 2026
- 1 Jun 2026 Underground magazine (1987-1988) 1 Jun 2026
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May 2026
1
- 31 May 2026 The Sentimental Tourists - Without Love We Expire 31 May 2026
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March 2026
2
- 7 Mar 2026 Dave Couse (A House) on The Frank and Walters 7 Mar 2026
- 2 Mar 2026 Keith Cullen (Setanta Records) on The Frank and Walters 2 Mar 2026
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February 2026
2
- 17 Feb 2026 Top 10 Picture Disc 7”s and the history of the format 17 Feb 2026
- 4 Feb 2026 Top 20 Most Valuable Vinyl LPs 4 Feb 2026
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January 2026
2
- 30 Jan 2026 Songs to Learn and Sing: Volume 3 30 Jan 2026
- 1 Jan 2026 Meat Loaf, an inflatable bat, Power Rangers, Pearl Jam, Van the Man, and the Green Glens Arena, Millstreet 1 Jan 2026
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December 2025
2
- 10 Dec 2025 Top 10 Irish Albums of 2025 10 Dec 2025
- 5 Dec 2025 Top 10 Reissues of 2025 5 Dec 2025
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November 2025
1
- 30 Nov 2025 Top 10 Vinyl Finds of 2025 30 Nov 2025
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October 2025
1
- 3 Oct 2025 Top 10 Live Albums 3 Oct 2025
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September 2025
4
- 21 Sept 2025 ‘The Rats’ by Stump 21 Sept 2025
- 20 Sept 2025 16 Horsepower 20 Sept 2025
- 16 Sept 2025 Cathal Coughlan - ‘Im Long Mé Measaim’ 16 Sept 2025
- 1 Sept 2025 Van Morrison at 80 1 Sept 2025
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August 2025
1
- 19 Aug 2025 The Sentimental Tourists 19 Aug 2025
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July 2025
1
- 9 Jul 2025 Michael O’Shea - Listen Back 9 Jul 2025
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June 2025
1
- 17 Jun 2025 Top 10 Movie 7” Singles 17 Jun 2025
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May 2025
4
- 28 May 2025 Flotsam: Cork’s Old Venues 28 May 2025
- 24 May 2025 Listen Hear Seán Ó Riada 24 May 2025
- 6 May 2025 Martin Barry: 20th Anniversary 6 May 2025
- 2 May 2025 Factory Records: Top 10 Comps 2 May 2025
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April 2025
2
- 19 Apr 2025 The Fall at Sir Henry’s 19 Apr 2025
- 14 Apr 2025 Record Store Day: A Top 10 14 Apr 2025
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March 2025
3
- 30 Mar 2025 Peace Together 30 Mar 2025
- 19 Mar 2025 Zerra One and The Cure 19 Mar 2025
- 13 Mar 2025 Robbie Coltrane’s 50th birthday, Dan Aykroyd, Badly Drawn Boy and Twisted Nerve Records. 13 Mar 2025
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February 2025
1
- 25 Feb 2025 Songs to Learn and Sing: EP 1000 - the final episode 25 Feb 2025
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January 2025
3
- 22 Jan 2025 Robert Forster – Interview 22 Jan 2025
- 5 Jan 2025 The Go-Betweens, Leonard Cohen, U2 and Boston Celtics’ Reggie Lewis 5 Jan 2025
- 2 Jan 2025 Top 10 Reissues of 2024 2 Jan 2025
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December 2024
2
- 20 Dec 2024 Songs to Learn and Sing: Christmas 2004 Compilations 20 Dec 2024
- 5 Dec 2024 Top 10 Irish Albums of 2024 5 Dec 2024
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November 2024
2
- 28 Nov 2024 Top 10 Vinyl Finds of 2024 28 Nov 2024
- 17 Nov 2024 The Chariot Race 17 Nov 2024
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October 2024
2
- 25 Oct 2024 Peel Sessions 25 Oct 2024
- 15 Oct 2024 Songs to Learn and Sing: 20th Anniversary 15 Oct 2024
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September 2024
2
- 17 Sept 2024 Spadgietown 17 Sept 2024
- 1 Sept 2024 Another Spark 1 Sept 2024
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August 2024
3
- 30 Aug 2024 SKiN and BONE 30 Aug 2024
- 12 Aug 2024 Short Circuit: Live at the Electric Circus 12 Aug 2024
- 10 Aug 2024 Oasis - Knebworth setlist 10 Aug 2024
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July 2024
1
- 30 Jul 2024 The Chills’ Martin Phillipps - An Appreciation 30 Jul 2024
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June 2024
3
- 27 Jun 2024 Top 10 Irish Songs* 27 Jun 2024
- 9 Jun 2024 Peter Watkins’ Privilege 9 Jun 2024
- 5 Jun 2024 The Smiths - Rarities 5 Jun 2024
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May 2024
3
- 29 May 2024 The Smiths - Singles 29 May 2024
- 24 May 2024 The Smiths - Bootlegs 24 May 2024
- 11 May 2024 Steve Albini - An Appreciation 11 May 2024
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April 2024
4
- 27 Apr 2024 Morrissey - Bootlegs 27 Apr 2024
- 19 Apr 2024 Colin Blunstone and The Zombies 19 Apr 2024
- 15 Apr 2024 Julian Cope’s Postcards 15 Apr 2024
- 8 Apr 2024 Sonic Youth and Nirvana - Sir Henry’s 1991 8 Apr 2024
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March 2024
1
- 6 Mar 2024 Werner Herzog in Ireland 6 Mar 2024
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January 2024
3
- 28 Jan 2024 “Records give you more of what you want” - CBS Records 28 Jan 2024
- 21 Jan 2024 David Ackles - American Gothic 21 Jan 2024
- 1 Jan 2024 Bill Drummond’s The Man 1 Jan 2024
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December 2023
4
- 31 Dec 2023 Top 10 Vinyl Finds of 2023 31 Dec 2023
- 27 Dec 2023 Dead Dog’s Eyeball - Songs of Daniel Johnston 27 Dec 2023
- 16 Dec 2023 Robert Wyatt’s ‘Shipbuilding’ 16 Dec 2023
- 4 Dec 2023 Top 10 Irish Albums of 2023 4 Dec 2023
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September 2023
9
- 26 Sept 2023 Dark Star - Twenty Twenty Sound (Harvest, 1999) 26 Sept 2023
- 22 Sept 2023 Rollerskate Skinny – Interview 22 Sept 2023
- 21 Sept 2023 The Box Tops – The Letter 21 Sept 2023
- 17 Sept 2023 Damien Jurado – Interview 17 Sept 2023
- 9 Sept 2023 American Spring 9 Sept 2023
- 8 Sept 2023 Sufjan Stevens – Interview 8 Sept 2023
- 6 Sept 2023 Guy Chadwick – Interview 6 Sept 2023
- 5 Sept 2023 Richmond Fontaine – Radio Session + Interviews 5 Sept 2023
- 4 Sept 2023 My #CassetteTape Top 10 4 Sept 2023