Country Meets Celtic

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Mondays  7.00 pm – 8.00 pm 

(repeated Sunday 7.00 am and 6.00 pm)
Presenters:  The Blackpool Boys
Trevor Sommers and Bill Whall

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A weekly one hour musical showdown (or hoe-down)  in which Country music connoisseur Bill Whall battles it out (musically) with Celtic music devotee Trevor Sommers. 

Bill Whall founder of the Auckland Bluegrass and Old-time Country Music club. Banjo and guitar player, Bill moved to Waiheke eight years ago and co-founded the Waiheke folk club which meets once a month. 

Trevor Sommers -  is a tenor banjo, button accordion, guitar player. He has led a Celtic-influenced Ceilidh band for ten years and spent 20 plus years at folk festivals and sessions around the UK. Now resident on Waiheke, Island, Trevor teamed up with Bill 18 months ago to form The Blackpool Boys to continue the tradition of solid roots based music.

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It sounds like this show would make a great podcast.

 

Posted by Visitor on Tue, 02/12/2008 - 16:21
Thanks - we are now podcasting the show.

Monday 8th - schedule

 


Christmas in Killarney The Irish Rovers
Dixieland Delight Alabama
Forest Flower, Kitty The Hare, Jenny Dang The Weaver Boys Of The Lough
My Walkin' Shoes The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Various Artists
I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight Richard Thompson
Desolation Blues Al Reeve
That's Right Too/The Leading Role; Reels Billy McComiskey, Liz Carroll, Daíthí Sproule
Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On  McDill -
Daddy Fox The Young Tradition
Tennessee Two Step Charlie Daniels
The Connachtman's Rambles/My Darling Asleep/The Kesh Jig Brendan Power
Cotton Eye Joe Rednex
Lights Across The Bay De Dannann
Who Knows Where The Time Goes Fairport Convention with Sandy Denny
Posted by Visitor on Wed, 10/12/2008 - 07:37