Horslips' Eamon Carr coming to Roe River Books in Dundalk

Culture Club and Roe River Books say they are delighted to welcome the legend Eamon Carr to Dundalk to discuss his new book, Pure Gold: Memorable Conversations with Remarkable People, in Roe River Books on Thursday 24 July at 7.00pm. 

Pure Gold is a hugely entertaining anthology of interviews by Horslips member Eamon Carr with a remarkable list of national and international celebrities, including Jack Charlton, Shane MacGowan, Eartha Kitt, Malcolm McLaren, Brenda Fricker, J.P. Donleavy and more. Searingly honest, candid and profound, Carr’s collection presents a treasure trove of unforgettable stories.

Writer, musician and art historian, Eamon Carr is a widely published commentator on culture, arts and sport. A member of Horslips, he co-wrote and recorded a series of innovative best-selling albums. His published work includes The Origami Crow, Deirdre Unforgiven, Foundation Song and Showbusiness with Blood. His dramas include DUSK and CúChulainn Awakes

In the late 1980s the Horslips lyricist and drummer began his journalistic career by conducting interviews with an eclectic mix of famous people. Told in Carr’s immediate, entertaining style, Pure Gold is a portal to a time before practised TV chat show performances and the churn of social media sound bites, providing honest and sometimes introspective insights into the private lives of global stars and national treasures, such as Jack Charlton, Eartha Kitt, Shane MacGowan and Malcolm McLaren.

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A natural raconteur, Carr soon discovered that people were eager to share their stories with him, from J.P. Donleavy’s accounts of his mercurial friendship with Brendan Behan to Brenda Fricker’s memories of delivering her acceptance speech when she became the first Irish woman ever to win an Oscar.

Almost cinematic in his descriptions, Carr’s conversations with this cast of luminaries are searingly honest, irreverent and profound, highlighting the humanity that unites us all. Pure Gold is a treasure trove of interviews that will remain with the reader long after the book is closed. 

"Revisiting those exciting years, I’m humbled by the generosity of spirit I find in the conversations", he reveals. "There’s great humanity on display here. At times, there’s anger, frustration or sadness. But there’s also wisdom, humour and resilience. Insights into the creative process. Flashes of illumination and hints of regret. All the stuff that makes up life."

Admission is free but booking is essential. Book your place here.