Gavin Friday is among the most artistically ambitious Irish musicians of the past thirty years. With a superb new album, entitled catholic, under his belt, he talks about the death of his father, the breakup of his marriage, the end of the Prunes, working with Naomi Campbell, Courtney Love and Cillian Murphy – and the making of his finest album yet…
Gavin Friday might be one of Ireland’s most...
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Gavin Friday in The Hot Press Chatroom at Electic Picnic 2012
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