Five Go Down to the Sea? with Ricky Dineen

<p>Ricky Dineen - Five Go Down to the Sea? - in conversation with David Eastaugh</p> <p>Five Go Down to the Sea? were an Irish <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-punk'>post-punk</a> band from <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cork_(city)'>Cork</a>, active from 1978 to 1989. Vocalist and lyricist <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finbarr_Donnelly'>Finbarr Donnelly</a>, guitarist <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Dineen'>Ricky Dineen</a> and brothers Philip (bass) and Keith "Smelly" O'Connell (drums) formed the band as Nun Attax when they were teenagers. They became known for Donnelly's <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absurdism'>absurdist</a>, surreal lyrics and stage presence, Dineen's angular guitar and bass parts and their <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Beefheart'>Captain Beefheart</a>-style rhythm section. The group later included guitarists Mick Finnegan, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorda%C3%AD_Ua_Laoghaire'>Giordaí Ua Laoghaire</a>, Mick Stack,and cellist Úna Ní Chanainn.</p>