Paul Page of Whipping Boy and Dave Long of Into Paradise have collaborated as The Sentimental Tourists and released their self-titled debut four-track EP. We asked Paul the BIG questions . . .
Dave was lead singer with early 90s Dublin band Into Paradise, who released two acclaimed albums and a number of EPs and singles.
Paul played guitar with Dublin band Whipping Boy. They released three albums and two EPs, with second album, Heartworm, regularly cited by critics as one of the best Irish albums of all time.
Their new EP was recorded and mixed on a portable eight-track studio over a four-week period in the summer of 2025 and mastered by former Into Paradise guitarist and keyboardist Jimmy Eadie.
Dave and Paul describe the EP as "a labour of love, an attempt to recapture the excitement and purity of creating music for the sheer love of it."
Dave has been quietly releasing a series of solo albums and collaborations with ex-Blue In heaven frontman Shane O'Neill in recent years.
This is the first time Paul has recorded new music in 25 years.
Tell us three things about yourself . . .
Ex-Whipping Boy guitarist, Bohemian FC member, movie buff.
How would you describe your music?
Man shed blues.
Who are your musical inspirations?
The Velvet Underground, Echo and the Bunnymen, Joy Division, Elliot Smith.
What was the first gig you ever went to?
Frankie Goes to Hollywood. All I can remember: the teenage screams.
What was the first record you ever bought?
Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen. There are a couple of Boney M singles purchased around the same time, but we won't go there.
What’s your favourite song right now?
No Scheme by For Those I Love.
Favourite lyric of all time?
Kentucky Avenue by Tom Waits. The whole song. Pure poetry.
If you could only listen to one song for the rest of your life, what would it be?
The Modern Leper by Frightened Rabbit.
Where can people find your music/more information?
Out debut four-track EP, The Sentimental Tourists, is out now. More details on Bandcamp.
Alan Corr
