Filed under: in my studio | Tags: Bach cello suite, Diana Krall, Dolly Parton, Gaelic radio, Radio 1, Radio 2, Radio 3, Radio 4
What do you listen to when you’re making?
I’ve now had a good 6 months of back to back radio 4 and really, one can only tolerate so much babble about the habits of migrating birds or the emancipation of the flapper girl not to mention the current trend of saturating the airwaves with endless stories of economic and certain doom and the darkest gloom. Enough already!
Radio 3 is fine in small doses but why insult our ear drums with so many panicked sopranos and don’t get me started on the organ recitals. Radio 2 is OK on the weekend (apart from Elaine Page and the travesty of songs from musicals) but week days…no, no. Forget radio1, I’m past it and definitely no good for concentration.
I tried Gaelic radio for a short while, felt very worthy listening to the sing song tones and excited at the possibility that I may absorb the language as if by osmosis and maybe one day know how to respond to Duncan Laggan’s Gaelic greetings without looking like a complete twit. But no, more (a lot more) comprehension was needed to sustain my interest.
I think I may have to revert back to CD’s for a while, I haven’t played Dolly for ages and Bach cello suites are always a winner and come to think of it, where’s that fantastic Diana Krall album?
Suggestions welcome!
So today NOTS orders were attended to and here they are:
Apologies to those American bloggers who won’t have the slightest idea what I’m on about. Quick note re Ambridge, this is the name of the fictional town inhabited by ‘The Archers’ , the longest running radio soap of all time (radio 4).
Night night folks…beauty sleep needed.
x Sarah
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I wish we had numbered channels that were always the same. There are different channels here in every single city. And they are all awful! Sounds like you’re having radio troubles. I listen to cds a lot. Diana Krall is great! Joni Mitchell, too.
Comment by Brittany November 19, 2008 @ 4:52 amBBC Radio can be enjoyed through your computer no matter where you are in the world, you can listen live or enjoy previous shows. Always good for back ground going on’s when milling around house (or working hard of course). Sadie x
Comment by Sadie November 19, 2008 @ 12:12 pmI find a programme mag such as comes with the Saturday paper essential as all the stations now have good stuff at various times. Rad 3 has improved hugely since they put on more jazz and “world” music but that’s on Saturday afternoon when you are probably torturing field mice and radio 4 has funny stuff at 6.30 and again you will be parentally employed by then. I am nto an expert on Rad Scotland apart from Celtic connections so yes it is a problem and I often resort to silence if no-one is prepared to make me laugh. If I am on the computer I listen to Mairi singing as I have just been doing as a reward for mending my puncture. Not much help really was I.
Comment by leena Punch November 19, 2008 @ 4:22 pmI take out books on CD from the libruary. I love it.
Comment by joniphippin November 19, 2008 @ 7:24 pmCraftsanity podcasts – Alicia Paulson’s is particularly good on realities of making a living from crafting.
Comment by snapdragonjane November 19, 2008 @ 8:55 pmJ
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How about an MP3 or similar?
Comment by Dad November 27, 2008 @ 5:12 am