BBC Radio York-30 min folk/acoustic

Subject: BBC Radio York-30 min folk/acoustic
From: peregrina
Date: 08 Aug 07 - 08:11 AM

I have just heard that BBC Radio York is to introduce 30 min. per week of 'folk and acoustic'. An improvement over nothing, but I'm waiting to see whether this sort of time and mixture can actually fulfiil the BBC remit so aptly quoted by FolkieDave in another thread.
Below is part of a message about it from [e-mail]. Strike while the iron is hot--if you have views, suggestions etc., please send them to [e-mail] or [e-mail]

quoted message:
"At BBC Radio York we have started a new Monday night show now presented
by Sandie Dunleavy, and we're introducing a half-hour folk and acoustic
music sequence in it from 8.30pm next week.

We're putting more preparation time into the new show than we managed to
do in April after Michael left.

Sandie will look at music and listings, and we'll have the sequence
available on listen-again (though the general listen-again facility has
been experiencing some problems recently, so fingers crossed it will be
fixed for Monday"

Subject: RE: BBC Radio York-30 min folk/acoustic
From: Folkiedave
Date: 08 Aug 07 - 08:24 AM

This is good news.

A number of thoughts.

There will be little point in trying to sort out the musical tastes of the presenter - but in the meantime bang in events for her to mention like there is no tomorrow. Anything at all happening remotely in the area. I'd include Whitby, Leeds and Hull for example. If she gets a lot of notices saying Duncan McFarlane is playing in the area - she will find it easier to play his records.

Say "We get a lot of people coming to our event from York so would you give it a mention" sort of thing. Mick Peat used to publicise Holmfirth on that basis.

Make sure you hit the "Listen Again" button - even if you don't - these hits are counted....(The problem is fixed now I think)

Email the programme - always in a positive vein. "Lovely to hear Johnny Cash - have you heard Bellowhead's version of the same tune?" sort of thing".

Remember part of my argument is that there is a lot of folk music around and that does not get reflected on the BBC. Make sure they know there is.

Keep this thread bumped up till everyone gets back from Sidmouth!!

Dave

Subject: RE: BBC Radio York-30 min folk/acoustic
From: Rasener
Date: 08 Aug 07 - 02:01 PM

I will continue to listen to Folkwaves on a monday, as I think it is the best and runs for 2 hours.
At least the lincolnshire folk program is on a Wednesday, so doesn't conflict.
Incidentally I listen to the programs on my laptop as you can get any BBC program through the Internet in any county.

Subject: RE: BBC Radio York-30 min folk/acoustic
From: stallion
Date: 08 Aug 07 - 02:39 PM

mmmmmmm Sandra Dunleavy.......................................................................................................................
speechless

Subject: RE: BBC Radio York-30 min folk/acoustic
From: stallion
Date: 08 Aug 07 - 06:57 PM

even Sandie! still gobsmacked,

Subject: RE: BBC Radio York-30 min folk/acoustic
From: peregrina
Date: 12 Aug 07 - 07:21 AM

£!@*£&!

refresh...please e-mail them!

Subject: RE: BBC Radio York-30 min folk/acoustic
From: peregrina
Date: 16 Aug 07 - 11:49 AM

refresh...

anyone heard the show last Monday? (I'll refrain from commenting...)

Subject: RE: BBC Radio York-30 min folk/acoustic
From: trevorbond
Date: 16 Aug 07 - 12:16 PM

I waited and waited for the folk to start, then went out of the area in my tuck and retuned to Folkwaves so missed Radio Yorks programme.
I assume it wasn't quite the half hour .

Subject: RE: BBC Radio York-30 min folk/acoustic
From: peregrina
Date: 16 Aug 07 - 01:03 PM

Hi Trevor--I just PM-ed you...you might have missed Radio Yorks, but you didn't miss a folk programme, unfortunately!

Subject: RE: BBC Radio York-30 min folk/acoustic
From: GUEST
Date: 16 Aug 07 - 01:18 PM

I couldn 't listen to the programme and it is not available via listen again - for which Radio York have apologised.

So what did she play then?

Dave

Subject: RE: BBC Radio York-30 min folk/acoustic
From: peregrina
Date: 16 Aug 07 - 01:57 PM

Hi Dave, I didn't catch the whole thing but I heard one track from a Tommy Makem CD (great of course, but the presenter mispronounced his name) and one track from Oysterband with a notice that they would play in Leeds in September. And lots of chatter. The folk acoustic-slot in Sandie's evening show is just part of the whole, and is not listed or advertised as a folk show, can't be heard again, and doesn't cover local performers or events.
In short, no replacement for the Old North Yorkshire Folk.... BUT at least Sarah Drummond has been replying to all e-mails and has even spoken on the phone with others who made their views known.

...and so I am hoping that more clamour for a real folk show with an appropriate presenter might eventually bring results.

Subject: RE: BBC Radio York-30 min folk/acoustic
From: peregrina
Date: 17 Aug 07 - 11:47 AM

refresh

Subject: RE: BBC Radio York-30 min folk/acoustic
From: Allan Price
Date: 17 Aug 07 - 01:09 PM

For real music, totally agree - Monday is Mick Peat's night.
Don't forget Genevieve on a Sunday though.

FolkieDave - the Listen Again problem isn't fixed yet, but there's always a link on Genevieve's home page (click on her picture at the top of the page) that gets round it and goes straight to her show.

Subject: RE: BBC Radio York-30 min folk/acoustic
From: GUEST,Dave Eyre Folkiedave)
Date: 17 Aug 07 - 01:56 PM

ould be a good tactic to write in and say "this is happening in your area .....would you be kind enough to give it a mention" -
or plug as they call it on Radio 2 - I mean play of course- parrt of an irrefutable argument as far as I am concerned is that the BBC coverage of folk does not reflect what ihappens on tne ground.

Cookieless on holiday

Dave