Revisit

NO ENCORE returns to take the temperature of the Irish music scene past, with a typically intriguing, experimental and lively clutch of albums up for discussion. Joining hosts Dave Hanratty and Kieran McGuinness to talk all things 1995…

NO ENCORE: THE REVISIT turns back the clock yet again to assess Irish music past, discussing albums from Mary Black, Stano, The Pogues, Gilbert O'Sullivan and The 4 of Us. This time out it's 1989 as Dave Hanratty and Kieran McGuinness…

A particularly strong year for Irish music comes into focus as NO ENCORE gets stuck into 1991 as part of the ongoing Revisit project. Dave Hanratty and Kieran McGuinness are joined by Hot Press Deputy Editor Stuart Clark and…

NO ENCORE hits up the year 1998 to take the temperature of the Irish music scene at the time, finding fresh debate, overlooked gems, intriguing stories, 'difficult' sophomore efforts, and all the usual happenings that occur during a Revisit…

Once more into the fray as NO ENCORE takes the temperature of Irish music scene past. THE REVISIT checks in with 2004 when people still bought compact discs in high street shops. Quaint, huh? Hosts Dave Hanratty and Kieran McGuinness are…

Roll up, roll up, and return to the year 1987 as NO ENCORE turns the clock back once more to assess the state of the Irish music scene from a bygone era. For this late '80s edition, Dave Hanratty and Kieran McGuinness are joined by…

Tonight we're gonna party like it's the turn of the century as THE REVISIT hits up 1999 to assess the good, the bad, and the ugly of the Irish music scene. It's a lively affair as always as Dave Hanratty and Kieran McGuinness are joined…

NO ENCORE goes back in time once again as THE REVISIT takes the temperature of the Irish music scene as the eighties came to a close and a new decade dawned. It's 1990 and it's quite a diverse shortlist... As ever, a panel of experts are…

NO ENCORE fires up the flux capacitor once more and revisits a year in Irish music to weigh up the most notable albums of the era. This time out it's 2003, with everything from bedroom experimentation (not that kind) to carefully…

One more time with feeling - NO ENCORE turns the clock back to run the rule over a set of Irish albums from a given year. 1997 takes centre stage on this particular edition, as an excellent panel debates the merits and demerits of what…