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Subject: RE: BBC Radio This week 2023 From: GUEST,henryp Date: 16 Dec 23 - 08:52 AM BBC Radio 4 Seek the Light; Singer, story teller and seven-times Radio 2 Folk Awards winner, Karine Polwart brings together her love of science, history and the natural world. 27 Aug 2023 I'm Not Who You Think; Available for over a year She begins the series with the story of the Sabal Bermudana. This rare palm tree was the pride of Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic gardens and the oldest specimen in their living collection. 03 Sep 2023 Sea Swallows; Available for over a year Of all the amazing stories of bird migration none is more epic than that of the Arctic Tern, sometimes nicknamed the sea swallow because of its graceful, streamlined shape and long tail streamers. 10 Sep 2023 Out of the Shadows; Available for over a year Karine looks up into the dark for a story of discovery, diversity and the righting of a historical wrong. |
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Subject: RE: BBC Radio This week 2023 From: GUEST,henryp Date: 16 Dec 23 - 08:56 AM You can also search for; BBC Sounds music category folk Dec 2023 |
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Subject: RE: BBC Radio This week 2023 From: GUEST,henryp Date: 17 Dec 23 - 06:32 AM BBC Radio 4 Loose Ends Lounge 23.00 Monday 25 December 2023 Christmas Day Clive Anderson with the first of two programmes showcasing some of the best music performances on Loose Ends this year, including Suzanne Vega, Carminho, Joesef, Rae Morris, Ondara, Romeo Stodart and Sacha T. 22.00 Sunday 31 December 2023 New Year's Eve Clive Anderson with the final programme showcasing some of the best music performances on Loose Ends this year, featuring Pokey LaFarge, The Teskey Brothers, Rae Morris, Fantastic Negrito, Daoirí Farrell and Galen & Paul. |
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Subject: RE: BBC Radio This week 2023 From: Steve Shaw Date: 17 Dec 23 - 09:52 AM The Music Planet on R3 that henryp mentioned, with Kathryn Tickell chatting with Maddy Prior, was a very nice listen. |
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Subject: RE: BBC Radio This week 2023 From: DaveRo Date: 20 Dec 23 - 11:04 AM https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001thbn BBC Radio 3 Christmas Eve 18:15 2023 While Shepherds Watched: The hidden world of the South Yorkshire village carol sings Sunday Feature Elizabeth Alker explores the ancient tradition of South Yorkshire carolling. Originally sung in churches by musicians and choirs, the carol tradition in the Victorian era suffered what must have appeared to some as a huge reverse. Carols, it seemed, had failed the Victorian humour test and all but a few were driven out of churches. They found a new home, however, in pubs around Sheffield and South Yorkshire, where they found favour and sometimes a licentious edge. They flourish there today where the tradition has survived intact and according to the international carol singing expert, the musicologist Dr Ian Russell, Professor Emeritus of the University of Aberdeen, the movement is proving increasingly popular, spreading across county lines to other part of the UK and abroad. And the tradition of carol composing is still evolving there too - there are over 30 charted versions of While Shepherds Watched, for instance, including revivals of once lost examples. Elizabeth Alker sets out in search of lost carols, a thriving and binding social phenomenon, speaking with Dr. Russell, local punters for whom these carols serve an important social function and folk musicians like Kate Rusby, brought up on the pub carolling tradition and one of the vast array of musicians who are enabling this hidden tradition to flourish. Release date: 24 December 2023 44 minutes |
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Subject: RE: BBC Radio This week 2023 From: GUEST,henryp Date: 20 Dec 23 - 12:35 PM BBC Radio 3 17:00-19:00 Wednesday 20 December In Tune Christmas Special Live from the Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House in London, presenters Katie Derham and Sean Rafferty bring you a Christmas party celebration like no other! With special live performances from some of the show’s greatest performer friends, including cellist Natalie Clein, folk singer Cara Dillon, pianist Iain Farrington, Alex Mendham and His Orchestra, the Kleio String Quartet and the BBC Singers, don't miss them play all your favourite Christmas classics alongside a seasonal reading from writer and comedian Sandi Toksvig. |
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Subject: RE: BBC Radio This week 2023 From: GUEST,henryp Date: 20 Dec 23 - 02:27 PM BBC Radio 3 Composer of the Week A Vaughan Williams Christmas Monday 18 December Leith Hill Place Tuesday 19 December Christmases in Italy and London Wednesday 20 December At War Thursday 21 December White Gates, including The Ploughboy’s Dream by Coope, Boyes & Simpson Friday 22 December Hanover Terrace |
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Subject: RE: BBC Radio This week 2023 From: GUEST,henryp Date: 20 Dec 23 - 04:25 PM BBC RADIO 4 16:30 Christmas Eve 2023 Pilgrimage for a Pint Folk musicians Julie Fowlis and Karine Polwart set out on a journey to the most remote pub in mainland Britain - The Old Forge in Inverie. Joining Julie and Karine are fellow musicians Iain MacFarlane and Ingrid Henderson, and the poets Sarah Grant and Doug Wilson Garry. Located on the Knoydart Peninsular on the west coast of Scotland, the pub is only accessible by a 15 mile hike through the hills from the nearest single-track road, or by sailing into Loch Nevis from the port of Mallaig. |
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Subject: RE: BBC Radio This week 2023 From: GUEST,henryp Date: 22 Dec 23 - 01:02 AM BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA Archive on 4 20:00 Wednesday 20 December Available now on BBC Sounds Sing Christmas; On Christmas Day 1957, the BBC made a ground-breaking hour-long live broadcast. Christmas songs were transmitted from around the British Isles. Texan folklorist and broadcaster Alan Lomax was the host. The broadcast was a mixture of ancient carols, folk songs, calypso, West African music, dixieland, skiffle, children's carols and glees. Singers across the country contributed live performances, with Lomax sitting at the centre of the web in a Birmingham studio. |
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Subject: RE: BBC Radio This week 2023 From: FreddyHeadey Date: 22 Dec 23 - 08:04 PM Moya Brennan - Dec 2023 Irish Music Icons Moya Brennan joins Lynette Fay to reflect on her life in music. From the early days at Leo’s Tavern in Donegal to global success with her band Clannad and later recognition as a solo artist. Moya has sent tremors through the world of traditional music, taking the Irish language to places it had never been before. A definitive interview with one of our great artists who continues to redefine Irish music today. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001tqsl (the programme on the Sounds app is time limited but the video on this page might be available indefinitely) Irish Music Icons series page www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001dq7v/episodes/player |
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Subject: RE: BBC Radio This week 2023 From: GUEST,henryp Date: 23 Dec 23 - 03:38 AM Today; a reminder! Saturday 23 December 16.15 BBC Radio 3 Music Planet A Folk Christmas Kathryn Tickell explores Christmas folk music from the British Isles. Yorkshire and Derbyshire have their own rich folk carol repertoire that's still widely sung in pubs today, and Cornwall has also kept a distinctive tradition, which includes the celebrated ‘Sans Day Carol’. We'll also hear a carol in the Manx language, the song 'Leanabh an Aigh' in Scots Gaelic, and there's a track from Ireland's The Chieftains, plus songs from a Welsh 'plygain' service, which takes place on Christmas morning between the hours of three and six. |
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Subject: RE: BBC Radio This week 2023 From: Steve Shaw Date: 23 Dec 23 - 07:23 AM Moya Brennan's Christmassy solo album, sadly, was rated as a bit mediocre by the Irish Times. Moya Brennan: Nollaig Gaelach - The first lady of Celtic music corners her market "...Better songs and better production would have allowed Brennan to use her voice to more potent effect..." |
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Subject: RE: BBC Radio This week 2023 From: GUEST,henryp Date: 23 Dec 23 - 09:02 AM BBC Radio 4 12:04 Boxing Day Tuesday 26 December Archive on 4: Joni Mitchell: Verbatim Her life and career described in her own words. Repeat |
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Subject: RE: BBC Radio This week 2023 From: GUEST,henryp Date: 23 Dec 23 - 09:15 AM BBC Radio 4 12:04 Thursday 28 December Archive on 4: Bob Dylan: Verbatim His life and music in his own words. Repeat |
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Subject: RE: BBC Radio This week 2023 From: GUEST,henryp Date: 23 Dec 23 - 09:29 AM BBC Radio 3 New Year's Eve 12:00 Sunday 31 December Private Passions Johnny Flynn He’s currently starring as Richard Burton in the play The Motive and the Cue, the story of how Burton and Sir John Gielgud clashed as they staged Hamlet on Broadway in 1964. Johnny has also released four albums with his band Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit. He composed the theme song for the acclaimed TV series Detectorists, and more recently he’s collaborated with the nature writer Robert MacFarlane on two folk albums: Lost in the Cedarwood and The Moon Also Rises. His musical choices include Paul Robeson, Sondheim and Bizet. Official Folk Albums Chart Top 40 for October 2023; No.1 THE MOON ALSO RISES JOHNNY FLYNN & ROBERT MACFARLANE |
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Subject: RE: BBC Radio This week 2023 From: GUEST,henryp Date: 24 Dec 23 - 02:31 AM BBC Radio 4 Broadcasting House 9:00 24 December 2023 A Christmas carol written by a Barnsley factory worker 90 years ago has been brought back to life after being uncovered by museum archivists. It was found during research for the anniversary of the opening of Barnsley's Town Hall in 1933. Written by bottle-maker Arthur Godfrey, Christmas Eve is inspired by the Christmas bell chimes rung by some churches at midnight on 24 December. Barnsley Museum recorded it to mark the Town Hall's anniversary on 14 December. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orlqLBPFnxk Barnsley carol |
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Subject: RE: BBC Radio This week 2023 From: GUEST Date: 24 Dec 23 - 10:34 AM BBC RADIO 4 15:00 Christmas Eve A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols BBC RADIO 3 13.08 Christmas Day A service of carols, hymns and readings live from the candlelit Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. Hymn: Once in royal David's City (Irby, descant Ledger) Carol: Out of your sleep (Robin Nelson) Carol: Adam lay ybounden (Matthew Martin) Carol: Illuminare Jerusalem (Judith Weir) Carol: O radiant dawn (James MacMillan) Hymn: O Little town of Bethlehem (Forest Green, descant Armstrong) Carol: King Jesus hath a garden (Trad. Dutch arr. Wood, Cleobury) Carol: A spotless rose (Philip Ledger) Carol: Gabriel’s message (Trad. Basque, arr. Willcocks) Carol: Hereford Carol (arr. Robinson) Carol: Sir Christemas (Mathias) Hymn: The first Nowell the angel did say (The first Nowell, arr. Willcocks) Carol: The Cradle (Cheryl Frances-Hoad) – 2023 Commission Carol: All the stars looked down (John Rutter) Carol: Benedicamus Domino (Warlock) Hymn: O come, all ye faithful (Adeste Fideles, arr. Willcocks, Daniel Hyde) Hymn: Hark, the herald angels sing (Mendelssohn, arr. Willcocks) |
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Subject: RE: BBC Radio This week 2023 From: Rain Dog Date: 25 Dec 23 - 12:47 AM On BBC Radio 4 last nighg was a repeat of a programme originally broadcast in 2015 Soul Music - Fairytale of New York "The tragi-comic tale of love gone sour and shattered dreams eloquently depicted in the Christmas classic Fairytale of New York is the focus of this edition of Soul Music. James Fearnley, pianist with The Pogues recounts how the song started off as a transatlantic love story between an Irish seafarer missing his girl at Christmas before becoming the bittersweet reminiscences of the Irish immigrant down on his luck in the Big Apple, attempting to win back the woman he wooed with promises of 'cars big as bars and rivers of gold'. Gaelic footballer Alisha Jordan came to New York to play football aged 17 from County Meath in Ireland. Despite being dazzled by the glamour and pace of New York City, she missed her family and friends and stencilled the words 'Fairytale of New York' on her apartment wall as an affirmation of her determination to make the most of her new life in the city. When she was later attacked on the street by a stranger, the words came to signify her battle to recover and not to let the horrific facial injuries she suffered defeat her or her ambition to captain her football team. Rachel Burdett posted the video of the song onto her friend Michelle's social media page to let her know she was thinking of her and praying for her safe return when Michelle went missing suddenly one December. Stories of redemption and of a recognition that Christmas is often not the fairytale we are sold, told through a seasonal favourite. Producer: Maggie Ayre." |
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Subject: RE: BBC Radio This week 2023 From: FreddyHeadey Date: 27 Dec 23 - 02:36 PM Another seasonal 'Soul Music' programme Auld Lang Syne - 2016 Soul Music Soul Music hears the stories behind the song, how it went from being a reflective melancholic Scottish air about the parting of the ways, to the jaunty tune we know today. NB Only a small portion from musicians. It's mostly stories of love, sorrow, hope and joy, emotions that are especially heightened at this time of year. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b085trlz |
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Subject: RE: BBC Radio This week 2023 From: Steve Shaw Date: 28 Dec 23 - 12:52 PM "BBC Radio 4 12:04 Thursday 28 December Archive on 4: Bob Dylan: Verbatim His life and music in his own words. Repeat" I heard this in the car today. There wasn't much else on. 30 seconds of it confirmed for me what I've always thought of him (which isn't much). A clip of his snarly, whining voice singing a contorted Pretty Boy Floyd morphed into Woody singing it in his plain, clear, storytelling way. From the ridiculous to the sublime. Still, whatever stirs yer loins! |
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Subject: RE: BBC Radio This week 2023 From: FreddyHeadey Date: 28 Dec 23 - 08:12 PM The Longpuddle Players Mackenzie Crook reading a comic tale from his favourite author Thomas Hardy's collection A Few Crusted Characters. > 1:00 the bogus fiddler trying for a free meal > 5:20 the band gets banished from the church www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001trw8 |
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Subject: RE: BBC Radio This week 2023 From: GUEST,henryp Date: 30 Dec 23 - 02:15 AM BBC Radio 4 6.30 Saturday 30 December Farming Today The Pull of the Plough Available for 29 days Vernon Harwood visits the British National Ploughing Championships near Taunton to meet the people with a passion for ploughs and ploughing to discover why the task of turning the soil holds such a fascination. Along the way he meets the man who cares for a priceless collection of Victorian ploughs in Berkshire, a famous cheese-maker with a prized Gloucestershire Long Plough, celebrated folk singer John Kirkpatrick keeping forgotten plough songs alive and comes nose-to-muzzle with Sam and Tilly, the last working plough horses in Somerset. |
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Subject: RE: BBC Radio This week 2023 From: GUEST,henryp Date: 30 Dec 23 - 06:01 PM BBC Nan Gaidheal 29 December 2023 Caithream Ciùil Available for 28 days Ceòl Gaidhealach 's Ceilteach agus fiosrachadh air na tha dol agaibhse, còmhla ri Seonag Monk. Tha ceòl aig Seonag bho Trail West, Tim Edey, Rachel Hair is Fara. Cuiribh fios thugainn mu na tachartasan tha dol agaibhse gu dethadol@bbc.co.uk. BBC Nan Gaidheal 29 December 2023 A' Mire ri Mòir Available for 28 days Tha i beachdail, tha i beòthail agus tha Morag Dhòmhnallach a' feitheamh ribh le taghadh ciùil 's taghadh de dh'òrain Ghàidhlig. Feuch gum bi sibh ann còmhla rithe airson seanchas neo dhà cuideachd. Cuiribh fios thugainn mu dè tha dol agaibhse agus ar naidheachdan le teachdaireachd fhàgail air duilleag Facebook BBC Radio nan Gàidheal, neo sgrìobhaibh post-dealain gu mor@bbc.co.uk, neo fònaibh an asgaidh gu 08000 96 70 50.Tiompan BBC Nan Gaidheal 29 December 2023 Available for 29 days Mairead NicIllinnein le ceòl Ceilteach, clàran ùra agus fios mu cò tha cluich càite. Tha ceòl aig Mairead bho The Henry Girls, Joan Shelley, Project Smok agus gu leòr eile. BBC Radio Scotland 30 December 2023 Take the Floor Available for 29 days Our session for you tonight comes from the specially formed Centenary Scottish Country Dance Players. BBC Radio Scotland 30 December 2023 Piping Sounds Available for 29 days In the last Piping Sounds of the year Mìcheal looks back at the piping highlights of 2023 with sets from Calum Beaumont, Brìghde Chaimbeul and Mark Saul. He also has medleys from Rura and Inveraray and District Pipe Band. BBC Radio Ulster 30 December 2023 Folk Club Available for 29 days Lynette Fay reviews what has been a great year for folk music, playing some of her favourite songs and tunes of the year, including studio session tracks. BBC Radio Scotland 18:00 31 December 2023 Runrig: A Celebration Gary Innes celebrates 50 Years of Celtic rock band, Runrig showcasing their incredible legacy through their music, interviews with the band and their fans. |
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Subject: RE: BBC Radio This week 2023 From: GUEST,henryp Date: 30 Dec 23 - 06:24 PM BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal 30 December 2023 Sar Chlar Skippinish The Seventh Wave Repeat from 28 Dec 2021 Available for 29 days Còmhradh le Rhoda Meek ann an Tiriodh, 's i a' toirt dhuinn clàr le sàr chòmhlan an eilein sin fhèin, Skipinnish, airson ar cur ann an sunnd ro àm na Bliadhn’ Ùire. BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal 10:30am 31 December 2023 Crunluath Còmhla ri Mìcheal Steele Taghadh de cheòl na pìoba. A selection of pipe music. An t-seachdain sa tha Micheal a' coimhead air ais air a' bhliadhna 2023 ann an saoghal na pìobaireachd. Cluinnidh sibh cuid de na bhuannaich na farpaisean mòra agus ceòl bho na clàran ùra a thàinig a-mach air a' bhliadhna. |
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Subject: RE: BBC Radio This week 2023 From: GUEST,henryp Date: 02 Jan 24 - 11:53 AM Happy New Year to you all! Thank you for your interest and all your contributions. Hope to see you on the 2024 page. |
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Subject: RE: BBC Radio This week 2023 From: FreddyHeadey Date: 16 Jan 24 - 10:40 AM Recording on the Nomads' Trail Sunday Feature - December 2023 Musician Paul Purgas explores the life of Deben Bhattacharya, the uncelebrated godfather of Indian field recording. Bhattacharya’s recordings have shaped the way the West has listened to the sounds of South Asia and beyond and the vastness of his output is remarkable: he produced over 100 records, 23 films and published more than a dozen books during his lifetime. He also left over 400 hours of tape recordings going far beyond India. Who was the man behind it all? And what are we to make of his legacy today? In Stockholm, Purgas visits the Musikverket archives to learn more about Bhattacharya’s approach to documenting songs and traditions. Here was a man who had dedicated his life to capturing the sounds of music, landscape and life on the road, embarking on extensive field recording trips throughout Asia and Europe; and yet his name seems to have been somewhat forgotten from the histories of what is now known as World Music. Purgas charts Bhattacharya’s journey, from his early life in India, to his work with the BBC where he introduced Indian music to British listeners in the 1950s. We hear first-hand accounts of Bhattacharya’s travels, explore the new possibilities that technology had to offer at the time, and delve into the rich archive of sounds recorded along the way. With contributions from: Dr DM Withers, Lecturer in Publishing at the University of Exeter Robert Millis, Seattle-based sound artist Srimoyi Bhattacharya, Bhattacharya’s daughter Birgit Lundin, Bhattacharya’s ex-wife Adim Lundin, Bhattacharya’s son Wictor Johansson, archivist at Musikverket in Stockholm Moushumi Bhowmik, Bengali musician and researcher Sushrita Acharjee, Doctoral scholar at Jadavpur University www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001t2jj |
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Subject: RE: BBC Radio This week 2023 From: FreddyHeadey Date: 22 Jan 24 - 08:22 PM Soundtrack to life - September 2023 Start the Week The American singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant often uses fictional or mythological characters in her songs, to capture contemporary and political concerns. Her latest album, Keep Your Courage, is a song cycle composed entirely of love songs. She tells Kirsty Wark she wanted to explore the isolation of illness and the power of care, felt in the last few years. In his new book, Musical Truth, the educator and broadcaster Jeffrey Boakye creates a soundtrack that encapsulates key historical moments of the 20th and 21st century – from the carving up of Africa to feminism and football. Using jazz, disco and hip hop he explores how music both feeds into and mirrors its time, as well as its political and cultural impact. But the writer Michel Faber is more interested in how music affects the individual. In a collection of essays, Listen: On Music, Sound and Us, he explores what’s going on inside when we listen to a whole range of tunes. And he asks two questions: how do we listen to music and why? www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001ry9f |
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