Lately I post a From The Archives selection to my social media on Fridays, but this Friday is St. Patrick’s Day and I wanted to share this great doc about Irish rock music. I originally discovered the BBC gem The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities at the Nashville Public Library. It’s a cool capturing of Irish music’s evolution from Van Morrison’s pop star breakthrough in the 1960′s to U2′s ascendancy to biggest band in the world status by the dawning of the 21st century. But before Van became The Man, Ireland produced a deep history of poetry and music that were as much a part of “Gloria” as American rhythm and blues. And between Van and Bono artists like Thin Lizzy, The Undertones, Rory Gallagher, the Boomtown Rats and Sinead O’Connor fired the flame of Irish rock. All the while the cultural differences and political tensions between the cities of Dublin and Belfast acted like the poles of a battery, creating a charged tension that produced some of the best music in the world.

Here’s the flick. Happy St. Patrick’s Day…

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