The King of folk leads Scullion in a musical celebration

As Philip King takes to the stage with Scullion at a musical celebration hosted by UCC, he tells Ed Power how his studies there helped shape him as an artist

PHILIP King stands outside London’s Royal Albert Hall, lost in thought.

The musician turned TV producer is reflecting on the past — specifically the musical education he received at University College Cork in the early 1970s. With his folk band, Scullion, playing a headline show in the city tonight, this period of his life has been much in his mind. It was hugely influential in shaping him as an artist and as a film-maker. He owes much of his musical outlook to his years in Cork.