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krj
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response 87 of 154:
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Aug 27 18:53 UTC 2002 |
BBC Radio 3 web pages have a pile of concert recordings from WOMAD
online. I think these may only be available through August.
Mickey, note the Souad Massi set! Others of possible interest include:
Bob Brozman, Cara Dillon, Geoffrey Oryema, Lila Downs, Mariza,
Rachid Taha, and the Bisserov Sisters. Whine, I'll never get them all.
Radio 3's WORLD ROUTES program currently in the archive, through Friday,
should be a show featuring Dick Gaughan and Souad Massi from the
Edinburgh Festival.
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micklpkl
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response 88 of 154:
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Aug 27 21:02 UTC 2002 |
Once again, thanks go to krj for finding more music I can't live
without. :)
I'm listening to the Souad Massi WOMAD performance right now, and it's
quite good, as I expected. Souad is an Algerian protest singer, and
gets compared to Tracy Chapman a lot. I've never heard anything quite
like her.
I don't recognise many of the others "of possible interest," but I
notice that there are also performances by the wonderful Issa Bagayogo
(Mali) who has been getting some mainstream attention in the USA
lately. He plays a 6-stringed version of the kora. I'm also looking
forward to playing Kanda Bongo Man's set. I really enjoy his ramped-up
soukous, and am thrilled that he's still entertaining. The last thing
I'll mention is Trilok Gurtu, for some incredible percussion from India.
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krj
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response 89 of 154:
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Aug 28 20:16 UTC 2002 |
Poot. The students have come back and available bandwidth in the
afternoon, when the best shows are, has collapsed. I guess 40,000
students running P2P software will do that. :/
The live broadcasts of CELTIC CONNECTIONS yesterday and The Mike Harding
Show today had loads of dropouts and downshifts into monaural.
I can get Celtic Connections off the replay list for a week, and
the Mike Harding show was expendable today, but sheesh. This was
not a problem before the students left in the spring.
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micklpkl
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response 90 of 154:
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Aug 28 21:47 UTC 2002 |
resp:84 - Tim, thank you SO much for mentioning Total Recorder!
http://www.highcriteria.com
This is *exactly* the software for which I've been searching for some
time. This one actually works --- makes a crystal-clear digital copy of
streaming audio, and will even encode direct to mp3, with an external
codec.
There are two versions --- "Standard" costs only $12 to register, and
the $40 "professional" adds some scheduling and a few basic editing
commands.
Thanks again!
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tpryan
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response 91 of 154:
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Aug 28 23:14 UTC 2002 |
Now you got the tool to record Dr. Demento from the KOZT
web-cast. 11pm Texas time, 9pm KOZT time. They have the best
stream, at 64-22-S.
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krj
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response 92 of 154:
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Aug 31 15:17 UTC 2002 |
At home, in crummy quality, I'm checking out a few of the other
on-demand shows the BBC offers in their "Folk & Country" catalog.
"Pipes and Drums," Radio Ulster -- Mostly celtic tune sets, with a generous
helping of bagpipes, but the pipes don't monopolize the show.
The show I'm listening to opens with Slainte Mhath, Sharon
Shannon, and the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band. The BBC
Radio Player says this is just a 30 minute show, so I'll probably
try to add it to my weekly listening. John Perry might also
check it out, since he likes bagpipes.
I can't find anything about this show on the Radio Ulster web site,
and the beginning and end of the program were clipped off.
"Culan," Radio Ulster -- Contemporary style yet fairly traditional
Irish folk music, from the three songs & tunes I got through
before I accidently stopped the player. Worth more investigation.
"Folk Club," Radio Ulster -- Unsure about this one, just seemed a little
dry for my tastes, though I didn't get far into it.
"The Reel Blend," Radio Scotland -- Very old-fashioned Scottish folk music,
presented in an old-fashioned way for old-fashioned people.
I liked the ceilidh tune sets, but when the host started talking
about a call-in quiz game with questions about Scottish culture,
I gave up.
I still need to check out Radio Scotland's program of traditional
dance music, "Take The Floor."
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krj
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response 93 of 154:
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Sep 4 19:25 UTC 2002 |
Campus network conditions have "improved" to the point that I can
get a solid 11K real audio stream for the Mike Harding show.
Bleah. Mickey will want to catch a replay for the tracks from
live CDs from Christy Moore and Bill Jones. I'm not gonna run off
and buy Bill's new CD, I have too many other things on the shopping
list right now.
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krj
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response 94 of 154:
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Sep 10 17:22 UTC 2002 |
Network streams only AM quality today. I'm trying to get a listen
in to last week's Celtic Connections show before it gets wiped
in an hour, and I should just make it. There is some interesting
stuff from Croft No. 5, Simon Shaheen and Nigel Eaton.
(And lots of stuff from Orchestra Baobab, who bore my pants off.)
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krj
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response 95 of 154:
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Sep 12 00:03 UTC 2002 |
A couple of good finds from yesterday's Celtic Connections show.
A very promising band of American urban folkies doing trad material
is Ham, whose "Cuckoo Song" comes off their album Rabbit Song.
The African track, I'm having trouble pinning down. Mickey and I
*thought* it would be Lokua Kanza, but the sound samples for that album
at amazon.com don't match what I think I heard on the radio.
Otherwise maybe it's a new Late Junction release by Suuf, or else
Papa Wemba. I'm gonna have to go over that show again and try to
pin it down. Yargh.
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micklpkl
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response 96 of 154:
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Sep 12 14:26 UTC 2002 |
resp:95 ... Ken, you might've seen this already, since the playlist is
posted now for Celtic Connections.
The African track *is* by Congolese musician Lokua Kanza, from the
album : Toyebi Té ... the title of the song is a mouthful ---
Ndagukunda Tshane.
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krj
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response 97 of 154:
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Sep 15 23:23 UTC 2002 |
(The band I cited in resp:95 should be spelled Hem, not "Ham."
I picked up the CD in Chicago yesterday.)
I found Radio Scotland's bagpipe show, "Pipeline."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/radioscotland/programmes/other/pipeline.shtml
It's available for on-demand listening. The currently archived
show features pipe and drum bands who scored well on a recent
world competition.
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krj
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response 98 of 154:
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Sep 17 14:02 UTC 2002 |
Radio Scotland's programme page for "Celtic Connections" mentions that
the host, Mary Ann Kennedy, has a band with a new (second) CD out.
The band is Cliar and their website is at http://www.cliar.com
Looks like potentially interesting acoustic gaelic folk, with
some participation from someone in the Blazin' Fiddles band.
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krj
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response 99 of 154:
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Sep 20 22:34 UTC 2002 |
Nice Andy Kershaw today, with a repeat of a Warren Zevon session
from 2000, six or so songs in several clumps through the show. This will be
available for replay for the next week.
I also punched up some of yesterday's "Late Junction."
Great Philip Glass track from "Akhnaten," which I know David
Bratman has recommended to me before. Waaah, I miss that show.
Bandwidth is still a problem for me.
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krj
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response 100 of 154:
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Oct 16 07:01 UTC 2002 |
Bandwidth is continuing to be a problem, and I don't know if it's
going to be a solvable one.
The bandwidth graphs indicate that there should be plenty of bandwidth
left after our recent campus upgrade, but I am usually getting an 8K
stream, the lowest possible quality for Real Audio, in the afternoon.
In the evenings I can do somewhat better,
but it's still way below the quality I had for the spring and summer.
I can never get 64K on BBC Radio 2 and Radio 3 any more.
Celtic Connections had a very fine show today with a live appearance
from Myshkin's Ruby Warblers, from the USA.
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krj
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response 101 of 154:
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Oct 18 13:33 UTC 2002 |
The description of today's Andy Kershaw show, for Mike McNally --
I seem to remember he's a Robyn Hitchcock fan:
22:15 Andy Kershaw
Andy features an exclusive session from the Soft Boys, who,
never to be hurried, have burst back onto the scene with their
second album in 23 years.
The new album, Nextdoorland, boasts suitably surreal songs
from Robyn Hitchcock and the shimmering guitar of Kimberley
Rew.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/world/andykershaw.shtml
and click on "listen to the latest program" for a week after the
show airs.
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mcnally
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response 102 of 154:
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Oct 19 13:26 UTC 2002 |
I wouldn't really describe myself as a Robyn Hitchcock fan,
though I have a couple of original Soft Boys albums and one or
two of his solo discs. I've been mildly curious about the new
Soft Boys album but "mildly curious" is no longer sufficient
to motivate a disc purchase..
I don't know why, but I thought Kimberley Rew was dead..
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krj
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response 103 of 154:
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Oct 24 01:45 UTC 2002 |
Radio Scotland had some web page problems during the Celtic Connections
broadcast yesterday; neither Mickey nor I could get the show to come
up on the live broadcast. Tonight I came back to the replay, and it's
a worthwhile listen. Highlights from the first hour include
an instrumental band Elephant Talk, and a singer/flute player Eilis
Kennedy. The second hour opens with an instrumental track from
Eliza Carthy's new album.
I'm getting a solid 33K Real Audio stream on the replay. I suspect
what I'll have to do now, as much as possible, is move
listening into the evenings. The replays are lower quality than
the theoretical maximum bitrate of the live streams, but I can no
longer get that theoretical maximum during the daytime -- I
can rarely get better than a minimal 8K-11K stream in the afternoon
I don't think the problem is within the campus network any more.
I haven't got enough evening time to cover all of my shows, until
I come up with a system for unattended recording.
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other
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response 104 of 154:
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Oct 24 02:02 UTC 2002 |
You were probably a victim of increased latency as a cascading result of
the coordinated DDoS attack on the 13 root DNS servers yesterday.
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krj
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response 105 of 154:
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Oct 24 03:00 UTC 2002 |
I'm not sure what problem you're addressing. The link problems
yesterday were, I think, claims from the BBC servers that the
Radio Scotland live Real Audio
link did not exist, and that error wouldn't involve the DNS attack.
I had no trouble getting text pages from the BBC site; I didn't
try any of their other audio streams, though.
The bandwidth problems have been ongoing for two months now;
the campus here has throttled back some of the residence hall
traffic and we should have available bandwidth, but something
else between me and the BBC is choking in the afternoons.
This has been an ongoing problem -- continuing even today --
and I don't see the DNS attack having any role in it at all.
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krj
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response 106 of 154:
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Nov 1 20:37 UTC 2002 |
Very nice Travelling Folk show yesterday, with Fiona Ritchie substituting
for the regular host Archie Fisher. There was yet another great track
from Irish singer Eilis Kennedy, who's had three tracks on various
BBC folk shows in recent weeks, and whose CD seems to be somewhat scarce.
Also a live track from bagpiper Susana Seivane and her band, offered
as a teaser for a longer live set from a recent festival, to be
played in next Tuesday's "Celtic Connections" show.
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krj
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response 107 of 154:
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Dec 13 06:39 UTC 2002 |
BBC Radio 3, the home of Lucy Duran and "Late Junction," is offering
"World Music Day" on 1 January, with 12 hours of concerts
originating around the globe. If we're really lucky, some of this
will be available for later streaming, like the Womad sets.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/world/wmdhome2003.shtml
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In non-programming news: The Guardian reports that private British
publishers (including the Guardian itself) are complaining about
the BBC's extensive online presence, which is subsidized with
the license fee/tax money. The BBC is spending about 100 million
pounds per year on its Internet operations, which are much
bigger than the folk/world music stuff that Mickey and I soak up.
"BBC Online face inquiry" is the headline.
http://media.guardian.co.uk/newmedia/story/0,7496,858003,00.html
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dbratman
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response 108 of 154:
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Dec 13 20:31 UTC 2002 |
Bigger than the classical, too, I bet.
If that great stuff in their archives goes away, I shall be very
sorry. But not a bit surprised.
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micklpkl
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response 109 of 154:
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Jan 3 15:58 UTC 2003 |
Here's something some of you classic rock fans might appreciate --
Radio 6 has a programme called "Dream Ticket" ... The premise is that
the host assembles a fantasy festival line-up, using the BBC's
extensive archive of live shows.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/bbcsessions/dream_ticket.shtml
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micklpkl
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response 110 of 154:
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Jan 7 22:15 UTC 2003 |
BBC Radio Scotland is gearing up for the 10th Celtic Connections
Festival, beginning 15 Jan 2003 and running until 2 February.
From the looks of this page -
http://www.celticconnections.co.uk/whatson/broadcasts.htm
there will be a motherlode of broadcasts from the festival (and, no
doubt, many sessions recorded live for broadcast throughout 2003).
It's the next best thing to being there, I suppose. One of these
years....
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krj
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response 111 of 154:
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Jan 17 23:02 UTC 2003 |
Andy Kershaw (Radio 3) is presenting two shows from Mali.
Today's show (available for a week in the "Listen Again" archive)
is from a music festival in or near the Tuareg desert, near
Timbuktu. Around 40 minutes into the show -- you can skip forward --
is a nifty cover of Led Zepplin's "Whole Lotta Love."
More from Mali next week.
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