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Cooler Classics, Interviews, Literature, Music, NCCR

Cooler Classics.(Sunday 17th July 2022. 9pm-11pm, Repeats Thursday midnight, Listen Again & on Mixcloud)

  • Cirencester poet Frank McMahon with thoughts on his book “A Different Land” and his musical choices…. Vaughan Williams, Shostakovitch, Beethoven.
Frank McMahon
  • Ivo Stankov updates us on his career and new position at the Birmingham Conservatoire…. and a BBC Young Musician Of The Year Finalist!!
Ivo Stankov.
  • Nicholas Ellis (Camarilla Ensemble) explains the ensembles latest album and the story behind the recording (a world first!) of Gustav Holst’s Wind Quintet in A-flat.
Nicholas Ellis (Camarilla Ensemble)
  • With additional music from: Peter Boyer and the London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim…
Peter Boyer holding the album “Balance Of Power”

Sunday 9-11pm and repeated Thursday at Midnight. Plus Listen Again (7 days) and Mixcloud (several weeks!)

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Events and Shows, In The Cooler, Interviews, Music, NCCR

NCCR “In The Cooler” Friday 15th July 2022 (rpts Sunday noon till 2pm) Available on Listen Again (www.nccr.co.uk) & Mixcloud.

  • Joshua Fleming (The Vandoliers) recently on a UK tour…
Joshua Fleming(The Vandoliers)
  • Danny Draycott explains “Started Forever”
Danny Drayccott
  • Simon McBride (likened to Rory Gallagher & Gary Moore) tells of “High Stakes”
Simon McBride
  • Tommy Banner a Scottish member of legendary West Country band The Wurzels(at APPFEST 28th-31st July 2022)
Tommy Banner.(Courtesy: Wurzels Publicity Photo)
  • Joziah Longo (Slambovian Circus Of Dreams) explains all… and looks forward to the Cropredy gig.
Joziah Longo.(Slambovian Circus Of Dreams)
  • With music from: John Barry Seven,Shirley Bassey, Nick Fletcher,The Rolling Stones, Dean Friedman, Dave Haynes, Aliens Don’t Ring Doorbells(ADRD).

Friday 15th July 2022…7-9pm 1st broadcast. Repeats Sunday 17th July 2022 Noon till 2pmAvailable on Listen Again (7 days) and on Mixcloud.. (for a while longer!!)

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Cooler Classics, Events and Shows, Interviews, Literature, Music, NCCR

Cooler Classics.(Sunday 10th July 2022. 9pm-11pm, Repeats Thursday midnight, Listen Again & on Mixcloud)

  • Richard Jenkinson, cellist, appearing with the Stratford-upon-Avon Symphony Orchestra at Stratford Playhouse on Sunday 17th July with a French themed programme.
Richard Jenkinson.
  • Laura Kinnear, curator, Holst Victorian House, tells us about the exhibition Hidden in a Drawer: Gustav Holst’s Lost Manuscripts (9 July – 21 December 2022)
Tuesday 12th July 11am and 2pm
Join Curator Laura Kinnear for a guided tour of her new exhibition, Hidden in a Drawer.”Hidden In A Drawer”
  • US composer Peter Boyer describes his album “Balance of Power” , and his working with the London Symphony Orchestra.
Peter Boyer holding “Balance of Power”
  • Caroline Sanderson explains the story behind her book “Listen With Father-How I Learned To Love Classical Music”
Caroline Sanderson-Listen With Father!
  • With additional music from Camille Saint-Saens, Gustav Holst, Jean Sibelius, Kathleen Ferrier, Robert Schumann, Annie Fischer, Mozart, Otto Respighi.

Sunday 9-11pm and repeated Thursday at Midnight. Plus Listen Again (7 days) and Mixcloud (several weeks!)

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In The Cooler, Interviews, Literature, Music, NCCR

NCCR “In The Cooler” Friday 8th July 2022 (rpts Sunday noon till 2pm) Available on Listen Again (www.nccr.co.uk) & Mixcloud.

  • Kate Bamford (Shipston Home Nursing) invites us to “Party in the (Alscot) Park on 17th July.
Kate Bamford(Shipston Home Nursing)
  • Pearl Lowe has a book..”Faded Glamour By The Sea.”
Pearl Lowe
  • 2 sisters (Faron and Merle – aka Masa) explain how “My Love Went To Sea”
MASA(Faron & Merle)
  • Nick Fletcher introduces his latest album..”Cloud of Unknowing”
Nick Fletcher
  • Gillian Byrom Smith has two poems for us..
Gillian Byrom Smith.
  • Lia D’Sau brings us “Bird”
Lia D’Sau.
  • Alex Barty King explains the fraught nature of getting a band’s name right…
Alex Barty King(DAAY)
  • Roi Aknin and Lesmana tell how there collaboration “I Won’t Give Up” came about.
Roi Aknin
Lesmana
  • With music from: The Congregation,Peter Skellern,The Darkness,Wham, Natalie Bergman, Reverend Robert, Cosmic Embers, Lorraine Silver.

Friday 8th July 2022…7-9pm 1st broadcast. Repeats Sunday 10th July 2022 Noon till 2pmAvailable on Listen Again (7 days) and on Mixcloud.. (for a while longer!!)

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Cooler Classics, Interviews, Music, NCCR

Cooler Classics.(Sunday 3rd July 2022. 9pm-11pm, Repeats Thursday midnight, Listen Again & on Mixcloud)

  • Alisa Weilerstein tells us about the Beethoven Sonatas for cello and piano.
Alisa Weilerstein.
  • Brazilian cellist Antonio Meneses is delighted to have finally recorded 2 Brahms cello sonatas.
Antonio Meneses.
  • Adam Philp(The Symphonist) explains the background to his twittering.
Adam Philp(The Symphonist)
  • Maxwell Rafeian introduces us to his piano compositions..
Maxwell Rafeian.
  • With music from Copland, Beethoven, Brahms, Elgar, Vaughan Williams,Samuel Barber... and featuring Julien Van Mellaerts, English Symphony Orchestra, Northern Sinfonia, the Hallé Orchestra,Vienna Philharmonic.

Sunday 9-11pm and repeated Thursday at Midnight. Plus Listen Again (7 days) and Mixcloud (several weeks!)

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