Friday, April 28, 2006

SpudShow 23 available

Spudshow 23 is just out and features:

a song from Caoimhe Hogarty called Both sides of Tweed.
a song from Sonny Combs and Kitty Kat Rodeo called Anymore

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Thursday, April 27, 2006

SpudShow 22 available

Spudshow 22 podcast featuring singer/songwriter Rae Kelly from Dublin, is now available for download.

Posted on wrong Blog

Those last two posts were put on the SpudShow blog by mistake. They are from my 1784 News Blog. It is full of small news items from the Freeman's Journal of 1784 an early Irish national paper.

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Thursday, April the 22d, to Saturday, April the 12th, 1784

London, April 17.
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Extract of a letter from Milan, March 23
" An aerostatic balloon has been launched in this city, 66 feet broad, and 72 feet high, prepared by M. Paul Andreani, a young gentleman of twenty years of age, who, with two of his friends, was elevated in this globe. It is computed that they mounted to the height of 4000 feet. Having traversed the air for half an hour, they descended on the same spot from where they floated. This is the first experiment of the kind made in Italy."

Dublin, April 23.

Extract of a letter from Navan, April 18.
"Last Thursday the long expected air balloon was liberated in this town, in the presence of the greatest concourse of people ever assembled here, among whom were many of the first fashion. At half aftertwo Mr. Rousseau and a drummer, a boy about ten year old, placed themselves in the gallery, which was composed of ozier , and fixed toa net which covered the balloon, and on cutting the cortd it rose perpendicular, amidst a profound silence, occasioned by the surprize and astonishment at son uncomman a phenomen. After thirty-nine minutes progress it became totally invisible, but wecould destinctly hear the drum beat the grenadier's march for fifteen minutes after. At four o'clock it grounded in a field near the town of Ratoath. Mr. Rosseau and the drummer arrived here at six o'clock that evening perfectly well, except for the drummer, who received a small contusion on his head, through his eagerness in leaping from the gallery. At night a splendid ball was given by the burgesses and freemen of the town, where Mr. Rosseau received the congratulations and compliments of numerous and brilliant company."

20 - 22 April 1784

Theatre-Royal, Smock-Alley.

This present evening, April 22
The CHANCES
and a farce - ABEL DRUGGER ; Or
The TOBACCONIST

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On Saturday next, April 24, will be performed the Comedy of
The TWIN RIVALS.
To which will be added the dramatic musical Pastoral, called
The POOR SOLDIER

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On Monday next, April 26th, will be prsrented the Comedy of
THE WONDER
A WOMAN KEEP'S A SECRET !
End of Act III, a new Dance, [never before performed called
The RIVAL MOORS ; Or
The SHEPHERDESS of ANDALUSIA.
Composed by Signor Grecco.

Between the Play and Farce, [by particular Desire of several Ladies of Distinction] the so much-admired Ballet Dance, called
LOVE in a CAMP ; Or
The FEMALE SOLDIER.
In which Signora Rossognoli will go through the Manual exercise in the Habit of the VOLUNTEER. As it is now performed in the principal Theatres of Europe, with general Applause.

To which will be added a Farce,
The ANATOMIST ; Or
The SHAM DOCTOR.

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Wednesday, April 28
The favourite Comedy of
The YOUNG QUAKER

with Entertainments, and the Farce of
The MAID OF THE OAKS

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On Thursday the 29th of April, will be presented a Comedy(?) [not acted these three year] called
The CITY WIVES CONFEDERACY
to which will be added a Farce, called
The SULTAN ; Or,
A PEEP into the SERAGLIO.

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On Thursday, May the 6th, will be presented a Comedy, [not acted these two years] called
KNOW YOUR OWN MIND
With Entertainments.
To which will be added a new comic Opera, [never acted in this kingdom] called
The DOUBLE DISGISE.

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Domestic Inteligence

Drogheda, April 17.
Between the hours of twelve and one o'clock on Friday morningthe 16th inst. a desperate gang of fellows boarded a brig loadedwithoatmeal, lying at New Deep in this harbour, and after putting the crew ashore, plundered the brig of about five tons of the oatmeal, with other article ; intelligence having arrived in this town about two o'clock, the Drogheda association went in pursuit of them, but before they arrived there the plunderers made their escape ; after a diligent searech of seven hours they apprehended one of the offenders, and found about five hundred weight of the meal, and yesterday evening another of the gang was brought to town and lodged in jail.

Dublin, April 21.
We hear, that the Kildare-street clubhave unanimously resolved not to purchase or wear, for the space of twelve months, any but the manufactures of Ireland. A similar resolution is in agitationamong the members of Dalyu's-club.

New Recording of Spudshow 21

Just to let you know I recored a new version of SpudShow 21 - the talking is now audible but there is a problem with the first track lasting about 15 seconds.

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

SpudShow 21

Miriam Ingram is featured today.

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Message from Miriam "If you could mention that the album, Trampoline will be out sometime in August, that would be cool too.
And we're playing in 4 Dame Lane (upstairs) tonight 25th April)"

Friday, April 21, 2006

SpudShow 20 available

This show features:

Graceful Stalker
with - Dead man song

Aoife Clancy
with - Don't get married girls

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Thursday, April 20, 2006

SpudShow 19 out now

SpudShow 19 is out and today features Louise Killeen from Shannonbridge, County Offaly. I am also from Offaly so please go to the show notes, click on the link to her site and buy her music or email her.

Click here to download this or any of the previous shows. Almost all the shows are in the Irish language. The shows are 99.5% music and 0.5% talk so music is the universal language.

Thursday, April 13, 2006

SpudShow 18 just out

SpudShow 18 featuring Catherine Louise from Belfast can now be downloaded here.

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

SpudShow 17 Podcast now available

SpudShow 17 features an artist called Fringe from Dublin.
Click here to download.

Thursday, April 06, 2006

SpudShow 16 Podcast available

SpudShow 16 - Features harpist Úna Ní Fhlannagáin from Ireland.
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SpudShow 15 Podcast

Spud Show 15 available for download featuring: Artist - Alyanya from Ireland
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Sunday, April 02, 2006

SpudShow 14 (as Gaeilge)

Well after a bit of a break the latest Spudshow is out. This show features the band Queen Kong from Dublin. They have 35 tracks on their MySpace page that you can download. Click here to link to the podcast and show notes.