Musicathon 2023: The Best of the Broadcasts Part 2
Tue 27th Jun '23, 1:30pm
The bits between the bangers - outside on Seacroft Green! Brave Words Youth Theatre, Chat At The Chapel and the Chapel Jazz Collective come out to play!
Musicathon
24 hours of music.
All Live, All Local...NON-STOP!
The 11th annual Chapel FM Musicathon will take place on 12/13th December 2020
Schedule
Once a year .... over 40 acts in 24 hours...... You can listen again to all the acts from the 2016-23 musicathon
Next programme
When: Show schedule currently unknown
Musicathon on June 17th and 18th 2023
All the acts from this year's 24 hour musicathon...
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Programme Musicathon 2023: The Best of the Broadcasts Part 1
Tue 27th Jun '23, 1:00pm
The bits between the bangers - outside on Seacroft Green! We interview people from Leeds 2023 and the Solar Jets, plus Xolani from Woza Africa spins some songs
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Programme Anamika Chowdhury with Dave Evan Jazz Band
Sun 18th Jun '23, 11:30am
Premiering a teaser of Indo-Jazz (taking folk and film songs of Indian Cinema and adding a bit of pizzazz).
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Programme Molly Rymer Part 2
Sun 18th Jun '23, 11:15am
Molly writes and performs a unique style of gentle pop, characterized by warm acoustic guitar parts that make space for powerful vocals.
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Programme Anchor Church Music Group
Sun 18th Jun '23, 10:45am
Regular Sunday worshipers come perform liv at Chapel FM before there regular Sunday Service in Chapel FM's Hall
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Programme Molly Rymer Part 1
Sun 18th Jun '23, 10:30am
Molly writes and performs a unique style of gentle pop, characterized by warm acoustic guitar parts that make space for powerful vocals.
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Programme Limitless
Sun 18th Jun '23, 10:00am
Guaranteed to bring the party to every show are the talented Limitless from the award-winning LS18 Rocks live performance music school stable.
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Programme Ella May
Sun 18th Jun '23, 9:30am
Ella is a pianist in Leeds UK specialising in contemporary music. Inspired by the likes of artists such as Queen, Adele, Harry Styles, Idina Menzel and Nirvana.
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Programme Fingers Phil
Sun 18th Jun '23, 8:30am
My early Sunday morning slot will be me and my uke belting out 1950s Skiffle numbers. So I am the band doing my best to emulate my hero Lonnie Donegan
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Programme Lidocaine
Sun 18th Jun '23, 8:00am
Lidocaine are, as a band, a bit queer, in both the "weird," and the "LGBT+" sense of the word.
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Programme Dan McGlade
Sun 18th Jun '23, 7:30am
As a singer-songwriter, Dan’s original songs have been described as "dramatic and mythical glam-rock” (Lorne Behrman, Village Voice),
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Programme Tinesha Kinley
Sun 18th Jun '23, 7:00am
Tinesha Kinley combines the perfect mix of moody alt rock and twinkly indie pop. Her distorted guitar lays the foundation for her confessional lyrics to rest upon.
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Programme Duncan Ward
Sun 18th Jun '23, 6:30am
I have spent a few years on the music scene across Yorkshire playing in a Rock and Roll covers band and solo.
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Programme My nose is pierced
Sun 18th Jun '23, 6:00am
My nose is pierced is a self-produced indie-rock artist that creates her own universe through songs.
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Programme Caroline Noh
Sun 18th Jun '23, 5:15am
Solo Ms Noh, original music and classics performed by Caroline Noh. Performed on piano.
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Programme Joe Kerrigan
Sun 18th Jun '23, 4:45am
Wonderful Techie and all around good egg Joe Kerrigan covers for half an hour with a performance after a long evening and morning helping with the studio 2 tech at musicathon
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Programme namke communications
Sun 18th Jun '23, 3:45am
John Tuffen has been performing under the name ‘namke communications’ since the early 2000s — initially aimed toward the dancefloor, this aspiration changed when nobody danced.
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Programme How Buildings Fail
Sun 18th Jun '23, 3:00am
How Buildings Fail is the mostly solo, mostly electronic, mostly self-built project of Simon Hickinbotham, based in York UK.
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Programme Skittles
Sun 18th Jun '23, 2:15am
Skittles is a loose collective of improvising musicians, based in Yorkshire.
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Programme ModLoop Collective
Sun 18th Jun '23, 1:30am
Started as an experimental modular synthesis experiment, songs started to fall out of jams and turn into something a little more repeatable.
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Programme Ben Gaunt
Sun 18th Jun '23, 12:45am
Ben Gaunt is a composer and improviser based in Leeds. He has been nominated for a British Composer Award (2017) and an Ivor Novello (2021).
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Programme John Toolan
Sun 18th Jun '23, 12:00am
Listen to a mix made by John Toolan, The host of Lest of Leeds and the host of the overnight section of musicathon
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Programme Ukulele Pop
Sat 17th Jun '23, 11:30pm
My name pop I frequently perform at the Open Mic at the chapel and I was honoured to be asked to fill a spot at the musicthon hope to see you all there
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Programme Alex Rushfirth
Sat 17th Jun '23, 11:00pm
Dancing in the fields at night
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Programme Tony Walker
Sat 17th Jun '23, 10:30pm
Singer, songwriter and covering songs by J.J.Cale, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Cowboy Junkies, John Prine, Crowded House, Jerry Jeff Walker.
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Programme The Bleeding Obvious
Sat 17th Jun '23, 10:00pm
The Bleeding Obvious has one single member: Yorkshire lass Jessica Rowbottom, whose multi-genre songs are sometimes funny, occasionally poignant, and frequently emotional.
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Programme Jacob Harrison
Sat 17th Jun '23, 9:30pm
Jacob Harrison is a classical guitarist and composer who writes spell binding and highly virtuosic works for the solo classical guitar.
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Programme Fishing4Compliments
Sat 17th Jun '23, 9:00pm
Fishing4Compliments are a five piece indie/folk/pop band from Huddersfield which emerged organically around lead singer Eileen’s songs.
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Programme Martín Berger, with special guest Jacob Harrison
Sat 17th Jun '23, 8:30pm
Martín is an Argentinian saxophonist, composer, arranger, performer and educator. He loves to mix things up and navigate between art forms, music styles and genres
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Programme Strings & Drums
Sat 17th Jun '23, 8:00pm
A trio featuring Kirtan Kaur on Sitar, Harjodh Singh on Dilrubha and Sukhraj Singh on Tabla. Leeds' very own talented musician sharing Raag and Taal with their own unique spin.
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Programme Peculiar Blue
Sat 17th Jun '23, 7:30pm
Peculiar Blue’s blend of heart warming and thought provoking love ‘n’ life songs has been in-sighting audiences around the UK and Europe now for around 10 years.
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Programme Through our eyes
Sat 17th Jun '23, 7:00pm
Through Our Eyes is a music ensemble that experiments with many different styles.
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Programme KUILL
Sat 17th Jun '23, 6:15pm
KUILL, a British songwriter and artist, combines electro-soul and alternative influences to create 'storytelling pop'.
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Programme Chapel FM Jazz Collective
Sat 17th Jun '23, 5:00pm
CJC are Chapel FM's local jazz group run by Dave Evens
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Programme Pickleball Ensemble
Sat 17th Jun '23, 3:45pm
[Start of audio is missing] Pickleball Ensemble are Chapel FM's adult music group that meet every Wednesday and create a ton of original songs
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Programme Hobson
Sun 12th Dec '21, 2:30pm
Hobson comprises seven genuine individuals who share a passion for music, songwriting, recording and performing.
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Programme Stuart Cameron
Sun 12th Dec '21, 2:00pm
Stuart Cameron is a local amateur musician who enjoys sining and playing the uke and guitar. He also hosts one of Chapel FM' radio who's with his family the Not The Ukulele Show
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Programme Tim Dawtry and Po-shed Crew
Sun 12th Dec '21, 12:30pm
Tim Dawtry has been part of the Leeds music scene since the early 90s when he washed up in West Yorkshire as a refugee from Eseex and long time fan of the mighty whites.
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Programme Lymon Willis
Sun 12th Dec '21, 12:00pm
Lymon Wilis are a Leeds-based 4 piece performing original material influenced by (among others) Gene Clark, Neil Young, Dolorean, Daniel Johnston
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Programme Daniel Edinborough
Sun 12th Dec '21, 11:30am
Covering for Trevor Underwood, Daniel Edinbrough saves he day
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Programme Leeds New Church
Sun 12th Dec '21, 11:00am
We are a diverse group of Christians who have been around since March 2021. We are committed to bringing hope and being a positive part of our community
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Programme Duncan Ward
Sun 12th Dec '21, 10:30am
Duncan hasspent a few years on the music scene across Yorkshire playing in a Rock and Roll covers band and solo.
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Programme Reverend Johnny Panic
Sun 12th Dec '21, 9:30am
Longtime stalwart of many a Leeds band, the Reverend Johnny Panic still delights with his well crafted happy/ melancholy songs about wide ranging subjects......come join in the fun
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Programme Lightning Hector
Sun 12th Dec '21, 9:00am
A singer/ songwriter and guitarist from Whinmoor, Leeds 14 he often perform under my stage name Lightning Hector.
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Programme Johnny Quango
Sun 12th Dec '21, 8:30am
Johnny Quango, singer-songwriter from the fair city of Leeds. My favourite musician was, is and always will be David Bowie.
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Programme Jimmy Andrex
Sun 12th Dec '21, 8:00am
Jimmy performs his poetry all over the UK either with or without music. Black Horse Poet of the Year on two occasions, he has published two collections, along with three albums.
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Programme Nick Davis
Sun 12th Dec '21, 7:30am
Nick Davis is one of the founder members of Kirkstall-based Music From The Attic. He also writes his own songs, many of which are about his recovery from alcohol addiction.
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Programme Alex Rushforth
Sun 12th Dec '21, 7:00am
Alex is a multidisciplinary artist. Alex released an album called “The Wasp in the Wall” in October and is releasing its sister album “The Fire in the Sky” in December. ❇️
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Programme Peter Spafford
Sun 12th Dec '21, 6:30am
Chapel FM's very own Director of words takes the stage for a fabulous performance sure to brighten up your sunday morning
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Programme Paul Mc Kendrick
Sun 12th Dec '21, 6:00am
He’s a founding member of The Guiseley Brothers and is also a singer-songwriter, a session musician, solo performer and has appeared on TV and radio over the past 40 years
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Programme Dave Procter
Sun 12th Dec '21, 5:15am
Dave Procter is based in Värmland, western Sweden where he teaches English to speakers of other languages and runs the micro labels Ojud Records
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Programme Comb Filter
Sun 12th Dec '21, 4:30am
Comb Filter is the name given to a core of three musicians, who built on previous experiences of the internet connectivity to create musical performances.
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Programme Fergus Quill
Sun 12th Dec '21, 3:45am
Fergus Quill and Hamish Dixon are both improvisers based in Leeds associated with the Tight Lines label. Tonight they are performing a collection of improvisations
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Programme TSR2
Sun 12th Dec '21, 3:00am
Based in York, retro knob twiddlers TSR2 explore the space between ambient electronica and plain noise.
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Programme Duncan Chapman and Supriya Nagarajan
Sun 12th Dec '21, 2:15am
Yorkshire based Carnatic singer Supriya Nagarajan and Lincolnshire based composer / sound artist Duncan Chapman have been collaborating on multiple projects for the last six years.
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Programme Ben Eyes
Sun 12th Dec '21, 1:30am
Ben Eyes is an award winning composer and sound engineer working in the North of England. His work is typified by large, complex textures and sound collages
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Programme How Buildings Fail
Sun 12th Dec '21, 12:45am
How Buildings Fail is the mostly solo, mostly electronic musical project of mostly Simon Hickinbotham.
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Programme namke communications
Sun 12th Dec '21, 12:00am
namke communications is the name that John Tuffen has been using for his music since around 2003. Over this time the sound has evolved, but stays fairly firmly 'electronic'
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Programme Miss Airedale
Sat 11th Dec '21, 11:30pm
Miss Airedale is the singer from Sentimentalists. Singing original songs of melancholy, dark humour and gentle defiance.
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Programme Brigadistas Music Collective
Sat 11th Dec '21, 11:00pm
Brigadistas Music Collective is a group of musicians who share a passion for radical politics and the power of folk music to speak directly to people in the midst of struggle.
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Programme Ramona Ellis
Sat 11th Dec '21, 10:30pm
Ramona Ellis is a young, independent musician, based in the UK. Ramonas alternative/indie sound is heavily inspired by her favourite artists
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Programme The Bleeding Obvious
Sat 11th Dec '21, 10:00pm
The Bleeding Obvious is a one-woman queer cabaret singing original songs which are sometimes funny, occasionally poignant, and frequently involve experiences on the LGBT+ spectrum.
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Programme Still Awake
Sat 11th Dec '21, 9:30pm
Still Awake A contemporary folk partnership, Teresa and Bert have been performing for three years in the north east of England and the Netherlands
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Programme Molly Rymer
Sat 11th Dec '21, 9:00pm
A singer-songwriter from Leeds, playing well-written originals with clever lyrics and subtle guitar skills;
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Programme Abby Warner
Sat 11th Dec '21, 8:30pm
Abby Warner and is a singer-songwriter and all round musician from Leeds and has been performing for the past 5 years and turned to writing and producing music over lockdown.
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Programme Fishing 4 Complements
Sat 11th Dec '21, 8:00pm
Fishing4Compliments are a five piece band from Huddersfield who have been bringing their catchy, intriguing songs and uplifting sounds to an array of venues across the North musica
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Programme GRST
Sat 11th Dec '21, 7:30pm
GRST is the moniker of Lukas Hornby, for his live & experimental sets, also DJing under the name "DJ %username%".
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Programme Nathalia Rakotoson Trio
Sat 11th Dec '21, 7:00pm
Nathalia is a half Polish-half Madagascan keyboard and piano player and arranger that recently completed Masters Degree in jazz.
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Programme Chris Sharkey
Sat 11th Dec '21, 6:30pm
Chris Sharkey is a musician from the North-East of England primarily interested in the intersection of improvisation and electronic sound.
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Programme Alice Nicholls
Sat 11th Dec '21, 6:00pm
Alice Nicholls (she/they) is a queer songwriter, professional loudmouth, and still not sure what she wants to be when she grows up.
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Programme A Short Dart Stranger
Sat 11th Dec '21, 5:30pm
A Leeds resident and stalwart of the local music scene for many years now, A short Dark Stranger is the premier exponent of poetic pumping power pop performed with passion!
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ProgrammeBert
Sat 11th Dec '21, 5:00pm
Filling in for Brett and Fen as unfortunately they had covid is Bert doing a solo set before his performance with Teresa as Still Awake
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Programme Sian Ashby
Sat 11th Dec '21, 4:30pm
Sian is a multi instrumental musician with an interest in the macabre and peculiar. She will be playing for your enjoyment and delight some songs about death.
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Programme Vocologee
Sat 11th Dec '21, 4:00pm
Vocologee the seasoned auditioned local contemporary choir act are back once more at this years chapel fm musicathon spreading joyous, happy festive vibes across the airwaves.
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Programme Martín Berger
Sat 11th Dec '21, 3:30pm
Martín is a Argentinian saxophone player, music teacher, composer and improviser. He enjoy mixing styles and genres, navigating from jazz to classical music
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Programme Chapel FM Jazz Collective
Sat 11th Dec '21, 3:00pm
The opening act of this years Chapel FM musicathon is our very own Chapel FM Jazz collective so join us at 3pm for the kick off the full 24h event.
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Programme Darius Battiwalla
Sun 13th Dec '20, 2:30pm
Darius was born in Islington, London in 1966. His mother is from Lancashire and his father from a Parsee family in Bombay.
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Programme Johnny Hall
Sun 13th Dec '20, 2:00pm
At the age of 16, with a Yamaha SG 2000 put into my clueless hands I knew that the guitar would be my shadow.
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Programme Molly Rymer
Sun 13th Dec '20, 1:30pm
Molly is a 22 year old singer-songwriter from Leeds, who, despite her young age, has been performing across the city since her teenage years
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Programme Ella Playford
Sun 13th Dec '20, 1:00pm
Ella Playford is a leeds based singer-songwriter whose songs dive deep into the depths of themes such as love, life, loss and pain.
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Programme Brett
Sun 13th Dec '20, 12:30pm
Leeds-based, Australian-British husband-and-husband duo, Brett and Fen Greatley-Hirsch play acoustic pop, rock, and folk music for fun
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Programme Leonard Cohen Project
Sun 13th Dec '20, 12:00pm
Bernie Haynes and fellow Arcticblonders, combine to produce an eclectic and personal view of Leonard Cohen"s music.
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Programme Chapel FM’s Next Gen Music Group
Sun 13th Dec '20, 11:30am
Young Musicians from Chapel FM's very own Next Gen Music Group play their solo pieces and showcase pieces they have been working on collaboratively.
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Programme Paul Coleman and Helen White
Sun 13th Dec '20, 11:00am
Paul and Helen bring you a very special Christmas church experience while in lockdown
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Programme Barbara of Mestisa
Sun 13th Dec '20, 10:30am
Barbara, plays Latin American folk music with her Band Mestisa, but due to lockdown has found herself playing by herself or with her partner most of this year.
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Programme Vocologee
Sun 13th Dec '20, 10:00am
We can't all be together but that doesn't stop Vocologee. Some of our singers are pre recording songs to bring you a warming Christmas glow.
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Programme Sian Ashby
Sun 13th Dec '20, 9:00am
Bringing you the best (and the worst) of the 80's. Sian is Chapel FM's Music worker and a multi instrumentalist playing clarinet, soprano and tenor sax and cheesy songs on guitar
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Programme A Short Dark Stranger and Alice Nicholes
Sun 13th Dec '20, 8:30am
A resident of Leeds for many years now, A short Dark Stranger is the premier exponent of pumping power pop performed with passion!
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Programme Des Hurley and Friends
Sun 13th Dec '20, 8:00am
Des Hurley, a renowned fiddle player and Chief Executive of Irish Arts Foundation UK plays traditional Irish music with local Leeds musicians Owen Spafford and Stuart Graham.
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Programme Lewis Burner
Sun 13th Dec '20, 7:30am
Lewis Burner is influenced by everything from bluegrass and country through to punk and rock n roll. His 2nd solo album was released in September 2020.
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Programme Miss Airedale
Sun 13th Dec '20, 7:00am
Miss Airedale is the singer from Sentimentalists. Singing songs of melancholy, dark humour and gentle defiance.
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Programme Paul McKendrick
Sun 13th Dec '20, 6:30am
Paul McKendrick is a solo performer singer/songwriter as well as a founder-member of The Guiseley Brothers.
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Programme Hexagon Chic
Sun 13th Dec '20, 6:00am
Rachel F will be performing an easy blend of pleasant piano to help ease you into Sunday morning. Relaxo vibes, with a few modern takes on some motown classics.
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Programme Legion of Swine
Sun 13th Dec '20, 5:15am
Legion of Swine channels his porcine disgust at the injustices of UK political discourse, via the media of noise, drone and ambient sounds"
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Programme Supriya Nagarajan and Duncan Chapman
Sun 13th Dec '20, 4:30am
Duncan Chapman and Supriya Nagarajan have been collaborating on multiple sound and music projects for the last six years
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Programme The Hapless Child
Sun 13th Dec '20, 3:45am
East Leeds based producer with a special interest in field recordings, library and "slow" music...
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Programme Lawrence Casserley
Sun 13th Dec '20, 3:00am
Lawrence Casserley (born Essex, England, 1941) has devoted his career to the creation and promotion of live performance electronic music in a wide variety of ways.
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Programme Boy Dirt Car
Sun 13th Dec '20, 2:15am
Founded 1981 Milwaukee Outlaws, Outsiders and Artifacts have played a part of Boy Dirt Car from the very inception.
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Programme How Buildings Fail
Sun 13th Dec '20, 1:30am
How Buildings Fail is the mostly solo, mostly electronic musical project of mostly Simon Hickinbotham.
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