Remember No Disco, the flagship RTE television music show that ran for ten years from 1993?
Before there was Other Voices, Donal Dineen and Uaneen Fitzsimons, who died tragically at the age of 29 in 2000 following a car accident, were the names most associated with this cult show, which introduced bands like The Frames and The Divine Comedy.
Now Donal – who is credited with giving David Gray his big break in Ireland – is back with This Ain’t No Disco.
The online Irish alternative music programme returns for its highly anticipated second season this Christmas.
The new season will feature a cross-section of Ireland’s thriving music and spoken word scene, representing some of the most talented yet under-represented visionaries in Ireland today. This dynamic audio-visual showcase seeks to examine not only where the boundaries are being pushed today, but also where this music is rooted both historically and geographically.
Hosted by DJ Donal Dineen, This Ain’t No Disco is voluntarily produced by a skeleton crew of friends and music enthusiasts, directed by music documentarian and award-winning cinematographer Myles O’Reilly.
Donal Dineen said:
“There is an embarrassment of riches in Irish music at present, so Myles and I try to pick out strands of golden thread and stitch each episode together with due care. There is a collaboration of sorts at the heart of each edition.
For the new series, we plan to spread the net wider and dig deeper again, to unearth these stories. It’s just a snapshot of what’s happening. To map the whole rich tapestry would be impossible so we concentrate on important parts of the pattern as we see it and do our best to faithfully present that in the best light possible. For historical purposes alone, we feel it’s an important endeavour.”
After three years, Season II of This Ain’t No Disco will comprise of four one-hour long episodes to be released quarterly over 2020 via Patreon, Facebook, and thisaintnodisco.ie, with the first episode going out on worldwide release on Christmas Day.
Donate to the project on Patreon from as little as €2 to gain exclusive access to This Ain’t No Disco’s episodes and be the first to find out who the special guests are: https://www.patreon.com/thisaintnodisco