Television: Passionate chronicling of Cork band’s ups and downs as they were adored in Ireland but never achieved a mainstream career
Cathal Coughlan and Microdisney: ‘Outsiders in the UK because they were Irish, outsiders in Ireland because they weren’t from Dublin’
Microdisney were adored in Ireland and had a loyal cult fan base in Britain. But, much like their friends and peers, the Go-Betweens, they could never parlay that critical acclaim into a mainstream career. “They were outsiders in the United Kingdom because they were Irish, they were outsiders in Ireland because they weren’t from Dublin,” says journalist Andrew Mueller. “There is a massive chip on Microdisney’s shoulder all the way through. Without that, they’re not Microdisney.”
It is a self-contained documentary. There is a passing mention of Coughlan and O’Hagan’s 1990s projects Fatima Mansions and the High Llamas . But the focus is Microdisney – whom Billy Connolly, introducing a performance by the group, describes as “an MOR band who make sardonic, humorous records”., a lifelong devotee.
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