'It was ‘Queen, 40p; Horslips, 50p’: Irish rockers release new album of BBC recordings
Horslips release a five-disc set of recordings made for John Peel and other shows at the BBC.
Hidden treasure has been found at the BBC. A trove of archive Horslips material has been gathered together in a five-disc set. The collection captures the band in their pomp in the 1970s, and later recordings culled from their reunion years (three decades after breaking up in 1980). It includes live performances, interviews, gorgeous linear notes and rare photos of its band members – Barry Devlin, Jim Lockhart, Charles O’Connor, Eamon Carr and Johnny Fean – in the kind of outlandish glam rock fashion that would hurt your eyes.
A highlight from the haul is a recording of their performance with the Ulster Orchestra at Belfast’s Waterfront Hall. The gig was performed on St. Patrick’s Day in 2011. It’s arguably Horslips “finest hour”. It includes a memorable eight-minute rendition of I’ll Be Waiting, a showcase for Fean, the band’s lead guitarist, who sadly passed away in 2023.
