The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #87802   Message #1642845
Posted By: alanabit
06-Jan-06 - 12:19 PM
Thread Name: Mike Harding's Beautiful Music
Subject: RE: Mike Harding's Beautiful Music
It seems to me that there are simply not enough radio shows catering for minority tastes. I have not lived in the UK for over twenty years, so I have never heard Mike Harding's radio show. However, it is inevitable that if one man has to be BBC's "folk DJ", a lot of people are going to be disappointed with what he either knows or chooses to play. The more presenters there are, the more gaps will be filled. Sadly, the demands of modern radio mean that "folk music presenters" are a low priority. It is the BBC and other channels which need more hectoring from us - not Mike Harding. We still have internet programmes like Britfolk, The Acoustic Stage, Hober etc If enough of us go for those, the big boys will have to wake up.