Author: shedmaster48

65+ male, with railway interests(WATTRAIN Newsletter editor and webmaster), and local internet radio presenter (NCCR)..and active supporter of the English Symphony Orchestra....
In The Cooler, Music, NCCR

NCCR “Cooler Classics” 8-10 pm Monday 5th August.(Repeat Sunday 9-11 pm)

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A new time (Mondays 8-10 pm, repeated Sunday 9-11pm)..and a 2 hour show!!

Expect to hear a mix of familiar classics, new classics, interviews , information on local to the Cotswold music events..and more!!

Chipping Campden is home to the Chipping Campden International Music Festival in May , and the region is pleased to have world class orchestras close to hand. The Orchestra of the Swan (OOTS) in Stratford-upon-Avon, and the English Symphony Orchestra (ESO) under its principal conductor Kenneth Woods, based in Worcester, the home of Edward Elgar.

So always expect something on the show from these!!

In tonight’s edition, Kenneth Woods tells us about newly discovered scores and the music of Hans Rott, and Martin Malgrem introduces us to the Helsinki Chamber Orchestra…

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Kenneth Woods & Martin Malgrem(Copyright acknowledged)

Music from Mendelssohn,Prokofiev, Holst and Shostakovich.

With a possibility of being introduced to another Cheltenham born composer………

And a reminder of Hans Gal’s music, give he was born on this day in 1890.
Listen in tonight!!

8-10 pm, Monday 5th August 2019 (Repeat Sunday 9-11pm)

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NCCR “In The Cooler” 7-9pm Friday 2nd August 2019 (Rpts Sunday 8-10am and Monday 2-4pm)

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On this week’s show….

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Our resident poet Paul Curran, gives an extended view of Allen Ginsberg (3 June 1926 – 5 April 1997) and John Cooper Clarke (born 25 January 1949) ..an English performance poet who first became famous during the punk rock era of the late 1970s when he became known as a “punk poet”..

So expect music from Deep Purple, John Cooper Clarke, Neil Diamond, Hank Marvin, Shalamar…

And with a host of Cotswold Music festivals ahead (Cropredy, Cotswold Distillery etc) we hope to get a foretast of the music on offer…King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys, Joe brown, Fairport Convention, The Julie July Band etc..

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With Ric Sanders (Fairport Convention) at Bacon Theatre Cheltenham October 2018

And whatever else arises…!!

So.. be there NCCR (www.nccr.co.uk  Friday Live.. (LIVE  7-9 pm)

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NCCR “In The Cooler” 7-9pm Friday 26th July 2019 (Rpts 8-10am Sunday, 2-4 pm Monday)

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“In The Cooler” this week is truly community focussed!

And we start off with some Cream… Malcolm Bruce (son of Jack Bruce) tells us about The Music Of Cream 50th Anniversary Tour !

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L-R Malcolm Bruce,Kofi Baker, Will Johns.(Copyright acknowledged)

We shall be speaking with Rob Willott about Blockley’s Little Village Hall and its £18,000 upgrade plan.

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(Rob Willott)

 

Sean Dudden will be phoning in to tell us about the community based initiative “Life Without Plastic”..

The Classic Car and Bike Show it is being held on the 28/7/19 from 11am at the Playing Field Bisley Old Road Stroud Glos GL5 1NL admission is free and there are no charges for anyone wishing to display a car or bike….

There is the Arts Alive Exhibition in Bourton-on-the-Water 3rd to 10 August.. https://www.tomshepherdart.com/

You can go on the beach near Evesham!!

Martyn Slater, Chairman of Stroud Vintage Transport and Engine Club (SVTEC) gives us a heads up on the event..(2-4th August ) …and its a Glen Miller tribute!!

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(Martyn Slater,SVTEC)

And Caroline Ardron celebrates the First Anniversary of the Cotswold Clubhouse in Bourton on the Water..with some summer special offers! (We interviewed Caroline this time last year ahead of the Grand Opening…!! See what radio exposure can do for your organization/business!!!)

And our special guest is the legendary American singer /songwriter Dean Friedman, who is currently on his UK tour, and he speaks with us ahead of the SongFest North in Crewe this coming weekend…

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Peter Lewis and Dean Friedman

And then there’s the music!!

Did I mention we shall be having a Shalamar competition??????

So www.nccr.co.uk 7-9 pm Friday..

Friday Night is “In the Cooler” Night!!

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NCCR “Cooler Classics” .. this week only Tuesday 10pm!!

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Following a power failure in the district today, NCCR programming has been disrupted..

So, the expected “Cooler Classics” for tonight (11pm- midnight) is now scheduled for Tuesday evening..at 10pm..

..and will be a treat for fans of Andre Rieu..

It‘s a special of the Andre Rieu Maastricht Concerts held in the Vrijthof Square..

Tracks will include the Platin Tenors, Carmen Monarcha, Carla Maffioletti, Mirusia and Kimmy Skota..

Do listen.. and enjoy!!   www.nccr.co.uk

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“In The Cooler”, 7-9pm Friday 19th July, rpts 8-10am Sunday and 2-4pm Monday..

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So, what to expect “In the Cooler” this week..??

With 20th July being the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, expect some related music!! We might even get to hear about life on Mars!! It’ll be an outer space kind of segment, and I hope we are not “spaced out”!!!!

Our resident poet , Paul Curran, will certainly have something for us “out of this world” in his contribution ….

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And bringing us down to earth, did you know that Paganini came to Cheltenham, and created a bit of a stir???

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And be sure that the following guest will create a stir too!!
Studio guest Sadie Dyer will tell us all about the Moreton Vintage Fair and Motor Show on 3rd August 2019….

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Expect some good music and chat….

I shall look forward to welcoming you all “In The Cooler” (www.nccr.co.uk)  Friday 7pm- 9 pm…

Friday Night is “In The Cooler” night!!