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.
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 in December....45 acts in 24 hours...... You can listen again to all the acts from the 2016-20 musicathon
Next programme
When: Show schedule currently unknown
Watch out for the details of our next (11th) Musicathon...
All the acts from this year's 24 hour musicathon...
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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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Programme Namke Communications
Sun 13th Dec '20, 12:45am
namke communications has been making various sounds for about 20 years, and still hasn't settled on a style — expect some kind of electronic noises!
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Programme GRST
Sun 13th Dec '20, 12:00am
GRST is the DIY Drones Project from Bradford-based musician Lukas Hornby. When not droning he might be found behind the decks as DJ %username% spinning multi-genre nonsense.
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Programme Denetta D3
Sat 12th Dec '20, 11:30pm
Born and bred in Leeds, Denetta Copeland a.k.a. D3, is recognised by her lyrical styles and rhyme, in her story telling.
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Programme Becca Phatbass
Sat 12th Dec '20, 11:00pm
Becca Phatbass is a multi-instrumentalist, singer and DJ based in Hebden Bridge.
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Programme Ramona Ellis
Sat 12th Dec '20, 10:30pm
Ramona Ellis is a 21 year old singer-songwriter based in Leeds. With influences such as “Daughter”, “Elliott Smith” and “Bright Eyes”
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Programme Kinaara
Sat 12th Dec '20, 10:00pm
Kinaara are a trio to be found at the lesser-travelled crossroads between Indian and western music traditions with a detour into jazz standards.
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Programme Emma Mckee
Sat 12th Dec '20, 9:30pm
Emma is a singer and guitar player with a keen interest in protest music and in showcasing the work of women in music.
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Programme Abby Warner
Sat 12th Dec '20, 9:00pm
I’m Abby Warner and I’m a 14 year old singer-songwriter from Leeds. I’ve been uploading music on social media for 3 years.
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Programme The Bleeding Obvious
Sat 12th Dec '20, 8:30pm
The Bleeding Obvious is a one-woman queer cabaret singing original songs which are sometimes funny, occasionally poignant, and frequently involve her experiences on the LGBT+
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Programme Jimmy Andrex
Sat 12th Dec '20, 8:00pm
Co-Founder of Red Shed Readings since 2008, he is a regular presenter on elfm’s Love the Words, where he writes and produces The Jimmy Andrex Outside Broadcast, Outside Br
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Programme SAA-uk Part 2
Sat 12th Dec '20, 7:30pm
The second half of SAA-uk musicathon performance feature another 3 gifted and talented young musicians. Not to be missed.
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Programme Fen and Brett
Sat 12th Dec '20, 7:00pm
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 Fishing4Compliments
Sat 12th Dec '20, 6:30pm
Fishing4Compliments are a Huddersfield based five piece band with a unique, melodic, indie/folk/pop sound and catchy songs
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Programme Still Awake
Sat 12th Dec '20, 6:00pm
Still Awake is Teresa Danby (vocals/shruti/percussion) and Bert Louissen (vocals/keyboard/guitar). A contemporary folk partnership.
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Programme David Thompson
Sat 12th Dec '20, 5:30pm
I am an acoustic singer/songwriter specialising in acoustic style and 80's Classic Rock music, with major influences including Guns N Roses and Bon Jovi.
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Programme Nick Davis
Sat 12th Dec '20, 5:00pm
Nick Davis is an acoustic guitar singer-songwriter. Many people will know him as founder of Music From The Attic -
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Programme Joe Kerrigan
Sat 12th Dec '20, 4:30pm
I'm a mostly self taught musician, picking up guitar in my teens and the keyboard in my late 20's.
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Programme Lisa Marie Glover
Sat 12th Dec '20, 4:00pm
Lisa is a seasoned songwriter who has carefully crafted her art into something which is very much her own. Her curious lyrics are accompanied by clear as glass vocals.
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Programme White Horse Project: Thomas Wise & David Jackson
Sat 12th Dec '20, 3:30pm
The White Horse Project which is a charity that works with young people in Rossendale and are brining us two fantastic performers Thomas Wise and David Jackson
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Programme SAA-uk Part 1
Sat 12th Dec '20, 3:00pm
SAA-uk Gifted and Talented Young musician are delighted to be kicking off ChapelFM 24hrs Musicathon 2020 and presenting a series of solo performances at this wonderful event
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Programme Deano
Fri 4th Dec '20, 9:30am
Hailing from Leeds, Tommy Monaghan is an 19 year old artist, whose soft and hauntingly powerful voice mixed with gritty guitar riffs and distorted tones fill the room.
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Programme Brigadistas
Sun 8th Dec '19, 2:30pm
Brigadistas Music Collective take traditional songs of rebellion, protest and solidarity from throughout the world and history.
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Programme The Sarah Day Trio
Sun 8th Dec '19, 2:00pm
Sarah DayTrio perform jazz standards in latin and swing style, with a voice and flute mix.
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Programme Sid Simpson
Sun 8th Dec '19, 1:30pm
Sid is an acoustic artist based in Leeds that also plays in small bands around Leeds and surrounding areas, ranging from Grunge to Heavy Metal since 2016.
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Programme Tommy Monaghan
Sun 8th Dec '19, 1:00pm
Hailing from Leeds, Tommy Monaghan is an 19 year old artist, whose soft and hauntingly powerful voice mixed with gritty guitar riffs and distorted tones fill the room.
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Programme Fishing for Compliments
Sun 8th Dec '19, 12:30pm
Fishing For Compliments are a 5 piece band (3 piece band this time) with a unique indie/folk sound and original; melodic, upbeat, catchy songs that come straight from the heart.
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Programme Kids in the Cupboard
Sun 8th Dec '19, 12:00pm
We are kids in the cupboard and we are a cover band who have been going since 2016. We mainly do rock and pop songs but also like to play songs for all demographics.
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Programme Ramona Ellis
Sun 8th Dec '19, 11:30am
Ramona is a 20 year old singer/songwriter from Leeds, Consistently creating new material for Youtube & Soundcloud.
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Programme Seacroft Methodist Church
Sun 8th Dec '19, 11:00am
Sunday morning songs and service hosted by Helen White
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Programme Vocologee’s Christmas Cracker
Sun 8th Dec '19, 10:00am
Vocologee are a genre defying choir based in East Leeds who are happy to sing soul, gospel, funk, musical theatre, classical, hip hop and pop.
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Programme Peter Spafford and Sian Ashby
Sun 8th Dec '19, 9:30am
Peter Spafford (piano/vocal) and Sian Ashby (clarinet) have never played together before this week. Who knows what will happen, but it will be an adventure.
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Programme Kaninchen
Sun 8th Dec '19, 9:00am
Kaninchen is Jess Baker from Huddersfield, singing songs about animals, anxiety and climate change, using loop pedal and voice.
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Programme Chris Taylor
Sun 8th Dec '19, 8:30am
Christopher Taylor is a Harrogate based singer/songwriter whose lyrical, folk influenced songs flow freely between pop, rock and jazz with a fresh, accessible approach
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Programme Ron Chin & Stuart Cameron
Sun 8th Dec '19, 8:00am
We are not a formal band, just a couple of guys who like music and having a jam session now and again.
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Programme Johnny Hall
Sun 8th Dec '19, 7:30am
A man and guitar live in harmony in the acoustic cave
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Programme Lightning Hector
Sun 8th Dec '19, 7:00am
Leeds-based singer songwriter, Lightning Hector provides a Dylan-esque array of songs. A gentleman that tells a story with every song with a unique finger-style playing
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Programme Paul McKendrick
Sun 8th Dec '19, 6:30am
Paul is a singer with The Guiseley Brothers. Today he’ll be playing acoustic cover versions of Classic songs
And watch the short video highlights...
Some pics from the Musicathon
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