Veedon Fleece

Or the one with Van and the dogs. Or the one panned on its release but which now could stake a claim as the Belfast Cowboy’s most under-rated album. Or the one where he ditched the States and made for Killarney. Or the one written at the height of some heavy Gestalt therapy. Or the one where he conjured up Linden Arden – violent and heart-sick ex-pat – while sounding like a Connswater Sam Cooke. Or the one with ‘You Don’t Pull No Punches, But You Don’t Push The River’ on it. Or the one with ‘Bulbs’ too. Yeah – that one.

No 49 in 2009, as voted for by over 200 Irish musicians. Down from No 27 in 2004.