Aslan, who took their name from the heroic lion in C.S. Lewis's series of books chronicling the fictional land of Narnia, (Aslan is the Turkish for 'Lion'), emerged from the working class areas of Finglas and Ballymun in Dublin's Northside, in the mid 1980s. They released a demo single, 'This Is', in the Spring of 1986, which was a huge hit and became the longest ever play-listed single on Ireland's pop radio station, RTÉ 2fm.
Christy Dignam
as Lead Singer
Joe Jewell
as lead guitarist
Alan Downey
as drums,percussion
Billy McGuinness
as keyboards, harmonica, guitar
Rodney O'Brien
as Bass
