Celtic Music Radio

Subject: Celtic Music Radio
From: bruceCMR
Date: 08 Jan 08 - 03:39 PM

Hi,

This is just a note to introduce a project that we're about to launch.

Celtic Music Radio is a community radio station, based in Glasgow (Scotland), which will focus on traditional and contemporary music with a celtic/Scottish/folk influence.

We are currently streaming a test transmission via the net - see http://www.celticmusicradio.net - and available via the "Reciva" internet radio database. On Wednesday 16th January, we "go live", and will be broadcasting on 1530kHz on the medium waveband (AM) in the Glasgow area.

Many of our presenters are gigging musicians or well-known faces in the folk/celtic music world.

We are closely associated with the Celtic Connections festival which takes place at various Glasgow venues from 16th January-4 February, and will be broadcasting around 7 hours of material from the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall every day, including music, interviews with the performers, and live coverage of all performances on the Danny Kyle Open Stage.

More info on http://www.celticmusicradio.net

If you're visiting Celtic Connections, come up and say "hello" - we'll be in the Strathclyde Suite in the concert hall, and will also have reporters at various other venues.

Bruce
[e-mail]

Subject: RE: Celtic Music Radio
From: bruceCMR
Date: 08 Jan 08 - 03:59 PM

My apologies - the link to the Danny Kyle stage is
http://www.celticconnections.com/openstage - an extra '"' appears to have worked it's way into the original!

Subject: RE: Celtic Music Radio
From: michaelr
Date: 08 Jan 08 - 08:08 PM

Cool - I like the selections!

Best of luck! I'll be listening.

Cheers,
Michael

Subject: RE: Celtic Music Radio
From: sian, west wales
Date: 09 Jan 08 - 01:51 PM

Hi, Bruce. I'll come to say hello. I'll be there for the Showcase Scotland weekend and I'll have a stand at the Trade Fair.

sian

Subject: RE: Celtic Music Radio
From: bruceCMR
Date: 16 Jan 08 - 03:43 PM

We are now broadcasting live on 1530kHz in central Scotland, and on http://www.celticmusicradio.net.

After our official launch, we produced a live "outside broadcast" from the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, covering the parade and launch of the 2008 Celtic Connections festival.

We will be providing live coverage of many aspects of the festival this year, as well as our studio-based programs. The timetable varies from day to day, but a typical weekday schedule will include:

08.00 - Bob's breakfast show
11.00 - Mark Sheridan's "Festival Focus" - reviews, previews, and interviews with performers.
12.30 - Iain Anderson in Conversation - live from the festival stage.
13.30 - Hotchkiss Hotchpotch with Gordon Hotchkiss live from the Exhibition Hall of the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall with special live performances from the Scottish Power stage.
17.00 - Live coverage of all performances at the "Dannys" - the Danny Kyle open stage
19:00 - "In Town Tonight" - previews of the evening's gigs.
20.00 - Songs of Scotland, Live from the Universal Club, Sauchiehall Lane.

(all UK time)

More info, and a "listen now" link, can be found on www.celticmusicradio.net

You can contact the presenters on [e-mail], or if you're going to the festival, come over and say "hello" - we'll be in the exhibition hall, beside the "Danny" stage.

Subject: RE: Celtic Music Radio
From: artbrooks
Date: 16 Jan 08 - 04:22 PM

Sounds good. For those of us in the colonies (I am seven hours earlier than you), what time (UK time) do you go off the air/close down the internet?

Subject: RE: Celtic Music Radio
From: katlaughing
Date: 16 Jan 08 - 04:29 PM

art, there are podcasts available

Thanks for the update, bruce

Subject: RE: Celtic Music Radio
From: artbrooks
Date: 16 Jan 08 - 04:30 PM

I don't I-pod, Kat.

Subject: RE: Celtic Music Radio
From: bruceCMR
Date: 16 Jan 08 - 05:48 PM

We're broadcasting 24x7

However from 10pm until 8am (uk time) we're on "autoplay". No presenters, just music!

No podcasts available yet, but there are some "listen again" recordings from last year's Celtic Connections on our partner site at http://www.seeglasgow.com/seeglasgow/whatson/events/celtic-music-radio-online

We intend to build up this collection.

Subject: RE: Celtic Music Radio
From: artbrooks
Date: 16 Jan 08 - 06:02 PM

Thanks, Bruce. Still listening, and it seems to be a good, varied mix. Thanks for putting it out on line.

Subject: RE: Celtic Music Radio
From: GUEST,van lingle
Date: 17 Jan 08 - 05:25 PM

I'm loving this. Thanks and good luck, Bruce.

Subject: RE: Celtic Music Radio
From: bruceCMR
Date: 10 Sep 08 - 05:05 PM

I thought I'd post an update. Celtic Music Radio has now been broadcasting continuously since January this year. We broadcast 24x7, with "live" programming during the day and evenings (UK time). At other times, we are on "autoplay" - so there's always good music playing.

To accommodate our listeners in other parts of the world, we rebroadcast our evening "feature programmes" (7pm-10pm UK time) at 1am, and again at 12 noon UK time.

Typical weekday schedules will include Alex's morning mix fom 8am-12.00, then from 12-3 it'll be the previous night's feature programme.

On Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3-6, we have Mark Sheridan's magazine programme, with news, good music, and all the latest arts and culture news from central Scotland.

Monday at 7, Ken MacDonald presents music and news from the folk club circuit, followed by Bill Morris's "Mash" of folk, blues and americana.

Tuesday evening we have Sandy Semeonoff's "Planet Waves" - acoustic music from around the world - followed by Liz Clark of the Traditional Music and Song Association, who presents her "Travels with my Aunt" show - news and music from around the country.

Wednesday, Gordon Hotchkiss presents "Hotchkiss Hotchpotch" - featuring a mix of mainly Scottish and Irish traditional music and song. Gordon also presents a Friday afternoon show.

Other highlights include Charles Dewhurst's "No Celtic Boundaries", and "Upraid", from Barra and Vatersay Community Radio.

Our most popular show, judging by the number of emails we receive, is probably Ciaran Dorris's Sunday programme - he seems to have a worldwide fan club.


You can hear us on 1530kHz around the Glasgow area, and online at http://www.celticmusicradio.net - you can also find schedules and playlists there.

You can contact the presenters at [e-mail]

Bruce
[e-mail]

Subject: RE: Celtic Music Radio
From: GUEST,Rob The Roadie
Date: 15 Sep 08 - 03:48 PM

Ciaran does a very good "Dorris Island discs"!

Subject: RE: Celtic Music Radio
From: bruceCMR
Date: 15 Sep 08 - 05:04 PM

yes - Ciaran's show is a bit.... ummm... different.. :-)

Very interactive.

We probably get more emails during that 2-hour window on a Sunday than we do during the rest of the week. It's all part of his style - email interaction with his audience (or "worldwide fan club!) is a key part of the show.


Which is a good excuse to plug our next outside broadcast. We'll be broadcasting live from the Merchant City Festival in Glasgow from 25-28 September. On the Thursday (4pm-6pm), Friday (4pm-8pm) and Sunday (4pm-7pm) we'll be in Merchant Square, next to the Metropolitan. Music, chat, and interviews with festival performers.

Our main event is on Saturday 27th. We're broadcasting live from the Collins Gallery, Richmond St, Glasgow. We'll have guests, chat, and live music - Ciaran is one of the performers.

We'll also have a real-ale bar, from the Kelburn Brewery. So you can sample their wares, listen to the music, meet the CMR team, and enjoy the art exhibition.

And it's FREE. (except the beer!)

2pm-6pm, Saturday 27 September, All welcome. Please come along if you're in the area - it's about 2 minutes walk from George Square.

If you want more details, you can contact us at [e-mail]

Bruce.

Subject: RE: Celtic Music Radio
From: bruceCMR
Date: 26 Sep 08 - 06:30 PM

Bump...

just a reminder that this event is tomorrow (nearly today!). Saturday 27th, from 2pm-6pm, in the Collins Gallery, Richmond St, Glasgow.

We'll have live music of several genres, ranging from gaelic vocal, to contemporary singer/songwriter, to traditional scottish/celtic, to jazz, to....

Please come along if you're in the area. Entry is FREE.

Subject: RE: Celtic Music Radio
From: bruceCMR
Date: 16 Oct 08 - 11:51 AM

Highlights this week:

Ross McFadyen's Saturday Sequence, 12-6pm.

From 1.00-2.00pm the Events Guide takes you through the essential live acts to see this coming week across the full Celtic music spectrum.
The Demo of the Week features Hayley Hutchinson. Hayley is well travelled, being born in Northumbria, brought up on a Scottish croft and then moving to York! More info at: http://www.hayleyhutchinson.info

A brand new feature between 3-4pm is that Ross will review next week's Celtic Music Radio Album of the Week. This week, Ross talks to The Duplet's Gillian Fleetwood about their album Tree of Strings. More about the Duplets at http://www.theduplets.com and more from the album through the week on the station!


Gordon Hotchkiss who is in Nova Scotia, Canada at the Celtic Colours 2008 festival will call with an update on performances at this major musical event.


Sunday at 12.00 - Andrew Quinn
Andrew plays an eclectic mix of folk, country and blues. On Sunday, Andrew will have Paul Tasker and Iona Macdonald of the Doghouse Roses in 'studio 1' to talk about their music, their new CD, "How have you been (all this time)? The Doghouse Roses will be playing on Tuesday 21 October as part of the Sounds of the Suburbs at the Woodend Bowling Club, 10 Chamberlain Road, Jordanhill, Glasgow G13 1QE.


Sunday at 5pm - Ciaran Dorris
Graeme Duffin, guitarist with Wet, Wet, Wet is Ciaran's guest this week. Graeme will also talk about his involvement with the McGuire Programme, which helps people overcome stammering. Graeme used to be in the folk band 'New Celeste'. He is a professional musician and producer with more than 25 years experience in the music industry and Graeme has also won many music industry awards, including the Scottish Silver Clef Award 1996 for an 'outstanding contribution to Scottish music' and the prestigious 3M award for production


Tuesday at 7pm

Planet Waves - Sandy Semeonoff with more mainly acoustic sounds from around the world. This week, the sounds are mostly from Madagascar, where the music is as unique as the plant and animal life. Play lists at: http://www.myspace.com/sandysemeonoff


1530kHz around Glasgow, and worldwide at http://www.celticmusicradio.net

Subject: RE: Celtic Music Radio
From: Beer
Date: 16 Oct 08 - 12:19 PM

Thanks Bruce. Very much appreciated.
Beer (adrien)

Subject: RE: Celtic Music Radio
From: Thompson
Date: 16 Oct 08 - 07:15 PM

Is there any way to hear this on the RadioTuner widget on the Mac?

For instance, here's the addresses to listen to a bunch of Irish stations on it:

Raidio na Gaeltachta: http://dynamic.rte.ie/av/live/radio/rnag.smil
RTE Radio 1: http://dynamic.rte.ie/av/live/radio/radio1.smil
Newstalk: http://newstalk.fmstreams.com:8080/listen.pls
Today FM: http://streaming.todayfm.com:8000/listen.pls
Network 2: http://dynamic.rte.ie/av/live/radio/2fm.smil

Subject: RE: Celtic Music Radio
From: katlaughing
Date: 16 Oct 08 - 10:49 PM

Thanks for the refresh. DOn't know how I forgot about this until the other day. I have it bookmarked as a fav. now!

Subject: RE: Celtic Music Radio
From: bruceCMR
Date: 17 Oct 08 - 07:45 AM

I don't know much about the radio tuner widget on mac, but you could try accessing http://www.celticmusicradio.net/celtic_live.m3u

Let me know if it works.

We've also now got a "recently played" page - if you go to http://www.celticmusicradio.net and click the "playlist" tab at the top of the page, you should get a list of the last 50 tracks played, along with artist and album info.

Subject: RE: Celtic Music Radio
From: GUEST,Rob the Roadie
Date: 20 Oct 08 - 08:18 AM

Hello there I would like to send Ciaran an e-mail but do not have his contact details can you send them to me.
Or post thm here.
Ta very much

Subject: RE: Celtic Music Radio
From: bruceCMR
Date: 20 Oct 08 - 03:12 PM

If you send the message to [e-mail] we'll pass it on - I don't really want to post any presenter's personal email address in public without their agreement...


Bruce.

Subject: RE: Celtic Music Radio
From: GUEST,Rob The Roadie
Date: 22 Oct 08 - 09:28 AM

Ta Very Much. I understand entirely.

Subject: RE: Celtic Music Radio
From: bruceCMR
Date: 25 Oct 08 - 07:56 AM

Saturday:

Ross Macfadyen's Saturday Sequence.

Ross will review next week's Celtic Music Radio Album of the Week. This week, The Album of the Week is Queen Anne's Revenge - Just One Umbrella. Between 3-4pm, Ross speaks to Findlay Napier and Nick Turner about song writing, studios and the album. More about Queen Anne's Revenge at: http://www.queenannesrevenge.co.uk .


The Demo of the Week this week features the Flutatious. They came together as a band after a trip to the Isle of Skye and are described as 'one of the bands dragging folk into the 21st century...'.

http://www.myspace.com/flutatiousUK

Saturday at 6, Charles Dewhurst's "No Celtic Boundaries" features critically acclaimed singer/songwriter and proven radio/television presenter Brian Kennedy. A No Celtic Boundaries' Production, Isle of Lewis.


Sunday:

10am: The Sunday Supplement with Mark Sheridan with a look at the line-up for Celtic Connections 2009

2pm: Stewart Fenwick Country Show – This week John Hinshelwood from the Glasgow based, Gram Parson inspired, "City Sinners" is the studio guest.

5pm: Ciaran Dorris Sunday Session – Ciaran has as his guest this week Jane Donnelly who is a co-founder of the Loch Lomond Folk Club and a well known fiddler and singer in the Glasgow area folk circuit.

7pm: No Celtic Boundaries – with Charles Dewhurst featuring Phil Cunningham - the man who, in Scotland at least, made the accordion respectable again and also plays fine keyboard and whistle. A 'No Celtic Boundaries' Production, Isle of Lewis.


Tuesday and Thursday from 4-6, Mark Sheridan's music and arts magazine will no doubt focus on the Celtic Connections programme. We spoke to Donald Shaw just after the CC launch, and we're hoping to get him onto Mark's show sometime over the next week or so.

Tuesday evening at 7, Sandy Semeonoff presents acousic sounds from around the world, This week he includes music to celebrate the Greek holiday "Ochi Day".

At 8, Liz Clark will be focussing on, you've guesed it, Celtic Connections 2009!

Wednesday at 7: Hotchkiss Hotchpotch with Gordon Hotchkiss and a personal look back at Celtic Colours 2008, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Gordon has just returned with a stack of interviews, memories and music!

1530kHz around Glasgow, and online at http://www.celticmusicradio.net

Subject: RE: Celtic Music Radio
From: bruceCMR
Date: 31 Oct 08 - 03:50 PM

This week's special features and guests include:

Saturday from 12.00:

Ross Macfadyen with The Saturday Sequence.

Between 1.00 and 2.00pm the Events Guide takes you through the essential live acts to see this coming week across the full Celtic music spectrum.

The Demo of the Week this week features from John Cunningham. John was a co-founder of Houston Folk Club, Renfrewshire many years ago. His music is mainly acoustic and solo. Link: http://www.myspace.com/cunninghamjohn

The Album of the Week for the coming week will be Steve O'Connor's 'Roll The Dice'. Between 3-4pm, Ross speaks to Liverpool based Steve O'Connor about songwriting, the album and his success with track "Hail Caledonia". More about Steve O'Connor at http://www.aardvarkrecords.co.uk/steve_oconnor.htm

Saturday at 6: No Celtic Boundaries features an interview with, and music by,Phil Cunningham

Sunday at 5pm, Ciaran Dorris Sunday Session – Ciaran's guests today are Karen Dietz and Richard Klein, a wonderful new songwriting partnership based in Dunbar, East Lothian. Karen is best known as a member of Tom Fairnie and the Snakes, and Richard with the band Quixote. Together they serve up sublime
instrumentation and harmonies.

More information to follow, as soon as I get it. Also, watch this space for details of a live broadcast from the launch of The Duplets' new album, and a rather special broadcast for St Andrews Day...

1530 kHz around Glasgow, and on http://www.celticmusicradio.net .

Subject: RE: Celtic Music Radio
From: bruceCMR
Date: 07 Nov 08 - 05:09 PM

We've got a few new features this week, along with all the old favourites!

Saturday: After Alex's "Full Scottish Breakfast", from 12-6 we have Ross Macfadyen with The Saturday Sequence.

Between 1.00 and 2.00pm the Events Guide takes you through the essential live acts to see this coming week across the full Celtic music spectrum.

Demo of the week is from Sorren Maclean. http://www.myspace.com/sorrenmaclean

The Sorren Maclean Band is from Tobermory, Isle of Mull and have been together since they supported King Creosote and Jeremy Warmsley in October 2006. You can find the band hanging out or rehearsing at An Tobar, the Tobermory Arts Centre.

Between 3.0 and 4.00pm we preview the Album of the Week and this week features Brogue: 'Girls and Strong Music' Link: http://www.broguemusic.com


Sunday at 10, Mark Sheridan's "Sunday Supplement" is a pleasant way to start a Sunday morning. Think of it as being the radio equivalent of the Sunday papers...

At 5pm, Ciaran Dorris' Sunday Session. Ciaran's on holiday, but he brought Irish singer-songwriter Ben Sands from the legendary Sands Family into the studio when he visited Glasgow on tour a few weeks ago. You can hear their interview towards the end of the show - the first part of the programme has Bob McWilliam and a guest.

At 8pm, The Mary K Burke Show – This week on the Mary K Burke show, Mary's guest is 'Brooksy' (Craig Brooks). Brooksy is a singer songwriter from Glasgow who has recently released a new album "Citizen "

Brooksy and band members will play live on the show as well as chatting about his music past present and future Also, Brooksy will be giving away three albums to listeners who can answer an easy question!

Email them at: [e-mail]


On Monday at 7pm we have a new show - Fergus Muirhead with his selection of music and special guest, Glasgow's very own Mick West.

Another new feature from 3-4 on Tuesday - the "Strathclyde Session" with Siobhan Anderson, Neil Ewart, Leo Forde, Matthew Herd, Melissa Inglis and June Naylor. These students from the Department of Creative and Aesthetic Studies at The Faculty of Education at the University of Strathclyde present a varied selection of music and information.


And finally - 8pm on Thursday - we'll have a live Outside Broadcast, Live from Sloan's Ballroom, Glasgow – the World exclusive launch of The Duplets CD album 'Tree of Strings' featuring Gillian Fleetwood and Fraya Thomsen plus invited guests playing with Gillian and Fraya live and exclusive on Celtic Music Radio. Introduced by Ross Macfadyen.

1530kHz around Glasgow, and online at http://www.celticmusicradio.net

Subject: RE: Celtic Music Radio
From: bruceCMR
Date: 06 Dec 08 - 01:14 PM

Sunday:

10.00-12.00 - Mark Sheridan's "Sunday Supplement", with a feature on Glasgow, the UNESCO City of Music. This includes at 11:15 an exclusive interview recorded last week with the Lord Provost of Glasgow, Bob Winter talking about his recent visit to Bologna, Italy where he took part in discussions about Glasgow's status as a UNESCO City of Music.

17:00 Ciaran Dorris Sunday Session - Ciaran's guest will be Irish singer Brendan Monaghan.

20:00 Mary K Burke - This week Mary's guests are Fiona Cuthill and Stevie Laurence (of Rallion). Also she'll be speaking with Paul Barrere & Fred Tackett (The Little Feat Guitar Duo) who will be playing Aberdeen, Dunnet Head, Strathpeffer and Glasgow over the next week.

Monday

6pm: Ross Macfadyen previews the Album of the Week This week we feature "Heelster Gowdie" who will be talking and playing some material off the album and some new tunes too. Heelster Gowdie are a four-piece band whose name means 'Head over Heels', Heelster Gowdie are a group based around the Dumbarton area specialising in well-known and well-loved folk songs.

7pm: new show - Fergus Muirhead.

Tuesday 6pm - another new show -Sammy Horner – Jamestown, Dunbartonshire based singer-songwriter Sammy Horner who says that he is 'not your average Celt' launches the first of his monthly special programmes.

Tuesday 8pm: Liz Clark tells me that on her "Travels with my Aunt" programme from 8-10 on Tuesday (repeated 2am and 1 pm Wed) Auntie Liz's guests will be Findlay Napier and The Bar Room Mountaineers.

She will also have reports on, and interviews with some of the artists at the Scots Trad Music Awards from the Glasgow Fruitmarket/Festival Club & Lauries Bar.

http://www.celticmusicradio.net and 1530kHz around Glasgow.