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Fergus

From: IRL

Active: 70s-80s

Style: Singer-songwriter

Lineup:

Bio:

Despite having read the press releases for several of the singles listed below, I knew next to nothing about Fergus until recently, when one of his collaborators got in touch. His full name is Fergus O'Reilly. He was born in Ireland. possibly London-based, possibly with family in Sligo. Update: I just found a German version of his 1977 single Hello which has a short bio on the back cover which describes Fergus as being born in the the West of Ireland but now living in London.

He was signed by Rondercrest management in the same year it was established, 1976. His first three singles were on the Paladin label. Polydor picked up the second and third of these for release in Ireland. When the Paladin deal was finished, subsequent releases in the UK were on Rondercrest Records, up until 1980, followed by two small indie label releases in 1982 and 1985. Polydor Ireland did not license the Rondercrest singles but they did release the debut LP.

The singles are decent efforts, poppy for the most part. The album is much more interesting. About half the tracks are in the same vein as the singles, but the other half are remarkable acoustic tracks with arresting, understated arrangements and charming, wistful performances. These tracks are real growers and it's surprising the LP isn't better known because of them.

The singles can still be found for reasonable prices but the album is painfully difficult to find.

If anyone knows any more about Fergus, please get in touch.



Discography

• Gotcha Now / Currents Of Your Ways
7" - Paladin Records - PAL 7 - UK - 1 October 1976 - no PS
Produced for Rondercrest, distributed by Pye.


• Hello / Wrong
7" - Paladin Records - PAL 5015 - UK - 1977 - no PS
7" - Polydor Records - 2078 076 - IRL - 1977 - no PS
7" - Hansa Records - 17819 AT - D - 1977 - PS
B-side credited as 'The Wrong' on the Polydor single.
Produced for Rondercrest, distributed by Pye.
'Produced by Keith Grainger' and Fergus on the German label.


• Indian Daughter / My Room
7" - Paladin Records - PAL5023 - UK - 1977 - no PS
7" - Polydor Records - 2078 079 - IRL - 1977 - no PS?
Produced for Rondercrest, distributed by Pye.


• Foot-Loose And Fancy Free / Blue Eyed Boy
7" - Rondercrest Records - ROND1 - UK - 3/1978 - ?
12" - Rondercrest Records - 12ROND1 - UK - 3/1978 - PS


• Good Clean Fun / Open Sesame
7" - Rondercrest Records - ROND2 - UK - 20.9.1978 - PS


• s/t
LP - Rondercrest Records - ROND LP 1 - UK - 1978
LP - Polydor Records - 2908 032 - IRL - 1978
A Rondercrest Product produced by Keith Grainger and Fergus


• Cavan Beggarman / ??
7" - Rondercrest Records - ROND5 - UK - 10/1980 - PS


• (Let's Go) Dance In The Moonlight / Cocoon Time
7" - Loopy Records - LOOP 1 - UK - 1981 - PS?


• Romany Hearts / Monkey See Monkey Do
7" - Loopy Records - LOOP2 - UK - 1982 - PS


• Broken Wings / Fireworks
7" - Climber Records - CLIS 1 - UK - 1985 - PS


• Roundabout / A Writer For The Daily Drudge
7" - Climber Records - CLIS3 - UK - 1985 - PS



Help!

We need your help to correct and/or complete this entry. If you can provide more information about this band, have scans, photos or any other memorabilia we can use, or spare copies of any releases, then please get in touch.


Last update: May 2013.



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External Links: Fergus/Luka Bloom Official Website



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