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I was brought back in time when recently reading the current edition of
the Archive magazine where there is an article on the pirate radio stations that existed in Cork in the early 1980’s. That prompted a web search for nostalgia reasons that threw up a discussion on Radio Waves Forum
The Archive article reflected the period of my late teenage years and Soutchcoast was my station of choice. Even now, I can recall it was where I first heard of Five Hand Reel and ‘The Man from God Knows Where’ which was played on the early morning show. I still have the album on vinyl – if only I had a working record player set up.
At around 12.30, there was a listener’s favourite 5 section. I remember making and remaking my own list which kept changing. I did submit a favourite five. It was played as requested one Friday when I had returned from college. I definitely recall that Joe Walsh’s ‘Life’s Been Good’ made the final cut and that there was a track from Dexy’s Midnight Runners. After that, I am struggling. There was probably a Jackson Browne and a Pink Floyd from The Wall.
the Archive magazine where there is an article on the pirate radio stations that existed in Cork in the early 1980’s. That prompted a web search for nostalgia reasons that threw up a discussion on Radio Waves Forum
The Archive article reflected the period of my late teenage years and Soutchcoast was my station of choice. Even now, I can recall it was where I first heard of Five Hand Reel and ‘The Man from God Knows Where’ which was played on the early morning show. I still have the album on vinyl – if only I had a working record player set up.
At around 12.30, there was a listener’s favourite 5 section. I remember making and remaking my own list which kept changing. I did submit a favourite five. It was played as requested one Friday when I had returned from college. I definitely recall that Joe Walsh’s ‘Life’s Been Good’ made the final cut and that there was a track from Dexy’s Midnight Runners. After that, I am struggling. There was probably a Jackson Browne and a Pink Floyd from The Wall.
Lower Glanmire Road Music then appeared to be so important to the young me. Even to this day, my iPod would have more music from pre-1985 than since then. I may have aged but musical taste was set back then. But despite that, I cannot recall the five tracks that were so important to me twenty (edit - thirty) years ago.
Last week, I was parked opposite the railway station and saw the Cork version of the Hollywood Walk of Fame – although those recorded were at their prime in a time before mine.
It did remind me of the old Arcadia and another link to the pirate radio station. There was one programme where they had a competition for two tickets to the Saturday night gig at The Arc. There must have had very few entries as I remember winning three or four times – Hawkwind was definitely one of the concerts but all the others, bar one, have got lost in the various long corridors of my memory.
If I was able to create one of the stars in the pavement for people to read and walk on, to record my memory of the Arcadia, it would recall 1981/2 when I was in fifth year, and would state:
Compliments of the Southcoast Radio, for free, I saw U2 in The Arc.
Last week, I was parked opposite the railway station and saw the Cork version of the Hollywood Walk of Fame – although those recorded were at their prime in a time before mine.
It did remind me of the old Arcadia and another link to the pirate radio station. There was one programme where they had a competition for two tickets to the Saturday night gig at The Arc. There must have had very few entries as I remember winning three or four times – Hawkwind was definitely one of the concerts but all the others, bar one, have got lost in the various long corridors of my memory.
If I was able to create one of the stars in the pavement for people to read and walk on, to record my memory of the Arcadia, it would recall 1981/2 when I was in fifth year, and would state:
Compliments of the Southcoast Radio, for free, I saw U2 in The Arc.
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