HORSLIPS
Jul 01, 2022
1 minute
JAMES MCNAIR
Gargantuan set chronicling pretty much everything they ever did.
Often cited as the founding fathers of celtic rock, Dublin’s Horslips had talent to burn. Three of their five members were multi-instrumentalists who could turn their hands to just about anything, performance of witnessed something brilliantly bonkers. Uberhirsute joint frontman Charles O’Connor had one hand painted silver in homage to mythological Irish king Nuada Airgetlám, while the band’s dazzling leads across electric guitar, electric mandolin and uilleann pipes conjured The Chieftans turned up to 11.
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