A podcast about music, mischief and trouble, with Terri Hooley and Stuart Bailie.

Episode 5 of the podcast takes place at the magnificent Seamus Heaney HomePlace in Bellaghy. It’s a live chat about beat literature, Liverpool poets, Belfast bohemia and the word-slinging excitement of Bob Dylan. For once, Terri sounds in awe of the venue, the associations with Seamus Heaney, and even the audience.

A podcast about music, mischief and trouble, with Terri Hooley and Stuart Bailie.

Episode 3 of the podcast is recorded in Rigsy’s kitchen. It’s a one-to-one chat with Terri about his musical universe. He talks of encounters with Shane MacGowan and his moment with Al Green. There’s a near miss with Springsteen and it concludes with the birth of the Good Vibrations record shop in Belfast. But first, a random tale about Mark E. Smith, his band The Fall, and a disastrous night at The Empire in Belfast in 1997.

A podcast about music, mischief and trouble, with Terri Hooley and Stuart Bailie.

Episode 4 of the podcast takes place at the Limelight in Belfast. The live event is chaired by the songwriter and activist, Susie Blue. It’s a conversation about alternative cultures and the links between punk and LGBTQ+. We talk about the battle against homophobia, the social value of the record shop, a board game called Binge and the importance of movements like Repeal and Love Equality.

The book Seventy-Five Revolutions by Stuart Bailie is available to buy here. Other work by Stuart is here.