A Headful of Hooks with Cathal Funge

A Headful of Hooks with Cathal Funge

Imagine you spent a lifetime writing songs and were then asked to retrace your life in music by telling the stories behind what you regard as your best songs. Well, that is the premise of Headful of Hooks, a brand-new music series presented and produced by Cathal Funge for Radio Nova. Each episode will feature one well-known Irish songwriter from the rock and indie world. They will be invited to handpick six key songs from their back-catalogue and share some memories of the time and place in their life when each of those songs were written. Guests include Tom Dunne (Something Happens), Paul Noonan (BellX1), Gemma Hayes, Steve Wall (The Stunning & The Walls) and more, with each artist using their song selections to reveal personal stories, discuss musical influences and offer the listener a unique glimpse into their life as a musician.

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June 29, 2025 38 mins

Paul Cleary from The Blades looks back on his life in music and picks out six key songs from his back catalogue. 

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Gemma Hayes handpicks six key songs from her back catalogue and reflects on her life in music.

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June 16, 2025 37 mins

The Stunning and The Walls frontman Steve Wall reflects on his life in music by handpicking six key songs from his back catalogue. 

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June 8, 2025 36 mins

Bell X1 frontman Paul Noonan looks back on his life as a songwriter and handpicks some key songs from his back catalogue, sharing some stories about the time in his life when those songs were written. 

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June 2, 2025 35 mins

The Frank and Walters frontman Paul Linehan reflects on his life in music by handpicking six key songs from the bands back catalogue and sharing some stories about the time in his life when each of those songs were written.  

"A Headful of Hooks" is a brand-new music series presented and produced by Cathal Funge for Radio Nova, in which well-known Irish songwriters from the rock and indie world retrace their life in music by tellin...

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May 25, 2025 37 mins

Broadcaster, writer and lead singer in Something Happens, Tom Dunne handpicks six key songs from his back catalogue and shares some memories of the time in his life when those songs were written.

"A Headful of Hooks" is a brand-new music series presented and produced by Cathal Funge for Radio Nova, in which well-known Irish songwriters from the rock and indie world retrace their life in music by telling the stories behind what they...

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May 23, 2025 46 secs

Promo about the first episode of 'A Headful of Hooks' with Cathal Funge, intervieing Tom Dunne, on Radio Nova.

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