Saturday 28 May 2022

Sat 28 May - Bobby Clark and the Bluegrass Mandolin

Mandolin strings, plectrums and shapes. Bobby Clark discusses things mandolin. Bobby is from Oklahoma and a fiddle champion and has worked with Ricky Skaggs and Vince Gill and contributed to other bluegrass and old time projects. Plus tracks from Bobby and others with a brief introduction to the mandolin, why it comes in different varieties. A general hoe down of a discussion.


Tuesday 24 May 2022

Sat 21 May - Ian MacGowan Improviser / DIY instruments


 Improviser Ian Smith aka Ian MacGowan, player of trumpet and flugelhorn who died this week remembered and celebrated. Plus DIY instruments and the tradition of the jug band. Washtub and tea-chest bass, unusual homemade percussion. 


https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/the-news-agents-21-may-2022-tribute-to-trumpeter-ian-smith-aka-macgowan-diy-instruments-and-amer/

Saturday 14 May 2022

Sat 14 May - Kate Jessop / Brighton International Animation Festival


Kate Jessop chats about the recent Brighton International Animation Festival which she founded and organized with Latest TV on board as host venue and broadcaster. Plus selections from animation soundtracks from early cartoons onwards.


The News Agents - 14 May 2022 (Kate Jessop - Brighton International Animation Festivali) by Resonance FM | Mixcloud


Rushes: Kate Jessop & Jude Montague - Brighton International Film Festival - 14 May 2022 - YouTube

Sat 7 May - Raimonds Dale / Dūdalnieki / Latvian Song in West Yorkshire


Experiments in news and arts with Jude Montague. Latvian songs in West Yorkshire and further afield with Latvian bandleader Raimonds Dale and tales of his group Dūdalnieki. With seasonal songs for the festivities of Ūsiņš when horses were traditionally put out to pasture in Spring.

https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/the-news-agents-7-may-2022-raimonds-dale-dudalnieki/




Rushes: Raimonds Dale & Jude Montague - The News Agents - 7 May 2022 - Latvian rushes part 1 of 2 - YouTube (Part One)

Raimonds Dale - Dudalnieki & Jude Montague The News Agents on Resonance FM 7 May 2022 Part 2 of 2 - YouTube (Part Two)

Sat 30 April - Latgale / Latgalian Music


Latgalian folk song and stories from the region around Rēzekne in East Latvia. Looking at the survival of the Green Synagogue and the legacy of the Jewish community in Latgale and the history of the Old Believers in the Latgalian region. Latgalian language is spoken by approximately 165,000 people and is now being actively promoted by historians and scholars. Plus, hillforts of Latvia.




https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/the-news-agents-30-april-2022-latgale-latgalian-music/

Sat 23 April - Algis Fediajevas - Lithuanian Experimental Folk Music

Lithuanian underground artist Algis Fediajevas plays a unique and exotic variation of psychedelic folk or experimental folk music. He talks about his practice including his own use of Lithuanian language work and some aspects of Baltic culture and nature in music in advance of his upcoming UK mini-tour with Bloga Kate. Plus tracks from the artists. For more information see thenewsagents.blogspot.com

The News Agents - 23 April 2022 (Algis Fediajevas; Lithuanian Experimental Folk Music) by Resonance FM | Mixcloud


Zoom Rushes: Lithuanian song - Algis Fediajevis with Jude Montague for Resonance FM - YouTube