tradition

The Night Singers of Brighton

January 6th, 2009 by Steve Bowbrick

Get lost in this marvelous 45 minutes of classical radio documentary-making from Newfoundlander Chris Brookes, brought to you via RTE's Documentary on One slot which I'm always going on about here because it's one of the few places you can hear this kind of quiet, meditative documentary feature every week. Subscribe to the podcast for lots more like this, most of it made by RTE in Ireland (like this one about the 1995 All Ireland Hurling champions) but some (like this one adapted from a Finnish original about Amos Oz) brought from all over the world. Here's the MP3, here's the programme's page at the RTE web site and here are some other RTE shows we've featured here.

Producer: Chris Brookes
Production Company: Battery Radio
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Too Many Santas

December 26th, 2008 by Steve Bowbrick

Cheesy Xmas GIF

In Iceland they have thirteen Santas—and some of them are quite naughty, even frightening. 22 lovely minutes from the World Service Boxing Day morning (also available as part of The World Service's excellent documentaries podcast, I think). More info on the programme page.

And James, I'll see your ridiculous baubles and raise you a magnificent animated Santa's sleigh!

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The Music of the People

August 9th, 2008 by Steve Bowbrick

Flashing through the lanes of West Cork the other night, probably a bit too fast, on the way from Bantry to Baltimore in the dusk, I heard this beautiful programme of archive voices and music. It's a real gem: quiet and a bit old-fashioned. Ian Lee, an RTE traditional music stalwart, has made a six part series based on the field recordings of the various folklorists and collectors who tramped around the place during the Twentieth Century.

This one's about the recordings of Alan Lomax, legendary Library of Congress archivist. There's nothing like it on British radio. I suppose it's a kind of throwback—and you'll really have to concentrate: some of the voices are impenetrable. But it's wonderful. Here's the MP3 and the other programmes in the series are all here.

Presenter: Ian Lee
Producer: Ian Lee
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