We have not found any radio station we can listen to on a regular basis as we recognise about 20% of the music (and that’s stuff we would switch off anyway). Spicks and Specks is the Aussie version of Never Mind the Buzzcocks: because we don’t recognise either the famous contestants or the songs they … Continue reading culture shock – popular music
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The Chieftains in Concert
What a night. The Chieftains played the London Palladium and Orlando and I were there to see it. We started the evening in a meat-eater’s paradise called Bodeans BBQ in Poland Street, Soho. Bodean’s is a American-diner-type please and they pretty much only serve up huge slabs of meat! There is a diner downstairs too. … Continue reading The Chieftains in Concert
desert island discs – the results
top ten dance tunes
Once we got the Desert Island Discs out of the way, Bernard at work came up with another question: What are the tunes that will make you jump up onto the dance floor no matter what? Twenty-one people responded, male and female, gay and straight. And the winner was: Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive … Continue reading top ten dance tunes
Máiréad Doyle 