As part of my radio work for my diploma I had to do a short interview with someone.
I decided to speak to one Mr Charles Montgomery Burns, from Springfield (aka Scott D). Mr Burns has just announced that he will be running in the 2016 American presidential election.
But – how safe will America be in the hands of Mr Burns?
YOU decide!
Listen here to Mr Burn’s first public interview since his campaign manager, Mr Waylon Smithers announced the candidacy on social media on Sunday 13th April.
From now on I will broadcast my solo shows with Wild Atlantic Waves Radio under the programme title Western Skyline. Most likely, each show will have a different theme.
So, here is the first one – a selection of Irish traditional and ‘prog. trad’ music: some of the finest musicians in the world.
Listen to Clannad, Planxty, The Chieftains, Horslips, Martin Hayes and many of the people with whom he collaborates.
Hope you enjoy the show as much as I did compiling it.
And, if you wonder about a reference to Marilyn Moroe on the sign off – we had a live Happy Birthday sung for our Chris in the studio. I edited that out of the podcast!
PLAYLIST
Clannad: Brian Boru’s March – ‘Clannad’ 2014 Spectrum Music
Planxty: As I Roved Out – ‘The Well Below the Valley’ 2005 Shanachie Records
Planxty & Bill Whelan: Timedance Eurovision 1981 Interval Act – see youtube
The Chieftains & Sting: Mo Ghile Mear (excerpt) – ‘The Long Black Veil’ 1995 BMG Music
Below is a link to my radio show from Thursday 2 April 2015 – broadcast on Wild Atlantic Waves Radio online. Classical Easter is a mix of classical music (now, there’s a surprise). There’s some chat about Easter, the Emperor Constantine, Tenebrae, plus the food we like to eat around this time of the year. What is simnel cake?
I’ve also given the playlist below. Hope you enjoy it . Comments are welcome.
PLAYLIST:
Intro and last track: Beethoven’s Allegro # 3 from the Pastoral Symphony performed by Orquesta Lírica de Barcelona
‘Christ is Risen’ (Arabic) performed by St Symeon Orthodox Church Choir, Birmingham Alabama.
‘Alleluia’ (Georgian/Znamenny Chant) performed by Stretenye: The Ensemble of Old church Music, Kharkov
‘Responsories for Holy Saturday’ by Tomás Luis de Vittoria performed by Sepulto Domino
‘He was Despised and Rejected of Men’ from Handel’s Messiah, performed by Les Arts Florissants
Excerpt from And the Trumpet Shall Sound from Handel’s Messiah, performed by The Monteverdi Choir
Ach Herr lass dein lieb Engelein from J.S Bach’s St. John’s Passion, performed by Joanne Lunn, Katherine Fuge conducted by JE Gardiner.
‘Sprin’g from The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi performed by the London Philharmonic with Pieter Schoeman
‘That Sheep May Safely Graze’ by J.S Bach, performed by the Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
‘The Easter Hymn’ from Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni, performed by Julia Varady and the London Opera Chorus
Karen J McDonnell 