Microdisney

Microdisney was an Irish rock band formed in Cork in 1980.[2] It was founded and led by the songwriting team of Cathal Coughlan (keyboards, vocals) and Sean O'Hagan (guitar).[3] They reached the Irish top 40 with the 1987 single "Town to Town",[4] and were one of the few Irish bands of the 1980s to achieve international success.[5]

Microdisney
Coughlan and O'Hagan in the late 1980s
Background information
OriginCork, Ireland
Genres
Years active
  • 1980–1988
  • 2018–2019
Labels
Associated actsThe Fatima Mansions, The High Llamas, Stump
Past membersCathal Coughlan
Sean O'Hagan
Mick Lynch
Giordaí Ua Laoghaire
Nick Montgomery
Jon Fell
Dave Galvin
Chris McCarthy
Aisling Hayden
Rob McKahey
Tom Fenner
James Compton

After their 1988 breakup, O'Hagan and Coughlan formed separate bands, the High Llamas and the Fatima Mansions, respectively.[2] In 2018, Microdisney reunited for the first time in thirty years, performing live in Dublin and London.[1] In February 2019, they played their last shows in Dublin and Cork.[6] The members of Microdisney were awarded an IMRO/NCH Trailblazer Award, given to "culturally important" Irish albums (in this instance, for The Clock Comes Down The Stairs) in 2018.[6] Both members remain musically active.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

  • Everybody Is Fantastic (1984)
  • The Clock Comes Down The Stairs (1985)
  • Crooked Mile (1987)
  • 39 Minutes (1988)

Other albums

Singles
  • "Hello Rascals" (1982)
  • "Pink Skinned Man" (1983)
  • "Dolly" (1984)
  • In the World EP (1985)
  • "Birthday Girl" (1985)
  • "Town to Town" (1987, UK #55)
  • "Singer's Hampstead Home" (1987)
  • "Gale Force Wind" (1988, UK #98)

References
  1. Clayton-Lea, Tony (3 June 2018). "Microdisney come full circle. Welcome back, you little rascals". The Irish Times.
  2. Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 840/1. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
  3. Ankeny, Jason (n.d.). "Microdisney". AllMusic.
  4. "Singles Charts - Placement - Search - Microdisney". irishcharts.ie. Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  5. Power, Ed (28 June 2017). "Sean O'Hagan returns to 'cosmopolitan' Cork". The Irish Examiner.
  6. Clayton-Lea, Tony (21 March 2013). "Cathal Coughlan: 'Microdisney ran its course. Let's just leave it'". The Irish Times.

Further reading
  • Mark. J. Prendergast "Irish Rock: Roots, Personalities, Directions" [Paperback]
  • Cork Rock: From Rory Gallagher To The Sultans Of Ping by Mark McAvoy. Published by Mercier Press (2009) ISBN 9781856356558
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