Microdisney

Microdisney
Coughlan and O'Hagan in the late 1980s
Background information
Origin Cork, Ireland
Genres
Years active
  • 1980–1988
  • 2018
Labels
Associated acts The Fatima Mansions, The High Llamas, Stump
Past members Cathal Coughlan
Sean O'Hagan
Mick Lynch
Nick Montgomery
Jon Fell
Dave Galvin
Chris McCarthy
Aisling Hayden
Rob McKahey
Ed Flesh
Tom Fenner
Steve Pregnant
James Compton

Microdisney was an Irish rock band formed in Cork in 1980. It was founded and led by the songwriting team of Cathal Coughlan (keyboards, vocals) and Sean O'Hagan (guitar).[2] They reached the Irish top 40 with the 1987 single "Town to Town",[3] and were one of the few Irish bands of the 1980s to achieve international success.[4]

After their 1988 breakup, O'Hagan and Coughlan formed separate bands, the High Llamas and the Fatima Mansions, respectively. In 2018, Microdisney reunited for the first time in thirty years, playing one-off live performances in Dublin and London.[1] Both members remain musically active.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

  • Everybody Is Fantastic (1984)
  • The Clock Comes Down The Stairs (1985)
  • Crooked Mile (1987)
  • 39 Minutes (1988)

Other albums

Singles

  • "Hello Rascals" (1982)
  • "Pink Skinned Man" (1983)
  • "Dolly" (1984)
  • In the World EP (1985)
  • "Birthday Girl" (1985)
  • "Town to Town" (1987)
  • "Singer's Hampstead Home" (1987)
  • "Gale Force Wind" (1988)

References

  1. 1 2 Clayton-Lea, Tony (3 June 2018). "Microdisney come full circle. Welcome back, you little rascals". The Irish Times.
  2. ↑ Ankeny, Jason (n.d.). "Microdisney". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ "Singles Charts - Placement - Search - Microdisney". irishcharts.ie. Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  4. ↑ Power, Ed (28 June 2017). "Sean O'Hagan returns to 'cosmopolitan' Cork". The Irish Examiner.

Further reading

  • Mark. J. Prendergast "Irish Rock: Roots, Personalities, Directions" [Paperback]
  • Cork Rock: From Rory Gallagher To The Sultans Of Ping by Mark McAvoy. Published by Mercier Press (2009) ISBN 9781856356558
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