Werewolf of Connemara
Werewolf of Connemara tells the story of The Sodhoppers, an Irish band who never had a hit single but had more supernatural experiences than any other act in musical history. Barreling around the countryside in their beat-up old van, they would meet some of the strangest creatures ever to darken the door of a rural dancehall. The four lads in the band grew up in a harsh 1960s Industrial School (orphanage), but when they finally escape the dreaded institution, their path to musical greatness is sidetracked by a host of fiends they meet along the byroads of rural Ireland, including vampires, a fairy seductress and the mysterious werewolf who runs a lonely dancehall in the middle of Connemara. Werewolf of Connemara is told through the eyes of Fergal McGettigan, lead guitarist with The Sodhoppers. Incarcerated in the Industrial School from a young age, Fergal's quest is not only one of musical fulfillment, but a desperate search for his long lost brother and two sisters. Though each bizarre adventure seems to bring Fergal no closer to his ultimate goal, hidden behind these fantastical encounters may lie the truth about the fate of his long lost family.
Episodes
11 episodes
E11 - The Wreck of the Eleanor Doon
The band hopes for a big break after their promoter secures a chance to play on a pirate radio station operating from an old ship off the West Coast of Ireland, but a nightmare awaits...
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28:36
E10 - The Lair of the Leannan Sidhe
It is now April 1968, and as the band's musical career starts to progress with many gigs, things take a turn for the worse when their lead singer Dessie comes under the spell of the Leannan Sidhe, the female fairy lover...
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17:32
E9 - The Devil and the Dancehall
Fergal and the boys finally get their first gig but all is not what it seems at the mysterious dancehall.
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Episode 9
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25:19
E8 - Mansion on the Hill
In search of his first gig, Fergal visits the strange home of the music promoter, Bill Cawley.
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Episode 8
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14:21
E7 - The Black Limousine
Fergal gets a job as a petrol pump attendant in a rural station, and while practicing his guitar at night, meets a mysterious music promoter who stops off in his black limousine. It will be an encounter that transforms his fate.
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Episode 7
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13:34
E6 - The Wail of the Banshee
After a decade in the Industrial School, Fergal and the lads finally get their freedom. Fergal goes back to his old house and spends a haunting night alone.
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13:24
E5- The Laments of Sister Clare
A mysterious young nun at the convent orphanage teaches Fergal and the lads how to play guitar...
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Episode 5
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22:21
E4 - The Fairy Field
Young Fergal escapes the dreaded Industrial School one fine night, only to end up trapped in a supernatural fairy field. But it is an experience that will influence his fate going forward.
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11:26
E3 - The Evil Pennywhistle
As the local bishop, Bishop Nathy, arrives at the Industrial School (Orphanage), to inspect the children, one frail child hopes to win his freedom from the institution by playing the bishop a nice tune or two on his penny-whistle. But it has de...
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Episode 3
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14:22
E2 - The Terrors of the Industrial School
After the death of their uncle, Fergal and his siblings are taken in by the authorities. Fergal ends up in a harsh Industrial School, separated from his family, and run by some sadistic religious orders. But he makes some lifelong friends.
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Episode 2
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10:18