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« on: 21:14:47, 19-03-2008 »
No, I'm not resurrecting an old fruit from R3mb.

Radio 2.

It's often been suggested on their messageboards that Radio 2's 'new breed' of producers and website managers have a poor grasp of music history and musicology in general, on anything pre-ABBA  Cheesy

There is evidence. Start by taking a look at the Radio 2 webpage Listen by Genre

I clicked on 'Classical' expecting to see only Alan Titchmarsh's show and FNIMN listed, but NEITHER are listed. So what DOES our BBC webmaster think IS classical music?? This:

Quote from: Radio 2 website
Classical (2)

Listen to the Band - All the latest from the world of brass band music.

Sunday Half Hour - Father Brian D'Arcy with hymns and prayers for Sunday.

So says the 'greatest music radio station' ......

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/listen/genres.shtml

Seriously though, this is cause for concern.

with apologies to our brassbandmaestro  Wink



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« Reply #1 on: 22:15:50, 19-03-2008 »
Can one resurrect a fruit? Cheesy
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« Reply #2 on: 22:19:44, 19-03-2008 »
Hmm, yes fruit was wrong, what is it we say..?

Old...

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Thank you for the music ...


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« Reply #3 on: 01:33:31, 20-03-2008 »
  • Bean?
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  • Bag?
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Chestnut.
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« Reply #5 on: 09:23:01, 20-03-2008 »
Perhaps the Garrick Club contains a collection of ressurected old fruits, some permanently pickled.
John, I agree with you about Radio 2 -a symptom of the BBC's fanatical frantic chase to be 'down with the kids'.
The irony is that you can now do degrees in popular music history (one of them is Scouse , and another in salford I believe, so hope springs eternal)Paradigm: the old story about Sinatra in the 60s approached by a guache young singer asking if S would pass his table and say Hi to impress some people. Sinatra did and the young guy ignored him to thinking this 'cool'.This is what happens if there's no backbone lore other than the throwaway non-ethic of the modern chat show. This is really about people management, about allowing the possibility of mentoring, as much as the music I would have thought. And if Titchmarsh were swapped with Rafferty, would anyone notice?
(I nearly said 'cross-bred'). There needs to be some Musicianship about the place-at least they've still got Russell Davies.
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« Reply #6 on: 11:54:10, 20-03-2008 »
Quote from: marbleflugel on 09:23:01, 20-03-2008
And if Titchmarsh were swapped with Rafferty, would anyone notice?


Yes.

The accents would be different.

And they'd have to raise the chair or lower the mic.
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Quote from: marbleflugel on 09:23:01, 20-03-2008
And if Titchmarsh were swapped with Rafferty, would anyone notice?


Yes.

The accents would be different.

And they'd have to raise the chair or lower the mic.
Sounds like a procrustean bed to me ...
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« Reply #8 on: 12:40:24, 20-03-2008 »
Quote from: marbleflugel on 09:23:01, 20-03-2008
a guache young singer

Coloratura?
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« Reply #9 on: 13:08:28, 20-03-2008 »
If only, Kitty  Wink. Ron, indeed, the accents, but `I am instantly numbed beyond auditory nuance / run when I hear those two brigands.
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« Reply #10 on: 13:18:54, 20-03-2008 »
marbles, I'm afraid the oleaginous raffbabble is an instant hackle-raiser to these ears, too... Embarrassed
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