Sunday Miscellany Sunday 8 September 2019
New Writing:
On this morning’s programme, we heard:
The Tribes of These Islands, by Grace Wells;
A Long Drawn Out Dream, by John Egan;
A Day in September, by Nollaig Rowan;
My Pre-University, University Challenge, by Jennifer Carey;
Selfies, a poem by Gerald Dawe;
And
Bogland, Horseback Brown, by John F Deane
Music:
Dancing Queen, by Abba;
Mayo Anthem 96, by Tom Tom and the Byrnes Babes, introduced by the late Liam Ó Murchú;
Somewhere A Voice is Calling, sung by Simon Morgan with Rónán Murray on piano;
The theme to University Challenge: College Boy, by the Balanescu Quartet;
and
My Lagan Love, played on baroque oboe by Lindsay Armstrong;
On this morning's programme we heard: The Tribes of These Islands by Grace Wells; A Long Drawn Out Dream by John Egan; A Day in September by Nollaig Rowan; My Pre-University, University Challenge, by Jennifer Carey; Selfies, a poem by Gerald Dawe; And Bogland, Horseback Brown by John F Deane
John Egan from Castlebar on rugby, All-Ireland replays, and Mayo's dream of Sam
Nollaig Rowan makes a WW1 war graves pilgrimage for Tom Kettle, who was killed in action near the Somme on 9 September 2019
A daughter's weekly contest with her Dad finally ends in victory
New writing for radio, accompanied by complementary music, broadcast every Sunday morning since 1968.
Dancing Queen
Abba
4:05
Mayo Anthem 96
Tom Tom And The Byrnes Babes
2:12
Somewhere A Voice Is Calling
Simon Morgan With Rónán Murray On Piano
1:23
College Boy
Balanescu Quartet
0:30
My Lagan Love (For Baroque Oboe)
Lindsay Armstrong (Baroque Oboe)
2:01
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