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Iron Fist In Velvet Glove – The Story Of Microdisney by UCC98.3FM

published on 2017-11-23T14:53:30Z

Iron Fist in Velvet Glove – the story of Microdisney produced by Paul McDermott Iron Fist in Velvet Glove – the story of Microdisney is a 60 minute radio documentary produced by Paul McDermott for UCC98.3FM and funded through the television licence fee under the BAI’s Sound & Vision scheme. The documentary details how Cathal Coughlan and Sean O’Hagan met in Cork in 1980 and formed Mircodisney. The duo moved to London in 1983 and released four critically acclaimed albums for Rough Trade and Virgin records before disbanding in 1988. Microdisney’s 1985 album The Clock Comes Down the Stairs topped the UK Indie Charts upon its release and regularly features at the top of “the best Irish album of all time” lists.

Comment by Paul McDermott

@abrown667: Thanks for the kind comment. Paul

2020-04-29T10:35:54Z

Comment by abrown667

Excellent doc!

2020-03-27T00:41:46Z

Comment by abrown667

Love this group!

2020-03-27T00:32:12Z

Comment by Paul McDermott

@cormac-tohill: Cormac, Paul here who produced the radio doc. Garreth Ryan indeed mentions you in relation to Kabuki in the accompanying Oral History: https://medium.com/learn-and-sing/iron-fist-in-velvet-glove-the-story-of-microdisney-part-1-244e583c690b

2019-08-01T19:39:40Z

Comment by Cormac Tohill + John Watt

Kabuki Records was started by Cormac Tohill and Norman Johnston of the band Kissed Air.

2019-06-07T11:09:34Z

Comment by Paul McDermott

@ger-dunleavy: Thanks a mill Ger.

2019-02-21T17:31:39Z

Comment by Centrifugal on 98.3fm

last gig review. https://theblackpoolsentinel.wordpress.com/2019/02/20/microdisney-the-end/?fbclid=IwAR1z2iblWpfnHdT5DpS8Zd-k0XQGPBpfHdl5jBkED4-oYH9PTgFy3uSb-m8

2019-02-20T15:58:54Z

Comment by Ger Dunleavy

Fantastic piece of work. Well done.

2019-02-17T22:02:56Z

Comment by Centrifugal on 98.3fm

MD oral history - https://medium.com/@learnandsing/iron-fist-in-velvet-glove-the-story-of-microdisney-part-1-244e583c690b

2018-06-01T08:58:25Z

Comment by Centrifugal on 98.3fm

@alphellish: playing the barbican in london, june 9th i think

2017-12-15T15:13:49Z

Comment by Clock

@ jenko1967: ?????

2017-12-10T07:36:03Z

Comment by Paul McDermott

@jools-stone-1: glad you liked it, thanks Jools. Paul

2017-12-05T12:09:13Z

Comment by Jools Stone 1

Really enjoyed this, thanks so much for making it, roll on June!

2017-12-04T17:29:23Z

Comment by Paul McDermott

@jenko1967: thanks, glad you liked it. can't say, I assume the time was right etc.

2017-12-04T09:26:14Z

Comment by Paul McDermott

@underground-of-happiness: thank you sir!

2017-12-04T09:24:34Z

Comment by Paul McDermott

@alphellish: thanks Ralph, glad you liked it.

2017-12-04T09:24:22Z

Comment by Ralph Mellish

Fantastic documentary, well done to all who made it. Hopefully there will be more than one Microdisney gig in 2018...

2017-12-03T21:59:08Z

Comment by underground of happiness

brilliant piece of work...there's an epic, breathless sweep of history about it

2017-12-01T21:36:30Z

Comment by Jenko1967

Paul, great documentary, can I ask... the sleeve notes on @Clock' state hell will freeze over twice before they reform ... so what has changed??? Not complaining, front row tickets for June!!!