‘The Divine Comedy’ – singer Neil Hannon almost misses Ray D’Arcy interview after going to the wrong radio station

Broadcaster Ray D’Arcy joked that the Divine Comedy frontman was at the terminating park they spoke on wind, when D’Arcy had a display on These days FM.

“Now, he in any case made it right here! Neil Hannon. Oh, the Divine Comedy,” he mentioned, welcoming Hannon into the Montrose studios and his display on RTÉ Radio 1, which has broadcast since 2015.

The broadcaster up to now hosted The Ray D’Arcy Display mid-morning on These days FM, completing up with the station in 2014 and transferring the display to the mid-afternoon slot on Radio 1.

An apologetic Hannon admitted he was once “on autopilot” and was at the flawed radio station for his scheduled interview with D’Arcy this afternoon.

“I’m so sorry. I’d love to mention, I simply were given it flawed. I simply wasn’t considering in any respect, simply on autopilot. That’s what came about however anyway, fortuitously Dublin is among the smaller capitals,” he mentioned.

The singer, who lives in north Kildare, will play games at Woodland Fest this summer season, along The Human League, Tony Hadley and The Superb.

Hannon, then arriving in the right kind radio station this afternoon, joined D’Arcy for a dialog concerning the competition and his song.

“Well, great to see you. Don’t be a stranger. And RTÉ is the place. We’re only here 10 years,” the radio host informed Hannon, signing off from the display.

“RTÉ, is it? Proper. And Brian Cowen is the Taoiseach?” Hannon quipped.

His band, The Divine Comedy, are best possible identified for albums similar to Casanova and A Decrease Copy About Love, that have been each excepted within the overdue Nineteen Nineties.

Hannon additionally wrote the theme song for the sitcom Father Ted and quite a few songs impaired throughout the display, together with Ted and Dougal’s Eurosong access ‘My Lovely Horse’.

Maximum lately, he wrote unedited songs for film musical Wonka, starring Timothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka and Hugh Provide as an Oompa-Loompa.

Hannon’s spouse Cathy Davey, who he married previous this hour, may even play games at Woodland Fest in July.