Fantasy Garden
Fantasy Garden From; Finglas, Dublin Active; 1989 – 1991
Style; Pop
Vocals;
Guitar;
Bass;
Drums;
Fantasy Garden came 2nd in the Carling Hot Press 1990 competition with Carrlines the winners. They won the first heat held at Sir Henry’s in Cork. A Beatles influenced trio from Finglas in Dublin. They recorded a Dave Fanning session in 1990, but at this time the tracks recorded are not known.
In 1989 Fantasy Garden played a residencies at the Baggot Inn with Scale The Heights. In 1991 they toured Ireland as support to the Power Of Dreams.
Carling Hot Press 1990
Fantasy were the first heat winners of the 1990 Carling /Hot Press competition at Sir Henry’s in Cork,.
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)
