March 2017 BBC Radio Country

Subject: March 2017 BBC Radio Country
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 09 Mar 17 - 08:08 AM

BBC Radio 2 Country will run from midday to midnight from Thursday 9th to Sunday 12th March.

Listen on DAB digital radio, online at the Radio 2 Country website and on the BBC iPlayer Radio app. Details on how to download the App on your mobile can be found in the 'How to Listen' page.

To receive BBC Radio 2 Country, retune your digital radio on Wednesday 8th March by pressing 'autotune' or 'autoscan'. See the help page for more information and follow on twitter @bbcr2country for updates from now until launch.

Here are a few highlights from the schedule:

The Shires' Country playlist – UK duo Crissie Rhodes and Ben Earle present a show full of their favourite country tracks
Reba's Gospel hour – Country Music superstar and headliner of C2C Reba McEntire shares her love of Gospel music
Baylen Leonard's All country requests – You choose the music in this two hour live request show
Ken Bruce – Then and Now – The first and last hits by artists who have spanned the decades – Including Glen Campbell, Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks
Vanessa Feltz – Vanessa's Country Gals – Vanessa celebrates the greatest women of country

Subject: RE: March 2017 BBC Radio Country
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Mar 17 - 08:27 AM

Today, Thursday 9 March 16.00 Radio 2 Country

Mark Radcliffe: Thanks Hank

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Hank Williams' first single release, Hank-devotee Mark Radcliffe curates a one hour music special exploring the song-writing genius and wide-spread influence of 'The King Of Country'.

Mark also selects extracts of archive interviews with those close to Hank to illuminate the stories behind hits such as Jambalaya (On the Bayou), Your Cheatin' Heart and I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry.
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Tomorrow Friday 10 March 14.00
Alison Krauss: Bluegrass and Beyond

27-time Grammy Award winner Alison Krauss chooses her favourite tracks from country, roots, bluegrass and Americana music and talks about her first solo album in 17 years Windy City.

The choices are very inspirational and personal to Alison. They include Ralph Stanley, Tony Rice, The Marshall Family, Merle Haggard, The Cox Family and Mahalia Jackson.

Subject: RE: March 2017 BBC Radio Country
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 09 Mar 17 - 01:53 PM

I'm ready to record Bob Harris from the BBC HLS live feed at 7pm, who has Marty Stuart playing live!

I'd be interested to know the Live Radio Index code for BBC Radio 2 Country.

Subject: RE: March 2017 BBC Radio Country
From: DaveRo
Date: 09 Mar 17 - 03:10 PM

http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_two_country.m3u8

Subject: RE: March 2017 BBC Radio Country
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 10 Mar 17 - 03:12 AM

http://a.files.bbci.co.uk/media/live/manifesto/audio/simulcast/hls/uk/sbr_high/ak/bbc_radio_two_country.m3u8


Don't forget the underscores which get lost in hyperlinks!

File BobHarris2017.03.09.ts
Format                                  : MPEG-TS
File size                               : 343 MiB
Duration                                 : 2 h 9 min
Overall bit rate                         : 368 kb/s

Now that a very impressive bit rate!

Subject: RE: March 2017 BBC Radio Country
From: GUEST,Guest2
Date: 10 Mar 17 - 04:42 AM

Use get_player - comes in two favours

https://github.com/get-iplayer/get_iplayer_win32/releases/tag/2.99.0

1/ Windows PVR - search, save and download / record up to 7 days after transmission using a Windows interface

2/ Command line - download up to 30 days after transmission

Audio files and video files are the max. possible - 320kbps or HD resp., but lowering the bit rate can reduce the sizes

For 2/ you need to now the pid of the programme from the iPlayer pages on the BBC website

Start up a command window, using DOS commands navigate to

c:\program files (x86)\get_player>

Then use the command as follows

c:\program files (x86)\get_player>get_iplayer --type=radio --modes=best --pid=[whatever]

'best' gets 320kbps

Example: All Gas & Gaiters

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007jpfl

c:\program files (x86)\get_player>get_iplayer --type=radio --modes=best --pid=b007jpfl

Subject: RE: March 2017 BBC Radio Country
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 10 Mar 17 - 09:22 AM

Not forgetting that version 2.97 allows recording of live radio, either using live music index in get_iplayer, or by simply showing live radio stations and clicking Record in its GUI called Web PVR Manager.

Subject: RE: March 2017 BBC Radio Country
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 10 Mar 17 - 06:42 PM

Magnificent first night at Country 2 Country & just got home from seeing Steve Knightly!

Subject: RE: March 2017 BBC Radio Country
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 12 Mar 17 - 07:12 AM

There was possibly a break in transmission during Reba's set last night, either that or I managed to press the q key on my keyboard which tells ffmpeg to stop recording! Fortunately I was able to download the entire 7 hour broadcast with get_iplayer, then extracted the missing 20 minutes before I restarted the recoding, which can be seamlessly joined to form a complete recording.

Subject: RE: March 2017 BBC Radio Country
From: GUEST,Ed
Date: 12 Mar 17 - 10:15 AM

A mixed bag, for me. Didn't enjoy last night's concert that much, but I really liked Trevor Nelson's programme earlier this afternoon.

As for Marty Stuart, well.. Starting and ending a show that's billed as "a guide to the greatest country musicians of all time" by playing your own recordings, displays an astonishing level of hubris.

The Shires are playing some nice stuff now, though.

Subject: RE: March 2017 BBC Radio Country
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 13 Mar 17 - 07:35 AM

But a superb set from Marty Stuart last night, Now I have 21 hours plus of wonderful Country music recorded in glorious 320 kbps digital stereo - MediaInfo shows "Overall bit rate: 364 kb/s" so possible even better!!

Subject: RE: March 2017 BBC Radio Country
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 13 Mar 17 - 12:34 PM

possible even better innit!!!!!

Subject: RE: March 2017 BBC Radio Country
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Mar 17 - 01:02 PM

Bonzo3legs: possible even better innit!!!!!

I'm not sure that I've ever known such a self satisfied arsehole...

Subject: RE: March 2017 BBC Radio Country
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 13 Mar 17 - 01:25 PM

And who the fuck are you doxy???

Subject: RE: March 2017 BBC Radio Country
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Mar 17 - 01:30 PM

I'm certainly not a 'doxy' and you are hardly identifying your true identity, Bonzo...

Subject: RE: March 2017 BBC Radio Country
From: punkfolkrocker
Date: 13 Mar 17 - 01:39 PM

Our Bonz may be an arsehole.. but at least he has good taste in music and plays electric guitar...

so in the diversity of mudcat arseholes - he is more on the wiping once a day with moist tissue and dabbing with talcum end of the spectrum..

unlike malodorous constipated clinker encrusted snide GUEST arseholes, last wiped clean since Izal was all that was available.... 😜

Subject: RE: March 2017 BBC Radio Country
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Mar 17 - 01:52 PM

unlike malodorous constipated clinker encrusted snide GUEST arseholes, last wiped clean since Izal was all that was available....

Wow punkfolkrocker! You know me down to a tee!

Now get back to telling us about 'bargain' musical equipment that nobody's interested in...

Subject: RE: March 2017 BBC Radio Country
From: punkfolkrocker
Date: 13 Mar 17 - 02:09 PM

hilarious...

I also wear glasses.. so you could up your hurtful bully insults game by calling me "speccy"...

I'm from the west country... "wurzel"

I've put on weight.. "fatty"

.. or you could just use your creative imagination and call me something really inventively nasty..

but no.. you resort to digging at a musician
who offers occasional tips to other working musicians who may or be interested right now
if they have any hard earned spare funds...

pathetic... 🙄

Subject: RE: March 2017 BBC Radio Country
From: punkfolkrocker
Date: 13 Mar 17 - 02:58 PM

oi.. pfr you speccy fat wurzel... you didn't type the words "may not"...

Subject: RE: March 2017 BBC Radio Country
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 13 Mar 17 - 03:12 PM

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