Sunday, 13 September 2015

TALK BACK - Newsletter w/c 13th Sept



TALK BACK w/c Sunday 13th Sept 2015

Every Sunday we'll update you on the special shows on Secklow Sounds.

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w/c 13th  Sept, 2015

THIS WEEK'S PLAYLIST SPECIALS ON SECKLOW SOUNDS...


Monday Sept 14th, 10am

"THE STICKS with TERRY SULLIVAN"  - featuring Bernie marsden and eddie ammo



Joining Terry Sullivan on this week’s Sticks show as his guests are Buckingham’s guitarist Bernie Marsden, who was a member of Whitesnake and UFO plus many other bands and Eddie Ammo of the legendary Real Thing.




The Sticks show can be heard at 10am Mondays, repeated Thursdays at noon. Tune in via the Secklow Sounds web site or via the TuneIn radio app.



Contact Terry  with requests, dedications, shout-outs 
Twitter: @thesticks9 Email: thesticks@secklowsounds.org

Monday Sept 13th, 4pm

"EYE ON MK with Sean Calvert and Paul Hands" featuring DaCosta and Port Royal


Coming up on Mondays 'Eye on MK' an exclusive interview with one of Germany's top Ska bands 'Port Royal' along with preview tracks from their album which isn't out until November.

Also the amazing musician DaCosta from The Bighead is giving us an interview letting us into his creative process. He also plays an exclusive acoustic cover which is not to be missed






Tuesday Sept 14th, 10pm"Soundtracks with Tony Carty"  - VERSIONS


Coming up next week (Tuesday Sept 15th) "Soundtracks" with Tony Carty will be playing an organ version ofBasil Poledouris's masterpiece score for Conan the Barbarian. Soundtracks usually aims to play the original versions of film music if possible, but this edition presents film music in varied renditions – by instrumentalists, voices, celebrated artists and some of the composers themselves at the keyboard.



There’s the stock of ALL (over 170) past Soundtracks shows on a variety of topics RIGHT HERE

Soundtracks: 1 hour Tues 10pm, repeats Thurs 3pm, Sunday midnight and Mon 11am catch it on "mixcloud" too.

UPCOMING SHOWS

We know you're going to love it, so get some of Soundtracks upcoming shows in your diary too:

22 Sep: GAMES – a playful show - chess, cards, etc. and some exuberant female soccer players.

29 Sep: ANNIVERSARIES including Michael Powell, Rock Hudson and James Dean.



...and we'll be keeping you posted.


Tuesday Sept 14th, 11pm"Plane Talking with Mick Bannister"  - featuring Izzi Ciesinska


Join “Plane Talking with Mick Bannister“ on Tuesday Sept 15th  @ 11pm Repeated on Wednesday @ noon when he talks with award winning children’s book Illustrator and film maker IZABELA (IZZI) CIESINSKA - and plays a selection of her favourite music tracksIzzi was hatched in a small town in Poland where her earliest influences were traditional Fairy-tale Classics by Hans Christian Andersen and the Grimm Brothers (she read them all, drew them all, and she smelled all the pages). 

When she was seven her family settled in Canada where she discovered libraries, more books, and to her delight Disney cartoons! She immersed herself into the world of animation and watched and drew anything she could get her hands on. She even animated her own scenes only to discover that tracing 24 frames per second was easier seen than done. Her ambitions as an animator evolved into filmmaker, and many broken pencils and torn-up pictures later she moved on to illustrate over thirty five books, as well as write, direct, and produce a short film NEDE (available on YouTube). She is currently working on multiple illustration and film projects and working on a major film script. You can find out more about Izzy HERE

Get in touch with Mike via the Plane Talking website or @secklowsounds
#planetalking
#planetalking


Fridays 8am

"Pop and Rock Legends with Bob and Mike"



Have you ever listened to 'Desert Island Discs' and thought about the music you might choose if you were placed under the spotlight? If you have and you have even got as far as compiling a list of your favourite tracks, then you will realise just how difficult it can be. What do you include ... but, more specifically, what tracks would you leave out? Give it a try by making a list of say, your favourite 15 tracks and see what you come up with! Do this tonight and then return to your list in the clear light of day and we wouldn't mind betting that you'll start adding different tracks and removing others.


If you are inspired by music and enjoy the prospect of making lists, then now is your chance to take up the 'Pop and Rock Legends' challenge that is being set by the show's presenters, Mike Barry and Bob Bluffield.
Bob sets the challenge: "We are looking for anyone that enjoys good music to select say a dozen or so tracks that have in some way influenced their lives or will bring back vivid memories - perhaps of a sun-drenched holiday, an adventure of the circumstances surrounding when you first met your partner. We'll then invite you to participate in the show for the entire two-hours when we'll play your tracks and ask you to tell listeners something about yourself, your tastes in music and the reasons why you have chosen the particular songs on your list. It's all a bit of light hearted fun really but it gives listeners ... or indeed other presenters ... the opportunity to be our guest and be put under the spotlight".

Several people have already been featured in this recent addition to the format of 'Pop & Rock Legends' including Lynn James from Sleaford; local painter and decorator Steve Tucker; Adrian Pinckard former director of Inter-Action; ex-Secklow Sounds presenter Caz Tricks; Woburn Sands resident Kevin Fuller and social psychologist Linda Corlett.

If you are interested in taking part, please contact Bob or Mike by posting on the 'Pop & Rock Legends Radio' Facebook page (HERE) or by emailing Bob at robertbluffield@gmail.com




Stay tuned to Secklow Sounds, Community Radio for Milton Keynes

@secklowsounds

radio@secklowsounds.org



Friday, 11 September 2015

Which songs are LEGENDARY to you!?

ARE YOU UP FOR THE 'POP & ROCK LEGENDS' CHALLENGE?

Pop and Rock Legends with Bob & Mike , Fridays 8am



Have you ever listened to 'Desert Island Discs' and thought about the music you might choose if you were placed under the spotlight? If you have and you have even got as far as compiling a list of your favourite tracks, then you will realise just how difficult it can be. What do you include ... but, more specifically, what tracks would you leave out? Give it a try by making a list of say, your favourite 15 tracks and see what you come up with! Do this tonight and then return to your list in the clear light of day and we wouldn't mind betting that you'll start adding different tracks and removing others.

If you are inspired by music and enjoy the prospect of making lists, then now is your chance to take up the 'Pop and Rock Legends' challenge that is being set by the show's presenters, Mike Barry and Bob Bluffield.

Bob sets the challenge: "We are looking for anyone that enjoys good music to select say a dozen or so tracks that have in some way influenced their lives or will bring back vivid memories - perhaps of a sun-drenched holiday, an adventure of the circumstances surrounding when you first met your partner. We'll then invite you to participate in the show for the entire two-hours when we'll play your tracks and ask you to tell listeners something about yourself, your tastes in music and the reasons why you have chosen the particular songs on your list. It's all a bit of light hearted fun really but it gives listeners ... or indeed other presenters ... the opportunity to be our guest and be put under the spotlight".

Several people have already been featured in this recent addition to the format of 'Pop & Rock Legends' including Lynn James from Sleaford; local painter and decorator Steve Tucker; Adrian Pinckard former director of Inter-Action; ex-Secklow Sounds presenter Caz Tricks; Woburn Sands resident Kevin Fuller and social psychologist Linda Corlett.  


If you are interested in taking part, please contact Bob or Mike by posting on the 'Pop & Rock Legends Radio' Facebook page (HERE) or by emailing Bob at robertbluffield@gmail.com


Stay tuned to Secklow Sounds, Community Radio for Milton Keynes

Thursday, 10 September 2015

It's the real thing on Secklow Sounds!!

Get ready to ROCK! 

"The Sticks with Terry Sullivan" -  Monday 14th Sept at 10am


Joining Terry Sullivan on this week’s Sticks show as his guests are Buckingham’s guitarist Bernie Marsden, who was a member of Whitesnake and UFO plus many other bands and Eddie Ammo of the legendary Real Thing.




The Sticks show can be heard at 10am Mondays, repeated Thursdays at noon right HERE
Tune in via the Secklow Sounds web site or via TuneIn radio app

Contact Terry  with requests, dedications, shout-outs etc.

Twitter: @thesticks9


Stay tuned to Secklow Sounds, Community Radio for Milton Keynes

Wednesday, 9 September 2015

Film music on fascinating instruments!

Sneak preview - Soundtracks with Tony Carty, Tuesdays 10pm - VERSIONS



Coming up next week (Tuesday Sept 15th) "Soundtracks" with Tony Carty will be playing an organ version of Basil Poledouris's masterpiece score for Conan the Barbarian. Soundtracks usually aims to play the original versions of film music if possible, but this edition presents film music in varied renditions – by instrumentalists, voices, celebrated artists and some of the composers themselves at the keyboard.


We know you're going to love it, so get some of Soundtracks upcoming shows in your diary too:
22 Sep: GAMES – a playful show - chess, cards, etc. and some exuberant female soccer players.

29 Sep: ANNIVERSARIES including Michael Powell, Rock Hudson and James Dean.




Stay Tuned to Secklow Sounds, Community Radio for Milton Keynes

Tuesday, 8 September 2015

Diary of a presenter (4)


Shows left to do ON OUR OWN(!!!)       1

Shows we got through ON OUR OWN    1
Number of people very pleased with themselves   3  (and hopefully Mike too!!)

It was THE BIG TEST today as Mike threw us in at the deep end by opening the door to the studio and closing it on his way out!!!

Left alone, we decided we had two options - run for it and he'd never know...until the 30 minutes of dead air... or jump in sink or swim.

Hopefully we were waving not drowning...

In the very capable hands of Dave, we lined up our programme.  Everything was in the right dropbox and in the right format, so that was a good start.  We double checked our timings and content and then went for it...and it went ok...


Well...ok except for... memo to Audrey - let's turn to mic to face Gill if you're going to turn your face to her to chat!!  (And stop making "encouragement noises!")
Memo to Dave - girls get louder in broadcast than they are in sound check
Memo to Gill - those "OMG blank moments"...normal!!! (so don't worry ;) )

We learned from last week that sometimes you have to allow for conversation to settle, so we were pleased with the segment timings.  There are some great things going on in Milton Keynes including: Heritage Open Day  and of course the Rugby World Cup is on its way, plus the start of term at Milton Keynes College meant there was a LOT to talk about in terms of doing something new for the first time.  Dave's "Man Cave" was about your first car, and one of the funniest moments (doesn't matter how often we hear it) was "How To Guru" Ashley's first time exercising in a year!!  Content wise, we're pretty happy.


We're easing into co-ordinating timing, banter, content and features - so come October 3rd - we hope to have a real cracker of a show.  We'll be introducing you to other members of the Lifestyle:MK team then too - Alex who'll be talking about "living on a budget", Rachel who'll give us the News (ONLY positive news stories that is!), Robb our resident Personal Trainer who will answer your questions on fitness, and Dr Jamie, our resident Vet who'll be hosting "Pet's Corner" with lifestyle tips for your furry friends...in fact - check out the team HERE!




We're looking forward to chatting with you, so please make a date with us from 12 - 2pm on Saturdays from October 3rd, 2015.

...and if you missed today's show, you can find us on Spreaker: HERE


Lifestyle:MK, 12 - 2pm, Saturdays on Secklow Sounds, Community Radio for Milton Keynes

@Secklowsounds
@draudreyt


Plane Talking Fairy Tales!

Fee Fi Fo Fum...we're anticipating giants next week on Plane Talking with Mick Bannister, Tuesdays 11pm


Join “Plane Talking with Mick Bannister“ on Tuesday Sept 15th  @ 11pm Repeated on Wednesday @ noon when he talks with award winning children’s book Illustrator and film maker IZABELA (IZZI) CIESINSKA - and plays a selection of her favourite music tracks


Izzi was hatched in a small town in Poland where her earliest influences were traditional Fairy-tale Classics by Hans Christian Andersen and the Grimm Brothers (she read them all, drew them all, and she smelled all the pages). When she was seven her family settled in Canada where she discovered libraries, more books, and to her delight Disney cartoons! She immersed herself into the world of animation and watched and drew anything she could get her hands on. She even animated her own scenes only to discover that tracing 24 frames per second was easier seen than done. Her ambitions as an animator evolved into filmmaker, and many broken pencils and torn-up pictures later she moved on to illustrate over thirty five books, as well as write, direct, and produce a short film NEDE (available on YouTube). She is currently working on multiple illustration and film projects and working on a major film script. You can find out more about Izzy HERE

Get in touch with Mike via the Plane Talking website or @secklowsounds
#planetalking


Listen in right HERE or catch previous shows at this LINK

Tune into Secklow Sounds, Community Radio for Milton Keynes

Monday, 7 September 2015

Vintage Vogue

Harry and Edna's "Fashion on the Ration" exhibition

Milton Keynes vintage doyens Harry & Edna temporarily swapped radio stations.

The Secklow Sounds presenters created a ‘pop up’ 1940’s fashion exhibition for English Heritage. The exhibition, called ‘Fashion on the Ration’ explains the history of utility, ‘make do & mend’ clothing and the changing fashions of the 1940’s.

The exhibition was on display at Audley End House and BBC Radio Essex popped over to have a word with Edna.

Click on this link for a YouTube clip of the interview


For more info on Harry & Edna’s Fashion on the Ration click HERE.


Harry & Edna Vintage Sweethearts: website


Hedna's the Vintage Nightclub: website


Harry & Edna on the Wireless Wednesdays 7pm (repeated Friday 4pm) on Secklow Sounds, Community Radio for Milton Keynes