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Podcast: The Ireland Podcast
Episode: 35. Paul Charles: Agent & Writer - Part 1
Description: Episode 35 is the first of three parts charting the meteoric rise of Paul Charles from a small village in Northern Ireland to being one of the biggest music agents on the planet.Conversation includes: introductions; early days in Magherafelt, County Derry/Londonderry; Vince McCusker and The Blues by Five; Dixie Kerr & The Breakaway Showband; entering show business from Magherafelt; moving to London; early writing career; The Marquee Club; the hierarchical structure within the music business; Van Morrison; Tom Waits; the role of the agent and the purpose of gigging; Liam Ó Maonlaí and The Hothouse Flowers; deciding wh...