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Bio:
Late 70s Dublin punk/new wave band, ex Special Features.
Aidan O'Rourke was from Manchester and was a student at TCD. He left the band at an
early stage, before any gigs had been played. Tony Pugh took over as lead singer.
The band rehearsed in a ground floor room on Westland Row, opposite the church which
inspired their name (chosen by Fergus Nolan) and at a rundown Georgian house on
Mountjoy Square, run by John Breen of the School Kids. They played
The Magnet on Pearse Street and
probably The Ivy Rooms.
Their set included Buzzcocks covers.
They also played on the The Dream Dates Tour in June-July 1979 with
The Boy Scoutz and Fabulous Fabrics,
which included a gig in Banbridge in the north,
and the Dandelion Market
on Sunday 15 July 1979.
Their final gig was supporting the Buzzcocks in Dublin in 1979.
The Sinners
were
highly rated judging by reviews at the time, but the band never released any
recordings. They were set to record the first single for Heat Records
but this
(and the proposed Boy Scoutz single) fell through
due to the libel action taken
by U2 against Heat which forced the magazine to close in 1979. However, this
does suggest that demos exist. I suggest they be released!
The lineup listed above is the original quartet. At one point the band advertised for
a lead singer but couldn't find anyone suitable. Fergus Nolan was replaced by
Vinnie Murphy (brother of Larry Murphy of Chant! Chant! Chant!) on bass
before Mick Nolan (ex Fabulous Fabrics) settled in
for the longest run.
Aidan O'Rourke was offered the job of bassist in The Vipers but
he turned it down, choosing to stay in Dublin to complete his degree. He is now a photographer.
Pugh, Walsh and Mick Nolan were later in New Heroes and
Ghostdance. Vinnie Murphy worked with Stano
and became a film-maker.
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