IT’S OFFICIAL “WHATEVER ROCKS YOUR BOAT” IS THE BEST RADIO SHOW OF THE YEAR
Written by Archie Fergusson on 22/02/2013
Trish with the Asps
Dunoon Community Radio’s Trish has been has been awarded the RADIO SHOW OF THE YEAR in the prestigious 2012 SCOTTISH NEW MUSIC AWARDS. The awards were announced tonight at the glittering ceremony held at Glasgow’s Classic Grand. Trish received her award in front of a full capacity audience that included many famous names from the world of Scottish Music
Her Programme WHATEVER ROCKS YOUR BOAT– has been broadcast on a Friday night since April 2011 and has become in that time one of the few early evening “Cult” Rock programmes on Radio.
Specialising in New Scottish Music with exclusive interviews and first time plays –New Bands and Old Favourites –New Music and Classic Tunes there is always something to Rock the Boat on a Friday night with Trish.
Featuring New and Unsigned Bands mainly from Scotland but including the rest of the UK and from around the world. WHATEVER ROCKS YOUR BOAT has featured bands and Artist from Glenrothes’ to Latvia from Sweden to London not forgetting the many from Glasgow, tonight two bands featured on WHATEVER ROCKS YOUR BOAT were also up for awards, the fabulous PURE DEAD BRILLIANT in the Rock Recording category who were beaten by another of Trishes regulars BAGS OF ROCK who not only won that category but won The Group Of The Year besides featuring many Bands Trishes the new and unsigned slot has featured many solo Artist including many world premieres who can forget the charismatic Californian Rocker ELLIOT SCHNEIDER.
A VERY SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM TRISH
Hi everyone, I would really appreciate it if you would consider voting for my show “Whatever Rocks Your Boat” broadcast on Dunoon Community Radio 97.4fm.
It has been nominated for Radio Show Of The Year 2012 in the New Scottish Music Awards. My show has been running a little over a year and I am up against 4 long standing, very well established radio programmes so the competition is fierce.
If you click on this link to vote http://surveys.verticalresponse.com/a/show/886005/45438189c3/2
and scroll down to No. 14, it only takes a few seconds, then, one more favour, please share with friends and friends of friends. Let’s put Dunoon and Dunoon Community Radio on the map. Thank you for all your on-going support, Trish xxx
7.00PM – 9.00PM FRIDAY
”WHAT EVER ROCKS YOUR BOAT” With TRISH Our own Rock Trish as she is known around the studio will be in the Hot seat every Friday ready to put a female touch to DCR’s 97.4fm early Friday evenings Listening.
As it say’s on the label “WHAT EVER ROCKS YOUR BOAT” and goodness knows what will, with exclusive interviews and first time plays –New Bands and Old Favorites –New Music and Classic Tunes there is always something to Rock the Boat on a Friday night with Trish.
Why not text Trish, you can Text her, let her know what you have got planned for the weekend or if you want folk to know what’s going on –tell Trish and she will pass it on 07751236995 is the text ….…
be sure to tune in to “whatever Rocks YOUR Boat” with TRISH
Why not check out face book and LIKE http://www.facebook.com/pages/whatever-Rocks-YOUR-Boat-with-Trish/196990757013283
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WHATEVER ROCKS YOUR BOAT-NOMINATED FOR RADIO SHOW OF THE YEAR
Congratulations to Trish. Dunoon Community Radio’s Trish has been included in the nominees for the Radio Show Of The Year in the prestigious 2012 SCOTTISH NEW MUSIC AWARDS. Her Programme WHATEVER ROCKS YOUR BOAT– has been broadcast on a Friday night since April 2011 and has become in that time one of the few early evening “Cult” Rock programmes on Radio.
Specialising in New Scottish Music with exclusive interviews and first time plays –New Bands and Old Favourites –New Music and Classic Tunes there is always something to Rock the Boat on a Friday night with Trish.
Featuring New and Unsigned Bands mainly from Scotland but including the rest of the UK and from around the world…………….
WHATEVER ROCKS YOUR BOAT has featured bands and Artist from Glenrothes’ to Latvia from Sweden to London not forgetting the many from Glasgow, besides featuring many Bands the new and unsigned slot has featured many solo Artist including many world premieres who can forget the charismatic Californian Rocker ELLIOT SCHNEIDER.
Recently WHATEVER ROCKS YOUR BOAT has been involved in a local incentive to bring unsigned bands to Dunoon with pre gig interviews and tunes live from the Dunoon Community Radio Argyll Street Studios. TURN FOR THE STRANGE held recently at the local “Brewery” featured Scottish
2012 SCOTTISH NEW MUSIC AWARDS
With thirty three categories every aspect of Scottish New Music is covered the purpose of the Scottish New Music Awards is to present a professional event to honour the music made in Scotland and recognise the artist and the industry that make it happen
Trish’s WHATEVER ROCKS YOUR BOAT programme has been nominated in the Radio Show of the year category-
Radio Show of the Year
Drivetime with Frankie - Heartland FM (Pitlochry)
In Session - Fresh Air Student Radio (Edinburgh)
Kingdom Cuts - Kingdom FM (Markinch)
Thank Folk it’s Friday - Celtic Music Radio (Glasgow)
Whatever Rocks YOUR Boat - Dunoon Community Radio (Dunoon)
The online voting will open on Monday July 9th at
www.scotmusicawards.co.uk and will close on August 25th.
The winners will be announced live from the Classic Grand in Glasgow on
Sunday September 2nd 2012.
We shall of course be encouraging our many listeners to Dunoon Community Radio to go on line and vote for WHATEVER ROCKS YOUR BOAT. Trish be of course be leading her own campaign using her Face Book and Dunoon Community Radio Web Site presenters page and has already been invited to appear as a guest on several programmes to chat about the experience of being nominated
Keep tuned in
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Win Tickets For The ‘Turn For The Strange’ Live Band Club Night
Competition to win 2 free tickets for the launch night of the “Turn for the strange” live band club night
Q. What date is the first “Turn for the strange” live band event?
text answers to 07751236995 remember to leave name
or: email to mail@dunooncommunityradio.org leaving name and phone number
or leave answer on DCR facebook page. The winner will be drawn live on next weeks “Whatever rocks your boat” show Friday 25th May
Exclusive Download for DCR from Pure Dead Brilliant
Pure Dead Brilliant
Pure Dead Brilliant are one of the unsigned bands that I have been following for the past year and recently they had the oppurtunity to plat live at the ‘Whisky a Go-Go’ Nightclub on Sunset Boulevard. To show their appreciation of support, the boys have made available for free download the ‘live acoustic’ version of “Cried Myself To Sleep” recorded at Whisky a Go-Go from their yet to be released debut album.
http://soundcloud.com/puredeadbrilliantuk/cried-myself-to-sleep-live
watch video here:
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DxOJFqpuLBzk%26fb_source%3Dmessage&h=7AQGTtcZFAQFDb_-rfevfsDHsoMlu_LqFe6ZO58o4F_CcRQ
See comments below or the story of thier visit to Hollywood and for more information on the band check out their myspace page http://www.myspace.com/puredeadbrilliantuk
The Asp’s Offer Support Slot to Competition Winners
The Asp’s are performing at the Live Connections concert and have offered the winner the support slot at their show in Edinburgh, how things have changed in a year for this band for more information see below.
The Asps
Trish was over the moon when up and coming band The Asps allowed her to have the exclusive first play of their new single. We can’t wait for their album which will be recorded in LA this October. To keep up with news about the band go to http://bigsurstudios.co
