A quick glance around the schedules

[Lat-Literal]

Sunday's was a good show, Lat - I also was surprised by the Fonseca for similar reason. Re KC (but not the one with the Sunshine Band), he was someone I hadn't really listened to till I saw 'From Scotland with Love', a compilation of lots of old archive footage of Scotland turned into a good wee film by the with KC doing the soundtrack and using influences from down through the years. Hard to beat this one, but the film's worth looking out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG-PBM7BmMQ

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b047lx52

Yes - that's good. I was having a look at the newish Mull Historical Society record and am a bit disappointed by it. However, the focus is good:

"With all the loud sniggering and the mass of terrible reviews that surrounded the release of Morrissey’s debut novel "List of the Lost", it was easy to overlook the other indie songwriter who turned his hand to literature last year. There were fewer creepy sex scenes and no mention of a ‘bulbous salutation’, but Colin MacIntyre’s "The Letters of Ivor Punch" was much more to the critics' liking and ended up winning a few awards. Set on a fictional Scottish island, the book centred on an eccentric character who wrote letters to President Obama telling of local gossip and long held myths. It was informed by MacIntyre’s own upbringing in the Hebrides and proof that, despite living in Glasgow, Los Angeles and now London, the craggy landscape of Mull remains central to his creativity. The story becomes the basis for 'The Ballad of Ivor Punch' - the stand-out track on MHS's album "Dear Satellite". It’s a galloping, glossy piece of indie pop, that recalls Feeder’s fist-pumping, anthemic moments, and instantly destroys the image of MacIntrye as a sullen, folky strummer. After all that time spent locked to a laptop, tapping out the chapters, it sounds like MacIntyre has finally been unshackled and let out to play in the sunshine."

(Drowned in Sound)

I feel that he is different enough to be almost very good.

Like an indie Maxwell Davies.

This is from one of his sullen, folky, albums -

Treescavengers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8d2s_rUlBY

[Globaltruth]

Questing, always questing, especially now there is a gap in schedule with the demise of The Shed. Stumbled across Stephen McCauley on Radio Ulster/Radio Foyle.

Here, for your delectation and comment, or to ignore totally, is his latest show.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b080x848

[johncorrigan]

The Cerys programme with Shirley Collins goes out today on the World Service just after 2pm.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04f77xc

[johncorrigan]

Questing, always questing, especially now there is a gap in schedule with the demise of The Shed. Stumbled across Stephen McCauley on Radio Ulster/Radio Foyle.

Here, for your delectation and comment, or to ignore totally, is his latest show.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b080x848

Thanks Global. May I make a suggestion too. Fiona Ritchie was compering an event connected with Perthshire Amber Festival in Dunkeld last weekend and I felt I recognised her name. Then I realised this morning that she's a regular contributor to Cerys' show; she does a show on NPR radio called 'The Thistle and the Shamrock'. Here's an example of her output.

http://www.npr.org/2013/10/16/235398916/the-thistle-and-shamrock-fiddle-styles

[Globaltruth]

Thanks Global. May I make a suggestion too. Fiona Ritchie was compering an event connected with Perthshire Amber Festival in Dunkeld last weekend and I felt I recognised her name. Then I realised this morning that she's a regular contributor to Cerys' show; she does a show on NPR radio called 'The Thistle and the Shamrock'. Here's an example of her output.
http://www.npr.org/2013/10/16/235398...-fiddle-styles

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Good call JC - I used to listen to a few programmes on NPR a while back - maybe time to get back into the habit.

[Globaltruth]

Coming up on r3 tonight at 7.30
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b082kvq4

Live from Leicester's Peepul Centre in Leicester, Lopa Kothari introduces a recital by sarod virtuoso Soumik Datta, with Roopa Panesar playing sitar and Shahbaz Hussain on tabla. In the interval, Viram Jasani, director of the Asian Music Circuit, recalls those early broadcasts on the Third Programme. Radio 3's 70th season celebrates seven decades of pioneering music and culture since the founding of the Third Programme.

[Globaltruth]

Only on iPlayer for the next year so no excuse for missing this short programme about Jimmy Scott.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07cvhrv

Warning: it's heartbreaking

[johncorrigan]

By the way, in case you didn't notice, the Beeb are casting the Boss away this Sunday. Kirsty Young will be seeing Bruce off at the pier.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0855znp

[Lat-Literal]

Some great suggestions - thank you both.

I will start with this one and work back:

By the way, in case you didn't notice, the Beeb are casting the Boss away this Sunday. Kirsty Young will be seeing Bruce off at the pier.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0855znp

That is on the assumption that I manage to drag myself beyond 10.20 am and hence into another year.

One year older than Ewan MacColl's old man should you be wondering, not that I placed any bets on it.

Oh.....and according to Google, this man would have been 16 years ahead of me precisely.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luVpsM3YAgw

[johncorrigan]

That is on the assumption that I manage to drag myself beyond 10.20 am and hence into another year.

One year older than Ewan MacColl's old man should you be wondering, not that I placed any bets on it.

Oh.....and according to Google, this man would have been 16 years ahead of me precisely.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luVpsM3YAgw

Thanks for that, Lat...so Steve could have been 70 today! ....and as is said in my family 'Happy to you', Lat - hope it's a cracker!

[Lat-Literal]

Thanks for that, Lat...so Steve could have been 70 today! ....and as is said in my family 'Happy to you', Lat - hope it's a cracker!

Thank you.

And speaking of 16 years, it is 16 years to the day since Kirsty MacColl:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZh9ayEmKHY

(10 October 1959 – 18 December 2000)

[johncorrigan]

Thank you.

And speaking of 16 years, it is 16 years to the day since Kirsty MacColl:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZh9ayEmKHY

(10 October 1959 – 18 December 2000)

...and Keef's 73 today by my calculations, and sitting on top of the charts...or so I am informed, Lat!

[Lat-Literal]

...and Keef's 73 today by my calculations, and sitting on top of the charts...or so I am informed, Lat!

Yes indeed.

[Globaltruth]

Some great suggestions - thank you both.

I will start with this one and work back:



That is on the assumption that I manage to drag myself beyond 10.20 am and hence into another year.

One year older than Ewan MacColl's old man should you be wondering, not that I placed any bets on it.

Oh.....and according to Google, this man would have been 16 years ahead of me precisely.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luVpsM3YAgw

HB from us too Lat. you're still a lad, Lat.

[Lat-Literal]

HB from us too Lat. you're still a lad, Lat.

Thank you GT.