20/06/2008 by Bill Everatt.
Hello again, this is Bill Everatt, with news about the June 22nd update of the Underground Edition.
In this weeks show, my special guest is the singer songwriter Starsky.
Andrew John reports about the people of Little Bibbling Under Flossock where the President is visiting as part of what is thought to be his last tour of these parts before the election in November, which will lead to a change of president next January, when someone else will sit in that oddly-shaped office to wield so much influence. What is worrying is that the village corpse Mr Florin, is voting.
In Urban Legends we hear the story of The Phantom Legion.
This week, Celtica Radio is eight years old, so we thought that this weeks’ who said this, should mark the occasion.
As some of you may know, and you can find more information on this on the About Us page on our website, if it wasn’t for the passion and vision of David A Cook, [that’s Cooky to everyone else] Celtica Radio would not exist. Cooky gambled a significant chunk of his gratuity from around 25 years service in the Royal Air Force, to fund this station. Of course Cooky was not the only person to help create Celtica Radio, and it would be wrong to suggest otherwise. But as our Founding Director, he did singlehandedly finance it, and that required significant guts!
And the reason he did it was because Celtica Radio has been, and still is, constructively and spitefully excluded from mainstream radio by much of the UK broadcasting industry, its companies, institutions and individuals, but our continued existence is down to this quotation…
“Usually when people are sad, they don’t do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.” Now who do you think said that? “Usually when people are sad, they don’t do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.” Strong words, and confirmation as to just how determined we are to realise our goal.
So well done to us all, past and present, and particular tribute goes to Cooky, who stood by us when almost everybody else wrote us off.
Music wise, this week, we’ve got some great artists on the programme including; FIL, Zoe McCulloch, Ludicrous Liquorice, And Did Those Feet, Paul Ibberson, Moon Medicine and Kali-Mist.
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04/06/2008 by Bill Everatt.
In early 1988, I was handed a demonstration cassette recorded by a little known South Wales band fronted by Phil Jones. The tape contained a stunning recording of a song called Aeroplane. At the time I was working as a full time presenter and producer on Red Dragon Radio, the commercial radio station for the Capital City of Wales – Cardiff. And I lost no time in airplaying this exhilarating track to the stations audience of over three quarters of a million people. Since then, I have received thousands of demo discs covering all types of musical genres, but without a doubt, this recording set the standard by which I evaluated all material in the future. For over twenty years, the driving force behind the music on that tiny cassette has been going strong, and has recorded many albums of original material.
So you can imagine how pleased I was when Phil invited me and Celtica Radio to cover his bands latest concert, live at the Point, Cardiff Bay.
The Point itself is a Gothic style, stone built church erected around 1900, and was formerly known as the church of St Stephen, situated in the old Merchants Quarter of Mount Stuart Square.
St Stephen’s church was deconsecrated in 1992 and since has been used by various associations as a community centre and theatre group until 2001 when it was purchased by its present owners, who wanted to create Cardiff’s premier live music venue.
It was beautifully restored in 2003, retaining many of the architectural features and all of its rare stained glass windows. The building was also furnished with a fully operational permanent stage, lighting fixtures, and an in-house Public Address and projection system. And it was from these surroundings that Celtica Radio brings you recorded live at The Point – the Headline band S.E.X. Plus special guests “As Silence Falls” and to start the programme a unique instrumental set performed by the Kinky Wizzards.
This programme can be located on both the Listen Again and Podcast pages on the Celtica Radio website, plus is available from the Home Page Scroller and free from Apple iTunes.
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17/05/2008 by Bill Everatt.
Hello, this is Bill Everatt, with news about the May 18th update of the Underground Edition, this show is broadcast live at
OK, in this weeks Programme… We have another chance to hear the words and music of singer songwriter Peter Paul Parker.
Also, Andrew John reports about the Much Fondling on the Grope, Olympic Torch. This is being carried through Little Bibbling Under Flossock, to the mass protests by an old lady, her dog, Chipolata, and a corpse that does a Nazi salute. The protests have come about because of Much Fondling’s dodgy human-rights record.
In Urban Legends Robbie Peterson reads Part Two of the Priestess and the Titanic.
Also who said this? “The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they’re going to have some pretty annoying virtues.”
Plus this week, we’ve got more new music with information on the artists from amongst others Ryan Helman, Inspirition, The Indigo Road, Cameron Smith, Robert O’Connor, Anatasha and Neon.
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09/05/2008 by Bill Everatt.
This Bill Everatt with news about the May 11th update of the Underground Edition.
OK, in this weeks show… My special guest is Isabel Aimee, from the band Inspirition.
This week, Andrew John is looking at the council elections through the eyes of the gentle burghers of Little Bibbling under Flossock, and meets the trisexual Juicy Lucy.
Robbie Peterson begins a two part story in our Urban Legends series with the tale of the Priestess and the Titanic.
Also who said this? “The definition of a Committee… A group of men who individually can do nothing but as a group decide that nothing can be done.”
Plus this week, we’ve got more new music with information on the artists from amongst others Grayson Wray, Jack Stephens, Tiger the Lion, Rob EC, Shanna Crooks, Halflight and David Garside, all here on Celtica Radio, broadcasting from our studios in the Heart of Wales and Canary Wharf in London.
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15/03/2008 by Bill Everatt.
This is Bill Everatt with news about the March 16th update of the Underground Edition.
This week, we listen to the words and music of Matt Dean, all the way from Canada.
Andy John is back with the second series of the Golden Bullox awards.
The Urban Legends continue with the creepy tale of The Devil of Bryn-Y-Wrach.
Also who said this? “The best measure of a man’s honesty isn’t his income tax return. It’s the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.”
Plus this week, we’ve got more new music with information on the artists from amongst others Leigh Phillips, Kind of Girl, Offset, RailPops, Moon Medicine and MixStar.
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29/02/2008 by Bill Everatt.
Hello again, thanks for tuning in, this is Bill Everatt, with news about the March 2nd update of the Underground Edition on Celtica Radio.
This week, we listen to the words and music of rock band Myak Indicator.
Andy John is talking a well earned rest this week, so in his usual slot, I’ll be talking to Andre Van Wyk from Bridgend County Borough Council about this years Gathering Youth Festival.
The Urban Legends continue with the creepy tale of The Visitor at Waunfawr.
Also who said this? “When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: ‘Whose?”
Plus this week, we’ve got more new music with information on the artists from amongst others The Vale, Urban Ego, The Whethermen, Fairfax, Heidi and Paul Taneja.
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23/02/2008 by Bill Everatt.
Hello again, this is Bill Everatt, with news of the February 24th update of the Underground Edition, starting at 9:30PM UK time.
This week, we have another chance to listen to the words and music of the band Avalon Way, plus we also have some details about where you can go and see them live and exactly what they are up to right now.
Andy John is talking about Blackpool council and how they’re playing Nanny, in wanting to carpet the floors of a community centre that pensioners use for ballroom dancing (for which you need a slippery floor). So the pensioners are buggered and have buggered off to a local school which, of course, is run by the very council that said the slippery floor was, well, slippery and they might hurt themselves.
After a short break the Urban Legends return with the ancient story of the Night Watch.
Also who said this? “Cats are smarter than dogs. You can’t get eight cats to pull a sled through snow.”
Plus this week, we’ve got more new music with information on the artists from amongst others Lawrence Cresswell, Heidi, Six Point Five, Nova Celtica, The Breakers and moment Sarah Warne.
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16/02/2008 by Bill Everatt.
Hello again, thanks for tuning in, this is Bill Everatt with news about the February 17th update of the Underground Edition.
In the show I talk to Jan Prichard about a new website which has been set up to promote this part of Wales to not only the local area, but also the rest of the world, and it’s called the Best of Bridgend.
Also who said this? “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”
Plus this week, we’re taking a break from the Urban Legends but I did send Andy John out on a mission, more about that in around a quarter of an hour. We’re also playing some great new music with information on the artists from amongst others Paris Keeling, Amy Rachman, Matthew James White, Steely James, Guido Mayer and Bone Box.
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10/02/2008 by Bill Everatt.
Hello again, this is Bill Everatt, with news of this weeks Underground Edition.
In this weeks show, Andy John has more Dentopedics.
I’m also going to be linking up with Amy Rachman from her home in Queens New York, to chat about her music and her brand new album which is available right now.
Our Urban Legend this week is The Demon of Stackpole Court by Jessie Adelaide Middleton.
Also who said this? “It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.”
Plus we’ve also got some great new music and information on the artists from amongst others Plunky & Oneness, Bone Box, A True Story, Tieweb, DAZZ and 3 Blind Mice.
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