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Drummer Seeks Musicians: The Making of U2
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Story Lines is the home of audio storytelling from The Irish Times, including GUBU, Web 1.0 and Atlantic.
***Coming soon: Drummer Seeks Musicians: The Making of U2***
A note on a school noticeboard. Four teenagers. One extraordinary story. In this three-part podcast series, Róisín Ingle traces the making of U2 through interviews with their classmates, teachers, friends and band members. From Mount Temple Comprehensive on Dublin's northside to the world stage, this is the story of how U2 began.
Episode one will be available on this podcast feed on Monday September 21st.
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