Dreads The
The Dreads from; Drogheda Active; 1988 – 1994
Line up;
Vocals & Guitar; Brian McGuire
Lead Guitar; Ivor Lynch
Bass; Barry Roden
Drums; Fla
Drogheda
Image supplied by Barry Roden, The Dreads first E.P. “600 Million Thousand Records On My Head”. Recorded at Rowland Hoek studio in Drogheda, Rowland was in another Drogheda band Dorian Mood. “Ivor Lynch “first EP line up, Brian Maguire guitar vox, Ivor lynch guitar vox, Barry Roden bass, flan drums, LP line up, Ivor lynch guitar vox, Barry Roden bass, Jason Reynolds drums, final line up line up Alan Toner played drums”.
Carling Hot Press Battle Of The Bands 1990
In 1990 The Carrellines entered the Carling/Hot Press Best unsigned act competition and won. Beating off stiff competition in the final from (2nd) Fantasy Garden (Dublin) and (3rd) Wicklow Hidden Faces. In Heat 4 The Tearcollectors dropped out and were replaced by Hidden Faces.
The competition is held at Sir Henry’s, in Cork over 5 weeks. With the winner each week going on to the final.
Heat 1, 2nd May The Angelic Toenails (Balbriggan), An Atom Age (Cork), Fantasy Garden (Dublin), The Hunger (Bray).
Winner; Fantasy Garden
Heat 2, 9th May The Winchesters (Fermoy), Belushi (Dunsany), Boys In he Band (Dublin), The Carrellines (Derry)
Winner: The Carrellines
Heat 3, 16th May The Sun Kings (Cork), Wilder (Dublin), The Hedonists (Derry), Both Ends Burning (Dublin)
Winner; Both Ends Burning
Heat 4, 23rd May Ego Minefield (Letterkenny), Men Of God (Dublin), Hidden Faces (Wicklow), Charlie Don’t Surf (Dublin)
Winner; Hidden Faces
Heat 5, 30th May Engine Alley (Dublin), Thru’penny Opera (Wexford), Dreads (Drogheda), Donnybrook Garage (Dublin)
Winner; Engine Alley
Final 6th June Engine Alley, Hidden Faces, Both Ends Burning, Fantasy Garden, The Carrellines
The Judges, George Byrne (Irish Independent), Richie Taylor (Sunday Press) Jackie Hayden (Hot Press), Niall Stokes (Hot Press), Emmett O’Reilly (Hot Press)
