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1980: Ruefrex - Belfast Punk Documentary | Cross The Line | Classic BBC Music | BBC Archive
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21:11Now PlayingCross The Line profiles the Belfast punk band Ruefrex - four young lads from the Shankill Road area - as they balance their day-to-day working lives with the demands of playing gigs in troubles-ravaged Northern Ireland.
Band members Paul Burgess, Tom Coulter, Jackie Forgie and Allan Clarke discuss their reasons for forming a punk band, and detail some of the hurdles they've faced along the way.
Clip taken from Cross The Line, originally broadcast on BBC Northern Ireland, 25 July, 1980.
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