A quick glance around the schedules

[Globaltruth]

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.

[johncorrigan]

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.

[johncorrigan]

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.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001whgq

[johncorrigan]

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.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0020czd/later-with-jools-holland-series-64-episode-5

[johncorrigan]

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.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0020xjr

[johncorrigan]

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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv3OzxeGdVw

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

[johncorrigan]

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

[johncorrigan]

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

[Globaltruth]

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.

[johncorrigan]

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

[johncorrigan]

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.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0022py2?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile

[johncorrigan]

This evening BBC4 are giving us four-in-a-row 'Transatlantic Sessions' from series 6.