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Author Topic: Peggy on Radio 2 tonight - Mike Harding 7pm  (Read 20770 times)
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« Reply #20 on: September 26, 2007, 07:56:14 PM »

I loved that story about the double bass..... Roll Eyes Wink
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« Reply #21 on: September 26, 2007, 08:21:03 PM »


 Great to hear that the Fairport '69 Liege and Lief performance from Cropredy will soon be broadcast!  Cheesy

  p.s. liked the Jim Causley track on tonight's show...must investigate further...
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« Reply #22 on: September 26, 2007, 08:25:46 PM »

Nice little interview, with a couple of amusing Peggy anecdotes, and which hopefully gets Dave some sales, but nothing really very imaginative in the questionning...I'm afraid Harding really annoys me, and this was nothing new.

The programme was also memorable for stopping in it's tracks my latent interest in Steeleye which had been fuelled by the discussion elsewhere on here...that version of Padstow (from Tempted and Tried I believe) was quite possibly the most awful thing I've heard in aeons....  Sad
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« Reply #23 on: September 26, 2007, 08:30:26 PM »

It's interesting how opinions vary........I enjoyed Padstow! Tiara
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« Reply #24 on: September 26, 2007, 08:35:23 PM »


 It was that Cara Dillon thing that put me off...is she really a folk/roots artist? Sounded more like archetypal M.O.R. to me  Undecided
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« Reply #25 on: September 26, 2007, 08:36:30 PM »



 It was that Cara Dillon thing that put me off...is she really a folk/roots artist? Sounded more like archetypal M.O.R. to me  Undecided


Lol - I quite liked that...although I have to say I can see exactly where you are coming from...
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« Reply #26 on: September 26, 2007, 09:02:06 PM »

Isn't t'internet great - I'm listening to Peggy just now.  Cheesy
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« Reply #27 on: September 26, 2007, 09:16:54 PM »

Listening to it now on tape as I was out at a service at school, so dad recorded it for me. Love the double bass anecdote!
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« Reply #28 on: September 26, 2007, 10:03:13 PM »




The programme was also memorable for stopping in it's tracks my latent interest in Steeleye which had been fuelled by the discussion elsewhere on here...that version of Padstow (from Tempted and Tried I believe) was quite possibly the most awful thing I've heard in aeons....  Sad


Don't let Padstow put you off , there's plenty better than that, although I quite like it myself, especially the accapella bit in the middle.

I thought the Peggy interview was a good laugh, but too short , as usual with these Mike Harding things.
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« Reply #29 on: September 26, 2007, 10:10:25 PM »

I reckon people are a bit hard on Mike Harding's prog. I'm sure he wishes he had more airtime where he could have extended inteviews and play as wide a variety of music as possible (for me, Kane,Welch & Kaplin and Dòchas were the highlights of the show tonight). He's at the behest of the Beeb, so if anyone should get it in the neck it's good old Aunty.
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« Reply #30 on: September 26, 2007, 10:45:43 PM »


I reckon people are a bit hard on Mike Harding's prog. I'm sure he wishes he had more airtime where he could have extended inteviews and play as wide a variety of music as possible (for me, Kane,Welch & Kaplin and Dòchas were the highlights of the show tonight). He's at the behest of the Beeb, so if anyone should get it in the neck it's good old Aunty.



Yes, I'm sure you're right. MH has his own style, but I expect he is in a "production straight jacket" as far as interviews and material are concerned.
I sometimes listen to Genevieve Tudor's folk programme on BBC Shropshire, longer features ( I think it's a two hour programme ) but it sounds much less slick, and wouldn't attract the same calibre of guests.
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« Reply #31 on: September 27, 2007, 09:50:25 AM »

I swear my memory is shot.  All day I'm thinking "must remember, Peggy tonight", but as soon as I get home, it's like somebody switches off my valves or something.   Angry

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« Reply #32 on: September 27, 2007, 10:02:02 AM »

Tie a knot in your valves!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/r2music/folk/harding/
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« Reply #33 on: September 27, 2007, 10:03:26 AM »



Cheers.  Now to try and get the sound working on this 19th Century computerised electronic whatchamacallit....

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« Reply #34 on: September 27, 2007, 10:24:37 AM »

Listened in last night to hear Peggy
didn't take long to remember why  I don't tune in very often
sorry Mike Harding and the music he plays leaves me cold
A few years ago Ralph Mc did a show that was excellent

Also remember Gary Price on a welsh station on Saturday nights
whatever happend to him?

Ah well  cant please  everyone
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« Reply #35 on: September 27, 2007, 10:33:04 AM »

Though I do appreciate what Mr Harding does, I'd much prefer Billy Connolly.
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« Reply #36 on: September 27, 2007, 10:37:05 AM »

Listening now...

Donnegan's Gone you know...
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« Reply #37 on: September 27, 2007, 10:43:32 AM »


Though I do appreciate what Mr Harding does, I'd much prefer Billy Connolly.


Personally, I'd prefer a radio presenter.
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« Reply #38 on: September 27, 2007, 10:52:34 AM »


Though I do appreciate what Mr Harding does, I'd much prefer Billy Connolly.


Although I think Connolly is the funniest man I've ever heard/seen, half of the licence fee already goes on Jonathon Ross's salary, Connolly would demand the rest of it, so it's probably a no go.

Harding is almost forced to play what he does because Kate Rushby and Seth Lakeman sell buckloads (for the folk world) and so he keeps with the populist playlist. I've not listened to Verity Sharp's prog. for a while, is that still good?
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« Reply #39 on: September 27, 2007, 06:25:48 PM »

Western Wind definitely has double bass on... as well as Under Wraps 2 in the Tull bracket
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