Author Archives: Nick Kelly

Tomorrow.

TOUCH that dial.

Go on.

Anne Marie Walsh writes:

The Sound of Ireland radio station is launching tomorrow  for 8 days playing the Best of Irish for St Patrick’s week. Listen to a soundtrack of the best Irish music from The Pogues to the Pillow Queens and from The Chieftains to Dermot Kennedy interspersed with the incredible stories of Irish trailblazers who have changed the worlds of music, sport, literature and science.

Listener greetings will be played on air so get involved by recording a St Patrick’s greeting for family and friends now – click the voicemail icon here.

In fairness.

Imagine we had a state-owned radio station that could do all that.

The Sound Of Ireland

Oh.

Sister Mary Kelly.

Old school.

*shudder*

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ZOiD featuring Suzanne Savage – Static

The Savage eye.

Belfast soprano and jazz singer Suzanne Savage (top centre)) joins forces with Dubliner Daniel Jacobson (right) aka ZOiD on this single from his album of collaborations ZONGS.

It’s a genre-bending mix of techno, soul and funk.

The video is by Diolmhain Ingram Roche.

Nick says: Funk’s not dead.

ZOiD

Suzanne Savage

This morning.

Worth the wait?

Only you can decide.

G’wan Q.

This afternoon.

Anyone?

Ukraine war: Roman Abramovich sanctioned by UK (BBC)

Meanwhile..

Cold.

AP

St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Wales

This morning/afternoon.

The Cardiff Philharmonic has cancelled an all-Tchaikovsky programme as ‘inappropriate at this time’.

The orchestra says:

‘In light of the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine, Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra, with the agreement of St David’s Hall, feel the previously advertised programme including the 1812 Overture to be inappropriate at this time. The orchestra hope you will continue to support them and enjoy the revised programme.’

Via Slipped Disc:

‘The concert included his decidedly apolitical second symphony, known as The Little Russian.

‘This is unutterably stupid. At the start of the First World War, the Proms conductor Sir Henry Wood informed the British government that he would continue performing Wagner and other Germans. The same rule prevailed in the Hitler war.

‘Only the Nazis ever banned Tchaikovsky.

‘Welcome to Cardiff 2022.’

Wales Bans Tchaikovsk (Slipped Disc)

Meanwhile…

Gulspki.

Mail man changes his ‘Russian-sounding’ name (The Spectator)