Ireland in 50 Albums, No 14: Immigrants, Emigrants and Me, by Power of Dreams

The 1990 album from Craig Walker and co is still regarded as one of the classic Irish records of the era 

Craig Walker of Power of Dreams. 

Craig Walker, the singer and guitarist of Dublin band Power of Dreams remembers flying to London with his bandmates, younger brother and drummer Keith and childhood friend and bass player Mick Lennox, to sign their recording contract in late 1989. The band had been courted by major labels for a few months but things were about to get surreal.

“We landed in Heathrow with our families. Our parents had to come over and sign and Mick’s parents had to come over also. I was just over 18 but the lads were underage,” says Walker.