January 2009

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Sunday 25 January 2009

Duration: 41.06

Russion Roulette by Aubrey Flegg
The Meaning of Snow, a poem by Liam Aungier
Snow by Sheila Maher
Tea Time by Fiona Price
The Old Folks by John F Deane
The Playboy Riots Colin MurphyMusic on the programme was:

Prelude 2 from Well Tempered Clavier by Bach performed by Dick Hyman
Adagissimo by Hubert Parry performed by Anthony Goldstone
The Best Things in Life are Free performed by Erroll Garner
Valse Impromptu , Opus 47 No. 1 by Grieg performed by Balazs Szokolay
I Wish from Three Pieces for Pipa and Guitar by Toshiyuki Hiraoka performed by Michael O'Toole and Liu Fang

Sunday 18th January 2009

American Stories - a compliation of new essays and ones from the Sunday Miscellany archive - to mark the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America

Duration: 44.34

On this programme you heard:

Atlantic Crossing by Mae Leonard

Three American Acts by Vona Groarke

James Hoben: White House Architect by Gerry Moran

Saturday Night Hamburger by Mary Rose Callaghan

Election Night by Colin Murphy

Obama's Inauguration by Sheila Maher

Music on the programme was:

Founding Fathers by Roger Webb

America by Simon and Garfunkel

Arioso: Andantino by Stravinsky performed by the English Chamber Orchestra

We Shall Overcome performed by Mahalia Jackson

There's A Bright Side Somewhere performed by Ry Cooder and Friends

Sunday 11th January 2009

On this morning's programme you heard:

Moll and the Ducker by Joe Kearney
The Butter Roads by Vivien Igoe
Favourite Books by John Boland
Rain, a poem by Vona Groarke
The Ring by John F Deane
The Playboy by Denis Sampson

Music on the programme was:

Allegro from Vivaldi's Sonata in B Flat Major performed by David Watkins with members of The King's Consort

Mikin Pekko by Michio Mamiya performed by Yo-Yo Ma

Painted from Memory by Elivs Costello and Burt Bacharach arranged by Bill Frissell

Water Necklace by Toshiyuki Hiraoka performed by Liu Fany and Michael O'Toole

Waltz No 3 in D Major from Three Waltzes opus 70 by Chopin performed by Jean-Marc Luisada

4th January 2009

On this morning's programme you heard:

Good Riddance 2008 by Vona Groarke
Lourdes Pilgrimage by Tom Stack
The Fraunhofer Lines by Mark Joyce
Epiphany by Brendan Swan
Driven to Distraction by Clodagh O'Donoghie

Music on the programme was:
Knowing the Ropes by Michael Nyman
Song of Bernadette by Leonard Cohen sung by Jennifer Warnes
Allemande from Suite No. 1 in G major by Bach performed by Rostropovich
The Lass of Aughrim sung by Frank Patterson