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The John Creedon Show

From our Cork studios, John Creedon presents a mix of contemporary, Irish and international tracks to take you on a melodic journey into the evening.

'The music on the show will come from across all genres, but the one common denominator is that it will be of the highest quality, whether rock, jazz, rap, reggae, folk, blues or Tuva throat singing. We are also planning a number of Live Sessions. Details to follow!', says Creedon.

Monday - Friday at 8.30pm | creedon@rte.ie

Bedsit Ballads | Programme Archive

February 2010

Audio links to, and information on, programmes from February 2010.

Monday 8th February

AT THE DEPOT RORY GALLAGHER
OUT ON THE WESTERN PLAIN RORY GALLAGHER
PRIVATE LIFE GRACE JONES
AMOR DE LOCAL JUVENTUD BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB
ONE COOL REMOVE SHAWN COLVIN
AT 17 JANIS IAN
SHUT UP GARY KEANE
ON BROADWAY LOU RAWLS
GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY ALTAN
IT AIN'T ME BABE BOB DYLAN
CAMELOT HOTEL MARY GAUTHIER
THIS WORLD IS NOT MY HOME GEOFF MULDAUR
THE RIGHT THING TO DO CARLY SIMON
COMIN AROUND AGAIN CARLY SIMON
ON COMING FROM A BROKEN HOME (PART 1) GIL SCOTT HERON
HOME'S WHERE THE HATRED IS GIL SCOTT HERON
ON COMING FROM A BROKEN HOME (PART 2) GIL SCOTT HERON
NE ME JUGEZ PAS SAWT EL ATLAS
DAIRES DREAM DAVY SPILLANE

Friday 5th February

HELP YOURSELF TOM TONES
ITS NOT UNUSUSAL TOM TONES
FOREVER YOUNG MADNESS
MY GIRL MADNESS
ARE YOU READY FOR THE COUNTRY NEIL YOUNG
OUT ON THE WEEKEND NEIL YOUNG
TROUBLE WITH A CAPITAL T HORSLIPS
GREAT BALLS OF FIRE JERRY LEE LEWIS
CHUVA MARIZA
SO BRAND NEW FYFE DANGERFIELD
HARMONY AROUND MY TABLE TINDERSTICKS
CITY SICKNESS TINDERSTICKS
18 WITH A BULLET DERRICK HARRIOTT
WORLD PEACE CULTURE
3RD WORLD MAN STEELY DAN
PRETZEL LOGIC STEELY DAN
REALLY GONE ULTAN CONLON/JOHN MARTYN
THE DOWNWARD PULL OF HUMAN NATURE JOHN MARTYN

Thursday 4th February

BIG BAD HANDSOME MAN IMELDA MAY
TOLEDO ELVIS COSTELLO/BURT BACHARACH
WIDE EYED & LEGLESS ANDY FAIRWEATHER LOW
DRINK TO ME ONLY WITH THINE EYES DUKE SPECIAL/NEIL HANNON
EXTRAORDINARY PRINCE
CATACOMBS FIONN REGAN
WHO KNOWS WHERE THE TIME GOES SANDY DENNY
BETTER THAN ANYTHING NATALIE COLE
LETS FACE THE MUSIC DIANA KRALL
SPANISH LADY MAIGHREAD & TRIONA NI DHOMHNAILL
JERUSALEM TOMORROW EMMYLOU HARRIS
MBUBE SOLOMON LINDA'S ORIGINAL EVENING BIRDS
I STILL MISS SOMEONE EMMYLOU HARRIS
THE HEART OF SATURDAY NIGHT TOM WAITS
SHIVER ME TIMBERS TOM WAITS

Wednesday 3rd February

GOING UP THE COUNTRY CANNED HEAT
INSTEAD MADELEINE PEYROUX
ON THE ROAD AGAIN CANNED HEAT
BIG ROCK CANDY MOUNTAIN JOHN HARTFORD
ATOMIC POWER DAVID LILIENTHAL/BUCHANNAN BROS
SOMEONE LIKE YOU VAN MORRISON
PEOPLE MY AGE JOHN GORKA
VENTURA HIGHWAY AMERICA
HORSE WITH NO NAME AMERICA
NEAR OR FAR MICK FLANNERY
SAFETY ROPE MICK FLANNERY
WE CAN WORK IT OUT BEATLES
ALL MY LOVING BEATLES
C'EST TROP BEAU TINO ROSSI
LA VIE EN ROSE LOUIS ARMSTRONG
AFTER ALL CARDIGANS
OCEAN & A ROCK LISA HANNIGAN
JESUS TO A CHILD GEORGE MICHAEL

Tuesday 2nd February

PEOPLE GET READY PHOEBE SNOW/LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO
LADY DAY & JOHN COLTRANE GIL SCOTT HERON
I LOVES YOU PORGY BILLIE HOLIDAY
NICE WORK BILLIE HOLIDAY
LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL RAY CHARLES/COUNT BASIE ORCH
HIT THE ROAD JACK RAY CHARLES
3 HANDED WOMAN LOUIS JORDAN
A TALK WITH MY HEART THOMAS FRASER
BLACK MAGIC WOMAN FLEETWOOD MAC
ALBATROSS FLEETWOOD MAC
BLOWING OUT OF CLOWNTOWN PIERCE TURNER
ON RAGLAN ROAD MARK KNOPFLER
JOE HILL LUKE KELLY
THE BALLAD OF KATE & JON KATIE HOLLY/JON KENNY
FLY ME TO THE MOON PEGGY LEE
NOBODYS BABY NOW NICK CAVE

Monday 1st February

SPRING COMES TO SPIDDAL THE WATERBOYS
HOUND DOG ELVIS PRESLEY
JAILHOUSE ROCK ELVIS PRESLEY
SIEMPRE EN MI CORAZON OMARA PORTUONDO
GAMES WITHOUT FRONTIERS PETER GABRIEL
SOLSBURY HILL PETER GABRIEL
BORN AGAIN THE CHRISTIANS
SUNBURST PICTUREHOUSE
MR BOJANGLES JERRY JEFF WALKER
BOBBY MCGEE KRIS KRISTOFFERSON
LOVERS SPEAK JOAN ARMATRADING
OTHERSIDE OF THE GAME ERYKAH BADU
ROCK N ROLL RECORDS JJ CALE
RIDE THE RIVER JJ CALE/CLAPTON
BOTH SIDES NOW JONI MITCHELL
BE GOOD OR BE GONE FIONN REGAN
ADDICTED TO COMPANY PADDY CASEY

About John Creedon

John Creedon can truly say that he has 'Rocked around the clock' for RTE Radio 1. He began his career with the national broadcaster in 1987 presenting the drivetime show, Music on the Move. That was followed by eleven years anchoring the early morning Risin' Time. The success of Risin' Time led to the Corkman getting his own lunchtime slot, The John Creedon Show in 2000. Six years later he was on the road again to afternoons, then three years at the helm of Late Date. Read more...

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