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  • Globaltruth
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    • Nov 2010
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    Tonight, at 11.30 on r3, in their Slow Radio series, a road trip across South East Morocco.

    And then on iPlayer


    made by the Reduced Listening crew for r3 - they seem to have a monopoly on getting This Kind Of Thing onto r3.

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    • johncorrigan
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      • Nov 2010
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      Originally posted by Globaltruth View Post
      Tonight, at 11.30 on r3, in their Slow Radio series, a road trip across South East Morocco.

      And then on iPlayer


      made by the Reduced Listening crew for r3 - they seem to have a monopoly on getting This Kind Of Thing onto r3.
      That was great, GT. Thanks. I would have missed that. Made me wish I was there instead of enduring a dark December day in Scotland. Still, I saw some snowdrops yesterday which cheered the spirits no end as did this wee programme. Great sounds.

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      • johncorrigan
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        • Nov 2010
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        I've been tuning in to the terribly named Jamz Supernova on Radio 6 on a Saturday afternoon from time to time over the last wee while. This week she returned from Colombia with a host of tunes and interviews - I don't like it all, but it does feel very fresh what she's doing.
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        • johncorrigan
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          • Nov 2010
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          I don't watch 'Later with Jools Holland'. However I did notice that Somalia's Sahra Halgan was on this week - her song 'Sharaf' has been getting a bit of attention of late. There may be other good stuff on there, but Sahra's on about 33 minutes into the programme - what a wonderful voice - a rollicking performance.

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          • johncorrigan
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            • Nov 2010
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            On BBC Radio 4's 'Archive on 4' at the weekend, Mike Sweeney took us on a tour through the history and influences of Ewan Mac Coll's Salford classic, 'Dirty Old Town' as it reaches the ripe old age of 75. The Beeb even commissioned a new version with Peggy Seeger and the BBC Philharmonic.
            Mike Sweeney unlocks the secrets of Ewan MacColl's timeless classic Dirty Old Town.

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            • johncorrigan
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              • Nov 2010
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              Cerys seems to have spent Saturday at WOMAD recording a few things for her Sunday show. One of the highlights for me was Saigon Soul Revival - appaently they have resurrected music that was played in Saigon during the Vietnam War, but was banned after the Americans were kicked out. I enjoyed this track featuring the Đàn Tranh, the Vietnamese 16-string zither.
              ​​​​​the Đàn Tranh.
              Saigon Soul Revival returns with their second album, "Mối Lương Duyên". Enjoy the video of the first single „Ai Thật Lòng Yêu Ai“ (Who Truely Loves Who?) Fe...


              Also on the show, she had a live set from Maida Vale featuring the Ghanaian highlife giant, Pat Thomas and the Kwashibu Area Band. Great session.
              ​​​​​​https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0021bnv

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              • johncorrigan
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                • Nov 2010
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                I listened to the Nick Drake Prom after I got back from the hols. I enjoyed it, particularly the first half and particularly Olivia Chaney, who was terrific in both parts of the concert. During the interval there was a conversation with John Wilson and Gabrielle Drake, Nick's sister. John talked about a 'Kaleidoscope' programme that he had made about Nick back in 1995 and which is available on BBC Sounds. I found it most interesting and, as always with Nick, quite sad. Here's the link:
                ​​​​​https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b039g8pk

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                • johncorrigan
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                  • Nov 2010
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                  One of the clips that's appeared on these pages more than most is Sister Rosetta Tharpe's appearance on Chorlton Train Station as part of a Granada programme singing 'Didn't it Rain'. That was sixty years ago this month and music-loving BBC Radio 4 celebrated the legendary performance with an 'Archives on Four' programme about Sister Rosetta last night. I visited the site last year when I was in the vicinity. It's a tram stop next to a supermarket carpark these days.
                  ​​​​​https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0021wxt

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                  • Globaltruth
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                    • Nov 2010
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                    Originally posted by johncorrigan View Post
                    One of the clips that's appeared on these pages more than most is Sister Rosetta Tharpe's appearance on Chorlton Train Station as part of a Granada programme singing 'Didn't it Rain'. That was sixty years ago this month and music-loving BBC Radio 4 celebrated the legendary performance with an 'Archives on Four' programme about Sister Rosetta last night. I visited the site last year when I was in the vicinity. It's a tram stop next to a supermarket carpark these days.
                    ​​​​https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0021wxt
                    Just popped onto here to post this very same programme.
                    What a terrific radio show - in every aspect.

                    Glad you made the pilgrimage JC - guess the result is somehow predictable, but luckily the video still exists.


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                    • johncorrigan
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                      • Nov 2010
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                      I've been away up north this last week, so yesterday I caught up on the Tinariwen Prom from last Wednesday, and mighty glad I did. I thought they were sounding terrific - they had such a great groove going throughout the show and the audience sounded like it was completely with them. Great listen.
                      ​​​​​https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0...n=share-mobile

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                      • johncorrigan
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                        • Nov 2010
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                        I hadn't heard of Zakia Sewll before but chanced on her at the weekend sitting in for Gilles Peterson on BBC Radio 6, and mighty glad I did. Great tunes, but even more; an excellent interview with Jacqui McShee. Zakia said Pentangle's music was very important in her musical upbringing, and it was great to hear Jacqui in such fine form.
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                        • johncorrigan
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                          • Nov 2010
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                          This evening BBC4 are giving us four-in-a-row 'Transatlantic Sessions' from series 6.

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                          • Globaltruth
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                            • Nov 2010
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                            Occasionally I check Late Junction out. They recently had a whole programme dedicated to Boss Morris which I gave a listen to.

                            Boss Morris are a group of young Morris Dancers.

                            Here they are performing a song by Rob Harbron. Some of you may remember Rob Harbron used to hang around with Chris Wood and Andy Cutting to make and perform English acoustic folk music..

                            The piece is called Filberts in honour of their hazel sticks.
                            Before the snow arrived I harvested my hazel rods - first time ever that I have done it at this time of year and the leaves have still been on them. We also had a few filberts, harvested when they were green. delicious.

                            So, in honour of the hazel...

                            Boss Morris performs ‘Filberts’ an original piece by Rob Harbron in honour of their hazel sticks used in the Morris dance. The piece was choreographed in col...


                            and here they are again performing with a popular music group called We Tleg (or similar), and doing more to publicise the cause of Morris Dancing (especially female Morris Dancing) in 3 and a half minutes than anyone has done in the previous 50 years.

                            "Chaise Longue" from the debut album 'Wet Leg' out now on Domino. Buy or stream it now: https://wetleg.ffm.to/wetleg Subscribe to Wet Leg on YouTube: http://...

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                            • johncorrigan
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                              • Nov 2010
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                              Thanks, Global. Those two vids were a totally terrific treat, in two totally different ways.

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