Online radio-without installing player

Subject: Online radio-without installing player
From: Bill D
Date: 22 May 10 - 10:43 PM

lookee here!

A site that lets you play online radio without downloading and installing a separate player/program. It 'seems' to be mostly done thru Shoutcast.

I scrolled down the left column to 'folk', clicked and then went to the other list, where I instantly connected with "Folk Alley"...and Folk Alley provides the name of the selection at the top. (I am listening while typing this in another tab)

I sure hope it stays this easy....
(note..some of the downloadable programs allow you to record what you are hearing.. I don't think you can do that here.)

Let everyone know if it works for you.

Subject: RE: Online radio-without installing player
From: Bill D
Date: 23 May 10 - 11:04 AM

Sunday refresh

Subject: RE: Online radio-without installing player
From: Nick
Date: 23 May 10 - 11:40 AM

Audacity (along with many others) records any streams you want as they happen but I increasingly find that with the abundance of access to music that I increasingly don't need to 'own' music anymore.

I have something like 1500 'albums' in the house and rarely listen to many. Access to music when you want to hear it - either randomly with radio or 'chosen radio' (like Spotify or Napster or...) seems to be quite a desirable thing to me. Whether the business model works for the purveyors (or the artits) I'm not sure and neither do I really care. I like being able to hear what I want when I choose and never has that been possible before in my lifetime - and legally. Once upon a time I saved up my money and nipped off down to the record shop with my 32s 6d and bought albums when I could afford it and hoped that I wouldn't be disappointed.

I think you contributed to a porn thread recently BillD and I think that music and porn are quite similar. I was talking with someone in the non-music field some years ago and he said there will always be 'classic' things that people may wish to have and keep and go back to, but the excitement of the new and unseen (or unheard) are what will always make people come back because it just might be better

Subject: RE: Online radio-without installing player
From: Nick
Date: 23 May 10 - 11:41 AM

I meant to say that it's a cracking link by the way!

Subject: RE: Online radio-without installing player
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 23 May 10 - 04:57 PM

Thanks for that. Some amazing stuff in there.

Subject: RE: Online radio-without installing player
From: nutty
Date: 23 May 10 - 05:51 PM

Thanks from me too. I just love Sea Shanty Radio.

Subject: RE: Online radio-without installing player
From: Bill D
Date: 23 May 10 - 10:34 PM

and thank YOU, nutty..I missed the Shanty station first time through.

Subject: RE: Online radio-without installing player
From: mousethief
Date: 23 May 10 - 11:43 PM

It doesn't seem to preload (buffer) any. As a result it is very choppy.

Subject: RE: Online radio-without installing player
From: Bill D
Date: 24 May 10 - 10:17 AM

That might mean you are on dialup? I've had a fast connection for several years, and am getting used to not having buffer problems.