The Frank and Walters released 'After All' in 1993 and from the beginning the song was a hit, skyrocketing the Cork band to the Top of The Pops. Since then, the song has become an anthem for Cork, voted as the city's favourite song in 2020 and re-entering the iTunes downloads charts at no.2 following the release of the TV show 'The Young Offenders.'

But what are the origins of the song and what makes it the perfect Cork anthem? To answer these questions I will be speaking to the band's songwriter, bassist, and lead vocalist Paul Linehan. To get an insight into the Cork music scene over the years, I will be speaking with UCC's Dr. Eileen Hogan.

Thanks again to my guests Paul Linehan and Dr. Eileen Hogan.

Music featured in this episode:

‘After All’ - The Frank and Walters

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Works Cited:

Hogan, Eileen. 'Corkonian exceptionalism': identity, authenticity and the emotional politics of place in a small city's popular music scene.’ Ethnomusicology Ireland, 2016, vol. 4, pp. 1-26.**

Hogan, Eileen. ‘Parochial Capital and the Cork Music Scene.’ Made in Ireland: Studies in Popular Music, edited Mangaoang et al, Routledge, 2020. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9780429443367-18/parochial-capital-cork-music-scene-eileen-hogan

McAvoy, Mark. Cork Rock: From Rory Gallagher to the Sultans of Ping. South Bank Press, 2016.

O’Callaghan, Colm. ‘After All and The Young Offenders.’ The Blackpool Sentinal. https://theblackpoolsentinel.com/2018/03/17/after-all-and-the-young-offenders/.

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Dublin band Republic of Loose has been described by Sinéad O’Connor as ‘The best Irish Band ever.’ With a stream of hits like Comeback Girl, I Like Music, You know it and The Steady Song, the band has solidified themselves as a staple of Irish music.

This episode of Popcheol will revisit the band’s ‘The Steady Song’, telling the story of the song from the perspective of the band’s guitarist and songwriter Brez Breslin. I also investigate the popularity of the song within the context of the Celtic Tiger and how the song reflects a change in Irish music and society.

Thanks again to my guests Brez Breslin and Local Boy

Guests can be found:

@republicofloose

@localboy3000

Music featured in this episode:

‘The Steady Song’ - Republic of Loose

‘The Steady Song’ demo recording - Republic of Loose

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Buddy Guy by Podington Bear is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

Works Cited:

McKinney, Kelsey. ‘The music theory principle that unifies 2016’s radio hits.' Vox, 2016. https://www.vox.com/culture/2016/12/26/13956220/top-40-ambiguous-key-centers-bieber-chainsmokers-adele

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