Coming up on the next Folk on 2 (weds at 19.00) show
a session from Chris Wood featuring songs from his new 'So much to defend' album
a session from Chris Wood featuring songs from his new 'So much to defend' album
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Well, this should be interesting... Verity & JB!
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On Record Review with Andrew McGregor at the moment is Oud player and composer, Joseph Tawadros, who's playing and discussing a collection of music from the Middle East. Really enjoyable and very interesting so far.
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A marvellous interview with Derek Gripper by DJ Ritu in this SOAS podcast.
Gripper transposes Kora (21 string) music to a guitar and, in so doing, imbues it with a different elegance and artistry whilst retaining the original calm virtuosity. He is particularly keen on the works of Toumani Diabate. Who can disagree?
Or you can find it on
This podcast is definitely worth seeking out - one of many from SOAS (Dr LD's place of work).
No ads and good quality.Last edited by Globaltruth; 31-07-16, 10:52. Reason: added a better link to SOAS, corrected awful spelling mistakeComment
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Thanks Global...he really is one mighty fine guitarist.
I caught Radcliffe's Folk show tonight with recordings from Cambridge at the weekend, while I was driving home from Edinburgh. Can I draw attention in particular to the final track this evening from the 'Songs of Separation' crew. Mary McMaster took the lead on 'Sad Am I' and it induced a fair few tingles with some wonderful ensemble singing.
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I'll check that out JC, thanks. Now, here's another (and "around the schedules" seems the right sort of thread, even though they're not the BBC schedules...)
78's and cylinders from around the world played on actual period reproducing devices?
Yep, must be Mac on WFMU
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Had a very enjoyable half-hour in the car this morning, en route to Perth, listening to Radio 4's 'Playing the Skyline', where musicians Hannabiell Sanders and Kathryn Tickell each create a piece of music based on the Newcastle/Gateshead skyline. At the end of it all I really enjoyed the pieces they created, both very different from each other yet incorporating some similar themes.
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I notice that that Night Owl Max has been moonlighting over on 6 Music on the BBC Introducing Mixtape.
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Following the recent death of Marianne Ihlen, R4 re-broadcast the very enjoyable 2008 programme this morning, about her relationship with he of the gift of the golden voice, Mr Lenny Cohen.
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Over the years I've read a few pieces by Laura Barton where she has celebrated the voice of Karen Dalton. This programme by Laura turned up on Radio 4 yesterday. Fascinating, troubled, tragic character that she was, Karen was described by Dylan as his favourite singer; he compared her to Billie Holiday.
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Loved this repeat of the programme "David Attenborough's Zoo Quest in Colour". It features quite a lot of film about music including the gamelan playing in Bali. Plus there is information about what it took to make the programmes (a real adventure) and the improvised recording techniques in the 1950s (16 mil, limitations on what could be filmed in colour, separate recording of sound and vision and ways of making the two seem in sync) -
I have also been rather taken by the BBC programmes linked to the Eisteddfod to the point where I feel it is something that I would like to attend. This - "Patagonia with Huw Edwards" - was very good indeed in explaining the story of the Welsh people in South America -
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Yer Radio 3 newsletter is highlighting this
Being a somewhat rare event for WM to be mentioned thought I should highlight upcoming fusionism...Traditions collide at the Late Junction Sessions
Three disparate folk traditions combine in this exclusive Late Junction collaboration session: duo Anna & Elizabeth play banjo, fiddle and guitar, and draw their inspiration from the mountain music of Appalachia; vocalist and saz virtuoso Asiq Nargile is from the Asiq tradition in Georgia, while Bady-Dorzhu Ondar from the Alash Ensemble is a master of harmonic Tuvan throat singing, a technique from the southern fringes of Siberia that allows each singer to produce multiple pitches simultaneously. Wednesday 7 September at 11pm.Comment
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Fine bit of Sahara Blues from Imarhan on R4's 'Loose Ends', as I came into radio range on the way home yesterday.
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I like it.Originally posted by johncorrigan View Post
Hope you had a good holiday, JC.
I really like the idea of coming into radio range as it reminds me of being in West Wales and not being in radio range.
What was a bit annoying at the time is more than outweighed by the romance of it. I doubt it would be the same now.
Here is the Guardian review of the debut some eight years after their beginnings:
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