Cathal Funge

Music Documentarian | Radio maker for @RTERadio1 @RTElyricfm @todayfm @radionova100

[Cathal Funge @CathalFunge]

This one sneaked out over Christmas!

New radio doc I made for @NewstalkFM about the late 80's/early 90's Cork music scene.

Big thanks to @fanningsessions for sharing.

[fanningsessions @fanningsessions]

Corkchester? Nice music doc on Newstalk last Friday. Produced by @CathalFunge. Featuring @jimxcomet @learnandsing @cypressmine @StevieGrainger @frankandws @sultans_of_ping https://t.co/mXUhndsEC5

[Cathal Funge @CathalFunge]

Delighted to have Paul Cleary from the @TheBladesBand as my final guest on Headful of Hooks tonight!

Tune in from 8pm on @radionova100

All other episodes available here -

https://t.co/dArZZ8nO1C

[Cathal Funge @CathalFunge]

Great having @gemma_hayes as my guest on @radionova100 over the weekend reflecting on a life in music & chatting about six key songs from her back catalogue.

Podcast available here -

https://t.co/TCLtWTDALr

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@buddyholidai @paulisanoonan @BellX1 @radionova100 @tomhappens @frankandws Thanks Pete, great to hear from you!

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Delighted to have @paulisanoonan from @BellX1 as my guest on this weeks episode of Headful of Hooks.

Tonight at 8pm on @radionova100

Check out the previous episodes with @tomhappens & Paul Linehan from the @frankandws here -

https://t.co/dArZZ8nO1C

[Cathal Funge @CathalFunge]

Spent a bit of time with Paul Linehan in the Templebreedy Holy Trinity Church, Crosshaven a few weeks ago.

He picked out & chatted about some key songs from the @frankandws back catalogue.

You can hear the full programme tonight at 8pm on @radionova100

[Cathal Funge @CathalFunge]

As always the brilliant @fanningsessions is ahead of me on this one - my new series on @radionova100 is also available as a podcast

@tomhappens is in flying form in Ep1

[fanningsessions @fanningsessions]

Enjoying episode 1 of the latest documentary series from @CathalFunge on @radionova100 .. 'A Headful of Hooks' featuring an extended chat with @tomhappens who takes us through 5 tracks from the Something Happens back catalogue https://t.co/p6qIHr7xr5

[Tom Happens 🥶 @tomhappens]

A rare chance to hear my punk band The End ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[Cathal Funge @CathalFunge]

Been a minute……….back on the radio this evening with a new series!

‘Headful of Hooks’ features one songwriter each week picking & chatting about six songs from their back catalogue

My guest this week is the mighty @tomhappens

@radionova100 8pm

https://t.co/jIvt67hvgO

[Cathal Funge @CathalFunge]

@bryanwalshe Hi Bryan, it was on the original list of labels to cover but had to scrap it due to time constraints and trying to get relevant interviews lined up. Maybe next time round!

[Cathal Funge @CathalFunge]

A final push for this.

Uncovering the stories of eight independent Irish recording companies, from the birth of recorded sound to the present day.

https://t.co/drTIGgYrMr

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@fanningsessions Cheers dude - certainly lots more labels out there to cover so who knows!!

[Cathal Funge @CathalFunge]

@deborahbyrnefyi Thanks Deborah

[Cathal Funge @CathalFunge]

@alanaerts Hey Alan! Great to hear from you and thanks for taking the time to listen.

[Cathal Funge @CathalFunge]

@polster147 @RTERadio1 Ah thanks for listening Paul and lovely hearing from you. Hope all is good!

[Cathal Funge @CathalFunge]

One for the 90’s indie kids this evening on Label of Love as we shine a light on the legendary Setanta Records.

@RTERadio1 from 7PM

https://t.co/drTIGgYrMr

[Cathal Funge @CathalFunge]

@learnandsing Ah thanks a million Paul

[Cathal Funge @CathalFunge]

Loved this doc - well worth a listen

[Paul McDermott @learnandsing]

This Sunday (Nov 12) at 6pm An Draíocht, my #SliabhLuachra doc w/w @eo_sullivan (wherein I try to track down 6 old Sliabh Luachra LPs from 1977) is rebroadcast on @RTElyricfm @LyricFeature

[Cathal Funge @CathalFunge]

Having started this series at the dawn of the recording age in the early 1900’s tonight we get to the present day for the story of Diffusion Lab

Final episode of Label of Love at 7pm on @RTERadio1

https://t.co/drTIGgYrMr

[Cathal Funge @CathalFunge]

Spending the bank holiday editing the final episode of Label of Love.

Had a mighty time making this series for @RTERadio1 – if you missed any or all the previous episodes on the radio they’re available right here ⬇️

https://t.co/drTIGgYrMr

[Cathal Funge @CathalFunge]

Hey back on your radio box this evening for the penultimate episode in the Label of Love series!

This time round we get to the 21st century for the story of Rubyworks.

@RTERadio1 at 7pm!