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Thread #119866   Message #2604939
Posted By: Valmai Goodyear
05-Apr-09 - 05:40 AM
Thread Name: Folk music broadcasting
Subject: RE: Folk music broadcasting
Vic Smith of the Royal Oak Folk Club in Lewes used to present a weekly hour-long programme called 'Minstrels' Gallery' on the BBC local station in Sussex, Radio Brighton. It ran from 1971 to 1996 and was the longest-running folk programme on British radio, according to Clive Bennett's well-researched book 'Sussex Folk'. As well as playing commercial recordings, he made and broadcast recordings of local singers.

Vic also presents several hours of folk music on Rocket Radio, an independent station which broadcasts for about three weeks in Lewes during the Bonfire season.

Vic, if you read this, could you correct anything I've got wrong here?

Valmai (Lewes)