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

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

De: Nils Zehnpfennig / Ian Priston / Phil Salathé / Kyle V
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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.Nils Zehnpfennig Música
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  • Ep.33 - Psychedelic Memories With Greg Taylor - Part 2: 1968

    Ep.33 - Psychedelic Memories With Greg Taylor - Part 2: 1968
    Mar 20 2026
    In Part 2 of our in-depth conversation with Greg Taylor, we turn to Pink Floyd’s concerts in 1968, as Greg recalls a series of extraordinary performances he witnessed during that transitionary year.

    At the centre of the episode is Greg’s vivid recollection of the 19 January 1968 concert at Lewes Town Hall, a rare performance featuring the short-lived five-man Pink Floyd line-up with Syd Barrett and David Gilmour both on stage. Greg remembers the evening in remarkable detail, from the character of the hall itself and the local promoter who organised the event, to the backstage atmosphere and the stories that have survived from that night.

    Most striking of all is Greg’s memory of David Gilmour positioned slightly behind Syd Barrett on stage, ready to step forward if Syd stopped playing. It is a fascinating glimpse of Pink Floyd at a fragile moment, still carrying Syd’s creative, painterly vision while beginning to adapt to the possibility of continuing without it.

    The conversation then moves through recollections of several other memorable performances from 1968, including the Falmer House Courtyard show at the University of Sussex in May, the Midsummer High weekend concert in June at Hyde Park, (where Greg captured remarkable photographs of the band at close range), and Middle Earth at the Roundhouse in October.

    Greg also talks about taping some of the Floyd's BBC sessions, photographing concerts as a teenager, and the atmosphere of the British underground music scene in the late 1960s.

    If you are interested in early Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett, psychedelic London, and the live music culture of the late 1960s, Greg’s memories offer a rare, intimate, first-hand window into that world.

    Subscribe for more episodes, and we would love to hear your own recollections or questions in the comments. Part 3 on Greg's journey through 1969 - 1971 premieres next month, so don't miss it!
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    44 m
  • Ep.32 - Psychedelic Memories With Greg Taylor - Part 1: 1967

    Ep.32 - Psychedelic Memories With Greg Taylor - Part 1: 1967
    Feb 14 2026
    In this first installment of our conversation with Greg Taylor, Ian Priston explores what it means to remember a cultural moment from the inside, not as nostalgia, but as lived perception. Greg reconstructs his introduction to Pink Floyd through a series of encounters: a poster on King's Road, the underground press, the first shock of a single, and the genuinely unfamiliar experience of the Floyd's early vision performed amid kinetic sculpture and liquid light.

    Rather than treating Syd Barrett era Floyd as a set of canonical artefacts, Greg's incredible recollections move between the tangible (equipment, ticketing, sight-lines and the physical layout of venues) as well as the interpretative (Barrett's “painterly” logic in sound, the band's rejection of conventional stage charisma and the early tension between pop, mainstream visibility and avant-garde intent).

    Part 1 ends with the story still in motion, moving towards Greg's attendance of a five-man Floyd Concert in January 1968 and the next phase of the group's evolution. Part 2 arrives next month, so stay tuned!

    Subscribe for more, and share your own recollections or questions in the comments.
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    1 h y 12 m
  • Ep.31 - From Underground to Icons: Ed Paule’s new book, Pink Floyd 1967

    Ep.31 - From Underground to Icons: Ed Paule’s new book, Pink Floyd 1967
    Sep 21 2025
    In this episode of the Fingal’s Cave Podcast, hosts Ian Priston and Phil Salathé sit down with author and archivist Ed Paule to explore his landmark book Pink Floyd 1967 - a meticulous, month-by-month chronicle of the band’s breakthrough year, shortly before its publication.

    From their early days in London’s underground clubs to their leap into the international spotlight, Ed’s research uncovers how every gig, press clipping, and recording session shaped the rise of one of the most influential bands in history.

    The conversation takes listeners into the archives, revealing long-forgotten gig listings, rare photographs, and quirky press interviews that paint a vivid picture of the band.

    Ed shares stories of meticulous detective work, surprising discoveries, and collaborations with other Floyd historians that helped him crack mysteries fans have puzzled over for decades - like the possible origins of Vegetable Man,” the phantom track Stoolfix, and the exact dates of elusive gigs.

    Whether you are a lifelong collector or just beginning to explore the early days of Pink Floyd, this episode offers a fascinating deep dive into the year that defined their sound, their image, and their enduring legacy.

    Pink Floyd 1967 is available now at https://www.floydstuff.com/the-bee-smart-book-co, limited to 450 copies.

    Subscribe to Fingal’s Cave for more journeys to the edges of Pink Floyd music history.

    This episode is dedicated to Johan Lif.
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    1 h y 32 m
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