Radio Free D’ni

Laura Nyro

This week, we’ll look at the work of the much-acclaimed writer of multi-dimensional and canine hits, as well as her own recordings. She was a bit under-appreciated during her lifetime. We’ll hear how her work holds up in these times.

See you in the Cavern,
Malaclypse

156R Singing Together

A show dedicated to vocal harmoies in rock and pop, and full of rich fare.  A tech problem meant that we were only audible through one ear, but the music was in full glorious stereo, so nothing important was lost.

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Singing Together

This week, we will listen to what happens when bands decide to harmonize. That includes both historic and recent attempts at making the audience believe that the band’s members are not, in fact, going at one another with fists and knives when not posing for publicity pictures. And a few examples of bands already good at harmonizing being amazing at, er, harmonizing.

See you in the Cavern,
Malaclypse

155R Richard Thompson

A show highlighting just some of the talents of Richard Thompson, guitarist singer and songwriter of unnervingly great skill and seemingly no specific desire for fame.  We covered a bit of his days with Fairport Convention, some of his work with Linda Peters/Thompson, some acoustic and some electric solo guitar work.   Up to 19 connections, not bad for the weekend of Mysterium.

As promised, here’s the link to the schedule for the 2025 MOULa Summerfest as a pdf.  Note that each event has a link, as either video stream or music stream, which will take you to the relevant stream on the day.

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What’s That Weird Sound?

This week’s offering showcases cases of interesting instruments—that is, instruments one would not normally associate with the genre of music they are being used in. Come for the oboe and cello, and stay on for the bass harmonica and the bagpipes…

See you in the Cavern,
Malaclypse

278 Talking Heads

A refreshing change, a New Wave band of impeccble credentials and excellent musicianship.   David Byrne was the mover behind it, and with his individual performance style, became the face of the band, to their occasional chagrain.  We covered the whole of their recording history, and did not ignore all of their big hits.   A big success with our audience too

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