Kate Bush’s former partner fondly recalls visits to Ireland at height of fame

Kate Bush’s former partner and bass player Del Palmer has died aged 71. In 2018, he fondly recalled the couple’s visits to this country at the height of the singer’s fame, writes Ed Power.
Kate Bush’s former partner fondly recalls visits to Ireland at height of fame
Mon, 08 Jan, 2024 - 12:29

Side two of Kate Bush’s 1985 masterpiece Hounds of Love is a baroque descent into uncanny waters — a fever-dream relayed by an unnamed narrator trying to survive a night on the open sea. It’s cool to the touch yet you come out the other side shaken and stirred. Popular music has never produced anything quite like it, before or since.

Del Palmer, on right, playing bass with Kate Bush, on the Tour Of Life in 1979. He will be playing with tribute act next week in Cork, Limerick, Galway and Dublin. Picture: Redferns.
Del Palmer, on right, playing bass with Kate Bush, on the Tour Of Life in 1979. He will be playing with tribute act next week in Cork, Limerick, Galway and Dublin. Picture: Redferns.

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