King of the Fairies - Horslips, 1976

On Baggot Street, the band Horslips performing ‘King of the Fairies’ on the roof of the Bank of Ireland headquarters. Horslips line-up features Eamon Carr on drums, Charles O’Connor on fiddle, Jim Lockhart on keyboards/tin whistle, Barry Devlin on bass and Johnny Fean on guitar.

[@TheDazMag]

That bass guitar looks epic ☘️

[@paulgalligan1916]

Brilliant 👏 👏 👏 ☘

[@samnicholson5051]

Yes I remember seeing that bass in an exhibition years ago. I could be wrong but I think it lives in Barry Devlin's gaff these days, according to my Dad who visited there.

[@misteryman5109]

After hearing this for the first time I have to say this was surprisingly good.

[@michaelcullen5308]

What's funny about this is that while the rest are in 70s Glam, Charles O'Connor with that hair and that jacket looks like he's time travelled back from the present day :)

[@johnnielson7676]

Be sure to check out the six-part series of “Fir Bolg” on TG4. It’s kind of an Irish Spinal Tap maybe very, very loosely inspired by Horslips. Or “The Horslips” as the grown-ups used to say (also “The Bothies”).

[@paulofernando8512]

Fantastic video location.Love all Irish folk bands,Plaxnty, Clannad,Bothy Band,Altan and many more but Horslips is my fave, a genuine gem ever.Thank you so much for this.

[@ciaran5588]

That shirt couldn't get any wider without it coming off

[@noelmaher4633]

The Blue Nun and Black Tower years....

[@russianbot1420]

That shamrock bass tho. And the old gasomiter, nice.

[@samnicholson5051]

1:26 That old grain tower thing was quite a prominent feature of Dublin's Skyline back in the day as I've seen in other old photographs. But I can tell it wasn't missed, because I can't find much information on it or when exactly it was demolished.

[@finolaomurchu8217]

The old grain tower had me stumped. So it is gone now. The background is spectacular.

[@prepperinireland2240]

Aw, I LOVE Horslips! This is just brilliant. :D

[@garryyoung8945]

Fantastic.Thank you for this.

[@russianbot1420]

You wouldn't want to be plugging anything electral in,in that puddle.

[@RockMonster1000]

Fairy power!

[@johnnielson7676]

It would then be a truly electrifying performance! Or shocking, not sure which 😧

[@fintan2830]

The keyboard player looks like Richard Hammond from Top Gear.

[@JDLeonard74]

Man, that's damn fine music!👍♥️ What do you think about Dexy's Midnight Runners, CR? They had a better collection of music than MTV ever played. At least over here in the states.

[@johnnielson7676]

Did their rooftop concert predate that of the Beatles? This was so revolutionary at the time. For many of us “youths” Horslips’ rock and roll drew us in then their jigs, reels and hornpipes hooked us - a gateway drug to trad music. Great version of the King of the Fairies with tricky time signature and key changes.

[@gunnerglory]

Beatles was 69, this is 76

[@johnnielson7676]

@@gunnerglory thanks!

[@gunschevanleiden2900]

It's such a shame Horslips weren't as big as Rory and Thin Lizzy back in the day.

[@brendanmccabe8373]

They were a bit too much for Americans I think is why

[@tfarrell421]

What city is that? Cork? Oops, think I just saw the Four Courts in the background.

[@choctaw6838]

Excellent 👌 Where is this?

[@michaelcullen5308]

The roof of the Bank of Ireland head office on Baggot Street, Dublin, in 1976

[@choctaw6838]

@@michaelcullen5308 thanks 👍

[@roygeorge5364]

Who is that hot drummer guy?

[@daithi1396]

ye