We’ve all met people like this. Those who are so obsessed with their own god-like genius that they are blind to the truth that their music is actually self-indulgent noise. ‘May Fame’ is a documentary about Giordaí ua Laoghaire, an electronic avante-garde composer from Cork. Throughout the years, Ua Laoghaire has been a part of the post-punk outfit Nun Attax, Microdisney’s guitarist with Cathal Coughlan and also founded his own avant-garde band Nine Wassies From Bainne in the early 90’s.
Over the course of the 42 minute documentary, Giordaí reveals himself to be a narcissistic, condescending, strange character out of step with the rest of…eh.. Cork. It gets hilarious & surreal in a Brasseye kind of way when we see Giordaí losing it in the studio, a councilling session with a previous documentarian, an awkward conversation with former band member Coughlan and naked frolicking in the back garden.
‘May Fame’ is directed by Langerland.com co-founder Colm Tobin and premiered at the Cork Film Festival in 2004.
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Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.
man,the dude looks like bill bailey.
hard to take him seriously from the off.
good find nialler.
man,the dude looks like bill bailey.
hard to take him seriously from the off.
good find nialler.
brillant,where did this come from,heard a lot about this guy.Giordai ua laoghaire
brillant,where did this come from,heard a lot about this guy.Giordai ua laoghaire
Great!!! I remember very well the Nun Attax. Giordai was actually quite a retiring personality compared to the rest of them, especially Donnelly (R.I.P.).
Great!!! I remember very well the Nun Attax. Giordai was actually quite a retiring personality compared to the rest of them, especially Donnelly (R.I.P.).
That’s pretty sad…
That’s pretty sad…
I haven’t seen the documentary but I know Giordaí and he has a large streak of genius running through his veins-he is a force to be reckoned with, some may say he is not in the “real” world- what the f’ is the “real” world?…its all relative
marvellous man,and a class act
a fan