Tom Dunne: Charmed by quirky, original and utterly Corkonian music
In the mid-eighties, Sir Henry's was already legendary. Picture: Luke O'Brien
In Cork, when it comes to music, there is something in the water. It is true now and it was true in the nascent days of punk. As Dublin struggled to have any kind of scene at all Cork had venues, a scene, an actual record – Kaught at the Kampus - and such bands.
Kaught at the Kampus was the hardest thing to take. A vinyl release, it had zeitgeist bands, was put together by someone who from Dublin looked like a mover/shaker all day long, the brilliant Elvera Butler, and rippled with attitude. It suggested the Arcadia in Cork was the place to be. That U2 had found their feet there before Dublin didn’t help our discomfort.
