• Waxing Lyrical with Cork’s Plugd Records

    Situated in the beautiful Triskel Arts Centre, independent record shop Plugd is a central hub for music of all creeds and flavours in Cork City. Apart from selling records, founder Jimmy Horgan has been a pivotal figure in the shaping and cultivation of the vibrant Cork music scene. Words and photos by Blair Massie. First off, I wanted to ask you how your affinity for records began? What would you recall being the first records that you bought? Well… growing up in the pre-CD era, I had really cool aunts who collected a bit – mostly folk stuff like Dylan…