THE NEWS AGENTS ..... Jude Montague's creative news-arts show Saturday 2.30pm-3.30pm Resonance 104.4FM ...... EXPERIMENT AND JOURNEY 'On a rainy Saturday in cold old February it was a delight to be chatting about music and arty things and having a bit of a sing with Jude Montague' JUDY DYBLE She creates poetry which finds the humanity amid the horror of our times.' BILL NEELY 'Jude Montague has gone where I've never seen a jobbing journalist tread before.' JON SNOW
Tuesday, 25 April 2023
Sat 29 April - Mouth Music, Puirt à beul and Jacobitism
Monday, 24 April 2023
Sat 22 April - Ukraine and Russia songs of conflict - Andrei Rogatchevski
Andrei Rogatchevski Professor of Russian Literature and Culture at UiT - the Arctic University of Norway looks at music of the relationship between Ukraine and Russia in music by analyzing the popularity of current songs via their presence on the Youtube platform, discussing what the music and lyrics show about attitudes and political and national identity. This is the fourth show with Professor Rogatchevski on songs of the conflict.
The News Agents - 22 April 2023 (Andrei Rogatchevski) by Resonance FM | Mixcloud
Saturday, 15 April 2023
Sat 15 April - Waulking and Gaelic songs in the Scottish Islands
Looking at Gaelic songs in the Scottish islands in particular 'waulking', the songs sung by women working cloth, and output of some contemporary artists who have been influenced by this folk tradition.
The News Agents - 15 April 2023 (Scottish Waulking Songs) by Resonance FM | Mixcloud
Thursday, 6 April 2023
Sat 8 April - A Town Explores a Book - Mary Seacole
A Town Explores a Book is a unique community arts festival in St Leonards-on-Sea in Sussex. This year the book chosen is 'Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands', the autobiography of Mary Seacole who was well known for her work in the Crimean War of the 1850s. Including original sound pieces by Ruby Colley and Yasmin Aisha 'Unmasked' and 'Stripped Bare'. 'Unmasked' features migrant community members Les Booth, Michael Braithwaite, Paulo Lopes, Dave Rohoman and Elwaldo Romeo. Mary Seacole was born in Kingston Jamaica to a mother of mixed heritage.