
Cathal Funge
@cathalfunge
Music Documentarian | Radio maker for @RTERadio1 @RTElyricfm @todayfm @radionova100
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09-05-2016 17:39:38
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Swaddling Songs recently turned fifty and to celebrate this landmark anniversary, Cathal Funge retraces the #MellowCandle musical adventure on tonight's Eoin O Kelly rte.ie/radio/lyricfm/…


Lovely review for the @MellowCandleOf1 doc I made for RTÉ lyric fm in today's Sunday Independent........ big thanks Declan Lynch! ICYMI listen here 👉rte.ie/radio/podcasts…


Delighted to say that I've got a new RTÉ Radio 1 music series starting this evening at 7pm. It’s called Label of Love – more info below. Ep1 features the amazing story of Leitrim woman Ellen O’Byrne DeWitt. rte.ie/radio/radio1/t…

We head back to the 1940's this evening for Ep2 of Label of Love to tell the story of the Irish Recording Company and the man behind it, the pioneering sound recordist Bill Stapleton. RTÉ Radio 1 at 7pm! rte.ie/radio/radio1/t…

Little reminder that Ep 3 of Label of Love is on at 7pm this evening on RTÉ Radio 1 This week it’s the amazing story behind Tradition Records - a label set-up by the American song collector Diane Hamilton & Paddy Clancy in Greenwich Village in the 1950’s rte.ie/radio/radio1/t…

Already up to episode four of Label of Love & this evening we head to Belfast for the story of Major Minor Records & the man behind the label Phil Solomon. RTÉ Radio 1 from 7pm! rte.ie/radio/radio1/t…

This is all true and features interviews with the Chiswick Records founders Ted Carroll & Roger Armstrong plus a few words from pete holidai about The Radiators time with the label. RTÉ Radio 1 from 7pm this evening!

One for the 90’s indie kids this evening on Label of Love as we shine a light on the legendary Setanta Records. RTÉ Radio 1 from 7PM rte.ie/radio/radio1/t…

Hey back on your radio box this evening for the penultimate episode in the Label of Love series! This time round we get to the 21st century for the story of Rubyworks. RTÉ Radio 1 at 7pm!

Spending the bank holiday editing the final episode of Label of Love. Had a mighty time making this series for RTÉ Radio 1 – if you missed any or all the previous episodes on the radio they’re available right here ⬇️ rte.ie/radio/radio1/t…

Having started this series at the dawn of the recording age in the early 1900’s tonight we get to the present day for the story of Diffusion Lab Final episode of Label of Love at 7pm on RTÉ Radio 1 rte.ie/radio/radio1/t…



Been a minute……….back on the radio this evening with a new series! ‘Headful of Hooks’ features one songwriter each week picking & chatting about six songs from their back catalogue My guest this week is the mighty Tom Happens 🥶 Radio Nova 100 8pm nova.ie


As always the brilliant fanningsessions is ahead of me on this one - my new series on Radio Nova 100 is also available as a podcast Tom Happens 🥶 is in flying form in Ep1

Spent a bit of time with Paul Linehan in the Templebreedy Holy Trinity Church, Crosshaven a few weeks ago. He picked out & chatted about some key songs from the FrankandWalters back catalogue. You can hear the full programme tonight at 8pm on Radio Nova 100


Delighted to have Paul Noonan from Bell X1 as my guest on this weeks episode of Headful of Hooks. Tonight at 8pm on Radio Nova 100 Check out the previous episodes with Tom Happens 🥶 & Paul Linehan from the FrankandWalters here - nova.ie/podcast/a-head…

Great having Gemma Hayes as my guest on Radio Nova 100 over the weekend reflecting on a life in music & chatting about six key songs from her back catalogue. Podcast available here - nova.ie/a-headful-of-h…

Delighted to have Paul Cleary from the The Blades as my final guest on Headful of Hooks tonight! Tune in from 8pm on Radio Nova 100 All other episodes available here - nova.ie/podcast/a-head…