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HighFidelityJJ Episode 24 broadcast on 24th October on RTE lyric fm at 7pm From O'Riada to Riverdance From Sean O Riada's epic 'Mise Eire' to Bill Whelan ground-breaking composition for 'Riverdance' this weeks' episode traces the story of Irish composition in the age of recording and the legacy of people like O'Riada to contemporary artists and performers like Crash Ensemble. Some of the voices you will hear include Sinead O'Connor, Enya and Iarla O' Lionaird.
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HighFidelityJJ Episode 21 broadcast on 3rd October on RTÉ lyric fm Stadium Sounds. Stadium Sounds resonates with the sounds from the 70s to today when gig venues got bigger and bigger and the songs became crown anthems from Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run, Police’s Roxanne to Queen, Freddie Mercury and Bohemian Rhapsody. Jack and Julie trace sound from the Sony Walkman in 1979 to the birth of the CD in 1982 and the songs, bands, albums and gigs which made history. The show features the epic Live Aid gig in 1985 starring an emerging female artist called Madonna and with Irishman, Bob Geldof, of the Boomtown Rats behind it.
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HighFidelityJJ Episode 24 Broadcast on the 24th October at 7pm on RTE Lyric Fm From O'Riada to Riverdance From Sean O Riada's epic 'Mise Eire' to Bill Whelan ground-breaking composition for 'Riverdance' this weeks' episode traces the story of Irish composition in the age of recording and the legacy of people like O'Riada to contemporary artists and performers like Crash Ensemble. Some of the voices you will hear include Sinead O'Connor, Enya and Iarla O' Lionaird.
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HighFidelityJJ Episode 20 broadcast on 26th October on RTÉ lyric fm at 7pm. Jack and Julie’s Mixtape Everyone remembers making their favourite mixtape, a cassette tape of your favourite tracks which you could share and swap with friends. This week presenters Jack L and Julie Feeney select and swap their personal favourite songs and artists of the century of recorded song. Expect some surprises as Jack picks Beethoven’s ode to Joy (sung by Paul Robeson) and Julie opts for Eels. Our final episode, episode 26, will be a selection by our listeners of the songs and artists we’ve overlooked. So vote for your song and favourite singer via our facebook or twitter page or email us here on RTE lyric fm.
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HighFidelityJJ Episode 17 broadcast on RTÉ lyric fm at 7pm on 5th September 17 ‘Your Cheatin Heart’ High Fidelity goes a little big country; exploring the roots and legacy of country music from folk to Nashville and gets behind the stories and songs of some of the great country performers from Hank Williams to Patsy Cline, Emmylou Harris to Neil Young and finds out why Leonard Cohen says Williams is one of the biggest influences on his song-writing.
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HighFidelityJJ Episode 17 broadcast on 5th September on RTÉ lyric fm at 7pm ‘Your Cheatin Heart’ High Fidelity goes a little big country; exploring the roots and legacy of country music from folk to Nashville and gets behind the stories and songs of some of the great country performers from Hank Williams to Patsy Cline, Emmylou Harris to Neil Young and finds out why Leonard Cohen says Williams is one of the biggest influences on his song-writing.
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HighFidelityJJ Episode 14 will be broadcast on RTÉ lyric fm on 15th August at 7pm Folk to Pop From the 1950s onwards sound recording make it easier to capture and preserve folk music, musicians, songs and singers like the blind Hungarian fiddler Zerkula or Irish sean nós singer Labhrás ó Cadhla. It’s a folk legacy which flows into modern music and composition/performance inspiring the folk music revival led by people like Pete Seeger, Ewan McColl and in Ireland Dominic Behan and Luke Kelly. This episodes features Simon & Garfunkel, Peggy Seeger, Roberta Flack, Christy Moore, Moving Hearts, Paul Brady and Karan Casey. We Hear Julie singing ‘The Reaper’ a traditional song she learnt from June Tabor and we get the story behind the folk song Scarborough Fair.
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HighFidelityJJ Interview with Greg Milner from Episode 12. Author of Perfecting Sound Forever. He talks about the significance of the invention of magnetic tape and its impact post world war two
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HighFidelityJJ Episode 18 broadcast on 12th September broadcast on RTÉ lyric fm at 7pm. Abbey Road Perhaps the most influential band and song-writing duo in the 20th century. The Beatles story, songbook and the legacy of Paul McCarthy and John Lennon. The story of Abbey Road Recording Studios and the bands who have made history there including Pink Floyd and the Shadows.
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