Setanta Records was started in a Camberwell, London squat by former bicycle courier Keith Cullen. The label was at the forefront of the indie Irish music scene in the late eighties and nineties as it championed young Irish groups. The label re-emerged in 2007 with a new signing, The Tacticians.
Setanta's first taste of success came when Dublin band Into Paradise received glowing reviews from the British music press for their Setanta debut entitle...
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Setanta Records was started in a Camberwell, London squat by former bicycle courier Keith Cullen. The label was at the forefront of the indie Irish music scene in the late eighties and nineties as it championed young Irish groups. The label re-emerged in 2007 with a new signing, The Tacticians.
Setanta's first taste of success came when Dublin band Into Paradise received glowing reviews from the British music press for their Setanta debut entitled "Under The Water". A flurry of major label interest followed and Into Paradise subsequently signed to Ensign Records retaining Cullen as band manager.
Shortly thereafter, Cullen signed the quirky Cork trio The Frank and Walters, who wore orange shirts and purple flares. As with Into Paradise, early critical acclaim led the band to sign to Go! Discs retaining Cullen as band manager. The Frank and Walters achieved minor commercial success when their song "After All" peaked at Number 11 on the British singles chart.
However, major commercial...
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