Fingal's Cave - A Podcast for all dedicated Pink Floyd Fans

Jan 31 2025 26 ep. 71 mins 37
Fingal's Cave - A Podcast for all dedicated Pink Floyd Fans artwork

Follow Fingal's Cave for a fresh perspective on the music of Pink Floyd. Our contributors include Rosemary Breen (Syd Barrett's sister), leading researchers, musicians who have worked with the band, road crew, collectors, tapers and traders.

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Ep.25 - Troubled Waters, Burning Curtains: Staging The Wall, 1978-1981

Jan 31 2025 127 mins  
In today's episode we talk about a very special time for Pink Floyd between 1978 -1981 and the staging of THE WALL live shows. This would be the last time until 2005 where the main four members played live as a band, so it is an important, if melancholic period.Together with Kyle and Phil (Salathé) we discuss the circumstances surrounding the album THE WALL, the so-called ‘Perfo

Ep.24 - X-Mas Special: "Here Comes Santa... and a Sleigh Full of Pink Floyd Fans"

Dec 22 2024 42 mins  
In this special holiday episode, Nils and Ian sit down with Bob and Oakley—two young superfans who weren’t even born when Pink Floyd’s last tour ended. Together, they unwrap stories of rare recordings, audio engineering wizardry, and the friendships that make the fan community feel like family.Bob and Oakley dive into their passion for finding rare recordings, chasing down ru

Ep.23 - Syd Barrett drummer Jerry Shirley in conversation with Phil Salathé

Nov 29 2024 87 mins  
If you were to make a list of the musicians who made some of the most beloved recordings in rock music, the name Jerry Shirley will come up over and over again. In addition to his role as drummer in Humble Pie, he has worked closely with luminaries like B.B. King, John Entwistle, and of course, Syd Barrett. In this episode, he sits down with Phil Salathé to discuss his long and st

Ep.22 - “Here They Come!”: Pink Floyd, January 1972 and the birth of The Dark Side of the Moon

Oct 04 2024 105 mins  
Over the course of eight days in January 1972, Pink Floyd began to showcase The Dark Side Of The Moon, their brand-new piece of music, which would ultimately define their legacy.The band kicked off their tour with concerts in Brighton, Portsmouth, Bournemouth, and Southampton, before heading north to Newcastle and Leeds. For live recording collectors, these early dates have lo

Ep.21 – 'Artist On The Border' on creating artworks for bootlegs, animations and the Roger "Syd" Barrett Legacy

Sep 05 2024 66 mins  
Hello and welcome back!In this episode we have another exciting guest. While the name of our interviewee may not be familiar to you, his works are for sure.Alex started creating artwork for various Pink Floyd bootlegs in the late 90's and supported the Harvested label on a few releases.He then started a YouTube channel and released animated versions of the official Pink Floyd artwo

Ep.20 - The Legend of Mick the Hat

Jul 07 2024 137 mins  
On this, our 20th episode, we speak with a person who has chosen to go by the pseudonym of "Mick the Hat", and when you listen you'll certainly understand why. One of our favorite things to do on this podcast is to interview people who have knowledge that no one else in the world possesses, and who can shed light on some of the most legendary events in the history of Pink Floy

Ep.19 - Andy Jackson, composer, musician and audio engineer

Jun 20 2024 57 mins  

Ep.18 - Vinyl memories, concert experiences and long-term friendships: Ron Fleischer’s 45 year Pink Floyd musical journey

May 30 2024 100 mins  
“In the end it's all about Friendship!”In this episode, we look back on 50 years of an intimate experience with Pink Floyd and its solo members. Ron Fleischer may not be known to everyone by name, but all dedicated Pink Floyd fans have at least one of his outputs, released under the name HARVESTED, at home. But in this episode we don't want to talk about the HARVESTED

Ep.17 - Reflections on Roger Waters: The Solo Years (1984-1992)

May 07 2024 144 mins  
In this episode, we wanted to open up discussion on the solo career of Roger Waters, starting in 1984. Waters’ albums and stage productions depict some of the most interesting, powerful, and sometimes confusing concepts in music. So, to help us out, we invited two Roger Waters enthusiasts to delve deeper into this era of his career. We discuss our thoughts on each of Roger’s so

Ep.16 - Pink Floyd, the later years (1987-1994)

Apr 15 2024 74 mins  
In this episode we want to tackle a topic that is often fraud with emotions and talk about the Pink Floyd period after Roger Waters left the band often called “The Later Years”.To help me out we invited two Pink Floyd specialists to delve deeper into this era. We discuss exciting topics like the pros and cons of the album “A Momentary Lapse of Reason”, the world tour 1987-1