“Their heyday is gone but their importance has grown – this is a reminder of what an inspirational band they were”: Horslips At The BBC

Horslips Live At The BBC.

In the early 70s Horslips’ modus operandi was to ally their love of The Beatles, Jethro Tull and Deep Purple with the tunes, instrumentation and legends of traditional Irish music. As guitarist Barry Devlin once said, the aim was to “make it grand rather than little.”

There was no guarantee that the Dublin band would make the blend work –but they did so, and in suitably grand style, as this collection of BBC sessions shows.