A question of taste: Johnny ‘Fang’ Murphy discusses his favourite things

JOHNNY ‘Fang’ Murphy is a founder member of the Stargazers. From Blackrock in Cork, he now lives in Macroom. The Stargazers perform tonight at Triskel Christchurch in Cork on a double bill with the Lee Valley String Band in support of Médecins Sans Frontières.

Best recent book; A Quite Belief in Angels, by RJ Ellory.

Best Recent Gig: Van Morrison at the Marquee in Cork during the summer — great band, super songs and music from beginning to end.

Best piece of music you’ve listened to lately: The Hurdy Gurdy Orchestra, playing Bach.

First music that really moved you: ‘Blowing in the Wind’, Bob Dylan.

Best gig you’ve ever seen: Paul Simon & Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Graceland tour, 1987 at the RDS in Dublin.

TV viewing: Lots of sport. Also The Bridge, Breaking Bad and Love/Hate.

Three music heroes: Randy Newman, The Beatles, Ella Fitzgerald.

Best celebrity encounter: Played at a private party for the Fred Astaire family in London in the early 1990s.

Most expensive piece of clothing: Offshore sailing suit, €800.

Unsung heroes: Cork Penny Dinners.

You are king for a day, what’s your first decree: House the homeless.