{ Alison }
Goodbye Cathal
Look into
Loftholdingswood
The sesame store
Bluebells shine
Through the dark
I'm living again
I’m looking at me
I died on a cross …. and now I'm the boss
Cathal Coughlan died just a few days ago on May 18th 2022, at the age of 61 following a long illness.
He was among the foremost singers and songwriters of his generation, his formidable body of work stretching over more than 40 years from Microdisney and the Fatima Mansions to the series of solo albums and collaborations that followed.
Known principally for his involvement in rock, he saw himself as belonging to the wider tradition of chanson: lyric-driven songs. His commercial success was modest, partly due to his ambivalence about the music business and partly because of his uncompromising approach; but his sonorous baritone and his songs – intelligent, literate, emotionally complex and seldom other than searing – made him a figure not just influential and respected but also, by many, revered, with the 1985 release The Clock Comes Down the Stairs, Microdisney’s artistic peak, widely regarded as among the greatest albums ever released.
Criminally underrated by the mainstream media …. but hugely appreciated and loved by those willing to listen.
Listen ….
Loftholdingswood - Microdisney - PLAY
Goodbye Cathal
Look into
Loftholdingswood
The sesame store
Bluebells shine
Through the dark
I'm living again
I’m looking at me
I died on a cross …. and now I'm the boss
Cathal Coughlan died just a few days ago on May 18th 2022, at the age of 61 following a long illness.
He was among the foremost singers and songwriters of his generation, his formidable body of work stretching over more than 40 years from Microdisney and the Fatima Mansions to the series of solo albums and collaborations that followed.
Known principally for his involvement in rock, he saw himself as belonging to the wider tradition of chanson: lyric-driven songs. His commercial success was modest, partly due to his ambivalence about the music business and partly because of his uncompromising approach; but his sonorous baritone and his songs – intelligent, literate, emotionally complex and seldom other than searing – made him a figure not just influential and respected but also, by many, revered, with the 1985 release The Clock Comes Down the Stairs, Microdisney’s artistic peak, widely regarded as among the greatest albums ever released.
Criminally underrated by the mainstream media …. but hugely appreciated and loved by those willing to listen.
Listen ….
Loftholdingswood - Microdisney - PLAY