Raidió Corca Baiscinn’s volunteer presenters and producers are getting seriously festive over the Christmas period. Many programmes will be hosting special guests and some will be playing Christmas music, from the well-known to the frankly obscure.
Two of our established presenters, Haggis & Mars Bars, known for their eclectic music choices and encyclopaedic knowledge of cheesy 70s classics, will be exploring the world of Christmas hits from Mud to Elvis via José Feliciano and Boney M. Haggis & Mars Bars broadcast from 7-8pm every Monday evening, and their Christmas specials will go out on 19 & 26 December 2011.
“Many Roads”, a programme aimed at the over-55 age group but enjoyed by all our listeners, will talk to three people about Christmases past, what Kilkee, Kilrush and Doonbeg were like when they were growing up: – the shops, the atmosphere and the customs. Tom Byrne, Geraldine Stafford and Bernie Shannon will be guests on this programme, to be broadcast on Tuesday 20 December at 4pm and again on Thursday 22 December at 5pm.
Two programmes from Friday evening’s “Crazy Friday” music programmes, “Loud, Fast & Rude” and “Electric Sea” will be joining forces for an hour special where they will be discussing Christmas Trivia in which “Loud Fast & Rude” will go head to head with “Electric Sea” in a quiz to see which team knows the most random things about Christmas! They will also be quoting rockstars on their opinions of Christmas, interviewing a band, and in tribute to radio DJ John Peel’s Festive 50 they will be holding our very own countdown (selected by the presenters and the listeners) of their favourite tracks from this year! The programme will be broadcast from 6.30 – 7.30pm on Friday 23 December.
Presenter of “Loud Fast & Rude”, Elizabeth McCarthy, said, “We’ve got loads of ideas for the show and are really looking forward to it, as it will be our first ever Christmas show!”
Following on after this, at 7.30pm, “The Colour of Music”, presented by Leah Brew, Sarah O’Donovan and Aisling Healy will be having their festive half hour, with music and chat with a sprinkling of Christmas tunes.
On Christmas Day itself, from 2pm, there will be a “The Word” special, with Christian readings, prayers and music, followed at 3pm by Derek O’Brien who will be presenting a special of his music show, featuring Christmas tunes and chat. “Reflections” will follow at 4pm, followed by a very festive “Twang”, presented by Toby Sachsenmeier at 4.30pm.
Over the past year we have made many outside broadcasts from across the region, and highlights from these will be broadcast in two highlights programmes, on Wednesday 28 December at 6pm and on Wednesday 4 January at 6pm. The range of events covered in the last year has been enormous, from the opening of the Loop Head Lighthouse, coverage of festivals and the Seol Sionna project in Querrin.
On 2 January 2012 “The Sports Show” will host a review of 2011’s sporting highlights from 6-7pm with the usual gang of sports fanatics.
Raidió Corca Baiscinn is South West Clare’s Community Radio Station, and the majority of our programmes are presented and produced by volunteers drawn from around the community, reflecting the diversity of West Clare. Programme Co-ordinator Derrick Lynch said of the festive schedule “Our volunteers turn up week in, week out producing great programmes all year. The festive schedule gives them the opportunity to let their hair down and have some fun with their programmes. We’d like to thank all our volunteer presenters and producers for their hard work and commitment during 2011, and we’re looking forward to 2012 with more great programmes lined up.”
Contact: Sallyann Marron, Marketing Co-ordinator sallyann@raidiocorcabaiscinn.ie; 065 908 3022/0872253155
