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30 May 11 - 11:12 AM (#3162639) Subject: Sore Fingers on the radio From: BanjoRay The Sore Fingers Summer School which teaches Old Time and Bluegrass instruments and voice at Kingham Hill School near Chipping Norton will feature in a half hour documentary called Sore Fingers on BBC Radio 4 on Thursday June 2nd at 11.30 AM. The week before Easter, BBC radio producer Lindsay Leonard spent Tuesday to Saturday morning at Sore Fingers with a couple of recording machines absorbing all the sounds she could. The end result is a half hour radio programme on Radio 4 entitled Sore Fingers. It will have no presenter, but will be more of a collection of sounds, voices, tunes and songs - a bit like a Radio Ballad. Anyone thinking about getting there next year should listen to this! Cheers Ray (who may well be in it!) |
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30 May 11 - 07:09 PM (#3162836) Subject: RE: Sore Fingers on the radio From: BanjoRay The BBC website gives some details here. You'll have to excuse the aberrant apostrophes - they obviously don't do grammar at the Beeb! Cheers Ray |
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31 May 11 - 11:13 AM (#3163122) Subject: RE: Sore Fingers on the radio From: BanjoRay After a lot of protests the BBC seem to have corrected the rogue apostrophes (apostrophe's?) on the website and even got Bill Monroe's name corrected from Munroe! At least they're listening.... Cheers Ray |
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31 May 11 - 08:21 PM (#3163402) Subject: RE: Sore Fingers on the radio From: BanjoRay The website talks about a bearded banjo player from Doncaster who's been clawhammering for 50 years .... who can they mean? Cheers Ray |
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01 Jun 11 - 04:36 AM (#3163569) Subject: RE: Sore Fingers on the radio From: GUEST Yes, I noticed that, Ray. Your moment of glory is evidently nigh. I do hope it's a good programme, I am looking forward to it. Maria |
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01 Jun 11 - 07:43 PM (#3163958) Subject: RE: Sore Fingers on the radio From: BanjoRay Sore Fingers is called a Summer School, but it always happens at Easter time. John and Moira Wirtz who run it have a slightly twisted sense of humour... Ray |
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02 Jun 11 - 04:54 AM (#3164080) Subject: RE: Sore Fingers on the radio From: BanjoRay It's on Radio 4 this moring at 11.30... I'll be listening in the car on the way to the Coastline festival in North Wales. Ray |
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02 Jun 11 - 08:02 AM (#3164132) Subject: RE: Sore Fingers on the radio From: GloriaJ Heard most of it - very enjoyable programme.It sounds like the school has been a lifesaver for some |
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02 Jun 11 - 08:07 AM (#3164135) Subject: RE: Sore Fingers on the radio From: TopcatBanjo oops - I was the Guest above - not sure why I wasn't logged in. I thought the programme was very good and packed in plenty of interest within the limitations of a 30 min time slot. It was a bit OTT on the "lifesaver" angle in my opinion, but SF is certainly good for the soul! Here's the iPlayer link for anyone who's interested! Sore Fingers on R4 PS BanjoRay certainly got quite a bit of airtime! |
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05 Jun 11 - 12:32 PM (#3165498) Subject: RE: Sore Fingers on the radio From: BanjoRay Apparently John Wirtz is now getting applications from people with problems! Oh dear! Ray |
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05 Jun 11 - 02:08 PM (#3165538) Subject: RE: Sore Fingers on the radio From: GUEST Ray... doesn't that go with playinmg the banjo?! |
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05 Jun 11 - 02:10 PM (#3165539) Subject: RE: Sore Fingers on the radio From: GUEST,nickp (cookieless) last guest was me |
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05 Jun 11 - 02:29 PM (#3165549) Subject: RE: Sore Fingers on the radio From: YorkshireYankee There was a bit from it included in Pick of the Week today... |
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06 Jun 11 - 08:54 AM (#3165914) Subject: RE: Sore Fingers on the radio From: GUEST,BanjoRay If anybody heard Pick Of The Week, it featured Jock Tyldesley of the New Rope String Band on fiddle and Bob Carlin on banjo playing a couple of great Old Time fiddle tunes called Squirrel Hunters and Five Miles From Town. Ray |
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06 Jun 11 - 02:33 PM (#3166085) Subject: RE: Sore Fingers on the radio From: foggers Wow Ray - now that you are a national BBC radio star, can I have your autograph please! Its a great programme indeed and some nice publicity for OT and bluegrass in the UK. We plan on booking in for the SF experience in 2012 ; just could not find the dosh this year as all the £££ has to go on the roof, and the loft, and the bathroom and the... etc |