STEWART FENWICK CELEBRATES 500th CELTIC COUNTRY 5TH NOVEMBER November 3, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar STEWART-FENWICK-225x300 For 500 Programmes Stewart has brought us a mix of Country music from the Celtic lands plus the Country music gig guide for Scotland. Stewart has been broadcasting for over 40 years, firstly on his school station, “Radio Lornshill”, then on Radio Airthrey at Stirling University, where he ended an eight year run in 1988 with a 24 hour broadcast. He went on to present “Country Gold” on Central FM in Scotland for 15 years, as well as writing for Country Music & Dance In Scotland, and Country Music & More. This Sunday will be the 500th Celtic Country programme on Celtic Music Radio, having began back in the early days, when the programme was only broadcast during Celtic Connections and we have been proud to broadcast his weekly programme from the beginning of our DCR97.4FM broadcast To celebrate Stewart will be having a CD Giveaway in a simple competition- who is the most played artist over the 500 programmes (Stewart has played over 2300), and as a secondary bonus question, who is most played Scottish act (born or based here). Just post your answers on Stewarts Face Book page https://www.facebook.com/stewart.fenwick by Sunday 5th November – go on, have a guess. To help Stewart celebrate he will introduce special guest Georgie Jack 2 Geordie Jack, who wrote “Crazy Celtic Music”, the very first track played on the programme, is best known as frontman with Colorado, the British Country Music Association’s Band of The Year right through the 1980’s. Geordie is still as popular as ever, and only last weekend, headlined the Northern Nashville Caithness CMC 30th Anniversary Event. His latest album, “Choices” continues to be one of the most popular CD’s on the Scottish Country music scene. Weekend-of-Dancing2018-800x800 Lisa McHugh visited the programme, back when she had just released her debut single “Old Fashioned Girl”. Since then, Lisa has moved to Ireland, but we’ve never forgotten her Glasgow roots on the programme. Six albums later, and the Glasgow girl is now one of Ireland’s biggest Country stars, and has just released her latest album, “Who I Am”. Alan-Broom Allan Broom, who has been around since the first programme, has acted as the reception committee for most of the visiting guests, will also be on hand to share some of the memories. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments GUESS WHAT NIGHT IT IS TONIGHT ——3 TRIES October 31, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar iain IAIN McKIE’S PERPETUAL DREAMS–LIVE IN THE STUDIO NOW—LIVE FOR HALLOWEEN DSCN9757 DSCN9763 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments AT THE START OF A NEW MONTH —IT’S LYNNE CARTER DTAstrol October 31, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar 1ST NOVEMBER The ancient art of Astrology enables you to find your unique characteristics emanating from your birth chart, the planets, signs and houses. Where they fall in will relate to you, your feelings, gifts, talents, difficulties and your destiny. All this comes with the added information from Medieval Astrology … the reason why you were born. DSCN8006 My next broadcast will be on the 1/11/17 at 15:00. 97.4 FM. This Month I start on the signs of the Zodiac. THE BUS STOP. 12 People are standing at a bust stop, the bus is late and this is how they react. Aires; starts running to work. Taurus; Knows the bus will come and is patient. Gemini; Starts taking to everyone. Cancer; Gets upset and takes it all personally. Leo; Starts to entertain everyone. Virgo; Starts to worry about his meetings being late. Libra; Tries to pasify Virgo. Scorpio; Planning on what to do with the driver. Sagittarius; Probably cycling. Capricorn; Knew all along it would be late. Aquarius; Planning the city’s transport system. Pisces; Hasn’t noticed. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments “LAAS” LOMOND & ARGYLL ADVOCACY SERVICE ON DCR97.4FM October 25, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar DCR97.4FM www.dunooncommunityradio .org 5.00PM WEDNESDAY TLLLVLBS. Tonight , Simon Richardson, Long term conditions Advocacy Worker for Cowal & Bute will be joining Victor in the John Street Broadcasting Studio to talk LAAS. img20171025_08363379 Simon will be telling listeners what LAAS does and how it can benefit over 65s who have a Learning Disability, Mental Illness or a long term condition or can sometimes find it hard to challenge decisions, claim their rights or to get their views listened to. “LAAS” LOMOND & ARGYLL ADVOCACY SERVICE Lomond & Argyll Advocacy Service (usually known as ‘LAAS’) is an independent, free and confidential advocacy organisation operating in the West of Scotland. • INDEPENDENT – this means we are separate from Social Work, the Health Service, and all other organisations. • FREE – we make no charges whatsoever for our services. • CONFIDENTIAL – we don’t share your personal information with others unless you ask us to. • We are a registered Scottish charity (no. SC033157), established in 2000. • We offer ‘one-to-one’ independent professional advocacy. • We operate across West Dunbartonshire and Argyll & Bute. • We are members of the Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance. • Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON TO HOST THE ROYAL NATIONAL MOD OCTOBER 2018 October 21, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar Officially closing the Loch Abar Mod 2017 the final event took place on the streets of Fort William, as the massed choir made its way along the High Street for a final sing-a-long. Angela Johnson recieves the Mod flag from Ronald Cameron of Lochaber's Organising Committee_preview Angela Johnson receives the Mod Flag from Ronald Cameron of the Lochaber organizing Mod committee Dunoon’s Angela Johnson Representing the 2018 host town Dunoon Local Mod Committee excepted the Royal National Mod banner in the traditional ceremonial handover from this year’s hosts saying “I am delighted to be here with you all today to accept this flag and to take it forward to Dunoon as the host town for the 2018 Royal National Mod. Our Convenor and committee send their sincere congratulations to An Comunn and the Lochaber local committee for what has undoubtedly been a very well organised and successful MOD 2017. Our plans are moving apace and we are looking forward to seeing you all and to meeting with you in Dunoon a year from now. The Gaelic festival will return to Dunoon for the eighth time next year, taking place from 12th-20th October next year.” download Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments FINAL DAY AT LOCH ABAR 2017 MOD October 21, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THE ROYAL NATIONAL MOD BIDS FAREWELL TO LOCHABER October 21, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar ROYAL MOD BANNER After eight days of competitions, performances and festivities, the Royal National Mòd says goodbye to current host, Lochaber. Scotland’s biggest Gaelic festival has been hailed a huge success, with a record number of participants leaving a legacy that will be remembered for years to come. Thousands of Gaels and supporters made their way to the festival to enjoy all that the Mòd has to offer, with somewhere in the region of up to £2.5m expected to have been generated for the local economy. MOD BADGE Organised by An Comunn Gàidhealach, the event is the biggest and most important festival of the Gaelic language in the world. This year saw a rise in under 18s competing in traditional singing events and literature events, with at least 200 more entrants than the previous year. The rising interest in the festival and traditional Gaelic culture bodes well for future events and the Mòd’s continued success. Alasdair MacMhuirich --Raonaid Walker The top prizes this year went to Alasdair MacMhuirich and Rachel Walker in the Gold Medal competition; Hannah Knight --John Joe MacNeilo John Joe MacNeil and Hannah Knight in the Traditional Gold Medal MOD-17-SILVER-PENDANT-WINNERS-1-e1508497235998 and Ishbel Campbell and Coinneach MacLeod took home the Silver Pendants. download Claire Frances NicNìll was awarded this year’s first ever Charlie MacColl Memorial Award, for achieving the highest mark in Traditional Singing (ages 16-18), tue and Mary Sophia Morrison scooped the new Angus Nicol Memorial Quaich. In the choir competitions; BACK Gaelic Choir Back Choir won the Lorn Shield, BURACH Choir and Bùrach scooped the Sheriff MacMaster. On Friday, Home victory! Lochaber Gaelic choir win the Margrat Duncan Memorial Trophy in the A302 Area Choirs competition. (2)_preview Lochaber were presented the Margrat Duncan Memorial Trophy; Dingwall Choir win the Lovat and Tullibardine Shield on the final day of competitions, for their performance in the A301 Area Choirs competition (3)_preview and the Lovat and Tullibardine was won by Dingwall for the second year running. JohnMorrison John Morrison, Chief Executive of An Comunn Gàidhealach said: “What a fantastic year it’s been for the Royal National Mòd in Lochaber. To welcome the highest number of participants in a decade is special, and shows the strength and importance of Gaelic Culture. The level of competition has been outstanding. I’m delighted to welcomed so many new faces amongst the familiar ones this year, and we hope they’ll be returning to join us in Dunoon next year. It’s encouraging to see so many young entrants and winners this year, and the quality of competition has been magnificent. I’d like to extend our gratitude to everyone involved in running this year’s Mòd, and particularly to the local organising committee and all of our volunteers and sponsors. Planning is already underway for Mòd 2018 in Dunoon and we look forward to seeing everyone there.” Councillor Alister Mackinnon, Chair of The Highland Council’s Corporate Resources Committee and Chair Gaelic Strategic Implementation Group said: “The Royal National Mòd in Lochaber has been highly successful. I believe that the Mòd provides a platform for Gaelic and cultural development to the community. The Mòd is hugely important nationally as a means of raising the profile of Gaelic’s role in our heritage. The Lochaber Mòd has proven that Gaelic is a thriving, living, modern language. “The Mòd is central to Gaelic developments it supports education, broadcasting – including new media, the creative industries and adds greatly to the economy of the area where it is being hosted. “The numbers of competitors are increasing, and this was evident earlier this week, especially participation from the youth sector. They are our tradition bearers of the future.” Councillor Mackinnon, continued, “Fort William and the Lochaber area has proven once again that it is an ideal location to host the Mòd. It is also rewarding to see a high percentage of local Lochaber input winning highly credible results in the major competitions. “On behalf of Highland Council I wish to take this opportunity to congratulate all the competitors, the Local Organising Committee, An Comunn Gàidhealach and all the volunteers for their hard work to ensure that Mòd Lochaber was a huge success. ‘S math a rinn sibh!” Paul Bush OBE, Director of Events at Event Scotland said: “We are delighted to see the Royal National Mod enjoy another successful year celebrating Gaelic culture. Lochaber has been the perfect host in 2017, Scotland’s Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology, helping to reaffirm Scotland’s reputation as the perfect stage for events.” Brian Fulton, CalMac’s Director of Community and Stakeholder Engagement said: “The 2017 Mod in Fort William has been a great success and we congratulate everyone associated with it for putting on such a memorable and enjoyable event. The Mod is a highlight of our year and the 2017 event fully lived up to the very high expectations we had for it.” ROYAL MOD BANNER Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THE ROYAL NATIONAL MOD LOCHABER 2017—THE WINNERS LOVAT &TULLIBARDINE & MARGRAT DUNCAN MEMORIAL TROPHY October 20, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar L M mod logo The final competitions of the Royal National Mod have now completed, and the winners announced. Dingwall Choir win the Lovat and Tullibardine Shield on the final day of competitions, for their performance in the A301 Area Choirs competition (2)_preview Dingwall Choir win the Lovat and Tullibardine Shield on the final day of competitions, for their performance in the A301 Area Choirs competition (3)_preview Winners of the Lovat & Tullibardine Shield are Dingwall, who retain the top spot in the A301 Area Choirs competition for the second year running. They are led by conductor Kirsteen Menzies. A301: • Lovat & Tullibardine Sheild – Dingwall • Malcom G MacCallum Silver Baton for the conductor of the winning choir – Dingwall conductor Kirsteen Menzies • Donald Thomson Memorial Quaich, for the tutor of the choir gaining highest marks in Gaelic – Dingwall • The ‘Weekly Scotsman’ Quach, and the Donald J MacAskill Memorial Trophy for the highest marks in Gaelic – Dingwall • The ‘Oban Times’ Silver Salver for highest marks in Music – Dingw ROYAL MOD BANNER Home victory! Lochaber Gaelic choir win the Margrat Duncan Memorial Trophy in the A302 Area Choirs competition. (1)_preview Home victory! Lochaber Gaelic choir win the Margrat Duncan Memorial Trophy in the A302 Area Choirs competition. (2)_preview Winners of the Margrat Duncan Memorial Trophy in the A302 Area Choirs competition, is Lochaber, who celebrate the win on their home turf. The choir is conducted by this year’s Gold Medal winner Rachel Walker, and includes last night’s Traditional Gold Medal winner John Joe MacNeil within its ranks. A302: • The Margrat Duncan Memorial Trophy – Lochaber • An Comunn Silver Baton, for the conductor of the winning choir – Lochaber conductor Rachel Walker • The John McNicol Memorial Trophy for highest marks in Gaelic – Lochaber • The Staffinders Quaich for the highest marks in music – shared win between Lochaber, Aberfeldy & Stirling • ROYAL MOD BANNER Aggregate prizes: • The Hugh MacCowan Trophy for the highest marking Argyll Resident Choir in the Senior Choral Competitions – Isle of Mull • Rev William MacDonald Memorial Quaich for highest marks in Gaelic across competitions A301, A304, A307, A308 – Glasgow Gaelic Choir • J Norman McConochie Trophy for highest music marks across competitions A301, A304, A307, A308 – Glasgoww Gaelic Choir. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SO SOON –THE FINAL DAY OF ROYAL MOD COMPETITIONS October 20, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar SO SOON THE FINAL DAY OF ROYAL MOD COMPETITIONS In the final day of competitions this year, the area choirs will compete in the highly anticipated Lovat and Tullibardine Trophy and Margrat Duncan Memorial Trophy at the Nevis Centre. Yesterday, the Lorn Shield was won by Coisir Sgir a’Bhac from Lewis, Back Gaelic Choir-Lorne Shield Winners while the Sheriff MacMaster Campbell Memorial Quaich, the other main award of the day, was won by Bùrach. Hannah Knight --John Joe MacNeilo Last night also saw the Traditional Final competitions, with local Gaelic school head teacher John Joe MacNeil winning the gold in the men’s category, and Hannah Knight of Càrlabhagh won gold in the ladies’ category. Morag Macdonald And as the Fringe nears its end today with what has now become a traditional highlight of each Royal National Mòd. Morag MacDonald will be broadcasting her show A’ Mire ri Mòir live on BBC Radio nan Gàidheal. Audiences are invited to join, enjoying music and discussion. 03-Beach-400x267 Trail West In the evening, festival goers will have the opportunity to dance the last night away at the Mòd Closing Ceilidh, taking place in the Nevis Centre, showcasing sensational performances from trad supergroups Tidelines and Trail West – an event not to be missed. Saturday morning The Massed Choir will assemble in Fort William’s town centre for a final sing-a-long, with the Mòd flag being handed over to 2018 hosts, DUNOON , before Mòd goers make their way home after a spectacular week celebrating all things Gaelic. John Morrison, Chief Executive of An Comunn Gàidhealach said: As we reach the conclusion of this year’s Mòd here in Lochaber, we can’t thank the local people enough for their warm hospitality. The level of competition across all age groups has blown us away. and I’m sure we’ll be seeing many familiar faces again in DUNOON next year.” Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments NEW PLANS FOR THE ROYAL NATIONAL MOD 2021 AND 2022 October 20, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar NEW PLANS FOR THE ROYAL NATIONAL MOD 2021 AND 2022 paisley As the Royal National Mòd enters its final day of competitions in Lochaber, it has been announced that Paisley and Perth will play host to the Mòd in 2021 and 2022. perth It’s the first time that the Mòd’s organising body, An Comunn Gàidhealach has announced plans for more than a single year, due to the exceptional standard of applications by both local committees, supported by Local Authorities. With Paisley on the final shortlist to be named UK City of Culture 2021, the decision has been made to delay the announcement of host city for 2021 until the bid outcome is known – expected to be announced later this year. If Paisley is crowned UK City of Culture, the Royal National Mòd will be among the programme of events in the town for that year, which last hosted the event in 2013. In 2022, the Mòd will then travel to Perth for the tenth time, and the first time in 18 years. However, if Paisley is not named UK City of Culture, the decision for the 2021 host venue will be based on a point scoring system. The place which does not host in 2021, will host the following year. John Morrison, Chief Executive of An Comunn Gàidhealach said: “The applications to host Mòd 2021 was exceptionally high, and we were particularly impressed by the two bids from Paisley and Perth. With each bid offering unique features, we felt it only fair to recognise their strength by offering them both the opportunity to host the Royal National Mòd – one in 2021, and the other in 2022. We feel that the chance to host our Royal National Mòd in the City of Culture would be too good an opportunity to forego, and we wish our friends in Paisley luck ahead of the final decision on the City of Culture title. Equally, we look forward to returning to the lovely city of Perth, in the not too distant future. As we reach the conclusion of this year’s Mòd here in Lochaber, we can’t thank the local people enough for their warm hospitality. The level of competition across all age groups has blown us away. and I’m sure we’ll be seeing many familiar faces in Dunoon next year.” Leader of Perth & Kinross Council, Councillor Ian Campbell commented: “I’m delighted to learn that Perth and Paisley can both expect to host the Mòd in the next five years. It will be the ideal opportunity to showcase our area’s Gaelic heritage and culture. High profile events also increase the national and international exposure of Perth and Kinross, which in turn generates more visitor numbers to the area. “The staging of the Mòd brings a real ‘buzz’ to the host city with visitors travelling from all over Scotland and beyond to take part in this premier festival of Gaelic culture. Our recent experience of hosting major events in the area proves that Perth and Kinross would give a warm welcome to the Mòd. “ Renfrewshire Council Leader Iain Nicolson said: ”We are delighted the Mòd is coming back to Paisley and we look forward to working with our friends at An Comunn to deliver another successful event. “Paisley’s central location, outstanding transport links and proven record as a major event host will make Gaelic culture accessible to new audiences – our last Mòd in 2013 saw 8,000 people attend over nine days and a great atmosphere. “The legacy of that was to strengthen Renfrewshire’s commitment to Gaelic language development – we have since invested in arts programming, and our annual Fèis Phàislig music event has reached around 700 schoolchildren so far. “Should Paisley be named as UK City of Culture in 2021 that year’s Mòd will form part of an international-class cultural programme – but even if we are waiting another year we will be ready to welcome Gaels from across the world, and delighted to do so.” Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments IAN WILSON’S BIRTHDAY BASH POSTPONED October 20, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar Wilson If you were one of the many folk who was given a Blue and Gold Invitation to Ian’s 73rdBirthday Bash at Dunoon’s Masonic Hall on Friday 3rd November it is with deep regret that Ann has announced because of circumstances out with her control the event has been postponed . As most of you will know Ian said his Final 73rdBirthday Bash with his good Friends Gunna Sound leading the shenanigans would go on “with or without him”. Unfortunately his battle with an incurable tumour was one battle to many but Ann has said a Memorial Ceilidh will indeed take place in the near future so please put you tickets somewhere safe as they will be accepted at the new date. DSCN9295-300x224 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments NEAR THE END AS THE RURAL CHOIRS TAKE TO THE STAGE October 20, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar The Royal National Mòd (Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail) nears its end today (Thursday 19th October) in Lochaber as Rural Choirs take to the stage. Alasdair MacMhuirich --Raonaid Walker The coveted Gold Medal competition took place yesterday evening, with Alasdair MacMhuirich from Islay and Rachel Walker from Spean Bridge walking away with the awards. MOD-17-SILVER-PENDANT-WINNERS-1-e1508497235998 Yesterday also saw the prestigious Silver Pendant competition take place at the busting Nevis Centre, as Ishbel Campbell of Tiree triumphed in the ladies’ category, and Coinneach MacLeod from Lewis took home the win in the men’s. Today, the Rural Choirs will look to make their mark on the 2017 Mòd, particularly in the Lorn Shield and the Sheriff MacMaster Campbell Memorial Quaich competitions which, for the first time, are being broadcast live on BBC Alba. Traditional solo competitions will also run today, with the qualifiers in the morning and the winner being crowned in the evening. Fringe events begin to wind down today, but the always popular Convener’s Ceilidh will round off the day’s competitions in style with performances from an array of talented singers and musicians. Taking place in the Masonic Hall in Fort William, the shindig is organised by the convener of the local committee, Ronald Cameron. John Morrison, Chief Executive of An Comunn Gàidhealach, said: “We can’t believe this year’s Mòd is already nearing its close – we’ve had a fantastic week so far and its testament to the hard work of the local committee, and the skill of competing Gaels from across the world. We’ve seen some fantastic performances throughout, and last night’s Gold Medal was truly outstanding; huge congratulations to Alasdair and Rachel. As we reach the final few days in Lochaber, there are still some great competitions to come. The atmosphere has been electric, and we’re very much looking forward to seeing what the final few days will bring.” For full event programme and details, visit www.ancomunn.co.uk We now have the results in from the A300 and A303 Rural Choirs competitions this afternoon. The Coisir Sgir a’Bhac from Lewis had a fantastic competition, winning the prestigious Lorn Sheild, and a host of other trophies. Their conductor Avril Allen was given the Mrs Catherin C MacDonald Silver Baton, and they also won the Dalriada Cup for the highest marks in Gaelic, and the Captain Angus Stewart Trophy for the highest marks in music. They also won the Hamish Graham (Strath) Trophy for highest aggregate marks in Gaelic throughout competitions A300, A305 and A306 (qualifiers); and they shared the prize for highest aggregate music marks in the same competitions – having scored equal points with Còisir Ghàidhlig Mhealbhaich (Melvich Gaelic Choir). Avril Allen commended soprano singer Carol MacDonald, who sang a particularly difficult high note that caught the attention of the audience. The Sheriff MacMaster Campbell Memorial Quaich, the other main award of the day, was won by Bùrach, a choir from Lochaline led by conductor Riona Whyte. They also won the Selma Shield for highest marks in Gaelic, while the Grace Robertson Memorial Award for highest marks in Music was given to the Còisir Ghàidhlig Ile (Ilsay Gaelic Choir). Bùrach competed wearing ribbons of MacLean tartan, in honour of their late choir member, Iain MacLean who passed away on his return from a successful choir competition at the International Pan Celtic Festival in Ireland, earlier this year. Speaking of Iain, they said: His strong, melodic tone was a huge asset to the bass section, as was his encyclopaedic knowledge of Gaelic Song. Quick witted and funny – he had a humorous anecdote for every occasion and his company and cràic was sought out, and enjoyed, by all choir members – without exception.” Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments TODAY IS LITERATURE DAY AT THE ROYAL NATIONAL MOD October 18, 2017 | Posted by fionag Calendar Today Wednesday (18th October) heralds the beginning of the adult competitions at this year’s Royal National Mòd in Lochaber. Commonly known as ‘Literature Day’ at the Mòd, competitions including drama, poetry and storytelling will take place throughout the day. Competitions in singing will also be held in venues across the area, with the coveted Gold Medal and Silver Pendant finals being presented in the Nevis Centre. In both the Silver Pendant and Gold Medal finals, competitors are required to sing two songs, one prescribed and one of their own choosing. In the prestigious Gold Medal finals in Stornoway last year, Carol Maclean picked up the ladies’ award, while Eachann MacEachairn won the in the men’s category. Also to be awarded today are prizes for the drama final, and the Gaelic Learner of the Year award. Last year’s award, which was presented by HRH Prince Charles, The Lord of The Isles, to 30-year-old winner Carmine Colajezzi, from Italy. Sponsored by the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society for Scotland, the award acknowledges a Gaelic learner who’s made significant steps to becoming fluent. modwed 2 This year, the prize is being awarded to Ross Christie, and is presented by Kenneth Matheson, Area Director of the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) for the Highlands. Ross started learning Gaelic just last year, and continues his studies now at Sabhal Mòr, Skye’s Gaelic higher education college. Yesterday saw the first ever Charlie MacColl award being presented to the overall winner of the girls and boys traditional competition (ages 16-18). The trophy was presented by his wife Mairi, and son Calum, who today competes in the Traditional Singing Competitions. Fringe events will also continue at the Mòd today, with Dr Hugh Dan MacLennan reflecting on his background growing up in Caol, in his talk ‘From Lochaber to the National Library of Scotland’. He’ll discuss his journey to the National Library of Scotland – via shinty, universities and broadcasting John Morrison, Chief Executive of An Comunn Gàidhealach, said: “We’re excited to kickstart the adult competitions today, following on from a successful few days of children’s contests. The Gaelic Learner of the Year Award is a fantastic recognition, and Ross Christie is a deserving winner. Two of the most prestigious awards at the Royal National Mod take place this afternoon, and the standard of entries this year is high, so we know there will be some fantastic performances. No doubt the adjudicators will have their work cut out for them – it’ll be a difficult decision to make.” Kenneth Matheson, Area Director of the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) for the Highlands said: “As an charity with a remit to champion Scottish culture and well as farming, food and rural life we are proud to be associated with the Royal National Mod and congratulate Ross on his achievement.” For full event programme and details, visit www.ancomunn.co.uk Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments OOR WULLIE AKA “UILLEAM AGAINNE” BOOK LAUNCH AT ROYAL NATIONAL MOD October 17, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar OOR WULLIE One of the most popular Scottish characters of all time has now had his adventures translated into Gaelic Oor Wullie – or Uilleam Againne as he will be know in Gaelic has a book launched today at the Royal National Mod in Fort William. The young rascal, who has immortalised catchphrases such as Jings, Crivvens and Help ma Boab, and is always getting into mischief, set his translators quite a challenge – especially with the speech bubbles that come out of his mouth. The book, described as a “huge piece of work” was a labour of love for Dr Domnhnall Uilleam Stiubhart of the University of the Highlands and Islands who is based at the Gaelic college, Sabhal Mor Ostaig, on Skye and colleague, Mairi Kidd. Dr Stiubhart is quoted as saying in the Highlands Press and Journal : “Every speech bubble had to be changed and made as simple as possible so that a child could read them. We felt that all the young Gaelic speakers were missing out by not having stories such as these in their language. oor will 1 “My two sons, Alasdair who is 10 and Seumas, seven, just love Oor Wullie, so we thought it would be great to do a book on him that youngsters can start reading by themselves. Lots of adults love the Oor Wullie adventures too, so it can really be for everyone.” Press and Journal publishers DC Thomson first printed the Oor Wullie comic strip in the Sunday Post more than 80 years ago. He was created by Dudley D. Watkins and the character is as popular today as he was when he first appeared back in March 1936. Dr Stiubhart added: “DC Thomson was very helpful when we approached them about translating Oor Wullie into Gaelic. “It was a huge work and some of the translations were quite difficult as we wanted them to be easy for children to understand. “Words like ‘whoosh’, which are used quite a lot, were tricky.” Dr Stiubhart and Ms Kidd translated half the book each then swapped round so they could proof-read the other’s work. The designer was Julie-Ann Murray who also worked hard changing the text in the speech bubbles. Uilleam Againne is published by the not-for profit organisation, Cuilean Craicte, and will be officially launched at the library in Lochaber High School at 1pm. or will 2 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments CHILDRENS COMPETITIONS RAMP UP TO GRAND FINALE October 17, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar The Royal National Mòd (Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail) continues today (Tuesday 17 October) as children’s competitions ramp up to their grand finale. Contests will take places across singing, poetry, reading and storytelling, with the coveted Traditional Silver Medals being handed out. New to this year’s competition is the Charlie MacColl Memorial trophy. Charlie was chairman of the Lochaber Local Organising Committee the last time it played host to the Mod in 2007, and was a great champion of the Royal National Mòd. A lifelong supporter of the Gaelic language and culture, and particularly the encouraging of young Gaelic learners, he spent over thirty years fundraising for Mòds throughout Scotland. Charlie’s memorial award will be presented to the person who achieves the highest overall mark in the boys and girls Traditional competitions (ages 16-18) today. His son Calum is set to compete in a traditional singing competition tomorrow – carrying on the Gaelic tradition in a fitting legacy to his father. tue 2 Another memorial award new for 2017 is the Cuach Aonghas Neacal, donated by Coisir Lunnainn (the London Gaelic Choir) in memory of the late Angus Nicol – it will be awarded to the winner of the poetry recitation competition (ages 11-12). Angus Nicol, was a renowned expert on bagpiping music and lore, distinguished Gaelic scholar, and advocate for Gaelic culture – another huge loss to the Gaelic community. tue Mary Sophia Morrison winner of the new Angus Nicol Quaich The fringe brings a treat for fans of the old classic, Oor Wullie, as it can be enjoyed in Gaelic for the first time at the Lochaber High School. The book, which launches today, is published by the non-profit Cuilean Craicte (Crazy Puppy), was painstakingly translated into Gaelic by Donald W Stewart and Mairi Kidd, with speech bubbles edited by designer Julie-ann Murray. In the evening, Nàdar will bring the music and songs inspired by the nature of the Highlands and Islands to locals and visitors – featuring performances from some of Scotland’s leading musicians. oor will 1 John Morrison, Chief Executive of An Comunn Gàidhealach, said: “It really is special to see youngsters of all ages so engaged in Gaelic culture at the Mòd, and today’s competitions will round off the contest for the under 19s. We’re delighted to be able to award a trophy in the name of both the late Charlie MacColl and the late Angus Nicol – both were stalwarts of the Gaelic community, and the trophies are a fitting and lasting legacy. The level of competition already this year has been outstanding, and the rest of the week promises to live up to expectations.” Allan Campbell, President of An Comunn Gàidhealach, said: “Charlie MacColl was a great friend of mine and to so many across Scotland – such was his enigmatic presence. It’s a fitting tribute that the first presentation of the Charlie MacColl Memorial trophy is to be made in Lochaber, where he headed up the organisation of our last Mod here in 2007.” Fergus Reoch, conductor of Coisir Lunnainn (the London Gaelic Choir), said: “Coisir Lunnainn is delighted to commemorate Angus, our conductor, mentor, and friend for many years, with this quaich. Angus’ commitment to Gaelic poetry, music, and to the language itself was inspiring. We hope that this quaich will continue Angus’ legacy of encouraging Gaelic both in the Gaidhealtachd and further afield.” For full event programme and details, visit www.ancomunn.co.uk Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments MONDAY AT THE ROYAL NATIONAL MOD 2017 October 17, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar The Royal National Mòd (Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail) in Lochaber continues today as the Children’s competitions heat up. Day four at Scotland’s biggest Gaelic Cultural Festival sees thirty competitions takes places across poetry, drama, song and music, for young Gaels aged 5-19. Anndra Ian MacPhail Talia Graham Loch ABER C6 In the Fringe, workshops to help parents teach their children to read in Gaelic will take place in Lochaber High School. In the evening, Hunting Songs in the Hebrides will see Mòd Gold medallist and Canna House archivist for the National Trust for Scotland, Fiona J Mackenzie, give her audience a unique opportunity to see a fascinating glimpse of the lives of our ancestors as they were at the beginning of the 20th century. Monday and Tuesday evenings will culminate with a children’s ceilidh at Caol Community Centre. The children’s competitions are set to continue on Tuesday, with the coveted Traditional and Prescribed Singing Silver Medals to be awarded at the Nevis Centre. The adult competitions begin on Wednesday with this year’s Silver Pendant and Gold Medal Finals taking place. The Traditional Final competition runs on Thursday, with the Lorne Shield and Sheriff MacMaster Campbell competitions being broadcast live on BBC Alba for the first time. Also set to be shown on BBC Alba are the highly anticipated Lovat and Tullibardine shield and Margrat Duncan competitions, on Friday 20thOctober. The Royal National Mòd will conclude on Saturday October 21st with a procession of choirs and pipers making their way through Fort William towards the Nevis Centre, where a massed choir finale will close festival in style. John Morrison, Chief Executive of An Comunn Gàidhealach, said: “Witnessing the fantastic talent of the young Gaels is always a great start to the Mòd. So far, we’ve seen some wonderful musical performances, and I’m looking forward to seeing what else is in store. It’s real testament to the success of our Mòd Roadshow to see growth amongst the young choirs entering this year compared to previous years. Lochaber has been most welcoming to us, and we thank the community for helping us get the Mòd off to such a great start. We’re looking forward to the rest, with some real treats still to come.” For full event programme and details, visit www.ancomunn.co.uk Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments ROYAL NATIONAL MOD KICKS OFF IN STYLE IN LOCHABER October 15, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar The Royal National Mòd (Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail) opened on Friday night as Scotland’s biggest Gaelic cultural festival arrived in Lochaber for the first time in a decade. Running until Saturday 21st of October, the Mòd will bring thousands of people to Lochaber as visitors and competitors make their way from across Scotland, the UK, and even the US. L M mod logo FORT MOD PROCESSION Friday saw a torchlight procession through the streets of Fort William ahead of the official opening, with hundreds in attendance. At the ceremony, the new President of An Comunn Gàidhealach, Allan Campbell, gave his inaugural president’s address. In his speech, Mr Campbell called for the Royal National Mòd to be acknowledged as a Scottish cultural treasure. The opening ceremony included sensational performances by a former Mòd gold medallist Robert Robertson with Ross Wilson, and Gaelic folk group Na h-Òganaich completing the musical highlights. robert robertson mod fri 5 Alba win. Captain Graham Black with the cup On Saturday afternoon, the Mòd played host to the international Colmcille Shinty competition, Scotland played spectacularly, beating Ireland 4-1 in this international Colmcille shinty fixture. Malaig win! beating Strath by 6 goals to 1 In the Mod Football, Mallaig beat Sleat & Strath of Skye 6-1 The main competitions also kicked off with young Gaels vying for medals in fiddle, piano, accordion, melodeon and bagpipes. In the Fringe, Alexandra Hotel played host to a training session from The National Library of Scotland and Wikipedia – where locals could learn about the Gaelic site and how to edit it. A foraging walk also allowed guests to explore the local area and discover Scotland’s natural larder of edible plants, fungi and berries, before the party kicked off in the evening with the Fiddler’s Rally, with performances from Gold Medallists Eilidh Davis and Alasdair Whyte. Sunday brings with it a day of rest in Lochaber, with the Royal National Mòd hosting a Gaelic service at Duncansburgh Church, ahead of a Celtic praise – a celebration of praise with music and song from the Church Gospel Band and more. Over the next six days, the Royal National Mòd will host the highest number of participants in a decade, performing in competitions for Gaelic music, song, drama, highland dancing and literature, with all levels of Gaelic taking part. John Morrison, Chief Executive of An Comunn Gàidhealach said: “This year’s Royal National Mòd has got off to a flying start and we’re looking forward to welcoming a record number of participants to Lochaber this year. It’s a joy to be back here after ten long years, and we thank the local community for such a warm welcome. We have already seen some amazing performances, competitions and sport at this year’s festival, and we’re only three days in. The rest of the Mòd promises more exciting contests and performances, especially with the coveted Gold and Traditional Medal finals, and the Lovat and Tullibardine and Margrat Duncan awards later in the week.” For full event programme and details, visit www.ancomunn.co.uk Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments RECORD BREAKING ROYAL NATIONAL MOD TAKES OVER LOCHABER October 14, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar Calum MacColl piping at the MOD procession_-2_1 Last night saw the return of Scotland’s biggest Gaelic cultural festival Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail (The Royal National Mòd) to Lochaber for the first time in ten years. This year’s event, which is organised annually by An Comunn Gàidhealach, is expected to bring a record number of participants, representing areas that haven’t been witnessed at the Mòd in generations. FORT MOD PROCESSION The eight day festival opened in a dazzling display last night, with the renowned torchlight procession making its way down Fort William’s High Street, led by Deputy First Minister John Swinney and President of An Comunn Gàidhealach Allan Campbell, before the opening ceremony saw Kate Forbes MSP officially open the Mòd. The ceremony saw an engaging inaugural speech from An Comunn Gàidhealach’s new president, and an evening of live music, including a performance from Gaelic folk group Na h-Òganaich, and former Gold Medallists Robert Robertson and Ross Wilson. MOD opening procession President Allan Campbell 1 Allan Campbell’s presidential address emphasised the value of Gaelic culture in Scotland, and its importance to our country’s heritage. He encouraged all of Scotland to take pride in this culture, and spoke of the impact that the recent expansion of Gaelic education has had, resulting in a record number of participants taking part this year. The Mòd has a legacy which lasts far beyond its week-long programme of competitions and events, he said, inspiring Gaels of all ages throughout the country, and he urged for the Royal National Mòd to be recognised as one of Scotland’s national cultural treasures. rsz_mod_opening_procession Earlier in the day, the prestigious Gaelic Ambassador of the Year Award was presented to Janet MacDonald of Tobermory. The award, presented by Deputy First Minister John Swinney, was in honour of her dedication to Gaelic language and culture. ABC_4599_preview Janet has worked for the Gaelic cause all her life – dedicating her life to teaching. Since retiring from full time teaching, she works for Sabhal Mor Ostaig (Skye’s Gaelic College), tutoring students of An Cùrsa Inntrigidh, and other college courses. She won the Gold Medal in Inverness in 1984, but before that she competed in many Local and National Mods, and was a member of the “Sound of Mull” group, which was very well known in the 70s and 80s. She still sings with the Mull Choir and Atomic Piseag. Janet is also heavily involved with the running of the Mull local mod, Fèis Mhuile, the Mull & Iona Gaelic Partnership, and any other initiatives which support the language. ROYAL MOD BANNER The Mòd will see over 200 competitions and events in highland dancing, sport, literature, drama, Gaelic music and song, with Gaelic speakers of all levels competing. As well as the competitions, this year’s Fringe showcases the best of Gaelic arts and sport with events for all ages, including the international Colmcille Shinty final between Scotland and Ireland, Mòd football, ceilidhs, drama and several stunning musical performances. During the children’s Mòd on Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th, young Gaels will have the chance to enjoy their own ceilidh, and hear Oor Wullie in Gaelic. For full event programme and details, visit www.ancomunn.co.uk Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments GAELIC AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR JANET MACDONALD ANNOUNCED October 14, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar ABC_4565_preview John Morrison, Chief Executive of An Comunn Gàidhealach, said: “Janet MacDonald has dedicated her life to the Gaelic cause and we are delighted to see her awarded the prestigious Gaelic Ambassador of the year award by the Scottish Government. Her contribution to the Gaelic cause through education, performance and in helping the organisation of local and national Mòds has made her a real influence for Scottish Gaels of all ages – her impact has been profound. It’s been a fantastic first day and we look forward to the rest of the 2017 Royal National Mòd in Lochaber’. download Gaelic Ambassador of the Year, Janet MacDonald, said: “I’m very grateful to receive this award today. When I was asked to accept the prize, I was gobsmacked. It’s fantastic to be in such great company, and to be recognised for something which is a true passion of mine is amazing.” Background Previous winners of the Gaelic Ambassador of the Year Award are: 2016 Alex O’Henley 2015 Professor Boyd Robertson 2014 Kirsteen MacDonald 2013 John Norman Macleod 2012 Ruairidh Maclean 2011 Donald Martin 2010 Allan Campbell 2009 Anne Lorne Gillies 2008 Julie Fowlis For full event programme and details, visit www.ancomunn.co.uk Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments RECORD BREAKING ROYAL NATIONAL MOD TAKES OVER LOCHABER October 14, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar ROYAL MOD BANNER DUNOON OBSERVER REMEMBERS IAN WILSON October 6, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar We are very sad to hear of the passing of Dunoon music stalwart Ian Wilson. Here is Ian at the Cowal Gathering Ceilidh Tent in August with members of local band Heron Valley. RIP Ian… IAN IN OBSERVER FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS ANNOUNCED Ian’s Funeral will take place: Friday 13th October, 1.00pm at Greenock Crematorium- 1 South Street, Greenock, PA16 8UG. This will be followed by a purvey at The Tontine Hotel - 6 Ardgowan Square, Greenock, PA16 8NG Instead of flowers, the family kindly request that anyone wishing to do so, donate to the retiring collection which will be split between The Royal Institute for the Blind and Fèisean nan Gàidheal. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments WEST COAST CEILIDH PRESENTER IAN WISON PASSES AWAY –HE LOVED TO DANCE October 1, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar DSCN9295 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of fellow volunteer, fellow presenter and friend Ian Wilson. Ian had been broadcasting his DCR West Coast Ceilidh programme for the last seven years with listeners from all over the world whom he held in the highest of regard and felt that each one was a personal friend. He strove to bring the newest and the best of West Coast Scottish and Irish music Irish to his listeners and hundreds of tunes were played with Ian’s personal endorsement of “Bright and Lively” DSCN4750-640x480-300x2251 Ian_Wilson_1-150x150 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments WHO SAID “NOTHING HAPPENS IN DUNOON” CALLING ALL BUDDING THESPIANS –”DON’T BE SHY” September 29, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar flint street Need a bit more drama in your life??? Here’s your chance to get involved! We’re holding two reading nights for the comedy “The Flint Street Nativity” by Tim Firth (who also wrote “Calendar Girls”) to be performed at Burgh Hall on 14-16 December. First reading night is Sunday 1st Oct at 6.30pm at Swallow cafe. 2nd reading night is Monday 2nd Oct at 7.30pm at Senior Citizens Hall, 7 Alfred St. Even if you’re not sure you want to be on stage come along & find out more about it. Contact us if you are interested but cannot make either of these dates. #getabitmoredramainyourlife ???????? IF YOU ARE NOT ACTUALLY TAKING PART IN THE PERFORMANCE-THE NEXT BEST THING ——— BE PART OF THE AUDIENCE bhp comedy Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THE KELLY TURNER FUNDRAISER September 22, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar FUNDRAISING for Kelly Turner’s lifesaving surgery & immunotherapy in the USA as NHS can’t provide this. Kelly Turner Fundraising – 1 Million Pounds to Save Kelly Turner’s Life 1975167_670108489701505_1563148850_n Kelly Turner fund WHATEVER ROCKS YOUR BOAT with ROCKTRISH –FRIDAY 7.00PM Trish Will be talking to Catherine J Campbell and Michelle Mcaloon live in the studio to talk about The Kelly Turner Live Music Fundraising Event at the Classic Grand on October 20th which they amongst others have worked so hard to organise. Kelly was given two years to live in 2015 and is desperate to have treatment for a very rare type of Cancer Check out https://www.facebook.com/getkellytotheUS/ https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/kelly-turner2000 kelly tickets Taking part in the event so far are Fools on The Frontline…...Cousin Halifax……Michael Forsyth…..…Masphotonic.…….Sarah Caltieri…..….BJSUS.…….Tighnamara.…….Thomas Grierson. Also on the bill are our raffles with some Fabulous prizes!! And also on the bill...hosts of the evening Ronnie McGhie & Katie G aka Katherine Kat Von Flee will be auctioning me off to the highest ..our live auction wherbidder!! Already giggles are being giggled whenever this is spoken about. Come along & join us on the night for great music…..great banter…..great prizes……& to unite to help save the precoius life of Kelly Patricia Turner aka #minirockchick. Buy YOUR tickets from anyone involved with the event or through the link below to Tickets Scotland. Thank you so much for the brilliant support that’s coming in !! CJ???? https://tickets-scotland.com/venues.html… 14632863_1436294129732182_5711373634921721316_n Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments PART COMMUNITY COLLABORATION EVENT AT THE ROYAL MARINE HOTEL 30TH SEPTEMBER September 22, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar susan locke play Tuesday 26th September 5.00PM on the LLLVLBS Susan Locke talks about the 3 PART COMMUNITY COLLABORATION EVENT AT THE ROYAL MARINE HOTEL 30TH SEPTEMBER. Listeners may recall local playwrite Susan Locke telling us about her desire to have a murder mystery in three acts which she has wrote being performed in Dunoon in a collaboration with The Local Burgh Hall Players, the Cowal Community Orchestra and The Henfield Theatre Company from West Sussex. Of course Susan is a member of all three groups and feels that combining the talents of the three would lead to a spectacular evenings entertainment and if that was not enough she announced the play would be presented as part of “A Murder Mystery 3 Course Dinner” with dinners working out the clues to guess the Murderer,Motive , Means and Opportunity over Dinner! It has now been announced that “The Duke of Horton’s Birthday Party” by Susan Locke a Murder Mystery Dinner in three Acts will take place in Dunoon’s Royal Marine Hotel on Saturday 30th September . Susan will drag herself and fellow thespians away from final rehearsals to visit the DCR97.4FM John Street broadcasting studios on Tuesday 26TH September after 5.00pm Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments WORLD-RENOWNED ACOUSTIC GUITARIST ARI EISINGER TO PLAY IN DUNOON September 19, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar Dunoon Burgh Hall - POSTER final version ONE of the greatest fingerstyle guitarists in the world, ARI EISINGER, from Philadelphia, USA, will be ending his British Isles tour in Dunoon in October – and two of the town’s residents are also on the bill. Ari will be appearing at the Burgh Hall on Wednesday, October 11 at 7.30pm. Tickets are £10 and are available now from thelittleboxoffice.com/dunoonburghhall Ari is a world-renowned acclaimed performer of 1920s and 1930s country blues and ragtime guitar and is known for his authentic approach. His incredible solo acoustic guitar style has been described as “sounding like four people playing at once”.* Even though he is known to music fans and guitarists across the globe it is extremely rare for Ari to give concerts across the Atlantic – in fact this concert in Dunoon will be part of his first full-length tour of the British Isles. He will be performing a total of nine dates in England, Scotland and the Isle of Man, from September 30 to October 11. The special guests for the tour are Blue John and Dr Phil. Dr Phil (Dr Phil Ratcliffe) lives in Dunoon, while Blue John (John Gregory) is from the Isle of Man. For this show only another Dunoon resident – The Mechanic (Guy Pate) – will be joining them on mandolin, guitar and vocals. Ari said: “I am delighted to be ending the tour in Dunoon, Scotland – the hometown of Dr Phil! I have heard a lot about the refurbished Burgh Hall and the audience will hear me perform music originally written and performed by the great blues and ragtime guitarists of the 1920s and 1930s.” Ari has previously toured the United States, sharing the bill with some of the great names in the history of fingerpicking guitar – Taj Mahal, Dave Van Ronk (an inspiration for the hit Coen Brothers film Inside Lllewyn Davis) and the legendary Doc Watson. He has also performed on stage with blues hero John Jackson. Ari is known for his two superb solo albums You Don’t Understand and That Will Never Happen No More and for a hugely popular series of tuition DVDs for Stefan Grossman’s Guitar Workshop on the playing of blues legends Blind Blake, Blind Boy Fuller, Lonnie Johnson and Blind Lemon Jefferson. He has also been an expert tutor at music camps on both sides of the Atlantic including Blues Week in the UK. Dr Phil (vocals/guitar/bass) is a name well known to country blues fans worldwide as he is the author of the acclaimed biography Mississippi John Hurt: His Life, His Times, His Blues. Dr Phil is also the producer, writer and presenter of the DCR97.4fm radio programme DR PHIL’S SOUND’S OF THE SOUTH and of course a very well known songster and musician in his own right – specialising in the music of the Deep South. Dr Phil has opened for Georgia blues musician Kent Duchaine and blues and roots music duo Joe Filisko and Eric Noden from Chicago. Blue John (John Gregory) (vocals/guitar) runs a music promotion business Blue John Media which has organised the tour. John has previously opened shows for the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Martin Taylor, Nine Below Zero, Michael Messer, Marcus Bonfanti and many more, as well as selling out his own headline country blues guitar concerts. He is also an established guitar tutor. 16508442_1289442314427160_2689910689369103661_n You can hear Dr Phil talking about the concert Monday 25th September 8.00pm –9.00pm -THE LATE LATE LATE VERY LATE BREAKFAST SHOW ANOTHER IN THE CELEBRATED SERIES ”INTRODUCING——–ARI EISINGER with SOUND OF THE SOUTH’S DR PHIL RATCLIFFE TALKING TO VICTOR IN ANTICIPATION OF THE FORTHCOMING CONCERT Laxey_Profile_pic_563314_483900768340790_615542760_n-300x199 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments REWIND KIRN GALA 2017—-WITH —AN INTRODUCTION TO MALLEUS September 2, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar MALLEUS 1 REWIND KIRN GALA 2017 -ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM THE STARS OF THIS YEAR’S KIRN GALA ENTERTAINMENT –COWAL BATON TWIRLERS-THE CHRISTINA CAIRNS SCHOOL OF HIGHLAND DANCING -THE DUNOON ARGYLL PIPE BAND -SOAP-LIAM SOMERVILLE -MALLEUS, THE COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA & AND AS THEY GET READY TO DO IT AGAIN THE FOLK WHO MADE IT HAPPEN –STARTING WITH 25thSEPTEMBER 5.00PM WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO MALLEUS -CHAT & LIVE MUSIC WATCH OUT FOR MORE DATES -MORE STARS FROM KIRN GALA 2017 —————————————-INTRODUCING SOAP-28th SEPTEMBER———————– SOAP3 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments AT THE START OF A NEW MONTH — AND THAT’S NOW —IT’S LYNNE CARTER DTAstrol September 2, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar lynne-carter-222x300 On Sunday 3/9/17 Mercury will be at 28 degrees of Leo where it will station and change direction. This degree is where the Solar Eclipse took place on 21/8/17. For any planet to this is significant. Mercury is the planet of communication, travel, computers and modes of transport. This is a time to watch and see how it affects you. img20170902_16570665 The ancient art of Astrology enables you to find your unique characteristics emanating from your birth chart, the planets, signs and houses. Where they fall in will relate to you, your feelings, gifts, talents, difficulties and your destiny. All this comes with the added information from Medieval Astrology … the reason why you were born. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments IT WAS A WEEK AGO TODAY—JUST BEFORE THE BANDS BEGAN TO PLAY ……….THE BLAIRMORE TWINS OPENED KIRN GALA August 30, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar Blairmore Twins -Victor-Simon-Lawther 21105656_1572561402818383_6265960374706252736_n 21192480_1572561499485040_1515330908169864277_n 21230815_1572561496151707_7590420777481121131_n Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments IT’S GOING TO BE EVEN BETTER–2018 KIRN GALA –WITH YOUR SUPPORT August 28, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar So many people have told us how much they enjoyed this year’s Kirn Gala and how willing they are to support us in making sure the 2018 Kirn Gala is just as good the committee thought they had better waste no time. quiz-night-logo Kirn Quiz Night The organised Quiz Night is not just a gathering of like-minded people raising funds for the Gala but an opportunity to get to know each other and for the committee to be able to express their thanks personally to the supporters. What better way to do this than a friendly get together to see who is the brainiest team in Dunoon in the Cowal Golf Club If you haven’t organised your team yet be quick You could be on your way to being the Kirn Gala Official Quiz Team Champions and take your place on next years stage at Kirn Gala and have flowers presented by Lawther Murchison grab-a-team-its-quiz-night Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments LOOKING FORWARD TO GATHERING & ROYAL NATIONAL MOD 2018 August 28, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments LOOKING BACK TO OUR FIRST GATHERING IN 2010 August 28, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar World Championship Winners 2010 2017 was the 9th Cowal highland Gathering outside broadcast for DCR97.4fm the first we broadcast was in 2009. Outstanding memories from that time were the fact that - Daniel Carr from Ontario was the World Highland Champion with Scotland’s own David Wilton from Forfar runner up and the very shy Marielle Lesperance –from New Brunswick Third In the Juniors Morgan Bamford - New Zealand was first and you may have seen Morgan this weekend as she was welcomed back as a former World Highland Dancing Champion to make the presentation to Saturday night’s trophy winners. Ron, Morgan -bill Also award to Morgan was the Cowal Highland Gathering ultimate accolade – an Honorary Life Patronage. 2010 Gathering results Cowal Championship 2010 – Grade 1 1st – The Argyll Challenge Shield - Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia 2nd – Sutherland Challenge Shield - Field Marshall Montgomery 3rd – MacNeal Challenge Trophy - St Laurence O’Toole 4th – Carson Sinclair Cup - Scottish Power 5th – Macfarlane Challenge Shield - Inveraray and District 6th – A&W Lojko Trophy - Strathclyde Police Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Grade 1 Champion of Champions 2010 Drum- Alex Duthart Drumming Trophy - Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Band - The Guinness Trophy - Field Marshall Montgomery World Highland Dancing Championship Adult 1st - Daniel Carr - Ontario 2nd - David Wilton - Forfar 3rd - Marielle Lesperance - New Brunswick Junior 1st - Morgan Bamford - New Zealand 2nd - Olivia Freeman-Shaw - St Catherines, Ontario 3rd - Robyn Hart-Winks - Kirriemuie Juvenile 1st - Anthea Bundy - Grangemouth 2nd - Ellis Hayes - Newton Stewart 3rd - Maegan Sweeney - Toronto, Ontario Another outstanding memory was the 2010 Chieftain Mr Sylvester McCoy who at that time was very well known for playing “DR WHO” and what a gentleman he was putting a smile on the faces of thousands of people including, at times, when a straight face may have been more appropriate Gathering-Chief Slyvester McCoy Here is some of what we were saying at the time way back in 2010 —————after a nice easy start of our first outside broadcast things definitely hotted up on Friday, with more results coming in from the dancers with both the Scottish Open Championships of the Highland Dancing and the Qualifiers for the World Championships being competed for today. The piping competitions kicked off with the Solo Piping and the athletics also got under way with the Primary School Athletics and the Mens Heavy Athletics. This also brought more people into the studio for a wee chat with the presenters including Billy Forsyth MBE who is M.C. for the dancing competitions who has held the World Champion Title himself and another past champion Christine Lacey from Alexandria. From the piping world we where joined by Stuart Liddle Pipe Major of Inveraray Pipe Band who was judging today; Alasdair Henderson from Dunoon who won 2 of the solo piping competitions and was one of the first people we recorded way back at the 2006 MOD.In the Trophy Room Alisdair told us some of the previous trophies he had won and explained how much he liked having them in his house, especially the old trophies which had all the names of previous famous pipers engraved on them. Jori who we had chatted to earlier was in luck as he is taking at least two trophies home with him this year – Best Dressed Piper and the Pibroch Trophy. We also managed to talk to some dancers, some children who had come all the way from Bothwell to compete in the School Athletics, members of Cowal Games Committee and some of the stallholders…………… Argyll Championship Winners 2010 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments A ROUSING FINALE TO END 2017 COWAL HIGHLAND GATHERING August 27, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar dancers world champs A Rousing finale was reported to end the 2017 Cowal Highland Gathering and was acclaimed that as a family day out 2017 was one of the best Thousands of people from across the world gathered in Dunoon for the finale day of the celebrated Cowal Highland Gathering. Competitors and spectators alike joined forces to ensure the event’s spectacular Saturday was a day to remember for everyone involved. For those who couldn’t make it Dunoon Community Radio had set up their usual outside broadcasting studio just behind the very popular Cowal Highland Gathering 2017 Photo Wall and over the two days broadcast dozens of interviews with visitors and competitors alike from all over the world there was even famous entertainers who were appearing at the Gathering and some who were just visiting and only too happy to say hello to the listeners and tell of the wonderful time they were having. DSCN8496 From Cowal Highland Gathering chair Ronnie Cairns to famous TV and Radio Personalities to a surprise visit from Amber the Red Squirrel and Bruce the Beaver DCR97.4FM presenters with their up to the minute results DCR97.4FM presented a flavour of the event to the thousands of listeners worldwide who were tuned in on the internet. victor , craig ssc It was a delight among the studio guest to welcome back Craig Anderson, Scottish Salmon Companies’ chief executive officer, with 60 sites across the west coast of Scotland and Hebrides, 21 of which are in Argyll & Bute employing 160 local staff, SSC has been recognised for its commitment to areas such as habitat management, water quality and social responsibility of the communities in which it operates. Earlier this month Scottish Salmon Company was awarded Friend of the Sea (FOS) certification.This prestigious endorsement came from the independent sustainability certification body which is widely recognised across international markets with stringent controls over environmental, economic and social responsibility. victor , craig ssc. 3 jpg Just hours after returning from a business trip to Tokyo where SSC salmon is served in restaurants 48 hours after being taken from Scottish locks the Chief Executive told how much the SSC enjoyed the relationship it has with the Cowal Highland Gathering and how proud they are to Sponsor the Heavy Events, he was delighted to see so many people supporting the Games and especially pleased to see so many family groups and invited everyone to visit the Scottish Salmon Company Food Demonstrations to sample Scotland’s finest sea loch fresh salmon “Raised In Scotland” From the hundreds of dancers and pipers to the heavy athletes, runners, ceilidh tent performers, stunt cyclists and many other entertainers on show, every participant contributed to what was a fantastic day’s entertainment. The standard of competition was breathtaking, with many of the world’s top competitors giving their all in a bid go home with the silverware. nicholasferguson-300x300 Overseeing the action was the Gathering’s Chieftain, former Sky chairman and Cowal resident Nick Ferguson CBE. One of the highlights of the Gathering’s final day – and one of the most fiercely contested – was, as always, the Cowal Pipe Band Championship. inveraray & District Pipe Band This year, newly crowned world champions Inveraray and District Pipe once again managed to hold off the challenge of Johnstone Pipe Band to be crowned winners of the Grade 1 Cowal Pipe Band Championships 2017. Among the Cowal champions in other sections and grades were: Novice Juvenile B – Oban High School Pipe Band Novice juvenile A – Oban High School Pipe Band Juvenile – George Watson’s College Pipe Band Grade 4 – Rothesay and District Pipe Band Grade 4 MSR – Lochryan Pipe Band Grade 3 – Kintyre Schools Pipe Band Grade 3 MSR – Wallacetown and District Pipe Band Grade 2 – Glasgow Skye Association Grade 2 MSR – Glasgow Skye Association The champion adult drum major was Liam Renton of Inveraray and District Pipe Band. Today also saw the Argyllshire Highland Dancing competitions, with top honours going to the same trio who carried off the silverware last year. Helensburgh dancer Eilidh Gammons won in the Under 13 category, with her sister Catriona picking up the top prize in the Under 16s. The winner of the 16 years and over section was Rhiannon Charles, also from Helensburgh. At 12.30pm at the Burgh Hall in Dunoon town centre, brave runners lined up for what must be one of the toughest 5K runs in the country – the Cowal Hill Race. This year it was won by local man Michael Tweedley, who held off the challenge of Paul Monaghan from Greenock’s Glenpark Harriers. The winner of the women’s race was Dunoon Hill Runner Lucie Noakes, with fellow local Emma Stewart second. Then came the biggest Highland Dancing competition in the world – the World Championship finals – with dancers from as far afield as Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and the USA pitting their skills against the best the UK has to offer. In the end, it was Scotland’s Ellie Dalrymple from Tranent who emerged victorious in the World Juvenile (Under 16) finals, followed by Elise Cheyne from Ontario with Cyan Macleod, who had come all the way from Victoria in Australia, coming in third. The trophy for best Scottish Juvenile Dancer went to Ellie and best Overseas Juvenile Dancer to Elise. In the World Junior (Under 18) championship, last year’s Juvenile winner Erin Blair from California just held off the challenge of Scotland’s Michelle Gordon from Huntly (2nd), with Sophie Dunn from Ontario coming third. The best Scottish Junior Dancer was Michelle, with Erin picking up best Overseas Junior Dancer. The biggest cheer of the day came when the results of the Adult World Championships were announced. Last year, Ontario’s Marielle Lesperance pipped Rebecca Thow – originally from Aberdeen but now living in Alberta – to the title. This year the pair were again inseparable, with both winning two of the four disciplines and coming second in the other two. world champion 2 However, when the individual dance points were counted, it was Rebecca who came out top. Marielle had to settle for second, with Scotland’s Candice Walker third. wc 2016 -- Rebecca is also taking home the Mary McHarg Quaich for best Overseas Adult Dancer. The cup for best Scottish Adult Dancer went to Candice. Throughout the afternoon, four of the world’s hottest traditional music bands entertained the crowds in the now-famous Ceilidh Tent. Always one of the event’s most popular draws, the line up this year featured Eriskay Lilt, Heron Valley, HO-RO and Manran and the tent was packed with an enthusiastic audience the whole afternoon. While the bands were playing in the marquee behind the stadium, the heavy athletes and wrestlers battled it out for top honours in the stadium itself. heavies In the International Heavy Athletics Team competition, Germany eventually carried off the trophy with Iceland coming runners up. In the overall individual heavy athletics, Germany’s Daniel Dorow triumphed in the men’s competition, with Scotland’s Daniel Carlin second and last year’s winner Heisi Geirmundsson from Iceland third. In the women’s event, Lucy Marshall from England again beat off the challenge of Germany’s Sylvana Bomholt, with Iceland’s Thora Thorasteindotter third. Scotland’s Neil Elliott and Germany’s Sylvana Bomholt were crowned men’s and women’s caber toss champions respectively. The wrestling this year featured 30 wrestlers from three countries – Scotland, Iceland and Germany. The Female Open section was won by Scotland’s Katie McCulloch from Hamilton, with Iceland’s Margaret Runadottir runner up. In the men’s Open competition, Iceland’s Gudmundur Stefan Gunnarsson held off the challenge of his compatriot Gunnar Logasson to take the title. The weight category winners were – for the third year in a row – Hamilton’s Sam McCrory in the 9 and a half stone category. His clubmate Ryan Ferrey won both the 11 and a half stone and 13 and a half stone categories, and Hamilton had a clean sweep when Greg Neilson took the 15 and a half stone title. This year, there was a bigger and better selection of entertainment for all ages than ever before. One of the most popular draws once again proved to be the Clan mountain bike stunt team, which returned to Cowal once again to perform their gravity-defying shows to packed audiences. Another show-stopper was the Ridgeside Falconry display team, which was making it’s first visit to Cowal . A highlight for the younger visitors was once again ‘Artie’s Tartan Tales’. Veteran entertainer Artie Tresize – who spent 30 years as one half of The Singing Kettle – uses a tartan trunk full of souvenirs and trinkets as props for his traditional but interactive Scottish storytelling sessions. Cowal Highland Gathering chair Ronnie Cairns said the event would go down as one of the most memorable in recent times. He stressed that its success was in no small part due to the ongoing efforts and support of the people of Dunoon and the wider Cowal community, as well as the event’s sponsors. “On behalf of the Gathering’s organisers, I would like to thank everyone who has worked so hard and contributed so much over the last few months and years to ensure Cowal Highland Gathering continues to go from strength to strength. I hope they’re pleased with the results of their efforts,” Ronnie said. “I’d also like to thank the thousands of people who have come out to support the Gathering over the last three days. We’ve welcomed spectators not just from Argyll and Bute and Scotland more generally but from right around the globe, and the feedback we’ve received has been overwhelmingly positive. “Of course we wouldn’t have a Gathering at all without the wonderful competitors, who excelled themselves this year. Those of us lucky enough to have been here witnessed levels of performance never seen before. “We all know how popular the traditional Highland Games events such as the piping, dancing and heavy athletics are, and of course they remain the main draw. However, we’re delighted with the feedback we’ve had over the last couple of years on some of our newer attractions, and we’ll continue to look for ways to keep Cowal at the top of the list of Fun Family Days Out in Scotland in the future. “A big thank you again to everyone involved, and I hope we’ll see you back again next year”. Craig Anderson, Chief Executive of The Scottish Salmon Company, sponsor of this year’s Gathering, said: “This year’s Cowal Highland Gathering will definitely be one to remember. It was a great event that we are proud to support. We are committed to playing an active role in the communities where we live and the Gathering, with its unique atmosphere and world-class competitors, resonates with our values of pride, passion and provenance. “I would like to congratulate the winners and competitors for their hard work and entertaining the crowd. Community spirit was definitely clear to see around Dunoon this weekend. The pride, passion and dedication Ronnie, the Gathering committee and all the volunteers have is amazing to see and they deserve huge congratulations for their hard work.” Stuart Turner, Head of EventScotland, said: “Congratulations to Ronnie and his team for putting on another fantastic event. From the world’s best highland dancers, pipers and athletes to Clan mountain bike stunt team and the traditional music bands in the Ceilidh Tent, Dunoon has truly been the perfect stage. “The Cowal Highland Gathering is a key cultural event for the region and Scotland, and we are delighted to have once again supported such a successful event.” Dunoon residents and visitors are already starting to line the streets for the Gathering’s show-stopping finale this evening – the massing of the bands and their march down Argyll Street. The final act of this year’s event, as usual, will be the spectacular Western Ferries firework display at Dunoon’s Coal Pier which starts at 9.00pm. For more information about the Gathering, please visit its website at www.cowalgathering.com or contact the event office by emailing info@cowalgathering.com or phoning 01369 703206. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments KIRN GALA August 27, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments BLAIRMORE TWINS CLIONA & NUALA TO OPEN “NEW LOOK” KIRN GALA August 19, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar BLAIRMORE TWINS flag From Ben Lomond to Glencoe’s Buachaille Etive Mor, to Skye’s Am Basteir, which translates, grimly, as the Executioner, Scotland’s Munros are one of the Scotlands great attractions and Munro-bagging as it is known, the sport of ascending all 282 Munros – remains hugely popular attracting many thousands to Scotland each year It was the 24th August 2008 that 6years old Blairmore twins Cliona and Nuala McCheyne came into the DCR studio with thier parents to tell of their intention to climb Ben Lomond which would be their 50thMunro (for the uninitiated a Munro is a mountain over 3000 feet). If that what not enough they set out to raise lots of money for the Schiehallion Ward at Yorkhill Hospital in Glasgow which cares for children with cancer. 20961131_2024074301171786_927253724_o This feat was even more remarkable when you realise that the twins where only 6 years old at the time and had started climbing Munro’s 2 years previous , Four years later in 2012 Cliona and Nuala, became the youngest ever to complete all 282 Munros . In the company of their parents, the Twins from Blairmore Dunoon had ticked them off one by one in the space of just six years. Since then the twins have never stopped running and competing and their achievements are well documented, it is well fitting that the Kirn Gala committee give credit to the Twins and honour the youngsters for their outstanding achievements and good example representing the youth of Dunoon by asking them to open this “New Look” 22ND Kirn Gala blairmore twins walking DCR97.4fm asked Mum Diane to sum up what has developed with her daughters since 24th August 2008 “Cliona and Nuala have always been very active. They started climbing Scotland’s 3000' mountains at the age of four; completing the last of the 282 peaks at the age of ten they are the youngest girls to have. Their love of running started while competing for Strone primary school at the Cowal Police Sports and this lead them to join Inverclyde Athletic Club in 2012. 20951928_2024064497839433_1945590417_o A few months later Nuala became Scottish Primary Schools Cross Country Champion which preluded much district, national and international success over the following years. Cliona is also a talented runner with a wealth of experience winning medals at district and national level. Her favourite events are In cross country and hill running” blairmore twins 2 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments GAELIC CHOIR FOR DUNOON MOD 2018? August 17, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar 20150421_172847-300x177 ALL THINGS MOD” WITH MARY & JENNIFER –Tonight the girls talk Volunteering for the Mod 2018 and how you can help, they will also be talking Gaelic Choirs and discussing the new hope for A DUNOON GAELIC CHOIR A week ago Gill Toosey a recent newcomer to Dunoon came into the DCR97.4fm John Street JEN &GILL Gill told listeners of a prayer from the Carmina Gadelica by Alexander Carmichael and how she is composing music for some of the beautiful poems and prayers including a prayer featured in her book “In Mysterious Ways” called “Gods Aid” Gill also hopes to take an active part in DCR and will start her on –the-job- training by joining the DCR Broadcasting Team next week in our busiest week of the year promoting on Wednesday the Kirn Gala, 20841157_1630992863637328_4469889912830491811_n The following day Thursday we broadcast live from the Dunoon Presents “Sunset Ceremony” this year featuring a favourite in Dunoon and a great opportunity if you didn’t manager to get to her recent Dunoon sell out concert the lovely Maggie Reilly with Stuart MacKillop and band, Maggie-Rielly-2 Also taking to the stage will be the exciting and very popular Ayr Soprano Songstress and X Factor contestant Nicola Cassells, Nicola is taking a de-tour from her UK singing commitments to join us here in Dunoon. Nicola Cassells Nicola The Cowal Community Orchestra will be making their second visit to the “Sunset Ceremony”. We will also be joined by Traditional Scottish Entertainer Tom Irvine and much more! DSCN2581 (640x480) After the Sunset Parade it’s covering the Gig at Mac Clure’s Bar where The Beer Stalkers are playing featuring DCR97.4fm presenter Mark Boland, that should give Gill an insight to what we do, met the rest of the team , done a little broadcasting and she should be ready for The Cowal Highland Gathering………and she will get to meet Derek ———-Tune in and listen out for our newest volunteer and Derek Beer Stalkers derek your radio Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments “THE DUNOON PROJECT” RECEIVES ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT August 17, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar 20638538_1504265472966215_6920201486459435671_n Over three hundred folk went along on Tuesday to the Burgh Hall to see information explaining this new exciting initiative known as The Dunoon Project. In the early evening Nick Ferguson CBE presented the project to a packed Burgh Hall and answered over twenty questions on all aspects of the project Listeners will remember at the beginning of the month Neil Alexander taking time out of his 100th programme to inform every one of this project and encouraging listeners to go along on the 15TH August to show the folk behind this new initiative that the community is interested and will support new ideas and projects that will that will help our “wee” town. The new project is to bring about a Cable Car and Zip wire for Dunoon. To make this project happen the orgainising group have asked for community support and say it won’t cost a penny to the local community, they explain in………… . This exciting project is designed to belong to the community. The community can get involved and help make this a reality. Brendon Wallace, the founder and managing Partner of BC technologies, has been living in the area for the last fifteen years. As a keen mountain-biker, his hobby has taken him all over the UK and he has witnessed many exciting developments that have brought prosperity to rural areas. He recognised that Dunoon and the surrounding area was perfectly placed and had many attributes to make it an ideal location for similar developments. The vision is to install a cable car system from Dunoon to the top of hills above the town. At the top will be a visitor heritage centre and café. This will provide access to the hills and its spectacular views over the Clyde to young and old alike. It will also allow many visitors either walking or on bikes to take advantage of the many stunning trails that for many are too high to reach. However, that’s not all. His vision also includes bringing exciting activities like a world class Zip Line and an Alpine Coaster so families can race down the hills or the less adventurous can stick with the Cable Car. To this end, Brendon has pulled together a team of people from business and the local community with the passion and skills to see how to make this happen. The below website gives more details and also allows you to show your support for the project or ask questions. Come along on the 15th to the Burgh Hall during the day from 12 noon for more information or come along at 6pm where Nick Ferguson CBE will be presenting to the community this project. www.thedunoonproject.org.uk img20170817_09340842 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments A 50TH ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE TO THE OFF SHORE RADIO STATIONS OF THE 60S August 14, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar JOIN US HERE ON DUNOON COMMUNITY RADIO AS WE REMEMBER MONDAY 14thAUGUST 1967 THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE “MARINE OFFENCES ACT” AN ACT TO SUPRESS BROADCASTING FROMSHIPS,AIRCRAFT AND CERTAIN MARINE STRUCTURES AS WE PLAY TUNES FROM THE DECADE “WHERE IT STARTED” VINNIE-MC-201x300 5.00PM TLLLVLBS PLAYING TRIBUTE EACH NIGHT MONDAY TO THURSDAY “THE SOUNDS OF THE SIXTIES” WITH VINNIE THOMS KATE-1-300x225 10PM – MIDNIGHT KATE’ TONIGHT “MIXTAPE” MORE SOUNDS FROM THE “PIRATE RADIO DAY’S” AS VIEWED BY KATE MORVERN REID Mark Stafford MONDAY MIDNIGHT THE WHOLE 3 HOUR PROGRAMME WITH MARK STAFFORD VIA OUR FRIENDS AT CELTIC MUSIC RADIO 95FM CMR LOGO A 50th Anniversary Tribute To The Offshore Radio Stations Of The 1960’s radio lux “Please Don’t Take Them Away …..The Story Of The Great British Pirate Era” On Monday August 14th 2017 it will be exactly 50 years since probably the most exciting era in British Commercial Radio came to an end, with the introduction of the UK Government’s Marine Offence Act. During the previous three years British Radio Listeners had seen a complete transformation in their radio landscape. In place of the limited pop music choice offered by the BBC Light Programme, listeners learned to love Offshore Radio Stations such as Radio Caroline, Radio London, Swinging Radio England, Radio 270 and many more 50 years on, for those who experienced that period the great memories still remain So much so that even the mighty BBC are dedicating some time on BBC Radio 2 to commemorate the anniversary. However, as part of the Stafford’s World series of free Syndicated Radio Programmes, Mark Stafford has produced a three hour look at the full story of those great radio days in the form of ….. “Please Don’t Take Them Away …..The Story Of The Great British Pirate Era” The 3 hour documentary show builds on previous radio documentaries on this subject that Mark has produced over the years. These have been featured on many radio stations all over the world. However, this is newly revised version is a new take on this fascinating story. The documentary includes exclusive interviews with many of the leading names who broadcast from around the coast of Britain during that era. These include…. Dave Cash, Robbie Dale, Tony Prince, Roger “Twiggy” Day, Don Allen, Johnnie Walker, Carl Conway, John Peel, Martin Kayne and other presenters who made the era what it was. The 3 hour story also features countless off air extracts and a soundtrack showcasing the great music played on the Offshore Stations. radio london OVER 100 RADIO STATIONS ARE GOING TO BE BROADCASTING THIS IN AUGUST 2017 “Please Don’t Take Them Away …..The Story Of The Great British Pirate Era” 39-3 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DOGTOOTH START REVIVAL WEEKENDER WITH DCR97.4 FM’s TRISH THEN DUNOON’S VICTORIA BAR August 13, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar Dunoon’s Victoria Bar along with The Oakbank Bar in Sandband were the “Chosen Two” who were selected to open the fourth Revival Weekender this weekend. dogtooth b-w Before the Gig at the Victoria Bar and after a very lively (a Set in itself) Sound check, John, Craig and Robert called into the DCR97.4fm John Street broadcasting Studio where Rock Presenter Trish was waiting to introduce the Band to her listeners in a special “Mods & Rockers” edition of her award winning radio programme “What Ever Rocks Your Boat” DSCN8201 Dunoon’s Victoria Bar along with The Oakbank Bar in Sandband where the “Chosen Two” who were selected to open the fourth Revival Weekender this weekend. DCR97.4fm deja’s Sammy, Luke and Vinnie entertained before Dogtooth and for the After Party. DSCN8209 Before the Gig and after a very lively (a Set in itself) Sound check, John, Craig and Robert called into the DCR97.4fm John Street broadcasting Studio where Rock Presenter Trish was waiting to introduce the Band to her listeners in a special “Mods & Rockers” edition of her award winning radio programme “What Ever Rocks Your Boat” DSCN8206 We think everyone took Vinnie Thoms “No Dancing In The Aisles” far to literally as it was standing room only at the Victoria Bar which proved to be a great music venue with great sound and a very lively and appreciative audience so much so that after a superb set with cries and appeals for more the band did not just one but several encores until their management brought the Gig to a very satisfactory end (apparently because of their age which we all tend to forget–certain Mary Poppins rules still apply) DSCN8210 img059-282x300 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments GETTING READY FOR REVIVAL WEEKENDER August 11, 2017 | Posted by victor Calendar DCR97.4FM DJ CREW LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU TONIGHT IN DUNOONS VICTORIA BAR AS THEY WARM UP FOR THE 1ST NIGHT OF DUNOON’S REVIVAL WEEKENDER AS DOGTOOTH KICK OFF THE EVENT. MOD STRIPES DCR97.4 Deja’s Sammy and Luke will be playing MOD, SKA, REGGAE & MOTOWN followed by a SHORT DJ Set of Northern Soul by “NO DANCING IN THE ISLES” presenter VINNIE THOMS who, not only remembers them from the 70s but was playing a lot of them the first time around. DSCN8143 DSCN8146 LOCAL AUTHOR & A MYSTERIOUS NOVEL August 11, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Local author Gill Toosey is inviting every one to come and meet her this Saturday at her book-signing of ‘In Mysterious Ways’ at Dunoon’s Bookpoint. She came into Dunoon to hand a flyer about her book-signing event to the Dunoon Observer and ended up in the local radio station with Victor GULL -Vic The distributed flyers for her book-signing in Dunoon gave a wee insight into her novel Here is an extract:- ‘Isla positioned her hands on the keyboard and then she began.Big chords in the opening bars and she was in another world – no man needed now. She closed her eyes as she played and thought of Euan’s kisses when they had been together in Oxford. She could almost feel the sun on her face again and remembered the image of the two of them sitting kissing in the gardens. This was indeed passion without a man! A few moments later, she finished and sighed gently. ” Isla, are you there? Have you played it? Oh this is infuriating – I want to be there with you! …………….. Yes, I have finished the Warsaw concerto and it was great . Phew! …… Not fair, all this passion without me Isla.” book-signing of ‘In Mysterious Ways’ at Bookpoint Dunoon on Saturday 11am -2.pm Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments NATIONAL BE NAKED (ON THE RADIO) DAY August 6, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar BND-Transparent-Logo2.png.965260071f1b16012fb8cb76345fd263 You may remember a few weeks ago our good friends Juliette and Ivan Gill Scottish spokespersons for the British Naturism told us about the forthcoming as it was then National Be Naked Day and encouraged listeners to go on to the Website and consider participating in the privacy of their own homes or Studio. They even suggested “nay” they challenged, they dared Dunoon Community Radio Presenters to encourage listeners to participate by presenting their programmes in “the altogether” nat nak day DCR97.4 presenter Kate Morvern Reid never one to side step a dare stepped forward, even though Kate has performed to thousands of festival audiences all over the UK and Europe she said she has never shared being naked publicly before even on the radio . Last week Kate’s two hour mid-week programme was spent convincing herself and her listeners of the benefits that could transpire from doing a special Saturday “Be Naked” programme. kate 3 Did she pull it off –Listen in Monday 7th August at 8.00pm when Kate’s usual repeat of her 2 hour mid-week programme goes out here on DCR97.4FM and is then followed by her special Saturday 5th August “Be Naked “ programme Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments NEIL’S LIVE “MORNING BREAK” CELEBRATES 100th PROGRAMME WITH EXCITING NEWS FOR DUNOON August 3, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar neil-alexander-300x225511 100-480x414 NEIL ALEXANDER celebrates his 100th Programme this morning, but he want’s no fuss, no telegrams and no cake just a cosy chat with his listener and good banter. Neil will of course be bringing you a light hearted look at what’s happening out and about this week with a close eye on the Ferry situation, comments on the World of Cinema, Books and sometimes the cheeky bits from the newspapers and of course “A Scottish Word”. As a wee treat this morning and to make sure you are fully up to date with what’s happenning locally he will be telling you about a new initiative here in Dunoon put together by local entrepreneur’s to install a cable car system from Dunoon to the top of hills above the town. At the top there will be a visitor heritage centre and café. This will provide access to the hills and its spectacular views over the Clyde for young and old alike. It will also allow many visitors either walking or on bikes to take advantage of the many stunning trails that for many are too high to reach. However, that’s not all. Their vision also includes bringing exciting activities like a world class Zip Line and an Alpine Coaster so families can race down the hills or the less adventurous can stick with the Cable Car. If you like Jazz you will love this if you don’t like Jazz it’s still worth listening to Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments LYNN CARTER ASTROLOGER-AUGUST August 1, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN8006-300x225 HERE WE ARE AT THE START OF A NEW MONTH – On the first Wednesday of each month our resident Astrologer Lynn Carter calls into the John Street Studio to tell us what she reads in the Star Events Chart — Each of us are born with an eclipse close to our date of birth. During the month of August we will have two eclipses. The first will occur on the 7/8/17. This is a Luna Eclipse at 15 Aqiarius. This will place the Sun at 15 Leo. For thoes of you who know your charts the Sun’s placement will be the focus of whatever started 18 months ago. On 21/8/17 there will be a Solar Eclipse at 28 Leo. The Sun and Moon are together and something new is starting, a seed is being planted. How things work out will be better understood at it’s first quarter on 22/5/18. If you would like to contact Lynne and maybe ask a question the e-mail is lynne.horoscopes@btinternet.com img20170801_08171520 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments LAST EVER UNDERGROUND BROADCAST WITH GREG GIRARD July 31, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar knights of techno All good things come to an end so they say! Well the time has come for me to finish up doing UnderGround BroadCast. Over the last 6 months I have struggled trying to find the time and energy to fully commit to the show so rather than continue and not do my best I have decided to end on a 5 year high. DSCF1726-640x478-300x224 When we first got invited onto the then AIR radio station in Dunoon I knew that I wanted to start somthing that I woul be proud of. As I blagged my way onto promo lists and got lucky with some great DJ’s coming and speaking to me I knew I had something special. Over the years I have seen loads of radio shows come online so in an ever saturated market it was always going to be hard to continue doing what we were doing without devoting more and more time which I unfortunately don’t have anymore. KNIGHTS-OF-TECHNO-PIC.-2-300x120 I would like to thank all the listerners to the show, all the promo people behind the scenes and all the artists that continue to provide the music that keeps our techno community alive! KNIGHTS-OF-TECHNO-LOGO-300x81 Finally I would to sincerely thank the managers at Fnoob Techno Radio who gave me a slot and for their support over the yeasrs. I wish you all the best for the future and know you continue to provide an excellent platform for techno music. Stay Techno Greg Listening link http://fnoobtechno.com/radio Past shows https://soundcloud.com/undergroundbroadcast https://www.mixcloud.com/greg-girard/ DSCF1715-640x478-300x224 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON BURGH HALL PLAYERS & SCDA’S CAROLE WILLIAMS WITH FIRST DRAMA WORKSHOP. July 29, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar theatre_masks-300x195 If you are amongst the many listeners who listened to and enjoyed the Weegie Wednesday stories that DCR97.4FM broadcast via the Hospital Broadcasting Service and included as part of Robert Craws Showtime Spectacular shows you will welcome the latest update from the local Burgh Hall Players The group was formed last Autumn 2016 with support and assistance from Ann Campbell and Jenny Hunter of the Burgh Hall Trust and held their first AGM in April of this year burgh hall photo The Players plan to rehearse in the Burgh Hall and to put on several more plays there this year and to build on the success of the sell-out performance of the play A Bit Of Land which took place in June. A BIT OF LAND CAST The Burgh Hall Players have since joined the prestigious Scottish Community Drama Association (SCDA), with a view to reviving a long tradition in Cowal of not just performing but also entering drama competitions. Scottish-Community-Drama-Association-300x300 Carole Williams This weekend saw seventeen of the Burgh Hall Players welcoming Carole Williams from SCDA to lead the first drama workshop and Dunoon Community Radio presenter Victor experienced his very first drama workshop DCR97.4FM welcomes members of the players to the John Street broadcasting studio where the players will soon be presenting regular programmes to keep listeners up to date DSCN8070 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments GAELIC CHOIR CEOLRAIDH FROM ARGENTINA SET SIGHTS ON 2018 DUNOON ROYAL NATIONAL MOD July 14, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar CEOLRAIDH Created in August 2002, the Argentine choir Ceòlraidh is the only choir in Latin America devoted exclusively to performing traditional Scottish songs in Gaelic. Ceòlraidh have been invited to participate in the Royal National Mod to be held in Dunoon 12-20 October 2018. After 15 years sharing their music locally, they would love to be able to travel to Dunoon compete in the Mod and share their music with us all. CD-CEOLRAIDH To travel from Argentina to Dunoon and to compete in the Royal National Mod is going to be very expensive, to help with the cost they are looking to see if any of the good folk of Cowal could possibly help by providing accommodation and help with local transport and in return they will be willing to sing at other venues or concerts out with the Mod activities CEOLRAIDH 3 To learn more and listen to Ceòlraidh http://www.coroceolraidh.com.ar Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments LYNN CARTER -ASTROLOGER July 5, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN8006 On the first Wednesday of each month our resident Astrologer Lynn Carter calls into the John Street Studio to tell us what she reads in the Star Events Chart — Each of us are born with an eclipse close to our date of birth. Here is one such eclipse meaning. ” Its energy is about large ambitious group projects. These will require a separation or the breaking of a bond that already exists. The individual may well experience the eclipse initially as a separation and then joint achievement” (Predictive Astrology. Brady) This eclipse belongs to Theresa May. The task to oversee Brexit has fallen to her. there is something far larger than ourselves at work here. We are all in the hands of the cosmos as each of our charts are activated. Lynn 5th Carter Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments OLIVIA SUPPORTING LITTLE PRINCESS TRUST June 27, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar little princess logo DSCN7930 Eleven years old Dunoon Primary School pupil Olivia came into the dcr broadcasting studio to tell listeners why she decided to have 19. of her hair cut off at Hillfoot streets Cutting Edge by Carol. olivia pigtails Raising Funds for the Little Princess Trust Olivia is hoping that listeners will help and there are Sponsor forms in Hillfoot Primary School and the Hillfoot Mod Shop Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments INTRODUCING GAELIC IN PARENT & TODDLER GROUP “COWAL GAIDHLIG” June 27, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN7935 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR97.4FM & GUEST AT MINI ARGYLL RALLY HUB AT BANDSTAND June 21, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar MINI HUB 3 Here is more information of the “Dunoon Presents.” Mini Hub taking place at Bandstand Argyll Gardens to complement the ARGYLL RALLY MAIN HUB at the Dunoon Stadium- cars pits etc. The Mini Hub will take place between 10.00am to 3.30pm.—– In the Garden will be Assorted STALLS with T-Shirts and Memorabilia, Choux Makes Cakes, kiddie stuff novelty, Food, Face Painting Speciality stalls etc. Entertainment in the gardens in front of the Bandstand will be provided by THE COWAL BATON SWIRLERS and TINA CAIRNS HIGHLAND SCHOOL OF DANCING . ———– ON THE BAND STAND— DCR97.4FM will relay Rally Information to keep you up to date MCd by Mr Dunoon Personality 2017 ALEX POLLOCK with his famous Traditional Sing Along Alex will be introducing Guest including Dunoon’s very own—– Singer Guitarist LIAM SOMERVILLE, and a big a return to Dunoon of Scotland’s Top Indie Psychedelic Seven Piece Band AZURE HALO DCR97.4 FM ON THE BAND STAND 10.30AM - 3.30PM THE DCR97.4FM ROADSHOW with djs “SAMMY” “GAULTY’S FIONA” “MARK BOLAND” “IAIN MCKIE” ALL TIMES APPROX 10.00am– MC ALEX POLLOCK, 12.00PM– COWAL BATON TWIRLERS, 1.00PM —TINA CAIRNS SCHOOL OF HIGHLAND DANCING 1.30PM —DUNOON’S VERY OWN LIAM SOMERVILLE 2.45PM—SCOTLANDS TOP INDIE/PSYCHEDELIC BAND AZURE HALO azure halo Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SOMETHING DIFFERENT AT DUNOON’S PIER & CASTLE GARDENS June 21, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DYFL GALA DAY 2017 A GREAT SUCCESS AS PART OF A GREAT DAY IN DUNOON June 19, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN7421 From the moment the Mini Kickers started the day’s proceedings by kicking off at 10.00am a Gala Football day of great promise did not let down. For those folk who came along to see football no one can say they were disappointed from Mini Kickers to Juniors to Youth a living testament to all the Coaches and volunteers at DYFL . DSCN7433 A huge thank you is Deserved to all players, coaches , children and everyone who helped or came out to watch Saturdays gala day proceedings & Medal & certificate presentation. The grand total made from donations , raffle/tombola & football top auction was over £1200 … Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments TODAY’S THE DAY TWO GREAT EVENTS IN DUNOON June 17, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 18951072_1468935619847629_6190988770670253312_n 18839242_1607543689317587_5494526332989728267_n Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THINK DUNOON—CHARRETTE REPORT & ACTION PLAN TO BE REVEALED June 14, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar THINK DUNOON—CHARRETTE REPORT & ACTION PLAN TO BE REVEALED 4PM & 6.00PM THE BURGH HALL 14TH JUNE. Come along to hear the outcome of the recent Think Dunoon Charrette and to discuss the next steps to implement the Action Plan June_Report_Back_Poster Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments £1500 ROLLOVER MOD2018 3NUMBER LOTTO 8th JUNE WINNING NUMBERS 8 – 23 – 30 NOT WON June 8, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar logo —–The Third draw for the Mod 2018 3 Number Lotto £1500 Jackpot took place yesterday during the live broadcast of ALL THINGS MOD here on Dunoon Community Radio. The Winning Numbers 8 -23 -30 were not selected DSCN7249 There was not a winner for this weeks £1500 jackpot, the next draw is now £2000 and will take place Thursday 15th June early evening on All Things Mod here on Dunoon Community Radio DSCN7214 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON GRAMMAR SCHOOL BRINGING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER FOR MENTAL HEALTH June 7, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar see me logo Over the last year the school has become one the most active schools in Scotland in improving attitudes around mental health. They are one of six pilot schools for the brand new ‘What’s On Your Mind?’ pack from national anti-stigma programme See Me. The school has been working with See Me over the last year to pilot and test the pack which supports teachers, and pupils to develop skills to tackle stigma and discrimination. As part of their work they are holding a Walk a Mile event around Dunoon on June 9th. Pupils from all over Scotland will be coming to take part in the walk, as well as Scottish Commonwealth Games cyclist Rab Wardell. The walk will be taking place through the centre of town and people from Dunoon are encouraged to come out and get involved. A market place on mental health will be held between 11.30am and 2pm at Argyll Gardens. The idea of Walk a Mile is to bring together anyone who cares about tackling mental health discrimination, to break down barriers as they walk a mile in each other’s shoes. So far thousands of people have taken part in Walks across Scotland, getting a chance to see each other as they really are, not the labels they may have been given. Head teacher at Dunoon Grammar School, David Mitchell, said: “I am extremely proud and honoured that Dunoon Grammar is one of only a small number of schools chosen as a pilot for See Me. “Mental health is an extremely important subject, but one which people sometimes feel too ashamed to talk about. It shouldn’t be this way. “We need people to realise that it’s okay to feel sad or anxious, and we need them to know that it’s okay to open up and talk about their emotions. “We want to show that mental health can be a topic of everyday conversations, and we are all responsible for creating a positive attitude about it. see me wee logo “We have decided to hold a Walk a Mile, in association with See Me, which will be attended by a wide variety of people. It would be great if the local community could join in and support the cause too.” Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments £1500 ROLLOVER NEXT MOD2018 3NUMBER LOTTO 8th JUNE June 2, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN7243 —–The Third draw for the Mod 2018 3 Number Lotto £1500 Jackpot took place yesterday during the live broadcast of TLLLVLBS here on Dunoon Community Radio. There was not a winner for this weeks £1000 jackpot, the next draw is now £1500 and will take place Thursday 8th June 5.30ish pm on Dunoon Community Radio DSCN7214 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments MOD2018 3NUMBER LOTTO WINNING NUMBERS for 1st JUNE 2017 ARE–3 –10 -13 June 1, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar logo The Second draw for the Mod 2018 3 Number Lotto took place this evening during the live broadcast of TLLLVLBS here on Dunoon Community Radio. Drawing the winning numbers we had two of DCR97.4FMs favourite Gaelic presenters FRLLY and Jenifer.The Winning numbers where 3 -10-13 DSCN7215 DSCN7214 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments GREAT END TO LOCAL RADIO DAY WITH MAGGIE REILLY May 26, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar IMG_4455 Dunoon Community Radio presenters celebrated the end of Local Radio Day at Dunoon’s High Kirk Hall as part of a one hundred strong audience gathered for an intimate evening concert by the world famous Scottish Singer Maggie Reilly. Raising Funds for Dunoon’s Holy Trinity Church the audience where treated to songs representing her awesome back catalogue many written with her long time song writing calibrator Dunoon’s famous Son Stuart Mackillop who joined Maggie on stage as part of her backing band. Starting with one of her hits Foreign Affair and finishing with possibly the song she is most known for recorded in 1983 with Mike Oldfield Moonlight Shadow IMG_4458 DCR97.4FM PARTICIPATES IN LOCAL RADIO DAY May 26, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar FullSizeRender (4) 492085 Professional Broadcaster Derek McIntyre tells DCR97.4FM listeners what Local Radio Day is about before going out and about in the Community in his bright Red Hoodie Over 75 local radio stations have confirmed their participation in Local Radio Day 2017. The day itself, 26th May, brings together radio stations from across the sector to celebrate local radio and the communities it serves and the number taking part is well up on last years’ inaugural event. Radio stations from the whole broadcasting sector will be represented on Local Radio Day, from hospital, prison and school radio, to community, commercial and the BBC. All will be celebrating local radio engagement in the areas and communities they are proud to serve and broadcast to. We believe that Dunoon Community Radio local radio is an important part of our local community and to this end try to get involved in many of the communities activities as we can sharing the experience with our worldwide listeners. img_9856_forest klein Today we are looking forward to greeting old and new friends into our studio and looking forward to saying hello to the Scottish Singing Legend Maggie Reilly, local Dunoon musician and well-known contributor to the tapestry of Popular music Stuart MacKillop will be saying hello Gordon Dougall from Ignatz is in town as is Brian McNeil from China Crises derek your radio We will also have DCR’s favourite “full –time broadcaster” Derek McIntyre —be it for another Radio Station contributing as he promotes Local Radio Day for his proper job Radio Station. Derek will be joining us later this evening at the High Kirk Hall in Hanover Street img20170512_15545791 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON MOD 2018 FIRST DRAW FOR 3 NUMBER LOTTO LIVE ON DCR97.4FM May 25, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar The very first draw for the Mod 2018 3 Number Lotto took place on this evening during the live broadcast of TLLLVLBS here on Dunoon Community Radio. DSCN9788 Drawing the winning numbers we had Dunoon’s favourite Radio and Television personality and the host of many of Dunoon special events and occasions Derek McIntyre with the judicator Convener of the Dunoon Mod Committee Dick Walsh. DSCN9794 The Winning Numbers were 09-11-25 DSCN9797 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON MOD 2018 FIRST DRAW FOR 3 NUMBER LOTTO LIVE ON DCR97.4FM May 24, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar logo img20170426_16174837 The very first draw for the Mod 2018 3 Number Lotto will take place on the 25th May during the live broadcast of TLLLVLBS here on Dunoon Community Radio. For the last few weeks tickets have been sold throughout outlets across Cowal and even across Scotland. For two pounds potential winners are asked to write three numbers in ascending order between 1 to 40 each ticket allows two entries. derek your radio To draw the winning numbers Dunoon’s favourite Radio and Television personality and the host of many of Dunoon special events and occasions the Mod 2018 committee are pleased to announce that Derek McIntyre will hot foot it to Dunoon from his radio show on Real Radio to join us in the John Street Broadcasting Studio to draw the very first Winner or Winners of The Mod 2018 3 Number Lotto —-Good Luck Everyone who has entered MOD LOTTO Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments CHOICES, CHOICES. DECISIONS, DECISIONS –TWO GREAT CONCERTS TWO GREAT ARTIST May 24, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar img_9856_forest klein Maggie Rilley in Concert at Hanover Hall Friday 26 Tickets £10 call Dinkie McEwan 01369 706 591 to reserve a ticket Award winning Scottish Legend Maggie Reilly is the Scottish singer best known for her collaborations with the composer and instrumentalist Mike Oldfield. Most notably, she performed lead vocals on the Mike Oldfield songs “““““““““ In 1992, she released her debut solo album Echoes,from which the singles “Everytime We Touch“, “Tears in the Rain” and “Wait” were the most successful. A series of solo albums have been released since. She has also worked with many other artists, including Mike Batt (on his Hunting of the Snark album), Jack Bruce, Dave Greenfield & Jean-Jacques Burnel, Nick Mason & Rick Fenn, Michael Cretu, Lesiëm, Ralph McTell, Simon Nicol of Fairport Convention, Stefan Zauner of Münchener Freiheit, Runrig, The Sisters of Mercy, and Smokie. “Moonlight Shadow 2k14. (Michael Fall remix) was released on the German label ZYX Music. Listen during the week as Derek McIntyre chats to Maggie in a special recorded interview for 97.4FM DCR There are still a few tickets left if you phone Dinkie McEwan on 01396 705 257 or pop into the Mod Shop in Hillfoot Street thumb Elsa Jean McTaggart in Concert at Uig Hall Friday 26 May at 8pm Tickets £9 from Bookpoint or call 706591 to reserve a ticket Award winning Scottish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist With her fabulous velvet voice and rich sultry tones Elsa weaves a colourful tapestry of vivid anecdotes from her unusual past and life on the road and evocative song (think contemporary folk sprinkled with Bluesy Jazz and topped with the unexpected), interspersed with her own compositions from dynamic jigs and reels to wildly haunting celtic airs on the Fiddle, Penny Whistle and Button box. Not only a passionate and masterful musician, Elsa is chatty, funny and engagingly entertaining! With poetic fluency and an easy rapport with the audience, she draws you into a magical dream, a self-penned musical portal to that land of the soul where only one who’s been there can guide you. The audience is left with no doubt of her craftsmanship both musically and on the stage. See her website for further information: http://music-info.elsa-jean-mctaggart.com/Home/ Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments MAGGIE REILLY TOUR IN DUNOON May 22, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar img20170512_15545791 Maggie Reilly is the Scottish singer best known for her collaborations with the composer and instrumentalist Mike Oldfield. Most notably, she performed lead vocals on the Mike Oldfield songs “Family Man“, “Moonlight Shadow“, “To France” and “Foreign Affair“, all of which were international hits in the early 1980s. In 1992, she released her debut solo album Echoes,from which the singles “Everytime We Touch“, “Tears in the Rain” and “Wait” were the most successful. A series of solo albums have been released since. img_9856_forest klein She has also worked with many other artists, including Mike Batt (on his Hunting of the Snark album), Jack Bruce, Dave Greenfield & Jean-Jacques Burnel, Nick Mason & Rick Fenn, Michael Cretu, Lesiëm, Ralph McTell, Simon Nicol of Fairport Convention, Stefan Zauner of Münchener Freiheit, Runrig, The Sisters of Mercy, and Smokie. “Moonlight Shadow 2k14. (Michael Fall remix) was released on the German label ZYX Music. 13939404_10153863048721984_512604957539765265_n Listen during the week as Derek McIntyre chats to Maggie in a special recorded interview for 97.4FM DCR There are still a few tickets left if you phone Dinkie McEwan on 01396 705 257 or pop into the Mod Shop in Hillfoot Street Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments cowal hospice funday May 22, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments GETTING READY May 22, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments INTRODUCING THE ROCK, METAL & PROG SHOW—- STARTS TONIGHT May 17, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Mark prog YOU MAY HAVE HEARD MARK BROADCASTING LIVE FROM GITG WHEN HIS FILL IN SPOTS WENT DOWN WELL ESPECIALLY WITH THE SOUND CREWS THAT WERE WORKING AT THE FESTIVAL ??? TONIGHT IN HIS OWN RIGHT —— 8.00PM - 10.00PM WEDNESDAY NIGHT MARK INTRODUCES HIMSELF AND HIS MUSIC TO DCR97.4FM LISTENERS marc chair Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THE BANNERS ARE GOING UP —ARE YOU READY FOR THE FUNDAY May 17, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Look what motorist and pedestrians were greeted to this morning basking in the bright sunshine DSCN9490 DSCN9493 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments STILL TIME TO REGISTER YOUR TEAM FOR THE BIG FUN DAY May 16, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Cowal Hospice Trust Funday this Saturday!!!! Call 01369708375 to register a team 001 The biggest Day in Dunoon this year with the very first TRIATHLON in the first half of the day followed by Dunoon’s Biggest Fun Day The event this year start just as the widely advertised Dunoon Triathlon draws to an end. The Dunoon Presents Triathlon is a pool-based triathlon involving a 400m swim at Hunters Quay Holiday Village , 22km Road bike ride on the coastal road towards Innellan. completing with a pleasant out and back 6km run. triathlon AP STAGE It is hoped that competitors of the Dunoon Triathlon will join Alex Pollock on the stage at the Dunoon Stadium to take a bow whilst he introducers the best of entertainment including for thier first Stadium Performance “SOAP” soap You Can Hear Kenny McLay , Lewis Mccorquodale and Callum Newall AKA SOAP Guesting on DCR97.4FM LLLVLBS Wednesday 5.00pm soap logo Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments IT’S GETTING EVEN BETTER IN JUNE–WE HAVE MAGGIE REILLY VISITING May 12, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar img20170512_15545791 After a great concert here in Dunoon in February 2012 Scottish Singer Maggie Reilly with many record hits to her credit including the smash number one hit in so many countries: Monlight Shadow, returns to raise badly needed funds for Dunoon’s Holy Trinity Church.. Maggie is bringing with her some very talented musical friends including local Dunoon hero and fellow Cado Belle musician and long time music collaborator Stuart MacKillop, Gordon Dougall from Ignatz will be ther as well as Brian McNeil from China Crises. Maggie-Rielly-2 Maggie will be talking to Derek McIntyre on the telephone in the next few day and we will be listening in. When she arrives on Friday 26th May we shall talk to her after her sound check at the High Kirk Hall in Hanover Street with possibly a live song or two. A lot of folk were disappointed that they missed her last time so look out where you can buy tickets. If you are going to the Hospice FUN Day at Dunoon Stadium on the 20th May listen out for our musical tribute to Maggie Reilly Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments IT’S GOING TO BE A VERY BUSY SATURDAY 20TH MAY May 12, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 001 funday may 20th 2017 001 DSCN9477 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON’S VERY FIRST TRIATHLON May 12, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN9476 DSCN9478 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments MAGGIE REILLY RETURNS TO DUNOON May 12, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar img20170512_15545791 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments GIG IN THE GOIL–BIG THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO TUNED IN May 12, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 17862608_1955627528005263_3562928853920057862_n A really Big thank you to everyone who listened in, text messages, posted messages on face book or where there at GITG and took time out to say “Hello”. We managed to broadcast over thirty hours of live broadcast, interviewed over thirty performers and broadcast twenty live acoustic sets. A Big thank you to all the performers who contributed to our broadcast, we thank you for taking the time to go along to the “BIGGAMESROOM” to chat to us and the excellent acoustic sets with first time public play of new material and music collaborations between artist –awesome. Another Big Thank You must go to all the Staff at GITG, the DRIMSYNIE Holiday Village staff really did excel in their hospitality with no request a problem. The men and woman from Glasgow’s Core Security must be the happiest security on the Festival Scène, it was a joy working with all the “workers” and it really did help in making the job we were doing much easier. Now we are getting down to the job of editing our output which we will start presenting to you very soon so listen out and keep checking social media for updates and who and when you can hear broadcast from DCR@GITG Here is a name check of the volunteers who gave up their time to bring to you DCR@GITG listen out to their future programmes for their personal highlights of DCR@GITG In Drimsynie we had — Frlly, Archie, Mark, Simon, Fiona McN, Kate, Jean, Libby and Luke In the John Street Broadcasting Studio monitoring and editing we had -Sammy, Angie, Iain , Gary, Kate L, Fiona G, Luke, Neil . Overseeing for DCR we had Executive Producer Hamish assisted by Victor and for Argyll Holiday’s Ross who with his team “Made It Happen” Ross and Team GITG have invited DCR97.4FM to do it all again next year with them —Awesome Next year even better– Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments GIG IN THE GOIL -OVER SIXTY ACT AND A CHOIR START OFF THE SUMMER FESTIVAL SEASON May 12, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 17862608_1955627528005263_3562928853920057862_n As the Crowds flocked to what has been hailed as the start of the Summer Festival Season the sun shone down on Argyll for the start of Gig In The Goil held at the Scotland’s world famous Drimsynie House Hotel at DRIMSYNIE Holiday Village overlooking Loch Goil. Festival goers and holiday makers alike bathed in a the glorious sun outside the Holiday Complex whilst inside the first of over sixty act prepared to entertain for three days . Starting off the Festival where one of the many acts who had travelled many miles to ensure Festival goers were treated to a great flavour of what the Scottish music scene is about today .The first act to start off the festival did so from the Main Stage and were billed as “The Next Big Thing”. Hailing from Dundee the “The Next Big Thing” were in fact the Kashmir Crows a five piece band who had won a competition to open this years Gig In The Goil 2017 by receiving many thousand “likes” on a face book competition organised by the GITG Team. Band members Ian Black (Vocals/Rhythm Guitar) Rajan Vaid (Lead Guitar) Angela Branney (Keys) Alex Campbell (Bass) and Craig Armstrong (Drums) certainly nailed their opening set having the sun basking festival goers clambering to get inside the main venue to soak up the sounds of the bands eclectic mix of rock, soul, blues and funk with awesome Hammond organ, funky bass lines, powered drumming, exquisitely delivered guitar riffs and vocals delivered with raw emotion and sincere passion. Kashmir Crows Dundee Kate Morvan Reid after chatting on air with the Opening Act @ GITG the Kashmir Crows from Dundee The GITG team could not have picked a more worthy opening act had they tried as this band ticked all the boxes and even some no one new about Joining the festival goers was the 13 strong outside broadcasting crew from Dunoon Community Radio DCR97.4FM@GITG part of the 23 strong team ready to interview and record acoustic set from the mobile studio set up in the Big Games Area. The backup team in the John Street broadcasting studio where ready to take over if need required and spent a lot of time relaying messages from listeners on the FM band and across the world on the internet . Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments GUNNA SOUND DELIGHT LIVELY MOD SUPPORTERS AT STRACHUR April 30, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 1 As Ian Wilson Dcr’s West Coast Ceilidh would say “Bright & Lively” was the order of the night as over a hundred Mod2018 supporters from all over the UK took to the Floor at Strachur’s Memorial Hall to dance to the music from Scotland’s most popular and busiest Ceilidh band who managed to squeeze us into their concert schedule —-thank you to Campbell Brown and Johnny Scoular. 6b Also we must thank Dòmhnall Iain MacIlleDhuinn Mod Gold Medal who took to the stage to sing including the very popular Tillidh Mi 8b Mod Convener Dick Walsh said he was delighted with the turnout and found it very encouraging looking to future events in hand. He thanked all the Mod volunteers who had worked so hard to make this event happen and asked members of the community to consider joining the Dunoon Mod2018 volunteers to ensure that next years Mod is a really a special Dunoon Event, It can be challenging at times but can be very enjoyable and satisfying. 20b From the initial response on the night it looks as if the support is there for future events with some folk asking when is the next one. It was announced by Ian Wilson Mod Entertainment Convener with obvious approval from the audience that Gunner Sound will be the headline act of the final Ceilidh at Mod 2018 and for those who may not be able to attend Gunna Sound will be playing as part of the Mod Fringe in Dunoon’s premier live venue “MacClures Bar” repeating their 2012 triumph LISTEN OUT FOR GUNNER SOUND ON DCR97.4FM AS WE GET READY FOR GITG WHERE GUNNA SOUND ARE APPEARING ON SATURDAY. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON MOD2018 LAUNCH WEEKLY 3 NUMBER LOTTO-WITH £500 JACKPOT April 26, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar img20170426_16174837 You have heard it mentioned here on Dunoon Community Radio that as part of the fundraising initiative for the 2018 Royal National besides the Hill Foot Mod Shop, there are to be Ceilidhs, musical events and a weekly Cash prize draw. DSCN7781 The Mod Shop is now open in Dunoon’s Hillfoot Street, be it the refurbishment is still work in progress. A Ceilidh with Scotland’s premier Ceilidh Band Gunner Sound is to take place this Saturday at the Strachur Memorial Hall and there are more musical events in the planning. img20170317_14354404 It has been announced by the Mod Lotto Promoter, Dcr’s West Coast Ceilidh Ian Wilson that tickets for the Weekly 3 Number Draw are now being distributed to retail and other outlets and are now on sale …….. The first draw will take place on Thursday 25th May and then subsequently weekly each Thursday night. The draw will take place live on “air” broadcast on Dunoon Community Radio in a special Lotto programme to start 5.00PM which will feature special guest Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments RAISING FUNDS FOR MEDICAL AID TO SYRIA April 21, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar SYRIA POSTER FINAL EDIT Last night Norman and Jenny Wright came into the John Street Broadcasting Studio to tell listeners why they have quickly organised a Fashion Show to raise urgently needed funds for this worthy cause As Jenny says, “they desperately want to help and the best way they could was to use the expertise and resource’s that she and Norman have in their professional life then ask customers to contribute by becoming models, then ask Dunoon Community Radio to use their expertise and the talents of its presenters and together orgainise an entertaining evening for the local community that will also raise funds for this very worthy cause “In a world where there is so much luxury amid so much suffering, those of us who have, need to share with those who don’t. There is so much suffering, and the needs are so great, yet every one of us can do something to make a difference. This is our world, and our global community. We all share the responsibility for looking after our brothers and sisters in need.” SAMARA LEVY Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments ROBERT CRAW’S SHOWTUNES SPECTACULAR SHORT STORY WINNER April 19, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar RC STORY If you are a regular listener, you may know that we have been featuring the finalists of the Weegie Wednesday short story competition as part of Robert’s Showtunes programme. Thursday’s edition of Robert’s programme features the final story and this seasons winner, Robert in his programme review say’s “I am delighted to say that the winner Brian Cook with his story The Swan, is going to be played for the first timethis Thursday night 20th April after which, we have Peggy Mack, with an exclusive interview with Brian, followed by music relating to books and all things literary. I hope you will join me in congratulating Brian and that you will enjoy this week’s show. Robert-Craw-DCR-300x282 HBS BURGH HALL PLAYERS NOW OFFICIAL April 19, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar BP1 AGM BP2 AGM 2 The group that was only formed last Autumn, with support and assistance from Ann Campbell and Jenny Hunter of the Burgh Hall Trust was formally made official tonight at the inaugural AGM which was attended by twenty or so folk ready to sign up to part of the Burgh Hall Players. A constitution was agreed and the main positions on the committee were proposed and seconded, an annual membership fee of £10 was agreed and it is hoped that more future members will join as the word spread at forthcoming meetings. Keep up to date by checking out the face book page BH 3 AGM theatre_masks Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments RAISING FUNDS FOR MEDICAL AID TO SYRIA April 19, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar img20170419_16501450 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments RECRUITING MORE PLAYERS AT THE BURGH HALL PLAYERS AGM WEDNESDAY 19th APRIL April 19, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar theatre_masks If you are amongst the many listeners who have been listening and enjoying the Weegie Wednesday stories that have been broadcast by the Hospital Broadcasting Service and included as part of Robert Craws Showtime Spectacular shows you may be very interested in this news from the local Burgh Hall Players The group was only formed last Autumn, with support and assistance from Ann Campbell and Jenny Hunter of the Burgh Hall Trust. The Players plan to rehearse in the Burgh Hall and then put on several plays there this year once the building re-opens. On Wednesday 19th April the Burgh Hall Players will be holding their first Annual General Meeting. The business side of the event is to sign up members and to elect a committee of President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. The fun side will be a few surprise activities to encourage and develop the confidence of any budding thespians. If you are interested in acting, directing, helping backstage or would like ? If so, come to the Burgh Hall’s Pop Up Shop in Argyll Street, Dunoon, at 7.30pm on Wednesday 19th April to register with the Burgh Hall Players. The Burgh Hall Players will also be joining the Scottish Community Drama Association (SCDA), with a view to reviving a long tradition in Cowal of not just performing but also entering drama competitions. Scottish Community Drama Association Are you interested in acting, directing or helping backstage? If so, come to the Burgh Hall’s Pop Up Shop in Argyll Street, Dunoon, at 7.30pm on Wednesday 19th April to register with the Burgh Hall Players. Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments BIG EASTER WABBIT WINNER MIA McGUINESS IN THE DCR97.4FM STUDIO April 15, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN8276 BIG EASTER WABBIT WINNER MIA McGUINESS IN THE DCR97.4FM STUDIO AND THE OBSERVER SHOP (AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS) . Big thank you to Mia from Dhailling Park Kirn for bringing her new friend “Thumper” into the studio after her visit to the Observer Shop (At The Traffic Lights) 13 5 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments MIA McGUINESS WINS BIG EASTER WABBIT April 14, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN7995 CONGRATULATIONS TO MIA McGUINESS WHO WINS THE BIG EASTER WABBIT IN THE OBSERVER SHOP (AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS) EASTER DRAW. Mia from Dhailling Park Kirn will be presented with the big Wabbit and will have her photograph taken at a special presentation Saturday between 12.00pm and 1pm at the Observer Shop Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments FAMILY EVENTS FOR EASTER WEEKEND April 13, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Amongst local events Two Favourite Annual Easter Events are ready to entertain on Easter Sunday and Easter Monday glenfinart easter Easter Sunday and the Glenfinart Walled Garden managed by the Ardentinny Community Trust. Easter Monday is the know very popular Easter Eggstravaganza at the Glenbranter Forest glenbranter easter Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments WILL YOUR NAME BE PICKED FOR THE BIG EASTER WABBIT April 12, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN7995 IT’S VERY YELLOW IN THE OBSERVER SHOP AND THERE IS EVEN A BIG EASTER WABBIT, following on from the enormous success of the Christmas Teddy raffle drawn by Alex Pollock and won by Elizabeth Roy from Sandbank the OBSERVER SHOP(AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS )are to do it all again this time with a EASTER WABBIT. £10 spend entitles you to a ticket to enter the raffle with the Easter Wabbit as the prize. The winning ticket will be drawn Friday 14th April Live on “air” by……………. 17626417_1388503351224190_7432642225725698056_n Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments KATE REID IS BACK IN THE STUDIO WITH HER OWN PROGRAMME—EVERY THURSDAY 3.00PM – 5.00PM — April 12, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar KATE 1 Welcome back to Kate who after a couple of hours of getting use to the Studio again is raring to go. She has not said much about the actual programme and its content but rest assured it will be a healthy mix of folk, pop, rock and acoustic music and of course good craic the-midden-2-300x200 Many listeners will remember Kate, the lead singer and main songwriter of the popular “The Midden” from when she presented her own weekly show “Homeward Bound” on CMR95FM and here on DCR97.4FM way back in the beginning, good craic, good music including tracks from new artist plus the ’Six Songwriters’ feature every week in the final hour of the show. The Midden are Kate, Meggan and Hazel Reid, three singer/songwriter sisters who grew up in Alford in the North East of Scotland. Multi-instrumentalists all three, means that guitar, violin, cello, whistles, bass, piano and sometimes even accordion provide the backdrop for 3 unique voices, interwoven into intricate vocal harmonies. Each sister writes her own songs and together the band has arranged many Scottish traditionals and folk songs. They also play tunes, mainly reels. The Midden formed officially in 2001 at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections festival and went on to win Best Newcomer at the Danny Kyle Open Stage in 2002. They turned down a record deal with a leading Scottish folk label in their first year, to go down the DIY route and have brought out 3 successful albums on their own small independent label, Midden Records. They have played many European festivals including the Bardentreffen in Nuremberg every year since 2004, the Festival Interceltique de Lorient (2002+2003), Het Schots Weekend (2005) and entertained the pipers at the Piping Championships held in Belgium (2004). They have supported many notable folk musicians like Carlos Núñez, Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas, Fiddlers’ Bid, Blazin’ Fiddles, The Poozies and Old Blind Dogs and have shared a stage with Brolum, Cantrip and Back of the Moon. They played to a crowd of 25,000 people in George Square at Hogmanay 2004 supporting Snow Patrol and Donnie Munro of Runrig. Over the last ten years The Midden have played countless folk clubs and festivals across Scotland. Most of their touring has been done in Germany so far, although they have also played in Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, Belgium, England and Wales. They have released 4 studio albums to date with their fourth CD, In The End, being Aa firm favourite here on DCR97.4FM. midden cd Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments WOW!!! HOW IMPRESSIVE IS THIS- April 11, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 17862608_1955627528005263_3562928853920057862_n WOW!!! HOW IMPRESSIVE IS THIS –DCR97.4FM will be broadcasting Live from the GITG and from the 18th April we will be featuring as many of the performers as we can each day with music and bio’s right up to the event! If you are appearing and want to talk to us please PM us on face book . Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THE FINAL FULL LINE UP FOR GITG HAS JUST BEEN RELEASED April 6, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar THE FINAL FULL LINE UP FOR GITG HAS JUST BEEN RELEASED & DCR97.4FM WILL BE PLAYING ALL THE BANDS RIGHT UP TO THE START OF THE EVENT—–Still time with a few tickets available but please don’t leave it to late –Now would be a good time to get them Here we go – Our full lineup for Gig in the Goil 2017! ???? https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v8/fc7/1/16/1f483.png Last few tickets remaining: https://goo.gl/efDP0y #GITG17 #DitchTheMud Skerryvore Tide Lines Trail West Heron Valley Clann An Drumma (OFFICIAL) Rollin Drones Be Charlotte Schnarff Schnarff 100 Fables Lewis Capaldi Gunna Sound Official Have Mercy Las Vegas Graham Brown Band The Hur James Stewart & AJ Macinnes (Beinn Lee Ceilidh Band) The Phantoms The Calm Fiasco Robbie Hutton James Edwyn and the Borrowed Band Calum Frame Tartan Sound Rhuvaal 5 Strings Carly Connor Billy Mitchell THE mINOR KINGS Feels Like Thursday Gary Burns The Barrels Stephanie Cheape The BackBeats Ayakara Volka Red Light District The Brambelles Vemödalen Mark Sharp Patrick Queen Music Mariyana Eilidh Park Ross Whelan Craig White Parallel Lights Neil Sturgeon Music & Megan Black & making sure it’s shared with the world DCR97.4FM TRANSPORT AND ACCOMODATION AVAILABLE FROM HUNTERS QUAY HOLIDAY VILLAGE DUNOON GIG IN THE GOIL 2017 final poster Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments LYNNE -SOLO IN THE STUDIO April 5, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN8006 -HERE WE ARE AT THE START OF A NEW MONTH — IT’S LYNNE CARTER DTASTROL— And today Lynne is in the Studio By Herself If you would like to contact Lynne and maybe ask a question the e-mail is lynne.horoscopes@btinternet.com img20170327_16023169 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments CALLING ALL BUDDING THESPIANS (AN ACTORS LIFE FOR ME) April 2, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar theatre_masks If you are amongst the many listeners who have been listening and enjoying the Weegie Wednesday stories that have been broadcast by the Hospital Broadcasting Service and included as part of Robert Craws Showtime Spectacular shows you may be very interested in this news from the local Burgh Hall Players The group was only formed last Autumn, with support and assistance from Ann Campbell and Jenny Hunter of the Burgh Hall Trust. The Players plan to rehearse in the Burgh Hall and then put on several plays there this year once the building re-opens. On Wednesday 19th April the Burgh Hall Players will be holding their first Annual General Meeting. The business side of the event is to sign up members and to elect a committee of President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. The fun side will be a few surprise activities to encourage and develop the confidence of any budding thespians. If you are interested in acting, directing, helping backstage or would like ? If so, come to the Burgh Hall’s Pop Up Shop in Argyll Street, Dunoon, at 7.30pm on Wednesday 19th April to register with the Burgh Hall Players. The Burgh Hall Players will also be joining the Scottish Community Drama Association (SCDA), with a view to reviving a long tradition in Cowal of not just performing but also entering drama competitions. Are you interested in acting, directing or helping backstage? If so, come to the Burgh Hall’s Pop Up Shop in Argyll Street, Dunoon, at 7.30pm on Wednesday 19th April to register with the Burgh Hall Players. Scottish Community Drama Association Scottish Community Drama Association SCDA supports the development of Community Drama in Scotland. Over 400,000 attend amateur theatre performances from Shetland to the Borders, in venues that range from village halls, Scout Huts to ruined castles. For people in remote rural areas, it can be the only access to live theatre. 10,000 participate in these shows each year, learning skills of performance, marketing, health and safety, and even just enjoying the social life which our 250 clubs offer to older people, newly single, and childre nunder the age of 18. Our members range from age 5 to 81, and all our events are managed by our network of 400 volunteers in 28 grass roots local committees. Many of Scotland’s top actors started out in SCDA clubs. Richard Wilson ( Greenock Players); Alan Cumming (Carnoustie Theatre Club) , to name just two. They are committed to enabling the most disadvantaged groups to take part and are currently working with a Gujarati group to start a drama class and eventually to create their own play in English which reflects their culture. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THINKDUNOON- HOW DO YOU SEE THE FUTURE OF DUNOON TOWN CENTRE? March 24, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 160133_ASL_00_XX_VS_A_0002_S3_P1.4_Poster_Cover (1) Do you have a viewpoint regards Dunoon’s Town Centre. Here is your invitation to events that will discuss, debate and design the future of the Dunoon City Centre. thinkdunoon1 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments GUNNA SOUND CEILIDH TICKETS AVAILABLE March 17, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar img20170317_14354404 The Dunoon National Mod 2018 are now selling tickets for the Gunna Sound Ceilidh fundraiser taking place on Saturday 29th April taking place at the Strachur Memorial Hall. Tickets are available from THE MOD SHOP in Hillfoot Street open Mon to Sat 10.00am – 4.00pm DSCN7781 or McCLURES BAR. MacClures Bar Buses will leave from the Dunoon Hall at 8.00pm priced at £12 which includes bus fair and a light buffet . Those not requiring bus transport may purchase tickets at £8 which also includes the light buffet. gunna sound Gunna Sound are Campbell Brown and Johnny Scoular who are one of the very best ceilidh acts in Scotland. Set to fill and thrill the dancefloor of the Strachur Memorial Hall. with a combination of Country and Western, Gaelic songs and Scottish Dances, plus Scottish and Irish classics DSCN7888 . Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments COWAL HOSPICE TRUST ANNOUNCE SECOND STADIUM MAY FUNDAY March 6, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 001 Cowal Hospice Trust have announced that for a second year there will be a May time Funday funraising event in the Donoon Stadium. 12087808_158017664545574_6145835485299810076_o The event this year will take place on the 20th May starting just as the widely advertised Dunoon Triathlon draws to an end. The Dunoon Presents Triathlon is a pool-based triathlon involving a 400m swim at Hunters Quay Holiday Village , 22km Road bike ride on the coastal road towards Innellan. completing with a pleasant out and back 6km run. It is hoped that competitors of the Dunoon Triathlon will join in as Funday teams from all over Cowal take part in sponsored walks many in Fancy Dress and many celebrating themes . DSCN8363 The 97.4FM Dunoon Community Radio Roadshow will be giving a running commentary and introducing local talent including entertainers from Dunoon Grammar School, local bands and much , much more………… all to be announced DSCN8622 DSCN8626 Registration for teams is so easy so don’t leave it to late and it also helps the organizers in planning to make this years event an even more of a success than last year ………….. funday may 20th 2017 001 ANOTHER COWAL HOSPICE FUNDRAISER TO GET YOU IN THE MOOD FOR THE BIG ONE ……… 16938657_1348615901879602_2664855070718276768_n Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments AND TO START –IT’S GOING TO BE AN AWESOME YEAR 2017 March 1, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 15940578_1908849946016355_2865336458880104141_n The Boutique festival located in the heart of Argyll is certainly creating a buzz especially with the announcement of the top line up of acts that will be performing. This is the village’s second music festival and the brainchild of local holiday park operator, Argyll Holidays who are celebrating their 50th Anniversary this year. The event takes place across various venues, with the Main Stage located at the Drimsynie House Hotel and the Goil Inn’s Village Stage playing host to local acts. There is also a vast range of outdoor activities and entertainment over the weekend with a variety of local food and drink which Argyll has become famous for in recent years. 15940578_1908849946016355_2865336458880104141_n Ross Coutts Digital Marketing Assistant at Argyll Holidays will be visiting the DCR97.4FM John Street Broadcasting Studio on Thursday to tell listeners about the event and how they have managed to get so many of Scotland’s top bands many originating from Argyll including several getting ready to launch Albums which means spectators may be hearing original material for the first time. gitg 6 The 2017 lineup features many artist well known around these parts and include Internationally renowned Skerryvore a festival in themselves. GITG 2 The awesome Trail West Recently crowned “Scottish Dance Band of the Year” at the ScotsTradMusicAwards, the group from Tiree & South Uist are always known to fill a dancefloor with their trademark West Coast sound as heard frequently here on DCRs West Coast Ceilidh with Ian Wilson. gitg 4 Robert Robertson and Ross Wilson need no introduction and with their new band Tide Lines already chart toppers we all know what to expect. gitg 8 And Fast becoming the “must see act” of any event the very local and very talented Heron Valley –see history in the making . Here is the official announced line up we will be featuring many of the artist here on Dunoon Community Radio and will be keeping you up to date with all the latest news and of course All the Gossip. Listen out to hear what your favourite presenters are saying and playing Skerryvore will be headlining the Gig in the Goil 2017. Formed in Tiree, the Scottish Celtic Rock group pull large crowds across the world, and were recently crowned “Live Band of the Year” at the Scottish Traditional Music Awards – we can’t wait to welcome them to Lochgoilhead as one of our headliners. Fronted by award-winning former Skipinnish singer Robert Robertson, Tide Lines are a four piece band driven by acoustic and electric guitars, but heavily influenced by traditional music. Their first single, “Far Side of the World”, entered the UK download charts ahead of Coldplay and Beyoncé, and the group are known for their incredible live performances – they will grace our main stage as Saturday night’s headliners. Recently crowned “Scottish Dance Band of the Year” at the Scottish Traditional Music Awards, Trail West also join this year’s Gig in the Goil line-up. The group from Tiree & South Uist are always known to fill a dancefloor with their trademark West Coast sound, and we look forward to some great tunes & craic from the guys as they make their mark on Lochgoilhead! Joining them will be Heron Valley. The young trad act from Strachur are bursting with energy and were one of the most requested bands to come back to Lochgoilhead after their performance at last year’s festival – they’ll perform two sets over the weekend. ClannAnDrumma Clann an Drumma are famous for bringing Scottish tribal music to worldwide audiences, and went down a storm at GITG 2016, both with their main stage performance, and their impromptu Fireside set – they’ll return to play the Sunday evening. Dubbed the “most exciting bagpipe pop band on the scene” the mini Rollin Drones graced the stage at The Wee G with their high energy set – and will return in May with their full 7-piece band, as the last date on their European tour. Gunner Sound Joining the Tiree contingent on the line-up are the fantasticDCR97.4FM Favourites Gunna Sound. Led by Campbell Brown & Johnny Scoular, the duo are one of the very best ceilidh acts in Scotland. They are set to fill the GITG dancefloor with a combination of Pipe Music, Country and Western, Gaelic songs and Scottish Dances, plus Scottish and Irish classics. Described as “an ideal festival band with stacks of energy” Have Mercy Las Vegas have gone from strength to strength. Their rowdy and eclectic mix of folk and blues, with a Celtic flair has earned them rave reviews of their studio material. However it’s the live performances that make HMLV stand out, where they can fully show off their range of original songs, from the foot stomping hoe downs, to the harmonious laments. Hailing from Dundee, The Graham Brown Band is a Scottish rock/pop band with a very unique sound. Comprised of seven top musicians with experience of playing across Europe, their latest EP “The Lion’s Roar” was released in January to critical acclaim, with the bagpipe-infused Celtic Rock band creating an essential party atmosphere wherever they go. The group are bursting with pride and energy, and can’t wait to get the crowds dancing at Gig in the Goil. The country’s finest Paolo Nutini tribute act - Paolo Notini will also perform at this year’s event. With his vocals, mannerisms and stage presence down to a fine art, this is the only authentic tribute who plays LIVE guitar to Paolo’s biggest hits. Expect to hear all of Paolo’s early right up to his latest chart material. The Brambles We’re also delighted to welcome the best in local talent to our Festival this year. The Brambelles – from just over the hills in Strachur – offer a stunning blend of two-part harmonies across a wide range of genres, providing the perfect soundtrack to your Sunday afternoon. Rhuvaal - from Campbeltown – and Turas from Oban, are two young traditional acts set for big things and know how to fill a dancefloor, while Inverary’s Holly Renton is an award-winning singer, set to charm the audience with her arrangements of popular songs. Bar None Community Choir is Lochgilphead and Mid Argyll’s exciting community choir. Led by musical director Stephen Povey and accompanied by Struan Thorpe on guitar, the choir sing an eclectic range of popular songs by artists such as Skipinnish, Stereophonics, Bon Iver and Elbow – the perfect start to your Sunday afternoon. The Hur Also joining our Main Stage are one of the hottest new traditional bands The Hur, who have just released their fantastic debut single ‘Still Standing’, contemporary Livingston folk band 5 Strings, back by popular demand after their set at The Wee G, Greenock folk duo Tartan Sound, and young indie/trad act The Barrels. Once again the Fireside Sessions returns to Gig in the Goil, featuring the best acoustic music in an intimate setting. Former Dead Sea Souls frontman Gary Burns brings his solo project to Lochgoilhead, with big harmonies and singalongs, along with Stirling Singer-Songwriter Robbie Hutton. The popular Mark Sharp - from Whitburn – also returns, alongside upcoming artists Mariyana, Harry Bircher & Ross Whelan, with many more to be announced. Expect plenty of singalongs! There’s also something for the kids – We’re pleased to welcome the Talking Heads Puppet Show back to Lochgoilhead, as well as our very own Rusty & Rosie Go Nuts. But that’s not all – keep an eye out for more children’s entertainment in the coming months! Check Out The Dunoon Community Radio Facebook for lot’s more information https://www.facebook.com/dcr97.4fm/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE and more information of the line up http://www.argyllholidays.com/article/gig-goil-2017 Categories: Uncategorized | 2 Comments Category Comments DUNOON COMMUNITY COUNCIL NOTICE February 28, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar SAVE STRUAN LODGE spades THE STRUAN LODGE DEVELOPMENT GROUP and DUNOON COMMUNITY COUNCIL invite everybody interested in health & social care in the Cowal area to a public meeting in—– Dunoon Grammar School on Monday 6th March 2017 at 6.30 pm. The purpose of the meeting is for the Struan Lodge Development Group to launch “A STRATEGY FOR INTEGRATED ADULT CARE” which sets out a vision for the Struan Lodge and Cowal Community Hospital sites for the short medium and long term. The document will be submitted to the Integrated Joint Board of Argyll & Bute Health & Social Care Partnership as part of the Information and engagement process regarding Struan Lodge. This will have far reaching consequences for Cowal and we would welcome your attendance and support on Monday 6th March 2017 at 6.30pm in DUNOON GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON JOBS FAIR 2017 February 26, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar jobs fair Dunoon jobs fair 2017! Monday 27th of February @ Dunoon Grammar School! Make sure you don’t miss out! Why not bring along a copy of your CV with you, to hand to potential employers! Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments GETTING READY FOR DUNOON MOD 2018 WITH OBAN GAELIC CHOIR AT ST MUN’S February 19, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar headline (1) 22C-6e-20161011141631 Còisir Ghàidhlig an Òbain “Oban Gaelic Choir” are one of the oldest competition choirs in Gaeldom, and have been competing regularly in Mòds for many years. In 2015 Oban hosted the worlds most prestigious Gaelic music festival the Royal National Mod and Còisir Ghàidhlig an Òbain won the The Lovat and Tullibardine Shield ,the coveted trophy for the premier choirs’ competition. Oban Gaelic Choir Under the conductorship of Sileas Sinclair who has composed and arranged a vast collection of songs for choirs and performers across the world Còisir Ghàidhlig an Òbain is going from strength to strength and are getting ready practising hard for the Royal National Mod in Lochaber later in the year. There are various events planned this year for practising and also the ever important fund-raising including a visit to Dunoon’s St Mun’s Church Hall Saturday 25th February. This is the first of concerts and Ceilidh’s planned to raise awareness and funds for the return to Dunoon of the Royal National Mod in 2018. oban Gaelic Choir 2016 Some of you may have visited the newly re-opened charity “Mod Shop” situated in Hill Foot Street which in previous years of Dunoon Mod’s has always been a popular way of fund-raising . Dunoon Community Radio will as it first did in 2006 be keeping you informed to what is happening with lots of broadcast including the Weekly “All Things Mod”presented since the last Dunoon Royal National Mod in 2012 by Frlly , Tara, Mary and Jennifer. lochaber gaelic choir silver This week “All Things Mod” will be featuring in all their splendour Còisir Ghàidhlig an Òbain “Oban Gaelic Choir” and a there will be some mention of Saturdays Taynuilt Ceilidh with the fantastic Lochaber District Gaelic Choir with piper Rhuaraidh Edwards, Isla Sinclair Dancers – Niamh Cameron & Ailie Munto, Deirdre Beck (fiddle) & Sileas Sinclair (accordion), Lochaber Gaelic Choir with soloists Rachel Walker, Catherine MacKinnon & John Hutchison, accordionist Andrew MacDonald and piper Caroline Groat. Fear an Taighe for the evening was Brian Wilkinson. logo Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR97.4FM TUESDAY— LOT’S OF VALENTINE PROGRAMMES TODAY February 14, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar val day DCR97.4FM TUESDAY LOT’S OF VALENTINE PROGRAMMES TODAY INCLUDING 5.00PM – 7.00PM THE LATE ,LATE ,LATE VERY LATE VALENTINES DAY BREAKFAST SHOW –Victor will be chatting to local poet Tariq Latif who would be delighted to put out dedications. Tariq face Tariq poem and in the background Lynne Carter DCRs newest presenter will be in control of the faders and we are sure she wouldn’t mind reading out dedications. lynne carter GR_ValentinesDay_Banner_828x300 DUNOON OBSERVER REPORTS DCR97.4FM INVOLVEMENT AT CELTIC CONNECTIONS February 10, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DCR97.4FM DUNOON OBSERVER REPORTS DCR97.4FM INVOLVEMENT AT CELTIC CONNECTIONS as DCR97.4FM prepare to broadcast over thirty hours of highlights from the Celtic Connections which were broadcast live from Glasgow in conjunction with our sustaining Radio Station Celtic Music Radio PICTURED IN THE REPORT WAS DCR97.4FM EXECUTIVE PRODUCER HAMISH BEAR AND EVA LEES FROM CMR95FM/DCR97.4FM MONDAYS “COFFEE WITH A DANISH ” PROGRAMME 12.00NOON CMR-CC LOGO DCR AT CELT CONN -OBSERVER edit Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments 6TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY FOR “ROCK TRISH” February 10, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN4187 (640x480) It was a dark wet Friday night in February 2011 when Trish went solo on the broadcasting desk for the very first time to present her very first “Whatever Rock Your Boat” Tonight “Whatever Rocks YOUR Boat” with Trish will have been Rockin’ the airwaves for 6 years!…and will celebrate with an all listeners request show TRISH-AWARD-300x81 (300x81) Over the last six years the Award Winning “Whatever Rocks YOUR Boat” has been heard all over the world and has featured many famous artists and bands with many interviews with music legends as well as many new up and coming artist and bands. benny-gala-and-trish-300x225 Promoting new artist has always been an integral part of “Whatever Rocks YOUR Boat” and to help the cause Trish has promoted musical events in local venues and is always on the look out for new artist and venues Also on tonight’s show “The New and Unsigned Slot” features 16 year old Calum Jones from Moray, Aberdeen’s ROTU..Homegrown, Greenock/Dunoon’s Purple Doves Scotlands Best Kept Secret..and Peur from Manchester.. trish-award-300x179 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON’S 24th ARGYLL SCOUTS VISIT DCR97.4FM BROADCASTING STUDIO February 9, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN7558 THE LATE LATE LATE, VERY LATE ,REALLY VERY LATE BREAKFAST SHOW SPECIAL EDITION—24th ARGYLL SCOUTS IN DUNOON –On Wednesday Victor was joined in the Studio by scout leaders Paul Colquhoun and Paul Wilson along with Scouts from Dunoon’s very own 24th Argyll. DSCN7556 The Scouts were eager to tell of their adventures with the scout troop and some of the different activities they are pursuing. Victor answered questions regards the radio Station and invited the scouts to keep in touch and offered the facilities of DCR 97.4FM to inform listeners of future activities – DSCN7559 scouts scotland Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments CELTIC CONNECTIONS STARTS TO PRESS ACCLAIM January 21, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Laura Marling & BBC SSO Celtic Connections 2017 has begun! What an incredible start to the festival last night with Laura Marling & BBC SSO headlining the opening night at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. The Scotsman reported “This year’s Celtic Connections Opening Concert turned out to be as generously populated an evening as previous massed celebrations, with a first half of special guests which felt like a concert in itself.” The audience were certainly spoilt for choice, with an array of talented special guests that took to the stage in the first half. Karine Polwart opened the show with a specially composed piece to mark the inauguration of the 45th President of the United States. Following Karine were previews from international guests – Saharan singer Aziza Brahim and bluegrass pop from Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys. Rachel Sermanni and Adam Holmes were next a compatible duo who both have solo slots throughout the festival. Cara Dillon charmed her audience with a rendition of She Moved Through The Fair Cara was followed by Declan O’Rourke who added some orchestral arrangements to his set, nicely leading to the main event… The world premiere saw a room spellbound by Laura Marling’s quiet authority and incredible vocals, Laura gave a very special performance as she opened this year’s Celtic Connections festival. Laura was accompanied by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in a world premiere. The performance was conducted by Grammy Award winning Jules Buckley, with stunning new arrangements of Laura’s repertoire by Kate St. John. CC-logo-150x150 Having the opening night raise the bar Friday night’s performers kept it at dizzy highs with first class performances all over the city, including the sell-out show at The Barrowland starring Manran with Blazin’ Fiddles supported by Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments CELTIC CONNECTIONS –IT’S AN EDUCATION January 19, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 14900611_10154201767131374_7801009034418966839_n Over the years there have been initiatives and incentives to introduce Scottish youngsters to their Celtic Heritage even here in Dunoon there have been many events to give “awareness” in all aspects of the Celtic Heritage and before it closed for refurbishment the Dunoon Burgh Hall had been involved through many events and workshops to promote Celtic Heritage through music, dance, drama workshops and performance with youth participation. One of Scotland’s best kept secrets in educating and promoting Celtic Culture is the Celtic Connections Educational Programme which will for Celtic Connections 2017 bring over 11, 000 children from across Scotland to take part in Celtic Connections 2017 Education Programme with Free morning concerts for schools by leading Scottish and international musicians, and workshops in schools led by Celtic artists, giving pupils invaluable opportunities to learn about, take part in and enjoy traditional music a very important part of Scottish culture. Since it began in 1998 the annual Celtic Connections Education Programme has reached more than 200,000 children across the country. During this time school parties have travelled to Glasgow from throughout Scotland to attend schools concerts, including Argyll and Bute, Dumfries and Galloway and Fife and for many of the children this is their first experience of live music in a professional venue. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments CELTIC CONNECTIONS-THE NEXT BEST THING TO BEING THERE January 19, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar CMR-CC LOGO CELTIC CONNECTIONS 11AM FRIDAY 20TH JANUARY -We will be travelling by Car, Ferry ,Bus and on foot to be there on time –ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SWITCH ON THE RADIO –From 11.00 am to 7.00 pm, Celtic Music Radio will provide live music, interviews and up-to-date Celtic Connections’ news combined with reviews and ticket availability.-THE NEXT BEST THING TO BEING THERE! This sparkling action will take place in the Buchanan Suite at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall from Mondays to Fridays and from the CMR95FM studios at Admiral Street, Kinning Park on Saturdays and Sundays. All in all, that’s 17 days, 136 hours and over 70 live acts all on Celtic Music Radio 95FM DAB across cmr-cc-banner-232x300 Dunoon-Radio-FAB-HP-Aug-2015-page-0011-300x1901 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments GLASGOW’S PARK BAR 50 YEARS OF CEILIDH MUSIC CD January 19, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar park bar 50 Glasgow’s Park Bar a well known popular venue for many of our DCR97.4FM listeners have released a nineteen track CD to celebrate their 50 Years of Ceilidh Music, some of you listeners may have heard DCR97.4 Presenter Ian Wison playing tracks from the CD on his West Coast Ceilidh Programme on a Monday night including a tune he wrote the lyrics for performed by his good friends Eriskay Lilt Robert Robinson 2017 Robert Robertson who incidentally will be headlining with TIDELINES at 2017 Cowal Gathering has posted these comments about the Park Bars new CD which features a song with lyrics written by DCR Presenter Ian Wilson to a much loved Blair Douglas tune performed by Erisky Lilt Robert says: The brand new Park Bar album (proceeds of which go to the RNLI) is now for sale on eBay and, having listened to it non stop for the last couple of days, I can recommend it most highly! In the mid 1960s, Donald MacRae sang a song or two in an impromptu ceilidh in the Park Bar which inspired Terry Ferguson, the manager at the time, to apply for a music licence. Little did they know that Donald would be standing on the stage half a century later singing at the 50th anniversary of what has become (thanks in no small part to his own immeasurable contribution) such a legendary highland “home from home”. And what a night it was on Sunday! Personally, I can’t imagine my last five or six years in Glasgow without The Park Bar, and this CD contains lots of memories that I will treasure for years to come… Which is ironic considering “memory” is the last word one would normally associate with a night in the Teuchtar Triangle! DSCN9294 DCR97.4 Presenter Ian Wison playing tracks from the CD on his West Coast Ceilidh Programme on a Monday night including a tune he wrote the lyrics for performed by his good friends Eriskay Lilt Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments GETTING READY FOR CELTIC CONNECTIONS 2017 January 6, 2017 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 14900611_10154201767131374_7801009034418966839_n WE ARE WHEN WE WILL BE JOINING OUR SUSTAINING SERVICE COLLEAGUES AT CELTIC MUSIC RADIO 95FM FOR THE DAILY LIVE BROADCAST AND THE DANNY KYLE OPEN STAGE EVENING EVENT. cc BANNERS LOOK OUT FOR CHANGES TO OUR REGULAR PROGRAMMES BETWEEN 9th JANUARY -5th FEBRUARY CC-logo-150x150 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE NO MATTER WHAT TIME IT IS YOU ARE MOST WELCOME TO DUNOON COMMUNITY RADIO December 31, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar MAY WE WISH ALL OUR LISTENERS BOTH LOCALLY ON FM AND FURTHER AFIELD ON THE INTERNET DSCN7222 A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR —- WITH BEST WISHES AND MUCH LOVE FROM THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER “HAMISH” AND ALL THE VOLUNTEERS happy-new-year-wallpaper-greetings-cards4 DSCN7224 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments FROM CHRISTMAS 2015 —A VERY SPECIAL PROGRAMME FROM “THE SHORES” VOICES OF CHRISTMAS 10.00PM SUNDAY 1st JANUARY December 29, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THE BROADCAST FROM 2015 CHRISTMAS EVE WHEN LOCAL PEOPLE RETOLD A UNIVERSAL STORY —A VERY SPECIAL PROGRAMME FROM “THE SHORES” Dunoon Community radio where very proud to premier the first public broadcast of this locally produced radio play produced and acted out by local folk . As a special treat for the first day of the new year we are broadcasting the play again for those who may missed it and for those who have requested to hear it again VOICES OF CHRISTMAS A modern interpretation of the most famous and the original Christmas Story the birth of the Baby Child Jesus ……….. Mary and Joseph travelled from Nazareth to Bethlehem and were turned away from the village inn by the innkeeper.‘ they took refuge in a stable, where baby Jesus was born and laid in a manger……………. 2015-12-strone-nativity-tableau-by-ian-giles-001-300x199 Photograph Ian Giles Costumes by Sheila Whittaker THE VOICES OF CHRISTMAS Writer: John Rawnsley Publisher: John Paul The Preachers Press Producer: Evlyn Mill Sound Recorder: Tony Wood, Windmill Wood Studio Voices: Prologue & Epilogue – David Mill Isaiah – the late Robert Balfour Angel – Nicole Cooper Crowd – Evlyn Mill, Derek Cornish, Jenny Cornish Shepherd – Andy Mullen Herod – David Mill Wise Man – Robert Keen Donkey – Jo Wilkinson Joseph – John Suttie Mary – Caroline Smith Baby – Madeleine Hacking You can hear VOICES OF CHRISTMAS 10.00PM SUNDAY 1st JANUARY Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments GETTING READY FOR NEW YEAR December 29, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar happy-new-year-wallpaper-greetings-cards4 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments HAPPY HOLIDAY FROM ALL AT DCR December 29, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Christmas Message DCR 2.jpeg Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THE MAGICAL STORY OF WALT DISNEY December 23, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Disney1968 Every one loves Walt Disney and no more than our own Dave De Kort. Dave loves Walt Disney so much that he has made a special Disney radio programme which celebrates over 90 years of stories, music and song. disney Dave invites every one who is young at heart to join him for these special Christmas time broadcast. You can hear part One and Two Christmas Day at 2.00pm and 3.00pm and Parts 3 and 4 on Boxing Day at the same times. Join Dave De Kort as he takes you on a truly magical journey as he tells you the story of Walt Disney DDK3 disney 2 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments CHRISTMAS CAROL’S AT THE PIER December 22, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar FullSizeRender (4) When Jenni from Dunoon’s Swallow Café felt the need for some rousing Carol Singing she spoke to like minded folk and a plan came about to hire a room in Dunoon’s Iconic recently refurbished Pier and to have the very first Community Carol Singing on the Pier for a very long time. FullSizeRender (5) Looking to help a local charity it was decided to support the Cowal Elderly Befrienders who are at this time raising public awareness of their aims by having released a new song on CD called Raining In Dunoon. Several of Jenni’s friends and co-workers at the Swallow Cafe where recruited including singing waitress Wendy along with Margaret, Sue and Kathryn to help with the evenings proceeding not only singing and reciting the Christmas Story but making sure there were plenty of Christmas refreshments including Sausage Rolls, Mince Pies and several kinds of delicious Christmas Fruit Cake. New resident to Cowal Isobel McNeil joined well known local musicians Julie Forrester and Gordon Blair to provide a wonderful musical backing and also delighted everyone present with two solo’s “What Child Is This ” and a “White Christmas” IMG_3188 Jenni persuaded TV and Radio Presenter Derek McIntyre to take time out from his busy Christmas Broadcasting Schedule to join Simon and Victor from DCR97.4FM to make sure every one knew everyone and a good time was had by all. FullSizeRender (1) Listen out for extracts from the concert over the holidays Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments ELIZABETH ROY WINS GIANT TEDDY December 19, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN7143 Dunoon Community Radio Main Sponsor the local Observer Stationary and Craft Shop, (At the traffic lights) have been entering all customers who spent £10 into a special Christmas Prize Draw for the very Cuddly Big Teddy Bear. DSCN7209 The very Big Teddy Bear has been sitting behind the counter in the Observer Shop (at the Traffic Lights) awaiting the Big Draw for Giant Teddy which took place tonight “Live On Air” here on Dunoon Community Radio 97.4fm at 5.00pm when specially invited guest to the Studio Alex Pollock made the Draw. DSCN7201 The winning ticket as drawn from the “Golden Box” by Alex was ticket belonged to Elizabeth Roy from Sandbank and wil be delivered to his new home Tuesday. DSCN7205 Congratulations Elizabeth . Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR97.4FM TO JOIN CELTIC MUSIC RADIO 95FM CELTIC CONNECTIONS 2017 BROADCAST December 18, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar cmr cc banner ONCE AGAIN FOR THE SEVENTH YEAR DCR97.4FM SHALL BE JOINING Celtic Music Radio 95FM in their unrivalled Festival of Music during Celtic Connections 2017. The programmes will include live, up-close-and-personal sessions from international acts as well the best musicians Glasgow and other parts of the country have to offer. They will be featuring new and upcoming bands plus headline artists appearing at Celtic Connections. From 11 am to 5 pm, DCR97.FM guest presenters will be joining Celtic Music Radio to provide live music, interviews and up-to-date Celtic Connections’ news combined with reviews and ticket availability The sparkling action will take place in the Buchanan Suite at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall from Mondays to Fridays and from our studios at Admiral Street, Kinning Park on Saturdays and Sundays. gordon-Hotchkiss1-278x300 All in all, that’s 17 days, 136 hours and over 70 live acts all on 95FM and DAB across Glasgow and www.celticmusicradio.net around the world. Our live studio sessions on Saturdays and Sundays are free to attend but donations are always welcome. Liz-Clark-300x203 In addition, from 5pm to 7pm we will broadcast live the Danny Kyle Open Stage from the Exhibition Hall at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Danny-new-pic-300x179 Celtic Music Radio 95FM is a charitable community radio station serving Scotland’s musicians. It has a team of 30 music-loving volunteers dedicated to promoting a wide range of music in a wide choice of genres from across Scotland, Ireland and beyond. To be considered for one of our live sessions, please email a biography and link to your music to connections@celticmusicradio.net Please also indicate your availability and we’ll do our best to fit you in. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments LAST WEEK FOR COLLECTIVE December 17, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar collective web Only 6 days left to visit the Dunoon Burgh Hall Pop Up Shop and the truly unique Collective to source that special locally handmade gift for that Very Special Christmas Present ! Open Sunday 12-4pm then Tuesday till Saturday (Christmas Eve) This is your last chance to visit the Collective for the foreseeable future as they are closing down Christmas eve and will not be back until they pop up someplace in 2017. collec web And — while you are there have a look at the amazing range of art work that the fabulous supporters of the Dunoon Burgh Hall have donated for the annual fundraising exhibition. All anonymous and all £15. And still some without Red Spots post card art soosie box Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments “PEOPLE’S CHAMPION” ALEX POLLOCK TO DRAW GIANT TEDDY December 14, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar As we get close to the draw for the Big Teddy Bear to take place “Live On Air” on Dunoon Community Radio 97.4fm on Monday 19th December at 5.00pm we are very pleased to announce that our very good friend Peoples Champion 2016 Alex Pollock will be doing us the honour in drawing the winning ticket. DSCF1743 (640x478) Dunoon Community Radio Main Sponsor the local Observer Stationary and Craft Shop, (At the traffic lights) are entering all customers who spend £10 into a special Christmas Prize Draw for the very Cuddly Big Teddy Bear. The Draw for the giant Teddy will take place “Live On Air” on Dunoon Community Radio 97.4fm on Monday 19th December at 5.00pm when specially invited guest to the Studio Alex Pollock will make the Draw. The very Big Teddy Bear is sitting behind the counter in the Observer Shop (at the Traffic Lights) and for your chance to enter the draw pop in and say hello and make a purchase and Win The Very Big Teddy Bear DSCF1722 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments COWAL ELDERLY BEFRIENDERS RAINING IN DUNOON CD NOW AVAILABLE December 13, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 51e96jcU7AL._SS500 That’s the good news, the not so good news is that there are only 500 copies in this limited edition. To raise funds for the Cowal Elderly Befrienders they are being sold at £5 each with three tracks on each special edition CD the single mix, an acoustic mix and a karaoke mix… There is sure to be a great demand for this unique CD especially as we get near to Christmas. DCR 97.4FM will be selling copies through the Hillfoot Street MOD SHOP and we will let you know other outlets very soon cowal bef Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments TOP PRIZE TEDDY BEAR-AT THE OBSERVER SHOP –AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS December 10, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar BEAR1 Dunoon Community Radio Sponsor the local Observer Stationary and Craft Shop, (At the traffic lights) are entering all customers who spend £10 into a special Christmas Prize Draw for the very Cuddly Big Teddy Bear. The Draw for the giant Teddy will take place “Live On Air” on Dunoon Community Radio 97.4fm on Monday 19th December at 5.00pm when a specially invited guest to the Studio will make the Draw. The very Big Teddy Bear is sitting behind the counter in the Observer Shop (at the Traffic Lights) and for your chance to enter the draw pop in and say hello and make a purchase and you could Win The Very Big Teddy Bear BEAR 2 THE BEST EVER CHRISTMAS PRESENT EVER £15 December 10, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar POST CARD DISPLAY You have heard it mentioned here on Dunoon Community Radio you may have even read about it in the local press now If you are starting to panic because you still haven’t found that special Christmas present for that special person then Dunoon’s Burgh Hall Pop Up Shop Post Card Art Exhibition may have the solution. Over 200 donated anonymous unique artworks are now being offered for sale at the affordable price of £15, not only making the ideal Christmas present but elevating your status as “one who supports local art and The Burgh Hall” Local Artist ColmDocherty and Zac Fraser-McNeill have been busy hanging the donated artworks — Good Job Guys another -very artistic. postcard art Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments INTRODUCING ANDREW MLITT DCR’S FLY ON THE WALL December 5, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN6917 Sorry for the delay in posting this introduction to Andrew a Graduate from Strathclyde University with a Masters with Merit in Digital Journalism. Andrew is developing his journalistic skills and will be a “Fly on the wall” at DCR whilst he researches Community Radio for a possible future project. Andrew came into the studio last week during Victor’s LLLVLB evening drive programme. Originally just to observe it was not long before Andrew was explaining to the listeners what he was doing and a little about his education and future plans. During the programme he told of his musical taste and identified his favourite musician as sixties Guitar legend Jimi Hendrix who has also influenced his style of Guitar playing, when asked by Victor who was the major contributor to his musical repertoire who he felt he played most like he admitted the majority of his repertoire was Jimi Hendrix he also admitted that his parents musical taste played a great part in this. Andrew impressed several listeners with his likeable presenting style especially when he admitted this was the first time he had spoken live on Radio. Andrew is looking forward to talking to the listeners in the near future as he continues his research into Community Radio. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments JINGLE BUS DAZZLES IN BRIGHT SUNSHINE (DAZZLING BEING A DUNOON TRADITION) December 4, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar kenny sun No pretending there wasn’t a chill in the air this morning to greet folk arriving at Dunoon Stadium for the final day of the Jingle Bus but what was surprising was the wonderful bright sunshine organised by, or so says, the man in charge at the Stadium Kenny “just to brighten your day up he said” girls And what a difference the Sunshine makes as folk got ready to board the Jingle Bus singing along to and celebrating the release of the Cowal Elderly Befrienders CD “Raining In Dunoon”? Once again on this final day the event was supported by a wee market, a kiddies wee fun fair and an endless supply of hot drinks and Christmas themed goodies to eat. Frlly at jingle Dunoon Community Radio Presenter Frlly was interviewing every one for her Radio programmes whilst DJ Stereo Simon and Victor played tunes and Executive Producer Hamish Bear was having his photo taken with lots of folk and even went missing for a while–does anyone know where Executive Producer Hamish Bear’s Missing Hour was spent hamish bus Check out our Dunoon Community Radio face book for more photos soon and please Like our Page –See you all next year. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments NOW AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD “RAINING IN DUNOON” AMAZON & iTUNES December 4, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 51e96jcU7AL._SS500 Raining in Dunoon by Cowal Elderly Befrienders Streaming Listen with Unlimited Listen to millions of songs, anywhere with Amazon Music Unlimited. Learn more --- MP3 Download £0.99 to buy the MP3 song Available for download now Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR97.4FM AT JINGLE BUS Calendar December 3, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit DSCN7006 DCR97.4FM AT JINGLE BUS” ! Hi Everyone for all those people who went along to the Dunoon Stadium today and especially for all those who couldn’t manage we have put a few photos on are facebook, with big thanks to all the stall holders and every one at “JINGLE BUS TEAM” for making it happen again ! Dunoon Regeneration Tombola stall Karen Smith – Allsortz Marie McNicol – Jewellery Joan Maclachlan – Chainsaw Crafts Indoors Janie Wallace – Xmas Flower Arrangements Claire Lewis- Cowal Sign & Design Angela Galbraith – Party Lite and Bags Gemma Griffin – Sparks and Sparkles Dunoon Regeneration Tombola stall and not to forget Robert Davies with his amazing Funfair Rides and attractions. David Carson of Wined and Dined with Burgers, Fantastic Bacon Rolls ,Hot and Cold Drinks and lots more. DSCN6952 It’s ALL happening again Tomorrow with the Jingle Bus experience beginning and ending in Dunoon stadium and even if you’re not going on the Jingle Bus itself EVERYONE is more than welcome to come along and join in when DCR 97.4 Presenters will be keeping you up to date with what’s going on and getting you to sing along with the latest music CD release sensation from Cowal Elderly Befrienders “ RAINING IN DUNOON” raining in Dunoon cd cover Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments “RAINING IN DUNOON” NEW SINGLE FROM COWAL BEFRIENDERS November 28, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar It’s been a long time since Dunoon was mentioned in a song in fact it was in the late sixties when Billy Connolly and Tam Harvey known as the The Humblebums sang Why Don’t They Come Back To Dunoon? cowal bef Now thanks to the good folk at Cowal Elderly Befrienders a new song is to be released mentioning Dunoon. Soon to be available to buy to help raise funds for the Cowal Elderly Befrienders will be the Song “Raining In Dunoon” which features many of the folk associated with the Befrienders. raining in Dunoon cd cover A wide social media campaign has begun to spread the word and asking folk to have a listen and watch the video of the song which they say they had a lot of fun writing and recording. “Raining in Dunoon” If you would like to listen to the song and watch the video click on this link DCR97.4FM Presenter Frlly will be playing the song in her morning Roads,Traffic, Sea and Weather Show after 7.00am Tuesday raining in Dunoon cd cover Cowal and Bute Elderly Befrienders work in the predominantly rural Cowal and Bute areas of Argyll with a referred client group of over 65s living at home or in sheltered housing, and identified as suffering from some degree of loneliness and isolation. Around 80% of referrals come from statutory services (social work/mental health team/GPs), and we work with 180 clients on a regular weekly basis for 52 weeks of the year. Our activities are designed to provide ncomplete’ service to increase social opportunity, promote independence and provide support throughout the ageing process. The services are able to adapt to the health and social requirements of each client, with more or less Outreach Worker/volunteer support given as required, allowing clients to make friends, access services and live their lives according to their wishes. In many cases, we simpnnmly provide the vehicle (physically and metaphorically) to allow clients to access the benefits of peer-support, in others (particularly in dementia cases) more support is required to allow clients to live as active and fulfilling a life as possible. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments POSTCARD ART -EXTENDED DEADLINE November 27, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar The Burgh Hall Pop Up Gallery have extended the hand in deadline for thier Art Exhibition to Wednesday 30th November to give everyone a little more time to take up this unique opportunity to have thier very own “Art” publicly exhibited in the Pop Up Gallery for the whole world to see -be it anonymously of course. postcard art All you have to do is send them a postcard sized (A6) piece of original artwork to exhibit in our Pop up Gallery Christmas Exhibition. Each piece will be for sale for the same price of £15, whoever the artist is. All postcards submitted will be accepted, although there is a maximum number of 6 entries per person. You must sign your work on the back, with contact details if you want any follow up correspondence. However, please do not sign your work on the front. The idea is that the artwork is anonymous – visitors to the exhibition will be encouraged to buy work without knowing who the artist is until after it has been purchased. There could be a valuable hidden gem, or just a beautiful, thought provoking piece of work that you will cherish for ever….. Also perfect as a unique Christmas present! Work can be submitted in any medium as long as it is wall mountable – painting, drawing, original print, textile, photograph, doodle, etc. We welcome artwork from everyone – adults and children, artists, photographers, crafters, potters….(but not from animals, please) A6 size only – 105 x 148 mm Please post or hand in your entries by Wednesday 30 November to: Dunoon Burgh Hall Trust Pop up Gallery, 33 Argyll Street, Dunoon PA23 7HG Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON STILL DAZZLING November 27, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments ALEX POLLOCK IS THE PEOPLE’S CHAMPION November 27, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Alex Pollock Peoples Champion As reported on the Dunoon Observer’s face book page “Dunoon’s Community Champion was revealed at today’s Dunoon Dazzles event as the man known to generations of Cowal show-goers as Mr Dunoon. The one and only Alex Pollock. Well done Alex – a well-deserved recognition…” Alexander Pollock. The people’s champion. Dunoon Presents Community award 2016. A lifetime community service. Categories: Uncategorized | 9 Comments Category Comments DCR97.4FM AT DUNOON DAZZLES November 27, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar argyll street dazzles DSCN6906 DSCN6905 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments 5.00PM THURSDAY –SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN November 17, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar FullSizeRender –SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN—-DUNOON DAZZLES IS BACK Dunoon Presents “Spokesperson” Radio Broadcaster Derek McIntyre will be in the DCR97.4FM John Street Broadcasting Studio at 5.00pm tonight to announced THE FULL LINE UP of this years Dunoon Dazzles. For the Full, WHO, WHEN & WHERE –Tune in and also look out for the official posters being put up in and around the town and in your favourite shops Dazzles Dazzles2 dun pres Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN—-DUNOON DAZZLES IS BACK November 15, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar christmas Dunoon Presents Spokesperson Radio Broadcaster Derek McIntyre will be in the DCR97.4FM John Street Broadcasting Studio at 5.00pm Thursday to announced THE FULL LINE UP of this years Dunoon Dazzles. For the Full, WHO, WHEN & WHERE –Tune in derek your radio Dunoon Presents has announced that the Big Christmas Lights Switch On will take place at 5.00pm Saturday 26th November after a day of Christmas activities in Dunoon’s Argyll Street and the Argyll Gardens with the fabulous pop up Christmas street market, a Gingerbread House Workshop, Facepainting, the Reindeer Parade accompanied by Dunoon Grammar School Pipe Band, the Walking Theatre Company Christmas Pirates performance and much more. The Dunoon Community Radio Roadshow will be at the Bandstand in the Argyll Gardens to keep everyone informed to what is going on and to start the annual Kids Santa Dash followed by the Adult Santa Dash Plus at the Bandstand live entertainment music and all the Fun of the Funfair with Children’s rides dun pres Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THE DOUGIE MACLEAN FESTIVAL–PERTHSHIRE AMBER WITH CMR95FM BROADCAST November 4, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar amber-2-300x120 Dougie MacLean has developed a unique festival which shares his inspiring music, celebrates the history and culture of his Perthshire home and showcases its beautiful scenery. The concerts, which welcome high calibre musical guests from Scotland and abroad, are staged in a variety of wonderful venues, from village halls, town halls and a grand concert hall to historic castles and the atmospheric Dunkeld Cathedral. “A jewel of a festival” (edinburghguide.com) “A festival with vision and imagination” (Press & Journal) “The most original acoustic music festival in Scotland today”(Sing Out Magazine,USA) amber-150x150 music-logo-black-16-inv If you are amongst the lucky ones who will be visiting the Perthshire Amber Festival we know you are in for a most wondrous time in one of the most beautiful parts of Scotland. 14604833_10206164245344520_2476892031335677762_n If like the rest of us you couldn’t get away well —-Our Big Brother Radio Station Celtic Music Radio will once again be broadcasting live from Perthshire Amber Festival both the Cabert Amber and the Open Mike as well as the usual interviews, chat and of course the gossip. You can hear all the broadcast if you visit the Celtic Music Radio 95fm http://www.celticmusicradio.net/ or listen out for our relayed broadcast. THURSDAY 3RD NOVEMBER Concert: Opening Concert 2pm – Siobhan Wilson (introduced with a song or two by Dougie MacLean!) Selling Fast! Venue: Garden Marquee, Dunkeld House Concert: Cabaret Amber 4.30 – 6.30pm – Tannara + Scott Cook (CAN) with Jez Hellard Selling Fast! … Only 1 tickets left!…phone to book. (Hosted by Gina MacLeod and Alan Jordan) Venue: Wee Festival Hall, Amber Central Concert: 8.00pm Dougie MacLean + Duncan Chisholm SOLD OUT! Venue: Dunkeld Cathedral FRIDAY 4TH NOVEMBER Walk: Photograpy Walk – Time: 10.00am – 12midday “Amber Inspirations” – Clunie Loch and surrounds with Stuart Blance Meeting place Clunie Church carpark Walk: Archaeology Walk Time: 10.30am – 1.00pm – The Archaeology of Glenshee with David Strachan (Perth & Kinross Heritage Trust) FULLY BOOKED Meet at Cockstane car park Concert: Amber Cafe Concert Time: 11.30am – 12.30pm – Hannah Fisher & Sorren MacLean + Buddy MacDonald SOLD OUT! Venue: Uisge Bar & Restaurant, Murthly Concert: Start Time: 2.00pm Tim Edey SOLD OUT! Venue: The Crannog on Loch Tay Concert: Time: 2.00pm Julie Fowlis with Éamon Doorley SOLD OUT! Venue: Murthly Castle Chapel Concert: Cabaret Amber Time: 4.30- 6.30pm – Wilder Adkins (USA) + The Coaltown Daisies SOLD OUT! (Hosted by Gina MacLeod and Alan Jordan) Venue: Wee Festival Hall, Amber Central Concert: Time: 8.00pm Dougie MacLean’s Caledonia Cantata Selling Fast! Venue: Perth Concert Hall SATURDAY 5TH NOVEMBER Discovery: Time: 10.00am – 12 midday Storytelling Tour with Callum Lykan (The Hermitage) ..only 1 place left…phone to book! Meet at The Hermitage carpark Concert: Time: 11.30am – 12.30pm Amber Cafe Concert – Ross Ainslie and Buddy MacDonald SOLD OUT! Venue: Legends of Grandtully Discovery: Time: 11am – 4.00pm Amber Market Venue: St Ninian’s Close, Dunkeld Concert: Open Mic Time: 12 midday – 3.00pm Venue: Wee Festival Hall, Amber Central Concert: Time: 2.00pm Duncan Chisholm with Innes Watson SOLD OUT! Venue: Castle Menzies Discovery: Time: 3.00pm – 4.00pm Storytelling Tour with Callum Lykan (Dunkeld) Meet at Atholl Memorial Fountain Concert: Time: 4.30 – 6.30pm Cabaret Amber – Mairi Orr + The Goat Roper Rodeo Band (WALES) SOLD OUT! (Hosted by Gina MacLeod and Alan Jordan) Venue: Wee Festival Hall, Amber Central Concert: Time: 8.00pm Dougie MacLean & Friends Venue: Perth Concert Hall (Friends include: Julie Fowlis, Siobhan Wilson, Tim Edey, Cilla & Artie – The Singing Kettle, Ross Ainslie…plus more to come! ) Selling Fast! SUNDAY 6TH NOVEMBER Discovery: Time: 11.00am – 11.45am Artie’s Tartan Tales (Session 1) … bring the kids to watch Artie from The Singing Kettle! ?Venue: Wee Festival Hall, Amber Central Discovery: Decorated Wheelbarrow Parade and Amber Autumn Picnic & Concert – Time: 12.30pm – 4.00pm Musicians involved to date!! Songwriter Buddy MacDonald from Cape Breton in Canada, wonderful duo The Coaltown Daisies, lovely young singer Katie Kross, legendary instrumentalist Tim Edey, fabulously talented musicians from Wales The Goat Roper Rodeo Band and Perthshire’s own Dougie MacLean. Venue: The Streets of Dunkeld and then stage in Stanley Hill…bring your picnic and a rug or chairs…wear wellies and bring a brolly just in case !! Concert: Time: 1.00 – 4.00pm Open Mic** Venue: Wee Festival Hall, Amber Central Discovery: Time: 4.30pm – 5.15pm Artie’s Tartan Tales (Session 2)…bring the kids to watch Artie from The Singing Kettle! ?Venue: Wee Festival Hall, Amber Central Concert: Time: 4.30 – 5.30pm Amber Cafe Concert – The Coaltown Daisies & Buddy MacDonald SOLD OUT! Venue: Cargill’s Restaurant & Bistro, Blairgowrie Concert: Farewell Concert Time: 8.00pm Venue: Blairgowrie Town Hall (Musicians include: Dougie MacLean, Ross Ainslie, Sorren MacLean & Hannah Fisher, Gina Macleod & Alan Jordan, Ewen Sutherland, Gordon Maclean, Buddy MacDonald…plus other surprise guests!) SOLD OUT! Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments ANOTHER FULL HOUSE WITH LEGENDARY ROCK DJ TOM RUSSELL October 29, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments DUNOON BOOK FESTIVAL GETS OF TO A GREAT FRIDAY NIGHT START October 29, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Denise Mina DunBookfest First full day of Dunoon book Festival after an excellent Friday night start with a packed house for crime writer Denise Mina’s fascinating account the famous and notorious murderer Peter Manuel….a great start to what promises to be a great weekend Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments LOCAL ROCK BAND TO SUPPORT ROCK DJ LEGEND AT DUNOON BOOK FESTIVAL –TOM RUSSELL IN CONVERSATION WITH STACY WATERS FOLLOWED BY A SHORT LIVE SET BY DUNOON ROCK BAND VEMODALEN – October 28, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN6277 14568058_196427637457882_2213298413966019020_n Dunoon Community Radio Favourites Vemodalen have been invited to play a short set @ Dunoon’s Book Festival hosted by Dunoon Presents on Saturday 29th October after the 7.00pm appearance of Tom Russell vemodalen live1 Legendary rock DJ, Tom Russell, gives us a behind the scenes look at his life in rock and radio. He uncovered some of the great rock bands to come out of Scotland and has interviewed and spent time with some of the absolute legends: Robert Plant, Ozzy, ACDC, Genesis, Judas Priest, ZZ Top, Iron Maiden, Bon Jovi, Metallica, Guns N Roses, Rush, Motley Crue, Journey, Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Alice Cooper, Black Stone Cherry, Alterbridge and many many more. Tom Russell The Godfather of Rock is a fantastic read and great insight into the emergence of rock through the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s. Tom is still immersed in the business and remains a major influence right up to the present day. It is a fantastic honour for Dunoon and a great achievement for the orgainisers of the 2nd Dunoon Book Festival to have Tom make his first “Author” appearance after his very successful book launch at Glasgow’s Hard Rock Cafe this week as he also celebrates the news of the Ofcom announcement that his beloved Rock Radio has been awarded the FM commercial radio licence for the west central Scotland area –Congratulation to all involved . · Followed by a short live set from local rock band, Vemodalen vemodalen live 2 14520442_196420707458575_6938525571726419501_n Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments HALLOWEEKEND October 25, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar For many reasons we know it’s not to everyone’s taste and even to the despair of some folk but this weekend a lot of folk from our community will be taking part in Hallowe’en Happenings and there is certainly lots of happenings. Friday 7.00pm at Glenbranter Forrest and the Halloween Happenings kicks everything of with Spooktacular Storyteller at Forestry Commission Scotland, The WalkingTheatre Company, Party Games, Fancy Dress Competition the legendry Haunted Wood and to keep things moving Dunoon Community Radio Presenters will be keeping you informed to what is going on Halloweenpost16 Also on Friday, it’s the start of Huntersquay Hunters high way to hell hall hunters quay Hunters Quay Halloween Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON BOOK FESTIVAL 28th TO 30TH OCTOBER 2016 October 25, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 14520442_196420707458575_6938525571726419501_n A full weekend of top Scottish literary talent including local writers, illustrators and poets will be attending the prestigious Dunoon Book Festival this weekend on the beautifully refurbished Dunoon Pier, including the Scots Makar, Jackie Kay and local poets Marion McCready and Tariq Latif . The full programme has something for all ages and taste and Once again this year you can buy a ‘Festival Pass’ and get access to all of the author events over the three days for just £10. What a bargain! Available to buy from The Bookpoint Independent Book Shop. 14560194_196420960791883_3298757098744306103_o The Dunoon Book Festival Organisers recently announced they were absolutely thrilled that the Makar, Scotland’s National Poet, Jackie Kay will be speaking at Dunoon Book Festival on Sunday 30 October! And equally thrilled to announce two talented local poets, Marion McCready and Tariq Latif would be reading from their latest works at Dunoon’s Victorian Pier Building on Sunday 30 October at 12.30pm. 14563327_196424884124824_367394420191296336_n DSCN5639-640x480-300x225 Dunoon Community Radio Listeners will be well acquainted with Tom Russell, DJ extraordinaire, will be at Dunoon Book Festival on Saturday 29 October with tales from his new autobiography ‘The Godfather of Rock’. 14568058_196427637457882_2213298413966019020_n Again Listeners to Dunoon Community Radio will remember Sarah’s guest two years ago when one of our favourites childrens author and illustrator, Debi Gliori visited Sarah in the studio. Debi will be back in Dunoon on Saturday 29 October at 12noon at the Pier to show us her ‘Hebridean Alphabet’. 14591856_197672477333398_2278320949076305736_n Or all you gardeners and plant lovers, you’re going to have a lot of fun listening to Michael Allaby talk about his book, ‘Plant Love: The Scandalous Truth about the Sex Life of Plants’. Libby McArthur will be joining us on Sunday 30th October at 3.15pm to talk about her experience of performing, writing and directing for the stage and screen. You may know her best as ‘Gina’ from River City, but she is also really engaging speaker. soaps_river_city_gina No strangers to the Dunoon Book Festival talented local poets, Marion McCready and Tariq Latif join us at Dunoon Book Festival. This year they will be reading from their latest works at Dunoon’s Victorian Pier Building on Sunday 30 October at 12.30pm. Meet Denise Mina and get a sneak preview of her latest work – a fictional account of the notorious Peter Munuel case. Come and join us on Friday 28 October at 8pm in Dunoon’s Victorian Pier Building. 14570408_202256406875005_7328519955133707848_n Every one is looking forward to welcoming Three Prize winning Poets Vagabond Voices! Saturday 29 October at 1.30pm on the Dunoon Pier. Come and meet children’s author Paul Bristow and hear all about ‘The Superpower Project’. Saturday 29 October at 1.30pm on Dunoon Pier. Perfect for ages 9 to 13. paul bristow Fact to Fiction: Karen Campbell will read from her most recent novel Rise & talk about the writing process – in particular, how her books are often born from wee nuggets of truth. Saturday 29 October at 3.15pm 14681706_209936236107022_3788999596499586228_n Marian Pallister ‘The Crinan Canal’ Saturday 29 October at 4.30pm 14717249_209939579440021_5374940782836829818_n Known as ‘Britain’s most beautiful shortcut’, the Crinal Canal runs from Ardrishaig on Loch Fyne nine miles across the Kintyre peninsula to the west coast of Scotland. In this book Marian Pallister tells the story of the canal from its origins to the present day, discussing how it was built, who built it, how it changed life in the surrounding areas, and how it has been used. As a special treat Marian will al… Meet Scottish author and illustrator, Scoular Anderson and storyteller, Marie Graham for a fun session of stories and drawings. Sunday 30 October 12.30am to 1.30pm Scoular Anderson is one of Scotland’s foremost illustrators. He was born in Sunderland and raised in Dunoon. At the age of seven, he began filling sketchbooks with drawings, and by the age of nine was writing poems and creating strip-cartoon adventure stories. s906 14642273_209963426104303_5369016847740881313_n Check out the full programme of events on the Dunoon Presents website. http://www.dunoonpresents.co.uk/even…/dunoon-book-festival/… Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments FAREWELL MOD October 25, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments MASSED CHOIR TO PERFORM AT NICOLSON INSTITUTE October 21, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar FB LOGO The Massed Choir will assemble at Stornoway Town Hall tomorrow at 12.00pm before making thiere way to the Nicolson Institute for a final sing-a-long, before Mòd goers make for their flights and ferries home. calmac ad CalMac have also put on additional ferry crossings from Lewis on Saturday to accommodate the volume of traffic leaving Stornoway from the Royal National Mòd. Customers are advised to visit www.calmac.co.uk for more details. LOVAT AND TULLIBARDINE & MARGRAT DUNCAN TROPHIES October 21, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar We have so quickly come to the final day of competitions for this year, the area choirs will compete in the highly anticipated Lovat and Tullibardine Trophy and Margrat Duncan Memorial Trophy at the Lewis Sports Centre. Stornoway Town Hall will hold the ladies area choir competition and the Nicolson Institute will host the men’s competition. The Fringe nears its end today as ‘Dol Fodha Na Grèine’ (The Going Down of the Sun) in Stornoway Town Hall looks at the triumphs and sorrows of the First World War. The presentation is delivered through the writings, photographs and artefacts of communities across the Isle of Lewis, from Ness in the North, to Ballantrushal further South. Leading Gaelic singers such as, Iain MacKay, Linda MacLeod and Arthur Cormack will perform songs from their home islands in a ‘Place of My Heart’ at An Lanntair. In the evening, festival goers will have the opportunity to dance the last night away at the Mòd Closing Ceilidh, taking place in An Lanntair, Stornoway. The Massed Choir will assemble at Stornoway Town Hall tomorrow morning, before making its way to the Nicolson Institute for a final sing-a-long, before Mòd goers make for their flights and ferries home. CalMac have also put on additional ferry crossings from Lewis on Saturday to accommodate the volume of traffic leaving Stornoway from the Royal National Mòd. Customers are advised to visit www.calmac.co.uk for more details. John Morrison, Chief Executive of An Comunn Gàidhealach said: “As we almost reach the end of our time here in the Western Isles, we can’t thank the Western Isles and the local organising committee enough for their hospitality. The level of competition across all age groups has been outstanding and I’m sure we’ll be seeing many familiar faces in Lochaber next year. It gives us great pleasure to finally be announcing a return to Inverness for 2020’s festival.” Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments CLAIRE MACAULEY AND TORQUIL MACLEOD TRADITIONAL GOLD MEDAL WINNERS October 21, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Claire_Torquil_Trad_Gold_2 Thursday Traditional Gold Medal competition winners were Claire Macauley (Claire Nicamhlaigh), and Torquil MacLeod Claire_Torquil_Trad_Gold_1 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments INVERNESS TO HOST ROYAL NATIONAL MOD 2020 October 21, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar As the Royal National Mòd reaches its final day of competitions in the Western Isles, it has been announced that Inverness will host the Mòd in 2020. Scotland’s biggest Gaelic cultural festival will return to the capital of the Highlands for the first time since 2014. Provost of Inverness Councillor Helen Carmichael said: DSCN5800 “I am delighted that the Royal National Mòd will be returning to the capital of the Highlands in 2020. Highland Council is committed to the development of the Gaelic language and the flagship Royal National Mòd is most welcome to Inverness. A study showed that the 2014 Mòd when hosted in Inverness generated an impressive £3.5million to the business community in Inverness.” She continued, “I wish to take this opportunity to thank An Comunn for inviting me here today to warmly welcome and accept that the Royal National Mòd will take place in the City of Inverness and wish An Comunn and the Chairperson of the Local Organising Committee every success with the 2020 Mòd. DSCN5794 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments BUSY THURSDAY AT MOD October 20, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments MORE NEWS FROM THE STORNOWAY MOD October 20, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar The Royal National Mòd (Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail) continued today (Thursday 20th October) here in Stornoway in the Western Isles with the Rural Choirs taking to the stage. The coveted Gold Medal competition took place yesterday evening, with Carol Maclean and Hector MacKechnie walking away with the awards. Carol had travelled from Mull, whilst Hector came from Lochaline to compete in the competition in Stornoway. Carol Maclean & Hector MacEachairn Carol MacLean & Hector MacEachairn Gold Medal Winners 2016 – photo courtesy of Graham Hood Hector MacKechnie is a crew member of MV Loch Fyne on the Lochaline to Fishnish route. Here he is receiving the gold medal from Mary Sandeman who won the Gold medal in Inverness 1966. Mary Sandeman & Hector Mary Sandeman presents Hector with his Gold Medal – photo courtesy of Graham Hood Yesterday also saw the prestigious Silver Pendant competition take place at the Lewis Sports Centre, as Fiona Ross from Glasgow won the ladies award and Fergus Muir of Bowmore won the men’s title. Fiona Ross & Fergus Muir Today, the Rural Choirs will look to make their mark on the 2016 Mòd, particularly in the Grampian Television Trophy and the Sheriff MacMaster Campbell Memorial Quaich competitions. Traditional solo competitions will also run today, with the qualifiers in the morning and the Mary Lamont Gold Medal Traditional Final in the evening. Over on Harris, the Sir E. Scott will host this year’s Highland Dancing competitions. In the Fringe today, emerging musicians will entertain the crowds in ‘Music at the Stones’ at the Callanish Visitor Centre. DSCN1626 Graham Maclennan ‘Echoes of War’ at Stornoway Town Hall will reflect on conflicts through song and music, featuring singers such as Erik Spence, James Graham, Kirsteen Menzies and the Dingwall Gaelic Choir. The internationally acclaimed ‘Breabach’ will show in Stornowy’s An Lanntair tonight, the production has won several awards around the globe. Closing the evening, the Mòd’s annual Convener’s Ceilidh will take place at the Caberfeidh Hotel, organised by the convener of the local organising committee, Norman MacDonald. Elsewhere at the Mòd, CalMac have launched their ‘Your West Coast’ campaign with an innovative film exploring the ferry company’s historic role in Scotland’s West coast. The three and a half minute clip includes imagery from the 1944 David MacBrayne film ‘Islands of Youth’ as well as new CalMac footage that has been projected onto landscapes around the West coast. The campaign highlights the iconic Scottish ferry providers’ modern era and enduring stability of 165 years in service. The soundtrack has been provided by Oban band Skippinish, with their song ‘Home by the Sea’ which lyrically narrates the story of the film, and includes a Gaelic version of the song. calmac ad Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments ROYAL NATIONAL MOD October 19, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar rainbow Literature Day at the Royal National Mòd The adult competitions begin today (Wednesday 19th October) at this year’s Royal National Mòd in the Western Isles. Commonly known as ‘Literature Day’ at the Mòd, competitions including drama, poetry and storytelling will take place throughout the day. The day will also see adult competitions in singing across various venues around Stornoway, with the coveted Gold Medal and Silver Pendant competitions being held in the Lewis Sports Centre. In both the Silver Pendant and Gold Medal finals, competitors are required to sing two songs, one prescribed and one of their own choosing. In the prestigious Gold Medal finals in Oban last year, D-I Brown won the men’s title, with Catriona MacNeil winning the ladies’. This year’s Gold Medal final will be broadcast live on BBC Alba from 19.30. Fringe events will continue at the Mòd today, and the annual Angus Macleod Memorial Lecture will be given by the Deputy First Minister, John Swinney MSP. Taking place in the Council Chambers in Stornoway, the lecture will look at ‘The Place of Gaelic in a Modern Scotland’. Mr Swinney MSP is Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills and has responsibility for Gaelic Policy, the lecture will provide the opportunity to hear how the Deputy First Minister sees the future of Gaelic and Gaelic speaking communities. The annual lecture commemorates the life and work of the late Angus ‘Ease’ Macleod MBE and is organised by the Islands Book Trust andComunn Eachdraidh na Pairc in conjunction with Angus Macleod’s family. Elsewhere in the fringe, ‘Manifesto, Mòds and Movies’ at the Caladh Inn will explore the history of An Comunn Gàidhealach, organisers of the Royal National Mòd, through its publications and unique footage filmed in Harris in 1941. ‘Gach Sgeul’ will take place in Ness today as leading Gaelic storytellers and traditional musicians entertain the crowds with tales and music that has been handed down through the generations. With the Clarsach competitions beginning today, Comunn na Clàrsaich (The Clarsach Society) have welcomed the increasing interest in clarsach playing in Scotland and beyond. Celebrating their 85th anniversary, the society reported a 20% increase in competition entries from the last time the Mòd was held in the Western Isles in 2011. Fifteen different competitions are being contested this year with a good number of junior and adult competitors coming from island communities, including an adult harp ensemble. The clarsach competitions will take place today at the Nicolson Institute in Stornoway. The Gaelic Books Council has also announced its Gaelic New Writers Awards for 2017 at today’s ‘Literature Day’. In a collaboration between the Gaelic Books Council and the Scottish Book Trust, the programme is open to Gaelic writers of various genres, with two winners receiving grants of £2000 each, expert advice and support for their work. (see attached release for more details). Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SUPRISE VISIT AT “CHILDRENS MOD” October 19, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar The children’s Mod Continues today with hundreds of under 19 Gaelic speakers taking part in over 50 competitions in the Western Isles. Young Gaelic speakers of all levels will compete for awards in storytelling, poetry and singing, including the coveted An Comunn and Traditional Silver Medal competitions for boys and girls aged 13-15. His Royal Highness, The Lord of The Isles, made a suprise visit to theRoyal National Mod (Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail) this morning to enjoy performances from some of this year’s competitors. His Royal Highness will meet with several competitors, volunteers and staff of An Comunn Gàidhealach, organisers of the Royal National Mòd at the Nicolson Institute in Stornoway. His Royal Highness will then present Carmine Colajezzi with the 2016 Gaelic Learner of the year award. Sponsored by the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society for Scotland, the award acknowledges a Gaelic learner who’s made significant steps to becoming fluent. prince charles pc 4 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments October 19, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 553493_477756102236069_1548603082_n Congratulations to Eve Stewart Rionnagan Rois – for winning the Gold Badge prize in the solo Singing – Dunoon Observer & Argyllshire Standard Medal and Jessica Gordon Rionnagan Rois – Silver Badge. Dunoon Observer & Argyllshire Standard Medal. Pictured below dowinner Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments October 19, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar FB LOGO As the Children prepare tor their competitions at the Nicolson Institute ,Stornoway Town Hall and An Lanntair the first Mod press conference of the Mod took place .Exciting times lay ahead with over three thousand competitors competing; at today’s press conference top table sat Norman A MacDonald Convener of Comhairle nan Eiilean Siar, John MacLeod President of An Comunn Gaidhealach and Chief Executive of An Comunn Gaidhealach John Morrison press conf 1 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments ROYAL NATIONAL MOD STARTS October 19, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar mod logo 5 Tha farpaisean a’ Mhòid Nàiseanta Rìoghail air tòiseachadh anns na h-Eileanan an Iar. Gur math thèid leis a h-uile duine a tha a’ gabhail pàirt anns na farpaisean tron t-seachdain. Competitions for this year’s Royal National Mod have started in the Western Isles. We would like to wish the very best of luck to all competitors who are taking part throughout the week. Dunoon Community Radio Presenters will be there reporting back and also posting comments and Photo’s on the DCR Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/dcr97.4fm/?fref=ts Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments IMMEDIATE POSITIVE REACTION FROM DAVID STEWART MSP October 7, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar After FMQs at Holyrood yesterday the D-GFAG group had talks with David Stewart MSP and two of his fellow MSPs Maree Todd MSP and Donald Cameron MSP. After listening to an update by the groups Convener Susanna Rice a pledge was given by the three Parliamentarians to pursue the aims of the D-GFAG. Later after the meeting David posted these comments on his face book page DAVId Stewart meet “Had an interesting and passionate meeting with the Gourock to Dunoon Ferry Action Group yesterday. They came to the Parliament to raise these issues with myself and other MSPs. It’s been a long running campaign of mine to support them in their fight for a better, fairer service, which I raised today with the First Minister during Questions in the Chamber. This is a vital service that deserves better. Following on, we have called for a meeting with the Minister for Transport and Islands and I am following up with a letter to Argyll & Bute Council. These problems have been going on for far too long and things need to change.” Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON-GOUROCK FERRY ACTION GROUP VISIT HOLYROOD FOR FMQ’s October 6, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar dgfag holyrood A delegation representing the D-GFAG bused their way from Gourock to Edinburgh this morning having crossed the Clyde on the passenger only ferry that is the bone of contention to many folk living in Dunoon and Gourock. david stewart David Stewart (Highlands and Islands) MSP on behalf of the D-GFAG asked a question of the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. nicola After FMQs the group had talks with David Stewart and two fellow MSPs where a pledge was given by the Parliamentarians to pursue the aims of the D-GFAG with immediate effect by contacting Minister for Transport and the Islands Humza Yousaf MSP calling for an urgent meeting. meeting The Journey from home Edinburgh to Gourock was as it had been in reverse some eight hours previously until reaching Gourock to learn that due to strong winds and swell conditions at Dunoon there was a one ferry service and yes, you are absolutely right, The ferry that had just left was the ferry , next one in one hour. DSCN1129 FMQs David Stewart (Highlands and Islands) (Lab) asked : Will the First Minister join me in welcoming to the gallery a delegation of campaigners from the Dunoon to Gourock ferry action group from my region? Can she confirm that it is the Scottish Government’s policy to provide a vehicle and passenger ferry service between Gourock and Dunoon town centres, and whether David MacBrayne Limited, which is wholly owned by the Scottish ministers, was instructed to tender under the Gourock to Dunoon exercise? The First Minister Nicola Sturgeon answered : First, I welcome to the chamber the campaigners from the Dunoon to Gourock ferry service. I know many of them well, because in one of my previous Government jobs I had the responsibility for taking forward this work. I absolutely appreciate the strength of feeling about the town centre to town centre vehicle service issue. As David Stewart will appreciate, we are now in a live procurement exercise and there are strict limitations on ministerial involvement in that tendering exercise and what I am able to say at this stage. I hope that he, and indeed the campaigners, will appreciate from my previous involvement how serious we are in seeking to make sure that there is a service running on that route that meets the expectations of those who rely on it. PLEASE CLICK BELOW TO SEE DAVID STEWART MSP PUT HIS QUESTION TO FIRST MINISTER NICOLA STURGEON video. FERRY-GROUP-newlogo1-300x52 Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments MATT GRAVELINGS BEST OF BRITISH UNSIGNED AWARDS 2016 NOMINEES October 4, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar LUKE PRESENTS TO YOU BEST OF BRITISH UNSIGNED With MATT GRAVELING TUESDAY 12.00AM MIDNIGHT & REPEATED THURSDAY 2.00PM AND NEXT MONDAY 12.00AM MIDNIGHT DSCN4194-640x480-300x2251 bob awards bands As we get ready for the Best of British Unsigned Awards THE BEST OF THE NOMINEES -exciting times lay ahead. TUESDAY4th OCTOBER –THE BEST UNSIGNED BAND NOMINEES TUESDAY 11th OCTOBER–THE BEST UNSIGNED FEMALE NOMINEES TUESDAY 18th OCTOBER–THE BEST UNSIGNED MALE NOMINEES TUESDAY25th OCTOBER –THE BEST UNSIGNED SONG NOMINEES MATT-BIO-PIC-SQUARE-284x300 best_of_british_banner_768x75.gif1-300x29 The fact that a BOB winner has represented the UK in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest, This is without a shadow of a doubt, the very best, of Best of British – Unsigned Music ****ALL DCR97.4FM LISTENER’S ARE INVITED TO VOTE ****VOTING IS OPEN NOW*** *******BEST UNSIGNED BAND 2016*****VOTE NOW******* Vote at www.bobunsigned.com/vote - Sponsored by Vocalzone Nominees: Early Days, Miccoli, Pacific, States of Emotion, Tall Tree Tales,Temples of Youth, The Boston Shakers, The Dangerhounds, The Greasy Slicks & The Wild Things vocalzone Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments COWAL-FEST REVIEW SPECIAL WITH FRLLY AND ARGYLL COUNTRY FOLK October 4, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar cowalfest 2016 As the 14th annual event gets ready to start this Friday 7th October Frlly goes live today bringing you up todate with all the latest news ,gossip and everything you need to know. frllyPufferCrnan-207x300 Many of you will have attended the fabulous Kelpie Maquettes “Light Up” last weekend on the Historic recently refurbished Victorian Pier organised by Cowal-Fest Argyll 2016. This Saturday the 8th October, jointly with Dunoon Presents and the Dunoon Ultra Marathon, Cowal-Fest Argyll 2016 will have it’s Opening Day at the Dunoon Historic Pier. Cowal-Fest people will be there along with other outdoor and walking groups and healthy event partners ; Living It Up and Arthritis Care Scotland. LIVING IT UP arthritis care scotland CowalFest is primarily an Outdoor Walking Festival but there are many more attractions for history and nature lovers, families and groups – and Cowal-Fest Argyll 2016 have outdoor activities and horse riding as well. In addition to the nearly 40 Walks of all grades in the Countryside section – including Nordic Walking and a special walk and tour of the Kilfinnan Community Forest in Tighnabruich – Cowal-Fest Argyll 2016 have: • Ten Health events: Tai Chi, an introduction to ChiWalking and health walks in partnership with Arthritis Care Scotland – the latter is especially good if you are less able or not as fit as you’d like to be. You don’t have to have arthritis to join in! • More than a dozen Heritage Walks/Talks throughout the Cowal peninsula • Seven Family Events • Six days of Horse Riding treks with Wilder Ways Riding in our Outdoor section • Also in Outdoor see our Ardentinny day. A day of Archery, Orienteering, Abseiling and climbing at Ardentinny plus canoeing on Loch Eck with the Ardentinny Outdoor Education Centre • In Culture and Food - Eleven social/evening events • Join in all the events with the Living It Up Challenge YOU CAN ALSO KEEP UP TO DATE BY VISITING : www.cowalfest.org cowalfest Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments HI HO KELPIES AWAY October 2, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar –We will say it again what a great evening last night at Dunoon Pier with so many folk turning out to welcome the Kelpies and one of Scotland’s really really Good Guys the very popular David Hayman to count down the lighting up of the Kelpies and of course Derek McIntyre who did a fantastic job presenting the event switch on SWITCH ON kelpies website GREAT PHOTO FROM ARCHIE DSCN1038 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments A BIG START FOR OCTOBER THIS WEEKEND GETTING READY FOR BUSY OCTOBER September 27, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar the kelpies A BIG START FOR OCTOBER THIS WEEKEND WITH KELPIES MAQUETTES –RE-LOVED CLOTHING EXTRAVAGANZA AT BURGH HALL POP UP SHOP & CONCERTS The month that plays host to Cowal-Fest and the new Dunoon Ultra Marathon and Relay and much more starts with the arrival of the magnificent mini Kelpies. The Kelpies Maquettes are 3 metre high (10ft) horses heads sculptures hand crafted by renowned Scottish sculptor Andy Scott. There will be an opening ceremony on Saturday 1st October from 5.30pm to 8.00pm (depending on darkness) when, with thanks to the Rotary Club Dunoon and their compatriots down South, the Kelpies will be lit up. Derek McIntyre The opening ceremony will be presented by Dunoon’s Derek McIntyre who will introduce David Hayman the Scottish film, television, stage actor and director, famously known for his role as DCS Mike Walker in the ITV drama Trial & Retribution who will be the guest of honour and perform the opening ceremony. In keeping with the theme it is hoped that there will be visits by Margaret Eccle’s Shetland ponies and there may even be Police Horses on duty. david hayman The Head Boy and Head Girl from Dunoon Grammar School will also be present along with the Dunoon Grammar School Pipe Band dgs pipes OTHER EVENTS THIS WEEKEND img065 Great ladies fashion bargains to be had at this fundraising event Remember ‘Deja Vu’ – Dunoon’s fabulous re-loved clothes shop? Well,Spark of Joy will be re-capturing that fabulousness with their very own Pop Up Boutique in our Pop Up Shop for one weekend only! Great ladies fashion bargains to be had at this fundraising event KELPIES 2 And for your musical entertainment two excellent concerts to choose from Sunday 2nd October THE DALMELLINGTON BAND This Band are so good that due to the high demand of players coming through the door they now have a waiting list in place. the Dalmellington band At The High Kirk, Dunoon at 3.00pm Donation Programmes £8 at the door Any net proceeds to the Cowal Hospice SWING 2016 swing 2016 Presented by the Cowal Music Club At Hanover Street Church Hall 3.00pm Concert admission £9.50 (Concession £8.50) Students/School Students Free SWING 2016 are Seonaid Aitken, Stephen Coutts, John Russell and Roy Percy. The hallmarks of a ‘Swing 2016’ bands concert are great musicianship allied to an exhilarating approach to the classics of the swing jazz era. They love to play the music of the great jazz composers, Django Reinhardt, Count Basie, Fats Waller, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington and others, arranged and introduced by the band. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments FAMILY FUN DAY AT ST MUN’S FUND RAISER SAT 24th SEPTEMBER September 21, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar http://www.dunooncommunityradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/st-muns-church-300x225.jpg It’s a Family Day Out to help raise funds for new internal Church lighting and to renew and uplift external lighting The fair will be hosted throughout the Church grounds and the Church hall with car-parking and toilets on-site Every thing you expect from a family fundraiser has been included to cater for all members of the family. From Face-painting/Glitter Nails to Bouncy Castle. From Tombola to Arts and Craft Stalls, From Owl Magic to Information and Exhibitions including The Purple Funfair , Argyll Mausoleum, Sandbank Heritage , Faith In Cowal and much more img061 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON PRIMARY SCHOOL TO WALK RACE FOR LIFE AT DUNOON STADIUM September 20, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar dunoonprimary920 LOGO RFL With the weather looking promising Dunoon Primary School Students will be heading for Dunoon Stadium on Thursday lunch time to take part a Cancer awareness even in Dunoon Stadium The Walk is due to start at 1.00pm with over Two Hundred Students and teachers taking part supported by their Families. Dressed in Gold and Yellow this is a sight worth seeing and you are all invited to come along and support the students Dunoon Community Radio will be there and with the help of the budding DJ students be playing lively music and recording students thoughts on the event for broadcasting on DCR97,4FM , img062 rfl_logo Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments OUR FRIENDS AT COWALFEST ARE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS AT THE HUB 7th — 16th OCTOBER September 18, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar cowalfest 2016 message from CowalFest Argyll Friday 7th October – Sunday 16th October 2016 Volunteers needed to help at “The Hub” For the duration of CowalFest Argyll, bookings will be taken for walks and other events at the Burgh Hall “pop up shop” in Argyll Street. This arrangement with the Burgh Hall is much appreciated as it will provide a central point for anyone wishing to book/discuss a walk or event and will also be a starting point for some of the walks. Being within easy walking distance of the pier makes it easy to access for folk coming off the ferry too. However, “The Hub” requires to be manned during the day to deal with bookings and enquiries. With this is mind, we are looking for volunteers to help for a few hours over the course of the Festival. No great computer skill is required as everything will be written down in an easy to follow format but a smile and a friendly disposition would be beneficial! If you think you could help then we would love to hear from you. We have 20 slots to fill during the ten days and envisage that two people would be needed for each time slot. If you can volunteer why not bring along a friend to help and make it into a social occasion?! Tea, coffee, biscuits etc will be provided free of charge! The hours would be 9am to 1pm or 1pm to 4.30pm each day. Even if you cannot do the whole period of time we would like to hear from you but, if you can fill more than one slot, we would be even more pleased! If you think you can help please email the required information toeleanor.stevenson1234@hotmail.co.uk or moiraclinch@hotmail.com (Moira Ferguson) Name Email address Telephone number Preferred day/time from 7th to 16th Oct inclusive Times when you will definitely not be available CowalFest Argyll is a not for profit organisation and relies on volunteers to keep it going. It is one of the largest walking and outdoor festivals in Scotland and is important to the local economy as it brings in visitors from outwith the area and lets them see what a beautiful part of the world we live in. It also provides local people with the opportunity to explore new parts of the area with the help of a knowledgeable guide but without volunteers to help the event would be a non-starter! Hopefully, you will try to find some time to help! Cowal Fest foot Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments HERON VALLEY RELEASE NEW CD TO RAVE REVIEWS September 16, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar HERON VALLEY CHILDREN FROM DUNOON YOUTH STUFF (SCOTLAND) TO BE STREAMED LIVE IN NEW SHOW BY AWARD -WINNING ARTIST September 15, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar as the crow flies play As the Crow Flies was created by Greg Sinclair, working with over 100 young people aged 7 to 25, based in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dunoon, Isle of Coll and Ghent (Belgium). It is the culmination of a project exploring music and performance through the use of instruction and graphic scores. The show celebrates human connections and investigates how young people of different ages and in different social and geographical locations respond to the same materials. Greg Sinclair said: “It’s been wonderful to collaborate with these young people. I was inspired by their creativity and wanted to make sure their ideas and interests would stay at the heart of the work. I was also hoping to expand my understanding of live music performance by combining elements of live art, theatre, digital technology and visual arts.” Two groups of young people (four 9-13 year olds from Dunoon and four 17 year olds from Ghent in Belgium) will be livestreamed on stage, interacting with the show and each other in a beautiful and humorous display. The performances will also be streamed at livescoreproject.com for Scottish and international audiences who are unable to attend. as the crow flies play The performance is the culmination of Imaginate’s livescore project – a year-long project funded by Creative Scotland’s Time To Shine fund. With project partners: #artcore, Lyceum Youth Theatre, Argyll Youth Arts, Kopergietery (BE), After the News Imaginate is the national organisation in Scotland, which promotes, develops and celebrates theatre and dance for children and young people. Imaginate wants more children in Scotland to experience work that is deeply engaging, innovative and inspiring. The organization supports artists with a year-round programme of creative development, including events, training, residencies, mentoring and special projects. Imaginate also produces the Imaginate Festival which showcases the best of children’s theatre and dance from around the world and is recognized as one of the best places for international programmers to see work of the very highest standard. The young performers are from Dunoon Youth STUFF (Scotland) and from a Kopergietery ateliers group in Ghent (Belgium). Greg Sinclair recently won The Arts Foundation’s Children’s Theatre Fellowship. http://www.artsfoundation.co.uk/Artist-Year/2016/all/616/Sinclair As the Crow Flies creative team includes: Greg Sinclair – director and performer Kate Temple – designer Caitlin Skinner – dramaturg Neil McGuire – lead digital artist Jassy Earl – film artist Kyle Mcaslan – digital artist Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments GETTING READY FOR COWAL-FEST ARGYLL 7TH – 16TH OCTOBER September 15, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar cowalfest_news_main_241 Now available at dozens of outlets this is the Brochure that tells you nearly everything about Cowal-Fest Argyll, we say nearly because in every year in it’s 14 years history there have always been those extra last minute surprises. cowalfest 2016 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments COWAL OPEN STUDIOS 2016 23RD – 26TH SEPTEMBER September 15, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON – GOUROCK FERRY ACTION GROUP TO VISIT HOLYROOD September 14, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar img053 As you may of heard here on Dunoon Community Radio the DUNOON – GOUROCK FERRY ACTION GROUP are to take their plea for a Vehicle-carrying Gourock-Dunoon Ferry service to Holyrood . DCR97.4FM Presenter Neil Alexander long time supporter of the DGFAG will be keeping everyone up to date in his morning programme and encouraging listeners to join him on the 6th OCTOBER when it is hoped up to 100 folk will travel to Edinburgh. TICKETS FOR THE TRAVEL ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT £10 EACH FROM THE FOLLOWING OUTLETS. BOOK POINT–FORWARD SHOP –GIBSONS–PRICEWISE– SWALLOW CAFE–TOYTASTIC–WEE BARBERS neil-alexander-300x225 FERRY-GROUP-newlogo1-300x52 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments EVANGELIST BILLY GRAHAMS “SECOND CHANCE” TO BE SHOWN IN DUNOON. September 1, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar The New Life Christian Fellowship on Queens Street Dunoon is to show the acclaimed Billy Graham Christian film “Everyone Needs A Second new life Norman Church Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments GETTING READY TO GLOW GOLD August 29, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Switch On A Dunoon mum is campaigning for local landmarks to be illuminated in gold to raise awareness of childhood cancer. Rachel Hayes is championing a national appeal which aims to transform the appearance of recognisable Scottish buildings during September. Ms Hayes’s son Thomas was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a high-risk form of childhood cancer, five years ago. After battling through intensive treatments, including 8 weeks in Jacksonville, Florida for Proton Beam Therapy, the tumour was finally declared stable and dormant. Thomas will be 10 in August, and although the tumour is dormant, he still suffers from long term health issues caused by the treatments he received. DSCN9525 His mum is determined to make other parents aware of the signs of childhood cancer. Ms Hayes said it would be fitting if landmarks in Dunoon and Argyll & Bute were bathed in golden light as part of the Glow Gold September drive. Along with her mum, Pat Hayes, she has approached the Castle Hill Museum to ask them to take part in the campaign and light up Gold in September. . “So many people in Dunoon were so generous towards Thomas and I, it would only seem right that buildings here are part of Glow Gold September”, she said. “Childhood cancer is still such a taboo subject, and we need to raise awareness as much as we can. “I never thought it would happen to us, I’d never heard of Rhabdomyosarcoma before Thomas was diagnosed. “The earlier it can be caught, the better chance that child has.” Ms Hayes said that Thomas is still affected by his cancer battle and the treatments he underwent to combat the disease. A series of chemotherapy sessions damaged Thomas’s teeth, he has neuropathy (nerve damage) in his hands and feet, cataracts in both eyes, and he also has to have daily growth hormone injections as his pituitary gland was damaged by the Proton treatment. gold support Edinburgh Castle, the Kelpies structure in Falkirk, His Majesty’s Theatre in Aberdeen and the SSE Hydro arena in Glasgow and the Falkirk Wheel to name just a few,will all be illuminated gold during September. Local businesses who wish to take part are asked to e-mail Pat Hayes at gokwc1@gmail.com Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR AT KIRN GALA August 29, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR AT COWAL HIGHLAND GATHERING August 29, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments WOW-WE JUST NEED TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH August 28, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar cowal mast sat Wow, what an incredible three days and congratulations for everyone involved from the fantastic condition of the Stadium to the hundreds of folk taking on many many task without which the last three days wouldn’t have been the incredible success it is being hailed to be For all of us involved in the last three day’s especially Frlly and her Gathering broadcasting team here at Dunoon Community Radio it’s going to take a day or so before we can step back and fully appreciate the last three days. With over 20 hours live broadcast and dozens of interviews with visitors from 17 different countries, then there was the competitors themselves dozens of shout outs and on air chats. With so many famous faces out and about mingling as part of the crowds enjoying the Cowal Highland Gathering, yes you were right and it really was them! DSCN9975 Several musicians in Dunoon for the Gathering popped in the chat to Frlly and her team and what they had to say will be played out over the next few weeks so be sure to keep tuned in. Listen out as old friend of Dunoon Community Radio Norrie Tago MacIver brought listeners up to date into what was happening in his world and how much he was enjoying being part of Skippinish and the thrill of collaborating with Angus MacPhail in writing tunes and told us it wouldn’t be to long before there is a new single and album. He also told us about the thrill of performing in front of an audience and said it was something everyone should experience at least once, He said the Friday night performance at “Gig At The Gathering” was an incredible experience and he was looking forward to the Saturday gig then Skippinish hit the road straight after to take the main Stage at the Shrewsbury Folk Festival Over the next week or so we will post a lot of information and photo’s on our facebook page so please keep coming back and please like us. Thank you to every one who tuned in now matter where you where and to the many folk who contacted us far to many to ever consider mentioning individually –you know who you . Everyone one here in the Frlly Gathering Team really enjoyed the experience of broadcasting from this years Gathering already being acclaimed as one of the best and proving that Cowal Highland Gathering is Stronger and more popular than ever. Janet West and her dedicated team at the Cowal Highland Gathering working closely with the DCR admin Fiona and her team have provided us with so much information over the last three days we have to say a big thank you and hope we didn’t get in the way, here is the final posting from Janet As family days out go, this one ranked among Scotland’s very best. Thousands of people from across the world gathered in Dunoon today for the spectacular climax of the Cowal Highland Gathering (CHG). Competitors and spectators alike joined forces to ensure the event’s finale was a day to remember for everyone involved – as it always is. From the hundreds of dancers and pipers to the heavy athletes, runners, ceilidh bands, stunt cyclists and many other entertainers on show, every participant contributed to what was a fantastic day’s entertainment. The standard of competition was breathtaking, with many of the world’s top competitors giving their all in a bid go home with the silverware. Overseeing the action was this year’s Chieftain, former Sky chairman and Cowal resident Nick Ferguson CBE. One of the highlights of the Gathering’s final day – and one of the most fiercely contested – was, as always, the Cowal Pipe Band Championship. This year, Inveraray and District Pipe Band managed to hold off the challenge of Johnstone Pipe Band to be crowned winners of the Grade 1 Cowal Pipe Band Championships 2016 and take home the famous Argyll Shield. In the other sections and grades, the Cowal Pipe Band champions were: Novice Juvenile B – Kintyre Schools Novice Juvenile A – Oban High School Juvenile – Oban High School Grade 4 – Lanark and District Grade 4 MSR – Lanark and District Grade 3 – Kintyre Schools Grade 3 MSR – Kintyre Schools Grade 2 – Johnstone Grade 2 MSR – Johnstone Inveraray and District won the Best Band on Parade. The champion juvenile drum major was Rowan Murdoch of Denny and Dunipace, and the champion adult drum major was Campbell Gillies of Rothesay and District. Today also saw the Argyllshire Highland Dancing competitions (for dancers who live in Argyll and Bute) which turned out to be a real family affair. Top honours in the Under 13 category went to Eilidh Gammons from Helensburgh, with her sister Catriona picking up the top prize in the Under 16 category. Rhiannon Charles, also from Helensburgh, triumphed in the 16 years and over class. At 11am, at the Burgh Hall in Dunoon town centre, 40 brave runners lined up for what must be one of the toughest 5K runs in the country – the Cowal Hill Race. This year, it was once again won by Steven Campbell of Greenock’s Glenpark Harriers, with Adam McLean second and Paul Monaghan third. The first local home was Richard Reid of Dunoon Hill Runners. The winner of the women’s race was Lucie Noakes, also of Dunoon Hill Runners, followed by Marion McMillan (2nd) and third-placed Morven Walsh. Then came the biggest Highland Dancing competition in the world – the World Championship finals – with dancers from Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA pitting their skills against the best the UK has to offer. In the end, it was Erin Blair of California who once again emerged victorious in the World Juvenile finals, followed by Michelle Gordon of Huntly and Louise Barton of Cairneyhill. The trophy for best Scottish Juvenile Dancer went to Michelle Gordon, and the best Overseas Juvenile Dancer was Erin Blair. In the World Junior championship, California’s Emma Schiff held off the challenge of Sophie Dunn (2nd) and Morgan McDougall (3rd), both of Ontario, Canada. The best Scottish Junior Dancer was Finley Duncan of Banff, and the trophy for the best Overseas Junior Dancer went to Emma Schiff. The Adult World champion was once again Ontario’s Marielle Lesperance, who won every element of her competition. In second place was Alberta’s Rebecca Thow, with Ellis Hayes from Newton Stewart in third. Marielle is also taking home the Mary McHarg Quaich for best Overseas Adult Dancer. The cup for best Scottish Adult Dancer went to Ellis Hayes. Throughout the afternoon, four of the world’s hottest traditional music bands entertained the crowds in the now-famous ceilidh tent. Leading the pack once again was Oban-based Skipinnish, who brought the house down when they headlined the show over the last two years and who also wowed the crowds at last night’s Gig at the Gathering. Today, they were joined by three of the hottest up and coming names on the traditional music scene – Deoch ‘n Dorus, Trail West and Heron Valley. While they were playing in their marquee behind the stadium, the heavy athletes and wrestlers battled it out for top honours in the stadium itself. For the first year ever, there was a new International Heavy Athletics Team competition as well as the traditional individual contests. Four-strong teams (three men and one woman) from Scotland, Germany and Iceland battled it out throughout the afternoon, with Iceland eventually carrying off the new team trophy. In the overall individual heavy athletics, Iceland’s Heisi Geirmundsson came out on top, with Daniel Dorow from Germany second and Scotland’s Daniel Carlin third. In the women’s competition, Lucy Marshall from England beat off the challenge of Germany’s Sylvana Bomholt (2nd) and Laura Allan of Scotland, who came third. Stefan Kolitch and Sylvana Bomholt, both of Germany, were crowned men’s and women’s caber toss champions respectively. The wrestling this year featured 33 wrestlers from five countries – Scotland, Iceland, Germany, France and Estonia. The Female Open section was won by Iceland’s Marin Daesdotter, with compatriot Margaret Runadottir runner-up. In the men’s Open competition, European Champion Asmunder Asmundsson from Iceland fought off the challenge of Frazer Hirsch from Carnoustie to take the title. Gunnar Gustav of Iceland was third. The weight category winners were Sam McCrory from Hamilton in the 9 and a half stone category, Greg Neilson (also from Hamilton) in the 11 and a half stone event, Scott Carson from Aberdeen in the 13 and a half stone section and Frazer Hirsch in the 15 and a half stone category. This year, there was a bigger and better selection of entertainment for all ages than ever before. One of the most popular draws proved to be the Xtreme mountain bike stunt team, which performed three gravity-defying shows to packed audiences. Among the other most popular new attractions were the Ferret World display and Glasgow Science Centre’s Disgusting Digestion workshops. A highlight for the younger visitors was once again ‘Artie’s Tartan Tales’ featuring veteran entertainer Artie Trezise, who spent 30 years as one half of The Singing Kettle. Cowal Highland Gathering chair Ronnie Cairns said the success of the weekend and the enthusiasm of everyone involved would ensure that this famous event will continue to go from strength to strength. “Judging from the feedback we’ve been receiving over the last three days, the vast majority of people who have taken part this year – whether competeting or spectating – are going home having had a brilliant time,” he said. “It’s very rewarding for everyone involved in its organisation to see and hear how much people enjoy it. There are so many people working away behind the scenes to ensure that everything is as good as it can possibly be by the time the last weekend in August arrives, and I’d like to thank all our supporters, volunteers and sponsors for once again pulling it off. “Our competitors have excelled themselves, as they do every year. Our spectators have marvelled at the skills on show, as they do every year. And the entertainments on offer in addition to the traditional Highland games elements have once again proved a major hit. “The success of this weekend ensures we now have renewed energy to ensure the Gathering continues to be one of Scotland’s top family events by once again securing the best competitors, attractions and entertainment for next year. “We very much look forward to welcoming everyone back to Dunoon for the 2017 Gathering.” Craig Anderson, Managing Director of The Scottish Salmon Company, said: “Yet again the Gathering has shown just why it is one of Scotland’s top family events, and why we are so proud to continue our support as its main sponsor. “From its unique atmosphere, world-class competitors and spectacular musical performances, this year offered the perfect celebration of Scotland’s culture and traditions. It has also been extremely encouraging to see the Food Zone expand and more local producers showcase the best of Scotland’s larder to visitors. “We are committed to playing an active role in the communities that we work in and to support the Gathering as it strengthens its reputation as one the world’s most spectacular Highland Games.” Paul Bush OBE, VisitScotland’s Director of Events, said: “Scotland is known worldwide as the perfect stage for events and, over the last three days, the 2016 Cowal Highland Gathering has proven how important highland games are to this reputation.” Dunoon residents and visitors are already starting to line the streets for the event’s show-stopping finale this evening – the massing of the bands and their march down Argyll Street. The final act of this year’s Gathering will be the spectacular Western Ferries firework display at the Coal Pier in Dunoon town centre, starting at 9.30pm. A full list of the results of all today’s action will be posted on the website (www.cowalgathering.com) as soon as possible. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments A SECOND SPECTACULAR DAY AT COWAL HIGHLAND GATHERING August 26, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar FRIDAY END Cowal Highland Gathering crowds enjoyed a Second spectacular day of the Cowal Highland Gathering Visitors to the Cowal Highland Gathering today had a taste of why the event is billed as the world’s most spectacular Highland Games. The crowds who gathered in Dunoon were treated to a feast of top quality Highland Dancing, piping and heavy athletics as well as a variety of other entertainment. From the start of the very first event, there was never a dull moment with hundreds of top quality dancers, pipers and athletes battling it out for coveted Cowal Highland Gathering honours. Those who arrived early were spoiled for choice, with the Scottish Highland Dancing Championships and the senior A and B Grades solo piping competitions as well as the junior solo piping competitions all taking place before lunch. The Local Juvenile Solo Piping competition also took place in the morning, as did the Burgh Cup Competition for solo piping. In the Scottish dancing championships, The May G Falconer Trophy awarded to the best Male Dancer in any of the Scottish Championships Events 8 to 15 was awarded to Cameron Walker from Denny. The May Falconer Memorial Trophy awarded to the best Scottish Dancer (resident) in Events 8 to 15 was awarded to Eilidh Gammons from Helensburgh who scored a maximum 352 points In the senior solo piping, top honours went to Andrew Lee from British Columbia, who walked off with the coveted Grade A championship title. In second and third places in the Grade A competition were Nick Hudson from Pennsylvania and Stuart Easton from Manawatu-Whariganui respectively. In the Grade B contest, the results were Callum Harper from Ontario (champion), Graham Mullholand from Dunkeld (second) and Ben McClamrock (third). In the junior section, Euan McNab from Dunoon emerged triumphant winning the Burgh Cup. The Cowal inter-school sports competition also took place in the morning, with the crowd in fine voice as they roared the youngsters on. At lunch time, the popular Classic Car Display in the Alexandra Parade car park in the town proved a hit with locals and visitors alike. In the afternoon, the stage was set for the first of the ever-popular heavy athletics competitions, with some of the world’s top athletes throwing their weight around in a bid to be crowned Cowal Highland Gathering champion. The Senior Grade C solo piping contest was also held, with Steven Gray from Lockerbie| going home with the silverware. Cowal Highland Gathering chair Ronnie Cairns said he’s very happy with the way the event is progressing. “It’s been a fantastic first two days. As always the atmosphere has been brilliant, and the crowds have been treated to some top quality competition,” he said. “The first two days have gone as well as we could have hoped – with even the weather doing its bit! And the fun’s by no means over for the day, as we’ve still got the Gig at the Gathering – one of our newest and most popular elements, headlined by the world famous Skipinnish, with Heron Valley and Trail West in support – to come. “If last year’s anything to go by, those fortunate enough to have tickets are in for a fantastic night out. Let’s hope they all make it back to the showground tomorrow for what is traditionally the flagship day for this wonderful event, with a feast of dancing, piping and athletics as well as the Cowal Hill Race and a vast array of additional entertainment. “If you haven’t already got a ticket, I would urge you to come down to the stadium tomorrow and get a taste of what is always one of the most exciting days in the Highland Games calendar.” Craig Anderson Managing Director of Scottish Salmon Company said: “We are really proud to be involved with such an important and uplifting celebration of Scottish culture. “Each year the event gets better and better, offering a spectacular array of world-class athletics, Highland dancing and traditional pipe bands. “We’re enjoying our role as part of the Food Zone this year and I would urge anyone heading to the event on Saturday to go along to one of our interactive food demos to sample our finest sea loch fresh Scottish salmon.” A full list of the results of all today’s action will be posted on the Gathering website as soon as possible and Dunoon Community Radio Presenter Flly and her Gathering broadcasting team will bring you up to date first thing tomorrow. F Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SPECTATORS FLOCK TO FIRST DAY OF COWAL HIGHLAND GATHERING 2016 August 26, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 14046108_1153183898062679_7765131402416451011_n Spectators flock to day one of Cowal Highland Gathering 2016 The crowds came out in Dunoon today as Cowal’s world famous Gathering finally got underway. Visitors have been pouring into the town over the last few days in the run-up to what is one of the most eagerly awaited Highland Games events in the Scottish calendar. Today they joined scores of local people in flocking to the Gathering for the start of the action. At 10am sharp the first event got underway – the Scottish National Highland Dancing Championships. The Scottish Championships are one of three major dancing competitions being held during the Gathering. The others are the Argyllshire Championship and the World Championship, which both take place on Saturday. Today’s action saw 384 dancers in 11 categories battle it out for the honours. It wasn’t all about dancing today, because the entertainment is not quite finished. The ever-popular 5K Cowal Run is due to start from the Yachtsman Café at West Bay at 7.15pm this evening. Athletes from Cowal and Inverclyde are expected to set off along the route, cheered on by hundreds of spectators. Cowal Highland Gathering chair Ronnie Cairns said he was delighted by how the event’s first day had gone. “Dunoon is the centre of the Highland dancing world this weekend, and today we got a taste of what we can look forward to for the next couple of days,” he added. “The competitors all did themselves proud and, as always, were cheered on by an enthusiastic crowd which made for a great atmosphere and really set the tone for the rest of the weekend. “People across the globe who are serious about Highland dancing will now be holding their breath to see who comes out on top in the various competitions, as the Cowal Gathering crown is the most glittering of them all. “If today’s events are anything to go by, we’re in for a real feast of top class dancing over the next couple of days.” Ronnie said the efforts of everyone involved in organising and running the Gathering over the last few months have paid off. “I’m delighted to say that everything has gone smoothly so far. Even the weather was kind to us today, with no rain to dampen the spirits of either competitors or spectators,” he said. “We’ve got a packed schedule for tomorrow and Saturday with something for everyone to enjoy, whether it be more Highland Dancing, pipe bands, solo piping, heavy athletics, wrestling, ceilidh music, running, cycle stunt teams, Glasgow Science Centre workshops, animal display teams, food demonstrations, interactive storytelling or any of the many other attractions around the town this weekend. “I’m very pleased with how the first day has gone, and we look forward to welcoming everyone back again tomorrow for another day of spectacular entertainment.” Paul Bush OBE, VisitScotland’s Director of Events, said: “Highland Games not only celebrate Scottish culture and history but are also a huge draw for visitors from far and wide, so we are delighted to support Cowal Highland Gathering once again in 2016 through EventScotland’s National Funding Programme. “The event delivers a major boost to the local economy as thousands flock to the area and it is fantastic to see so many people enjoying what was a spectacular first day in Dunoon.” A full list of the results of all today’s action will be posted on the Gathering website –www.cowalgathering.com - as soon as possible. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments CELEBRATING 21 YEARS OF KIRN GALA AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT 21 YEARS —Looking forward to seeing all tomorrow August 23, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar kirn banner You have heard us speak about it here on Dunoon Community Radio and we hope you have kept up with the updates on social media with much reference to previous years with hundreds of photos on Face Book. This year with new members joining the small committee, the Kirn Gala celebrates it’s 21st Anniversary and looks forward to the future by putting the emphasise on the original philosophy of the Kirn Gala by presenting a family event providing free entry with fee paying Charity/Community market stalls raising money or promoting their organisation. For this the largest Charitable event in Cowal a carnival atmosphere is encouraged with stall holders presenting novel and original ways of enticing visitors to their stalls. Attention is given to the many young folk who attend the event by providing special attractions during the event. To celebrate the 21st Anniversary the traditional entertainment from the stage will show case the talents of many local youngsters celebrating 21 years of Kirn Gala and looking forward to the next 21 years. Here is a wee review of what you can expect to see Here is a wee review of what you can expect to see Cowal pipe Band with Pipe Major Scott Wilson 14045535_1105183246222870_8647898008498715002_n Dunoon Argyll Pipe Band with Pipe Major Duncan Macleod 14089126_1105183252889536_4983228403714028399_n For the First Time ever both Bands combining for a very special performance kirn banner And Introduce by the Master Of Master of Ceremonies DSCF1742 Alex Pollock Tina Dance school 1 tinas winners 2014 Christina Cairns School Of Highland Dancing , Straight from their successful appearance at the World Piping championship 14054225_1105183256222869_6724986958712691498_n Dunoon Grammar School Pipe Band with Pipe Major, Craig Wilson Presented by Gordon Blair –the very newly formed talent of Cowals Finest musicians -We can’t fit the whole Orchestra on the stage but but can give you a flavour of things to come cowal community orcfhestra The Cowal Community orchestra kirn banner The Extremely Talented Songstress Katie Cameron Singer Guitarist Chloe Honeyball Always sure to put a spin on it the very Famous cow batt twirl Cowal Baton Twirlers And for something very special and very new– put together so recently some members haven’t yet been introduced to each other —-put together INSTRUMENTALIST Kirn Gala is very proud to present the Band that everyone in the business is talking about, Cowals newest Band sensation –Headlining for the 21st Kirn Gala Anniversary Ri chèile richeille dcr 2 Closing the proceeding will be the very popular piper jamie 2 JAMIE CAMPBELL The event compared by DCR97.4FM presenter VICTOR kirn banner Categories: Uncategorized | 2 Comments Category Comments KIRN GALA HEADLINERS Ri chèile VISIT DCR97.4FM STUDIO August 22, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar richeille dcr 2 Ri chèile Cowals latest Band sensation prior to their headlining role at this years 21stAnniversary Kirn Gala gave a live performance at the recent Pop Up Café Bar at Jamie’s Coast Coffee @ Dunoon’s Pier. (Ducky) Calum MacPherson – Drums Cambeul Walker – Vocals, Guitar Robbie Ireland – Guitar, Piano Holli Scott – Fiddle & Amy MacPherson – Fiddle gave an inspired performance which left the audience in no doubt that these talented youngsters truly deserve the Top Of The Bill at are this year’s longest established biggest Charity event and are contenders for this years “must see band” You can hear the Band chatting to TLLLVLB host Victor after their performance at Pop Up Café Bar at Jamie’s Coast Coffee @ Dunoon’s Pier Monday after 5.00pm and Tuesday 5.00PM -7.00PM Richeille dcr 1 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments GETTING READY August 21, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments IT’S GETTING BUSY,BUSY HERE IN DUNOON AND IT’S ALL COMING TOGETHER FOR THE 21st ANNIVERSARY KIRN GALA August 21, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar kg 4 Here are some of the stalls and attendees you can expect to see at this year’s Kirn Gala—- Kirn Parish Church, Cowal Fest, Fyne Entertainments, Kirn Primary School, Enviro Kirn, Dunoon Community Radio, Historic Kilmun, Balloons 4 U, Living it Up, Health and Wellbeing Network HWN, Chouxmakers Cakes, All Sorts, Bloodwise, Crossroads Carers, Glenfinnan Walled Garden Crossroads Young Carers, CHATS Cowal Hospice, Sandbank Heritage, Inverness Fudge, Dunoon Link Club, Sew & Sew, Rotary Club Dunnon, Candy Floss, Dunoon Learning Centre Liz Millar & Ruth Samuel, Sparks and Sparkles, Daisy Rocks Design Dani Halligan, Home Start, Friends 2gether kg1 Dunoon Redcross, Dunoon Firebrigade, Coast Guard, Mr Whippy, Donut Stand,Shaun Taylors Amusements spinning cuos Bouncy Castle and more along with Cheeko The Clown and not to forget our friends from The Bute Street Theatre cheeko the clown Local businesses will also be open with Sizzlers, Java Walk, Kirn Variety, Cowal Cottage Bakery all ready to serve that little bit extra Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments IT’S BIGGER & BETTER –THE WORLD FAMOUS COWAL HIGHLAND GATHERING August 20, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar GAMES logo YES IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN AND THIS YEAR EVERYTHING IS BIGGER AND BETTER WITH RECORD NUMBERS OF ENTREES TO THE GAMES AND MUCH MORE ACTIVITIES IN THE STADIUM SO MUCH GOING ON. FRLLY’S GATHERING TEAM IS EVEN BIGGER THAN PREVIOUS YEARS TO ENSURE LISTENERS ARE KEPT FULLY UP TO DATE WITH ALL THE LATEST NEWS REPORTING ON EVENTS AS THEY HAPPEN AND OF COURSE THERE IS THE GOSSIP. MEMBERS OF FRLLY’S TEAM WILL ALSO BE OUT AND ABOUT AROUND THE STADIUM GIVING COMPETITORS, ATTENDEES AND VISITORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TO BE BROADCAST AROUND THE WORLD . YOU CAN START CONTACTING US NOW BY REACHING US THROUGH OUR WEB SITE GUEST BOOK WHERE EVERYTHING IS PUBLISHED FOR FOLK TO SEE , THROUGH OUR E-MAIL OR FACEBOOK frllyPufferCrnan Frlly starts of the Cowal Highland Gathering Coverage Saturday 20th August at 2.00pm with an update 2.00pm Tuesday For all the latest updates, news, reviews & gossip with great music –IT’S THE NEXT BEST THING TO BEING THERE Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments WE NEED TO SAY A BIG THANK YOU NOW! August 20, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar kg poster A Big Big Thank you to every one who has contributed in many ways to this years Gala without your support we would not have got this far. You may think it is a little premature with still a few days to go but we couldn’t go any further without publicly thanking you for the support and to report to you everything is going to plan. thank_you_3 We also must apologise to all the folk who have recently asked to hire Stalls, we have run out of space and it has been very hard to refuse . It has also been hard to refuse the many performers who have offered their talent to come along and entertain we have run out of time. Of course we would be delighted to see as many of you as possible if you are that way inclined to pop along after 11.00am and help us put on the Stalls. kirn logo 1 Whether you are just a local resident a local business or an organisation we want everyone to know without your support The 21st Anniversary Kirn Gala would never have got to this point . You Are …………..in no order KJamesYolandaChouxmakesCakesCarolStirlingCuttinEdgeEnvirokirn AFamilyfromTowartargyllprint&designJavaWalkJamiesCoast CoffeeeDunoonObserver&ArgyllshireStandardSalmonDunoonCommunityRadio MarcoPelliciDrHipandtheBluesOperationCowalHealth&Wellbeing KirnParishChurchDavidMitchell&DunoonGrammarSchool GordonBlairS/BankChurchArgyllFirst CowalCottageBakeryTentS&EventsLivingItUpCaladhFuneralServices KarenMartinCowalCrossroadsCowalDesignConsultants HomeStartCoreComputingArgyllSmileTaylorLeisure KenClarkPhotographyCowalRugbyClubDoonTheWatter hug Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THREE DUNOON PIPE BANDS TO PLAY AT KIRN GALA August 19, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar —-Kirn Gala are proud to announce that to help celebrate Dunoon’s longest Established Biggest Charitable Event, the The Cowal Pipe Band the Dunoon Argyll Pipe Band will for the Kirn Gala Twenty First Anniversary join forces to present a special Set joining the Events Entertainment entertainment which will also include The Dunoon Grammar School Pipe Band. 14054225_1105183256222869_6724986958712691498_n As reported in the Observer recently Dunoon will only be represented by one Pipe Band this year at the prestigious World Famous Cowal Highland Gathering. Dunoon Grammar School who recently competed at The Pipe Band World Championships obtaining a very respectable sixth place in their drumming performance in their grade. Until recently we were blessed with three Pipe Bands here in Dunoon The Cowal Pipe Band the Dunoon Argyll Pipe Band and as mentioned the Dunoon Grammar School Pipe Band. 14045535_1105183246222870_8647898008498715002_n Unfortunately The Cowal Pipe Band the Dunoon Argyll Pipe Band are in the process of re-building their bands but are very aware that the absence of the bands not performing publicly is leading to speculation that there is only One Band in Town. 14089126_1105183252889536_4983228403714028399_n Whilst the Dunoon Grammar School are out their competing flying the flag for Dunoon as they will be at the Gathering competing in the Novice Juvenile the two other Bands are working hard recruiting, teaching new bands folk, rehearsing, raising funds for equipment, looking for sponsorship and looking for opportunities to perform publicly. drum Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments GETTING READY FOR KIRN GALA 21st ANNIVERSARY –TO SEE THREE Calendar August 18, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit GETTING READY FOR KIRN GALA 21st ANNIVERSARY –ARE YOU READY FOR IT? …..LATEST NEWS FROM KIRN GALA –SOME SAY HERE IN DUNOON THERE IS ONLY ONE , SOME SAY THERE ARE TWO, COME ALONG TO DUNOON’S LONGEST ESTABLISHED BIGGEST CHARITY EVENT …WHEN YOU WILL SEE & HEAR IN DUNOON THERE ARE THREE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments WE SALUTE ANOTHER REAL DUNOON ENTREPRENEUR August 18, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar –THIS IS HOW IT’S DONE –COME ON YOU BUSINESS FOLK -DO IT FOR DUNOON & YOUR BUSINESS JAMIE’S POP UP CAFÉ AT COAST COFFEE DUNOON PIER Jammie 1 Jamie say’s “Well as of 10pm last night the fences started to come down and we are once again just a humble little Take away! I can’t thank everyone that helped out enough. The feedback has been generally amazing better than I ever thought it would be, which I think has made clear that everyone here does want to see a bit of change away from the norm! Two of the objectors to this at the start submitted by outside Parties were ‘if one gets it then they’ll all want the same’ I really hope other business etc make these guys ‘fear’ come true! If you have the space to do something different get planning and do it everyone should get the same if there’s a way to do it And start working away from that mentality! I’ve been told that there has already been talks within the council to support future pop up cafes & events therefore making it much easier to apply and succeed. If this is true it feels like we have achieved so much more than just getting our wee street bar. From myself and all the staff Thank you again for making it a lot of fun!” Jamie X jamie 2 BIG BOOTS THE CHEMIST IN DUNOON TO GLOW GOLD August 17, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar boots 1 As seen in the National Press and on Social Media We are Very Proud that the Big Boots Pharmacy in Argyll Street Dunoon Scotland will be be glowing gold on the 1st of September to support Childhood cancer awareness. Please go along and see their gold window display, goldtastic outfits and their fundraising. Big Shout Out to Anoushka Macintyre and all the team at the big boots in Dunoon. gold banner boots 2 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON REVIVAL WEEKEND 2016 12th & 13th August 2016 August 17, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Here’s the Official line up from Dunoon Presents for Friday Evening & Saturday at this weekend’s Dunoon Revival 16!! And don’t forget to come say Hello to us at JAMIE’S COAST COFFEE POP UP CAFÉ BAR AT THE DUNOON PIER LIVE ON AIR REVIVAL POSTER DCR AT COAST FRIDAY- FREE GIGS IN TOWN PRESENTED BY DUNOON PRESENTS presents logo The Turkey Nuts –SINDBADS-9.00PM TURKEY NUTS LOGO Bahookie Cheek – THE CLANSMAN -10.00PM BAHOOKIE Seaside Sons – INGRAMS BAR 11.00PM SEASIDE SATURDAY BANDS IN THE MARQUEE —EIGHT IN A DAY Parliament Of Owls 2.30pm The Underground Jam 3.30pm The Sell Out 4.30pm Berry Tweed & the Chasers 5.30pm Dogtooth 6.45pm Esperanza 7.45pm Roddy Radiation 9pm Secret Affair 10pm More details for Saturday The Best in Show Scooter Competition will take place on Dunoon Pier before the start of the Ride Out at 1.15pm vespa The Ride Out Leaves Dunoon Pier, 1.45pm Saturday Up Hillfoot Street Down Ferry Brae Along Argyll St High Road to Sandbank Right turn at Rankin’s Brae Follow the Shore Road, past Hunter’s Quay Holiday Village and Western Ferries back to Dunoon Turn right at the Queens Hall roundabout into Argyll Street Turn right into John Street Turn right on to the promenade and back to the pier – end of Ride Out…time to have fun!!! PLUS OUT OF TOWN GIG WITH LOCAL BAND VEMODALEN(alternative Rock) PLAYING AT THE PUFFER 9.00pm +Support Douglas Macaulay and The Out-There Girls VEMODALEN Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments GETTING READY FOR COWALFEST 2016 –UPDATE August 3, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar cowalfest 2016 CowalFest Argyll 2016 Walking and Outdoor Festival 7th – 16th October 2016 inclusive CowalFest Argyll takes place in the beautifully scenic Cowal Peninsula which is situated between Loch Fyne and the Firth of Clyde in the west of Scotland. The hub for activities is Dunoon which is easily reached by road via the stunning Rest and Be Thankful or by car/public transport and ferry from Gourock. Although only thirty miles from Glasgow, Cowal is a tranquil area with a rich heritage and abundance of wildlife. The settings for the extensive range of walks could not be better for Cowal is Scotland in miniature and quite simply a hidden gem! Now in its fourteenth year, CowalFest is still finding something new to offer with more than eighty events planned over the ten days of the Festival. Walking takes pride of place and all ranges of abilities are catered for. Serious hill walking, gentle strolls, heritage walks, family activities, horse riding and health walks for the less able are included along with Nordic and Chi walking – something for everyone indeed Evening entertainment includes traditional music and dance, a quiz, talks and plenty of opportunities to sample the food and drink at the beer festival or wine tasting events. Stay over and enjoy a few days in the company of friendly people who will be delighted to meet you. This year, in conjunction with Dunoon Presents, the official Opening Day will be held on the old Victorian Pier. An Ultra Marathon will take place on this day and stalls and family friendly entertainment will be provided on the recently refurbished Pier. Looking from the Pier across to the Breakwater one of the star attractions of CowalFest Argyll will be on view – The Kelpie Maquettes. These are the ten feet high replicas of Donald Scott’s famous Kelpies and they will be in Dunoon from the 1st to 14thOctober. They are sure to be popular so make sure you come along to see them! For further information please contact 01369 830 793 or visit the website www.cowalfest.org The_Kelpies_at_Edinburgh_Airport_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2580937 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments WE ARE GOING TO MAKE DUNOON GLOW GOLD August 2, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Thomas Gran and Aran 1 Pat Hayes along with her grandson Thomas (who was celebrating his 10th birthday) and best friend Aran joined Victor in the DCR97.4FM John Street Studio to tell the listeners about the worldwide campaign to get public buildings and landmarks to light up Gold on September 1st, in recognition of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, her grandson Thomas who was diagnosed with cancer aged 4 and can still remember a great deal of his journey since then, one that took him to Florida for Proton therapy an advanced form of radiation therapy. Thomas a perfect ambassador for Children’s Cancer Awareness lives in Dunoon and attends a local school. You can listen again as Pat assisted by Thomas suggest how Dunoon Community Radio listeners can help and be part of the worldwide campaign to get public buildings and landmarks to light up Gold on September 1st, in recognition of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. http://glowgoldseptember.weebly.com/ GLOW GOLD RIBBON Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments PLEASE LET US INTRODUCE YOU TO PAT HAYES AND HER GRANDSON THOMAS July 20, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar gold banner Hi, My name is Pat Hayes and I am part of a worldwide campaign to get public buildings and landmarks to light up Gold on September 1st, in recognition of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. My family lives in Dunoon, my grandson Thomas Reynolds was diagnosed with cancer aged 4, in 2010. Thomas and Grandma I have been working with Dunoon Community Council to organise an event on September 1st which will involve several locations in and around the town being lit up, including Castle House Museum, The War Memorial, Highland Mary, The Royal Marine Hotel, and others to be confirmed. My grandson will be ‘guest of Honour’, switching the lights on. There will be a lone piper, and the Dunoon Observer will be there to record the event. I would like to ask if you would get behind the campaign and give it some airtime. Perhaps mentioning it on a regular basis leading up to September? The Community Council are totally behind the Campaign, as it shows Dunoon in a very favourable light and is good publicity for the town. I hope you will support us in this, and show Thomas that his home town is behind him and all the children that are fighting this awful disease. I have added the link to our campaign page for you to look at. Kind regards, Pat Hayes https://www.facebook.com/GlowGoldSeptember/ gold banner Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments ARGYLL CEILIDH TRAIL STARTS INVERARAY & DUNOON July 17, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Now Now in its seventh year, Fèis Latharna’s Argyll Ceilidh Trail is preparing for another busy summer tour. Auditions took place on the 7th April 2016 and a brand new line up for 2016 Tour has now been selected. The Tour starts at Inveraray Castle at 1.00pm this Tuesday 19th July then later in the evening at the George Hotel at 8.30pm, the following day Wednesday 20th will see Group performing at Uig Hall in Dunoon at 7.30pm. Tickets are available at BOOKPOINT Dunoon 13256172_1131453526905696_973182590466216477_n Morven Macfadyen-Donald (Seil) – Vocals / Flute Ruaridh Litster-Campbell (Ardfern) – Piano Rachel Campbell (Oban) – Accordion / Vocals Ross Christie (Kilchrenan) – Guitar / Mandolin Holli Scott (Dunoon) – Fiddle / Vocals Emma Baird (Taynuilt) – Vocals / Guitar / Piano Ally MacLean (Oban) – Highland Pipes / Small Pipes / Whistles Andrew Mcallister (Campbeltown) – Guitar / Highland Pipes This annual ‘Argyll Ceilidh Trail’ programme consists of a three week summer tour packed with gigs all over Argyll & the Islands. It provides 8 young traditional musicians the opportunity to experience work as professional musicians. ceilidh trail 2016 Following the fantastic response from audiences during previous tours, the group has been fortunate enough to secure a number of other bookings outwith the summer programme. Argyll Ceilidh Trailers out and about over the summer. Well worth catching a concert or dance with these talented young musicians! Facebook.com/argyllceilidhtrail Twitter.com/argyllceilidh Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments FIRST FUNDRAISER GETTING READY FOR DUNOON MOD 2018 July 14, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Mod_Dance jpeg Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments PROBLEMS LISTENING ONLINE? WE ARE NEARLY THERE July 11, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN4542-640x480-300x225 If you are having problems listening on line Click LISTEN ON LINE! We have installed a new server and have a new IP address and have informed all your favorite internet radio providers, whilst they are adjusting we are available on line through our web site please keep trying –we are nearly there Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments THE DUNOON MEN’S SHED –A REALITY July 7, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar image001 After Stirling work behind the scenes from Argyll and ButeTSI Dunoon office the Dunoon Men’s Shed became a reality when a large group of Dunoon Men’s Shed enthusiast gathered at the newly sourced premises at the old Walkers Garden Centre site on Alexander Street, Dunoon to begin the clearout process. MS1 The Big Clean Up took just over an hour before donated furniture was delivered. The Dunoon Men’s Shed is receiving good support from local business for which all involved are very grateful. When everything is ready there is going to be a massive launch day event so everyone can see Dunoon’s latest community initiative. MS8 In the meantime still lots to be done and more recruits required and if you are interested please contact ; Samantha Stubbs Third Sector and Volunteer Support Officer – Cowal and Bute. c/o Community Education Centre, Edward Street. Dunoon. PA23 7PJ Tel: 01369 700100 Website: www.argylltsi.org.uk Email: samantha@argylltsi.org.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Argyll-and-Bute-TSI-Dunoon-Office-1591882364368433/info/?tab=page_info Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SUMMER PLAY DAYS AT DUNOON PIER July 5, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar eventpic_2215 Dunoon Burgh Hall has announced it is delighted to bring a Theatre and Arts summer school to the newly refurbished Pier Building in Dunoon. Inspired by vintage stories of Dunoon and the Burgh Hall – ‘Glen Banter’ and Morag’s Fairy Glen – youngsters will devise an outdoor performance with costumes, theatre and test out some parkour techniques. All the workshops are FREE and open to 9 to 15 year olds. It all takes place at The Pier Building, Dunoon Don’t forget to take along your own lunch and refreshments. To book a place contact Jenny on jenny@dunoonburghhall.org.uk Burgh Hall -Arts Week Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments PROBLEMS LISTENING ONLINE? July 3, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN1436 (640x480) (2) (640x480) PROBLEMS LISTENING ONLINE? If you are having problems listening on line Click LISTEN ON LINE! DSCN4542-640x480-300x225 And Broadcasting as normal on 97.4fm Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments TRISH COMMEMEMORATES 100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME July 2, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar somme cd Friday, 1st of July Commemorates the 100th Anniversary of The Battle of the Somme and “whatever Rocks YOUR Boat” with Trish’s “new and Unsigned” slot will be showcasing the magnificently crafted “Trilogy of the Somme” a powerfully atmospheric, rythmic, musical masterpiece from the creative partnership of Lanarkshire musicians Brian Lawlor and Robert Woodside of The Artisans with the expressive, heartfelt vocals of Scott Burns and other accomplished musicians. Paying tribute to the thousands of men who fought in one of the bloodiest battles in history. The Artisans’ Trilogy is available to download with all proceeds being split between Help For Heroes, Erskine Home and The Royal British Legion. http://www.theartisanproject.co.uk/ YOU CAN HEAR THIS AMAZING PROGRAMME FRIDAY 1st JULY AT 7.30pm -REPEATED TUESDAY 5th July 3.00pm gallery_1 band comp TRISH-AWARD-300x81 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments KIRN GALA VOLUNTEER APPEAL IN DUNOON STANDARD June 30, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCF0015 Kirn Gala committee member Lawther Murchison has made a passionate appeal through the pages of the Dunoon Observer for more volunteers and donations for this years 21STBirthday Kirn Gala Celebration . The appeal is to local businesses, community groups and individuals, for help with the ever growing costs and effort required in staging the Gala, while also helping to develop and ensure a future for the event. For the sponsors and all those who help out there will be full recognition of the help and support via the Kirn gala and Dunoon Community Radio Facebook sites and coverage of the event broadcast on Dunoon Community Radio across the world. On the night, a board with all commercial donors will be listed to show the committees appreciation. There will also be the opportunity to display their information on publicity leaflets. Information regards the performers who will be performing at this year’s celebration will be announced shortly and we are told will reflect the direction Kirn Gala will be going in the future but with a 21st Anniversary nod to previous Kirn Gala 21 appeal via face book 21st-Anniversary Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments CONGRATULATIONS CALLUM MACGRORY NOW PROUD OWNER OF FIAT PANDA June 15, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar ardenlee car thanks Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments MEET WORK EXPERIENCE STUDENT CAITLYN REYNOLDS June 13, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar cat june 1 Caitlyn a work experience student from Dunoon Grammar School will be with us for the rest of the week to get an inside view to what make us tick, then, before she leaves she can explain it to us. Caitlyn will be chatting live to Malcolm Scott on his Wednesday morning programme v cat june 2 cat june3 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments QUEENS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AT DUNOON PRIMARY June 12, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Listen out for announcements informing you when you can hear pupils from Dunoon Primary School who took part in The Queens Birthday Party Karaoke informing listeners about the Town of Dunoon DSCN9212 DSCN9200 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SANDBANK GALA BIGGEST YET June 12, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar sandbank 1 Sandbank Gala 2016 certainly drew the crowds and is being claimed as the biggest yet. Besides all the usual side stalls and attractions promoting local charities and organisations visitors where treated to several new stalls one inviting you to join in a Walk Challenge — Dunoon To The Moon ? Cowal Red Squirrel Group had all manner of Squirrel paraphernalia…… sandbank 5 And of course the now World Famous Traditional Tug O’ War —-The Winners ………………………… sandbank 4 sandbank 3 Entertainment was of course First Class with once again MC Robert MacGregor from R-Mac Discos introducing a cast of thousands including The Dunoon Grammar School Pipe Band, Acoustic Sounds, Joanne McGeachie Highland Dancers , The Sandbank Primary School Singers and Cowals latest sensation direct from performing at this weekends Fynefest –Ri Cheile. A Stand out Event in a weekend that offered Fynefest and a Queens Birthday Party Event! MORE PHOTOS ON OUR FACE BOOK PAGE : https://www.facebook.com/dcr97.4fm/?fref=ts Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments MALCOLM SCOTT’S “2016 GREATEST FESTIVALS” June 7, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar FyneFest2016_Logo1 10.00AM – 11.00PM ITS THE MALCOLM SCOTT’S RADIO SHOW -IT’S LIVE AND IT’S RADIO LIKE YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD IT. –GREAT FOR THIS TUESDAY MORNING– THIS MORNING LIVE FROM THE STUDIO AS THE “FESTIVAL” SEASON IS UPON US THE SHY ONE STARTS THE 2016 SEASON OF “THE GREATEST FESTIVAL S” STARTING WITH LOCAL FESTIVAL FYNFEST —–AND THERE’S THAT BALLOON FILLED CAR AGAIN FOR A FIVER WORTH A SHOT—LISTEN OUT FOR THE RE-RUNS WIN CAR1 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments STILL BRIGHT & LIVELY –WEST COAST CEILIDH June 7, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 7.00PM-9.PM Monday – Bright and Lively WEST COAST CEILIDH with Ian Wilson Listen to the re runs – 13346558_1175913472429808_1335401262126077362_n This week featuring amongst others Mary Duff as she gets ready for her 1st show of the Scottish leg of her UK tour tomorrow night at The Ryan Centre, Stranraer with special guests Kathy Crinion and Jordanmogeymusic – Singer/Songwriter Kathy Crinion, Jorden Mogey & Mary Duff DSCN4750-640x480-300x2251 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments IT’S A GUESSING GAME AND THE PRIZE IS A CAR. June 4, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar win car 1 Sharon Blackwell and some of her team from Ardenlee Care Home have been inviting folk at Morrisons Supermarket today to guess how many balloons there are in the Red Fiat Panda they have there. Over 16 are being invited to buy a ticket for £5 to get a chance to win this fabulous prize. If you can’t make it into town today there is another opportunity to buy tickets win car 3 If you can’t make it into town today there is another opportunity to buy ticketsTomorrow as the Fiat Panda will be leaving Morrisons tonight around 6.00pm to travel to the CO-OP car park, tickets will be on sale from 12noon. If you are out-with Dunoon but travelling to the Fynefest Festival next weekend the wee Fiat Panda will be there Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 13346916_1045804615494067_3962438127726438703_n FyneFest2016_Logo1 GREAT EVENT -DUNOON GRAMMAR SCHOOL SUMMER EXTRAVAGANZER June 1, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DGS DJs Great evening earlier on tonight at Dunoon Grammar School at the Summer Extravaganza and a big thanks to Talyn Shaw and Stephen Kay and friends for Djing and MCing the event and playing the Tunes. Listen out for recordings and interviews of some of the people who couldn’t escape Frlly and her roving Mike ext dgs hall2 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CAME TO THE STADIUM TODAY TO SUPPORT THE FIRST COWAL HOSPICE FUN DAY RELAY EVENT—NEARLY £2000 RAISED SO FAR May 28, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CAME TO THE STADIUM TODAY TO SUPPORT THE FIRST COWAL HOSPICE FUNDAY RELAY EVENT—NEARLY £2000 RAISED SO FAR What a fantastic day with a fantastic turn out. Lots of Thank You Later HERE ARE THE BEST FANCY DRESS (STARWARS ), THE BEST NAMED TEAM (BOOBY BUNCH) , THE BEST MAN “THOMAS THE PIPER” FOR THE PIPES AND SOME OF TEAM COWAL WHO STARTED IT AND (NOT PHOTOGRAPHED ) YOU FOR MAKING IT HAPPEN. Cowal Starwars Cowal Booby Bunch Cowal Thomas The Piper Team Cowal Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments BE PART OF THE FIRST COWAL HOSPICE FUNDAY RELAY EVENT -SATURDAY DUNOON STADIUM 1.00pm-5.00pm May 27, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Cowal Hospice relay The Stalls are ready, the bar-B-que is smoking, The Bar has lots of ice and Marco the “Barman” is practising pulling pints,and the balloons are blown up. The Candy Floss is mmmmm—yummy-yummy The Black’s of Dunoon Lorry-stage is in position, The Dunoon Redcoats are are in final rehearsal and checking the Programme, The DCR Roadcrew and Revue are ready, Everyone is heading for the Dunoon Stadium . DSCN7746 Everyone is heading for the Dunoon Stadium. Come and join us even if not as part of an official team, get dressed up and give a wee donation and have a shot at a few circuits so you can say you were part of the FIRST COWAL HOSPICE FUNDAY RELAY Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments GETTING READY FOR SATURDAYS COWAL HOSPICE RELAY EVENT– May 26, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar bally sign GETTING READY FOR SATURDAYS COWAL HOSPICE RELAY EVENT-Banners going up, more Event Packs in Hospice Shop,Tombola Prizes in Marshalls Shop and Red coats rehearsing – funday pack Still need Face Painters for Stadium Saturday 1.00pm—5.00p shop1 DSCN8337 Alex Mackechnie from Heron Valley checks out the Tombola Prizes Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR PRESENTERS JOIN REDCOATS AT COWAL HOSPICE RELAY May 22, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN7746 “West Coast Ceilidh” presenter Ian Wilson and “Classics For You” presenter Angie Balmain are the latest presenters to join the line up for “Blacks of Dunoon” lorry stage at the Cowal Hospice Relay 28th May Saturday at the Dunoon Stadium. Angie 3 2-5=10 DCR97.4fm presenters led by The Dunoon Red Coats will be providing entertainment to the competitors in the relay with lively relay music and good banter to keep the spectators informed to what’s happening DSCN4750-640x480-300x2251 Dcr 97.4 entertainers will be encouraging competitors and spectators alike to chat to Dcr97.4fm listeners. Cowal Hospice relay Ian Wilson will be encouraging relay competitors to fit in some reels as they walk around the stadium circuit hopefully in fancy dress as he presents a mini edition of his West Coast Ceilidh. A Strip The Willow around the stadium circuit would be something to see and Ian feels even the mum’s with push chairs would enjoy the challenge with a little modification to the dance of course. Angie will be presenting a shortened version of her Last Night of the Proms and will be reviewing her play list for her Friday afternoon programme between 1.00pm and 3.00pm. To get into the part Angie will be dressed in her finest evening gown and of course a conductors baton. frllyPufferCrnan-207x300 Keeping the entertainment moving along several DCR97.4fm presenters will be joining The Dunoon Redcoats including Gary Nolan (singing a song or three) Frlly and Tara with Gaelic words of encouragement and Clare Marie Nolan will entertain with songs of the sixties entertainment will be joining The Dunoon Red Coats DINO-MARTINO-300x168 CHATS LOGO 2 Listen in to find out what other DCR Presenters will be doing Live on the Blacks Of Dunoon LorryStage CLAREMARIE SOUNDCHECK 2 clairemarie 2 DSCN7178 DSCN7037 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments MEN’S SHED UPDATE May 20, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Mens Shed update Samantha Stubbs Third Sector and Volunteer Support Officer – Cowal and Bute has announced the next Men’s Shed Meeting We’ve set a date for another meeting – Also some rather exciting news – and a wee wander to our Men’s Shed premises, so make sure you’ve got good footwear! If you could give Sam a wee call or email to confirm your attendance, that would be appreciated – 01369 700100. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments COWAL HOSPICE RELAY FUN DAY–JUST WAITING ON YOU May 19, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Cowal Hospice relay Entry packs for the relay event on the 28th of May are now available in the Dunoon Hospice Shop at 130 Argyll Street and Teams of 4 are invited to enter at only £10 a team! The rules are very simple, for each team to Qualify for a prize at least one member of the team must be walking the circuit between 1.00pm till 5.00pm. Top prizes will be awarded to the best fancy dressed team and there will also be prizes for the best named team and the most entertaining team on the day. Anyone can enter and everyone is invited to come along to the stadium and enjoy this special Fun Day with Lots of Attractions for all the family including amongst other things a Barbeque, Balloons, Face painting, stalls and the Cowal Hospice Tombola. Jean-Jimmy-Red-Coats-300x225 Providing entertainment and keeping everyone up to date with what’s happening we will have the Dunoon Community Radio Roadshow on a Blacks of Dunoon trailer, DCR Presenters will be giving a lively commentary to the proceedings and looking out for the best fancy dress and most entertaining of the relay competitors. Joining the DCR97.4 Crew during the afternoon will be artist from the DCR revue including the lovely Clare Marie Nolan, Dave de Kort and his fabulous line dancers, Gary DJ Nolan and appearing for the first time in the Stadium the Fabulous Dunoon Red Coats with Jimmy Livingstone plus , yes there is more, special guest The Dunoon Grammar School who will be opening the event and the Cowal Pipe Band will be playing at the close of the evening JEAN 1 Listen in Thursday at 5.00pm When “Dunoon Red Coat” Jean Debney will be presenting a special programme with guest Jimmy Livingstone and chatting about The Cowal Hospice Relay JIMMY 1 REDS STAIRS 1 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DGS STUDENTS VISIT DCR STUDIO TO SING AND EXPLAINE THE 1st JUNE SUMMER EXTRAVAGANZA —–AND EVERYONE IS INVITE May 17, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DGS BADGE On the 1st June DGS Students will be inviting everyone to a Summer Extravaganza 5.30pm –7.30pm to be held at the school. DCR97.4FM will organise students to play background music and generally let folk know what is happening through a PA and become DCR presenters for the event. dgs 17th may 1 There will be live music provided by Karen McChesney and her Students, Arts and Crafts and Stalls provided by other departments.Beauty services will be on offer and there will be Face Painting and a Bouncy Castle The local bouncy castle is there and we provide face painting and beauty services. dgs 17th may 3 Students will be calling in on Malcolm this morning to chat and sing and get a wee bit of mike experience during his morning programme which can be heard again 6.00pm Tuesday and 7.00am Wednesday dgs 17th may 2 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DJ DAVIE & THE ESSENTIAL EUROVISION SONG CONTEST May 10, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Eurovision_2016_Official_Logo –It’s time again for DJ Davies favourite show of the year on his THE ESSENTIAL DANCE SESSION, it’s the ESSENTIAL EUROVISION SPECIAL. The Eurovision Song Contest 2016 is the 61st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and taking place in the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm Sweden following Sweden’s victory at last years excellent Contest with the song “Heroes“, performed by Måns Zelmerlöw. Will this years Eurovision Song Contest be as good as last years Contest, DJ Davie will be bringing you a show packed with “what’s hot” from this years’ contestants, playing the best tracks ahead of Saturdays’ final and seeing if we can guess this years’ winner for a third year on the run. The contest will also be the first to implement a new voting system since 1975, with each country now awarding two sets of points: one from their professional jury and another from televoting. Join DJ Davie this Thursday at 7.30pm Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR PRESENTER DAVE de KORT TO LAUNCH ALBUM May 2, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DDK As many of the regular listeners will know over the last few months Dave de Kort has been spending a lot of his time out and about with his keyboard and guitar entertaining locally not only with the DCR Roadshow Revue entertaining at local nursing home like Dunoon’s Ardenlee but there’s more. Just lately as Dave told us on one of his visits to TLLLVLBS he has been travelling wider afield entertaining in all manner of venues and has also in between being a vital part of the DCR backroom team managed to find time to visit a recording studio to make a “Record” DDK2 Dave will be calling in to chat to TLLLVLBS host Victor on Monday to chat about this new development and Victor will on behalf of folk of a certain age be asking is this the “Proper Job” you have been waiting to do………………… DDK3 Categories: Uncategorized | 3 Comments Category Comments POP UP SHOP TO HOST FILM LOVERS SOCIAL April 20, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar pop up films With the much anticipated opening of the refurbished Burgh Hall later in the year and the great opportunities this will offer to all manner of entertaining events including film appreciation It’s time to think about the 4th Dunoon Film Festival and the Cowal Cinema Club 2016/17 season. This “Film Lovers Get-Together” to be held at the Pop Up Gallery at 7.30pm 29th April is meant as a thank you to all the loyal supporters of the CCC and the Dunoon Film Festival and an opportunity to look back on the film scene in Cowal over the past three years’ Supporters are encouraged to bring along non-members to the Pop Up Gallery . burgh hall Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments ANOTHER NEW EVENT FOR DUNOON BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND April 20, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar XC Bike Not long to go now for the Scottish Cross Country Mountain Bike Series, Round 2 event. Another new top event for Dunoon and it’s all happening Bank holiday weekend 30th April/1st May with an exciting weekend of activities and spectator fun for all the family And for those members of the family who would like to try out their riding skills there is going to be a Pump Cycle Track at the West Bay over the Bank Holiday Weekend for everyone to try and don’t worry if you haven’t a bike . pop up track The Dunoon Presents Team will have bikes available so every one can come along and experience the Pump Cycle Track you are of course welcome to bring your own along. Children and adults are really going to love it! and It’s all part of the Scottish Cross Country Mountain Bike Series, Round 2 event and completely FREE . bids Loads of other outdoor activities too…Dunoon Community Radio will be out and about chatting to folk and recording your views on this Dunoon’s latest SportFun event —seeeeee you there Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments POP UP SHOP TO HOST FILM LOVERS SOCIAL April 20, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THE BEAT MOVEMENT IN SESSION April 18, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar LUKE-LOGO2-300x108 loft 2 The Beat Movement caught the Ferry last week to cross the Clyde to bring the listeners and the many fans this side of the Clyde up to date and brought their guitars. The session was recorded to feature in LUKES ANYTHING GOES, BUT ONLY IF HE LIKES – as the featured artist to be broadcast Tuesday 10.00pm 12993333_1011224588952070_8218970344903915052_n 12991075_1011223638952165_131328467275744805_n Formed in 2011 hailing from Greenock The Beat Movement Mark Maclean Vocals/Rhythm Guitar: Lyall Mooney Lead Guitar: Lyall Mooney Bass: & Marc Heron Drums/ Backing Vocals : have been taking their own form of High energy Rock ‘n’ Roll, Soulful grooves & Rhythm ‘n’ Blues and entertaining across the UK. and now Europe as the Band are heading to Italy at the end of April to do their own mini World Tour of ITALY! Touring along with The Blue Lenas, Jamie Reilly, Scott Beaton and Jordan Kelly, dates confirmed at this time are: FRIDAY 29th – Alzati Lazzaro, Gattorna ( Near Genoa ) With The Pottos! SATURDAY 30th – Clyde Scottish Pub, Atina (near Rome) SUNDAY 1st – Clyde Scottish Pub, Atina 13006558_1011225665618629_5774000763313549069_n The Beat Movement caught the ferry the Ferry last week to cross the Clyde to bring the listeners and the many fans this side of the Clyde and brought their guitars –Bon Voyage guys see you when you return 13006683_1011225705618625_6245366041856931982_n 13051484_1011225822285280_1121338678440294891_n Both The Beat Movement & The Blue Lenas will play a local gig Live @ The Loft Greenock on Saturday 23rd April before heading off to play 3 dates in Italy the following week . We ask you all to come & show your support for the two Greenock bands . There will be a Dj playing between & after the live sets , indie , funk, soul & Rock ‘n’ Roll tunes through until 1am !!! Entry is £5 on the door & you will receive a copy of each of the bands latest EP’s on entry !!! “We will use your hard earned door money to help fund our forth coming Italian tour & English dates we have the following month which are yet to be announced !!! We look forward to seeing you all there please share this event & support the new music scene !!!” loft 1 12998761_1011226068951922_5209807748311646317_n Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments STILL TIME FOR “ELSEWHERE AND OTHER PLACES” April 16, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar burgh pop up exibition Still not too late to view this fabulous exhibition currently on in The Dunoon Pop Up Gallery. It’s called “Elsewhere and Other Places”and features Anoushka Havinden, Colm Docherty, Sandi Kiehlmann and Jenny Hunter. 4 GSA alumni’s. It’s on till the 30th April but you may find you may want to view this fab exhibition more than once and even purchase a unique piece of Art Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments FM TRANSMISSION PROBLEM Calendar April 11, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit sorryfortheinterruption-300x200 Sorry everyone but we seem to have an intermittent problem on our FM transmission. Our IT volunteers hope to have the problem solved very soon Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments WELCOLM BACK THE BEAT MOVEMENT April 11, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar beat movement Italy The Guys who helped us celebrate our Third Birthday way back on the 1st December 2012 with an incredible live gig at Dunoon’s MacClures Bar are heading to Italy at the end of April to do their own mini World Tour of ITALY! Touring along with The Blue Lenas, Jamie Reilly, Scott Beaton and Jordan Kelly, dates confirmed at this time are: Tickets available at you nearest Italian Consulate FRIDAY 29th – Alzati Lazzaro, Gattorna ( Near Genoa ) With The Pottos! SATURDAY 30th – Clyde Scottish Pub, Atina (near Rome) SUNDAY 1st – Clyde Scottish Pub, Atina the beat movement 2 Although we haven’t managed to get the whole group back to play for us in Dunoon (we are still hopeful we will see them later in the year) we couldn’t allow them to start this stage of their career without a personal update Formed in 2011 hailing from Greenock The Beat Movement Vocals/Rhythm Guitar: Mark Maclean Lead Guitar: Lyall Mooney Bass: Chris McEwan Drums: Marc Heron have been taking their own form of High energy Rock ‘n’ Roll, Soulful grooves & Rhythm ‘n’ Blues and entertaining across the UK.and now Europe. Mark Maclean, Lyall Mooney and Chris McEwan will be catching the ferry to cross the Clyde to chat to the listeners and the many fans this side of the Clyde and have promised to bring their guitars the beat movement Touring along with The Blue Lenas The Blue Lenas Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments RED COATS BACK IN DCR97.4FM STUDIO April 11, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Jean & Jimmy Red Coats Still Flush with their outstanding success at The Dunoon Presents Ride and Run Event, from the fabulous Red Coats we have coming into the DCR97.4FM Studio not only the glamorous talented Ms Jean Debney but the musical arranger of the Red Coats Mr Jimmy Livinston. You can hear the all the latest news from team Red Coats and where you are likely to see them again when they pop into the John Street studio to talk to Victor and Carol Lee on Tuesday. DSCN7746 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments AN EVENING OF CLASSICAL GUITAR MUSIC CONCERT AT SANDBANK PARISH CHURCH. April 5, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar ian-img-2 (1) Classical guitarist Ian Kelleher will present an evening of Classic Guitar Music this Friday at Sandbank Parish Church in support or the Sandbank Church Heritage Centre. Featuring a selection of guitar favourites from around the world including works by Albeniz, Tarrega, Pernambucco and Pujol which is sure to delight classical music lovers. ian kelleher . Ian will be popping in to talk to Victor on Wednesday after 5.00pm when he will tell us more about the concert and his latest album, he has also promised to give the listeners a preview playing his guitar live in the studio including a George Harrison composition WebpicsA14_009 (1) Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments HAIL OUR CONQUERING HERO April 5, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar IAIN He told us he didn’t know why he was doing it but we are so pleased and proud that he did , Iain Logo Show Iain Outside 5-04-16 DSCN8165 YOU CAN HEAR IAIN’S TUESDAY BROADCAST “THE RETURN” AGAIN WEDNESDAY 6th APRIL 12.00pm AND SATURDAY 9th APRIL 1.00pm GREAT TIME AT THE ESPLANADES CLASP FUNDRAISER –THE ULTIMATE FAMILY EVENT April 3, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN8119 Dunoon’s famous Esplanade Hotel hosted a very special Fundraising Teddy Bear’s Picnic today, even though because of the weather it all started indoors. Every year the Shergill family, SGE Hotels, choose a local charity to raise funds for by hosting a charity fun day and auction at one of their properties. This year they hosted an event here in Dunoon at The Esplanade Hotel with all the proceeds going to Cornerstone CLASP the Scottish charity and provider of social care services to over 2,600 adults, children and young people with disabilities and other support needs DSCN7995 The main part of a day’s with many fantastic thing happening was a fantastic Charity Auction with some outstanding prizes waiting for your bids with all the proceeds going to Cornerstone. With items ranging from major concerts VIP tickets to see Beyonce in July, Tin the Park passes, and local event the Cowal Games and Gig at The Gathering to the ever popular and desirable football memorabilia signed tops from Rangers, Celtic and Scottish Rugby to unique items so many we couldn’t mention them all and brought many bids from the packed ballroom of the Esplanade. DSCN8150 With the weather not being so kind until later in the afternoon most of the earlier activities took place indoors including decorating Cup Cakes with the Fyne Cakes team Anne, Jessica and William and decorating Candles with the KMR Candles team Anne, Casey and Kirsty on hand to show you how it is done. DSCN8006 DSCN7962 The ever popular Tomblola as well as a Grand Prize Raffle organised by Cornerstones Elaine, Rebecca and Barbara DSCN7963 DSCN8018 Dunoon Community Radio presenter Stereo Simon was there as well as Hamish the Executive producer who just loved having his photograph taken with many children and some big people DSCN7955 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments CLASSIC END OF PIER ENTERTAINMENT COMPLIMENTS CLASSIC RIDE AND RUN SPORTING EVENT April 2, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar mm DSCN7746 DSCN7882 mm DSCN7706 nn DSCN7799 nn DSCN7815 mm DSCN7752 DSCN7912 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR LISTENERS LISTEN IN TO HISTORIC FIRST EVENT AT RESTORED DUNOON PIER April 2, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN7759 Even after for some a 34 mile cycle ride and 9 mile run in what was billed as “A fun and friendly duathalon challenge through stunning sea and forest landscapes” there was still breath to talk to DCR97.4FM listeners across the world. nn DSCN7761 Some even had breath left to share a joke with the listener –yes we know DSCN7782 DSCN7789 and some even had breath to tell the listeners exactly how it was mm DSCN7878 mm DSCN7766 DSCN7769 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments CONGRATULATIONS TO IAIN FROM DCR LISTENERS April 2, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar iain end of journey Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments ALLREADY FOR THE FIRST RADIO BROADCAST FROM DUNOON PIER April 1, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar PIER R-R With the installation of Broadband by Argyll and Bute council on the newly renovated pier it now looks almost certain that the whole event will be broadcast live on Dunoon Community Radio on 97.4FM and on the internet www.dunooncommunityradio.org allowing listeners from all over the world to tune in and follow the days proceedings—The Next Best Thing To Being There! BID Manager Colin Moulson has said “what better way to hi-light the public opening of the Pier by assuring that no matter where you are in the world you can be part of this historic day” The Pier was officially opened in a ceremony at the beginning of March by Argyll and Bute Council Leader Dick Walsh in a ceremony attended by contractors ,councillors and council officers who had contributed to the work on the refurbishment of the Pier. RunPoster And now with the Public opening Colin Moulson and his team along with Media Guru Derek Macintyre are ready to present a unique event of Cycling, Running, Music & entertainment not seen on the pier for a long,long time. Using the Pier as the main event Hub for the day’s activities spectators will be able to see the start of of the multi – stage cycling and running events that will take in some of Cowal’s most popular routes with some of Scotland’s most scenic views. During the course of the day Derek Macintyre and his team from DCR97.4FM will be keeping you updated with the latest information from course check point where runners and cyclist will be greeted by the sounds of the bagpipes urging them on. 12592495_1064980413573920_8199255352601687799_n The Run is scheduled to start at 11 .00am along a 14.7 km or in old money 9.1 mile route and will include road, trail and track running, participants will get a real flavour of Cowal with seascapes, country lanes and even secret beauty spots and of course the famous esplanade. Stages have been described as Flat, Undulating, Sprint and Hilly. Cowal Pipe Band Players wanted It won’t only be the competitors in the Dunoon Run and Ride that will be treated to the sounds of the pipes the Cowal Pipe Band will be in attendance at the pier with one of their first events in what is looking to be a very busy year as they reclaimed their former glory as a major Argyll Pipe Band. RED CAOTS Meeting and greeting folk at the Pier will be the fabulous Red Coats who as anyone who has come in contact with them will agree a legend in holiday entertainment and will be so much at home entertaining visitors to the pier with their specially erected stage and deck chair seating area. We will of course for our listeners who may not be acquainted with the Red Coats be chatting to Jeanie and her fellow entertainers and listening to them entertaining on the Pier “That’s the way to do it” Rumour has it that the Red Coats have something special planned for the start of the runners event! This year’s Run & Ride is going to be extra special with all the combining events using the grand re-opening of Dunoon Pier as an event hub hopefully the first of many future events that could be held on the pier. 12804793_769931523138832_6771635689261186032_n With Stalls including the Doon the Watter memorabilia, Home Baking tea’s and coffee’s music from Dunoon Community Radio plus the fantastic Red Coats this will be an event not to be missed and of course for visitors there is the fantastic Argyll Street and adjoining streets with all those unique interdependent shops and of course Dunoon’s popular Charity Shops. 11169178_949397551798874_4551214396552293671_n Dunoon Community Radio presenters will be there as well as Hamish the Execuitive producer who will be only to pleased to have his photograph taken with you. DSCN1438 (640x480) (2) (640x480) Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SO MUCH PLANNED FOR THE ESPLANADES CLASP FUNDRAISER –THE ULTIMATE FAMILY EVENT April 1, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 4 Dunoons Famous ESPLANADE HOTEL will be hosting a very special Fundraising Teddy Bears’s Picnic this Sunday 3rd April 2016, 12noon until 4pm Every year the Shergill family, SGE Hotels, choose a local charity to raise funds for by hosting a charity fun day and auction at one of their properties. aution This year they are hosting an event here in Dunoon at The Esplanade Hotel with all the proceeds going to Cornerstone CLASP the Scottish charity and provider of social care services to over 2,600 adults, children and young people with disabilities and other support needsAs part of the day’s proceedings the Esplanade have organised a fantastic auction with some outstanding auction prizes waiting for your bids with all the proceeds going to Cornerstone. beyonce With prizes ranging from major concerts VIP tickets and events to the ever popular and desirable football memorabilia to unique items so many we couldn’t mention them all here this is a must for all you auction devotees esplanade autcion There are so many activities for all the family to enjoy that we don’t know how families will fit them all in and besides the yummy picnic in the gardens the auction jam packed with lots of goodies there will also be some larger than life friends and a Bouncy Castle. cornerstone Dunoon Community Radio presenters will be there as well as Hamish the Execuitive producer who will be only to pleased to have his photographe taken with you. DSCN1436 (640x480) (2) (640x480) Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments GLENFINART WALLED GARDEN OPENS March 28, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN7606 As folk poured into the Ardentinny Picnic site where the famous Easter Eggstravaganza taking place The Glenfinart Walled Garden Team Linda, Anna, Jeannie and all the new members where ready to open the Garden this Easter Monday for the 2016 season and only to pleased to inform everyone of this years plans for the Garden check out vour facebook page for more photos https://www.facebook.com/dcr97.4fm/ DSCN7647 To mark the opening there was lots of activities especially for the children and young at heart including face mask painting and egg painting which were planted in the egg tree garden. DSCN7646 For the more active visitors there was the Coconut Shy and Ping Pong into the flower Pot throwingther was ,there was also other childrens activities including the very popular “Plant A Seed” in a pot and take it home to grow. DSCN7644 Of course the day would not have been complete without the World Famous “in Ardentinny” Glenfinart home baking and teas from the garden shed. DSCN7534 DSCN7599 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA March 28, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Several Hundred Families visited the 2016 Easter Extravaganza the yearly event held at the Ardentinny Picnic site to enjoy activities for all members of the family to celebrate the coming of spring at this popular family fun day out. As usual the Forestry Commission Scotland was hosting the annual event which is over ten years in the making with all the favourite activities like the famous “must take part” Bunny Hunt where children and a few big people with the aid of a map track down the bunnies all hiding of course. FCS Man Stephen Gillen was out and about with his team of forest rangers helping the Bunnies do there best to hide . DSCN7585 One Bunny that was very hard to hide was the famous White Rabbit who invited children to take a magical adventure searching for Alice –no,no, not the Alice that used to live next door from the song but Alice in the blue dress, on the adventure there was the opportunity for children to play some of the forest characters and to even meet the famous Mad Hatter. The Egg Decorating competition always a favourite was here again with many children decorating eggs, DSCN7656 DSCN7680 and from last year instead of having a Easter Bonnet competition and instead of looking at heads the judges will be looking at Feet and giving away spot prizes for the most outrageous foot wear, from Funky Wellies, Dazzling Trainers to X Factor Boots, with members of all the family joining in and winning fabulous prizes. DSCN7589 Something new this year was the bubble measuring competition (if you could catch them) DSCN7629 Winston Churchill legendary Venison Burgers where on sale just before they embark on a full on season tempting the crowds at nearly all of Scotland’s most prestigious food and music festivals DSCN7642 and to help keep everyone informed as to what was happening DCR97.4FM presenters Stereo Simon and Kate from Gaultys Answers to everything radio programme where there strutting their stuff. With so much going on Dunoon Community Radio will be in attendance to keep you informed as to how, were and when and playing music request. check out vour facebook page for more photos: https://www.facebook.com/dcr97.4fm/ Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments HAPPY EASTER TO ALL OUR LISTENERS March 27, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar happy easter kirnshop 2 real egg2 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments NO SUNSHINE BUT EASTER WALK OF WITNESS LIT UP ARGYLL STREET March 26, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar easter walk poster DSCN7498 Although the heavens did open not with Sunshine but with rain it didn’t put of the few dozen brave souls who gathered at the gates of St Johns Church to hear the Rev Tom Elsby welcome everyone and led the assembled folk in singing Easter hymns “There is a Green Hill Far Away” and “Here Is Love” accompanied by Alison Ireland on accordion and Gordon Blair on Fiddle . DSCN7499 DSCN7502 The assembled folk then followed the cross carried by several of the congregation in turns along Argyll Street to the Baptist Church on the promenade a much warmer and dryer than the original destination the Bandstand at the Argyll Gardens . DSCN7506 DSCN7509 The Rev Tom Elsby then invited Captain John Coleman to say a few words who had incidentally earlier in the week appeared with Pastor Norman Wright on Dunoon Community Radio each giving their own Easter message, Captain John with the help of several of congregation told the Easter Story as written by apostles Matthew, Mark , Luke, John and Corinthians. Hymns sang where “When I Survey The Wondrous Cross” “Amazing Grace” and “I Will Sing The Wondrous Story” Musical accompaniment was provided by Jennie Wright on piano , Richard Reed on Guitar and Gordon Blair on Fiddle. DSCN7520 DSCN7523 Ahead of his appearance at the Gospel Rally The Meaning of Easter with Cowal Baptist Church and the New Life Christian Fellowship at 7.00pm Senior Citizens Hall Alfred Street tonight Evangelist Malcolm Macpherson addressed the congregation. Those who have read his book In search Of Ancient Paths :An Evangelist’s Walk Of Faith through the Length and Breadth of Scotland will know he says it as he sees it and is now slouch when it comes to spreading the Lords words and will do what ever is required to illustrate the the meaning of his believe so you fully understand the meaning of the lord. A passionate speaker who cannot fail to leave the listener with a lot to think about even if you feel you are a devout Christian. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments WORLD FAMOUS GLENFINART WALLED GARDEN OPENS EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA MONDAY March 25, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar glenfinart garden logo Next to the Ardentinny Picnic site where the famous Easter Extravaganza takes place next Monday the Glenfinart Walled Garden Team Linda, Anna, Jeannie and all the new members have been getting ready to open the Garden this Easter Monday for the 2016 and will be only to pleased to inform you of this years plans for the Garden. walled-garden-2-300x200 To mark the opening there will be lots of activities especially for the Children and young at heart including a Coconut shy, Pin the pong into the fllowpot, Childrens Crafts and again by popular demand the childrens plant a seed in a pot. 013 Of course the day wouldn’t be complete without the World famous Glenfinart home baking and teas.Why not take advantage of two major family events happening side by side Monday 28th March 012 Category Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Comments MAUNDY THURSDAY AT KIRN PARISH CHURCH March 25, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Maundy Thursday in Kirn Parish saw upwards of 80 people unite to watch and participate in the wonderful depiction of The Last supper. The service was conducted by Revd.Randolph Scott, the readings by Alastair Stevenson and members of Kirn and Sandbank churches. IMG_1872 The twelve disciples were dressed in the same style as the ordinary people of Jesus’s day, plain linens, comfortable long robes with simple sandals on their feet. Each disciple told of his meeting with Jesus,their profound and moving faith and absolute disbelief that one of their own could betray their Lord. We were all invited to the Lord’s table to receive communion. Alastair then called each disciple in turn as he read the MARTYRDOM OF DISCIPLES, this was an emotionally charged,excellent account of the terrible price these men paid for the faith Perhaps this is a reminder to us that our sufferings here are indeed minor compared to the intense persecution and cold cruelty faced by the disciples during their times for the sake of the Faith. From Lawther Murchison Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA March 23, 2016 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar As the posters go up advertising the 2015 Easter Eggstravaganza it is a sure sign that Spring is on its way. Once again Ardentinny Picnic site will be the place to celebrate the coming of spring with this popular family fun day out. Easter16 As usual the Forestry Commission Scotland will be hosting this annual event which is over ten years in the making with all the favourite activities like the famous “must take part” Bunny Hunt There will also be the White Rabbit’s adventure at 12noon and 2.00pm with the famous Walking Theater Company . Walking Theatre Co FCS Man Stephen Gillen tells us this year besides all the old favourites there are many new attractions as they try each year to better the previous year. The Egg Decorating competition always a favorite returns and from last year instead of having a Easter Bonnet and instead of looking at heads the judges will be looking at Feet and giving away spot prizes for the most outrageous foot wear, from Funky Wellies, Dazzling Trainers to X Factor Boots, all the family can join in and possibly win a fabulous prize With so much going on Dunoon Community Radio will be in attendance to keep you informed as to how, were and when and playing music request, Kate and Fiona from Gault’s Answers to everything,Fryll and Tara the Dog will be there as will Stereo Simon, Victor and many more of the presenters. Funky_Foot_Wear-300x198 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments HOLY WEEK IN COWAL March 22, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Holy Week Schedule 2 As we all know Holy Week is the annual Christian observance commemorating Jesus’ last week on earth and the events leading up to his resurrection on Easter Sunday. It is also the final week of Lent, and the week prior to Easter Sunday. Holy Week commences on Palm Sunday and includes the Christian observances and solemn holidays of Holy Thursday (Maundy Thursday), Good Friday and Holy Saturday(often referred to – wrongly – as Easter Saturday). Holy Week does not include Easter Sunday. Easter Sunday immediately follows Holy Week and is its culmination – a day of joyous celebration. Churches throughout Cowall celebrate Holy Week and Easter in many different was here is some of the local activities as published on the DCR97.4fm WHAT’S ON page holy week schedule 22nd March 2016 – Tuesday Easter Labyrinth in Innellan Village Hall, soup and sandwich lunch available from 10 am till 4pm Worship in the High Kirk at 11am Easter at DCR 97.4FM 6.00pm Pastor Norman Wright from the New Life Christian Fellowship talks about Easter Worship in Holy Trinity Episcopal Church at 7pm holy week 3 23rd March 2016 – Wednesday Worship in the High Kirk at 11am Easter at DCR97.4FM 5.00pm Captain John Colman talks about Easter Stations of the Cross Ecumenical Service in St Mun’s Roman Catholic Church at 7pm holy week 3 24th March 2016 – Maundy Thursday Children’s Stations of the Cross led by the Children of St Mun’s Primary at 10am in St Mun’s Church Worship in the High Kirk at 11am Eucharist with hand/foot washing, followed by stripping of the altar, the church will be open late for those wishing to observe vigil at 5.30pm in Holy Trinity Living Lords Supper Kirn and Sandbank Parish Churches combine at Kirn Parish Church in this dramatic re-enactment. Come and Witness this moving event at 7pm. Service conducted by Rev R. SCOTT,MA.,B.D, Mass of Our Lords Supper at 7pm in St Mun’s Church Maundy Thursday Communion Service at 7.00pm Dunoon St John’s Rev RUTH GRIFFITHS Maundy Thursday Communion Service at 7.00pm- united Communion Service in Strone Church. This service will end in silence , but opportunity will be given to ‘linger’ and reflect Rev DAVID MILL Rev JOE STEWART,L.Th Watching at altar of respose till night prayer at 10 pm in St Mun’s Church holy week 3 25th March 2016 – Good Friday Morning Prayer at 10am in St Mun’s Church Worship in the High Kirk at 11am Vigil in Kilmun 12noon to 3.00pm Rev DAVID MILL Rev JOE STEWART,L.Th Commemeration of Our Lords Passion at 3pm in St Mun’s Church Private Meditation and prayer 4.00pm to 8.00pm with opportunityto refect on ‘Stations’ Worship in Kirn Parish Church at 7pm with Rev RUTH GRIFFITHS Stations of the Cross service led by the women of the parish at 7pm in St Mun’s Church holy week 3 26th March 2016 – Saturday Morning Prayer at 10am in St Mun’s Church Private Meditation and prayer 10.00am to 12.00pm and 3pm to 5.00pm with opportunityto refect on ‘Stations’ Worship in Kirn Parish Church at 7pm with Rev RUTH GRIFFITHS Easter Walk of Witness meet in St John’s Church Gardens at 2pm with Easter Hymn Singing . 2.15pm Walk along Argyll Street, Celebrating Easter in Argyll Gardens at 2.30pm The Meaning of Easter Gospel Rally with Cowal Baptist Church and the New Life Christian Fellowship at 7.00pm Senior Citizens Hall Alfred Street Vigil and Service of Light ending with a sung eucharist (please note incense will be used in this service) at 8pm in Holy Trinity Easter Vigil in St Mun’s Church at 8pm holy week 3 27th March 2016 – Easter Sunday Sunrise Service at 6.30am Castle Hill Mass at 9am in St Mun’s Church Easter Worship 10.15am and 12.00noon in Strone Church with Holy Communion. Easter Service in Toward Church at 10 am Easter Day Family Eucharist with Childrens activities and Easter Egg Hunt at 10.30 am in Holy Trinity Mass at 11am in St Mun’s Church Easter Service In the High Kirk at 11am Easter Service in Innellan Church at 11.30am Easter Songs of Praise in the High Kirk at 7pm Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THE REVIVAL OF DUNOON CHARITY SHOPS March 18, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar kirn shop1 Depending how you view Charity Shops some may say we are blessed locally with these “Aladins Cave” of Bric Brac, yesterday’s soon to be in fashion again clothing, books galore and the finest china Framed Art galore and the best reason for keeping that old but like a lot of us still doing the job, the trusty VHS player with video tapes at give away prices. And have you ever thought where would all those Vinyl records (there on the way back you know) end up. kirnshop 2 Then there is the Footfall we all know of the bargain hunters who will plan days out across the great Clyde, not only visiting towns on our own peninsula but even further afield looking for charity shops for bargains and things of interest. Just recently it seems that folk are discovering that a trip Doon The Watter reminisce of days gone by is well worth the time. Dunoon Argyll Street and adjoining streets boast independent retail shops providing a fascinating selection of select clothing a Boutique shop, craft shops, sweetie shops, galleries, the very popular Doon the wattter memorabilia shop and course a world famous award winning Jeweller and did we mention Charity Shops. With well-established rail and ferry links to Dunoon’s Argyll Streets and with the cafes and restaurants for refreshments it’s quite understandable why there is a revival in “Doon the Watter” DSCN7468 The newest of Charity Shops in Argyll street is Kirn Parish Church Charity shop which not only benefits the Church and it’s maintenance but gives financial support to local groups as part of their parish outreach and community responsibility. Since they moved into new premises on Argyll Street last year they have donated £100 to Children in Need and £115. to the Scottish Poppy Appeal. Soon to benefit will be the Dunoon branch of Chest, Heart and Stroke club. logo The Chest,Heart and Stroke club provide a great service for local people affected by these illnesses, giving the members a great afternoon of entertainment and their carers a few hours off, knowing their loved one are in good hands. All the helpers are volunteers and deserve as much support as possible. In June the Kirn Parish Church Charity Shop will be again looking at a worthy course this time much closer to home looking to Kirn Gala. Sadly last year the event did not take place but a hurriedly put together Pop Up Spirit Of Kirn assured continuity in a prelude to this years 21st Anniversary. kirn gala This year on August 24th Kirn Parish Church Charity shop will once again be occupying a stall with their famous Gift Boxes and will looking to making a donation to the Kirn Gala Committee to assist with the running cost. If you would like to make a donation you can do so at the shop and also don’t forget purchases made in the shop all help to make these and other donations to local courses. Real Easter Egg In the run up to Easter and now available in the Kirn Parish Church Charity shop –Easter Eggs —a very special Easter Egg DSCN7467 It would be hard to imagine Easter without eggs. But do you know why we eat them? Eggs are a symbol of hope and new life. Today billions of people all over the world believe that by dying and coming back to life Jesus gave people the chance to know God a new way. The friends of Jesus, called Christians, still follow him and know his love in their lives. The Real Easter Egg-besides having a really yummy Fairtrade Chocolate Egg also the Christian Easter Story— A great Easter gift Limited stock so don’t leave it too late. real egg2 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments LATEST NEWS ON DUNOON PIER EVENT March 15, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Dunoon Presents Manager Colin Moulson and Official Dunoon Events MC Derek Macintyre from Scotland’s newest Radio “GO RADIO” called into the John Street DCR97.4fm broadcasting studio to bring the listeners up to date on the forthcoming Run & Ride Event 11169178_949397551798874_4551214396552293671_n The Dunoon Ride and Run on 2nd April is the first event to use the newly renovated Dunoon Pier as an event hub. It is planned to combine the spectator friendly sporting event with a fun filled day of Family Entertainment to remind folk of the Hugh potential the Pier is as an event focal point. RunPoster R-R MAP 2-04-16 CONNOR HONEYBALL During the race local piper Connor Honeyball will meet the runners at strategic points around the course to greet them with the sound of the bagpipes and to greet the visitors to the Pier we have the return of the Cowal Pipe Band who be performing to set the scene, PIER R-R Meeting and greeting will be the legendry Red Coats who will be performing several “On The Pier Concerts” during the event and to give it that authentic “On the Pier” feel there will be a specially erected stage with a genuine deck chair seating area colourful-deck-chairs THE RED COATS ON A RECENT TOUR OF ARGYLL STREET RED CAOTS Music, face painting and a few surprises will keep the whole family entertained and making sure everyone knows what’s happening Dunoon Community Radio presenters will be filling in any gaps and broadcasting the event live all over the world with Events MC Derek Macintyre. Of course there will be home –baking , tea and coffee along with other stalls So come on down, cheer on the runners and cyclists and let’s have a wee party on our wonderful pier. including for souvenir hunters “Doon The Watter Memorabilia” with all kinds of unique stuff plus of course the much sort after Dunoon Pier badges 12804793_769931523138832_6771635689261186032_n Everyone is invited and it is Free So come on down, cheer on the runners and cyclists , enjoy the entertainment , say hello to the DCR97.4fm presenters and have a shout out on live radio, let’s have a wee party on our wonderful pier. If you can’t be there tune in to 97.4FM www.dunooncommunityradio.org It’s the next best thing to being there Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments THE FIRST EVENT ON THE NEWLY RENOVATED DUNOON PIER March 12, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 12592495_1064980413573920_8199255352601687799_n Dunoon Presents Manager Colin and Official Dunoon Events MC Derek Macintyre from Scotland’s newest Radio “GO RADIO” will bring everyone up to date on all things “DUNOON PRESENTS” The Dunoon Ride and Run on 2nd April is the first event to use the newly renovated Dunoon Pier as an event hub. And we plan to celebrate! There will be amongst other things, music, face-painting, Red Coats, stalls, local food, home-baking, tea and coffee and loads more family fun throughout the day on the pier. So come on down, cheer on the runners and cyclists and let’s have a wee party on our wonderful pier. 12804793_769931523138832_6771635689261186032_n 12809562_1084138741658087_1665491054211268964_n Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments WANT TO PUT A QUESTION TO THE LEADERS BEFORE THE ELECTION February 21, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar scottish_parliament_debating_chamber_2 IT’S ELECTION YEAR AND HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO PUT A QUESTION TO THE LEADERS. OUR MAN IN HOLYROOD CHARLES FLECTHER WILL PUT YOUR QUESTIONS TO THE LEADERS AND YOU WILL HEAR THIER REPLIES IN A TWiH SPECIAL “THE LEADERS” TO PUT YOUR QUESTION TO THE LEADERS E-MAIL theleaders2016@yahoo.com WITH YOUR QUESTION, YOUR NAME AND DCR97.4FM AND CHARLES WILL DO THE REST Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments ANOTHER REVIVAL FOR DUNOON— “COWAL PIPE BAND” February 21, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Cowal Pipe Band Players wanted Cowal Pipe Band are still Alive and Well and busy concentrating on recruiting new members this year so will only “wisely” be entering the minor competitions. The band has been downgraded to grade 4A due to small numbers so they will be recruiting and practising hard to regain their former Glory. This is good news for all you folk organising events this year as the band will be available and will want to be out and about this summer getting as much experience playing to live audiences. Margaret Macbrayne the Secretary of the Cowal Pipe Band has said she and the bands Pipe Major Scott will popping into the DCR97.4FM studio to chat to Victor and bring every one up to date and give more details of how you can get involved in the bands future plans—keep tuned in. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments KIRN GALA TO CELEBRATE 2Ist ANNIVERSARY 2016 February 15, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar A recent revitalised Kirn Gala committee has announced that Kirn Gala will celebrate the 21st Anniversary on the 24th August 2016. Original committee members Ian McColm, Colin Harris, Margaret Stevenson, Neil Alexander have been joined by new members Jim Anderson, Dee James and Victor Thomas and a support group called “Friends Of Kirn”, Grant Macarthur, David Cambell, Allan MacDonald, Megan Stirling and Iain Stirling. An AGM meeting to take place on Wednesday 9th March at the Kirn Church Crypt .Everyone is welcome to come along; it is hoped that after the AGM anyone who has the time and is interested in joining the Committee or “Friends Of Kirn ” can get further information. Last year with a much reduced committee it was decided to take a break from the usual event and a quickly organised Pop Up “Spirit Of Kirn” event took place involving local Dunoon retailers and local charities To many folk Kirn Gala is known as Cowal’s biggest charitable event with tombola and charity stalls galore where bargains are to be obtained in a carnival family atmosphere. For many charity / organisations it is the yearly event where there is the possibility of raising much needed funds and publicising awareness of their aims and objectives. The Gala is traditionally followed by entertainment from a specially erected stage in the closed off street with local entertainers given the opportunity to perform. To celebrate the 21st Anniversary the committee will be looking at ideas to enhance the event and hopefully folk will bring new ideas to the AGM. Dunoon Community Radio give full support to the Kirn Gala Committee in promoting the event both on social media and the radio and will be encouraging other charity groups, local organisations and the retail community to become involved. HAPPY VALENTINES TO ALL OUR LISTENERS February 15, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar valantines day 3 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments ROCKIN’ THE AIRWAVES FOR 5 YEARS –“WHATEVER ROCKS YOUR BOAT” February 11, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCF1650 After five years of presenting “Whatever Rocks Your Boat” this Friday Rock Trish will be celebrating by looking back over those five years and playing some of the listeners most favourite Classic and new rock tunes. Rock Trish has invited listeners to contribute to the programme by letting her know of any of their own special tunes they would like her to play. TRISH-AWARD-300x81 (300x81) As well as been nominated for several Radio programme awards “Whatever Rocks Your Boat” was the winner in the “Radio Show Of The Year” category in the SNMA Awards 2012 and has a listeners from all over the world tuned in, it has recently become very popular on social media with listeners interacting live during the Friday broadcast TRISH Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON REVIVAL WEEKEND 2016 ANNOUNCE LINE UP February 7, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DBID_Revival_2016_Posters-01_Catchall Dunoon Presents manager Colin Moulson came into the John Street 97.4FM Studio this week to enlightened everyone to most of the Line Up for the 2016 Dunoon Revival Weekend including Secret Affair the popular Mod Revival Band their debut single “Time For Action” sold over 200,000 copies and reached number 13 in the UK chart, putting the band at the forefront of the mod revival movement. First formed in 1978, disbanded in the 1980s and reformed in the 2000s to record and perform. From last year the incredible eight piece who wowed everyone with their Northern Soul/R&B/60's Soul –Berry Tweed and the Chasers also returning from the 2015 line up another eight piece band Esperanza. Esperanza are just about to launch their long awaited album since the debut 5 years ago – “Back on Hope St” on Saturday 13th February at Glasgows fantastic new St Lukes Music and Arts Venue on Bain St close to the legendary Barrowland Ballroom which will feature a brand new batch of songs covering ska/reggae and fusing some post- punk ethos . Other confirmed acts include “The Underground Jam” considered as one of the UKs top tribute bands and ”The Sell Out” the fanatical Who tribute Renfrewshire-based band. More Bands will be announced as they are signed up but we can confirm that the runaway successful act of the 2015 Dunoon Revival Weekend “Dogtooth” will return to the Marquee on Saturday. So many were blown away by these guys who have gone from strength to strength and recently played at Glasgow’s Barrowland –What an achievement playing a gig at one of the most famous venues in the World- and they did themselves proud –absolutely outstanding! As listeners will know Colin was able to announce on his visit to the Studio that they had just finalised details for Roddy ‘Radiation’ Byers (Of The Specials) who with his Band Skabilly Rebels Danny Webb, Spencer Walker, Connor O’Connor and Adrian R Lee will be performing their own special brand of Ska, Rockabilly, Country in the Marquee. Tickets are now on Sale from www.skiddle.com and www.tickets-scotland.com. Friday night will be FREE GIGS held in several venues around Dunoon with at this time only one Band being confirmed “Seaside Sons”. DBID_Revival_2016_Posters-06_FreeGigs_Text Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DANNY KYLE FINALIST ANNOUNCED January 31, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Danny-on-the-drums-140x140 celtic conn banner Liz Clark Producer, presenter and co-ordinator of the DKOS has announced tonights performers at the “sold out” Final of the 2016 Celtic Connections “Danny Kyle Open Stage” After fifteen nights and seventy five performances tonight six performers take to the stage of the Exhibition Hall here at Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall And The Finalist Are……………………………………. . . belle and the bear Bella and The Bear – Glasgow www.facebook.com/bellaandthebear Bella and the Bear craft fairy tales through a fusion of folk storytelling and elements of spoken word. Percussive and rhythmic guitar, intricate harmonies and compelling lyrics combine to create a captivating sound that can hold an audience silent. In their first year together, the band have won Best Newcomer at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards, have been named Best New Act by Calmac Culture, played across the country, released two EPs and produced their own short film. Their live show is continuing to develop and span across different art forms as they bring their music to life through animation and visual art. Stuart Ramage & Lauren Gilmour quick Quick – Ayrshire www.facebook.com/Quick2016 QUICK’ are a new up and coming folk band drawing inspiration from traditional blugrass music to modernised alternative folk. The folk band diversifies their music with progressive, technical and intricate concepts played through a traditional acoustic instrumentation alongside a heartbeat of honest, pure and original lyrics. Looking to 2016 with an ever growing repertoire of original music and a strong live setAlex Haynes – Guitar / Emma Barr – Mandolin / Willem McKie – Vocals Northern Company – Stocksfield - Northern Company are a young and fresh six piece folk ensemble from the north of England who play traditional and contemporary folk music from the British isles and beyond. They all met the Folkworks youth summer school and last year, finally made the decision to begin playing as a band! They arrange tunes into exciting sets that show off different styles and allow room for individual personalities to be heard. Sam Mabbett – melodeon / Charlotte Kennedy – fiddle/ James Taylor – Guitar / Michael Biggins – piano / Jacob Bradley Ross Miller & Charlie Stewart – Glasgow This exciting new pipe and fiddle duo create a dynamic blend of traditional tunes and songs. Ross and Charlie produce is based around tight tune playing, variations, interweaving harmonies and rhythmic ideas. Ross is an established competition piper and Pipe Major of the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland. He is studying pipes, Scots song and whistles at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and playing regularly in the newly formed ‘Foot Stompin’ Ceilidh Band’. Charlie is also a student at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland studying fiddle and double bass. Other bands he performs with include ‘Dosca’, ‘Levack Stewart Irving’ and ‘Sketch’. charley houston Charly Houston – Glasgow www.Facebook.com/CharlyHoustonMusic With a soulful voice and lyrics far beyond her years, Glaswegian Singer Songwriter Charly Houston will have you mesmerized during her live performances. Mixing a blend of traditional folk with modern lyricism, Houston has an onstage presence that screams hard work and professionalism, merging stand-up comedy with heart wrenching and sometimes comedic lyricism, she isn’t one to miss. “One of the best musicians I’ve seen perform at the Fringe this year” – English Lady, Edinburgh Fringe 2015.Over the past 8 years, Charly has worked tirelessly to build up a reputation within the Glasgow music scene, performing in King Tuts and has supported artists such as Astronautalis, Mick Hargan, Sinderins (AMWWF), Ren Harvieu, The Diagrams, Hannah Trigwell, Ben Montague and Leddra Chapman. Inspired by the Scottish folk scene, Charly is a huge fan of master guitarist – John Martyn as well as Karine Polwart and Eddi Reader. bella Bella Gaffney – Bradford http://bellagaffney.weebly.com/ Bella Gaffney is a young singer songwriter who first started playing folk music at the Topic Folk Club in Bradford. She has gone on to write her own songs as well as arrangements of traditional tracks and is giging around the smaller festival in England and support slots for established artists Well done to the six finalists and to everyone who took part ! … Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments ELECTRICITY TESTING WITHOUT DISRUPTION January 30, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Pleased to say testing of the electricity was successful without any disruption to 97.4fm Broadcasting Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments INTERRUPTION TO DCR97.4FM BROADCAST SATURDAY 30th JANUARY January 29, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Sorry-for-the-interruption-2-copy Due to the testing of the Electricity supply in the Dunoon Community Radio premises Saturday Morning 30th January a possible break in our transmission may occur. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and will endevour to keep any Interruption to a minimum . sorryfortheinterruption Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments ALL THINGS MOD AT CELTIC CONNECTIONS January 27, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar The DCR97.4FM All Things Mod team cross the Clyde today to make their contribution to the live broadcast from the Buchanan Suite in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall as they join up with colleagues from Celtic Music Radio. MOD SQUAD and Victor Frlly, Mary and Jennifer will be joining Malcolm Scott and Victor in bringing listeners up to date with all the latest news and no doubt gossip. In the Buchanan Suite Studio today the “Mod Squad” will be meeting amongst others Singer Songwriter Becci Wallace and DCR 97.4FM favourite from SarahTorbets Chronicles programme Dean Owens Becci Wallace dean owens Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DANNY KYLE OPEN STAGE 2015 FINALIST SHOWCASE OPENS DANNY KYLE 2016 January 14, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar celtic conn banner For the 6th year Dunoon Community Radio will joining Celtic Music Radio as it gets ready to deliver a festival of music during Celtic Connections starting in Glasgow this week Thursday, January 14th Danny-on-the-drums-140x140 Dunoon Community Radio listeners will be joining the 72,000 Celtic Music Radio listeners for many of the live broadcast including each weekday the Danny Kyle Open Stage performances from the Exhibition Hall situated in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall starting on Friday at 5pm WITH the Danny Kyle Open Stage 2015 Finalist Showcase featuring all of last year’s finalist in a spectacular Showcase Concert. LIVE FROM THE EXHIBITION HALL ,GLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL Danny-e1444946741174 Welcome back last years finalists in a Showcase concert to start off this years Danny Kyle Open Stage 2016 INTRODUCED BY Ken MacDonald PRESENTED BY Liz Clark Celtic-Connections-300x90 shelagh-MacKay-Jones-150x150 Shelagh McKay Jones – Greenock Folk singer/songwriter sings a mix of traditional and modern folk songs including her own material. Has had a very busy year giging as well as producing her on a new CD of songs relating to the history of the people who came to live and work in Greenock in the late 1800 and 1900’s including some songs based on the poems written by Shelagh’s great –great grandfather. Appearing at Celtic Connections 2016 on:- granny-green1-e1422741230620 Granny Green – Glasgow Based in Glasgow, Granny Green has all the ingredients to become one of the most exciting and diverse new ensembles in Scotland. The trio of friends, who met whilst studying at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, are some of the most versatile young musicians of this generation. With the core instrumentation of the group being trumpet, accordion and tuba, this group has a brand new and quirky sound which naturally brings a contemporary feel to World folk music. Holly Boddice/ Lizy Stirrat / Rachel Brown Appearing at Celtic Connections 2016 on:- 15 January – 2015 Finalist Concert 5 – 7 pm The Exhibition Hall Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 17 January Tron Theatre 8pm appearing with Oysters 3 – John Jones, Alan Prosser and Ian Telfer Talisk-e1421846463116 Talisk Music – Glasgow Based in Glasgow and formed in 2014, they have had a very busy year since Celtic Connections 2015 from more award winning at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, to releasing their EP Pinnacle 67 to gigging extensively from Cambridge Folk Festival to all over the UK and Ireland and have a busy start to a very busy 2016 Moshen Amini / Craig Irvine / Hayley Keenan Appearing at Celtic Connections 2016 on:- 15 January – 2015 Finalist Concert 5 – 7 pm The Exhibition Hall Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 23 January St Andrews In The Square 7:30 pm appearing with The Gathering Stream :- Angus Binnie 23 January St Andrews In The Square 7:30 pm appearing with The Gathering Stream :- Angus Binnie , Anna Massie, Hamish Napier, Jack Smedley, Shona Donaldson and Mike Vass 24 January – Traveling Folk at Celtic Connections 7:30pm pons-aelius-e1422542112739 Pons Aelius – Newcastle Pons Aelius are a Newcastle-based, contemporary instrumental folk sextet performing music largely taken from and influenced by the traditional repertoires of Britain and Ireland. Combining flute, whistles, mandolin, banjo, double bass, bodhrán, guitar, bouzouki, piano and the great highland bagpipes, this ensemble offers a refreshing, youthful and vibrant attitude towards repertoire, arrangement and performance. Have also released a 4 trac EP Alasdair Paul, Bevan Morris, Callum Younger, Jordan Aikin, Sam Partridge, Tom Kimber. Appearing at Celtic Connections 2016:- 15 January – 2015 Finalist Concert 5 – 7 pm The Exhibition Hall Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 22nd January St Andrews In The Square – 7:30 pm Appearing with the wonderful Tim O’Brian who will be showcasing his new Album Pompadour. Gnoss-e1422450719189 Gnoss – Orkney From Orkney. Graham was a student of Douglas Montgomery and Aidan is a self-taught guitarist and Scots singer. First year students on the Scottish Music course at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Both played as part of Orcadian band Broken Strings, various acts at home in Orkney, including alongside the singer Jo Philby as her band. Again have had a busy year from the release of their EP in December their 10 trac CD GNoss being released at Celtic Connections 2016 Graham Rorie / Aidan Moodie Appearing at Celtic Connections 2016:- 15 January – 2015 Finalist Concert 5 – 7 pm The Exhibition Hall Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 15 January The Mitchell Theater 7:30 pm Appearing with The Shee -Lillias Kinsman-Blake, Shona Mooney, Rachel Newton . Olivia Ross, Laura-Beth Salter four-winds-e1422701431946 Four Winds – Ireland Deeply rooted in the tradition, FourWinds produce an exciting landscape of tunes and lyrics that present Irish traditional music in a modern and creative context. Their influences include Begley and Cooney, The Bothy Band, Planxty, Brady and Irvine, Moving Hearts, Pink Floyd and even Elvis. This energetic quartet delivers a truly unique musical experience. The band has performed as FourWinds since 2013, individual members having all Ireland titles at Fleadh Cheoil. As well as their debut EP they released their CD in 2015 Daoiri Farrell /Tom Delany /Robbie Walsh / Caroline Keane Appearing at Celtic Connections 2016:- celtic conn banner Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments CELTIC CONNECTIONS 2016 OPENS January 14, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar The world’s largest winter celebration of Celtic music opens today in Glasgow with a celebratory concert bringing together a line-up of Scottish singers that will never be repeated, as well as more than a thousand school children enjoying a free morning concert. Celtic-Connections-300x90 Throughout the rest of the city musicians are rehearsing for an incredible first weekend of concerts and events – for only the first of 18 incredible days making up Celtic Connections 2016. This morning more than 1,200 children saw the first of the festival’s free morning concerts as part of Celtic Connections’ award winning Education Programme. Pupils from across Scotland – including school groups from as far away as Dunoon, Fife and Ardrossan – will come to the Main Auditorium at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall to enjoy a fantastic set of traditional music by two-time winner of Scots Singer of the Year Siobhan Miller and her six-piece house band. For many of the children this will be their first experience of seeing a professional band live. This evening the Opening Concert for Celtic Connections 2016, The Carrying Stream, celebrates the 50th anniversary of the pioneering and hugely influential Traditional Music & Song Association of Scotland (TMSA). A stellar line up of Scottish singers including Arthur Johnstone, Sheena Wellington, Jimmy Hutchison, Barbara Dickson, Shepheard, Spiers & Watson,Kris Drever, Adam McNaughtan, Mischa Macpherson and Malinky, along with international guests Sam Lee, Thomas McCarthy and Rayna Gellert will take to the stage of the Main Auditorium. Led by musical director Siobhan Miller, this show seeks to capture the unique spirit of TMSA concerts that have been a hugely important part of her life, and the lives of thousands of musicians across Scotland. celtic conn banner 15th JANUARY —A SCORE OF EVENTS LAUNCH CELTIC CONNECTIONS FIRST FULL DAY From “Come and Try Ceilidh Dancing” to full blow concerts featuring top named artist and bands including Skerryvore, Admiral Fallow, The Chieftains, The Shee, the start of the Late Night Sessions, and the Festival Club and of course the start of the fabulous Danny Kyle Open Stage from the Exhibition Hall in the Glasgow Concert Hall. All this and just some of the events of the first day, with over 2,500 musicians from around the world gathering in Glasgow for the next 18 days a festival of concerts, ceilidhs, talks, art exhibitions, workshops, free events, late night sessions and a host of special one-off musical collaborations the Stars of world, folk and roots music,will perform on over two dozen stages at venues across the city of Glasgow and include amongst others Rickie Lee Jones, Lucinda Williams, Karen Matheson, Teddy Thompson, Eddi Reader, Skipinnish,The Chieftains, Lau, The Unthanks, Béla Fleck, Moving Hearts, Robert Plant, Lucinda Williams, Admiral Fallow, Toumani Diabaté, Karine Polwart, Boys of the Lough, and Larry Carlton. With artists not only from Britain but from Inner Mongolia to Armagh, Senegal to Italy, and Brittany to the Outer Hebrides to Southern Manitoba performing at the festival in 2016 Celtic Connections remains a hotbed of musical talent from cultures and countries from across the globe. CELTIC CON LOGO Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON COMMUNITY RADIO JOIN CELTIC MUSIC RADIO AT CELTIC CONNECTIONS 2016 FOR 6TH YEAR January 10, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar newsletter_header_3 For the 6th year Dunoon Community Radio will joining Celtic Music Radio as it gets ready to deliver a festival of music during Celtic Connections starting in Glasgow this week Thursday, January 14th Celtic Music Radio a Community Radio Station broadcasting to Glasgow on 95FM will for its ninth year be broadcasting live from the city’s Royal Concert Hall every weekday of Celtic Connections, the first broadcast going out on Friday 15TH January. Dunoon Community Radio listeners will be joining the 72,000 Celtic Music Radio listeners for many of the live broadcast including each weekday the Danny Kyle Open Stage performances from the Exhibition Hall situated in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall starting with on Friday at 5pm the Danny Kyle Open Stage 2015 Finalist Showcase featuring all of last years finalist in a spectacular Showcase Concert. Danny-on-the-drums-140x140 Nearly 90 hours of live broadcast is expected from the Buchanan Suite in the Concert Hall which will be featuring live performances, plenty of chat and interviews from guest some of which will be presented by Dunoon Community Radio presenters including Frlly, Malcolm Scott Fiona McNeill and Victor who will be joining colleagues Ross Macfadyen, Alex Jenkins, Gordon Hotchkiss Lizz Clark amongst others from Celtic Music Radio. Celtic-Connections-300x90 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments GETTING READY FOR CELTIC CONNECTIONS January 10, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Celtic-Connections-300x90 Sunday Herald Celtic Connections CD Celtic_CD “Sunday Herald” Free Celtic Connections CD. We’re listening to an exclusive advance copy of the Celtic Connections 2016 CD which comes FREE with the “Sunday Herald” newspaper TODAY. Buy your copy to get 18 great tracks – and great track by track review — hands down the best way to discover some of the amazing musicans performing at the festival newsletter_header_3 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR LISTENERS FROM ALL THE DCR97.5FM VOLUNTEERS January 3, 2016 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Happy-New-Year-2016-Download-3D-Wallpapers-3 happy-new-year-2016 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments ESPECIALLY FOR CHRISTMAS EVE LOCAL PEOPLE TELL A UNIVERSAL STORY —A VERY SPECIAL PROGRAMME FROM “THE SHORES” December 24, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Dunoon Community radio are very proud to premier the first public broadcast of this locally produced radio play produced and acted out by local folk . We have decided to broadcast the play three times so early and late Christmas Eve Church visitors may listen and early morning Christmas for those who missed it VOICES OF CHRISTMAS A modern interpretation of the most famous and the original Christmas Story the birth of the Baby Child Jesus ……….. Mary and Joseph travelled from Nazareth to Bethlehem and were turned away from the village inn by the innkeeper.‘ they took refuge in a stable, where baby Jesus was born and laid in a manger……………. 2015-12-strone-nativity-tableau-by-ian-giles-001 Photograph Ian Giles Costumes by Sheila Whittaker THE VOICES OF CHRISTMAS Writer: John Rawnsley Publisher: John Paul The Preachers Press Producer: Evlyn Mill Sound Recorder: Tony Wood, Windmill Wood Studio Voices: Prologue & Epilogue – David Mill Isaiah – the late Robert Balfour Angel – Nicole Cooper Crowd – Evlyn Mill, Derek Cornish, Jenny Cornish Shepherd – Andy Mullen Herod – David Mill Wise Man – Robert Keen Donkey – Jo Wilkinson Joseph – John Suttie Mary – Caroline Smith Baby – Madeleine Hacking Broadcast Times Christmas Eve 9.00pm -10.00pm then Midnight Christmas Day 8.00am – 9.00am Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DEREK MCINTYRE TO GO -TO GO RADIO GLASGOW December 20, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Derek Framed Congratulations to Derek McIntyre after it was announced late Saturday night that the well know local personality former STV Nightshift presenter and well known voice on Dunoon Community Radio is to join GO RADIO GLASGOW . Derek has been in the radio business for decades and has presented all manner of programmes on a variety of radio stations across the central belt. Over the last seven years or so he has shared his expertise and broadcasting experience many times behind the scenes here at Dunoon Community Radio and helped and featured in many specialised programmes and has also treated listeners to a “McIntyre” well known programme which entailed listeners having early morning alarm calls. Of his new appointment Derek says “With GO Radio Glasgow I see a return to personality driven local radio and that’s something I am interested in.” Derek has been lined up to present the 10am – 2pm slot which he intends to pack full of studio guests and information about what’s happening in the city, “Glasgow is in a unique position where there’s never a day that passes that there’s not something interesting going on, I hope to capture the essence of that and also bring great guests in to our St. Enoch Centre studios on a regular basis’ GO Glasgow We know our listeners not only on 97.4 FM but also world wide on the internet will be wishing him well in this new position which sounds tailor made for Derek. In the official announcement GO Radio Glasgow Programme Director Kevin Cameron says, ‘Derek is a great addition to our personality driven line up, he has a wealth of experience and will bring Glasgow to the listeners’ GO Radio Glasgow will broadcast on DAB Digital radio, online and on multi platform app. And is due to launch 11th January - Exciting Times Lay Ahead For Scottish Broadcasting Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments FROM HILLBILLY BOB AND ALL THE POSSE December 19, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar hillbilly christmas card 2015 For requests, Mentions or just to say “Hello” you can contact Hillbilly Bob aka The Bobster via:- E-mail: hillbillybob1@btinternet.com Facebook: Hillbilly Bob aka The Bobster Text: to 07916442215. Twitter: @BobTheHillbilly DCR Web Page: On the Presenters page: Bobby Wilson/Hillbilly Bob or Guestbook Page. Always lookin’ for your interaction. country christmas logo Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments FERDINAND RENNIE AND A FLYING VISIT ………….(NO SLIEGH INVOLVED) December 18, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Ferdinand Christmas Ferdinand Rennie The Voice Of Europe literally on a flying visit to his home here in Scotland and will call into The John Street DCR97.4FM Studio to say Hello and wish his many Cowal Fans A Happy Christmas before heading off to Glasgow Airport for a flight for his next European Concert. ferdinand Since we started broadcasting Ferdinand has featured in the DCR playlist and has introduced us to many of his Fans across the world and on two occasions flying in to perform live including last years Dunoon Dazzles Christmas Light switch on. DSCN3340 (640x480) Ferdinand will be bringing the listeners up to date on his hectic life and will also tell us about some of the charities he acts as an ambassador for especially the children’s charities never far from his heart ferdinand banner Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments DCR AT SATURDAY COLLECTIVE POP UP SHOP December 18, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar collective2 Pop in Saturday afternoon to the Burgh Hall pop up Gallery bottom of Argyll Street where the Collective have “popped”” up in the Pop Up Gallery DCR Presenters will be there chatting to local artist and visitors to the pop up shop and will also be recording your Holiday Wishes and Family Shout Outs to be played out over the festive season on Dunoon Community Radio. DSCN7060 collective 1 The DCR OB Team Frlly, Simon,Luke and Victor will be joined by other DCR97.4fm volunteers so why not come along to say hello and leave a festive greeting or music request to be played out on Dunoon Community Radio over the holidays. check out more pictures of the Collective Pop shop https://www.facebook.com/thecollectivepopupshop/ https://www.facebook.com/dcr97.4fm/?fref=ts Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN WHEN COWAL SHOPS DAZZLE December 17, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN WHEN COWAL SHOPS DAZZLE AND DCR SHOWS IT’S LISTENERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WHAT A GLITTERING PLACE COWAL REALLY IS. DSCN7090 COWAL IS OPEN & DAZZLING IN HILLFOOT STREET DSCN7097 AS ARE DAFFODILS IN HILLFOOT STREET DSCN7105 AND CHRISTMAS CAKES GALORE AWAITING COLLECTION AT CHOUXMAKESCAKES If you have a favourite shop window or a favourite Christmas theme or scene –take a picture and send it to us and we will post it on our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/dcr97.4fm/?fref=ts We are not just talking about Dunoon Argyll Street Cowal covers a wide area. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments JINGLE BUS CHRISTMAS MARKET STALL 1ST PRIZE TO BLAIRMORE GIFT COMPANY 2ND PRIZE TIED WITH 20PLUS OTHERS -WELL DONE MORIA, FIONA AND KIRSTY December 13, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN6832 DSCN6830 The Jingle Bus Christmas Market @ Blairmore was a sight to see with nearly every thing you could possibly need for that special Christmas Gift on display, so much to spoil you with to much choice although an designer name engraved potato peeler was not to be found . The newly named Blairmore Gift Company was deemed by an international panel of bespoke shoppers including several shoppers with pointy ears and wearing very colourful attire as the best Christmas Market Stall over the two days with the remaining Chrismas Market stalls tying for second place with the Coast Coffee stand receiving a special mention for their designer coffee tops and burnt cinnamon demonstrations. DSCN6980 More photos on https://www.facebook.com/dcr97.4fm/?fref=ts and please like us Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments BLAIRMORE JINGLE BUS —ONCE AGAIN OUTSTANDING December 13, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 22f30245052d2050b057cd962e068049e91aae59 Nearly 500 children will testify that Santa and Mrs Clause had spent the weekend in residence at the wee cottage at Blairmore Pier and were Happily greeting local children and Big people into their enchanted country retreat as they get ready for their travels around the world starting Christmas eve. The fortunate children lucky enough to get to meet Santa and Mrs Clause had a wee insight into the into the wonderful world of Santa, unfortunately the magic in Santa’s Grotto only allows photos taken of Santa with his young guest and photographs of the wonderful cottage and its magical contents disappear, by magic of course. J B ONE More photos on https://www.facebook.com/dcr97.4fm/?fref=ts and please like us MUCH SORT AFTER JINGLE BUS TICKET —GIVE–AWAY December 4, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 22f30245052d2050b057cd962e068049e91aae59 -Only a fraction of the folk who applied where sucessful but thanks to the Jingle Bus Team and Santa’s busy little Elves the very last FOUR TICKETS will be given to Four Lucky Dunoon Community Radio Listeners who on the day will be broadcasting live from the event . Listen in today between 3.00pm and 5.00pm when details of how you can be a lucky recipient will be announce during “ANDREW FARINA’S ECHOES THE SOUNDTRACK TO OUR LIVES” santa jingle bus Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON PRIMARY SCHOOL CELEBRATE 60s POP UP SHOP RAISEING OVER £700 FOR SCHOOLDAY IN 60s CLASSROOM December 4, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DPS 60s 1 After a very hectic day at thier 60s POP UP SHOP at The BREAS selling school produced Christmas wares including Stocking Fillers,Christmas Treats ,Vinyl Crafts, Paper Weights,Mirrors, Personalised Signs and even Hand Made Cakes the pupils of P6/5 and P7/6 celebrated by letting thier hair down with a 60s theme Disco. Victor and Stereo Simon from the DCR Roadshow brought tunes from the 60s which the pupils had been learning about as part of thier 60s history lessons and even dancing to some of the dance crazes of the 60s in compertitions including , the Twist, The Loco -Motion , Hippy Hippy Shake,The Freeze (Statues) and just to be completly “in tune” they all dressed up in 60s outfits- Well Done everyone who was involved andv a big thank you to everyone who came along to the Breas to support the pupils. dps 60s 2 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments I’TS OUR 6TH BIRTHDAY AND IT’S TIME FOR THOSE SPECIAL ONCE A YEAR TUNES December 1, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar SILLY DECEMBER OK,OK SILLY SEASON IS HERE AGAIN AND WHY NOT, TODAY IS ALSO OUR 6th BIRTHDAY HERE AT DCR97.4FM………. LETS MAKE THE MONTH OF DECEMBER A REAL NICE FUN MONTH, LETS THINK NICE THINGS AND BE NICE TO EACH OTHER, LETS ALL HAVE A VERY NICE TIME ,YOU NEVER KNOW WE MIGHT LIKE IT AND DO IT AGAIN NEXT MONTH ,& THE NEXT, & THE NEXT,& THE NEXT,& THE NEXT,& THE NEXT,& THE NEXT,& THE NEXT,& THE NEXT,& THE NEXT,& THE NEXT,& THE NEXT,& THE NEXT, & THE NEXT,& THE NEXT,& THE NEXT,& THE NEXT,& THE NEXT,& THE NEXT,……………………….. . Happy-Brithday-Header-BLOG Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments COWAL HOSPICE & MATHESON CHURCH FUNDRAISER WITH CANTI AMICI November 22, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar canti amici 3 Over one hundred music lovers attended the much anticipated Canti Amici concert at the Matheson Memorial church at Innellan last night Saturday 21st November The concert arranged by the Innellan Church organist Philip Norris to raise much needed funds for the Cowal Hospice and church funds. The Canti Amici Singers have given many highly successful fundraising concerts in the Scotland’s central belt and Ayrshire, where their performances have always been very well received by music lovers. The Canti Amici have raised over £40,000 at their concerts for good causes. The Canti Amici Singers , directed by Jonathan Hawkins, -a former member of the Scottish Opera are a versatile group of singers who last night where represented by eight of their members (enough to nearly lift the roof of the Matheson Church) with a repertoire that includes music from Opera to well know Songs from stage Musicals Accompanied by their regular pianist, Lynda Norris, a well known local pianist with musical connections in both Cowal and Glasgow the delighted audience were treated to the music and songs of Rogers and Hammerstein with outstanding excerpts from Oklahoma!, Carousel, and South Pacific. Leonard Bernstein’s “I feel Pretty” from West Side Story was an amusing piece and a fine rendition of “On The Street Where You Live” from Alan Jay Lerner and Fredrick Loewe’s My Fair Lady plus a mesmerizing delightful performance of “I Could Have Danced All Night “ nearly had everyone dancing. . To complement Part 1 of the programme we had a short Organ recital half way through when Phillip Norris utilised the full versatility of the Matheson Church with an outstanding Leon Boellemann piece Toccata from Suite Gothique with a Tierce de Picardie on full organ. After the now almost obligatory “Tea Break” complimented by the wonderful home baking provided by the ladies of the congregation everyone was treated to a Second half no less entertaining than the first with more Operatic pieces and favourites from such as Les Miserables. CHATS LOGO 2 Dr Sharon representing the Cowal Hospice and the Matheson Church thanked the Canti Amici Singers led by Jonathan Hawkins and their accomplished pianist accompanist Lynda Norris for a truly wonderful evening with a special note of gratitude to Philip Norris not only for the unforgetable Organ Recitals but for arranging the evenings event to raise funds for the Cowal Hospice and the Matheson Church and after thanking the enthusiastic audience for attending said she hoped that this would be the first of many fund-raisers she would be involved in as Cowal Hospice Fund Raising co-ordinator . Sharon -Canti Amici Cowal Hospice and the Matheson Church would like to acknowledge and thank individually the following outstanding talented artist : Jonathan Hawkins, Lisa Dutch, Jenny Gillespie, Sandra Hawkins, Fraser Morrison, Andrew Scade , Lynda Norris and Phillip Norris TO SEE MORE PHOTO’S VISIT THE DUNOON COMMUNITY RADIO FACE BOOK PAGE : https://www.facebook.com/dcr97.4fm/?fref=ts AND PLEASE LIKE US Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS TO BROADCAST ON DCR97.4FM November 21, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DPS pose 1 As some of our listeners will have heard we have been assisting some of the pupils from Dunoon Primary School to produce adverts for their Sixties Themed Pop Up Shop to be held in the function room of the Braes on Thursday 3rd December. After several workshops and a lot of hard work from the pupils the ads are now ready and will start being broadcast from Monday afternoon 23rd November. To assist DCR97.4fm in playing out the ads several of the pupils from P7/6 and P7/5 will be visiting the studio during the afternoons live broadcasting and some of them actually taking part in the programme and broadcasting live on air. THE DUNOON PRIMARY SCHOOL 60’S THEMED POP UP SHOP WILL TAKE PLACE FOR ONE DAY ONLY THURSDAY 3RD DECEMBER, 11.00AM TILL 4.00PM. FOLLOWING THE DAYS ACTIVITIES THE PUPILS WILL BOOGIE ON DOWN TO DCR97.fm SIXTIES THEMED DISCO WITH ENTERTAINMENT & GUEST DJs FROM THE ACTUAL SIXTIES TO SEE PHOTO’S OF THE PUPILS AT WORK VISIT THE DUNOON COMMUNITY RADIO FACE BOOK PAGE : https://www.facebook.com/dcr97.4fm/?fref=ts AND PLEASE LIKE US DPS jump up 1 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments “THE TRILOGY OF THE SOMME” BY THE ARTISAN PROJECT THIS FRIDAY WITH TRISH 7.00PM November 12, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCF1650-300x223 Friday 7.00pm - 9.00pm WHATEVER ROCKS YOUR BOAT WITH TRISH After at least two years in the making that we know of the Artisans : Rab Woodside and Brian Lawlor with Scott Burns – Vocals. Leanne Hood –Backing Vocals. Alana Wilson – Backing Vocals. Jack Bell – Keyboards. Dave Walker – Lead Guitar. Benny McCormick – Voice Over are about to release the first CD of 1916 – 2016 with the Trilogy of the Somme. Trilogy of the Somme The first part of 1916 – 2016 is dedicated to the memory of Robert Woodside , Rab’s Grandfather who as an orphan spent his earlier years in a Quarrier Home. In 1915 leaving the mining village of Bothwellhaug where now as a young man he was living, he joined the The Highland Light Infantry to fight in the Great War. He fought in the battles of Loos and Mons in Belgium the finally in the Battle of The Somme where he was gassed ,his lungs burnt he was lucky to survive. After spending a year in a French Military Hospital recuperating he eventually was brought back to Britain to spend the rest of his working life underground working in the Coal Mines of Lanarkshire. band With his good friend and musical calibrator Brian Lawlor who together have been providing the Rhythm section in Bands for nearly thirty years they got together a group of like-minded musicians to create the Trilogy of the Somme Friday night in “Whatever Rocks Your Boat” Trish will tell the story and play the music and tell you how The Artisans hope to raise money for Service Personell both past and present who still need our help even after the guns have ceased firing http://theartisanproject.co.uk/ Artisans, tris, victor Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR PRESENTER MALCOLM SCOTT MAKES ACTING DEBUT AT CORK FILM FESTIVAL November 10, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Cork Film Festival logo vulture Malcolm Scott Dunoon Community Radio presenter Malcolm Scott The M&M Show & The Malcolm Scott Radio Show –Radio Like You’ve Never Heard It is about to have his acting debut shown at the Cork Film Festival at the Gate Cinema Wednesday 12th November –Malcolm plays a Dr in the film titled VULTURE selected in a qualifying round that could eventually lead to the winning film nominated for a prestigious Hollywood Oscar. Directed by the acclaimed short film maker Tim McCullough and produced by Simon Wood Vulture is a journey into a world most of us no nothing about. VULTURE Cast : Malcolm Scott, John Bailie –Producer : Simon Wood –Screenwriter : Tim McCullough–Director Tim McCullough Web: www.vulturefilm.com Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments REMEMBER–REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY November 7, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar gallery_1 remembrance_sunday Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON DAZZLES BRIGHTER THAN EVER November 6, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Now we All know who will be headlining this years Dunoon Dazzles “Tibute To Christmas” Dunoon Presents have announced what they have arranged to take us there with a full day of activities in Dunoon’s Argyll Street and the Argyll Gardens starting at 9.30 am . FullSizeRender Starting with an All Day Christmas Market Argyll Street will host a Reindeer Parade accompanied by the Dunoon Grammar School, a Santa’s Grotto, Big Ochie and the Dog, Face Painting and the Walking Theatre Company with a performance of Snow White and Fun Fair Rides all day long. Activities at the Argyll Gardens will include the Reindeer Pens, the start of the Kid’s Santa and Adults Santa Dash and taking place at the Burgh Hall Pop Up Shop a Carnival Mask Workshop. The Dunoon Community Radio Roadshow will be Recording Live For Broadcast from 11.30am right up to 3.00pm and besides playing all your favourite Christmas tunes before you get fed up of them DCR97.4FM Presenters will be interviewing many of the folk around the Bandstand and will be introducing several Very Special Performers on the stage. dazzles 2015 All these activities must be wound up for 3.00PM when the Govan Salvation Army Brass Band will take to the Main Stage as opening act for a 2 hour “TRIBUTE TO CHRISTMAS “ with Tributes to Michael Buble, the Abbatones and of course The young Scots Richard/Harry; David/Liam; Liam/Niall; Ben/Zayn and Charlie/Louis who form the tribute band One and Only Direction Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON PRESENTS ANNOUNCE BIGGEST YET DUNOON DAZZLES 2015 November 6, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar dazzles 2015 Dunoon Presents have announced the bill of fayre for this years Dunoon Dazzles in the Biggest Big Christmas Lights Switch On to date with Seasonal fun with a Christmas Market, reindeers, Santa dash, Pipe Bands, Santa’s grotto, Face Painting, Street Theatre and the Dunoon Community Radio Roadshow and that’s just the warm up to The Dunoon Dazzles 2015 “Tribute To Christmas” headlined by Scotland’s own One And Only Direction One-Direction Richard/Harry; David/Liam; Liam/Niall; Ben/Zayn and Charlie/Louis make up One and Only Direction The young Scots Richard, Liam, David, Ben and Charlie form tribute band One and Only Direction and have performed to crowds of screaming fans, caused a commotion at Murrayfield and are currently switching on Christmas lights all over the country. At 4.35pPM on Saturday 28th November One and Only Direction will take to the Main Stage Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments Brand new show needs your input! Echoes: The Sountrack To Our Lives starts 06/11/15 November 3, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Echoes logo SW Our brand new show ‘Echoes: The Soundtrack to our Lives’ starting 6th November at 3pm is looking for your input. What are we looking for? This isn’t just a top 5 list or a list of favorite songs, we’re looking for songs that reflect part of your life, have made an impact, remind you of something or someone…songs that are important to you. Each show we’ll be reading out your stories and playing songs from submitted entries. Go and fill out the form and get involved! You can find the form here Be sure to share the link and get your friends and family involved. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR LIVE FROM HOLLYWOOD LADIES LUNCH October 31, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Dunoon Community Radio presenters will Join over 100 hundred ladies at Hunters Quay Holiday Village Sunday 1st November at 12.00pm where after a Cocktail Reception Hosted by the exciting Naomi Allsop aided and abetted by occasional DCR Presenter Derek McIntyre will sit down to a fabulous 3 Course Lunch, the Ladies will be treated to a top Michel Buble Tribute Act whose music is getting a lot of air play at the moment with the release of his duet with Elvis Presley. The ladies will also be treated to a sparkling Fashion Show from the House of M&C presented again by the dynamic broadcasting duo of Naomi and Derek. During the afternoon the ladies will be able to visit a fabulous “Pop Up” Market with dozens of stalls from local businesses with a promise of a Shopping Heaven. During the proceeding there will be loads of great prices to be won in aid of the Hunters Quay Holiday Village charity partner “Robins House” and even if any Ladies don’t win a prize they still won’t go home empty handed as everyone will receive a Free Goody Bag which will be the envy of all those who couldn’t make it, this time. During the afternoon event the DCR team will be talking live on air to as many folk as possible not just the lucky ladies with tickets to the event but to stall holders, organisers of the event and stakk at Hunters Quay Holiday Village. We hope to give listeners a flavour of what it is like with presenters Frlly, Dave de Kort, Stereo Simon, Kate and of course from the famous in the Morning Radio Show Derek McIntyre. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DGS PUPILS LEARN FIRST HAND WORKINGS OF UK GOVERNMENT FOR SCOTLAND October 24, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DGS London oct A class of 29 Dunoon Grammar School pupils were hosted by David Mundell, the Secretary of State for Scotland, in London on Thursday to learn first-hand about the workings of the UK Government for Scotland. The students came to Westminster as part of their modern studies course and were given an insight into the workings of a government department and the roles of MPs and Ministers during their trip to the Scotland Office in Dover House on Whitehall. Dunoon Grammar pupils visit Dover House (1) They also took part in a question-and-answer session with the Scottish Secretary which covered a wide range of political, social and international issues including the Syrian refugee crisis, the workings of the UK Government for Scotland and the continuing importance of a democratic voting system. David Mundell said: “It was a pleasure to welcome the pupils of Dunoon Grammar School to the Scotland Office. They were bright and engaging and came armed with thoughtful and wide-ranging questions. It’s so important that young people get involved in politics and meeting students like this always makes me optimistic about the future. “London is a great place to come and see the political system in action. I’m glad the pupils had the opportunity to see Whitehall and the Houses of Parliament first hand and I hope they feel inspired when they get back to their modern studies class.” Afterwards, Dunoon Grammar School pupil Scott McKinnon said: “It was interesting to hear about the way the Scottish Parliament and the Scotland Office work together and in fact it’s mainly good despite the politics”. DGS Lon Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DANNY KYLE FINALIST GRANNY GREEN HELP LAUNCH CELTIC CONNECTIONS October 20, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar GRANNY GREEN Danny Kyle finalist The Granny Green trio where performing on the steps of The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall today to help launch the Celtic Connections Festival 2016. As the 2015 festivals draw to an end there is hardly time to take a breath and it all starts again exciting times lay ahead Danny Kyle was a passionate supporter of traditional music and a constant campaigner for its revival in Scotland. Each night on the Open Stage, new musical talent is given the chance to shine under the Celtic Connections spotlight and the six best acts win through to the final night showcase concert. With a support slot at next year’s festival up for grabs, it’s a hard fought competition. Compered by Danny’s close friend Liz Clark, it has been the launch pad for many now familiar names such as Adam Sutherland, Karine Polwart and The Chair. On Saturday 15th January 2016 at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall the six finalists from the 2015 event will perform: Granny Green. Sheila McKay Jones, Talisk, Pons Aelius, Gnoss and Four Winds and Celtic Music Radio will be there broadcasting the whole event and Dunoon Community Radio will be there with them DANNY CONCERT cmr-new-logo-21-300x111 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments CELTIC CONNECTIONS 2016 PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED October 20, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar celtic conn banner The programme for Celtic Connections 2016 has been announced today by Artistic Director, Donald Shaw. From Thursday 14 to Sunday 31 January, 2,500 musicians from around the world will gather in Glasgow for 18 days of concerts, ceilidhs, talks, art exhibitions, workshops, free events, late night sessions and a host of special one-off musical collaborations. Stars of world, folk and roots music, who will perform on 26 stages at venues across the city, include Rickie Lee Jones, The Chieftains,Lau, The Unthanks, Béla Fleck, Moving Hearts, Robert Plant, Lucinda Williams, Admiral Fallow, Toumani Diabaté, Karine Polwart,Boys of the Lough, and Larry Carlton. With artists from Inner Mongolia to Armagh, Senegal to Italy, and Brittany to the Outer Hebrides to Southern Manitoba performing at the festival in 2016 Celtic Connections remains a hotbed of musical talent from cultures and countries from across the globe. The Opening Concert will be celebrating 50 years of the Traditional Music & Song Association of Scotland with musical director Siobhan Miller at the helm. Celtic Connections16header A series of concerts In the Tradition will celebrate piping and Gaelic music. Nights dedicated to Gordon Duncan and the Armagh Pipers and a concert recalling the legendary Live in Ireland 78 will put the swirl and power of the pipes centre stage. A special 30thanniversary concert for Fèis Rois, music from Anne Lorne Gillies, and a show entitled Gàidhlig meets Gaelic Americana which brings together Gillebrìde MacMillan and Kyle Carey will be music to the ears of lovers of these two traditions, which remain as fresh, vital and entertaining as ever. The Auld Alliance between Scotland and France will be centre stage at this year’s Showcase Scotland as the festival celebrates France as the partner country for 2016 and the 10th anniversary of the twinning of Glasgow and Marseille. At the core of the festival is the award winning Education Programme, which sees thousands of children attend free morning concerts, experiencing live music from Scotland and further afield. Up to 11,400 children will take part in Celtic Connections Education Programme for schools during the 2016 festival, with opportunities including five free morning concerts. Celtic Connections also continues to play a vital role in fostering new and young talent. Since 1999 in Glasgow alone the Celtic Connections Education Programme has delivered projects to over 80 per cent of Glasgow schools, with over 90 per cent of that figure being in primary schools, and a total of over 90,000 children and young people benefiting from the programme. Nationally, that figure rises to over 185,000 children and young people from all over Scotland. celtic conn banner Donald Shaw, Artistic Director of Celtic Connections, said: “Celtic Connections is rooted in a love of traditional, folk and world music. Since our earliest days the passion, the skill, and the excitement that you find at a live concert at Celtic Connections has inspired us to put together the programme each year. “For 2016, we are bringing superstars and cult heroes, new talent, and artists who were legends long before the first Celtic Connections was staged. “This year we weave stories of pilgrimage, of crossing continents, we celebrate anniversaries and the Auld Alliance. We have a lot of amazing concerts to pack into 18 days, join us when Celtic Connections returns next January.” Councillor Archie Graham, Chair of Glasgow Life, said: “Glasgow is a welcoming city which is proud of its heritage and embraces diversity. Each January we host a festival which in many ways mirrors our home city. “Celtic Connections brings together musicians from across the world for a celebration of musical traditions, the best of contemporary folk and world music, and the ways in which different musical cultures interweave and inspire and, always, entertain. “The expertise and skill that drives Celtic Connections also shines through in a education programme that benefits thousands of children across Glasgow and Scotland. Invaluable opportunities enrich lives and offer chances to learn, to enjoy, to be part of the always unique, always brilliant musical happening which is Celtic Connections.” http://www.celticconnections.com/Pages/default.aspx Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments FAREWELL OBAN, GET READY FOR STORNOWAY AND HELLO TO GLASGOW FOR THE MÒD 2019 AFTER THE DUNOON MÒD 2018 October 18, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar mod logo After nine days of competitions and outstanding performances, Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail (The Royal National Mòd), has been regarded as a huge success. It will leave behind a legacy in the town, after thousands of Gaels and non-Gaels celebrated and embraced traditional Sottish Gaelic culture across nine days. The festival is expected to have brought over £3million to Oban’s local economy. The Mòd officially closed yesterday with a massed choir procession through the town to the Corran Halls, where the ceremonial handover to representatives from the 2016 host venue, the Western Isles, centered in Stornoway, will take place. Next year’s Mòd is taking place from the 14th – 22nd October and will be the 124th year of the event. Thousands of competitors took part in 200 competitions during this year’s Mòd, whilst many Fringe events added to the electric atmosphere in Oban. From workshops to book readings, come and try sessions to concerts and gigs, a vast range of events took place throughout the day and night in venues all over Oban. Visitor numbers are estimated as being over 8000 and came from across Scotland, the UK, Germany and as far as Canada. Organised by An Comunn Gàidhealach, the event is the most important festival of the Gaelic language in Scotland. There was a distinct rise in under 18s competing in traditional singing events and literature events showing a rising interest in the festival and traditional Gaelic culture. Top prizes included the prescribed singing Silver Medal (boys and girls) which went to Emily Robertson and Dòmhnall Lachlann Peutan. The Traditional Silver Medal was won by Isla MacLeod if Portree and Ruairidh Gray of Uist. The adult Silver Pendant awards were won by Alasdair Currie from Islay and Kirsty Watt from Stornoway, Kirsty’s sister is a previous winner of the Silver Pendant. The Gold Medals were clinched byCatriona NicNèill and Dòmhnall Iain MacIlleDhuinn, who both live in Glasgow, but hail from Barra and Tiree respectively.The coveted traditional gold medals were won by Tormod MacLeòid and Katy Graham, both from Lewis where next year’s Mòd will be centred. In the most coveted choir competitions of the week, the Lovat & Tullibardine Shield went to this year’s host town, the Oban Gaelic Choir while the Margrat Duncan Memorial Trophy went to Lochaber Gaelic Choir, an incredible achievement for a group that only re-formed last year. Competitions in Highland Dancing, literature, piping and clarsach also took place. Says John Morrison, chief executive of An Comunn Gàidhealach: Oban 2015 has been great fun and we have seen some amazing talent across all competitions. The feedback from those who attended and competed has been excellent. I’m very proud as to how much people have enjoyed this year’s Mòd. We’ve seen a lot of new faces competing this year, and we hope they’ll be joining us in the Western Isles next year. “I’d like to end 2015’s Mòd by thanking all those who competed and by offering my congratulations to all our worthy winners. Most of all I want to thank our sponsors, supporters and every single person who contributed to the festival’s organisation – from the local organising committee, Argyle and Bute Council, and our valued volunteers – we really couldn’t have done it without you. We are already planning next year’s Mòd and hope to see you all there.” couldn’t have done it without you and hope to see you all there.” In addition to nine days of competitions and performances, The Mòd also provides a platform for other Gaelic organisations to make important announcements, confirming its importance within the Gaelic community. Bòrd na Gàidhlig, National Library of Scotland, Gaelic Books Society,LearnGaelic.net, BBC Radio nan Gàidheal and even Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority all chose to announce funding, launch new Gaelic initiatives or declare Gaelic plans at the Mòd. mod logo 2 The Royal National Mòd is supported by Argyll & Bute Council, HIE, Caledonian MacBrayne, Bòrd na Gàidhlig, EventScotland, the Royal Bank of Scotland, SQA, BBC ALBA, the Scottish Government, Royal Mail and the National Trust for Scotland. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments OBAN October 18, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments FAREWELL OBAN, October 18, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar mod logo 2 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments LOCHABER GAELIC CHOIR —MARGRAT DUNCAN MEMORIAL TROPHY WINNERS October 17, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Photo2 Lochaber Gaelic Choir were winners of the Margrat Duncan Memorial Trophy for Area Choirs, a hugely prestigious award at the Royal National Mòd. Rachel Walker and her new Lochaber choir after winning the Margrat Duncan Memorial Trophy an incredible fantastic debut . rachel walk http://www.grahamhoodphotography.com/ Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THE OBAN GAELIC CHOIR –LOVAT AND TULLIBARDINE SHIELD WINNERS October 17, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Photo1 The pinnacle of Fridays competitions at the Mòd was the coveted Lovat and Tullibardine Shield for Are Choirs which was won by this year’s host town’s The Oban Gaelic Choir. GLASGOW ANNOUNCED AS HOST CITY FOR THE MÒD 2019 October 17, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar As the final day of competition at this year’s Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail (The Royal National Mòd) kicks off, it has been revealed that Glasgow will host The Mòd in 2019 – 29 years since the festival was last held in the city. The news comes as this year’s Gold Medal winners Catriona NicNèill and Dòmhnall Iain MacIlleDhuinn both hail from Glasgow. Photo1 Along with this exciting announcement, Friday will see the best Gaelic choirs compete to win the coveted Lovat & Tullibardine and Margrat Duncan trophies as this year’s Mòd competitions come to a close. Preparations are already underway for 2016’s Royal National Mòd, which will take place in the Western Isles. John Morrison, Chief Executive of An Comunn Gàidhealach said: “We’re thrilled to announce that Glasgow will host The Royal National Mòd in 2019 and look forward to bringing our celebrations to Scotland’s biggest city. Oban has been an incredibly welcoming town and the calibre of talent competing this year has been incredible. We are excited to start our planning for The Mòd Western Isles 2016 and look forward to seeing many familiar faces there next year.” mod logo Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THE PRESTIGIOUS GOLD MEDAL WINNERS October 15, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DI - Catriona NicNèill and Dòmhnall Iain MacIlleDhuinn, both from Glasgow, who won the prestigious Gold Medal at this year’s The Royal National Mòd for fluent speakers singing one prescribes song and one of their own choice. mod logo Photo2 The Highland Dancing took place at Oban High School, with children competing for a range of prizes Photo3 German choir, Kantorei Hasleau, who travelled from Northern Germany and learned Gaelic songs to sing at this year’s Mòd. The choir have a vast repertoire in various languages, and range from 19 – 81 year’s old, led by choir leader Michael Horn-Antoni. mod logo 2 http://www.grahamhoodphotography.com/ Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments OBAN October 15, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Photo1 Tormod MacLeòid of Lewis and Katy Graham also of Lewis, winners of the one of the week’s most prestigious awards, The Traditional Gold Medal in Memory of Mary Lamont, at the The Royal National Mòd. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments OBAN October 15, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Photo3 : Flòraidh MacPhail was also appointed as the new Bàrd of An Comunn today. Flòraidh who becomes the Mòd’s 55th Bàrd, is well-known in the Gaelic community and is the mother of Angus MacPhail of Skipinnish. The Bàrd is an honorary role awarded to someone who has made a significant contribution to Gaelic literature. Photo1 Winner of The Lawrence MacDuff Cup for the Clarsach, Anna MacNicol, won the award for solo playing of two pieces of music in the Intermediate 2 Juniors category. Photo2 Gaelic Learner of the Year was named as Christina Mackenzie at this year’s Literature Day. The award, sponsored by the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, recognises a Gaelic learner who has made significant steps to fluency. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments AT THE OBAN MOD –FIRST DAY SUCCESS FOR COWAL & MONDAY’S MOD –CHILDREN’S COMPETITIONS October 13, 2015 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar cowal fiddle workshop AT THE OBAN MOD FIRST DAY SUCCESS FOR COWAL Congratulations to Lochgoilhead Fiddle Workshop and Cowal Fiddle Workshops whose Mod Groups came 1st and 2nd in the National Mod in Oban. Group Na Sean Daoine were winners of the Dr and Mrs Athol Murray Trophy and Na Daoin Eile took second place closely followed by the Lochgoilhead Fiddle Workshop cowal fiddle workshop.2 11_20151011075413_8176155_small MONDAY MOD –CHILDREN’S COMPETITIONS Port Ellen Choir Some of the children from Port Ellen choir enjoying the sunshine yesterday in between their competitions. It has been glorious weather so far, and many of the competitors have been practising outside which has added to the wonderful atmosphere as the gaelic singing is heard around the town PC Ch DSCN5665 mod logo Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR AT THE OBAN MOD–TODAY GET’S SERIOUS BUT THERE IS STILL FUN – October 12, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar GOOD LUCK TO EVERY ONE COMPETING TODAY Childrens Ceilidh Mod Pub Music Mod Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments JINGLE BUS 837 TICKET RESERVATIONS ALL GONE IN LESS THAN FOUR HOURS! October 10, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar santa jingle bus An unprecedented demand led to the allocated 837 Jingle Bus reserve tickets being snapped up within four hours this afternoon.837 lucky folk will have a place on the Jingle Bus to visit Santa at the Old Ticket Office at Blairmore Pier, on the 12th and 13th December 2015!! The buses will leave Dunoon Coal Pier on the hour, every hour from 10 am onwards until 4pm inclusive, each day. Following a 30 minute journey of joy, laughter and Christmas fun, you and your party will be dropped off at Blairmore Pier to pay Santa a visit and to enjoy the seasonal fayre of the Blairmore Christmas Market. All the details are fully explained on the 22f30245052d2050b057cd962e068049e91aae59 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments COWALFEST COMES TO AN END October 10, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar CFest logo Cowal-area-map Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments OBAN MOD SPECTACULAR START October 10, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar mod banner mod start Oban welcomes the Royal National Mòd with a torchlight procession leaving Station Square through the town to Corran Halls for the opening ceremony and concert. Mod starts fri 1 OBAN MOD SPECTACULAR START as shown in these photos from the Royal National Mod Face Book Cuid dhe na seallaidhean eireachdail bho chaismeachd lòchranach a’ Mhòid, oidhche ‘haoine. Some of the amazing scenes from the Mod torchlight procession on Friday night. Mod starts fri 2 Mod starts fri 3 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments JINGLE BUS TICKET RESERVATION TODAY AT NOON –ARE YOU READY October 10, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar santa jingle bus Today is the day to Reserve your tickets for your place on the Jingle Bus and a visiting time to see Santa at the Old Ticket Office at Blairmore Pier, for 12th to the 13th December 2015!! The buses will leave Dunoon Coal Pier on the hour, every hour from 10 am onwards until 4pm inclusive, each day. Following a 30 minute journey of joy, laughter and Christmas fun, you and your party will be dropped off at Blairmore Pier to pay Santa a visit and to enjoy the seasonal fayre of the Blairmore Christmas Market. There is a Booking process which is fully explained on the www.jinglebus.yapsody.com 22f30245052d2050b057cd962e068049e91aae59 Web site Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments OFF TO THE MOD October 10, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments COWALFEST October 8, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments STILL A CLOSE SECOND BENMORE TREE REALLY DOES NEED YOUR VOTE October 8, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar tree-of-the-year-scotland-compilation Can our Giant Redwood win Scotland’s Tree of the Year competition? To vote for your favourite tree visit http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/…/tree-of-the-year/scotland/ These six trees are the finalists in Scotland’s Tree of the Year, an annual search for the nation’s best loved tree. The winner will compete against trees from all over the Continent for the title of European Tree of the Year, organised by the Environmental Partnership Association. Benmore’s Giant Redwood. Dunoon, Argyll and Bute Bibby Tree. Edinburgh Birnam Oak. Perthshire The Clachan Oak. Balfron, Stirling Poker Tree. Aberfoyle, Stirling Suffragette Oak. Glasgow Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments TO KNOW WHATS GOING ON -THE NEXT BEST THING IF YOU CANNOT BE THERE October 8, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar mod download app Just what a very busy person who wants to keep up with everything from the National Mod Oban 2015 needs Make sure and download the Mòd App straight away to find out more about Mòd 2015 ?#?ModanObain? ?#?ModNaiseanta2015? Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments ALL THINGS MOD –FRLLY’S MOD SQUAD GET READY FOR OBAN October 8, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar mod banner Tonight Frlly and her team will be reviewing the Royal National Mod which begins Friday 9th October and goes through to the 17th October. MOD-SQUAD-and-Victor-300x168 Such a pity the ladies will miss Friday’s the Tea Dance. This Mod in Oban is it a posh affair –very sociable mod tea dance Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments BENMORE TREE IN SECOND PLACE FOR SCOTTISH TREE OF THE YEAR —MORE VOTES NEEDED October 5, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar The Benmore redwoods, Scottish Tree of the Year 2015 candidates The giant redwood at Benmore Botanic Garden,has so far received the second highest number of votes in Scotland’s Tree of the Year competition. To vote for the Benmore tree in Scottish Tree of the Year visit www.woodlandtrust.org.uk /treeoftheyear At first place at the moment is the sabal palm or bibby tree at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh that is the front runner in Scotland’s Tree of the Year competition with 312 votes. Benmore’s giant redwood is in second place with 260 votes and the Suffragette Oak close behind with 232 votes. Scottish Tree of the Year is an annual search for the nation’s best loved tree, organised by the Woodland Trust Scotland and supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery. The winning tree is decided by a public vote that takes place until Monday 12 October through the Woodland Trust’s website. The avenue of Giant Redwoods at Benmore Botanic Garden is thought by many to be the best entrance to any botanic garden in the world. The majestic Sequoiadendron giganteum at Benmore stand 50 metres tall. In autumn 2013 over 1,500 people attended “Glowing Giants’’, a light show to celebrate the avenue’s 150th anniversary. The story behind how Sequoiadendron giganteum first reached British shores is entwined in the telling of a particular period of our history. It involves a competitive race to cultivate this remarkable tree and it is tied up with the California Gold Rush. The man credited with introducing it to Britain is the Scot, Patrick Matthew (1790-1874). With three of his sons involved in the Gold Rush, Matthew took advantage of the situation and requested seeds be sent home by steam packet, so narrowly stealing the glory from the famous Exeter nursery, Veitch. Although it isn’t known for certain, it seems likely that the Redwood Avenue grew from the seeds of one of these two collections. Curator at Benmore, Peter Baxter commented: “Our Giant Redwood is part of an historic avenue that has become an immediately recognisable feature of the Garden. When the trees were planted in 1863 the American Civil War was at its height and Queen Victoria ruled the British Empire. It is heartening to know that so many people have voted for the tree so far. I hope the good support continues.’’ Carol Evans, director of the Woodland Trust Scotland, said: “Tree of the Year is all about finding trees with amazing stories to tell that can bring people together. “It’s fantastic that players of People’s Postcode Lottery are lending their support to this unique celebration of Scotland’s best loved trees. All of the shortlisted entries are inspiring through their links to natural and cultural heritage, and I’m sure it will be a close run vote this year.” The winner of Scottish Tree of the Year will go on to compete in the European Tree of the Year 2016 against trees from 15 other countries including France, Estonia and Germany. The Benmore redwoods, Scottish Tree of the Year 2015 candidates To vote for the Benmore tree in Scottish Tree of the Year visit www.woodlandtrust.org.uk /treeoftheyear Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT COWALFEST START TO THE WEEK October 5, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar logo-GCWF-small-21 COWAL LOG With five spectacular walks ahead today and the announcement by Team Cowalfest of the Twinning with the Grancanaria Walking Festival which takes place 5th—8th November has certainly put a spring into everyone’s steps today. 20151005_100603 (640x360) Starting with activity 17 Cowal Way 2 –Tighnabruaiuch to Glen—The route is initially along easy forest roads besides the Kyles of Bute and Loch Riddon. There is a much rougher stretch beside the shore, continuing up through dense woodland. From here on the route is mostly flat and on roads but compensated by the surrounding woods, waters, fields and hills. Minibus from Glendaruel Caravan park to start of the walk. Listed as a strenuous walk Kilmun Ridge activity 18 in your Cowalfest brochure from Gairletter Caravan Park on the shores of Loch Long via the Kilmun ridge to Blairmore, taking in the stunning views of the River Clyde from forest roads and open hills. The Blairmore Cafe will be open at end of walk. Activity 18 in your Cowalfest brochure–Lochgoilhead to Coilessan (Duke’s Pass) a walk via the Cowal Way to Coilessan where the minibus will be waiting in the forestry car park at the end of Loch Long forestry road for transport back to Lochgoilhead. Explore Strathlachlan with activity 19 with the Lachlan Bay Heritage Walk a short off-road walk taking in the main heritage sites around Lachlan Bay, featuring the former croft, Inver Cottage now a world famous restaurant, Kilmorie Chapel, burial place of Maclachlan Clan Chiefs, and ruined mediaeval fortress of the Old Castle Lachlan, with extensive views of the designed landscape of Strathlachlan, “new” Castle Lachlan, and Loch Fyne. The final activity today is 21 Benmore Gardens To Dunoon a New Walk for Colfest 2015. Starting at Benmore Gardens following beside the River Eachaig to Balagowan & cross over the B836 at Rumbling Bridge to Dalinlongart. Across Finbracken Hill through Ardnadam Glen and Dunloskin coming to Dunoon at the top of John Street. If you get the opportunity check out the the giant redwood at Benmore Botanic Garden, which has received the second highest number of votes so far in Scotland’s Tree of the Year competition. It is the sabal palm or bibby tree at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh that is the front runner in Scotland’s Tree of the Year competition with 312 votes. Benmore’s giant redwood is in second place with 260 votes and the Suffragette Oak close behind with 232 votes. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments COWALFEST TO TWIN WITH GRAND CANARIA WALKING FESTIVAL October 5, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar COWAL LOG logo-GCWF-small-21 Check GRAN CANARIA WALKING FESTIVAL http://www.grancanariawalkingfestival.com/en/ Great news this weekend as Team Cowalfest announced that Cowalfest Walking And Outdoor Festival has Twinned with Gran Canaria Walking Festival which takes place the 5th –8th November. Cowal Festival committee member Sue Minns visited the Dunoon Community Radio broadcasting studio this morning with Veronica Aleman Diaz Gerente-Managing Director of GranCanaria Walking Festival to make arrangements to tell the listeners of her great expectations of this Twinning by chatting about it after 5.00pm along with Sue Minns who will tell the listeners of the TLLLVLBS of the great advantages for the future of Cowalfest . 20151005_100603 (640x360) DCR97.4fm Presenter Neil Talks to Veronica Aleman Diaz Gerente-Managing Director of GranCanaria Walking Festiva along with Sue Minns who will tell the listeners of the great advantages for the future of Cowalfest tonight after five. DSCN5647 (640x480) CFest logo Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments OVER TOO SOON—- FINAL DAY DUNOON BOOK FESTIVAL October 4, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar bok festival logo It’s the final day of the Dunoon Book Festival! Yes already where did the time go, still time though to enjoy the last of this the first proper Dunoon Book Festival with six different events. Starting today at 12noon we have a creative workshop at Book Point with Anthea Gage who will show you how can turn a book into a work of art when you have finished with it, Still at Book Point we have two of Dunoons local poets Tariq Latif and Marion McCready who shall chat and give poetry reading. Journalist and author Murray Armstrong will be in the Swallow Café at 3.00pm with his book The Liberty Tree: the stirring story of Thomas Muir and Scotland’s first fight for democracy. book festival DSCN5631 (640x480) ANTHEA GAGE – Book Sculptures Folding Paper Art – Creating Art Workshop 12noon | Bookpoint | £3 Anthea Gage was born and educated in Edinburgh, and is a professional member of both the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour and the Society of Scottish Artists. She has worked full time teaching Art and Design in Edinburgh and is the Honorary President of the Edinburgh Art and Sketching Club. Her award winning work has been widely exhibited across the United Kingdom. She now lives and works in Cowal, where, she says, “she can watch the sea all day.” TARIQ LATIF & MARION MCCREADY – Poetry Reading 2.00pm | Bookpoint | free DSCN5639 (640x480) Marion McCready lives in Dunoon, Argyll. Winner of a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award and the Melita Hume Prize, her first full-length collection is Tree Language (Eyewear Publishing, 2014). She also has a sequence of poems titled The Birth Garden in Our Real Red Selves published by Vagabond Voices (2015). MURRAY ARMSTRONG MURRAY ARMSTRONG – The Liberty Tree: the stirring story of Thomas Muir and Scotland’s first fight for democracy 3.00pm | Swallow cafe | £3 Murray armstrong is a journalist and author. His book tells the story of the people of the 1790s who challenged aristocratic control of parliament and formed Scotland’s first movement for popular democracy. ‘Armstrong has a storyteller’s gift’ — The Herald. ‘Draws on Muir’s scholarship and imagination to tell the compelling story of Muir’s trajectory as radical, agitator and democratic hero’ — Scotland on Sunday. Jess Smith 2 JESS SMITH –Author and songster Jess Smith will be talking singing about traveling culture at the Burgh Hall Pop Up Shop at 4.30pm ./ £3 sheeps and goats LEWIS GORDON – Talk about the 1970s Punk movement 6.00pm | Bookpoint | £3 Nicky plays the drums. One Sunday morning he meets Sid. Fresh from an onstage tussle with an elderly music teacher, Sid needs a new drummer for his punk band. Nicky is the chosen one. Profane and often absurd, Sheep and Goats uses short, compressed sketches to recount the thrill and pain of teenage awakenings, the drudgery and slog of education and the frantic need BOOK POINT WINDOW AND don’t forget the Festival Book Quiz. 8.00PM Book Point Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR97.4FM LISTENERS AT TOWARD CHURCH CONCERT October 3, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Toward Church Good to see so many Dunoon Community Radio listeners at the Toward Church Concert 2ND October A nearly packed Church audience was treated to a special musical evening with music arranged by and performed by Innellan and Toward churches organist Philip Norris. Also performing were the recently formed The Toward Songsters Lynn Cotton, Myra Rowan and Elizabeth Garner with special guest Sharon Western and Lynda Norris. From the opening bars of J. Clarks Prince of Denmark’s March know more commonly as the Trumpet Voluntary everyone knew they were in for a treat. The opening song by the Toward Songsters and their special guest was a beautifully sung version of a song that most people knew and recognised but couldn’t place, it was in fact the House Of The Rising Sun a song very popular in the mid sixties which together with little know lyrics Philip had found and a special arrangement was the perfect way for the Toward Singers to introduce themselves. There was of course an opportunity for the audience to join in the refrains of popular hymns The Toward Songsters Lynn, Myra and Elizabeth would like us to mention to our listeners that they have no desire to remain a Trio and are inviting anyone who would like to join them to contact them or Philip. They usually rehearse once a week on a Friday evening in the Toward Church and enjoy music-making together in a friendly atmosphere and look forward to welcoming not only ladies but some male voices would be nice. ARGYLL COUNTRY FOLK COWALFEST 2015 WITH FRLLY October 3, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Cowal-area-map FRLLY LOOKS AT THIS YEARS EVENT LOOKING AT SOME OF THE MANY WALKS AND LINKS THEM WITH LOCAL MUSIC AND ARTIST ..Listen in with FRLLY on Today 2pm to 4pm repeated on Tuesday 12 till 2pm DSCF2818-300x223 COWAL LOG Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments AFTER AN INCREDIBLE DAY ONE –DAY TWO OF THE DUNOON BOOK FESTIVAL October 3, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar bok festival logo After a fantastic first day It’s day two of the Dunoon Book Festival. Marguerite So many great events to choose from today including a writing workshop with the ladies favourite Scottish Historical Romance Writer MARAGUERITE KAYE , she will be at the West End Hotel this morning. Marguerite writes hot historical romances from her home in cold and usually rainy Scotland. Featuring Regency Rakes, Highlanders and Sheikhs, she has published almost thirty books and novellas. When she’s not writing she enjoys walking, cycling (but only on the level), gardening (but only what she can eat) and cooking. She also likes to knit and occasionally drink martinis (though not at the same time). st kilda SIR CHARLES MACLEAN at will be at Purdies at 1.30pm His latest of three novels, Home Before Dark, was praised by the New York Times for its “supple prose” and has been greenlighted by Channel 4 as a 4 part series. His colourful life has included co-founding Ecologist magazine, working as a merchant seaman, a rancher, and singing in rodeo bars in California and lives just down the road. His famous non-fiction work St Kilda: Island on the Edge of the World, has never been out of print. brian patton BRIAN PATTON is a prolific scholar and author, specialising in the history of steamships and other forms of transport. His last book, Mauerfall 25, honoured the anniversary of the fall of the German Democratic Republic as viewed from its transport. His talk on Dresden’s recovery after its tumultuous history echoes these themes. Brian will be in the Seasons Coffee House at 2.00pm logo-dug Curly tale Something for all nursery and primary school age children is JAYNE BALDWIN – Galloway Storytellers at 2.00pm at the Burgh Hall Pop Up Shop when you can meet the team behind South Scotland’s indie children’s publisher Curly Tale Books. Shalla and Jayne have a host of fun characters including Big Bill the Beltie Bull, the Galloway Chilli, Charlotte the sheep and Maxwell the woodmouse. Storytelling and fun activities, a must for all nursery and primary school age children and Mums and Dads who pays Ferry ROY PEDERSEN – is an author, publisher, illustrator and consultant who lives in Inverness. His writing includes works of fiction and non-fiction, including the controversial Who Pays the Ferryman? – The Great Scottish Ferry Swindle. Roy currently serves on the Scottish Government’s Expert Ferries Group. He will be talking on his personal evolution as a writer, and the issues close to his heart at the Seasons Coffee House at 3.15pm scoular anderson Another children’s favourite and no stranger to Dunoon will be SCOULAR ANDERSON – A tour of Castle MacPelican, a journey from inspiration to completed book – for kids age 5-8 to be held at 3.30pm at the Burgh Hall Pop Up Shop Scoular Anderson is one of Scotland’s foremost illustrators. He studied graphic design at the Glasgow School of Art before moving to London to work for London University. During this time, he also worked as an illustrator and writer for various children’s publishers. As well as illustrating other authors’ works, he has written over seventy books himself, including Space Pirates and the Treasure of Salmagundy (Frances Lincoln, 2004), which was short-listed for the 2005 Scottish Arts Council Children’s Book of the Year award. Billed as a talk from 5 star thriller writer who has recently published his second book, The Samaritan MASON CROSS will be at Bookpoint at 6.00pm Mason has worked variously as a tax officer, events coordinator, project manager and pizza delivery boy. His short stories have been published in Ellery Queen, Scribble and First Edition. His story ‘A Living’, was shortlisted for the Quick Reads ‘Get Britain Reading’ Award. He is the author of the popular Carter Blake thriller series. The first book, The Killing Season was published by Orion in 2014, and the sequel, The Samaritan, was published in the UK on July 16 2015. mason cross book festival Bringing to a close the second day of the Dunoon Book Festival we have two Scottish Novelists & Playwrights CHRIS DOLAN & ALAN CAMERON .They shall both be at The Braes in the Function Suite at 7.30pm Chris Dolan has published four novels, (Ascension Day, Redlegs, Potter’s Field and Aliyyah), two collections of short stories and two non-fiction books. He has had three full-length stage plays produced internationally, with five shorter pieces and four collaborations with Spanish dramatists. He has written over fifty hours of television, and more of radio drama. He has worked in collaboration with visual artists on several pieces of public art, has published poems, broadcasts regularly and writes for Scottish and London newspapers. Chris is currently working on a sequel to Potter’s End, two stage plays and a doctorate on the relationship between historical chronicle and narrative fiction. bok festival logo ALAN CAMERON He has published two novels, The Golden Menagerie (a modern reworking of Apuleius’ The Golden Ass, that challenges the ideas and morality of that Latin author, partly his ideas have returned: a cult of success, a lack of compassion, and an obsession with the projection of the self on society), and The Berlusconi Bonus (a political satire of the ideas of the neocons in general and Fukuyama in particular). The second novel has been published in Italian. He has published a book on language, In Praise of the Garrulous (2008), a collection of poetry, Presbyopia (2009), and a collection of short stories, Can the Gods Cry? (2011). He is also the translator of more than twenty books from Italian into English, including such writers as Norberto Bobbio, Romano Prodi, Eric Hobsbawm and Alessandro Barbero, and he has published articles in Italian newspapers and political magazines. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SCOTS MAKAR AT DUNOON BOOK FESTIVAL AND VISITS DCR97.4 FM STUDIO October 2, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar bok festival logo Prior to her evening engagement “In Conversation” with Michael Russell at Dunoon’s Studio Cinema Scots Makar Liz Lochhead visited the John Street Broadcasting Studio to chat to Victor and the listeners No stranger to Dunoon Liz was delighted to be here as part of The Dunoon Book Festival hosted by Dunoon Presents and was equally delighted when walking into the studio to hear that the station was broadcasting one of her favourite genres of music, quickly confessing that she was in fact a Soul music fan and recognised the tune being played as Paul Anka’s 1968 tune “I Can’t Help Loving You” which is known as a Northern Soul Classic. liz lochhead at dcr 1 Liz also told the listeners of her passion for “proper” radio and was so pleased that Dunoon had its own Community Radio Station and was very happy to use it to bring the listeners up to date to some of the projects, solo and with other artist she was working on. She was especially looking forward to talking to Michael Russell at Dunoon’s Studio Cinema and looking forward to replying to his questions by reciting some of her poetry, she even confessed to having a new poem that had not yet had an introduction to the public…………….. Unfortunately the clock was running and Liz had other commitments to fulfil, but not before in reply to what is the most requested poem she is asked to recite she treated the listeners to Kidspoem Bairnsang recited in both Scots and English, a wee preview of what is in store for tonight maybe . Liz Lochhead and Victor Listen out to when you can hear this “chat” with Liz Lochhead again Here on 97.4fm Dunoon Community Radio book festival Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments COWALFEST TEAM SETTLE IN TO THEIR SEASONS COFFEE HOUSE BASE October 2, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar CFest logo COWAL LOG At 9.00am Some of Team Cowalfest ready to meet and her greet visits at their base at the SEASONS COFFEE HOUSE just yards away from the Tourist Visitor Information Centre on the Alexandra Parade where they will have members of the Cowalfest committee all week hands on to give out the latest news of events, and also like the Visitor Centre take bookings. DSCN5594 (640x480) All ages and abilities are catered for and the walks cover interest areas of wildlife, bird watching, drama, photography, art, history, heritage, folklore, tai chi, great gardens, great houses and some great hill walks including the opportunity to complete over 6 days the long distance trail ‘The Cowal Way’. New activites this year include a Mountain bike race, Nordic Walking and Canoeing and If you’ve got the time (and the energy!) you can also go to one of the ever popular musical or arts events. DSCN5595 (640x480) Pictured Jane Foreman, Moira Ferguson, Moira Sinclair discuss Scottish Country Dancing with Cowalfest Scottish Dance Night C0-cordinater Shirley Morton in white jacket COWALFEST SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING –7.30PM WEDNESDAY 7TH OCTOBER HIGH KIRK HALL, HANOVER STREET. DSCN5593 (640x480) Beautifully modelled by Moira Sinclair Cowalfest all-purpose hand crafted souvenir bag—just £2.00 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments HAVE YOU HEARD THE ONE ABOUT THE BUS……..DUNOON BOOK FESTIVAL STARTS ALTERNATIVE EVENTS TO COWALFEST October 1, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar book festival What is normally known as an outdoor weekend the first weekend of October this year now has an alternative to the events we usually associate with Cowalfest, hosted by Dunoon Presents the Dunoon Book Festival is a three day event with nearly twenty names from the world of literature, authors, playwrights, poets, illustrators and storytellers will be appearing at venues around the town at individually priced admission. bok festival logo On the eve of the event it has just been announced that Dunoon Book Festival has just launched a special ‘Book Festival Pass’ available for just £9. Meaning that for the equivalent price of just three events, you can now take in as many as you like as you wander around the town, from Friday 2 Tickets and more information are available from Bookpoint (01369 702377) or the Burgh Hall Pop-up Shop. Friday 2nd October 2015 MAIRI HEDDERWICK – Creating Katie Morag 4.00pm | The Studio Cinema | £3 Mairi Hedderwicks born in Gourock and know for popular character, Katie Morag, Katie was created in 1984. Katie Morag’s home on the fictional island of Struay, is not a million miles from the authors’ life long association with the Isle of Coll. Mairi was awarded an honory degree from the University of Stirling in recognition of her outstanding contribution to writing and illustrating in Scotland. Mairi_Hedderwick_at_Wishaw_library,_2007 lisa ballantyne LISA BALLANTYNE – Talk about her latest book ‘Redemption Road’ 6.00pm | Bookpoint | £3 Scottish author, Lisa Ballantyne’s debut THE GUILTY ONE, about a child on trial for murder, was translated into nearly 30 languages and shortlisted for an Edgar Allan Poe Award. Her new novel, REDEMPTION ROAD also explores the theme of nature and nurture. Lisa will talk about both her novels and the questions raised: the potential for change in an individual, and whether or not we can truly escape our pasts. author-david-munro_0 DAVID MUNRO – Time Jigsaw and Time Jigsaw Deliverance 6.00pm | The Braes | £3 David has two published books, Time Jigsaw, and recently released Time Jigsaw Deliverance. His latest book is set in the depression of the 1930s, as a desperate woman returns to her native Scotland from the U.S.A. mairi book MAIRI HEDDERWICK – Journeys with paint and paintbox in the Highlands & Islands 7.15pm | Burgh Hall Pop Up Shop | £5 Mairi Hedderwick, a graduate of Edinburgh College of Art, has written and illustrated many books for adults and children with the backdrop of the highlands and islands of Scotland. This evening she talks of her books based on her travels, both by boat and land, An Eye on the Hebrides. Highland Journey, and Sea Change, as well as her latest book Shetland Rambles, all of which beautifully depict her love for the west coast, highlands and islands. lochhead, liz image by Norman McBeath LIZ LOCHHEAD photo By NORMAN McBEATH LIZ LOCHHEAD – In conversation with Michael Russell 8.30pm | The Studio Cinema (small auditorium) | £5 Liz Lochhead is one of the UK’s foremost performers, poets and playwrights. Her career has spanned 4 decades, from her first collection of poety, Memo for Spring (1972), which won a Scottish Arts Council Book Award, to the collection Five Plays published in 2012. She has been the recipient of numerous awards, including The Saltire Society’s Book of the Year Award, for the publication of her play MEDEA. Following the death of Edwin Morgan, she was created Scots Makar in 2011. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THE 14TH ANNUAL WORLD FAMOUS 10 DAY COWALFEST BEGINS October 1, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar CFest logo COWAL LOG For the Fourteenth year always starting this first week of October Cowalfest once again is attracting folk from all over the world to take part in a very unique 10 day festival with guided tours of some of the most spectacular landscapes in Scotland. This annual Walking and Outdoors Festival is one of the largest and most varied walking festivals in Scotland, with more than 60 walks led by expert and knowledgeable walk leaders. Cowal-area-map The acclaimed Cowalfest website is full of information and makes it so easy to make bookings which are really advisable especially as most walks have limits on the number of walkers to visit the site directly please follow this Link http://www.cowalfest.org/ cowalfest 2015 logo Each day of the Festival the SEASONS COFFEE HOUSE just yards away from the Tourist Visitor Information Centre on the Alexandra Parade will have members of the Cowalfest committee hands on to give out the latest news of events and also like the Visitor Centre take bookings . SEASONS All ages and abilities are catered for and the walks cover interest areas of wildlife, bird watching, drama, photography, art, history, heritage, folklore, tai chi, great gardens, great houses and some great hill walks including the opportunity to complete over 6 days the long distance trail ‘The Cowal Way’. cowalfest walk grades New activites this year include a Mountain bike race, Nordic Walking and Canoeing and If you’ve got the time (and the energy!) you can also go to one of the ever popular musical or arts events. IT ALL STARTS FRIDAY 9.30AM FULL DETAILS www.cowalfest.org and the Events 2015 Programme 1.MILLHOUSE TO PORTAVADIE 2.NEWTON HILL & FYNE ALES BREWERY 3. BENMORE GARDENS 4.NIGHT WALK Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments FROM HERON VALLEY & THE MUSIC OF 2015 TO REMEMBERING THE MUSIC OF 1979 –THE WALL September 27, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar the wall Just to remind those DCR97.4fm listeners who have been requesting Pink Floyd, Roger Waters and particularly tunes from The Wall recently that Roger Waters: The Wall will be show in 2,000 theaters worldwide (500 in the U.S.) including our very own West Coast Cinema here in Dunoon this Tuesday Sept. 29, after premiering in New York the night before. The screenings will be followed by a Q&A with Waters and Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason in London, answering questions submitted early by fans — a session Waters anticipates will be engaging in its own right. ”Nick’s a very funny guy,” says Waters. ”Interestingly enough, Nick’s parents were socialists, as were mine, so we have similar sorts of political backgrounds. We’re very different people, and of course our perspectives were slightly different as I wrote (The Wall) and he didn’t. But it was a huge part of both of our careers, so there’s plenty to say about it.” http://dunoon.westcoastcinemas.co.uk/films/roger-waters-the-wall-film122374.html roger-waters-newport-folk-fest-2015-billboard-650 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments CONGRATULATIONS TO HERON VALLEY ———AND TEAM September 27, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar heron valley new 4 Many congratulations to the Heron Valley and their hard working background team from all the presenters and listeners of Dunoon Community Radio 97.4fm.on the release of your first single. We all wish you the best of luck for the great adventure that lays ahead of you. The single “Pressed For Time” is now available to purchase and the video available to view iTUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/id1041015018 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/track/228lx7V1JouftPIGbThZT6 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4eTGeUecyI VIMEO: https://vimeo.com/139842371 heron valley Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments 8TH YEAR FOR COWAL OPEN STUDIOS September 27, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar cowal open studios Cowal Open Studios is now in its 8th year attracting many visitors to the area each year. The event is very much a fixed date in the calendar events of Cowal and Argyll. Many local visitors and visitors from afar make their wandering way across this beautiful peninsular to the homes and studios of an eclectic mix of working artists. Commercial Galleries are a fine place to view art work, but the opportunity for visitors to meet and blether with artists, enquire of their working methods, view their work and perhaps make a purchase for themselves or as a gift. This is the lure and charm of Cowal Open Studios. COS map_mainpic Another part of the charm is Cowal itself, a hidden gem on the doorstep of so many people, an hour from Glasgow a hop on a ferry from Gourock and there you are in the heart of Cowal, a wonderland of lochs and glens, mists, reflections and sunshine (perhaps) Small villages and hamlets and a warm welcome. DSCF2307 There are 4 routes on our COS map which will take you to the areas of Toward and Dunoon, the villages along the shore road from Kilmun to Ardentinny, Tighnabruaich, Millhouse and beyond, Strachur, Cairndow & Lochgoilhead, Glendaruel and many wee nooks and crannies in between. DSCN3050 (640x480) At Cowal Open Studios you will find artists working in a variety of media from painting in watercolour, oil, acrylic, drawing & pastels, wood carving, textiles, ceramics, jesmonite, stained glass, basketry, printmaking, sculpture, classical guitar making, jewellery, metalwork and photography, There will be much competing for your attention and many places to have a wee coffee or a meal along the way, with great places to stay over too if you want to make a weekend of it all. Pick up COS brochures throughout Cowal and mainland galleries. Download it from www.cowalopenstudios.co.uk or request a copy by post from the website contact page. home_mainpic Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments AFTER LOCAL TREE HEADLINES –LOCAL DOG LEARNS GAELIC COMMANDS IN THREE WEEKS (MAYBE THEY SHOULD GET TOGETHER) September 24, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar It’s even been reported on national TV news as well as social media. Firstly reported on the Dunoon Observers website after it first surfaced on the Church of Scotland face book page the story of Ginger the dog who learned Gaelic commands in three weeks at Kirk run Gaelic teaching classes. gaelic understanding Dog Neil Smith took his four-year-old hearing dog Ginger along to the weekly session at a church near Dunoon. Mr Smith said he was amazed to see how quickly the English Cocker Spaniel started responding to the words for sit (suidh), stay (fuirich), come here (trobhad) and good dog (cu math). Class teacher Elma McArthur said Ginger was a very sharp dog. Mr Smith and Ginger have been attending the Gaelic group at Strone Church of Scotland every week along with 23 other people including Dunoon Community Radio presenters and volunteers. gaelic class pupil Pictured are Moderator the Right Rev Dr Angus Morrison, tutor Elma McArthur, Neil Smith and Ginger. The 67-year-old paid tribute to his hearing dog: “He has given me a lot of confidence because I used to be a very shy person and often felt quite isolated in company, even with family and friends. “Going to the Gaelic class gets me out and about to meet people, and I have always wanted to learn the language because my great-grandmother spoke it but it was not passed down through the family, so Ginger is helping to lead a family revival. “Ginger has picked it up really quickly, it only took him about three weeks. “It is great because I can show off that he is a bi-lingual dog – people think it is amazing that he can do that and it is a wee bit of added interest to the class.” WATCH Neil Smith give his English Cocker Spaniel instructions in Gaelic – skills the pooch took just three weeks to learn at a language class held at Strone Church in Argyll http://bit.ly/1Mo3vHZ Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments A LOCAL TREE COULD BE SCOTLAND’S TREE OF THE YEAR September 23, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar A Giant Redwood at Benmore Botanic Garden, one of Argyll’s leading visitor attractions, has won through to the finals of Scottish Tree of the Year competition. Staff at the 120-acre Garden near Dunoon, are now hoping that the 150-year-old tree which stands at the foot of the famous Redwood Avenue will beat off competition from the other five finalists by attracting the most public votes. Scottish Tree of the Year is an annual search for the nation’s best loved tree, organised by the Woodland Trust Scotland and supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery. The winning tree is decided by a public vote that takes place until Monday 12 October through the Woodland Trust’s website. The Benmore redwoods, Scottish Tree of the Year 2015 candidates The avenue of Giant Redwoods at Benmore Botanic Garden is thought by many to be the best entrance to any botanic garden in the world. The majestic Sequoiadendron giganteum at Benmore stand 50 metres tall. In autumn 2013 over 1,500 people attended “Glowing Giants’’, a light show to celebrate the avenue’s 150th anniversary. The story behind how Sequoiadendron giganteum first reached British shores is entwined in the telling of a particular period of our history. It involves a competitive race to cultivate this remarkable tree and it is tied up with the California Gold Rush. The man credited with introducing it to Britain is the Scot, Patrick Matthew (1790-1874). With three of his sons involved in the Gold Rush, Matthew took advantage of the situation and requested seeds be sent home by steam packet, so narrowly stealing the glory from the famous Exeter nursery, Veitch. Although it isn’t known for certain, it seems likely that the Redwood Avenue grew from the seeds of one of these two collections. Curator at Benmore, Peter Baxter commented: “Our Giant Redwood is part of an historic avenue that has become an immediately recognisable feature of the Garden. When the trees were planted in 1863 the American Civil War was at its height and Queen Victoria ruled the British Empire.’’ The Benmore redwoods, Scottish Tree of the Year 2015 candidates Carol Evans, director of the Woodland Trust Scotland, said: “Tree of the Year is all about finding trees with amazing stories to tell that can bring people together. “It’s fantastic that players of People’s Postcode Lottery are lending their support to this unique celebration of Scotland’s best loved trees. All of the shortlisted entries are inspiring throughtheir links to natural and cultural heritage, and I’m sure it will be a close run vote this year.” The winner of Scottish Tree of the Year will go on to compete in the European Tree of the Year 2016 against trees from 15 other countries including France, Estonia and Germany. To vote for your favourite tree in Scottish Tree of the Year visit www.woodlandtrust.org.uk /treeoftheyear Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments GAELIC SPEAKING MODERATOR VISITS DUNOON September 19, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar As recorded on the Facebook page on the Church of Scotland Official Page, Church of Scotland General Assembly Moderator the Right Rev Angus Morrison was in Dunoon this week with his wife Marion on a Presbytery of Argyll Tour. During his tour he found time to talk to a local Gaelic speaking group who amongst its members include DCR presenters Frlly and Mary from The Mod Saga and DCR volunteer Aline. Rev Dr Angus Morrison Mod Squad He also spent a very enjoyable morning meeting children at Sandbank Primary School Gaelic language unit, as a speaker himself; Dr Morrison enjoyed a good wee chat with the youngsters Rev Dr Angus Morrison Sandbank School. HELP AWARD Beside his Presbytery tour there was time to visit the office of Dunoon charity HELP which as we know supports 16-25 year olds who are homeless, in danger of being so or coming out of care, and was given a presentation of the organisation’s work by manager Janet MacKellar, Jannet and HELP Time was also spent visiting Invereck House, a residential home run by Crossreach for older people with dementia were the Moderator was presented with a set of Dunoon mugs by Mrs Elma Whyte and Mrs Marion Morrison was presented with flowers by Mrs Marjory Roy invereck invereck 2 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments COWAL HIGHLAND GATHERING –A GLOBAL EVENT FOR DUNOON WITH DCR –SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST August 31, 2015 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar Grammar School Pipe Band We are shortly to lose presenters Catriona Lauder and Sean Condy the young man responsible for bringing youngster into the DCR Schedules with his Soundwaves programme, as a piper in the Dunoon Grammer School we have listened to the adventures of the band following their ups and downs over the last three years and had the privilege of being there at some of their finest moments. As Sean and Catriona get ready this Friday to hand over to their chosen successor Cambuel Walker another Dunoon Grammar School pupil and piper in the band we look forward to Cambuel keeping the Soundwaves legacy into the future. We are certain the Dunoon Grammar School Pipe Band will continue to feature under the guidance of Cambuel. On Saturday at the Cowal Highland Gathering our two presenters appeared together for the last time as part of the Dunoon Grammar School Pipe Band helping to secure a 2nd in Juvenile and 3rd in Novice. Unfortunately DCR couldn’t be there to see this event but thanks to Ross Macdonald, Fiona Campbell, Mike & Sallie Condy and William Young we have some fabulous photos from the Dunoon Grammar School Pipe Band Face Book. Thank you Guys. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments COWAL HIGHLAND GATHERING –A GLOBAL EVENT FOR DUNOON WITH DCR97.4FM August 30, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN4770 (640x480) As we pause for a moment to get our breath back before we start reporting on the last week’s events here in Dunoon we must first thank our fantastic listeners who in their thousands joined us not only on FM and the internet but on Facebook. From engineers in Outer Siberia to old friends around the world we are only sorry we couldn’t get to talk to as many overseas competitors and visitors as we usually do but the logistics of broadcasting from our in Dunoon town studio and not direct from the stadium did AT TIMES get the better of us especially when the Cowal Highland Gathering Stream failed. And thank you, yes you for your ongoing support. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments AT THE END OF EVERY RAINBOW ———–? August 28, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar cowal rainbow It’s been a very busy week here in Dunoon in what is commonly known as Cowal Games Week. On Wednesday local retailers allowed Charities to use part of their premises for fund raising activities such as tombolo and raffles which was known as the Spirit Of Kirn. The reason behind this charity fund event has already been covered on these pages over the last two weeks. Last night’s Sunset ceremony was again a great success with many visitors joining local folk to be entertained and thrilled by a bill of incredible local talent even though the DCR Revue opening act was cut back. A full account is else were on this page We are now approaching the final day of the Cowal Gathering and as many of our listeners especially our internet listeners have noticed, this year we are not broadcasting direct from the Dunoon Stadium which would have been our 6th broadcasting year, this is due to suitable studio space not being available this year. gath logo This year we are broadcasting direct from the John Street Studio behind the Dunoon Observer & Argyllshire Standard Office where Frlly has been our “anchor presenter” for the last two days for our Cowal Gathering programmes supported by many of the Dunoon presenters. DSCF2818-300x223 With the oncoming today of the live vision stream listeners where able on the internet to join Frlly in watching the proceedings which we hope will continue Saturday. Although broadcasting live from our John Street Studio to ensure the listeners are kept up to date with news, results and of course gossip we will have a small task force working closely once again with our good friend from Pure West Media Janet West who is running the PR once again for the Cowal Gathering. DCR Fiona Admin along with Executive Producer Hamish and a small team of couriers, dongle carries, and pigeon carries will relay information to Frlly and her team. We shall also be looking back over the last five years listening to some of the many many interviews with some of the most famous names in Highland events and the world of showbiz and celebrity who have visited the Cowal Gathering. As we will be based in the town we will take the opportunity to talk to visitors and local folk and invite some folk into the studio. Yes, it is a shame that we are not in the stadium this year but we will do everything we can to keep you updated to what’s going on at the stadium and out and about around the Dunoon. Hopefully we will be back next year! AT THE END OF EVERY RAINBOW ———– cowal rainbow Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments ///////////////////////////////////////// August 27, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SUNSET CEREMONY –ALL READY TO GO LIVE ACROSS THE WORLD August 27, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN4542 (640x480) 280029-daniel-carr- DSCN2581 (640x480) DINO-MARTINO-300x168 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SANDY HICKEY FROM BROTHER 2 BROTHER August 27, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments RENDEZVOUS STRING BAND FROM OREGON ON DCR August 27, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar RENDEZVOUS DSCN4539 (640x480) DSCN4531 (640x480) Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON OBSERVER HIGHLIGHTS SPIRIT OF KIRN August 21, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar kirn Still looking for Charities or Organisations to take up the offers of retail premises who are allowing part of their property to be used as PopUp Stall to help raise funds for themselves. If you have a retail premises you could do your own Tombola Pop Up stall next Wednesday. It doesn’t need to take up much room and if it is in a window Folk could view it from outside. If you are one of the many Charities or Organisations who was looking forward to taking a charity stall at the 2015 Kirn Gala Cowal’s biggest charitable event with tombola and charity stalls galore hoping to raise much needed funds and spread awareness of your aims and objectives you could do no worse than to consider taking part in the SPIRIT OF KIRN event SUNSET ARTIST –ALL REVEALED –BUT THERE MAY BE MORE August 21, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DEREK-McINTYRE-300x198 Last night we welcomed DEREK MCINTYRE into the studio who after a very successful and hectic weekend compering the BID MOD REVIVAL WEEKENDER is now getting ready to compere the BID SUNSET CEREMONY which is less than a week. First news is this years Sunset Ceremony has a theme. After the Introduction performed by artist from the Dunoon Community Radio Revue –just to get you warmed up we will be entertained by artist from all over Scotland including many from Cowal. ‘Tartan and Tradition’ is the theme and what lends itself more to that than, for the first time in a very long time Dunoon’s very own Three Pipe Bands on the same bill. Christina Cairns Dancers will present no less than three specially choreographed dancers for this event. A World Scottish Highland Dance Champion from Canada Daniel Carr will be making a very special appearance, 280029-daniel-carr- as will our very own Tom Irvine making a rare but most welcome appearance. DSCN2581 (640x480) And all this will be compared by Derek McIntyre which as you know by himself would worth every penny of the admission which on this occasion is nought, zero. Zilch absolutely Free with no charge. We will also have we were informed by Derek not one but two Top Scottish Bands and they are the fantastic Gunna Sound Ceilidh Band and the band really riding high at the moment Trail West . Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SUNSET CEREMONY ENTERTAINMENT LINE UP TO BE REVEALED August 21, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DEREK-McINTYRE-300x198 Thursday 5.00PM–6.00PM - THE LATE, LATE, LATE VERY LATE BREAKFAST SHOW –Tonight in the Studio we welcome DEREK MCINTYRE who after a very successful and hectic weekend compering the BID MOD REVIVAL WEEKENDER is now getting ready to compere the BID SUNSET CEREMONY which is only a week away. Hopefully he will be spilling the beans because this year we haven’t heard a thing Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments MOD REVIVAL WEEKEND August 16, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THE SPIRIT OF KIRN GALA August 16, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar You may have read in the local Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard that for the first time since 1995 (20 YEARS- 2016 -21 st Birthday) there will be no Kirn Gala on Cowal Wednesday 26 th August Committee member Ian McColm has said that the Kirn Gala will return for it’s 21 st Anniversary. To many folk Kirn Gala is known as the Cowal’s biggest charitable event with tombola and charity stalls galore where bargains are to be obtained in a carnival atmosphere. For many charity / organisations it is the yearly event where there is the possibility of raising much needed funds and publicising awareness of their aims and objectives We here at Dunoon Community Radio like many others were looking forward to Kirn Gala and on hearing the sad news felt like some others a little guilty that we didn’t pay more attention last year when the Dunoon Observer reported there were difficulties with the organisation due to the declining numbers on the committee and they were desperate for new volunteers Along with the Dunoon Regeneration Group we have looked at ways of doing at least an element of what Kirn Gala means and to keep at least a presence of Kirn Gala 2015 alive . The local Dunoon Observer published a wee piece last week to help gauge local response and support and we are pleased to say it looks very encouraging. With not much time to go this is what we intend to do, to ask local retailers (if they have room ) to offer space for a few hours to local charities and organisations and to allow them to set up a Pop-Up Tombola stall in their premises. We are also asking folk who may have responsibility for empty premises to allow them to be used for the same purpose. Of course retailers or property owners may like to do a pop up stall themselves for their own favourite charity or organisation. We will of course need to know of local charities or organisations who would like to get involved so that we can bring the two together, to this aim we have introduced a Spirit of Kirn Gala event page on Facebook where folk may go to a link to register as a premises or as a charity or organisation. It doesn’t have to be a large space, if the tombola prizes could be viewed through a window it should not be necessary for folk to crowd the shop and in some cases the retail business may benefit. If charities/organisations who got involved could turn each Pop-Up shop into a mini event, Dressing Up, Balloon’s, Banners Bunting ect; it would create a wonderful colourful display and create a carnival atmosphere. Over the weekend we have had a very good response Since going live on Sunday the Spirit of Kirn Gala has been gathering comments from well wishers supporting the venture , offers offering premises and buisnesses wanting to be involved. Interest has come from Hillfoot Street, Argyll Street, Queens Street and of course Kirn. Margaret Macbrayne has promised to organise the Cowal Pipe Band and dancers at the Bandstand in the Argyll Gardens subject to Council permission and Dunoon Community Radio will provide some music and DCR97.4FM REVUE artist as they get ready for the Sunset Ceremony the next day Thursday 27th August. Please help support us with this initiative to keep the spirit Of Kirn Gala alive 2015 whilst the committee re-group, take on new volunteers and get ready to celebrate the twenty first Anniversary 2016 Working Together with the Kirn Gala Committee, The Dunoon Regeneration Group and the Dunoon Observer we have the makings here of a very special event in and around Dunoon on Cowal Wednesday 26th August . Let’s all work together for the benefit of everyone and show your support now go to the Spirit Of Kirn Facebook and join in and even invite . https://www.facebook.com/events/836259796480890/ https://www.facebook.com/dcr97.4fm Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR97.4FM PRESENTER TO START SATURDAY WEEKENDER GIG August 15, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar LUKE HAIRCUT Dunoon Community radio presenter Luke Szymckak will get things started today at the Mod Revival Weekender in the Marquee at the Castle Gardens this afternoon. Organised for the second year by the Business Improvement District (BID) scheme the weekend event has brought to Dunoon many of Scotlands most popular Mod Revival Bands. dunoon mod weekend Dunoon Community Radio have for the last few days been reminding listeners of the type of music favoured by revival fans and DJ Luke Szymckak will be setting the musical trend for the rest of the day on the Decks of Steel playing a fantastic set including Sixties Soul, Mod, Northern Soul, Ska, Two Tone etc; DSCN4194 (640x480) 11805678_834295740022789_2124387567_n Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments ARE YOU ON THE GUEST LIST FOR THE MOD WEEKENDER MARQUEE COMPLIMENTS OF THE BID August 14, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar dunoon mod weekend Thank you to every one who entered our Fun Draw to get their name and post code on the Guest List for Saturdays Dunoon Revival Marquee event courtesy of our good friends and organisers DUNOON BID STEVES SCOOTER We were hoping that our good friend and sometimes Dunoon Community Radio presenter Steve living in LA would do the draw after he had told us how devastated he was that he could not join in us in the studio’ but we had a wee problem with communication so we asked the wonderful Malcolm Scott who was, as he would be, on an domestic flight to choose 10 numbers between 1-48 which was the total of valid entries we received. We do not want to embarrass any one so we will not mention those who posted premises as their post code or gave Zip Codes or foreign code areas you will forgive us for not entering you as the demand is so great for tickets. If you are DJ Duggie Day with a BEIJING code and do make it to Dunoon In time I am sure we can sort it You will of course need ID so we know it’s you and if you would like to come up to the studio after the Gig you are most welcome, we go live again just after 10.00pm and will be broadcasting right through the night with Vinne, Luke, Malcolm, Rupert and guest Guest DJ Derek McIntyre AND THE 10 LISTENERS GOING ON THE MOD WEEKENDER PLAYLIST ARE—— CHRIS MEEK ———————-EH 483BF KAREN O’ FARREL ————-PA23 7PN ANDREW MCKENZIE————PA23 8BH LIANNE EVANS——————- PA23 8BW G ANDERSON ………………………..PA23 7AB RAY HOTOM ………………………….PA23 TP CRAIG ALLAN …………………………PA23 7HA ROBIN DANKS ……………………… PA23 7JI ANDY STIRLING ………………………PA23 7TR DEREK CAMBELL …………………….PA23 7AB Mod weekender promo Categories: Uncategorized | 5 Comments Category Comments PLAYLIST FOR LIFE LIVE AT ARDENLEE CARE HOME August 12, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Ardenlee gig Aug With the Dunoon Revival Event taking over most of the town this Saturday the Ardenlee Care Home are having a Tea Party which you are all invited to. Based on the Playlist For Life programme currently taking place at Ardenlee and here on Dunoon Community Radio.As with all great Tea Party there will be lots of cakes and Fun with games , competitions, tombolas and of course lot of music and as a special Tea Party Treat the lovely Claremarie Nolan and equally lovely (in his own way) Gary DJ Marshall will entertain CLAREMARIE-SOUNDCHECK-1-300x225 DINO-MARTINO-300x168 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments COWAL HIGHLAND GATHERING ANNOUNCES 2015 CHIEFTAIN July 27, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar MartinCompston One of Scotland’s most high profile actors has been unveiled as the Honorary Chieftain of Cowal Highland Gathering (CHG) 2015. Greenock-born Martin Compston – who burst onto the big screen in 2002 in the lead role of Liam in Sweet Sixteen – is making the 5,000 mile trip from Los Angeles to take his place as the ceremonial head of this year’s event. Dunoon Stadium on Gathering Saturday may be a far cry from the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, but Martin is thrilled at the prospect of accepting the salute from the spectacular massed bands as well as presenting the trophies in the prestigious Highland Dancing and Pipe Band competitions. “It’s an absolute privilege to be asked to be Chieftain at the Cowal Highland Gathering,” he said. “Having grown up just across the water in Greenock, I know what an event these games are to the West coast of Scotland. They are the perfect way to bring an end to any glimpse of Summer we may have had! “I have happy memories of getting the ferry across with my family as a kid to watch the Caber toss, Highland Dancing and the magnificent Pipe Band competitions, and it is a true honour to be asked to come back as Chieftain. “Fingers crossed for a bit of sunshine!” CHG Chair Ronnie Cairns said he was delighted to have Martin as this year’s Chieftain. “Every year, we try to ensure that our Chieftain is an individual with strong ties to this area who has excelled in their chosen field, and we are very pleased to have met those criteria so spectacularly this year,” he added. “Martin Compston is a Scottish actor who has won critical acclaim in virtually everything he has appeared in, from ‘Sweet Sixteen’ to ‘Monarch of the Glen’ to ‘Line of Duty’. “Martin was born and brought up in Greenock, and even signed as a professional footballer for Greenock Morton before successfully auditioning for the lead role in Sweet Sixteen having never done any acting before. The rest, as they say, is history. “However, despite winning countless awards for his work and travelling around the world living the dream of a successful actor, he has retained his love for his home town and the surrounding area. “We’re delighted he’s agreed to be the Cowal Highland Gathering Chieftain this year. Although our event boasts many of the world’s top pipers, heavy athletes and dancers, Martin’s presence will add genuine star quality to the proceedings. “We very much look forward to welcoming him to Dunoon for what is shaping up to be a fantastic weekend of action and entertainment.” This year’s Cowal Highland Gathering, with main sponsorship from the Scottish Salmon Company, runs from Thursday 27 to Saturday 29 August. For more information about the event or to buy tickets, please visit the Gathering’s website at www.cowalgathering.com or contact the event office by emailing info@cowalgathering.com or phoning 01369 703206. SOULBOY SOULBOY 2 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments ANOTHER MIGHTY EFFORT FROM DUNOON OBSERVER WEBSITE PUTS DCR97.4FM BACK ON LINE July 26, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Dunoon-Observer-logo-300x73 Thanks to the team at the Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard who have re-installed the Website and the listening link to Dunoon Community Radio. You can now catch up with the latest local news and listen to your favourite local radio station simultaneously together at the same time http://www.dunoon-observer.com/ Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments MIGHTY DEMAND FOR NEWS CRASHES DUNOON OBSERVER WEBSITE AND ROCK TRISH LISTENERS DIDN’T HELP July 25, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Dunoon-Observer-logo-300x73 .–Sorry to everyone who has tried to listen to us through our website by clicking on the www.dunoon-observer.com link on our site. The Dunoon Observer has posted on their Face Book page “our website has crashed due to a remarkably high volume of traffic”. It looks as if the website may possibly be down until Monday - You can still listen to us via our Tunein.com link http://tunein.com/radio/Dunoon-Community-Radio-974-s133815/ Is this the price of Fame? All should be back to normal Monday, On behalf of all the volunteers here at DCR97.4FM and everyone at our main sponsor the Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard please accept our apologies Please check out the Dunoon Observer Face Book for updates and news updates https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dunoon-Observer/124031230941893?fref=ts DSCN3897 (640x480) FUTURE REFERENCE –Rock Trish request that “Whatever Rocks Your Boat “ listeners when signing in do so in an orderly fashion to prevent future overloads. You can hear a repeat of Rock Trish’s “Whatever Rocks Your Boat “ programme Tuesday 3.00pm TRISH Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments EXCITING TIME AHEAD FOR DUNOON PIER. July 18, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Dunoon-Observer-logo-300x73 You may remember at the beginning of the month reading in the Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard that the Argyll and Bute Council had invited the Dunoon Pier Community Trust to form an advisory partnership group .In a follow up to that news it has been confirmed in this weeks Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard (Friday 17th July) that the trust has responded to the councils invitation welcoming the council working in partnership with the trust. Dunoon Pier in work We are looking forward to someone on behalf of the trust coming into the Dunoon Community Radio studio to speak to the listeners, in the meantime Jim MacLean on behalf of the trust has sent us the official statement for our listeners and would also like to remind everyone that If anyone wishes to proffer any ideas prior to a public engagement meeting or has any views they might wish to communicate to the Trust in regard to the future of the pier or might wish to be involved in some manner in the future, then in the first instance please contact him by email at jim@dunoon-observer.com THE STATEMENT FROM THE DUNOON PIER COMMUNITY TRUST “The Dunoon Pier Community Trust welcomes Argyll & Bute’s recently stated commitment to its working with the Trust in partnership, to ensure the future well-being of Dunoon’s historic pier. “The Trust is committed to ensuring the longevity of the pier and to investigating ways of preserving, utilising and renovating the pier and its immediate area, supporting sympathetic development and promoting the renaissance of the area. “It is hoped that the pier can again become an attraction as the gateway into Dunoon, Cowal and the wider Argyll area, encouraging visitors to come to the town, which in itself will help boost the local economy. Restoring the historic and iconic pier and its buildings will give a sense of purpose and pride in the community and will lend itself to future investment and employment prospects. “The Trust will endeavour to promote the pier for recreational purposes and as a community and heritage building for the general use and benefit of all the inhabitants of and visitors to the town and surrounding area and as a sustainable and vibrant addition to the economic future of Dunoon and the wider area. “This is a fantastic opportunity to push forward an asset that has been dormant for some time and Argyll & Bute Council is to be congratulated in taking the first steps towards the renovation and upgrading of the pier .” “The Trust hopes to be in a position soon to hold a public meeting, to both gauge and galvanise public opinion, on the subject, in the area, to get feedback from them and to bring on-board those who feel passionately about bringing the pier back to life for the benefit of all,” said Jim MacLean, on behalf of the Dunoon Pier Community Trust.” pier observer Dunoon-Observer-logo-300x73 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR97.4FM STUDIO VISIT FROM ROYAL SERVANTS IN DUNOON July 15, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 2009-12-31 23.00.00-1 (640x480) (640x480) After an action packed afternoon with the Primary School Children at the Jungle Jamboree at the Hanover Street Hall several of the Royal Servants came into the studio to Chat to Victor and to tell the listeners of their Christian Faith and the experience of sharing it with the youngsters of Dunoon 2009-12-31 23.00.00-2 (640x480) Tonight’s Studio Guest L-R Than-LA,California, – Beka-Atlanta, Georgia. - Pastor Allen (standing). - Chelsea,- Portland , Oregon. - Rachel Jacksonville, Florida and Chris –Seattle Washington. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments ROYAL SERVANTS IN DUNOON July 15, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN4118 - Copy (640x480) Over twenty five Christian Students representing dozens of Churches across America are now visiting Dunoon along with leaders to present Christian activities to the young folk in Dunoon. DSCN4115 - Copy (2) - Copy (640x480) Pastor Patrick along with volunteers from the Dunoon Baptist Church with Natasha Murphy from Church Schools Greenock where at Hanover Street Hall to welcome Dunoon Primary School children for a Holiday Club Jungle Jamboree, fun, craft and song and stories. DSCN4121 (640x480) The Student welcoming committee on the door catch up with the local news curtesy of the Local newspaper The Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard DSCN4113 (640x480) Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments HAPPY BIRTHDAY HILLBILLY BOB July 11, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Hill Bob LORRY MIND ON ALL YOU COUNTRY MUSIC LOVERS DID YOU WISH THE BOBSTER A HAPPY BIRTHDAY YESTERDAY ? YOU DIDN’T, THEN WHY NOT SUPRISE HIM TONIGHT DURING HIS SHOW YOU KNOW HE JUST LOVES TO HEAR FROM YOU ALL! Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments TO ALL OUR LISTENERS IN THE USA A VERY HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY July 3, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar usa inderp A VERY SPECIAL HELLO TO ALL OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS AT GLOBAL LINKZ RADIO BALTIMORE, MARYLAND global links radio AND A VERY SPECIAL MENTION TO ALL OUR LISTENERS IN CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA with Big Hugs to Juli Garland South Caroline Flag Independence-day-picture Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments A MESSAGE OF HOPE FROM CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA USA June 25, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar charleston linking arms.7jpg A long-time supporter and listener of Dunoon Community Radio who even hung out with the DCR crew at a Highland Gathering a few years back and who we occasionally play “The Moody Blues” has been in touch with us as she is concerned that recent events where she lives may not be being reported as they are …….,, She lives in Charleston, South Carolina in the USA and works a few blocks away from the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church where as you are aware an horrific act took place a short while ago which left six women and three men dead. She says “It was a horrific act by someone not from our city ….but whereas, in some other high profile tragedies in other cities OUR city has come together in unity and solidarity to try to overcome the grief and help the families through the process. Other people from other places sometimes come in and try to stir up hate and division. We keep exhibiting that we do not react the way others do…no rioting or looting or other negativity from our citizens. In fact, over 10,000 people joined hands across a bridge span to show we stand as brothers and sisters. Last night some people tried to stir up trouble in front of the memorial in front of the church where it occurred…only to be met by those who were there paying their respects in turn spontaneously singing “We Shall Overcome”. Sorry for the length….but in case only the bad stuff is being relayed across the pond…I wanted you to have a glimpse into some realities. All this to say, please keep us all in thoughts and prayers….and would you please play a Beatles tune if you can ….All You Need is Love.” charleston linking arms.8jpg We ask all our listeners that when you next pray to your God ask your God to give strength to all those who believe in equality and oppose the wrong doings in this world of ours. We have many listeners across the USA not just in Charleston, South Carolina or Baltimore Maryland through our sister radio Station Global Links Radio who we exchange programmes with, our thoughts and prayers are with you–Communities linking the World –Bless Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments OVER £1200 SO FAR FOR WATERAID FROM YOU AND CAROL June 21, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar wateraid-logo On May 1st Carol Gillies set off on her Suzuki V-Strom motorbike to ride around Scotland anti-clockwise, riding mainly b and c roads, in order to take in as much of the coastline as possible. (Apart from the obvious bit where the border is! and the land ends ) she completed nearly 2000 miles in total DSCN3639-640x480-300x225 For a great deal of the journey Carol could see water a constant reminder to her of why she was doing this, and whilst she travelled along the coast the greatest amount of water she could see was undrinkable because it is salt water. For many folk in this world undrinkable water is the only water they know, in fact it is dirty filthy, full of bacteria, parasites and animal faeces and as it is the only water available. Every single day, 1,400 children die from drinking it. That’s one a minute, every day. 1ST DAY MAP Carol did this trip on her motor cycle in the hope of attracting your attention just for a wee while enough time to make you aware of Water Aid WaterAid is a charity that works in places all over the world where people have no access to clean water. At all…………One in ten people in the world have no access to clean, drinkable water. That’s about 748 million people. Every day is a struggle just to find enough to stay alive. carol pic tues Every day Water Aid try to make a difference and every day they appeal for money to do so Carol raised over £1200 to help people across the world get access to clean water and safe loos. CAROL-GETS-READY-300x225 Carol would like to thank our local paper, The Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard and all their staff the team at Dunoon Community Radio 97.4 FM , MotoScotland for their invaluable support and promotion for this great cause, to all the folk who came to the “Thank Funk It’s Friday” Disco Nite! And to every one who donated. MALCOLM-300x225 Carol will be coming into the DCR97.4FM Studio very shortly to say a personal thankyou to everyone in the meantime Carol say’s, “Anyone who would like to donate money to WaterAid…it’s online, doesn’t matter if it’s through Just Giving or directly to the charity. Or take out a standing order for a couple of squid a month….NEVER take our lovely, safe, clean water for granted! Thanks again everyone. Xx CAROL-3A-300x225 You can hear Carol tell her story after 5.00PM Monday night on TLLLVLBS with Victor Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments ANOTHER GREAT DUNOON SATURDAY June 20, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN3979 (640x480) Another great Dunoon Saturday with so much going on, doubtful if every one could take full advantage and it was all Free. Congratulations to all the organisers you all know who you are the whole community from events like these. We here at Dunoon Community Radio had our DCR Executive Producer Hamish on one of his “meet the listeners Days” out and about at today’s events with DCR DJ Stereo Simon. DSCN3987 (640x480) Sandbank’s annual community event had something for everyone and for the youngsters a really good selection of inflatables, funfair rides, Bodyzorb Balls, and Face painting all seemed to be busy. DSCN4007 (640x480) There was also a Junior Dog Show and new for this year Dog Agility! For other animal lovers there was Mountain Rescue Dogs, Hoots Owls and Shetland Ponies Main Raffle prize for this year was a HIGHLAND COO carving from Andy Mac at Chainsaw Craft. Food and drink stalls include Winston Churchill’s venison burgers,hot dogs & filled rolls from The Pit Stop plus sandwiches/snacks and sweets, Candyfloss, ice cream, home baking also available. DSCN3988 (640x480) DSCN3985 (640x480) There was music from Acoustic Soundz and volunteers from the audience did solo spots Heron Valley took time out from their increasing heavy schedule making an awesome reputation for themselves. heron valley Displays from Joanne McGeachie School of Dance and Dunoon Baton Twirlers and with dozens of interesting Stalls with something for everyone and plenty of prizes and bargains to be had. The annual Tug O’ War competition for Adults with £100 and a trophy and a Junior Team getting £50 and a trophy. Emergency service vehicles were very popular as they usually are with Police, Fire and Mountain Rescue. DCR Executive Producer Hamish visited the Burgh Hall Pop Up Craft Shop at bottom of Argyll Street which is gradually filling up with lovely wares of all descriptions. DSCN4067 (640x480) Old DCR friend Colm Docherty was welcoming any visitors on this the very first open afternoon. Colm being Colm was busy making look alike guitars from cardboard (no we thought we should not ask) What does a talented artist do when they have time on their hands? Make copy like classic guitars from cardboard of course! Didn’t realise there was so much space and light this is going to be a very, very busy place. DSCN4059 (640x480) The bunting outside Book Point again at the bottom of Argyll Street welcomes visitors at the start of Book Week-with fantastic book offers and all manner of events happening over the next week DCR Executive Producer Hamish called in to check if h old friend Wally would be making an appearance and yes he will be in the shop next Saturday 27th June DSCN4100 (640x480) Last on the list of today’s events for DCR Executive Producer Hamish and DJ Stereo Simon was the Happy Daze CLYDE CHARITY SWIM CHALLENGE just in time to see the first swimmers arriving at the finishing point at the foot of Dunoon’s Castle Hill a very focal point of Dunoon that always has a warm welcome for all the heroes who choose to step up to this challenge. Well done every one who competed. Lots of pictures from today on DCR facebook https://www.facebook.com/dcr97.4fm DSCN4040 (640x480) DSCN4051 (640x480) Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SO MUCH TO DO IN DUNOON SANDBANK GALA 2015 June 20, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar At Sandbank Gala.2015 Another great family event in Dunoon today An excellent day of family activities and fun for all! And a fantastic opportunity to win this lovely carving from Andy Mac from Chainsaw Craft. in the famous Sandbank Raffle Andy Mac Sandbank prize Music – Live Entertainment – Rides – Games – Stalls – Refreshments – Displays – Tug ‘o’ War – Face Painting – Junior Dog Show – Dog Agility and much more! Sandbank’s annual community event has something for everyone! We will have inflatables, small funfair rides, Bodyzorb Balls, Junior Dog Show and Junior Tug O’ War plus face painting and new for this year Dog Agility! Raffle prize for this year is this lovely carving from Andy Mac at Chainsaw Craft. Food and drink stalls include Winston Churchill’s venison burgers,hot dogs & filled rolls from The Pit Stop plus sandwiches/snacks and sweets, Candyfloss, ice cream, home baking also available. There will be music from Acoustic Soundz and Heron Valley plus displays from Joanne McGeachie School of Dance and Dunoon Baton Twirlers. We will have a huge variety of stalls with something for everyone and plenty of prizes and bargains to be had. Why not get a team together for the annual Tug O’ War competition? Adults win £100 and a trophy! Winning Junior Team gets £50 and a trophy. heron valley With free parking for over 100 cars and toilet facilities we can cater for everyone. Don’t miss out! Come along for a great day and bring all the family! Sandbank Gala Today 11am-5pm at Sandbank Primary Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments TODAY IS THE DAY –THE CLYDE CHARITY SWIM CHALLENGE June 20, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar happy daze logo The Clyde Swim charity challenge is now in its 4th year and has become a renowned event in Dunoon’s calendar. The swim itself starts at the Cloch Light house in Gourock and crosses the 1.6nm of famous shipping lanes of the River Clyde, finishing at the foot of Dunoon’s Castle Hill, a very focal point of Dunoon that always has a warm welcome for all the heroes who choose to step up to this challenge. clyde swim Safety cover is always there keeping all taking part safe. It all starts around 2.00pm today when the swimmers leave the Dunoon breakwater to be picked up by the Ribs to take them across the Clyde to the starting point at the Cloch Lighthouse. There will be plenty to do whilst you await the first swimmers to arrive at the finishing including a prize tombola with some amazing prizes, a chance to win an overnight stay with breakfast & dinner at the fabulous Portavadie and there will be a donation station for anyone wanting to give to Happy Dayz. happy daze Still time to donate here are some useful links http://www.clydecharitychallenge.com/event-info.html? https://www.facebook.com/happy.dayz.940?fref=ts DCR STILL AT THE ROYAL HIGHLAND SHOW June 20, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar highland herd Another busy day at the Ingliston showground in Edinburgh with Fiona Admin and team reporting for all our listeners on Dcr97.4fm and meeting even more folk from the Cowal. With lots of stalls and things of interest to see. Looking forward to meeting lots of interesting animals and folk of course tomorrow demo Check out the DCR Facebook page for more Photos and Information https://www.facebook.com/dcr97.4fm fi with make 2 (640x426) Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR97.4FM AT THE ROYAL HIGHLAND SHOW June 19, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar rohshow OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Well that’s the first day over of The 175th Royal Highland Show at the Ingliston showground in Edinburgh reporting for all our listeners on Dcr97.4fm and meeting several folk from the Cowal. The event which showcases Scottish rural living, farming, food and drink including from the Cowal will run until Sunday 21 June. OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA The event will include the showcasing of thousands of livestock, equestrian shows, forestry events and cooking competitions and demonstrations. The show, organised by the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, has a major focus on food production this year, all to tie in with 2015 being Scotland’s Year of Food and Drink. ruralo matters There will be live tastings and cooking demonstrations designed to educate both children and adults on how the food they eat is produced “The Rural Matters Stand” was very popular with everyone including many known faces like this young lady doing a Tommy Cooper impression “Just Like That” n s hy s 1 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SNP WILLIE MACRAE CONSPIRACY PLAY HAS DUNOON AUDIENCE ENTRANCED June 17, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar AP 1 Playwright and actor Andy Paterson brought his one man play 3000 Trees: The Death of Mr William MacRae to The High Kirk Hall, Hanover Street last night and gave a very impressive powerful performance that left the audience with many a question in the Q and A session that followed and only ended when Andy was reminded that the last ferry was shortly to leave Dunoon whereby there was a mass scrabble as folk assist to remove the Stage equipment. Last nights performance performance came on the tail of the 30th anniversary of Willies passing. A petition was launched on 6 April to ask for a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the lawyer’s death. Andy told the audience that he would love to bring his next play to Dunoon once the finance is available, this will be another powerful play “Sex Offence”which tackles the current paedophile scandals in the establishment head on. In the new drama, a corrupt Home Secretary who has increased minimum jail terms for convicted paedophiles finds himself facing allegations of historic abuse. The play will be produced later this year and there were suggestions from the audience that Dunoon would be the place to premier it. AP 3 A MESSAGE FROM ANDY POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA MEDIA THIS MORNING Great show in Dunoon last night. First time the audience have helped with the get-out! Thanks to you all for helping us catch the last ferry home. Special thanks to Lachie Macquarie, Victor Thomas at Dunoon Community Radio and all at the Forward Shop in Dunoon. We can confirm that the people of Dunoon do go out on Tuesdays! We made some new friends last night – another memorable stop on this tour. Working in the studio today on more recording of the songs from 3000 Trees: The Death of Mr William MacRae which will soon be available to buy on CD at performances and on the website. Oban tomorrow – see you at the Corran Halls. AP 12 Andy Paterson, artistic director, can be contacted directly on 07522 194 467. Teatro Magnetico Craigends Dennistoun Farm Bridge of Weir Road Kilmacolm PA13 4RT Email: info@teatromagnetico.co.uk www.teatromagnetico.co.uk Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SNP WILLIE MACRAE CONSPIRACY PLAY COMES TO DUNOON –AUTHOR TALKS TO DCR June 14, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 28898467 Playwright and actor Andy Paterson comes to Dunoon this Tuesday 16th June to The High Kirk Hall, Hanover Street with his one-man play, 3000 Trees: The Death of Mr William MacRae. The play was a sell-out at last year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe and is currently touring Scotland. Andy Paterson I The play tackles the death, in 1985, of SNP politician and anti-nuclear campaigner Willie MacRae who was found dying in his car on a lonely highland road with a single gunshot wound to the head. It was believed by many at the time that Willies death, far from being a suicide, was murder. Winnie Ewing then President of the SNP and herself an accomplished lawyer – was directed by the SNP’s National Executive Committee (NEC) to conduct an internal investigation for the party to come to a conclusion as to whether she ”was satisfied or dissatisfied with the official version that he committed suicide”. Having been refused access to police records of the investigation and rebuffed by both the Lord Advocate and the Procurator Fiscal in her attempts to conduct private, confidential meetings with them, Winnie, as she later wrote, came “up against a brick wall”, she reported to the SNP NEC that she was not satisfied with the official account of suicide: “I do not know what happened, but I think it is important that the truth emerges, despite the time that has passed. Why the State refuses to let the truth be known is a pertinent question. ANDY PATERSON 2 Andy Paterson’s play takes on a journey from Willie MacRae’s service as an officer in the Royal Indian Navy, where he was marked out as ‘subversive’ for supporting Indian independence, through his anti-nuclear campaigning, his involvement with radical groups and on to his death. Throughout this journey, the complex and sometimes troubled Willie MacRae tells his own story. Andy will be visiting the DCR97.4FM Studio on Monday after 5.00pm during the LLLVLBS to chat to Victor about this colourful larger than life character who came to such a tragic end and left so many unanswered questions. Victor will also be asking Andy does he regret not becoming an actor earlier than he did , Andy didn’t take to acting until a few years ago after graduating from the Royal Conservatoire in 2011 at the age of 47, prior to this he had a varied career as a journalist, musician and designer. 3000 Trees: The Death of Mr William MacRae is at The High Kirk Hall, Hanover Street, Dunoon on 14th June. Show starts 7.30pm . There will be a Q&A session with Andy Paterson after the show. Tickets are available on the door priced £12/£10 or in at www.3000treesdunoon.brownpapertickets.com Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments ANOTHER FIRST FOR RUPERT’S UMB–RITCHIE RUFTONE AWARD WINNING SCOTTISH DJ ON RUPERTS URBAN MUSIC BOX June 13, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Richie dj 1 Ritchie Ruftone The Award winning Edinburgh-based DJ. Winner of x 6 DMC DJ Championships titles has invited Rupert to play this special “Old School Hip Hop Mix” for his Urban Music Box listeners Ritchie famed for his Dark Vader appearances and his impressive achievements in DJ competitions Richie has achieved amongs other things such prestigious titles ads 2014 IDA Technical World Dj Champion 2013 DMC Battle For World Supremacy Champion 5 x UK DMC Champion 3 x UK IDA Champion ritchie dj 6 Asked if has a game plan when entering so many competitions any advice for any budding turntablist that will be tuned in Richie says “The main goal at the finals is to impress the judges and show lots of different skills and techniques – obviously scratching, but also juggling, body tricks, using the mixer to full effect, music selection, drumming, the musical choices, composition and flow of the set, and more too. The judges all people who really know their stuff and when you’re competing at this level, you’ve got to develop new tricks and do everything you can to push the boundaries and make it original. In the past, I’ve even given myself over to the dark side and competed as Well, I need to get back to practicing, but before I go, Do all your listeners know about my vinyl release Practise Yo Cuts which is a collection of non-skip loops to scratch with – a perfect tool for any aspiring turntablist! Anyway, hope to catch up at my next gig or competition – I’ll be the Scottish guy trying to make turntable history, leave a legacy and achieve DJ immortality! DSCN1426 (640x480) If you can’t wait and have the facilities Rupert has with permission made the mix available now—Thanks Richie https://soundcloud.com/rupert-adjan-tackie/old-school-hip-hop-mix-clean-ritchie-ruftone rupert 22 Categories: Uncategorized | 2 Comments Category Comments FYNEFEST 2015 GETS OFF TO A GREAT START June 13, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar FYNE FEST LOGO FyneFest, the UK’s best wee Beer, Food and Music festival, got off to a great start last night with the promise of a great weekend SEAN and CAMBEUL aka SOUNDWAVES on the way to report from FYNEFEST Sean and Cambuel IMG_0021 (640x427) Very busy first day for the Soundwaves Fynefest team aka Sean and Cambeul who have managed through the tight security to get recorded snippets with several of the artist appearing at this year’s festival, all for future broadcast of course. Artist making a name for themselves at this year’s festival so far, amongst others are new Cowal Bagrock Band “Pipe Mhor” who’s members, Pipers Connor Honeyball and Grant Gibson, Guitarist Ben Doherty and Drums Calum MacPherson have certainly had folk taking notice to their very own brand of Celtic Fusion. In an exclusive interview for DCR97,4FM listeners Connor says that one of the bands ambition’s at this time is to perform on the main stage at Fynefest. A lot of folk think that may be next year! IMG_0014 A big shout out to The Cowal Pipe Band whose members have been organising the car parking to help raise much needed funds and Good Luck for their first competition this year at Helensbrugh next weekend Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments CELEBRATION OF KIRN PRIMARY SCHOOL– LOOKING BACK OVER THE YEARS June 12, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 11351225_992310727447396_7959227628313240036_n kirn primary school Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments DCR97.4fm SOUNDWAVES SEAN AND CAMBEUL GET READY FOR FYNEFEST2015 June 11, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar FYNE FEST LOGO FyneFest, the UK’s best wee Beer, Food and Music festival, is back for 2015 this weekend Last year over 2000 people attend the festival over the entire weekend, and they enjoyed a range of over 150 of the best craft beers from the UK and beyond; over 30 live acts, including DCR97.4FMs favourite Blues Band Dr Hip and the Blues Operation and who can forget Bombskare who rocked the place late into the night; both these bands will be back on stage on the opening night, with some of the best food stalls at any festival selling everything from local venison to wood-fired pizzas it doesn’t get any better That’s the Good News the Bad News is if you haven’t got a ticket –you can’t go cause’ its All Sold Out. The next best thing keep tuned into dcr97.4fm as we try to keep you up to date with all the latest news and gossip from the dcr97.4 fm Soundwaves dynamic duo Sean and Cambeul FF 14 6 You can also keep up to date : http://www.fynefest.com/ and of course on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dcr97.4fm and https://www.facebook.com/events/1586237188312532/ and watch out for news of ticket sales for 2016 FF 14 7 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments HIGHLAND APOSTLE SAMUEL MCKIBBEN TO VISIT DCR97.4FM STUDIO June 10, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar samuel mckibben Samuel McKibben has been a pastor, apostle, and pioneer in the Apostolic Church for over 50 years. He has ministered extensively throughout the UK and beyond. Although officially retired, he continues to superintend an affiliated network of fellowships in the Scottish Highlands and leads a ministry-development programme in Italy. He lives in Inverness with his wife Mair and have 4 children and 13 grandchildren. Pastor Samuel McKibben in a lifetime of ministry has seen miracles of God through salvation, healing, deliverance, protection and provision and recently captured many of these events in his Book “The God Of The Miraculous” The book has arisen from Samuel’s strong Biblical conviction that it is a God-given responsibility for each generation to witness to succeeding ones about the wonderful works of God. This is in accord with God’s self-designation, that he is the God Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Samuel’s Father was a Christian who witnessed to his own family, and this encouraged the resolve in the Author’s heart to prove increasingly that the Gospel is not just a message to be preached, but a demonstration of God’s power to be seen. He was quoted as saying “The Christian Life is the most Thrilling Experience on the planet! Tragically that’s not what the churches teach today or what most Christians believe. We are living in a day when truth is being eroded and standards are being lowered lest we cause offence” Samuels book Visiting Dunoon’s New Life Christian Fellowship at 96 Queens Street Pastor Samuel will be in the church at 7pm Saturday 13th June and again Sunday morning at 11am. Apostle Samuel will also be visiting the DCR97.4fm studio after 12pm this Saturday ahead of his evening appearance at the New Life Christian Fellowship along with old DCR friend Pastor Norman Wright. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments REMINISING WHAT’S MISSING AT ARDENLEE June 8, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar ardenlee logo playlist A big big thank you to everyone who came along to Dunoon’s Ardenlee Care Home yesterday afternoon for another reminiscing musical and dance afternoon. A good turnout with lots of good banter and the hospitality of Sharon and her team at Ardenlee. Organised by Dunoon’s Crossroads in conjunction with Alzheimers link worker Kerri Noor who presented special guest speaker the Deputy Chair of Playlist for Life, Andy Lownes who gave an introduction to Playlist of Life and made himself available to chat to folk about the project and to answer questions DDK 7-06-15 3 (640x480) Reminising what’s missing and to provide a little entertainment Dunoon Community Radio’s double act Dave de Kort and Victor entertained playing requested music that had special meaning to folk in the audience and asked folks to test their memories and name tunes from TV , Movie’s and popular tunes of yesteryear and asking folk to tell everyone what they remember. line dance 1 Providing visual entertainment we were treated to the fabulous Dunoon “Filler Girls” who fill in any cracks in the entertainment with their wonderful dance routines which was very well received with several of the “Filler Girls “ dancing with members of the audience (The Filler Girls on this occasion included where Jill, Wendy,Sadie, Thelma, Aileen,Junette, Janet, and Joan) DSCN3928 (640x480) There is mounting evidence that if people with dementia are offered frequent access to the music in which their past experience and memories are embedded, it can • Improve their present mood, • Improve their awareness, • Improve their ability to understand and think, • Help their sense of identity and independence. This website we offer guidance that can help individuals to get started. http://www.playlistforlife.org.uk/ Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments PLAYLIST FOR LIFE AT ARDENLEE WITH CROSSROADS & DCR97.4FM June 6, 2015 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar DAW-carousel_banner_square logo playlist Dunoon Crossroads will in conjunction with Alzheimers link worker Kerri Noor host an event this Sunday at the Ardenlee Care Home to inform folk about the project Playlist For Life . Deputy Chair of Playlist for Life, Andy Lowneswill be there to talk about the project and to answer questions DSCN3902 (480x640) Playlist for Life encourage the use of personally meaningful music on iPods in the care and treatment of people with dementia The core work is to encourage families and other caregivers to offer people with dementia a thoughtfully compiled and highly personal playlist, delivered on an mp3 media player device such as an iPod, of the music that has been meaningful to them during their life. logo playlist There is mounting evidence that if people with dementia are offered frequent access to the music in which their past experience and memories are embedded, it can • Improve their present mood, • Improve their awareness, • Improve their ability to understand and think, • Help their sense of identity and independence. This website we offer guidance that can help individuals to get started. http://www.playlistforlife.org.uk/ dave for web (640x360) (2) To stimulate conversation and provide a little entertainment Dunoon Community Radio presenters Dave de Kort and Victor will be performing and playing requested music that has special meaning to folk in the audience and will be asking for folk to test their memories and name tunes from the world of TV , Movie Themes and popular tunes of yesteryear and asking folk to tell everyone what they remember. VINNIE-MC-201x300 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT June 5, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN3895 (640x480) On behalf of all the volunteers we wish apologise to all our listeners for what may be said is not the usual standard of programmes we try to deliver to you. As you know some presenters interact with listeners during their programmes and rely on the internet to do this. Unfortunately this week has been the night and day-mare with intermittent failure of broadband in our Studio. To update our communications on the internet or even to send e-mails we have had to re-locate several times a day to where there is a signal. We know a lot of our listeners locally are in the same position and no doubt like us have been told that there is no problem and it even may have been suggested to look at upgrading. Thank you everyone for your patience whilst listening and your on going support and a big thank you to the presenters who have done an incredible job in “winging it” under at times really stressful conditions. DSCN3897 (640x480) Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments WATER AID BIKER CAROL GILLIES MEETS UP WITH MOD SQUAD May 28, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar wateraid-logo On May 1st Carol Gillies set off on her Suzuki V-Strom motorbike to ride around Scotland anti-clockwise, riding mainly b and c roads, in order to take in as much of the coastline as possible. (Apart from the obvious bit where the border is! and the land ends ) she miles completed nearly 2000 in total 1ST DAY MAP For a great deal of the journey Carol could see water a constant reminder to her of why she was doing this, and whilst she travelled along the coast the greatest amount of water she could see was undrinkable because it is salt water. For many folk in this world the only water they know is dirty in fact filthy, full of bacteria, parasites and animal faeces and as it is the only water available. Every single day, 1,400 children die from drinking it. That’s one a minute, every day. Carol did this in the hope of attracting your attention just for a wee while enough time to make you aware of Water Aid WaterAid is a charity that works in places all over the world where people have no access to clean water. At all… One in ten people in the world have no access to clean, drinkable water. That’s about 748 million people. Every day is a struggle just to find enough to stay alive, CAROL 3A Carol we be calling into the 97.4FM Studio to talk to Mod Squad presenters Fryll and Jeniffer with a full report of her adventure For more details check out Frlly’s presenters page http://www.dunooncommunityradio.org/programme-info/presenters/frances-r-lynn/ Carol Gillies Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments LOOKING FOR A MIRACLE -AND WITH YOUR VOTES IT CAN HAPPEN Calendar May 28, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Gateway logo fund GATEWAY PHOTO With the voting about to end on Saturday Michaela Kast Project Manager at the Gateway Project Dunoon came into the DCR97.4FM Studio to make one last final appeal to listeners , if you haven’t already, please register and cast your votes for this very worthy local cause. If you could also let like minded folk you know about the funding their votes may just make the difference. If you just click on this link within a few minutes your vote will be entered with the many who have voted so far https://community-fund.aviva.co.uk/voting/project/view/194/ Thank you so much gateway-logo-2-300x111 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments 6 DAYS LEFT TO VOTE FOR GATEWAY PROJECT DUNOON FOR AVIVA FUNDING May 25, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Gateway logo fund WE ARE LOOKING FOR A MIRACLE -AND WITH YOUR VOTES IT CAN HAPPEN We’ve been asking all our listeners to consider supporting The Dunoon Baptist Church in this latest initiative to raise funds We think most folk in Dunoon and further afield know of the great work the Dunoon Baptist Church do for the young folk in the area, we know they are not the only folk doing this but the more folk doing this is it not for the better? DSCN3870 (640x480) Tonight Michaela Kast Project Manager at the Gateway Project Dunoon is popping into the studio to chat to Victor during the LLLVLBS after 5.00pm . Votes are now over 2000 but as always the more votes the better chance of getting funding . DSCN3872 (640x480) gateway-logo-2-300x111 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR THE ESSENTIAL EUROVISION SONG CONTEST May 21, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN3797 (640x480) This year as that well known saying goes ”No expense has been spared “ to bring to you what is potentially the biggest music show on earth shown live across the world on TV. EUTOVISION images This year even the run up to the event which takes place this Saturday 23rd May in Vienna has been a spectacular with Social Media awash with information and gossip and the official dedicated Website presenting not only up to the minute information and news but all the contestants with their song entries to be viewed and listened to time and time again. With the final Semi –finals taking place today DCR97.4FM Eurovision expert DJ Davie will be presenting a special Essential Eurovision as has been his custom since 2010. DJ Davie has never hidden the fact that with all that is Eurovision he feels this is the best Music Event of the year and really does enjoy bringing to his listenerts one of the most informative Eurovision Song Contest programmes . EURO UK 15 UK EUROVISION If like DJ Davie you have been following progress these last few months or have just read this and thought Wow Eurovision Song Contest this Saturday, is it really a year since the last one? Listen in tonight , DJ Davie will bring you fully up to date so you will be totally prepared for Saturday night’s broadcast Categories: Uncategorized | 3 Comments Category Comments GUESS WHO IS COMING TO DUNOON QUEENS HALL 28TH MAY May 20, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN3854 (640x480) Claremarie knows and will be telling you all about it on her Wednesday morning show funbox in box 2 funbox logo https://www.facebook.com/dcr97.4fm bonzo Categories: Uncategorized | 2 Comments Category Comments HAVE YOU VOTED FOR THE AVIVA FUNDING FOR DUNOONS GATEWAY PROJECT May 19, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Gateway logo fund With just a dozen days left to vote we ask all our listeners to consider supporting The Dunoon Baptist Church in this latest initiative to raise funds We think most folk in Dunoon and further afield know of the great work the Dunoon Baptist Church do for the young folk in the area, we know they are not the only folk doing this but the more folk doing this is it not for the better? GATEWAY PHOTO The Baptist Church seem to be putting a great effort into providing future facilities for youngsters with ambitious plans for a fit for purpose new building known as the Gateway Project. Whilst they are busy raising the funding for this youth and community centre they are also looking at funding for a youth worker and some additional funds for hiring additional premises, the existing building not able to cope with the demand. Whilst waiting for the new build they want to continue and expand their activities providing both sustainable and engaging youth events to enable young people to make the most of their own lives, this is required now today. To help out on this occasion just follow the link, register and vote Thank from all at Dunoon Community Radio gateway-logo-2-300x111 https://community-fund.aviva.co.uk/voting/project/view/194/ Categories: Uncategorized | 4 Comments Category Comments RECORD ATTENDANCE AT QUILT SHOW May 17, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN3818 (640x480) A record turn out this weekend saw over one hundred exhibits proving once again that the skills of the needlework craft are still as popular as ever amongst many members of our community. DSCN3829 (640x480) DSCN3835 (640x480) The High Kirk Hall in Dunoon’s Hanover Street was transformed as quilts and embroidered fabrics adorned the walls and hung from giant wooden trestles. . DSCN3823 (640x480) DSCN3827 (640x480) FOR MORE PHOTOS CHECK OUT https://www.facebook.com/dcr97.4fm Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments SOUTH COWAL COMMUNITY FESTIVAL ENDS WITH 10K ROAD RACE May 17, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar South Cowal Logo After nine days of events the South Cowal Community Festival drew to an end this afternoon with the annual 10K Road Race and the 5K and 2k Fun Runs 1-10K 16MAY Starting last Saturday with a Coffee Morning at Innellan Village Hall followed by four gardens in Innellan opening their gates to the public we have had Community Beach Clean and and BBQ at Toward Sailing Club, Quiz Nights. There was a very successful Pet show and Heritage walks by local Historian and Author Margaret Hubbard 3-10K MAY16 Workshops of all manner took place with an abundance of local art on show with an Art exhibition with Original works of Art by members of the Pier Art Club exhibited in the Innellan Village Hall and there was also a Teddy Bears Picnic. 4-10K 16MAY 3-10K MAY16 Innellan School Wildlife Watch Group Met in Innellan school where visitors Heard from children about the creation of their award-winning wildlife garden and there was home baking with a wildlife theme. There was Yoga with June also at Innellan Village Hall Steve Gillen conducted a Forestry Event and there was even a Family Beetle 4-10K 16MAY 5-5K 16MAY The highlight for many was the Special Guest Appearance by Amber, South Cowal’s Giant Red Squirrel! FOR MORE PHOTOS CHECK OUT https://www.facebook.com/dcr97.4fm DUNOON COMMUNITY QUILTERS QUILT SHOW May 16, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar It’s time again for another very popular Quilt Show to be held at the High Kirk Hall in Dunoon’s Hanover Street Saturday 16th May and Sunday 17th May. Details can be found on page 14 of this weeks Dunoon Observer The group has been running for 25 years (since 1984). Patchwork and quilting workshops are run once a month and held at Edward Street Community Centre with an open door policy TAPASTRY-294x300 An example of the stitching skills of Dunoon Ladies who contributed to the Great Tapestry Of Scotland by completing a 1 metre by 1 metre embroidered panel. 1 of over 160 embroidered panels which make up the 140 metre long tapestry know as The Great Tapestry of Scotland Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments GATEWAY PROJECT DUNOON APPLY FOR AVIVA FUNDING May 13, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar gateway logo 2 We think most folk in Dunoon and further afield know of the great work the Dunoon Baptist Church do for the young folk in the area, we know they are not the only folk doing this but the more folk doing this is it not for the better? The Baptist Church seem to be putting a great effort into providing future facilities for youngsters with ambitious plans for a fit for purpose new building known as the Gateway Project. Whilst they are busy raising the funding for this youth and community centre they are also looking at funding for a youth worker and some additional funds for hiring additional premises, the existing building not able to cope with the demand. Whilst waiting for the new build they want to continue and expand their activities providing both sustainable and engaging youth events to enable young people to make the most of their own lives, this is required now today. To help out on this occasion just follow the link, register and vote Thank from all at Dunonn Community Radio https://www.facebook.com/gatewaydunoon aviva-logo-primary Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments DUNOON CHURCHES RING OUT FOR VE COMMEMORATIONS May 9, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN3809 (640x480) Churches in Dunoon rang their bells today to join the commemorations to mark the 70th anniversary of the Victory in Europe by taking part in a national event and ringing bells together at 11am The ringing of church bells has long been part of marking the moment when peace broke out in 1945 and this was an opportunity to be part of a shared single national moment when together we remember all those who gave their lives for our todays. Dunoon Community Radio broadcasted the sounds of the bells including Innellan(Matheson ) Churcn, The High Kirk, St John’s and Holy Trinity Together with numerous Churches up and down the United Kingdom the bells rang out . VE Day Bells Parishioners of Innellan Church ringing the bell to commemorate VE Day Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THE BOYS ARE BACK WITH A NEW ALBUM – WANT TO GO TO THE LAUNCH? May 3, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 11113968_900715669974408_6543687012225246565_n FRLLY HAS A PAIR OF TICKETS TO GIVE AWAY ON HER MORNING SHOW MONDAY/TUESDAY VICTOR HAS A PAIR OF TICKETS TO GIVE AWAY ON HIS TLLLVLBS MONDAY/TUESDAY GARYDEE JAY & MALCOLM SCOTT HAVE A PAIR OF TICKETS TO GIVE AWAY MONDAY AFTER 9.00PM THE WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE NEW CLAREMARIE NOLAN RADIO PROGRAMME WEDNESDAY 6TH MAY 11.00AM BAGS OF ROCK LIVE 1 They are back, the boys are back and with the eagerly awaited New Album It’s been a while, but Bags of Rock are back in Glasgow to debut their latest album live. Due for release very soon we have been following the progress of the making of this album here on DCR. We have seen the pictures, we have seen the effort put in and we have heard the samples and now 6 lucky listeners can see and hear the new Album Live next Saturday when the boys perform a special concert at Glasgows Classic Grand. G MAN The band have come a long since starting out as an instrumental act led by the charismatic Guitarist G-MAN, Glasgow’s Bags of Rock have now evolved into a full-on, vocal-driven heavy metal powerhouse with a sound described by many industry figures as unique, their original compositions mix Annihilating Guitars and the Great Highland Bagpipes with influences from Techno to Dub and Hip Hop – all headed up by an honest Scottish vocal. Their renowned high-octane gigs have provided the basis for the band’s second album – due for release very soon – If you would like to listen again to samples from the new album –here is the link https://soundcloud.com/bagsofrock TO WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS FOR SATURDAYS GIG ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ANSWER THE SIMPLE QUESTION WHICH WILL BE ASKED BY FRLLY ON HER MORNING SHOW MONDAY/TUESDAY VICTOR ON HIS TLLLVLBS MONDAY/TUESDAY & GARYDEE JAY & MALCOLM SCOTT MONDAY AFTER 9.00PM THE WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE NEW CLAREMARIE NOLAN RADIO PROGRAMME WEDNESDAY 6TH MAY 11.00AM Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments WATER AID WORLD TOUR OF SCOTLANDS COAST ON HOLD May 3, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar wateraid-logo Carol Gillies Carol will be having a Chillaxing Sunday today as the weather forecast predicts very strong winds and SNOW??!! We all hope Carol has found somewhere nice and warm to relax as she gets ready to resume her fundraising World Tour Of Scotland’s Coast For all the latest check out our Facebook Page and if it’s your first visit please Like. https://www.facebook.com/dcr97.4fm?fref=ts 3rd May Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments ANOTHER SUNNY START FOR CAROL GILLIES “WRONG WAY ROUND WORLD TOUR OF SCOTLAND’S COAST” May 2, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar wateraid-logo Carol Gillies Saturday 2nd May Carol set of in Sunshine as she left Stranraer for the second day of her tour, on wards to Glenluce, Port William, Isle of Whithorn, Gairliestone, Wigtown, Newton Stewart, Creetown, Knockbrex, St Mary’s Isle, Auchencairn, Dalbeattie, Colvend, New Abbey, Dumfries, Caerlaverock, Annan, Gretna, Canonbie, Saughtree, Camptown, Morebattle, Kelso, Berwick upon Tweed, Eyemouth, Dunbar, North Berwick, Musselburgh stop overnight. DSCN3790 (640x480) Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments LISTEN IN TO WIN FREE TICKETS May 1, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar SEAN AND CATRIONA HAVE A PAIR OF TICKETS –THEY COULD BE YOURS 11113968_900715669974408_6543687012225246565_n DSCN3787 (640x480) Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments A SUNNY START FOR CAROL’S “WRONG WAY ROUND WORLD TOUR OF SCOTLAND’S COAST” May 1, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Carol will be starting off this morning under clear blue skies and sunshine. wateraid-logo Carol Gillies Starting at Dalinlongart Carols proposed route today of nearly 200 miles will take in Ardentinny, over the hill to Whistlefield, Arrochar, Garelochead, Helensburgh, Erskine Bridge, Gourock, Cloch, Wemyss Bay, Largs, Ardrossan, Troon, Ayr, Dunure, Girvan, Ballantrae, Stranraer, Corsewall, Knocknain, Portpatrick, Port Logan, Mull of Galloway, ( southernmost point of the Scottish mainland) Sandhead, Stranraer, Stop overnight. 1ST DAY MAP Well wishes including DCR’s Frlly will be at the starting point at Dalinlongart and a full report will be published later today Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments CAROL GILLIES ALL SET FOR WATER AID FUNDRAISER AFTER BOOGIE NIGHT April 25, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar wateraid-logo DSCN3701 (640x480) Thanks to every one who joined Carol Gillies and the Dunoon Community Radio crew last night at Innellans Village Hall and although we didn’t break any attendance records those who were there certainly entered into the vibe and it was Boogie On Down all night . Malcolm Scott led a team of dcr97.4fm presenters which included Stereo Simon, Fiona Admin and Vinnie Thoms. DCR97.4FM Revue Artist Gary Dee Jay Marshall and Clare Marie Nolan made guest appearance with Gary singing the Northern Soul Classic The Snake with Clare Marie singing classic Tamla Motown hits MALCOLM Carol will be calling into the studio before she sets off on her off on her Suzuki V-Strom motorbike for her World Tour around Scotland’s coast (anti-clockwise) on the 1st May Dunoon Community Radio will be putting out daily bulletins so as you can follow her progress. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments COME AND JOIN US FOR A FUN DISCO NIGHT FOR WATER AID April 24, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar CAROL GETS READY wateraid-logo Everyone is invited to Carol Gillies Fund raiser tonight at Innellan Village Hall to see her off on her “World Tour Around Scotland’s Coast” on her Suzuki V-Strom motorbike You have seen the posters, you have heard her on Dunoon Community Radio and read about her in the local Dunoon Observer Carol Gillies will be setting off on her Suzuki V-Strom motorbike to ride around Scotland anti-clockwise on the 1st May She will be riding mainly B and C roads in order to take in as much of the coastline as possible. Dunoon Community Radio will be putting out daily bulletins so as you can follow her progress. CLAREMARIE SOUNDCHECK 1 CLAREMARIE NOLAN AT THE SOUND CHECK Carol will be hosting “Thank Funk It’s Friday” a fun night of 60’s and 70’s music with many tunes that have been proposed by Dunoon Community Radio listeners. photo-262-225x300 Spinning the tunes will be your favourite DCR presenters including Malcolm Scott with local guest Deejays with a dazzling smoke and light show provided by Knights of Techno presenters Gregg and Gareth. KNIGHTS-OF-TECHNO-LOGO-300x81 CLAREMARIE SOUNDCHECK 2 Members of the DCR97.4FM Revue will be taking to the stage with live performance of disco classics. CAROL 2 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR97.4FM FUN NIGHT TO SUPPORT CAROL & WATER AID April 19, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar wateraid-logo As recently mentioned on DCR97.4FM and here on our Web Site on the 1st May Carol Gillies will be setting off on her Suzuki V-Strom motorbike to ride around Scotland anti-clockwise to raise awareness and donations for Water Aid . thank funk poster She will be riding mainly b and c roads, in order to take in as much of the coastline as possible. (Apart from the obvious bit where the border is and the land ends) she recons on it being like being around 1,950 miles in total. That’s going to use quite a bit of petrol obviously a vital element to make the plan work and at the same time we here at Dunoon Community Radio are trying to put together enough funding to purchase a vital piece of equipment. DSCN3639 (640x480) Working together we have organised a Fun Night out in the Innellan Village Hall which will produce enough money from the ticket sales to get Carol around the Coast of Scotland and for us to purchase our equipment. We have called our Fund Raiser “Thank Funk It’s Friday” so you know straight away this is going to be a fun night with music from the 60s and 70s . We have also asked our listeners to let us know what their favourite disco tunes are and by this we mean favourite Mobil Disco tunes the tunes played at Wedding Receptions, Birthday and Anniversary Celebrations held in Village and Church halls and local Hotel Function rooms which for the majority of us is where we get to Boogie on Down and Strut our Stuff. DSCN3640 (640x480) Check out Carols Just Giving Page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/search/str/carol%2bgilles%2bgiving%2bpage/keywords_top Water Aid https://www.facebook.com/WaterAidinScotland?fref=ts http://www.wateraid.org/uk/audience/wateraid-scotland-and-northern-irelandng with local guest DJs and there will be live PA performance with live artist performing Classic Disco tunes. During the next few days Presenters will be playing tunes and asking the question Disco Or Not, you can have your favourite “Disco Tune” played just text in to our Disco Hot Line 0775 123 6995 where a friendly warm cuddly presenter is awaiting your Text. wateraid-logo Categories: Uncategorized | 2 Comments Category Comments WRONG WAY ROUND: RIDING ROUND SCOTLAND FOR WATER AID April 15, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar wateraid-logo water aid On May 1st Carol Gillies will be setting off on her Suzuki V-Strom motorbike to ride around Scotland anti-clockwise She will be riding mainly b and c roads, in order to take in as much of the coastline as possible. (Apart from the obvious bit where the border is! and the land ends ) she recons on it being like being around 1,950 miles in total. CAROL Getting Ready For a great deal of the journey Carol will see water a constant reminder to her of why she is doing this, whilst she travels along the coast the greatest amount of water she will see is undrinkable because it is salt water. For many folk in this world the only water they know is dirty in fact filthy, full of bacteria, parasites and animal faeces and as it is the only water available. Every single day, 1,400 children die from drinking it. That’s one a minute, every day. wateraid-logo Carol is doing this in the hope of attracting your attention just for a wee while enough time to make you aware of Water Aid WaterAid is a charity that works in places all over the world where people have no access to clean water. At all… One in ten people in the world have no access to clean, drinkable water. That’s about 748 million people. Every day is a struggle just to find enough to stay alive, wateraid-logo WaterAid works with communities to sink wells and build hand pumps and toilet blocks in villages all over Asia, Africa, Central America and the Far East. There, facilities are maintained by the villagers, who also receive training from WaterAid. Whilst the most obvious benefit of clean drinking water and sanitation is fewer deaths and much less disease. Lack of proper toilet facilities often means that girls can’t go to school to get an education. Additionally, they often have to spend much of their day fetching water. In order to make as few trips as possible, they might have to carry containers weighing over 20kg at a time; that’s the standard UK airport luggage allowance. Think about carrying your holiday baggage on your head all the way to the airport, maybe up to five miles per trip. Maybe up to three times a day. Every day. CAROL 3A Carol ask that we just take a few minute to think about how much we all take our water supply for granted. From getting up in the morning and using the loo, brushing your teeth, having a shower, putting the kettle on, watering the garden, going for a swim; it’s always there at the turn of a tap. Please think about giving something to help provide just a fraction of the water we use daily. Every 77p in every pound goes directly to providing clean water, and for every pound we raise, over four pounds is returned in increased productivity. Carol would like to thank everyone who reads of her motorbike ride for Water Aid and thanks everyone in advance who may consider supporting her Check out Carols Just Giving Page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/search/str/carol%2bgilles%2bgiving%2bpage/keywords_top Water Aid https://www.facebook.com/WaterAidinScotland?fref=ts http://www.wateraid.org/uk/audience/wateraid-scotland-and-northern-ireland Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments KERRIE AND CAROL ARE A PUSHOVER WITH YOLANDA AND CHOUXMAKE’S CAKES April 15, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar chouxmakescakes-logo4 Special guest Yolanda the founder of Chouxmake’s Cakes visited the Dunoon Community Radio Studio with of course some sweet treats for the presenters Kerrie and Carol. DSCN3625 (640x480) In between sampling the goodies Kerry and Carol asked Yolanda about her business now celebrating four years and situated at the wee distinctive Pink and Chocolate exterior on-the-corner shop at Castle Street and Tom-A-Mhoid Road and how the business has grown and still growing. As Yolanda designs and makes all her products from scratch and to gauge public opinion on new products Yolanda has regular tasting sessions and for her next session she has come up with a very novel idea based around the traditional afternoon tea concept. To give as many more folk the opportunity to enjoy the Tasting Experience Yolanda has devised a mini event or as she describes it an afternoon to enjoy Traditional Afternoon Tea, Bubbles, Music, Dancing & lots of laughter. We all know there is a revival of the afternoon tea experience with groups of ladies powdering their faces and stepping out in style. Cromlech events Helping Yolanda make this inaugural event successful and memorable are several local retailers and businesses including , to ensure the venue looks exactly as you would expect one of Scotland’s leading Event companies Dunoon based Cromlech Events will be there and as a finishing touch to the tables Angela from Dunoon’s “Rae’s Florist” will supply floral centre pieces, DSCN3634 (640x480) Argyll Vintners Dunoon’s independent licensed retailer will make sure that the welcoming glass of bubbles is truly sparkling . logo-trans Providing the music is Scotland’s leading Events Bands “That Swing Sensation “ swingsensationhead-normalnonxmasmal What an afternoon this is going to be and Carol who also owns a Dunoon business “The Cutting Edge” said the salon is already taking bookings from ladies who are making certain they will look that extra bit special for this inaugural special event cutting edge It’s all happening 13th June at the Hanover Hall …..see the distinctive Pink Posters 954565_758363484282105_1586815693_n And there is more but …………we will have to wait for Yolanda to come back into the studio to tell more to Kerrie and Carol DSCN3629 (640x480) AND DON’T FORGET ,IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS ORGANISING AN EVENT IF YOU TELL US WE WILL TELL THE WORLD LITERALLY TEXT 07751236995 WITH CONTACT INFORMATION Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments DUNOON VET PRACTICE RECEIVE PETPLAN 2015 PRESTIGIOUS VETERINARY AWARD April 10, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar pplogo (2) cowal pets logo Another prestigious National Award for a local Business . Well done Bute and Cowal Vets, more positive news for Dunoon. Another local business securing the future of our town Well Done Catriona and Team—you guys don’t come any better… pet plan awards Following the nationwide search to find the UK’s top veterinary professionals, Petplan a leading animal insurance company last night announced at a prestigious award ceremony at Birminghams Town Hall the winners of the prestigious Petplan Veterinary Awards 2015.and Catriona and Emma from Dunoons Bute and Cowal Vets where there to accept the Best Practice of the Year Award This year there was a record breaking 15,000 nominations from clients and veterinary staff, highlighting the fantastic work that goes on in practices on a daily basis to help keep UK pets healthy and owners happy bute-and-cowal-vets From six categories with over 15,000 nominations Practice of the Year –The Winner Dunoon’s Bute & Cowal Vets Argyll Vet of the Year Vet Nurse of the Year Practice Manager of the Year Practice Support Staff of the Year Petplan Insurance Advisor (PIA) of the Year plan award catrina Catriona of Bute & Cowal Vets arrives back in Dunoon with their award .Watch the videos below to find out more about the 2015 winners and finalists. - See more at: http://www.petplan.co.uk/vetawards/winners.asp#sthash.ZZi2Z46N.dpuf Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments CHECK OUT DUNOON OBSERVER FOR ALL THE LATEST FROM THIS WEEKENDS BIKE FYNE April 9, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Dunoon-Observer-logo-300x73 BIKERS’ BIG DAY OUT IN ARGYLL loch fynn bike poster.jpg 2 Be ready for an invasion this weekend as Loch Fynne Oyster Bar host one of the first of their 2015 season of events BIKE FYNE an event that will appeal to Motorcyclist everywhere whether you are a rider or just a spectator this promises to be. Full details in this week Dunoon Observer and on the loch fine web site www.lochfyne.com and facebook www.facebook.com Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments GRAEME OBREE TALKS TO DCR97.4FM –STAGE THREE “BRUTAL” BUT IT WAS GREAT! April 5, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Graham 1 Brutal it certainly was says The Flying Scotsman Graeme Obree talking to Derek McIntyre for DCR97.4fm I really did need another gear to get up the stage three hill. Graeme who twice broke the world hour record and was the individual pursuit world champion taking the Gold medal twice chatted to Derek after the inaugural Ride and Run the latest in a series of events organised by Dunoons PA23 BID. PH23 BID logo He said he really loved the concept the best part being you can take your time and talk to people it’s very sociable. graham 2 You can hear Derek talking to Graeme between 9.00am and 12.00pm Bank holiday morning and we have posted some photos from and around the Dunoon Gardens Bandstand. DSCN3546 (640x480) Another competitor singing the praises of Dunoons first ever Ride and Run was local businessman Iain Cairns who won the three stage timed run around roads, Dunoon Stadium and the Bishops Glen DSCN3536 (640x480) Just in case you missed the results here are the top 3 in each event RIDE ONLY 1st 139 Graham Obree 2nd 142 Charlie Milvarnie 3rd 13 Robert Bryce RIDE & RUN 1st 3 Paul Bailey/ Ruth Joss 2ST 139 Graham Munro 3rd 64 Andrew Logan RUN ONLY 1st 19 Iain Cairns 2nd 107 Roger Stewart 3RD 61 Hugh Laverty You can check out all the results at no fuss logo web http://www.nofussevents.co.uk/event/Dunoon-Ride-and-Run/3000/ and to see the incredible photographs of all the competitors by Ken Clark https://www.facebook.com/kenclarkphotography.co.uk Ken Clark logo Like his page and be prepared to be amazed and check out the DCR97.4FM face book https://www.facebook.com/dcr97.4fm?fref=ts Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments HAPPY EASTER DAY TO ALL OUR LISTENERS April 5, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar easter-day-france HAPPY EASTER DAY TO ALL OUR LISTENERS NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE NO MATTER WHAT TIME IT IS YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA—IT MUST BE SPRING April 2, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar As the posters go up advertising the 2015 Easter Eggstravaganza it is a sure sign that Spring is on its way. Once again Ardentinny Picnic site will be the place to celebrate the coming of spring with this popular family fun day out. As usual the Forestry Commission Scotland will be hosting this annual event which is over ten years in the making with all the favourite activities like the famous “must take part” Bunny Hunt and the Walking Theatre Company’s annual treat that all members of the family can take part in. Easterpost15 FCS Man Stephen Gillen tells us this year besides all the old favourites there are many new attractions as they try each year to better the previous year. The Egg Decorating competition always a favourite returns but this year but instead of having a Easter Bonnet competition there is something different for 2015, Funky_Foot_Wear instead of looking at heads the judges will be looking at Feet and giving away spot prizes for the most outrageous foot wear, from Funky Wellies, Dazzling Trainers to X Factor Boots, all the family can join in and possibly win a fabulous prize funky feet (10) Another new attraction for 2015 will be the Boys and Girls from the fabulous Argyll Voyageur Canoes who will be running trips on Loch Long Argyll voyageur Canoes The Walking Theatre Company will hold the premier of their latest blockbuster production with Robbin’ Hoodie and an opportunity for every one to become extras and cast members as our hero sets out to rescue the fair Maid Marion from the Evil Sheriff . walking theatre logo With so much going on Dunoon Community Radio will be in attendance to keep you informed as to how, were and when and playing music request. The Glenfinart Walled Garden Team the Mudskippers will have the garden open and be only to pleased to inform you of this years plans for the Garden and of course there will be home baking and tea . glenfinart If it is something a little more substantial there is always a Burger from Winston Churchill Venison winsto churchill venison Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments STEWART FENWICK TALKS TO COUNTRY LEGEND -JIM ED BROWN March 29, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Jim_Ed_Brown_at_Branson_October_2012 12.00PM – -2.00PM Sunday, On this week’s Celtic Contry, Stewart Fenwick talks with country legend Jim Ed Brown about his induction into the Country Hall of Fame. Over the past four decades, Jim Ed Brown has firmly established himself in the minds of Country Music Fans as a masterful presence in every aspect of the Country Music Industry. If there is one word best suited to describe Jim Ed Brown, it is veratile. As a dynamic component in duets and a trio, as a solo recording artist, and as a popular television host, in the course of his professional lifetime, he has filled role after role with shining success. The last career of this balladeer from Arkansas can easily be likened to a well-cut gem, with its facets reflecting light on many different planes, yet collectively achieving the warm, enduring brilliance of an unforgettable star, a TRUE LEGEND… jim ed brown Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments GRAHAM OBREE “THE FLYING SCOTSMAN” WINS COWAL CYCLE RACE March 28, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar derek and graham Scottish Cycling Legend ’The Flying Scotsman’, Graham Obree originaly invited to present the medals and promote the event then entered the event came out top and was surprised to hear he was to award the first place medal to ……himself . DSCN3502 (640x480) As he explained in an earlier DCR 97.4fm interview with compare of the event Derek McIntye he originally thought it was to promote the cycling event and to give out the medals but on seeing the route and the spectacular scenery he quickly changed his mind and quickly registered to take part. Always keen to promote Cycling and to prove to Mums and Dads that cycling did not have to be an expensive pastime for youngsters the bike he cycled in to Dunoon on Friday night and competed on was a bicycle build from refurbished discarded parts from many bikes. ‘FLYING SCOTSMAN’ LEGEND GRAEME OBREE STARTS INAUGURAL DUNOON RUN ‘N RIDE CYCLING SECTION March 28, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Champion Cyclist Graeme Obree was on the starting line at 8.00am this morning along with fellow competitors competitors who had registered to compete in the very first Dunoon Run ‘n Ride Enduro event, DSCN3516 (640x480) Consisting of 3 on road cycling stages and 4 special running stages which start at 11.00AM The organises had managed to arrange a slight drizzle and moderate breeze to keep the competitors comfortable as they set of cycling through the beautiful countryside coastline and stunning hills around Dunoon. DSCN3479 (640x480) The town centre will be the hub for this exciting new event and many visitors are expected to join in the events to be held at the Argyll Gardens later today hosted by are very own Derek McIntye.who has been keeping folk informed to what has been happening during this morning and is now getting ready to chat to some of the many runners who shall be competing in the running . DSCN3503 (640x480) DSCN3497 (640x480) Don’t forget to go along and say hello to Derek who is recording live at the Argyll Gardens to be broadcast later on a very special programme on Dunoon Community Radio 97.4FM DSCN3489 (640x480) Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments MEET SCOTTISH CYCLING LEGEND GRAEME OBREE AT THE INAUGURAL DUNOON RUN ‘N RIDE March 27, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar run & RIDE graham oberre The town centre will be the hub for this exciting new event and many visitors are expected to join in the events to be held at the Argyll Gardens hosted by are very own Derek McIntye. DEREK McINTYRE Derek will be keeping folk informed to what is happening during the day and how visitors can enjoy themselves and there certainly be lots to do for all the family , Derek who you may have heard on Dunoon Community Radio over the last couple of weeks with updates has also promised us radio links with folk at different stages of the event reporting the progress of the competitors and possibly talking to some of them –isn’t technology wonderful and if you miss any of the link –ups there will also be a giant electronic stage board to follow competitors progress HILLRUNNERS Look out for local runners ROGER STEWART,BILLY MATTHEW and KENNY CAMPBELL from the Dunoon Hill Runners pictured here after recently competing and completing the Malta Marathon–Looking forward to you Guys visiting the DCR97.4FM Studio with a full account of the Dunoon Run ‘n Ride Enduro Categories: Uncategorized | 4 Comments Category Comments THE ANNUAL DUNOON JOBS FAIR-FOURTH YEAR March 25, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar THE ANNUAL DUNOON JOBS FAIR DSCN3449 (640x480) opened by Argyll and Bute MSP Michael Russell DSCN3444 (640x480) Janet K MacKellar from Dunoons H.E.L.P. organisation introduces Argyll and Bute MSP Michael Russell Dunoon Grammar School played host to Dunoons Fourth successful Jobs Fair. It was an opportunity for local employers and training providers to promote opportunities for school leavers and folk looking for career moves or employment. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments GLASGOW CELEBRATES WITH ST PATRICK’S FAMILY DAY March 13, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar St-Patrick-2015-140x140 (1) We will be joing are colleagues and fellow broadcasters at Celtic Music Radio 95FM as they broadcast live from the Merchant Square, Candleriggs, Merchant City, Glasgow from 12 noon on Saturday 14 March for all the action and fun of the Glasgow St Patrick’s Family Day. There will be live music from the stage, guests and Irish craic. Introduced by Paddy Callaghan with Ross Macfadyen, Liz Clark and other guest presenters PADDY 1 The 2015 Glasgow St Patrick’s Festival presents a day of family celebration with music, song and dance. The event was attended by over 6,000 people in 2014 and the Merchant Square is the perfect place for all the family to come along and enjoy the day under the safety of the enclosed roof. With a host of restaurants and bars to cater for all tastes as well as live music, face painting, Irish Ceili Dancing and the announcement of the Glasgow Mary of Dungloe nomination for 2015. We shall be broadcasting from the Merchant City 12.00pm – 2.00pm and 4.oopm - 6.00pm If you can’t manage across the water to enjoy the next best thing is to tune into Dunoon Community Radio Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments MOTHER’S DAY GIFTS DAZZLE ON SHOW IN LOCAL SHOPS March 8, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar As we draw even closer to Sunday 15th March and Mother’s Day Dunoon retailers are Dazzling Dunoon Shoppers with colourful displays with a multitude of gifts and ideas to help you show the Mothers of Dunoon how much they are appreciated and loved. If you see a Mother’s Day display you think everyone should see why not take a wee photo and send it to us at mail@dunooncommunityradio.org or you can post the picture on your facebook page message us at Dunoon Community Radio face book and we shall copy it DSC_0420 (640x360) To start with we saw this table display next door in The Observer Shop with a whole range of Mother’s Day Goodies from personalised items including Mother’s Day Mugs Rose Soaps, Candles and a fine selection of Mother’s Day Cards And if you would like a mention or just a shout out for a Mum, doesn’t have to be your own Mum All Mums are included –just text on 0775 123 6995 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR97.4FM SOUNDWAVES CREW AT DUNOON YOUTH CLUB February 26, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DCR at Youth CLUB DCR97.4FM Sound Waves presenters Catriona and Sean out and about as DCR97.4FM Ambassadors visiting Dunoon Youth Club to tell members of their experience of being part of Dunoon Community Radio and answering some great intelligent questions from the youngsters . Big thanks to Freda and the team for inviting DCR.74FM. souddwaves repeat Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments CONGRATULATIONS DUNOON HILL RUNNERS WHO COMPLETE MALTA MARATHON February 22, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar maltese marathon Congratulation to ROGER STEWART,BILLY MATTHEW and KENNY CAMPBELL from the Dunoon Hill Runners for completing the Malta Marathon–Looking forward to you Guys visiting the DCR97.4FM Studio with a full account HILLRUNNERS inspire PLEASE NOTE 28th February Dunoon Hill Runners Lorne Bar —-AGM 7.00PM and Prize -Giving 8.00pm Categories: Uncategorized | 3 Comments Category Comments BIG BROTHER CMR95FM MOVES ACROSS GLASGOW TO NEW HOME February 21, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar cmr new logo 2 CMR95FM HAVE NOW MOVED TO THE WEST WING OF BUCHANAN HOUSE AT GLASGOW CALADONIAN UNIVERSITY CMR NEW STUDIO CMR95FM HAVE NOW FLITED ACROSS GLASGOW TO A NEW HOME AND ARE NOW BROADCAST LIVE -FROM THEIR NEW HOME –CONGRATULATIONS CMR95FM with Ross ,Alex, Bob, Auntie Liz,Bruce, Sandy, Ken,Alan,Paul and all the hard working CMR95FM volunteers CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL FROM ALL THE LISTENERS AND VOLUNTEERS “DOON THE WATTER” AT DCR97.4FM –WE LOVE YOUR NEW IDENTS Categories: Uncategorized | 2 Comments Category Comments GOOD LUCK TO THE VODAFONE MALTA MARATHON RUNNERS SUNDAY 22nd FEBRUARY. February 20, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar maltese marathon Our best wishes go to three DCR97.4FM listeners who will be competing in the Malta Marathon raising funds for the Inspire charity amongst others they are ROGER STEWART,BILLY MATTHEW and KENNY CAMPBELL –Looking forward to you Guys visiting the DCR97.4FM Studio with a full account inspire THE ESSENTIAL DANCE SESSION with DJ DAVIE ESSENTIAL 90s you can hear DJ Davie give Roger, Billy and Kenny a shout out on his Thursday night programme repeated Friday 1.30pm madchester With folk already raving about last nights 90's Special,another opportunity to hear this brilliant Essential Special with a mix that has something for everyone. Tracks from JX, Blue Pearl, Capella, The Original Armand Van Helden and Sash. Included in this programme an essential Indie montage celebrating the “Madchester” scene with tracks from, Soup Dragons, The Inspiral Carpets, Happy Mondays, The Charlitans and more roger stewart billy matthew Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments CELTIC MUSIC RADIO REACH RECORD AUDIENCE February 2, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar CMR LOGO CC2015- Congratulations to our sustaining service Celtic Music Radio 95FM, the charitable community radio station based in Glasgow which has broken its audience record for this year’s Celtic Connections. More than 115,976 people tuned in either on 95FM across Glasgow or via its website as the station broadcast live for the 10th year running at Celtic Connections, which ended on Sunday 1 February after 17 days of broadcast. CC2015_Buchanan . Its 30-strong team of volunteers, with technical support from Glasgow Caledonian University Audio Technology students, broadcast live for 116 hours and this included live sets from 80 musicians and groups from Scotland, other parts of the UK and overseas. Dunoon Community Radio for the fifth year joined CMR95FM in broadcasting their live broadcast to Dunoon Community Radio listeners on 97.4FM and the internet. Celtic Music Radio Chairperson, Alex Jenkins said “We wanted to be at the heart of Celtic Connections and these audience figures, our highest ever, show that we have,” “On average we have 72,000 listeners a month in the Glasgow area and in 175 countries worldwide online – so the increase for January has been remarkable and hugely gratifying. “This was our 10th year of supporting Celtic Connections and we are both pleased and humbled that so many people appreciated our programmes, which we offered eight hours a day during the festival. “We would like to thank everyone who tuned in, the musicians who played live sessions and the Glasgow Caledonian University students for making them sound great. With our hardy band of volunteers of presenters as well, it has been a tremendous team effort.” frlly and alex Dunoon Community Radio 97.4FM Presenter Frlly with Celtic Music Radio 95FM Presenter and chairperson, Alex Jenkins at the Buchanan Suite Studio Celtic Music Radio 95FM is the only Ofcom-licenced radio station with a mission to support and promote Scottish music and culture – and it offers a festival of music, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Donald Shaw, Artistic Director of Celtic Connections, has already praised Celtic Music Radio for its ongoing and invaluable support all year round. Categories: Uncategorized | 2 Comments Category Comments TRANSATLANTIC SESSIONS BRINGS CELTIC CONNECTIONS 2015 TO A GLORIOUS END February 2, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Celtic Con Logo With attendances reaching well over 100,000 for the eighth year in a row and gross ticket sales of over £1.1million Celtic Connections has now ended for another year. Over 2000 of the best known artists in traditional and roots music, world, indie, jazz, folk, soul and Americana descended on Glasgow from all corners of the globe for a fantastic 18 days of world-class music. One of the highlights of Celtic Connections 2015 as reported on the Celtic Connections web site was the outstanding, sold-out opening concert of the live world première of Martyn Bennett’s final masterpiece Grit. The fantastic performance, of an almost entirely studio-created album, was lovingly reconstructed by violinist and composer Greg Lawson for a custom-designed orchestra of folk, jazz and classical players. It was an opening night to remember with five star reviews and people, who attended or watched the BBC Scotland recording of it a week later, raving about it on social media with fans describing it as “beyond beautiful” and “stunning, joyful, emotional, amazing” and saying they had “cried tears of sheer joy” at the orchestration of the fearless album. Other festival highlights of Celtic Connections 2015 included: Van Morrison, Fairport Convention, Calexico, Craig Armstrong with the Orchestra of Scottish Opera, Shooglenifty, Tweedy, Eddi Reader, Treacherous Orchestra, Lambchop, Carlos Núñez, Danú, King Creosote performing ‘From Scotland With Love’, Angélique Kidjo with the RSNO, Punch Brothers, Dick Gaughan, Le Vent Du Nord, Blazin’ Fiddles, Tommy Emmanuel, Hudson Taylor, The Pierces and Taraf de Haidouks, The Mischa Macpherson Trio, Tony Allen, Skerryvore, Manran and off course The Danny Kyle Open Stage. The Danny Kyle Open Stage which is supported by the Evening Times and broadcast every night live on Celtic Music Radio 95FM and also on Dunoon Community Radio 97.4FM. CMR LOGO CC2015- Celtic Music Radio have announced that they have broken its audience record for this year’s Celtic Connections with over 115,976 listeners tuned in either on 95FM across Glasgow or via its website Its 30-strong team of volunteers, with technical support from Glasgow Caledonian University Audio Technology students, broadcast live for 116 hours and this included live sets from 80 musicians and groups from Scotland and other parts of the UK and overseas. Music fans attended approximately 300 concerts, ceilidhs, free events, late night sessions and workshops, which took place in over 20 venues across Glasgow over 18 days. Celtic Connections continues to…………… Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DANNY KYLE OPEN STAGE FINAL February 1, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Sunday 1st February Danny Kyle Open Stage Finalists Concert 5-7pm live from Celtic Connections Danny Kyle Open Stage In the Exhibition Hall – Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 5 – 7 pm Sunday 1st February 2015 (Not in running order) Liz-Clark Liz Clark Says “May I take this opportunity to thank all artists who applied and who performed on the Danny Kyle Open Stage. You are ALL Winners! It’s just that we only have 6 places. Thank you once again and catch you along the ways”, Liz. Shelagh McKay Jones – Greenock Folk singer/songwriter sings a mix of traditional and modern folk songs including her own material. Sings locally and took part in the Inverclyde Folk & Roots Festival. She supported the Gaberlunzie. Shelagh is currently working on a new CD of songs relating to the history of the people who came to live and work in Greenock in the late 1800 and 1900’s including some songs based on the poems written by Shelagh’s great –great grandfather. Shelagh-mckay-jones-150x150 Granny Green – Glasgow Based in Glasgow, Granny Green has all the ingredients to become one of the most exciting and diverse new ensembles in Scotland. The trio of friends, who met whilst studying at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, are some of the most versatile young musicians of this generation. With the core instrumentation of the group being trumpet, accordion and tuba, this group has a brand new and quirky sound which naturally brings a contemporary feel to World folk music. Holly Boddice/ Lizy Stirrat / Rachel Brown granny green Talisk Music – Glasgow Formed in 2014, Talisk consist of Mohsen Amini on concertina, Hayley Keenan on fiddle and Craig Irving on guitar. They have extensively toured Europe and played at the likes of the Royal Albert Hall, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Hebridean Celtic Festival and Speyfest. They plan record their debut album in early 2015. Talisk Moshen Amini / Craig Irvine / Hayley Keenan Pons Aelius – Newcastle Pons Aelius are a Newcastle-based, contemporary instrumental folk sextet performing music largely taken from and influenced by the traditional repertoires of Britain and Ireland. Combining flute, whistles, mandolin, banjo, double bass, bodhrán, guitar, bouzouki, piano and the great highland bagpipes, this ensemble offers a refreshing, youthful and vibrant attitude towards repertoire, arrangement and performance. Since forming in mid 2014, the band has performed in many different venues around the NorthEast of England. Alasdair Paul- guitar/bouzouki; Bevan Morris – Double bass; Callum Younger –Bodhran; Jordan Aikin – pipes/whistle; Sam Partridge – flute; Tom Kimber – mandolin/banjo/piano pons aelius Gnoss – Orkney From Orkney. Graham was a student of Douglas Montgomery and Aidan is a self-taught guitarist and Scots singer. First year students on the Scottish Music course at the Royal Conservatoire of Gnoss Graham Rorie / Aidan Moodie FourWinds – Ireland Deeply rooted in the tradition, FourWinds produce an exciting landscape of tunes and lyrics that present Irish traditional music in a modern and creative context. Their influences include Begley and Cooney, The Bothy Band, Planxty, Brady and Irvine, Moving Hearts, Pink Floyd and even Elvis. This energetic quartet delivers a truly unique musical experience. The band has performed as FourWinds since 2013, individual members having all Ireland titles at Fleadh Cheoil, individual recordings and a debut EP in the box. Daoiri Farrell /Tom Delany /Robbie Walsh / Caroline Keane four winds As well as the 73 Winners and 6 Finalists – Highly Recommended: Bobby Nicholson Daddy Naggins Falkirk Youth Trad Band Gary Anderson Have Mercy Las Vegas Holidy on Io Indigo Cell Iona Grace Fyfe Jimmy Wolfe Katee Kross Keith Meiser Lauren Collier& Calum Muir Michael Edgar North East Folk Collective Papa Shandy & The Drams Ross Hull and Cameron Grant Ruby Darbyshire Sam Gillespie & Backa Wolf Sophie Rogers Stephanie Manns The Gordon Duncan Experience Thank you once again to all who took to the stage. Any enquires please direct them to me, Liz Clark dkos.ingo@yahoo.com Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THE MOD SQUAD AT CELTIC CONNECTIONS January 30, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar CC2015_Buchanan Dunoon Communiity Radio Mod Squad presenters Frlly, Mary and Jeniffer joined Victor in Glasgow to soak up the atmosphere of Celtic Connections and preparing a special “Mod Squad Edition” of Celtic Connections to be broadcast next week. MOD SQUAD and Victor The Mod Squad Team visited the Celtic Music Radio outside broadcast Studio situated in the Buchanan Suite at Glasgows Concert Hall for Day 14 of the Broadcast and listened to the live broadcast with presenters Alex Jenkins, Ross Macfadyen and Mary K Burke frlly and alex amongst the artist performing in the studio were the excellent trio Jim King, Steven Clark and Bruce Nicol, the fantastic The Midgierakers with a great selection of tunes and new singer songwriters Becky Wallace. The team also chatted to the “Sound Students” from GCU Sophie, Tristan, Dillon and Steven who all looked like seasoned pros despite surviving only on a diet of sausage rolls from a well know bakery! GCUlogo-1000-300x169 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments INTO THE FINAL WEEK FOR THE DANNY KYLE OPEN STAGE January 26, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar CMR LOGO CC2015- Danny Kyle Open Stage In The Exhibition Hall – Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 5 – 7 pm Monday 26th January 2015 (Not in running order) Tim O’Connor and Doc Rossi with guest Paul Daly – USA / France Tim O’Connor has carved his own path and built a strong reputation as a singer/songwriter, guitarist, and charismatic performer. He truly lives his songs, which are widely admired by the public and musicians alike.From Irish roots, he grew up in the musical melting pot of Manchester. “Influenced by a myriad of musical styles, Tim’s insightful, heartfelt, contemporary yet age-old sounding songs” Doc Rossi is one of the most renowned cittern specialists in Europe. Cutting his teeth in Detroit’s vibrant music scene during the 60s and 70s, he has played everything from psychedelic country to TexMex to traditional music from Crete. He has deep roots in Americana, Irish and English traditional music. The have a guest joining them today Paul Daly, Daly comes from “Flute playing country” Ballaghadereen in Roscommon to be precise and he is renowned as both a fine traditional player and a great improviser, a quality that he uses to the full on Tim’s songs. Djana Gabrielle – Glasgow/ France Djana Gabrielle picked up the guitar at the age of 16 mainly influenced by a unique songwriter in the name of Alanis Morissette. Her love of songwriting led her to write and compose many songs but it was only back in 2009 that she decided to showcase them to a live audience. She settled in Paris, France, playing open mics , collaborating with and opening for up & comingFrench singer songwriters. In 2011, she was invited to play at the MIDEM in Cannes to showcase her work during their “French Vibes” set. Now based in Glasgow, Scotland, known for its vibrant music scene, she intends to play more gigs and expand her music to a new audience Reptile House- Glasgow Reptile House are a trio of childhood friends from Glasgow’s East End who have been playing new and original music together for over 20 years. Although Reptile House’s music can be varied and impulse led, there is no doubt a common thread exists throughout, mostly through the band’s use of standard acoustic and classical guitars, which in turn lend themselves to the distinctive sound and musical freedom of the band. Padraig Monaghan / Stephen Black / Eddie McGuinney Andrew Nicol – Glasgow Three and a half years on after coming out of Ayrshire, Scotland with his eclectic and unique take on how to write a good pop song, Andrew Nicol finds himself in the laborious situation where after half a dozen baby steps into the mainstream, the curtain has beckoned and the lights are finally sauntering over him. Having had the most humble of beginnings from performing on DIY bills in the town centre of Ayr to the fantastic debut LP release of ‘Fragile’ last year with the band, Andrew brings his solo music for us to hear today Laurien, Calum ,Murray. –Glasgow From Ayrshire, but we now live in Glasgow. playing together for around 8 months now, but have been playing in other bands and groups for many years. played at the Marymass Folk Festival, Perth Music Festival and Perthshire Amber Festival Guitarist, Calum is 24 and is training to be a music therapist, while Lauren is 25 and is teaching fiddle and violin and gigging around the central belt. Murray Collier is (you guessed it) Lauren’s brother. When time permits/ we can drag him out of his bed, he joins them on percussion. Lauren & Murray attended a series of world music courses and festivals in Sweden, and subsequently played at Celtic Connections with the World Wide Orchestra. CC2015 cmr Lauren Collier / Calum Muir / Murray Collier You can hear all acts again on Listen Again Any enquires regarding the Danny Kyle Open Stage please contact me, Liz Clark on Danny Kyle Open Stage Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments OFFICIALLY INTO THE SECOND HALF OF CELTIC CONNECTIONS AND BURNS BIRTHDAY January 25, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar HAVE A RICHT GUID BURN’S DAY CC2015_Buchanan robert burns And so we are now officially into the second half of Celtic Connections 2015 and the phrase “full swing” pretty much sums up where things are at. FreeVector-Robert-Burns-Portrait As Folk all over the world celebrate Burns Birthday we here at Dunoon Community Radio 97.4fm and Celtic Music Radio95fm will certainly be playing a tune or more to help celebrate –Happy Burns Day everyone. LIVE FROM THE BUCHANAN SUITE AT THE GLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL FROM 12.00PM Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments INTO THE SECOND HALF OF CELTIC CONNECTIONS January 25, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar CMR LOGO CC2015- DANNY KYLE OPEN STAGE REACHES HALF WAY– REACHING FOLK ACROSS THE WORLD ON CELTIC MUSIC RADIO AND DUNOON COMMUNITY RADIO Danny Kyle Open Stage In The Exhibition Hall – Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 5 – 7 pm Saturday 24 2015 (Not in running order) Keith Meisner – Elgin Singer songwriter, has gigged extensively and had a new CD “ Drink up While You’re Here “ out last year and a much sought after song about Andy Murray ‘Under the Lights’. Gigs locally as well as festivals such as Perthshire Amber and Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival keith meisner North Glasgow Skiffle Orchestra – North Glasgow Depot Arts in Possilpark thought that to get ’young adults’ interested in making music and the genra of ‘Skiffle’, started with ‘make your own’ instrument out of every day objects – aided by musicians/ tutors/ crafters. Once the music started to flow the North Glasgow Skiffle Orchestra was born, It had up to 32 in it! but come here today with ‘only’ 16 of it’s members NG SKIFFLE Kern – Drogheda, County Louth – Ireland KERN blends the driving uilleann pipes and poignant whistles of Brendan with the dynamic fiddle playing of Barry and the dark, authoritative voice and guitar of SJ. All three men are from County Louth, Ireland, and this is reflected in their repertoire, which includes tunes and songs from all over the county as well as self-written new ones. KERN has been featured on RTE Radio 1’s Ceili House and has already played a host of festivals and concerts in Ireland. The band is currently recording an album with Trevor Hutchinson (Lunasa, The Waterboys) for 2015 release. SJ McArdle / Brendan McCreanor / Barry Kieran Kern Martha L Healy – Glasgow martha l healy Singer Songwriter Martha gigged solo, until she went to Nashville last year to record her CD “Better Days “ encompassing her Scottish roots with Americana, which she released at the end of last year from the Grand Ole Opry in Glasgow with a full band Nick Low – BBC Scotland said “Martha is a refreshing new talent on the Americana scene. Her observations on real life and a distintvoice are ideally suited to her country-influenced sound Martha / Kenny Craig/ Jimmy Moon / Derek T Fleming / Rebecca Brown / Sean Thomson / Gerrard Ferns /Leslie Adam Guest – Shetland Adam Guest is a singer-songwriter from Barnsley, now living in Shetland. Adam has supported Declan O’Rourke, Devon Sproule and Rosalie Deighton, gigging in the isles as well as in Edinburgh, Sheffield and his home town. His songs have also featured on BBC Radio Sheffield’s Saturday night Introducing show, with Hold You making the show’s top 30 songs of 2013. Having moved north last year and establishing himself in the local music scene, he recorded his debut EP Open The Book this summer with LAU sound engineer Tim! adam guest You can hear all acts again on Listen Again Any enquires regarding the Danny Kyle Open Stage please contact me, Liz Clark on Danny Kyle Open Stage Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR PRESENTERS MALCOLM & VICTOR AT CELTIC CONNECTIONS / January 21, 2015 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar CMR LOGO CC2015- LIVE FROM THE BUCHANAN SUITE AT THE GLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL Live broadcast from the centre of Celtic Connections at The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall at Buchanan Street in the city centre. Dunoon Community Radio Presenters Malcolm Scott and Victor Thomas joined the broadcasting team of the Celtic Music Radio team to bring listeners up to date with the latest news from the heart of Celtic Connections live from the outside broadcasting studio in the Buchanan Suite. Steven from Audio at GCU, Victor and Malcolm Joining Malcolm and Victor in the Buchanan Suite where two guest both well known to Celtic Music Radio listeners and Dunoon Community Radio listeners, firstly Bill Adair the phenomenally powerful Scottish singer songwriter widely recognised as a renowned interpreter of the poems and songs of Robert Burns who besides being known for his singing is also known to Celtic Music Radio and Dunoon Community Radio listeners as a Radio Presenter. Bill brought us up to date to what’s happening in his world as he now gets ready for his annual World Tour of Scotland and “Yorkshire” celebrating the music of Robert Burns. BILL 1 Bill also delighted the listeners and the audience in the studio by playing a few of his favourite songs including his own Lindisfarne who for anyone who has been there on hearing this song will be reminded of the mystical beauty and tranquillity of the island. Bill also treated listeners to the very first radio broadcast of a beautiful song he has specially written in celebration of Robert Burns which reminds us that even today there are still things to be seen which are still the same as when Robert Burns first saw them. bill OnTour6 Bill Adair and Jerry Rilley The second guest to chat to Malcolm and Victor was listeners favourite the shy and bashfull Jerry Reilly who’s music is played by both Celtic Music Radio and Dunoon Community Radio. As you all know Jerry Reilly is a living promotion of his beloved Airdrie Songwriters Club who’s members including Paul McCluskey, John Boyle, James Beekman and of course Gerry appeared recently on “”Thank Folk its Friday with Ross Macfadyen, in the CMR95FM studio 1 performing a live session. Jerry informed the listeners that the Airdrie Songwriters Club was getting ready to go into the Studio to record their second album later in the year. Of course Jerry like Bill performed several songs including two new first radio broadcast plays. gerry CMR LOGO CC2015- Each day throughout Celtic Connections there will be live broadcast when presenters will be interviewing Celtic Connections performers, guest singers and musicians plus live sessions and chat plus of course all the latest news ,gossip ticket updates and general Celtic Connections information. Technical support is provided by students from the Audio Technology at Glasgow Caledonian University who will be running the outside broadcast equipment for Celtic Music Radio broadcasting live from Celtic Connections 2015. GCUlogo-1000-300x169 http://www.billadair.net/ http://www.airdriesongwriters.co.uk/ For more information from Celtic Connections visit their Website www.celticconnections.com http://www.celticmusicradio.net/category/festival-news/ Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments CELTIC CONNECTIONS -DANNY KYLE OPEN STAGE January 19, 2015 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar CMR LOGO CC2015- Danny new pic LIVE FROM THE BUCHANAN SUITE AT THE GLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL After an incredible start over the weekend with two incredible Danny Kyle Concerts we start the week with another fantastic line up of entertainment, how Liz Clark finds such talent deserves a “Danny” in it’s self. Starting at 5.00pm tonight at The Exhibition Hall – Glasgow Royal Concert Hall this is certainly a must have “Hot Ticket” and the amazing thing, it is a Free Entry. Attendances have so far nearly filled the Hall so arrive that little bit earlier and soak up the atmosphere of Celtic Connections Tonights Performers Not in Running Order Martin Jones – Greenock www.facebook.com/martin.s.jones Originally ‘found’ as a youngster by Danny himself, Martin Is a singer songwriter from ‘Sugertown’ who has travelled the length and breadth of the country performing at festivals and clubs. Writing songs that are passing into the tradition Stems – Edinburgh www.facebook.com/stemsmusic STEMS is the brand new project of Kirsten Adamson, Anne Aulmann and Diana de Cabarrus. Separately they’ve been tearing up the country with their respective originals bands, ploughing all kinds of psych, country, post rock, indie, new wave and folky furrows. Now they’re joining forces to write and perform luscious three part harmony vocal material backed up by killer arrangements with stompin’ instrumentation that includes cello, guitar, bodhran, synth, mandolin, auto-harp. Get on board! Daddy Naggins – Glasgow www.facebook.com/thedaddynaggins A High-energy bluegrass band with a Glaswegian twist! Formed in 2010 have established themselves as one of the most hard-working and in-demand local groups. Have just recorded the debut cd ‘A Certain Paradise’ Hannah Jackson – Glasgow www.facebook.com/hannahlouisejackson23/ Singer Songwriter home based, gigs in and around Glasgow extensively as well as in London and Vietnam Jazz bar! Has an EP and a single just out! Kim Richards- Glasgow www.soundcloud.com/kimricha Originally from Ullapool and grew up in the Feisean movement and attended Plockton as well as graduating from Glasgow School of Art but is never very far from her music. Danny Kyle Open Stage – at Celtic Connections live on Celtic Music Radio www.cleticmusicradio.net From The Exhibition Hall – Glasgow Royal Concert Hall CMR LOGO CC2015- For more information from Celtic Connections visit their Website www.celticconnections.com Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR97.4FM JOIN CMR95FM IN LIVE BROADCAST January 15, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar CMR LOGO CC2015- Live from the Buchanan Suite at The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall CC2015_Buchanan The first live broadcast from the centre of Celtic Connections at The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall at Buchanan Street and Sauchiehall Street in the city centre. Celtic Music Radio presenters who next week will be joined by Dunoon Community Radio presenters will be chatting to and interviewing Celtic Connections performers, singers, musicians plus live sessions throughout the course of each day. To start the first day of live broadcast we have CMR95FM veteran presenters Buchanan_Suite_setup_130115 Live from the Buchanan Suite at The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Ross Macfadyen 11.00am – 1.00PM – ROSS MACFADYEN BoB McWilliam 1.00PM – 3.00PM – BOB MCWILLIAM gordon Hotchkiss 3.00PM pm – 5.00PM – GORDON HOTCHKISS DSCF1102 5.00PM – 7.00PM The Danny Kyle Open Stage live from the Exhibition Hall, The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Liz-Clark A big welcome back to Auntie Liz Clark, KEN MACDONALD Ken Macdonald morris_bil_100 Bill Morrison and the fabulous Danny Kyle Open Stage and as with tradition, the first night of The Danny Kyle Open Stage features the Finalists from last year 2014 Performing tonight will be The Chaplins, Austen George, Mischa Macpherson, Hò-Rò Arthur Nicolson and Griogair Morrison. They open this year’s competition before enjoying support slots during this year’s Celtic Connections. All The Danny Kyle Open Stage will be broadcast live on Celtic Music Radio 95FM across Glasgow and on Dunoon Community Radio 97.4FM The Danny Kyle Open Stage (DKOS) is produced and presented by Liz Clark. GCUlogo-1000-300x169 We must also mention our good friends from GCA for the technical support as once again Audio Technology students from Glasgow Caledonian University will be running the outside broadcast equipment for Celtic Music Radio broadcasting live from Celtic Connections 2015. 007 029 (640x478) 016 (640x478) CMR LOGO CC2015- Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DONALD SHAW PRAISES CELTIC MUSIC RADIO January 15, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar CMR LOGO CC2015- Celtic Music Radio is all set to broadcast live for the 10th year in a row at Celtic Connections, which gets under way today, 15th January. The Glasgow-based community radio station, which broadcasts to Glasgow on 95FM, will be on air live from the city’s Royal Concert Hall every day of the Celtic Connections Festival with the first show going out on Friday morning, 16 January, from 11.00am. Celtic Music Radio, which has covered Celtic Connections since 2006, prides itself as a station with a mission to support new musical talent and to be a strong voice for contemporary and traditional Scottish music, arts and culture. It has charitable status and is run by 30 music-loving volunteers. Currently it has 72,000 listeners a month in the Glasgow area and in 175 countries worldwide online. “We’re pleased and proud that Celtic Music Radio will once again be at the heart of Celtic Connections with our own festival of music,” said Ross Macfadyen, award-winning broadcaster and a director of the station Ross Macfadyen “We’ll be broadcasting live for a total of 116 hours from the Buchanan Suite in the Concert Hall. “During this time, we’ll have artists performing live and a rota of presenters raring to make sure our listeners far and wide are fully entertained for the duration of Celtic Connections. “The Celtic Connections team are a pleasure to work with and they always make us feel a real part of all that’s going on. “We’re looking forward to two great weeks of music at the biggest winter music festival of its kind.” Donald Shaw, Artistic Director of Celtic Connections, said: “It is a real pleasure to have worked with Celtic Music Radio over the years and it is a partnership that we hope to continue for many years to come. C C donald-shaw 3 “It is fantastic that as the festival has grown so has the radio station and they now entertain 72,000 listeners a month. “We would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their ongoing and invaluable support not only during the Festival but all year round.” CMR LOGO CC2015- CELTIC CONNECTION 2015 GETS READY FOR OPENING CONCERT January 15, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Celtic Con Logo As Celtic Connections gets ready for The Opening Concert tonight Festival favourites Québécois quartet Le Vent du Nord entertained passers by on the steps of the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall this morning to mark the opening day. With instrumentation including fiddle, accordion, hurdy-gurdy, mandolin, guitar, bass, foot percussion and jaw harp, the captivating foursome amused revellers with their boundless joie de vivre! Le Vent du Nord 1 The Opening Concert for 2015 is a much anticipated live world premiere of Martyn Bennett’s final masterpiece Grit, originally released in 2003, and widely recognised as a towering landmark in contemporary Scottish music – the 2015 festival coincides with 10th anniversary of Bennett’s passing. Martyn-Bennett Tonight’s performance will be of an almost entirely studio-created album that has been lovingly reconstructed by violinist and composer Greg Lawson for a custom designed orchestra of folk, jazz and classical musicians. An array of fantastic surprise guest singers will be accompanied by well known folk musicians including James Mackintosh, Ross Ainslie, Ali Hutton, Catriona McKay, David McGuinness, Calum MacCrimmon and Fraser Fifield. Celtic Con Logo The next 18 days will be a smorgasbord of musical performances from African diva Angélique Kidjo raising the roof of the concert hall with the backing of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, to Hollywood’s most sought after composer Craig Armstrong playing well-loved hits from scores he’s composed for The Great Gatsby and Moulin Rouge, to the extraordinary Congolese band Konono No.1 who will be making music from salvaged car parts and other junkyard finds. Donald Shaw, Artistic Director of Celtic Connections, said: “Here we go again – Celtic Connections is underway for its 22nd year! As ever we can’t wait to showcase the very best of Scotland’s traditional music alongside a huge array of eclectic international acts such as Brazil’s Criolo, Mali’s Songhoy Blues and India’s Ganesh Kumaresh. This year we are also recognising some of the great traditional music revolutionaries such as Martyn Bennett in our Opening Concert and Ewan MacColl in a celebratory night when we will mark his centenary. CC donald shaw 2 Donald Shaw, Artistic Director of Celtic Connections “We will not, however, only be showcasing world class music from across the globe, one off collaborations and celebrating the godfathers of the scene – there will also be a number of concerts that celebrate the amazing stories behind the making of hand-made instruments. It is easy to forget about the love and care that goes into creating these personal and exceptional instruments and there is a connection to be drawn between the uniqueness of the musical collaborations we endeavour to showcase at the festival and the creative qualities of these individual instruments.” Councillor Archie Graham, Chair of Glasgow Life, said: “By the look of this year’s programme, Celtic Connections looks set to once again firmly place Glasgow on the world music map. Year on year the festival attracts visitors to our city to enjoy world-class music and offers them a sanctuary from those January blues. “As a cornerstone in Scotland’s cultural calendar Celtic Connections continues to contribute to a hugely positive cultural and economic impact for the city and country as a whole and further enhances Glasgow’s reputation as a major tourist destination.” For more information please go to: www.celticconnections.com Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments FIVE ESSENTIAL YEARS OLD– THE ESSENTIAL DANCE SESSION January 14, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 5th birthday FIVE ESSENTIAL YEARS OLD– THE ESSENTIAL DANCE SESSION with DJ DAVIE It’s the ultimate special tonight DJ Davie invites you to join him to help celebrate 5 Years of THE ESSENTIAL DANCE SESSION. This weeks special show will track back to some of the highlights of 5 years of live broadcasting and trace the evolution of DCR’s longest running speciality music programme. Tune in as always tonight at 7.30pm. DSCF2819 (640x478) DJ Davie’s first THE ESSENTIAL DANCE SESSION was broadcast on Thursday the 14th of January 2010. Still going strong with DJ Davie certainly raising the Bar on many occasions especially with his Buffet and Special’s nights, a long way from the retrospective DJ Davie was thinking of ,We now go way back to the days when Essential Dance was still in it’s infancy when a young Davie was to be found around the Clubs of Paisley , Glasgow and around Scotland through to the very latest essential dance sounds. dave ns 4 From the very beginning right through to today it’s all Essential Dance 5th_birthday_cake Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments NOT TO BE MISSED AT CELTIC CONNECTIONS January 11, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Celtic Con Logo With less than a week to go until the festival gets underway there are a number of shows that are not to be missed with tickets selling fast. The Campbell Brothers will perform John Coltrane’s ‘A Love Supreme’ to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the seminal album release, Coltrane’s most spiritual composition. The Campbell Brothers’ sacred steel gospel version of ‘A Love Supreme’ was commissioned by Lincoln Centre Out of Doors and Duke Performances at Duke University and premiered at the Lincoln Centre in New York in August last year where it was met by shouts of joy and a wild standing ovation. The Campbell Brothers will be supporting The McCrary Sisters in the Old Fruitmarket on Wednesday 28th January. Jeff Tweedy, founder of top alt-country/rock acts Wilco and Uncle Tupelo, and Billy Bragg’s collaborator on the Mermaid Avenue series of Woody Guthrie material, will be performing in the second week of the festival under the single name Tweedy alongside his 18-year-old son and drummer Spencer. Tweedy will be performing in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Thursday 29th January. Celtic Con Logo The great Beninois diva Angélique Kidjo will perform with the backing of a full symphony orchestra in the form of Glasgow’s very own Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Angélique Kidjohas enjoyed a trailblazing career dating back to the 1980s, during which she cross-fertilised her native traditions with a scintillating array of international styles and genres, bring her a Grammy award among a myriad of other accolades. Originally performed with the Orchestra Philharmonique du Luxembourgh, this current project features favourite songs spanning back to her breakthrough hit ‘Malaika’, setting Kidjo’s spectacular voice amid skilfully crafted arrangements by composer and conductor Gast Waltzing Angélique Angélique Kidjois performing in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Saturday 17th January. Inspired by the recent book Wayfaring Strangers: The Musical Voyage from Scotland and Ulster to Appalachia written by Fiona Ritchie and Doug Orr, this Atlantic spanning concert will feature students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Boston’s Berklee Colllege, in a collaborative exploration of their musical history and evolving traditions Around 40 RCS students, led by Phil Cunningham and Jenn Butterworth, will be joined by Berklee-founded band Twisted Pine now making their name on Boston’s vibrant bluegrass scene, Together with special guests including fiddlers Hanneke Cassel and Jenna Moynihan, and Canadian siblings Qristina and Quinn Bachand. RCS Presents Wayfaring Strangers is in City Halls on Sunday 18th January. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments PRIZE-WINNERS AT THE FESTIVAL January 11, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Celtic Con Logo Scottish folk-rock troubadour Withered Hand has been awarded the Sunday Herald’s No 1 Scottish Album of 2014 with his album ‘Not-So-Young Father. Withered Hand is supporting brazilian MC, singer and songwriter Criolo, a key figure in São Paulo’s hip-hop underground scene. *They will be performing in the O2 ABC on Wednesday 21st January. Julie Fowlis was awarded the Folk Band of the Year at this year’s MG Alba Scottish Traditional Music Awards along with her band – Eamon Doorley, Duncan Chisholm and Tony Byrne. The Julie Fowlis Band will be performing in An Evening with Mairi Smith in the beautiful Mackintosh Church on Friday 16th January. Lewis-born Smith will be exploring and celebrating the close Gaelic kinship between Scotland and Ireland, in company with sisters Tríona and Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill, whose illustriuous CV takes in work with Skara Brae, The Bothy Band, Relativity and Coolfin. Also featured is former Dàimh vocalist Calum Alex MacMillan. For more information from Celtic Connections visit their Website www.celticconnections.com Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments UPDATES & NEWS FROM CELTIC CONNECTIONS January 11, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Celtic Con Logo As we get nearer Celtic Connections 2015 the festival is delighted to announce that the Blue Nile’s Paul Buchanan will be joining the line up for Blood & Roses: The Songs of Ewan MacColl in Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Sunday 25th January. paul buchanan The evening’s entertainment is a tribute to one of the most pivotal figures in Britain’s folk revival, Ewan MacColl, whose vast legacy of musical classics will be celebrated to mark his centenary year. Ewan MacColl was one of the architects of the first folksong revival. Whether as an interpreter of ancient ballads or as a writer of new songs, he influenced almost everyone involved in folk music in the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s. He brought the same skill and understanding to songs of Britain’s industrial cities, ballads of Scots history and lyrics from the English countryside. Many of his own compositions have passed into the common currency of folk music, including “Dirty Old Town” which has been covered by everyone from Rod Stewart to The Pogues. Joining Paul on the bill is Norma Waterson of The Watersons and Waterson:Carthy fame alongside her husband Martin Carthy and daughterEliza Carthy. The festival also announced in December that Pulp’s former frontman Jarvis Cocker will be joining this star-studded line-up. ewan maccoll Four of MacColl’s grandsons, who are musicians themselves, have also joined the line up – Jamie MacColl (Bombay Bicycle Club), Harry Mead(Klangkarussell), Alex MacColl and Tom MacColl. The concert has been curated by Ewan MacColl’s sons Calum and Neill – both successful musicians themselves – and features a handpicked house band from a diverse range of genres including Kate St. John, Dick Gaughan and Karine Polwart who will perform both well-loved and lesser known songs from MacColl’s repertoire. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments LESS THAN ONE WEEK TO GO UNTIL CELTIC CONNECTIONS 2015 January 11, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Celtic Con Logo Celtic Connections 2015 will open with the live world premiere of Martyn Bennett’s final masterpiece Grit, originally released in 2003, and widely recognised as a towering landmark in contemporary Scottish music. Martyn-Bennett Combining celebration with commemoration the 2015 festival also coincides with the10th anniversary of Martyn Bennett’s untimely passing This performance – reconstructed by violinist and composer Greg Lawson for a custom-designed orchestra of folk, jazz and classical players – extends his legacy triumphantly towards the future. Centred on traditional music’s purest primal essence, as distilled into Scottish Gaelic and traveller songs, Grit brought to bear the full visionary sweep of Bennett’s genre-transcending artistry and technological wizardry, to both dazzling and inspirational effect. Several years in the writing, Greg Lawson’s reimagined version features a cast of around 80 musicians and singers. a custom designed orchestra of folk, jazz and classical musicians. An array of fantastic guest singers will be accompanied by well known folk musicians including James Mackintosh, Ross Ainslie, Ali Hutton,Catriona McKay, David McGuinness, Calum MacCrimmon and Fraser Fifield. Highlights of the Celtic Connections Opening Concert ‘Nae Regrets’ – Martyn Bennett’s Grit will be aired on BBC Two Scotland at 9.30pm on Thursday 22nd January. CMR LOGO CC2015- For more information from Celtic Connections visit their Website www.celticconnections.com Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments GETTING READY FOR CELTIC CONNECTIONS 2015 January 10, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar CMR LOGO CC2015- Not long to go now to the start of the Celtic Music Radio 95 FM broadcasts from The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall for Celtic Connections 2015 and once again since our first January broadcast in 2010 Dunoon Community Radio will be there with our “Big Brother” radio station. Celtic Connections is the largest annual winter music festival of its kind and the UK’s premier celebration of Celtic music with 2,100 artists, 300 events at 20 venues which means 1 brilliant festival! It all starts officially on Thursday 15 January 2014 with the Opening Concert in the Main Auditorium of The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall at 7.30pm. Dunoon Community Radio will be joining our “Big Brother” radio station for live broadcast and DCR97.4FM presenters will be joining CMR95FM presenters live from the Buchanan Suite in the Concert Hall building from 11.00am each weekday and from 12 noon at weekends and exclusively every night in the Exhibition Hall within the Concert Hall building at 5.00pm The Danny Kyle Open Stage. Keep viewing for more details and in the meantime you can read about and listen to some of the artist appearing at Celtic Connections by purchasing this Sunday’s edition of the Sunday Herald CelticConnections_18x4hrop-page-001 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments CHARLES FLETCHER RETURNS WITH THE WEEK IN HOLYROOD January 10, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Charles_Fletcher The Week in Holyrood returns after the Christmas Recess The Week in Holyrood is back this week on Saturday and repeated again on Sunday at 8.00am introduced by Charles Fletcher. In this first of the new season in 2015 includes coverage of a fiery session of First Minister’s Questions; rapid put-downs at Prime Minister’s Questions and the Deputy First Minister, John Swinney, being un-gallant to Baroness Annabelle Goldie! Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments MONDAY EVENING PROGRAMME TIME CHANGES January 4, 2015 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DCR LOGO 2 GAELIC To fill the gap left by Dave de Korts programme we have, for the meantime brought our evening programme schedule forward by one hour. Your favourite Monday evening programmes will now start one hour earlier . Ian Wilson 1 7.00PM-9.PM – Bright and Lively WEST COAST CEILIDH with Ian Wilson DCR LOGO 2 GAELIC Dini Martino Dazzles 2 9.00PM – 10.00PM GARY DJ MARSHALL’S THE DAY THAT WAS - The coolest dude in town … AS YOU KNOW GARY IS NOT IN TOWN AT THE MOMENT. MALCOLM SCOTT WILL FILL THE GAP WITH ANOTHER FROM HIS GREATEST SERIES photo (26) MALCOLM SCOTT’S GREATEST “GREATEST” CHART HITS FROM 2014 PART TWO Malcolm looks back to play some of the most popular tunes from 2014 in this Part One of his new “Greatest” series DCR LOGO 2 GAELIC 10.00PM—MIDNIGHT – with MARCO & MALCOLM M&M DSCN3396 (640x480) (THE MAX- They are giving it The Passion) DSCN1663 (640x480) MIDNIGHT - 7.00AM Big Tommy’s BFPA, MEGAMIXES & PRESENTERS MORNING MIX Tommy-200x300 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments HAPPY –HAPPY – NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR LISTENERS December 31, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar HAPPY –HAPPY – NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR LISTENERS Happy_New_Year_2015_Facebook-cover No matter where you are. No matter what time it is. All The Volunteers At Dunoon Community Radio Wish You A Very Happy New Year. We all thank you for your support and look forward to your company in 2015. Happy newyear 15 Categories: Uncategorized | 2 Comments Category Comments TEENS TAKEOVER FROM THE TEAM THAT BRINGS YOU SOUNDWAVES December 30, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Soundwaves take -over TEENS TAKEOVER FROM THE TEAM THAT BRINGS YOU SOUNDWAVES SEAN CONDY AND CATRIONA LAUDER with CAMBEUL NEW YEARS DAY REPLAY ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO LISTEN TO EXTRACTS FROM THIS MARATHON PROGRAMME FIRST BROADCAST ON THE 20th DECEMBER Soundwaves take -over Featuring The Touchy Feely Game David Mitchell (Head Teacher and only non-teenager in this production ) David Mitchell Blair McColm Blair McColm Arran Downie (Head Boy) Arran Downie Folk Undecided Folk Undecided Keir Low ker low Raymond Park Raymond Park 2 Michaela and Grant Michaela and Grant Arlene and Abigal Abigail Teens Arlene Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DAVE de KORT’S LAST “DAVES’S INDULGENCES December 28, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DAVE de KORT LIGHTS Since April 2012 Dave de Kort has made the early Monday evening here on Dunoon Community Radio his very own with his “Dave’s Indulgences”. As Dave has always said his Monday evening slot between 7 and 8 is for him a total indulgence, an hour when he thoroughly spoils himself by playing all of his favourite music, and as it turned out from the fan mail, yours too. Unfortunately all the best thing come to an end and this Monday 28th December 2014 will be the last broadcast of “Daves Indulgences”. On Monday night Dave will bid farewell to his many listeners across the world, to his YouTube artist friends so many of whom uniquely Dave has featured in his programme and to his classic vintage film listeners who constantly have surprised Dave with their extensive knowledge. From Laurel and Hardy to Neil Diamond to Frankie Vaughan Dave has always shared his vast knowledge of music with us and always made room to introduce his listeners to new up and coming artist Dave is a veteran of Radio starting out on Hospital and Community Radio and spending many years recording and editing audio programmes for the blind. Although you will not hear Dave on Monday Nights you will if you listen closely enough possibly hear him in announcements and adverts as Dave will continue in his volunteer roll as advert editor. DCR Revue For those who live in the Cowal there will be lots of opportunities to see Dave in his role as musical director and performing artist as part of the Dunoon Community Radio Revue along with Garydee Jay- Marshalls, Claremarie Nolan and Frlly and of course performing in his own right in Concert. dave new (640x360) Of course Dave will still feature very strongly as a recording artist on many Dunoon Community Radio programmes and there is a rumour that next year we may see a new CD from Dave de Kort which we are all getting excited about, after all we all know Dave doesn’t do “Excited” OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Categories: Uncategorized | 2 Comments Category Comments A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL DUNOON COMMUNITY RADIO LISTENERS. December 24, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar CHRISTMAS LOGO 1 DCR LOGO XMAS WEEK A very Merry and Happy Christmas from all the volunteers here at Dunoon Community Radio with Big Thanks for your on- going support and we look forward to spending some time with you over our Sixth Christmas Broadcasting merry-christmas Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SUCCESSFUL TEENS TAKE CONTROL IN DCR97.4 FM NINE HOUR BROADCAST MARATHON December 20, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Soundwaves take -over radio on-air Soundwaves Team The Teens Take Control headed by Sean, Catriona and Cambeul (Sound Waves) was astoundingly successful in completing a nine hour long live broadcast today. Starting the broadcast at 9.00am with a quick morning chat was their first guest and the only non- teenager to appear during the broadcast, Head Teacher of Dunoon Grammar School Mr David Mitchell reminiscing of memories of the 1990's in Dunoon headmaster Head Teacher of Dunoon Grammar School Mr David Mitchell contemplates doing a runner as Cambeul prepares to ask the first question As Cambeul was getting ready to chat to Head Teacher David Mitchell, getting ready to drive back to Dunoon down the “Road to the Isles” from Lochaber was a sleepy Abigail Pride and Arlene MacKechnie who had been performing at yet another sell out gig the night before in Mallaig. Abigail and Arlene With weather conditions typical for this time of year in would be touch and go as to these young musical troubadours making the broadcast to even say a quick hello regardless of the expectations of a live performance . Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments TEENS TAKE CONTROL DCR97.4FM FOR ONE DAY December 19, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar radio on-air Soundwaves take -over Teens Take Control headed by Sean, Catriona and Cambeul (Sound Waves) will be taking over the Studio this Saturday in an extended version of their ever popular Friday night programme beginning at 9.00am going through the till 6.00pm ! DCR LOGO CHRISTMAS They will be doing a whole day of youth broadcasting pulling in as many favours along the way to bring you the best Dunoon’s young people have to offer. The DCR97.4FM Facebook page Dunoon Community Radio will be kept up to date during the day with photographs and information and comments from them in the studio and they look forward to seeing your comments. Soundwaves take -over The Sound Waves Team are still keeping everything to themselves at the moment but did announce some guest and times on their live broadcast earlier this evening 9.00am — 10.00am David Mitchell 10.00am – 11.00am Blair McColm 11.00am — 12.00pm Head Boy Arran Downie 12.00pm –- 1.00pm Lesley Clark 1.00pm –- 2.00pm Folk Undecided 2.00pm – 3.00pm Keir Low 3.00pm – 3.30pm Raymond Park 3.30 pm –- 4.00pm Michaela Stokoe 4.00pm — 6.00pm Abigail Pride and Arlene MacKechnie radio on-air Soundwaves take -over This is what we know so far so listen in from 9.00am Saturday morning, we are told that team Sound Waves are hoping to set a station record for the most guests in one day! DCR LOGO XMAS WEEK Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON SHOPS STILL DAZZLING December 18, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN3396 (640x480) A few more pictures of Dunoon shops as they Dazzle as we get closer Christmas –still time for your photo to go on our Website and Cheeky –Face DSCN3402 (640x480) DSCN3403 (640x480) Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SOUNDWAVES ORGANISE TEENS TAKE OVER DCR December 18, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Soundwaves take -over Teens Take Control headed by Sean, Catriona and Cambeul will be taking over DCR97.4FM (for the Day only) this Saturday! They will be doing a whole day from 9am till 6pm of youth broadcasting pulling in as many favours along the way to bring you the best Dunoon’s young people have to offer. Keep an eye on our Facebook page as we’ll release more information in the next few days. We have already let you know that Folk Undecided will be there but we have many a guest planned and are hoping to set a station record for the most guests in one day! Be sure to listen in and more updates will also be here on our website and of course on Cheeky Face Soundwaves take -over Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments POP UP CHRISTMAS SHOP IN FERRY BRAE December 18, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN3393 (640x480) “Pop Up” business’s ,Café’s , Restaurants , and shops have been very popular and not unknown in Dunoon. Just in time for Christmas is The Collective a “Pop Up Shop” of Local Arts and Crafts open every day now until Christmas Eve . DSCN3386 (640x480) Soozie Turmeau a Jeweller and Artist from Innellan is “Popping” in to chat to Victor after 5.00pm tonight on th LLLVLBS to tell us all what we can expect when we visit the shop DSCN3389 (640x480) (Soozie) Susan M Turmeaau –Jeweller and Artist DSCN3407 (640x480) Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments CHRISTMAS PRINCESS VISITS THE LATE LATE LATE VERY LATE BREAKFAST SHOW FESTIVE SUNDAY SPECIAL December 14, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar As you know about this time of year TLLLVLBS does the occasional 60 minute Festive programme. Last year we did a programme featuring young entertainers with guest are very own Claremarie Nolan. Dionne Hickey –featured in that LLLVLBS special December 2013 a year older but still only 20yrs old and still singing regularly at Hunters Quay Holiday Village and also appearing at the their Christmas Disney Princess Show 28th December where she plays the beautiful Bella from Beauty and the Beast and also gets to sing lots of fabulous Disney songs. Dionne Hickey Dionne popped into the John Street DCR97.4 FM Studio having appeared at a Hunter Quay Holiday Village Christmas party night to chat to Victor and bring the listeners up to date to where she is in this great adventure . DSCN3378 (640x480) This time last year we played her single “Fast Car” this year she has released two more singles including the self-penned “Won’t You Be Mine For Christmas” an up-tempo foot tapper which if you are quick can be downloaded absolutely free for the rest of to-day Sunday 14th December using the link below –now there you are Christmas has come early. dionna pride scotia 2014 DIONNA AT PRIDE SCOTIA 2014 You can hear Dionna telling us about her adventure appearing in a BBC TV Documentary Series and why she admitted had been a little bit disappointed with the result, they talk Cabaret, Disney, Uni exams, and another single for next year called “Never Let You Go” and heard today on DCR97.4FM for it’s very first “Air Play” and more tune in to DCR97.4FM 9.00am Tuesday 16th December www.reverbnation.com/dionnehickey https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dionne-Hickey/191936577572313 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments HERE IS THE CASTLE TOWARD LIST AND YES IT’S BEEN CHECKED TWICE December 10, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DEREK -VICTOR STUDIO TLLLVLBS Tonight Derek and Victor talked the Christmas Fayre at CastleToward this Saturday the last chance of the year to visit the Mansion House. Here’s the list of events Derek brought into the Studio and yes he checked it twice Doors Open 11.30am – 5pm FREE ENTRY Teas, Coffees and Mulled Wine on sale all day in the Tea Room 12.00 – 12.20 Santa and the Giant red squirrel for photos at Santa’s Grotto 12.30 – 1pm The Cowal Fiddle Workshop Christmas Carols 1 – 1.20pm Innellan and Toward Primary School Choir performance 1.30pm The Walking Theatre Group – Treasure Island performance 3 – 3.30pm Santa and the Giant Red Squirrel photos at Santa’s Grotto toward walking group Members of the SCCDC will be in attendance all day to answer any questions about the community buy out process and the progress to date. Hot Food all day supplied by Winston Churchill at the main door. Real Trees for sale by the forestry commission in the main car park. Christmas Crafters for the kids. Arts and Craft stalls featuring, Brian Philips Artist Susan Turmeau Jewellery Jan Ferguson’s Wildlife artist Kerrie Ferguson Baking Ray Wither Pottery Moira Ferguson Pottery Jan Oliver Artist Eric Large Wood turner Val O’Regan Jeweller Jackie McBurnie Wood Products Charity Stalls including, Crossroads Cowal & Bute Morphed Music Dunoon Grammar School Innellan & Toward Primary Schools Cowal Befrienders Innellan & Toward Family Centre Innellan Village Key Community Supports RCOP Consultation Team Happy Dayz Hamper Raffle CASTLE TOWARD UPDATE December 9, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Derek McIntyre with his Toward hat on will be in the studio to chat to Kerry and Victor this Wednesday 5.00pm –7.00pm to bring us up to date and tell us more regards the alarming Local and National press coverage Castle Toward has had over the last week castle toward xmas fayre Ironically Derek was due to appear to tell us all about the Castle Toward Christmas Fayre everyone was getting excited about now it seems this may be your final chance to visit the Mansion House. Regardless, It’s not over yet and on Saturday 13th December, 11.30am – 5pm. It’s The Castle Toward Christmas Fayre, an opportunity to pick up a Christmas gift, help local charities, listen to some entertainment, grab some hot food or even buy a real Christmas Tree. Full programme and performance times to be announced. castle toward photo What a brilliant Photograph of The Proud Mansion House taken by Ronnie Cairns –He’s very tall you know Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR 97.4 FM BIRTHDAY HONOUR –WEST COAST CINEMA DUNOON December 2, 2014 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar WEST COAST CINEMA RC jpg As you may have heard on Neil Alexander’s new Monday morning programme to mark the occasion of Dunoon Community Radio’s Fifth birthday and the start of a new five year Ofcom Broadcasting Licence we would like to acknowledge something who we have mentioned constantly over our first five years broadcasting for bringing to us weekly some of the best entertainment from the world of Cinema and more recently live Theatre, Opera, Ballet and Concert. Thousands of locals have been entertained and we applaud the efforts made by Mr and Mrs Pitman and their dedicated team for making available such excellent entertainment for the community. Phillip Pitman Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments GETTING READY FOR OUR SIXTH YEAR OF BROADCASTING WE ACKNOWLEDGE DAZZLING DUNOON WITH SPECIAL GIFTS November 30, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar From last year’s Dunoon Shop’s Dazzle DCR97.4FM Gallery 2013 002 (640x478) As you may have heard announced last Monday night 24th November by Malcolm Scott and Gary DJ Marshall to help celebrate our sixth year of broadcasting we would like to offer two fantastic gifts to our community, one gift will be specially awarded to a retailer of Dunoon and the other to a listener . We shall over the next weeks up to 20th December be out and about photographing Christmas Decorated Shop Windows which will feature in a special Dunoon Dazzling Windows Photo Gallery which DCR97.4FM Fiona Admin has set up on the Photos section of our Website. Listeners will be invited to tell us by the 20th December by texting in to the presenters of their favourite programmes which shop they think is the best. On the Saturday 20thDecember during SEAN’S SECRET DCR97.4FM TAKE OVER it will be announced by Sean which Shop Window has Won a Dazzling Prize. Also announced by Sean will be the name of a listener picked at random from all the listeners who have contributed and winning another incredible Dazzling Prize Sean will announce that the Winning Dazzling Christmas Shop Window has won a full year’s Advertising Contract. The initial Advert will be produced by Sean and his SoundWaves team featuring the voice as smooth as chocolate Dave de Kort. The Listeners prize will be an opportunity to broadcast a special one hour radio programme produced by Sean and the SoundWaves team . Listen out for more information Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON DAZZLES PHOTOGRAPHS AND THERE WILL BE MORE –CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF November 30, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar light banner 1 Dunoon Dazzles Crowd DCR97.4FMs Fiona Admin was out and about taking photographs of yesterday’s great event the BID PH23 Dunoon Dazzles Christmas Lights Switch which every one is talking about Fiona has opened a Dunoon Dazzles 2014 photo Gallery on the DC97.4FM Website just click on Photos on the right hand side of the task bar – As soon as the Chemist opens on Monday Fiona will put in more spools of film for developing so keep your eyes open for more photographs DCR97.4FMs Fiona Admin was out and about taking photographs of yesterday’s great event the BID PH23 Dunoon Dazzles Christmas Lights Switch which every one is talking about . Fiona has opened a Dunoon Dazzles 2014 photo Gallery on the DC97.4FM Website just click on Photos on the right hand side of the task bar – As soon as the Chemist opens on Monday Fiona will put in more spools of film for developing so keep your eyes open for more photographs Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments BIG THANKS TO EVERY ONE FROM ALL AT DCR97.4FM FOR MAKING THIS LIVE RADIO EVENT HEARD ALL OVER THE WORLD AND ANCHORED BY FRLLY LOCKED IN THE STUDIO ALL DAY SUCH A GREAT SUCCESS November 30, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Super Stars and Derek Dazzle Big Thank You To BIDS PA23 for inviting Dunoon Community Radio to take part in this incredible event and of course a really Big thank you to Derek McIntyre sometime DCR97.4FMs celebrity presenter who makes events like this happen who surprisingly enough seems to be included in only one photograph but it is the one he bullied the Editor of the Dunoon Observer and Argyll Standard Colin Cameron publicly from the stage that this should be on the front page next Friday. Dunoon Observer logo Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR97.4FM MUSIC REVUE JOIN BIDS PA23 AT CHRISTMAS LIGHTS SWITCH ON November 30, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar light banner 1 claremarie dazzle Opening Dunoon Community radio contribution to the BIDS PA23 Dunoon Dazzle Christmas Light Switch on was DCR97.4FM youngest presenter Claremarie Nolan who sang two classic Christmas songs and her hit single from last year “Lipstick On Your Collar” Dave de Kort Dazzle Making it Country with two popular Christmas Country songs The Man with the voice as smooth as Chocolate DCR97.4FM Monday night presenter Dave de Kort. Dini Martino Dazzles 2 Swing is the Thing with Gary DJ Marshal alto ego Dino Martino who had the Dunoon Dazzle Crowds singing along to Ruddie the Red Nose Reindeer and A Winter Wonderland matt dazzle v Making a very welcome return to Dunoon after his sensational show stopping performance at the Dunoon Sunset Ceremony DCR were very pleased to add Scotland’s Newest Singing Sensation Matt Ramsay once again to the DCR 97.4 Revue Cast ferdinand-rennieat dazzle 1 He’s introduced many of his fans from all over the world to DCR97.4FM and truly is one of the most popular artist on Dunoon Community Radio with an incredible following in Dunoon. To help us celebrate our Fifth Birthday he suggested coming into our John Street Live Studio and singing —this was so much better, for the very first time singing in public in Dunoon at the Dunoon Dazzles Christnmas Lights Switch on “The voice Of Europe” the incredible Ferdinand Rennie http://www.fabscots.com/ferdinandrennie.html Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON SWITCHED ON AND DAZZLED (AND THAT WAS BEFORE THE LIGHT SWITCH ON ) November 29, 2014 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar light banner 1 Dunoon Dazzles Crowd “Breath in” The crowds came out to see Dunoon Dazzle Childrens Santa Dash The Kids Santa Dash once again proved very popular and competitive and each runner received a special Dunoon Dazzles Santa Dash Medal Alison, Emily and Robert And of course a special acknowledgement to a special person from the Community with last years recipient presented by Emily Middlemass Star Of Dunoon Dazzles Winter Wonderland 2 dcr97.4fm Radio Music Revue Stars “The Voice Of Europe” Ferdinand Rennie and Scotland’s latest Singing Sensation Matt Ramsey join Rising X Factor Star Emily Middlemass for the Grand Finale of tonights Dunoon Dazzles Christmas Lights Switch On PH23 BID logo Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR97.4FM LIVE ALL OVER THE WORLD FROM DUNOON DAZZLES November 28, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar get-attachment DUNOON COMMUNITY RADIO BIG LIGHT SWITCH ON Come along and say hello to your favourite DCR97.4FM presenters from 11.00am at the Argyll Gardens Bandstand where nearby will be situated the Famous Santa Slay pulling Reindeer as they get ready for the first procession of the day commencing at 12.noon dunoon dazzle santa Your presenters will also be keeping you informed about to what’s happening ,where and when and of course playing all your favourite Christmas Tunes –oooohh yes they will. There will also be an opportunity to see members of The Dunooon Radio Music Revue warming up on the Band Stand so please go along and say hello they would love to see you and you may also see DCR97.4FM Witchy Mac Woman taking photographs for our website and Cheeky face she may even take photographs of you with DCR97.4FM presenters — don’t forget to smile DEREK McINTYRE Derek McIntyre will be out and about with other presenters with their roving mic’s interviewing as many people as possible and not just performers and there is certainly enough performers taking part in this big event , they would like to talk to shop keepers and stall holders giving them the opportunity to tell listeners to DCR97.4FM just what they are missing. Most important they will want to talk to you, ………. OOOOHH YES THEY WILL …………..so you can mention friends and relations especially if they live abroad because folk all over the world will be able to listen on the internet through are website OOOHH YES THEY WILL………………. Up to the time when The Big Stage comes into it’s own DCR97.4FM will be broadcasting from the Argyll Gardens right up to and from the Burgh Hall where there is a full day of activities for the whole family including the now legendry Lantern making workshop and don’t forget only 200 lanterns to be made. To see the full programme of events click here and visit our Home Page http://www.dunooncommunityradio.org/2014/11/27/we-are-ready-hh-ooo-yes-we-are-are-you-ready-come-make-your-mark/ DSCN1440 (640x480) (2) To make sure that listener’s don’t miss anything the desk in our John Street DCR97.4 FM Live Broadcasting Studio will be controlled by a special guest presenter who is no stranger to linking big events They will make sure that No matter where you are, No matter what time it is, you will hear all the important parts of the event as they happen live. Check out the Destination Dunoon Facebook for the programme of events and What, When and Were https://www.facebook.com/DestinationDunoon light banner 2 3.00PM–5.00PM THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS DUNOON DAZZLES 2014 THE NEXT BEST THING TO BEING THERE LISTEN IN LIVE ON DCR97.4FM We will be there Live on the Big Stage with DCR97.4FMs Favourite Present ….OOOOHH YES HE IS………Derek MacIntyre…….. and this is what you can expect 3.00pm LIVE FROM THE BIG STAGE santa dash 2 Santa Dash announcement Govan Salvation Army Brass Ensemble DSCF0585 The Fabulous DCR97.4FM Music Revue and guest featuring The Man with a voice as smooth as Chocolate Dave de Kort dave new (640x360) clairemarie 2 DCR97.4FMs youngest presenter The Exciting Claremarie Nolan DINO MARTINO Dunoon’s Own Singing Swinger Dino Martino MATT RAMSEY -AUGUST 1 Scotland’s Newest Singing Sensation Matt Ramsay Ferdinan nov 3 The Voice Of Europe Ferdinand Rennie PH23 BID logo STILL ON THE BIG STAGE light banner 2 4.00pm pm The Christmas Lights Countdown Show. Tina Cairns Dancers The Govan Salvation Army Brass Ensemble and Choir Ben Doherty Dunoon’s Open Mic Winner Ben Doherty matt ramsay 1 The Star From The Sunset Ceremony Singing his latest record release Matt Ramsay The Lantern Parade emily middlemass From X factor The ever talented Rising Star Emily Middlemas light banner 2 From Dunoon’s very Own Sell Out Pantomime “The Bairns in The Magic Wood “ The High Kirk Players Panto Stars dunoon dazzle AND THE BIG STAGE LIGHT SWITCH ON AND GRAND FINALE Emily Middlemas, Matt Ramsay and Ferdinand Rennie PH23 BID logo DSCN1436 (640x480) (3) Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments EURO STAR FERDINAND RENNIE SO HAPPY (OOOH YES HE IS ) TO HELP CELEBRATE DUNOON’S CHRISTMAS LIGHTS SWITCH ON CELEBRATION November 27, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar light banner 1 ferdinand banner Ferdinan nov 3 When receiving the latest DCR97.4FM batch of listeners good wishes and request Ferdinand told presenter Gary DJ Marshall that he was overwhelmed by the listeners response and as he is practically a resident of these parts was so proud to have been invited by the BID PA23 to be part of the event even without the sixty piece orchestra (Dave de Kort’s Guitar strumming and Dino Martino’s humming will do. He said he was looking forward so much to singing to a home audience on the big stage. ferdinand 2 Ferdinand grew up in Deutschlandsberg , Austria and has been living for the past several years here in the west coast of Scotland, as a singer, actor, songwriter and music publisher Ferdinand also spends time at his second home near Frankfurt his base for his European touring organisation which not only sees him touring throughout Europe but all over the world. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ferdinand-Rennie-music/112323258830774 http://www.fabscots.com/ferdinandrennie.html ferdinand nov 6 PH23 BID logo Category Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Comments WE ARE READY (-OOOHH YES WE ARE) -ARE YOU READY! COME MAKE YOUR MARK November 27, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DUNOON CHRISTMAS LIGHTS “SWITCH ON” AND DUNOON BURGH HALL WORKSHOPS 29thNOVEMBER light banner 1 Drawing BURGH HALL Visitors’ drawings from Frank McElhinney’s “Slate -Drawing Exchange” — with Colm Docherty at Burgh Hall Dunoon. Dunoon Burgh Hall will be closing its doors for renovation this Saturday and before they do they are asking you to come along for this unique even and make your mark on the building. Working with professional artists, musicians, animators and dancers they are giving everyone the opportunity to create an impression of the Burgh Hall. For all members of the family from 11.00am If you intend to be joining in the Great Lantern Workshop to take part in the Fabulous Lantern Parade as part of the DUNOON CHRISTMAS LIGHTS “SWITCH ON” brought to you by BID PA23 please book in early, unfortunately only enough materials for 200 Lanterns. PH23 BID logo Draw the Building – with Colm Docherty, Sam Jones and Sandi Kiehlmann colm docherty artist Using charcoal, graphite and pencil sketch the Burgh Hall for our records. Draw around yourself on the walls of the Burgh Hall to leave your mark! Music making– with Alan Bryden and Anneke Kampman Make the Music of the Burgh Hall, record digital soundscapes and create the samba band to lead a celebration through the town. Parkour – with Scott Houston and Paul Lagah Move and leap your way around the building. NB: Only for those who have previous experience in Parkour. Animate the Burgh Hall – with Inigo Garrido Working with a professional filmmaker create a short animated piece inspired by the Burgh Hall and your time spent there. T-shirt printing – with Hannah Clinch and Gillian Stewart Using Heat Transfer decorate t-shirts and bags with Dunoon Burgh Hall images from past events and architectural gems. Photography – with Jean Donaldson and Ken Clark Take a photo of your favourite part of the Burgh Hall using iPads, mobile phones, and digital cameras and upload onto Pinterest. Jewellery – with Soozie Tarkenter Make your own copper brooch inspired by the Burgh Hall, taking inspiration from the cornicing and gargoyles. Street theatre – with Diane Thornton and Suzie Ferguson There are undercover “make-believe builders” at work in the Burgh Hall who have top secret plans to turn the building into something completely different. Join their training sessions and learn how to disappear. We want you to photograph your artwork and upload it onto Dunoon Burgh Hall’s Instagram page. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments UPDATE DCR97.4FM LIVE BROADCAST DUNOON CHRISTMAS LIGHTS “SWITCH ON” AND DUNOON BURGH HALL WORKSHOPS SATURDAY 29th NOVEMBER November 25, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar light banner 1 Derek MacIntyre will be back in the studio Monday 5.00PM to bring listeners up to date and to tell listeners whatmore they can expect to see on this fun filled day to celebrate the Switching On of the Dunoon Christmas Lights . PH23 BID logo BIDPA23 representing the retailers and commerce of Dunoon have organised a fabulous pre – Dunoon Christmas lights switch on. You may have seen the posters about town but there is much more going on –oooohh yes there issss than printed on the Poster. dave new (640x360) DCR97.4FM REVUE ARTIST DAVE de KORT The Dunoon Community Radio Revue will be performing on the Big Stage along with published artist. The Burgh Hall will be holding a full day of activities that the whole family can join in with workshops that will truly amaze with Drawing the Building with Colm Docherty to Music and Animated film making, T Shirt Printing, Photography and Jewellery making, Street Drama and for those with experience Parkour and what a lot of you are waiting for—oooohh yes you are for 200 hundred only the fabulous Lanter making workshop. All the fun kicking off at 11.00am Here is the latest Update from Ann at the Burgh Hall colm docherty artist Draw the Building – with Colm Docherty, Sam Jones and Sandi Kiehlmann Using charcoal, graphite and pencil sketch the Burgh Hall for our records. Draw around yourself on the walls of the Burgh Hall to leave your mark! Music making– with Alan Bryden and Anneke Kampman Make the Music of the Burgh Hall, record digital soundscapes and create the samba band to lead a celebration through the town. Parkour – with Scott Houston and Paul Lagah Move and leap your way around the building. NB: Only for those who have previous experience in Parkour. Animate the Burgh Hall – with Inigo Garrido Working with a professional filmmaker create a short animated piece inspired by the Burgh Hall and your time spent there. T-shirt printing – with Hannah Clinch and Gillian Stewart Using Heat Transfer decorate t-shirts and bags with Dunoon Burgh Hall images from past events and architectural gems. Photography – with Jean Donaldson and Ken Clark Take a photo of your favourite part of the Burgh Hall using iPads, mobile phones, and digital cameras and upload onto Pinterest. Jewellery – with Soozie Tarkenter Make your own copper brooch inspired by the Burgh Hall, taking inspiration from the cornicing and gargoyles. Street theatre – with Diane Thornton and Suzie Ferguson There are undercover “make-believe builders” at work in the Burgh Hall who have top secret plans to turn the building into something completely different. Join their training sessions and learn how to disappear. You are invited to photograph your artwork and upload it onto Dunoon Burgh Hall’s Instagram page. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON CHRISTMAS LIGHTS “SWITCH ON” AND DUNOON BURGH HALL WORKSHOPS 29th NOVEMBER DEREK TELLS ALL (WELL NEARLY) 1.00PM MONDAY November 24, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar light banner 1 derek 2 Another opportunity to hear Derek MacIntyre tell listeners what they can expect to see on this fun filled day to celebrate the Switching On of the Dunoon Christmas Lights with this repeat from last week . BIDPA23 representing the retailers and commerce of Dunoon have organised for your pre – Dunoon Christmas lights switch on a fabulous Christmas market along Argyll Street from 10.00am, a live Reindeer parade at midday, Dunoon Grammar School pipe band (dressed as never seen before ! ?) A Santa Dash for children aged 5-15 (Argyll St) and 3 pm for adults (Argyll St to Kirn and back) Big Rory and Ochie, his chaotic pet dog and a fabulous lantern parade at 4pm and that is just getting in the mood and ready for The Big Show on the Big Stage where X Factor Star Emily Middlemas will be supported by “Dunoon’s Got Talent” Winner Ben Doherty . Direct from their world tour of Glasgow The Govan Salvation Army Brass Ensemble and Carol Singers will be playing Christmas CarolsReturning to Dunoon and the Big Stage after his outstanding success at this year’s Sunset Ceremony TV, Radio and recording Sensation the ever popular Matt Ramsay. THE DCR97.4FM REVUE will be taking to the Big Stage with outstanding talent Miss Claremarie Nolan, the man with the voice as smooth as chocolate Dave de Kort, the Singing Swinger Dino Martino . bringing creditability to the Dcr Proceedings the Voice of Europe International Recording artist and “pure dead famous” the impeccable Ferdinand Rennie. More will be revealed at 1.00pm this afternoon Monday 24th November and an opportunity to hear artist that can be seen and heard live onDCR97.4fm Live from DUNOON’S CHRISTMAS LIGHTS “SWITCH ON” PH23 BID logo light banner 2 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON COMMUNITY RADIO ARE GOING TO THE SPARKLY BALL —HOO,HOO, HOO, OOOOHH YES WE ARE !!!!!!! ” November 21, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar get-attachment As we have been telling you on our Face book page and on Air DCR97.4fm along with guest presenter DEREK MCINTYRE will be there OOOOOOOHHHHH YES THEY WILL and it will all be Broadcast LIVE on 97.4FM DCR from 12.00pm DEREK McINTYRE DUNOON CHRISTMAS LIGHTS “SWITCH ON” AND DUNOON BURGH HALL WORKSHOPS 29th NOVEMBER. Another opportunity to hear Derek MacIntyre tell listeners what they can expect to see on this fun filled day to celebrate the Switching On of the Dunoon Christmas Lights. BIDPA23 representing the retailers and commerce of Dunoon have organised for your pre – Dunoon Christmas lights switch on a fabulous Christmas market along Argyll Street from 10.00am, a live Reindeer parade at midday, Dunoon Grammar School pipe band (dressed as never seen before ! ?) A Santa Dash for children aged 5-15 (Argyll St) and 3 pm for adults (Argyll St to Kirn and back) Big Rory and Ochie, his chaotic pet dog and a fabulous lantern parade at 4pm and that is just getting in the mood and ready for The Big Show on the Big Stage where X Factor Star Emily Middlemas will be supported by “Dunoon’s Got Talent” Winner Ben Doherty . emily middlemass Ben Doherty DSCF0585 Direct from their world tour of Glasgow The Govan Salvation Army Brass Ensemble and Carol Singers will be playing Christmas Carols MATT RAMSEY -AUGUST 1 Returning to Dunoon and the Big Stage after his outstanding success at this year’s Sunset Ceremony TV, Radio and recording Sensation the ever popular Matt Ramsay. claremarie still dazz DCR Revue THE DCR97.4FM REVUE will be taking to the Big Stage with outstanding talent Miss Claremarie Nolan, the man with the voice as smooth as chocolate Dave de Kort, the Singing Swinger Dino Martino . dave dino martino bringing creditability to the Dcr Proceedings the Voice of Europe International Recording artist and “pure dead famous” the impeccable Ferdinand Rennie. ferdinand nov 1 More will be revealed at 3.00pm this afternoon Friday 21st November and an opportunity to hear artist that can be seen Live at DUNOON’S CHRISTMAS LIGHTS “SWITCH ON” Categories: Uncategorized | 5 Comments Category Comments ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL PRESS RELEASE TELLS WORLD OF DGS PUPILS SCHOOL CHARITY SONG November 21, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar A & b logo Argyll and Bute Council are telling the world of the outstanding success of Arlene MacKechnie and Abigail Pryde from Dunoon Grammar School which has now been reported widely in the national press and of course covered first in our own Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard in an excellent front page report by Gordon Neish . Here is the press release in full SCHOOL CHARITY SONG SPARKS CELEBRITY STIR ON CYBERSPACE Abigail and Arlene Abigail Pryde and Arlene MacKechnie Pupils at Dunoon Grammar School are celebrating the success of a song released to commemorate the centenary of World War 1 which is proving to be a big hit on social media all over the world and has attracted compliments from celebrities. Arlene MacKechnie (15) and Abigail Pryde (17) from the Argyll and Bute school obtained permission from composer Eric Bogle to publish a version of his iconic song ‘No Man’s Land’ on social media on Remembrance Day, 11 November 2014. Launched on YouTube, with a link to War Child’s JustGiving donation page, the song sparked massive interest across the country and achieved impressive statistics on social media within just three days – including huge interest on Twitter, a 20,000 Facebook post reach and attracting 1,750 direct views on YouTube from 30 different countries. The school had planned to record a video to support the song and release it on iTunes and other online music stores early in 2015 – with proceeds going to the children’s charity War Child. However, with the launch of a Joss Stone and Jeff Beck version earlier this month the pupils decided it was time to air their very own version. Many celebrities have shared the song on their twitter feeds including Jools Holland, Eddie Reader, John MacKay of STV News, ex-Scotland captain Colin Hendry, former First Minister of Scotland Lord McConnell, Dougie Vipond, The Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Nick Nairn, Christopher Brookmyre, Graham Speirs, Jim Gellatly and Jonathan Watson. A particular highlight for the pupils was a message of good luck from Judy Murray. Arlene MacKechnie who played piano on the track commented, “We are overwhelmed with the support the song has received from our local community and amazed with the reaction nationally on social media. We would like to thank everyone who has donated to our chosen charity War Child.” Abigail Pryde who performed vocals on the track, said, “To get such amazing feedback from Eric Bogle relating to our interpretation to his iconic song is astonishing. We would like to thank everyone who has supported us in this project – especially the staff in the Business and Computing department in Dunoon Grammar and also our fellow musicians in our band ‘Heron Valley’ who helped us record and produce the track.” Head Teacher of Dunoon Grammar, David Mitchell added, “We are delighted with the response the song has received and the recognition of Arlene and Abigail’s talents. We believe the Dunoon Grammar School version of ‘No Man’s Land’ is a fitting memorial to former pupils of our school who lost their lives in World War 1. I would like to thank Mr Bogle for granting us permission to record his song. We are also delighted to raise awareness of the work of War Child in supporting children across the globe, innocent children who are currently caught up in conflict. I would urge listeners who enjoyed the song to consider making a donation to this worthwhile cause through our JustGiving page.” The Dunoon Grammar School version of ‘No Man’s Land’ can be found at: youtu.be/LV3huPJOC7U Donations can be made to War Child at: https://www.justgiving.com/dgsnomansland Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ENTERTAINER BEN WINS DUNOON’S GOT TALENT November 20, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Ben Doherty Win Congratulations to Ben Doherty who won tonight “Dunoon’s Got Talent” Open Mic Talent Show held at the Dunoon Grammar School in aid of Help The Heroes Sponsored by The Stone Inn who under new owners Stephen and Shaun are certainly making a very good impression A Big Big Welcome to you both. ben actor He is an actor as well (OOOOOOOOOO NO HE’S NOT –No not that kind of Actor here he is with the Famous Cowal Choral-Club, Ben with Elaine Graham and Michael Smith-Tennent. You can hear the awesome talent of Ben when, as announced on THE LATE, LATE, LATE VERY LATE BREAKFAST SHOW—earlier this evening Ben appears on the big stage at the Dunoon Dazzles 2014 Christmas Lights “Switch On” Event organised by the Dunoon BIDPA23. If you want to know more about Ben Doherty check out his Cheeky Face Account https://www.facebook.com/BenDohertyMusic YOU CAN HEAR THIS PROGRAMME AGAIN FRIDAY 21st NOVEMBER 3.00PM Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON CHRISTMAS LIGHTS “SWITCH ON” AND BURGH HALL WORKSHOPS 29thNOVEMBER November 19, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DEREK McINTYRE THE LATE, LATE, LATE VERY LATE BREAKFAST SHOW—5.00PM -7.00PM Wednesday . Victor and guest Derek Macintyre who tonight has his Sparkly Hat on will be bringing the listeners up to date with Dunoon Dazzles 2014 Christmas Lights “Switch On” Event. We will also be telling you of what Dunoon Community Radio will be doing at this event besides the DCR Revue taking to the Big Stage to entertain you we have a special Guests joining us the incredible Popular Matt Ramsay (remember his performance at the Sunset Ceremony) matt ramsay 1 Ferdinan nov 3 and we are really pleased to confirm the rumours that International Singing Star and Ferdinand Rennie the singing sensation of many hit musicals will also be joining the Revue. We will also be entertaining you from the bandstand from midday when a live broadcast of the event will start by chatting “live on air” to the many visitors expected from all over Cowal and from across the Clyde. We shall be talking to competitors taking part in the Santa Dash so please come and say hello.We shall also be broadcasting live from Dunoon’s Burgh Hall where many families will be Gathering to take part in amongst others Draw the Building – with Colm Docherty Using charcoal, graphite and pencil sketch aspects of the Burgh Hall for our records Draw on the Building – with Sam Jones and Sandi Kiehlmann Draw around yourself on the walls of the Burgh Hall to leave your mark! Music Making & Recording – with Alan Bryden and Anneke Kampman Make the Music of the Burgh Hall and record digital sound-scapes.. Parkour – with Scott Houston and Paul Lagah Move and leap your way around the building. NB: Only for those who have previous experience in Parkour. Animate the Burgh Hall – with Inigo Garrido Work with a professional filmmaker to create a short animated film inspired by the Burgh Hall and your time spent here T-shirt Printing – with Hannah Clinch and Gillian StewartUse Heat Transfer to decorate t-shirts and bags with images from past Burgh Hall events and architectural gems. Photography – with Jean Donaldson Take a photo of your favourite part of the Burgh Hall using iPads, mobile phones, and digital cameras and upload onto Pinterest. Jewellery Making – with Soozie Tarkenter Make your own copper brooch inspired by the Burgh Hall, taking inspiration from the cornicing and our gargoyles. Street Theatre – with Diane Thornton Interesting character actors will be disrupting activities and the parade - feel free to join in! And the now famous unfortunately limited to the first two hundred Lantern Making for the Dunoon Dazzles Christmas Light Parade The Burgh Hall team will also be organising a fun lantern-making workshop for PA23 BID in preparation for the Dunoon Dazzles Christmas Light Switch-on. Bring the children in to decorate a lantern and they can join the parade around 4pm on the same day. And there is more ..To be continued Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR’S GARY DJ MARSHALL TO SING AT GATEWAY FASHION SHOW November 15, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar GATEWAY LOGO BIG DINO MARTINO DCR’s Gary DJ Marshall will be taking to the stage tonight at Dunoon’s Baptist Church along with over thirty inspired models who shall strut their stuff to present the latest winter and Christmas fashions provided by Top local Dunoon Retailers M & Co, Elite Clothing & Footwear and Wrights Clothing. A full capacity audience will be raising funds for Dunoon’s Gateway Project M & Co Dunoon elite logo wrights dunoon Categories: Uncategorized | 4 Comments Category Comments DCR JOIN NEIGHBOURS IN FUNDING DRIVE November 12, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Sight&Sound (1) Dunoon Community Radio has joined neighbours Bute FM, Celtic Music Radio and The Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard in a new advertising and Sponsorship initiative Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments INTERNATIONAL RECORDING STAR FERDINAND RENNIE TO HELP CELEBRATE DCR97.4FM 5TH BIRTHDAY November 10, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Ferdinan nov 3 Ferdinand grew up in Deutschlandsberg , Austria and has been living for the past several years here in the west coast of Scotland, as a singer, actor, songwriter and music publisher Ferdinand also spends time at his second home near Frankfurt his base for his European touring organisation which not only sees him touring throughout Europe but all over the world. He has told us during his many “Live chats on Air” at Dunoon Community Radio his music career has had several highlights such as the leading roles in musicals such as TABALUGA & LILLI, LES MISÉRABLES, ELISABETH, SIXTY SIXTY, AHOI-DIE SEEMANNSREVUE, FIFTY FIFTY , JESUS CHRISTSUPERSTAR, THE BEAUTY AND THE BIEST, THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS…’ ferdinand nov 1 As he prepares for his Christmas Single release of “Drying Little Tears ” to suport the European Childrens Charity “Regine Sixt Children’s Aid Foundation” he has promised to include Scotland in fact, Dunoon Scotland as part of his promotion tour and will be with us in time to help celebrate our fith birthday and the comencement of our new five year Ofcom Community Radio Licence on the first of December ferdinand-nov 2 Listen in to hear Ferdinands Christmas song and more details of his visit to Dunoon and follow the link to learn mor about this fabulous Childrens Charity “Regine Sixt Children’s Aid Foundation” ferdinand nov 6 http://www.regine-sixt-kinderhilfe.de/ scroll to bottom of page and click on English and be sure to visit Ferdinands web site http://www.fabscots.com/ferdinandrennie.html Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments HILLBILLY BOB BACK AT THE RANCH –AND BACK ON AIR NEXT WEEK November 2, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar HillBilly Bob ID As you may “Hillbilly Bob” has just returned from Hospital after Heart surgery so will be taking a night off tonight Saturday on “Doctor’s orders” but hopes to be back next week. “Hillbilly Bob” sends you all his love and looks forward to being back in the saddle next week “Hillbilly Bob” posted this thank you to the folk who looked after him in hospital and we post it her in gratitude and thanks for looking after our “Hillbilly Bob” -who we all love and look forward to his return next week “I would like to thank all the staff at #GoldenJubileeHospital, the Cardiology Day Care Unit, Dr Watkins and Staff Nurses etc for the excellent care and professionalism shown to me during my stay today. And thanks for the angiogram and stent…never felt a thing, and enjoyed watching the technology and your skills at work. Thank You all,now for 7 days rest under the VERY watchful eye of Matron Shirley “ Thanks for your messages of support, I appreciate them all. Moran Taing. ”Hillbilly Bob” You can hear ”Hillbilly Bob” here on Dunoon Community Radio Saturday 10.00pm and Wednesday 3.00pm HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS IN GLENBRANTER FOREST October 29, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Yes it’s that time of year again when vounteers from Dunoon Community Radio take the mobile music unit into the Glanbranter Forest to plsay some scarrrryyyyyy halloween14post music and to make sure everyone knows what, where and when everything is happening. Frlly , Trra and Victor will this year be joined by DCR radio presenter Kerrie halloween14whwpub Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SAVE CASTLE TOWARD ANOTHER STEP FORWARD WITH SCOTTISH MINISTERS APPROVAL TO ADVANCE October 24, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar castle toward Logo It was just a few weeks ago that Chairman of the Save Castle Toward group Alan Stewart and Derek McIntyre Community Engagement Officer came into the DCR Studio with the latest update and told us they were very hopeful to hear from Scottish Ministers giving their final approval for the purchase to proceed. Almost exactly one year to the day since the local community group in south Cowal started thier campaign to Save the Castle Toward estate Scottish Ministers have now given the final approval for the purchase to proceed. The local community group had been expecting the minsters decision on the right to buy for several months now, but due to an appeal being lodged about the higher than expected value placed on the estate by the district valuer the process had stalled. This appeal has since been dropped allowing the Scottish Minister to make his final decision. castle toward Banner 11 This means the community group can now finally continue on with its overall goal of purchasing the estate and putting it back into use for the wider community. Chairman of the local group Alan Stewart said “This has been a roller coaster of a year for all those involved with the Castle Toward Community Buyout and its great to see all of our hard work has been rewarded. I would especially like to thank the Scottish Minister and his team for the work they have put in to help us make this happen for South Cowal”. Listen out when Chairman of the Save Castle Toward group Alan Stewart and Derek McIntyre Community Engagement Officer will next visit the DCR Studio with what comes next? Save castle fundraiser Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THE DAZZLING BEGINS PA23BID ANNOUNCE CHRISTMAS LIGHT SWITCH ON 2014 October 24, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar PH23 BID logo After last year’s spectacular Christmas Lights switch on as part of the PA23BID Dunoon Dazzles it has been announced that this year’s event is to take place on the afternoon of Saturday 29th November. dunoon dazzle dunoon dazzle band Details of the Event will shortly be announced but after an incredible PA23BID year of events including the now legendry Sunset Ceremony when the “Bar” for Dunoon Town events was truly lifted when over 1,000 folk and a World Wide Radio audience were dazzled and entertained by amongst others the DCR Revue, Matt Ramsey, Abigail Pryde, Tom Irvine, Reely Jiggered, The Vatersay Boys and who will ever forget Derek McIntryre offering to spa with Gold Medal Winner Charlie Flynn. As stated in the headline in the Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard Keep Saturday November 29th –surely not to be missed Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments WE ALSO REMEMBER MICHAEL MARRA October 23, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Michael Marra at his last Concert photographed by The Dunoon Observer On this sad day we also remember Michael Marra who passed away this day 2012 . He was of course the singer-songwriter and musician from Dundee, Scotland. Known as the Bard of Dundee, Michael was a solo performer who toured the UK and performed in arts centres, theatres, folk clubs and village halls. While mainly known as a songwriter, he also worked extensively in theatre, radio and television. Michaels played one of his last concerts here in Dunoon’s Burgh Hall with the Houseroom Tour celebrating the release of the Houseroom album which he produced and which features The Hazey Janes the popular Indie band which his daughter and son Alice and Matthew are members. HOUSEROOM (500x500) During his visit to Dunoon Michael with band members visited the Dunoon Community Radio Studio to talk live on air to Victor. It was suggested that the time was now right for Michael to introduce himself to a newer younger audience and now he had found the ideal backing band with the Hazey Janes he ought to start looking at some mainstream Festivals such as T-In The Park, Michael quietly laughed, his band were all for showing off their new vocalist and predicted good things for the future. Michael also spoke about his experience working with the Hazy Janes who he was so tremendously proud of and spoke about the Houseroom the CD they had worked on together which at that time was Dunoon Community Radio’s CD Album of the week. hazey Janes CD Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments A FOND FAREWELL TO ALVIN STARDUST October 23, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar May11094 (640x480) Alvin Stardust the “pop singer” and stage actor was born Bernard William Jewry and was known to a great many folk of a certain age performing first as Shane Fenton, Alvin’s stage and screen career spans over a half-century In May 2011 we held an Alvin Stardust Week here at DCR97.4 to celebrate Alvin coming to Dunoon to perform at the Queens Hall and the fact that so many of the presenters are fans. In the words of the legend himself the “Godfather of British Rock n’ Roll” we all had a GAS so much so that every weekday since at 5pm we have Alvin introduce the station to the listeners May11091 (640x480) Prior to his Friday night concert at the Queens Hall Alvin came along to Marshalls Furniture Store on Argyll Street to chat live on DCR97.4fm in the now “Legends Window” and to meet and greet fans including some of the cast from Strachurs now legendry charity fund raiser “TUTTI FRUTTI TOUR with the Cowal Rock Chicks not only did he reflect and share with us stories of his fabulous career but he demonstrate in song and guitar playing the influences that have moulded his career. Our Heartfelt sympathies go to his wife Julie, and children Millie Margaret May, Adam, Sophie and Shaun ALVIN CD NOV 2014 DSC_5559-300x199 Categories: Uncategorized | 9 Comments Category Comments THE ROYAL NATIONAL MÒD- FAREWELL TO INVERNESS October 19, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar nationa mod banner As the last of the MÒD visitors including the Dcr team head for home we thank Mary, Fiona, Aline and Frlly for keeping us here in Dunoon up to date. We will be shortly posting photographs as soon as the chemist has developed the film, they shall be appearing here on the Website in a special Mod Photo Gallery and on our Facebook page Frlly and Mary will be sharing with Jenifer you and the other listener their experience of the Mod and telling us of their personal highlights and hopefully some gossip. All the results are now posted on the An Comunn Gàidhealach Website; link below MOD headline Including the all the Friday results in full for the Oran Luaidh -Waulking Song won by Còmhlan Luadh Bhaideanach , Choral Area -Lovat and Tullibardine Shield won by Glasgow Gaelic Musical Association Choral Area- Ladies Esme Smythe Trophy won by Atomaig Piseag Choral Open Men -Mull and Iona Shield won by Glasgow Gaelic Musical Association Choral Area- Puirt-a-Beul won by Govan Gaelic Choir MOD headline For all the results of this years MÒD click on this link ……… http://www.ancomunn.co.uk/nationalmod/results-2014/ MOD BADGE Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THE ROYAL NATIONAL MÒD-TO RETURN TO DUNOON 2018! October 17, 2014 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar MOD BADGE Mòd Dhùn Omhain 2018 It’s was confirmed today by John Morrison, chief executive of An Comunn Gàidhealach: that Dunoon will host The Royal National Mòd in 2018 Says John Morrison, chief executive of An Comunn Gàidhealach: “I am also delighted to announce we will be returning to Dunoon in 2018. We have fantastic memories of recent Mod’s on the cowal peninsula. It’s a fantastic host town for us and we hope to engage the local community in traditional Gaelic Culture with nine days of competitions and entertaining fringe events.” MOD headline Dunoon has a long association with the Mod having been the venue on seven previous occasions between 1930 and 2012. Alasdair McCuish representing the Dunoon Mod Committee said at the announcement by John Macleod President of An Comunn Gaidhealach “We are delighted that the Mod is coming back in 2018. We have staged it four times in the last twenty years and I think we have the hang of it now. He joked that it would be great if major Mod sponsor the Ferry Company CalMac could arrange a new ferry for the town of Dunoon by 2018. Almost immediately planning will start and continue for the next four years to make a great Successful Mod. This is another great opportunity for folk to take part in this “The World’s” most prestigious Gaelic Music festival, look out for Mod Committee Meeting in the future and find out how you can volunteer and make a difference in “2018 The Year of the Dunoon Mod” and The Entertaining Fringe Events MOD headline Tune in every Thursday evening here on Dunoon Community Radio at 6.00pm when Frlly, Mary and Jenifer introduce “The Mòd Saga Continues –All Things Mòd”. You may even hear talk of the re-birth of a Dunoon Gaelic Choir. MOD SQUAD 003 Categories: Uncategorized | 2 Comments Category Comments THE LAST CHOIR STANDING AT THE MÒD October 17, 2014 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar MOD BADGE Following last night’s prestigious men and women’s Traditional Gold Medal’s being clinched by Ruairidh Cormack and Ceitlin LR Smith, Ruairidh, from Portree in Skye, won the men’s Traditional Gold medal following his sister Eilidh winning the Gold Medal earlier in the day. The women’s Traditional Gold medal went to Ceitlin LR Smith from Ness. Ceitlin came 3rd in the competition in 2012 and also performed as part of The Mòd fringe this year with her band Gria. Today we look forward to seeing the best Gaelic choir’s compete to win the Lovat & Tullibardine and Margrat Duncan trophies at Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail (The Royal National Mòd). This evening we look forward to the final Calmac concert as part of the Fringe, acclaimed as the biggest in the festival’s 122 year history. Starring Cruinn and the Glenfinnan Ceilidh band, it will be a fitting celebration. Officially marking the end of The Mòd 2014, a procession of massed choir’s will go through the city tomorrow at 10:30am, culminating at Inverness Castle. In a special handover ceremony, The Royal National Mòd banner will be presented to representatives from the 2015 host town, Oban. Next year’s festival is taking place from 9th – 17thOctober and will be the 123rd year of the most important festival of the Gaelic language in Scotland. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THE BREWERY BEER FEST REAL ALES AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT THIS WEEKEND October 16, 2014 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar beer festival brewery YOU’VE HEARD THE ADVERTS NOW COME AND TASTE THE BEERS AND LISTEN TO A TOP LINE UP OF ENTERTAINMENT DCR97.4FM has been broadcasting teaser adverts telling of a BEER FEST to be held at Dunoons “BREWERY” Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th October and you must of noticed the poster around the town revealing the line-up of top entertainment that will entertain. Friends Of Ours It has been announced that Dunoon band “FRIENDS OF OUR’S” will be opening the event on both Saturday and Sunday who of course will feature tunes from their latest E.P. PRIORITIES . tom hingley All the artist who are appearing at the festival are DCR favourites including an artist making a return visit to Dunoon Brewery TOM HINGLEY (Sat 3.30pm-4.30pm) known to many as the voice of INSPIRAL CARPETS (1989-2011) is well known for his awesome acoustic performances. As the vocalist in INSPIRAL CARPETS TOM has recently been featured on DCRs LUKES ANYTHING GOES, BUT ONLY IF HE LIKES and VICTORS TLLLVLBS with many tracks from THE BEAST INSIDE which has also featured as ”Featured CD of the week” on the LLLVLBS along with his album ABBA ARE THE ENEMY with his band THE LOVERS. Still in great demand Tom travels the width and breath of the UK and has built up an incredible following for his Acoustic performances reely jiggered at Islay ten gallon Bratz REELY JIGERED (Sat 9.00pm-10.30pm)with DCR presenter FIONA McNEIL are joined on the line up of top entertainment by TEN GALLEN BRATZ (Sun 4.30pm-6.30pm) who supported REELY JIGERED at the incredible Launch of their second Album KALEIDOSCOPE at Glasgows Oran Mor recently . REELY JIGGERED fresh from their sell out concerts in Islay’s Port Charlotte as part of their KALEIDOSCOPE ISLAND TOUR are sure to have the BREWERY Jumping on Saturday night. Trail West Many listeners will remember the fabulous Headlining Performance of TRAIL WEST(Sun 7.30pm-10.pm) at the recent DIZZY DAYZ concert held in the Argyll Gardens when the boys hailing from the Western Isles treated the crowds with tunes from their debut Album “ONE THAT GOT AWAY” TRAIL WEST have been busy this week performing at Hootananny in Inverness as part no “Cearcall Ciuil”(Pub Music Trail) for The Royal National Mod Fringe Programme and the DCR Girls in Inverness tell us they too are sure to have the BREWERY Jumping on Sunday night. the groucho sessions A band who certainly made a great impressions recently at KYLES FESTIVAL and FYNE FEST are GROUCHO SESSIONS (Sat 5.30pm-8.oopm) an acoustic blues, folk and country group of young men with some very well known “been around” faces who do really know how to party, some would say they should know better at their……………….. Listen out on Dunoon Community radio as we keep you up to-date with any BeerFest news and listen out for music from the artist appearing and their may be the occasional chats with performers Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THE ROYAL NATIONAL MÒD–THURSDAY’S RESULTS October 16, 2014 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar MOD BADGE Abair latha ann an Inbhir Nis an diugh! Gheibhear fiosrachadh mun fheadhainn a fhuair na duaisean air an làrach-lìn againn What a fantastic day in Inverness today! You’ll find all the results from last Saturday on The Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail (The Royal National Mòd) website via following link: http://www.ancomunn.co.uk/nationalmod/results-2014/ In the meantime here are the highlights of todays exciting competitions including the Choral and Gold Medal Finals Photos to follow very soon. MOD headline Quartet Competition Senior Open 1st Na Boireannaich Eile The Stornoway Gaelic Choir Cup £30 (An Comunn Gaidhealach) The Marshall Stormonth Memorial Trophy for the highest mark in Music 2nd CòrdadhThe Ian Crighton Memorial Trophy for the highest mark in Gaelic 3rd Dealrach Solo Self Accompaniment MOD headline 1st Iain Gordon, Inbhir Narann - The Largs Trophy £30 (An Comunn Gàidhealach) 2nd Iain Blair, Isle of Skye£20 (An Comunn Gàidhealach) MOD headline Choral Rural 1st Còisir Ghàidhlig an t-Sratha -The Lorn Shield -The Mrs Catherine C MacDonald Silver Baton to the Choir Conductor (Karen MacRae) £100 (An Comunn Gàidhealach) The Captain Angus Stewart Trophy for the highest marks in Music 2nd Còisir Ghàidhlig Mhealbhaich£60 (An Comunn Gàidhealach) 3rd Còisir Sgìr a’ BhacHamish Graham (Strath) Trophy for the highest marks in Gaelic A300, A305 and A306Sandy Herron Cup for the highest marks in Music A300, A305 and A306 £40 (An Comunn Gàidhealach) MOD headline Choral Rural 1st Còisir Ghàidhlig an Eilein MhuilichThe Sheriff MacMaster Campbell Memorial Quaich=The Selma Shield for the highest marks in Gaelic (Shared with Còisir Ghàidhlig Ìle) The Grace Robertson Memorial Baton for conductor of the choir gaining highest marks in Music(Elizabeth Jack) £60 (Royal Mail) 2nd Còisir Ghàidhlig Ìle £50 (Royal Mail) 3rd =Bùrach =Còisir Ghàidhlig Thaigh an Uillt £40 (Royal Mail) The Grace Robertson Memorial Baton to the conductor (John Brozovsky) of the choir (Lairg Gaelic Choir) gaining the highest marks in Music MOD headline Choral Rural Open – Ladies 1st Còisir Sgìr a’ BhacGrampian Television Trophy£50 (Royal Mail) Angus MacTavish Memorial Trophy for the highest marks in Gaelic 2nd Còisir Ghàidhlig an Eilean Mhuilich £30 (Royal Mail)Rotary Club of Blairgowrie Trophy for the highest marks in Music 3rd Lochs Gaelic Choir£20 (Royal Mail) MOD headline Choral Rural Puirt-a-Beul 1st Lochs Gaelic ChoirAline MacKenzie Memorial TrophyJohn Young Memorial Baton to the conductor (Ronald Murray) £50 Royal Mail Evelyn Huckbody Memorial Trophy for the highest marks in Music Calum Robertson Memorial Trophy for the highest marks in Gaelic 2nd Còisir Sgìr a’ Bhac£30 Royal Mail 3rd Còisir Ghàidhlig Ìle£20 Royal Mail MOD headline Gold Medal Final Ladies 1st Eilidh NicCarmaig, Port RìghAn Comunn Gàidhealach Gold Medal The Islander Shield £75 (An Comunn Gàidhealach) The Donald Thomson Prize (£35) An Comunn Gàidhealach Prize for the highest aggregate marks in Music (£25) 2nd =Ceitlin LR Smith, Eilean Leòdhais =Ainsley V Hamill, Càrdanros£35 (An Comunn Gàidhealach) 4th Isabel NicLeòid, Càrlabhagh£20 (An Comunn Gàidhealach) Ceitlin LR Smith, Eilean LeòdhaisAn Comunn Gàidhealach Prize for the 2nd highest aggregate marks in Music (£20) MOD headline Gold Medal Final Men 1st Aonghas MacLeòid, Inbhir NisThe An Comunn Gaidhealach Gold MedalThe Islander Shield The Archie Maclean Memorial Salver for the highest marks in GS224 The Gold Medal Prize in Memory of Innis Macleod, Shawbost £75 (An Comunn Gàidhealach) The Donald Thomson Prize for the highest aggregate marks in Gaelic (£35) The Gilbert MacPhail Prize for the highest aggregate marks in Music (£25) 2nd Domhnall Iain MacIlleDhuinn, Glaschu£35 (An Comunn Gàidhealach)The Donald Thomson Prize for the 2nd highest aggregate marks in Gaelic (£20) The Gilbert MacPhail Prize for the 2nd highest aggregate marks in Music (£20) 3rd John Howieson, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach£25 (An Comunn Gàidhealach) 4th Iain Gordon, Inbhir Narann£20 (An Comunn Gàidhealach) Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THE ROYAL NATIONAL MÒD–STILL TO COME October 15, 2014 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar MOD BADGE Thursday 16th October, Highland Dancing, Gold Medal Finals Tradition Gold Medal Final Friday 17th October Lovat & Tullibardine , Margrat Duncan, Concert Saturday 18th October Massed choirs- Procession through Inverness and congregate at Inverness Castle MOD headline AND OF COURSE THE ROYAL NATIONAL MÒD 2014 FRINGE PROGRAMME Mod_2014_Fringe_Prog_-_English Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments MÒD UPDATE October 15, 2014 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar MOD BADGE THE TRADITIONAL FINAL Thèid farpais crìochnachaidh an t-Seann Nòis a chumail an ath oidhche aig 7.30f ann an Cùirt Eden. The Traditional Final will take place tomorrow evening at 7.30pm in Eden Court . The running order is as follows: 1. Kirsty Netta NicFhionghuin, Tobar Mhoire 2. Neil MacRisnidh, Càrlabhagh 3. Ceitlin L R Smith, Eilean Leòdhais 4. Ruairidh MacCarmaig, Port Rìgh 5. Karen Elder, Barraigh 6. Tormod MacLeòid, Càrlabhagh 7. Ellen NicDhòmhnaill, Inbhir Nis 8. Torquil MacLeòid, Steòrnabhagh 9. Kerrie Finlay, A’ Mhanachainn MOD headline THE GOLD MEDAL FINAL Thèid farpais crìochnachaidh am Bonn Òir a chumail madainn a-màireach (Diardaoin) aig 9m ann an Cùirt Eden. The Gold Medal Final will take place tomorrow morning at 9am in Eden Court. The running order for the Gold Final is as follows: 1. Ceitlin L R Smith, Eilean Leòdhais 2. Iain Gordon, Inbhir Narann 3. Isabel NicLeòid, Càrlabhagh 4. Dòmhnall-Iain MacIlleDhuinn, Glaschu 5. Eilidh NicCarmaig, Port Rìgh 6. Aonghas MacLeòid, Inbhir Nis 7. Ainsley V Hamill, Càrdanros 8. John Howieson, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach MOD headline THE SILVER PENDANT FINAL Thèid farpais crìochnachaidh an Aigeallan Airgid a chumail a-nochd, ann an Cùirt Eden aig 7.30f. The Silver Pendant Final will take place this evening at 7.30pm in Eden Court. The running order is as follows: 1. Kirsten Laurie, Ìle 2. Fergus Muir, Ìle 3. Donna Dugdale, Tobar Mhoire 4. Iain Eachann Ros, Inbhir Nis 5. Ellen L Beard, Dùn Èideann 6. Hector Mackechnie, Samharaidh 7. Rena Gertz, Prestonpans 8. Campbell Mackenzie, Steòrnabhagh MOD headline Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments ANOTHER BUSY DAY KEEPING UP AT THE MÒD October 15, 2014 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar nationa mod banner Another busy day for our DCR presenters and correspondents in Inverness as Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail (The Royal National Mòd) continues today when we will see budding writers, artists, song writers and even radio and TV presenters all given the chance to shine. Commonly known as ‘Literature Day’ twenty three awards are to be handed out in a special ceremony to be held in the Eden Court at 12.00pm,climaxing in the presentation of the Gaelic Learner of the Year Award. MOD headline The participants of the literature awards submitted their entries a number of weeks ago, but today will see the medalists announced. Talented winners include Catriona Bain from Gress in Lewis who has won ‘writing’ in the 13-15 age category, as well as the Falkirk Tryst Trophy – the award for the overall highest score of the literary entries (full list of winners attached). It has been a successful week for the talented 15 year old who has already won the ‘An Comunn Gàidhealach Silver Medal’ for girls aged 13-15 and gold in the 13-18 year old Storytelling competition. MOD headline Also today the Adult solo singing competitions will also begin, including the Gold Medal Qualifying, the Silver Pendant Final and Traditional Gold Medal qualifying. The adult solo Gold medal qualifying is one of the most anticipated of the festival. Ainsley Hamill Silver Pendant winner from last year and the singer in the band Barluath who we saw perform on Monday night as part of The Mòd Fring is entering the competition in the hope of adding another medal to her collection. IMAG0138 (640x383) AINSLEY HAMILL SINGS FOR DCR97.4FM AT THE DUNOON MÒD 2012 The Traditional Gold medal qualifying and the Silver Pendant Final will also add to the excitement of the day, as the best Gaelic singers from across the country compete. Other competitions today include drama, clarsach, conversation and reading. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THE ROYAL NATIONAL MÒD —THE CHILDREN’S MÒD CONTINUES October 14, 2014 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar 002 Today ‘The Children’s Mòd’ continues as over 1000 boys and girls under 18 compete in 37 competitions at Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail (The Royal National Mòd), taking place in Inverness, as part of the Highland Homecoming celebrations. Young Gaelic speakers at all levels will enter competitions in singing, poetry and storytelling. It will bring the total number of junior competitions to 92, with a 10% increase in the number of competitors from 2013. For pre-schoolers that aren’t quite ready to compete, ‘Ceilidh Beag A’ Mhòid’ took place this morning at the Inverness Leisure providing entertainment for pre-school toddlers and their parents giving them the chance to get involved in The Mòd. The event is part of the festival’s fringe and the day’s junior competitors will be able to celebrate at another programmed highlight, the ‘Children’s Gaelic Disco’ to be held this evening 7pm-9pm, at the British Legion. Amongst other Fringe events today is ‘Music of the Clarsach’ 1pm, at the Inverness Town House featuring world renowned Catriona Mackay Tonight the CalMac evening concert will take place at the Eden Court starring Fèis Ros. Calmac feis rois It was announced at the The Royal National Mòd Press Conference this morning that the University of the Highlands and Islands is using The Mòd as a platform to launch its second Gaelic Language Plan today, having been the first higher education institution to produce a plan in 2010. They have set out the university’s strategy for continuing to promote and develop the use of Gaelic through its practices, curriculum and communications until 2018. Proposals include producing more bilingual resources, encouraging staff to learn Gaelic as part of their development plans and holding more Gaelic events ( Continuing the investment in Gaelic-medium education and resources, The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has also launched its first ever Gaelic resource for schools. The lifesaving charity has a UK and Republic of Ireland wide Youth Education programme designed to save lives at sea by conveying safety messages to young people in school. It will be the first time there has been a resource in Gaelic, which could prove to be a lifesaving move Tomorrow Wednesday we look forward to events at the Eden Court including the Literature Awards, Gold medal Qualifying, Silver Pendant Final, Drama Finals — Eden Court (One Touch Theatre) Traditional Gold Medal Qualifying Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments AND MONDAY’S CALMAC CONCERT –A SELL OUT October 14, 2014 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar 002 This was the notice on https://www.facebook.com/RoyalNationalMod Face book Monday morning Chan eil ri fhaotainn ach 24 tiocaidean airson Cuirm Cal Mac a-nochd ann an taigh-cluich One Touch, feuch gum bi thu luath! There are only 24 tickets left for the Cal Mac concert in the One Touch tonight, you’ll have to be quick! Monday MOD Concert Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR PRESENTERS BUSY AT ROYAL NATIONAL MòD October 13, 2014 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar nationa mod banner 002 The competition is set to heat up today (Monday 13th October) at Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail (The Royal National Mòd), Scotland’s biggest Gaelic Cultural Festival. It is day four of the festival and competitions and performances are set to take place in venues across Inverness, the host city for the festival which is a signature event of the Highland Homecoming celebrations. DCR’S Mary and Elma have been working hard today as Chairpersons for some of the childrens competition, such a pity that we have no children entered from Dunoon in the Inverness Mòd, let’s hope that maybe with encouragement we may see Dunoon youngsters in future Mòds, todays competitions where for learners. A total of 31 junior events in singing, drama and poetry will take place in Eden Court, Inverness Cathedral and the Netley Centre with 800 competitors performing. Lawrence is here with his MacBraynes bus and DCR favourite Joy Dunlop and her brother Andrew Dunlop have both been Adjudicating under the watchful eye of Parents Sandy and Moira stalwarts of the Mod and all send their best wishes to all DCR listeners and Mòd supporters . Sandy and Moira where adjudicating at The Susan Paterson Caledonian MacBrayne Trophy which was won by Coisir Bun-sgol Port Ilein, unfortunately the only entrant but sang two lovely two part harmonys and gained very high mark The Traditional Calmac concert held tonight, will have audience members out their seats dancing as Urban Teuchtars with Kathleen Macinnes and Sineag Macintyre are joined on the bill by Jenna Cumming and Barluath. DCR favourite Barluath who’s lead singer Ainsly Hamil (she of the silver hotpants) who made such a good impression when she sang for Victor and Frlly live on air during the last Dunoon Mòd. Ainsley is competing in the Gold \Medal this year after winning the Silver Pendant last year, We send her our best wishes Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments ROYAL NATIONAL Mòd ENJOYS A SUCCESSFUL START OVER THE FIRST THREE DAYS October 12, 2014 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar nationa mod banner The first three days of Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail (The Royal National Mòd),Scotland’s biggest Gaelic Cultural Festival, have been a huge success as Inverness has officially welcomed the Mòd back to the city for the first time in 17 years. The festival is a signature event of the Highland Homecoming celebrations and it is an apt return to the Highland Capital. The festival runs until Saturday 18th October and is expected to bring up to £2.5 million to the local economy as visitors and competitors travel from across Scotland, the UK, Canada, the USA and the United Arab Emirates for the event. Over Friday, Saturday and Sunday there has been a procession through the city, Fringe events including the opening concert featuring Gaelic Music stars Skipinnish, an opening address by John Macleod (President of An Comunn Gàidhealach who organise TheMòd) highlighting the positive growth of Gaelic-medium education, particularly in the cities, and raising questions about the Gaelic Language (S) Act of 2005 and whether Gaelic does command “equal respect” to English. The official opening was performed by Alastair Carmichael MP, the Secretary of State for Scotland. The Mòd began on Friday with the presentation of the coveted Gaelic Ambassador of the Year award, which was presented to BBC presenter Kirsteen MacDonald. Inverness born Kirsteen was presented with her prize by Minister for Scotland’s Languages Alasdair Allan MSP at an opening reception for the annual celebration of the Gaelic language, music and culture, at the Town House. On Saturday, 22 children’s competitions took place in Fiddle, Chanter & Bagpipes, Piano, Accordion, Hornpipe and Melodeon. Brothers Sandy and Finlay Cameron of Roybridge both won awards with Sandy (age 17) winning the James R Johnston Memorial Trophy in the Piping Ceòl Mòr competition and being placed 3rd in the Piping Ceòl Beag. Meanwhile, Finlay (age 13), proved it was 3 times a charm for the Cameron family, as he took 1st place in the 13-15 age group Bagpipes Open Competition. The Mòd Shinty Cup was another highlight on Saturday as home team Inverness took on Boleskine in a fierce Shinty match at Bught Park. The Rt. Hon. Danny Alexander MP started the match by throwing the ball up to skippers Matthew Ross and Aaron McMaster. In the end Boleskine Camanachd Club triumphed and took home the trophy. Over the next six days, over 3000 competitors are to compete in another 180 competitions in Highland Dancing, Gaelic Music and Song, Sport, Literature and Drama, for Gaelic speakers of all levels. The biggest Fringe in the Mòd’s 122 year history will be running alongside the competitions with over 70 events taking place. There will be concerts featuring amongst others Cruinn and DCR favourites Skerryvore and Trail West, street theatre, meet the author events, pub music nights, children’s disco, come & try sessions and a ceilidh. Says John Morrison, chief executive of An Comunn Gàidhealach, “It’s been a wonderful start to The Mòd and Inverness has already proved itself to be a welcoming host. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments COWAL FEST DRAWS TO AN END WITH LEISURELY WALKS VIEWING THE WOODLANDS, RUINS AND A BIKE RIDE WITH A TWISTER October 12, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Cowal fest logo This the last and final day of Cowal Fest 2014 with five leisurely walks and still one Bike Ride Ruins at Colintraive An easy walk around the Coilintraive area with a knowledgeable guide who will point out the history and also tell you about the areas bird life. An opportunity to visit the ruins of an old Chapel…………. ruins at colin Kilmun Arboretum The Forestry Commission’s, Kilmun Arboretum was first established in the 1930's as research plots to monitor the success or otherwise of exotic trees from around the world. 162 species have been planted in substantial plots. Walk past and sometimes through groves of majestic Wellingtonia & Coastal Redwoods, towering Western & Eastern Hemlock, awe inspiring Japanese Cryptomeria, the list goes on & on. Your guide has seen & studied many of the species in the wild and hopes to bring a light hearted distraction to this wonderful walk………….. Benmore Gardens Guided Tour Explore this fascinating woodland garden with an experienced garden guide. This is a regional garden of the Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh containing collections from Bhutan, Chile, Japan, Tasmania and many other temperate regions of the world………. kilmun abor benmore garden Woodland walk – Glenbranter Once part of Harry Lauder’s estate, Glenbranter remains a stunning gorge. The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and the Forestry Commission planted extensively in the 1920s in the glen. The plants were basically abandoned when the interests of the RBGE moved south to the now Benmore Botanic Garden. 34 species of rhododendron still survive and there are now plans to plant areas within the glen with threatened and rare rhododendron species which are of known wild origin. This is a stunning glen. Meet at the car park at the Forestry Commission office……… glenbanter Glenkin to Bishops Glen Starting at one glen and finishing in another. A pleasant walk on forestry track with casual gradients. At an approximate height of 240 m there are rewarding panoramic views over the River Clyde and the town of Dunoon. Minibus from Hanover Street car park at 10am to Rumbling Bridge for start of walk… . glenkin Glenbranter Twister Bike Ride –Sadly no uplift this time but a lap of the very enjoyable singletrack. A long forest road climb followed by 4 sections of tight, twisty singletrack. Great fun. Maybe a second lap if you can face that climb again! bike Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THE ROYAL NATIONAL MOD AND INSTANT INFORMATION WITH HIGH TECH MOD APP! October 11, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar nationa mod banner MOD BADGE We are delighted to inform our Mod Listeners of the introduction of a new Royal National Mod App! Our App which has now gone live, This means you don’t need to miss a thing at the Mod! You can now search live events by artist, name or competition. You can find the app via the following link or enter “Royal Mod” on your mobile app store : http://tinyurl.com/q7u4tqx: Of course we will also keep you up to date on the DCR Website and now that the DCR team of Mary, Aline and Fiona shortly to be joined by Frlly have settled down in Inverness we look forward to receiving reports and results and of course the gossip and the craic. Tonight the ladies are off to The Fiddlers’ Rally at Eden Court Theatre. FIDDLE RALLY2014 Hosted in association with Blazin’ in Beauly and under the musical direction of Bruce Macgregor of Blazin’ Fiddles, the concert will feature over 100 fiddlers, including stars of the fiddle world, plus local groups, adding up to what organisers believe will be the most spectacular fiddle event in Scotland. MOD headline http://www.ancomunn.co.uk/ Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments COWAL FEST AS WE DRAW CLOSE TO THE END OF THIS YEARS EVENT– IF YOU HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCE A REAL BACK TO THE OLD DAYS CEILIDH– TRY THIS A CEILIDH IN A SMIDDY October 11, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar STRACH SMIDDY Ceilidh in the Smiddy Scottish traditional music in this small and atmospheric venue. Candlelight and a blazing forge will add to the experience. Admission £7 (Includes refreshments) Booking essential direct with the Smiddy on 01369 860256 SMIDDY COWAL FEST- YOU SAW IT ON TV, NOW SEE IT FOR YOURSELF AT GLENFINART WALLED GARDEN HARVEST FAIR October 11, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar ardentinny walled garden gfin blairmore_market glenfinart Glenfinart Walled Garden Harvest Fair A Harvest Festival and celebration at Glenfinart Bay, Ardentinny. Come and enjoy the Glenfinart Walled Garden, with Pottery Raku firings, cookery demonstrations, children’s storytelling and activities, home-made produce and light refreshments. There will be tours of Ardentinny community’s walled garden, as featured on BBC’s “Beechgrove” garden programme. You saw it on TV now come and see the progress that has been made and meet some of the folk who make it happen Cost: Children – free. Adults – £3. Pay on entrance. Dogs on leads bill garden glenfinart Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments COWAL FEST WHAT A LOT OF FOLK HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR 5K FUN RUN AND 10K RUN AT BENMORE GARDENS October 11, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar running For spectators and competitors alike this surely is one of the highlights of the 2014 Cowal Fest with folk from all over the UK and Abroad arriving at Benmore Gardens The races will be held on Saturday 11th October 2014 and starts at 1.30pm. Registration will be from 12.30 to 1.15pm followed by safety briefing. The run will begin at the car park and follow more or less the perimeter of the garden, for 5k runners this will be once round the perimeter, for 10k runners it will be repeated. The course is quite hilly in places and consists of paths, some forestry type road and steps and shingle. No running spikes are allowed. All competitors must stay on the designated paths at all times. All competitors must step through the footbath on entering and leaving the Gardens. A water station is hoped to be provided at the 5km mark. All completing the course will be provided with a commemorative medal and goody bag. Prizes will be awarded to 1st Male and Female home for each race. No under 12’s are allowed to enter, 12 to 16 year olds will be permitted in the 5k race only. The event will be covered by the Cowalfest Events Insurance and we will have first aiders on site. running 3 running 2 A café provides coffees, teas, light meals and excellent baking and toilet facilities on site as is the Benmore Shop which sells a fascinating range of gifts, cards, books and plants. The gardens will be open to the public so any friends and family accompanying runners will be able to pay and visit the gardens while you run. Its collection of over 300 species of rhododendrons is one of the finest in the world – visit www.rbge.org.uk for further information. Please remember it is your responsibility to be fit to compete on race day. If you have any doubts, please do not run. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments COWAL FEST –PUTTING THE “MOUNTAIN” BACK INTO MOUNTAIN BIKING October 11, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Cowal fest logo BIKE 2 The Cobbler Fit your biggest tyres, practice your bunny hops and bring your bravery tablets, you’ll need them all. Yep we’re going up Ben Arthur, putting the ‘mountain’ back into mountain biking. Expect a few hours of mostly carrying & pushing your bike up the best part of 3000ft, but the views at the top are brilliant. Then hold onto your brakes for a storming run back down with steps, rain ditches, drops, corners and rocks everywhere bike Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments COWAL FEST – STILL NOT OVER- CLUNIE OAK WOOD FAMILY WALK, DUNOON HERITAGE WALK & 5K FUN RUN AND 10K RUN AT BENMORE GARDENS, AND MORE October 11, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Cowal fest logo The final weekend with still lots to do with a variety of events to participate in or just enjoy as a spectator Ardentinny -Clunie Oak Wood Discovery Trail (Family Walk) Follow the trail through the oak woodland and keep a keen eye out for red squirrels and the wee green survivors known as Bryophytes (mosses, liverworts and lichens) which colonise the damp, dark nooks and crannies. Going is fairly easy on well surfaced trail with a few gentle slopes and one wooden bridge to cross. The walk fees from this walk will be donated to the local charity Interloch which is a charitable community transport service…….. . clunie oak wood Dunoon Heritage Walk A tour of Dunoon, Castle grounds, Church , Pier and environs. We finish off with a tour of the Museum……………………… heritage walk Castle Toward /Chinese lakes and Toward Hill Walk through the grounds of castle Toward to Chinese Lakes then via Forest Paths Road to access point for short hill climb where we will get spectacular views of both sides of the Cowal peninsula and across to Inverclyde. On return we will view Castle Toward and the ruins of Toward Castle………………………………………. chinese toward Cruachan nan Cuilean Minibus from Seasons Coffee Bar to the start of the walk on the B 836 near Auchenbreck. Climb Cruach nan Cuillean then descend via Cruach Mhor Wind Farm to Ardacheranmor. Minibus back toDunoon…………………………………… cruach Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THE ROYAL NATIONAL MOD STARTS TODAY IN INVERNESS WITH DCR PRESENTERS IN ATTENDANCE October 10, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar nationa mod banner AS DUNOON LOOKS TO A FUTURE MOD THE ROYAL NATIONAL MOD STARTS TODAY IN INVERNESS WITH DCR PRESENTERS IN ATTENDANCE Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail (The Royal National Mòd), Scotland’s biggest Gaelic Cultural Festival kick starts today, Friday 10th October in Inverness. Organised by An Comunn Gàidhealach, one of the world’s oldest and most respected national Gaelic organisations, the nine day spectacular will see over 3000 competitors compete in 200 competitions in Highland Dancing, Gaelic Music and Song, Sport, Literature and Drama, offering Gaelic speakers of all levels the chance to compete. 002 To keep DCR97.4FM listeners fully up to date Dunoon Community Radio presenters from the weekly all things Mòd Mary Pollock and Frlly with DCRs Victor and Fiona Garnham who shall be in Inverness reporting on events and keeping us up with all the latest results and of course all the latest gossip The festival is returning to Inverness for the first time in 17 years, and as a signature event of the Highland Homecoming celebrations, it is an apt return to the Highland Capital. The festival runs until Saturday 18th October and is expected to bring up to £2.5 million to the local economy as visitors and competitors travel from across Scotland, the UK, Canada, the USA and the United Arab Emirates for the event. The Mòd will begin today with the presentation of the coveted Gaelic Ambassador of the Year award at a special reception and by announcing its arrival in the city with a torchlight procession from Crown Primary School to Eden Court at 6:45pm, which is expected to be attended by hundreds of people. The procession will be followed by the Opening Concert at Eden Court featuring the hugely popular and talented Skippinnish and emerging stars Gria. The biggest Fringe in the Mòd’s 122 year history will be running alongside the competitions with over 70 events taking place. There will be concerts featuring Cruinn and Skerryvore (plus many more), street theatre, the Shinty Mod Cup, meet the author events, pub music nights, children’s disco, come & try sessions and a ceilidh. As well as bringing millions to the local economy, the Mòd aims to have a lasting influence on Inverness and its residents in their appreciation and participation in Gaelic culture. nationa mod banner For more information about the Provincial Mòd in Inverness or the 2014 royal national Mòd in Inverness, please visit: www.ancomunn.co.uk and www.modinbhirnis14.co.uk tha Mòd Ionadail Inbhir nis a’ taisbeanadh cànan, ealain, ceòl agus cultar na Gàidhlig. thairis air dà latha, tha farpaisean ann an dà chuid do òigridh is inbhich. ‘S e am Mòd Ionadail as motha an Alba. tha an tachartas a’ sìor fhàs ‘s e na chruinneachadh sòisealta do mhòran aig a bheil ùidh sa chànan agus sa cheòl. Airson barrachd fiosrachaidh mu Mhòd Ionadail Inbhir nis neo Am Mòd nàiseanta rìoghail, Inbhir nis 2014, feuch gun tadhail sibh air: www.ancomunn.co.uk agus www.modinbhirnis14.co.uk Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THE “FOZZIE” RETURNS TO CHAT AND PLAY TUNES WITH KERRIE LLLVLBSHOW October 10, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 006 (640x478) Popular traditional Scottish musician FOZZIE who will be playing at the Creggans Inn at Strachur this Saturday is to pop into the DCR97.4FM John Street tonight to chat to Kerrie as she host the LLLVLBS studio DSCF1012 This talented Vocalist and Musician came to our attention when he was a guest on the Celtic Connection 2013 Radio Programmes from Adelaide’s in Bath Street Glasgow broadcast live on both Celtic Music Radio 1530AM and Dunoon Community Radio 97.4FM.and has since visited the DCR studio when playing at local events. Fozzie-at-DCR-Studio-640x478-300x224 FOZZIE has been in the music business for over 30 years as a professional musician playing his Traditional Scottish, Irish and Contemporary music entertaining audiances playing Guitar, Mandolin, Double Bass, Saxophone and Scots Moothie and for those that don’t know………. you play the Moothie in tradition Scottish music but if you play other genre of music you may hear it referred to as a Harmonica or even mouth organ . Fozzie has many fond memories of playing in Dunoon back in the day and looks forward to doing so again, we wonder if many of our listeners remember him? Like a lot of solo musicians these days Fozzie the solo minstrel a troubadour of modern times can be found playing at many of the countries Festivals filling the time in between entertaining in Pubs, Clubs, Weddings in fact as a musician for hire today it is basically “Have Music Will Travel” as they used to say in the Wild West (West of Scotland that is) Fozzie-Sings-640x4781-300x224 And as always if things are not to busy on the road there is always a “Band” lurking in the shadows made up of likeminded musicians who again “Have Music Will Travel” Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments COWAL FEST GETTING READY FOR THE FINAL WEEK END WITH WALKING THE COWAL WAY –ANCIENT SETTLEMENTS-WORLD WAR ONE & “HALF HUNG MCPHUN” October 10, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Cowal fest logo COWAL FEST GETTING READY FOR THE FINAL WEEK END WITH WALKING THE COWAL WAY –ANCIENT SETTLEMENTS-WORLD WAR ONE & “HALF HUNG MCPHUN” & CANNED HAGGIS CEILIDH With just three days left there is still time to take part in one of the unique events that form part of this annual Walking and Outdoors Festival one of the largest and most varied walking festivals in Scotland, with more than 80 walks led by expert and knowledgeable walk leaders. Cowal Way 6 – Ardgarten to Inveruglas A walk amongst the highest and most rugged hills of the Arrochar mountains, surrounded by four ‘munros’. Easy paths with gradual climb. Finish at Inveruglas. minibus from Inveruglas for start of walk at Ardgarten………. COWA WAY 6 Glendaruel Mast An easy forestry road. Steady walk up service road to Glendaruel Mast (GR 994888 ). Spectacular 360 degree views North to Ben Cruachan and South down Loch Fyne…………. .. GLENDRUAL MAST .Strachur Historical Walk Learn about ‘Half Hung McPhun’ on this walk around Strachur and in the grounds of Sir Fitzroy MacLean’s estate. En route visit an iron age dun and ruins of a watermill…………… . STRAC HIST WALK Inverchapel to Whistlefield and return The walk is on a good track with just one small steep section . Great views of Loch Eck. Stop at hotel for a coffee or pint before returning to Inverchapel. A little surprise at the end of the walk !………………. WHISTLFIELD The Abandoned Settlements between Dunoon and Innellan Visit all the ancient settlements between Dunoon and Innellan (Cnochan, North Gerhallow, South Gerhallow, Gairhill, Croitcorrach ) and to two archaeologicalsites ( Recessed hut platform, Creag nan Cat, and cresentic burial cairn(2000 BC) above Innellan Golf course and spectacular (surprise) Victorian Folly. Until the 18th century this was the only route on foot to Innellan. Mary Queen of Scots rode it on horse back. fairly strenuous walk, proper equipment required. Steep inclines and some rough ground…………………. ABANDONED SETT World War 1 (A Talk “Working on the Battlefields of the Western Front”) A talk ” Working on the battlefields of the Western Front ” This talk, by a professional guide, introduces the walk that follows in the afternoon. Guiding on the Western Front is a privilege . For those who go, it is not a tour, it is not a holiday, it is a life changing experience. How do we from our comfortable backgrounds begin to grasp the enormity of what happened? Why does going there matter?……………… WORLD WAR TALK COWAL FEST CEILIDH TONIGHT WITH CANNED HAGGIS www.dunooncommunityradio.org Ceilidh A great opportunity to Come and dance the night away with traditional music from popular local band, Canned Haggis. Admission £7 Licensed. Phone 01369706591 or call at Bookpoint, Argyll Street to book canned haggis Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments COWAL FEST FROM HILL WALKING THROUGH HERITAGE TO TREE FOLK LORE TO WALKING THE NORDIC WAY & GLUTEN FREE BAKING October 8, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar COWAL FEST FROM HILL WALKING THROUGH HERITAGE TO TREE FOLK LORE TO WALKING THE NORDIC WAY & GLUTEN FREE BAKING With just four days left Cowal Fest doesn’t let up with today including Gluten Free Bread and Baking at Ardkinglas with Chef Alison Sykora Cowal fest logo Lochgoilhead to Ardgarten A day surrounded by big mountains and spectacular scenery. The Cobbler is a feature of the ascent, away to the left, and as we reach the summit of a high pass (500m) the views back include far away island hills. Ahead Ben Lomond makes an elegant cone. Minibus from Ardgarten to Lochgoilhead for start of walk………….. lochgoilhead to ardgarten Kilmun Heritage Walk Starting with an introduction to the Church and Mausoleum then along the road to Graham’s Point discussing points of interest on the way…………………………………………… . kilmun Blairmore to the Coylet InnA steep climb through Blairmore Forest and on to the open hill following pylons and then descending down to Loch Eck and a well earned refreshment. Minibus back to Blairmore……………………………….. blairmore Creagan Mor Hill walk above Benmore Gardens to A’Cruach and beyond(557 m). with great views…………………………… creegan mor Tree Folk Lore A wander through the woods in the estate at Strachur, taking in historical sites, including an insight into the magic and folklore of trees…………………………………….. tree folk lore Nordic Walking 11 A taster session to introduce you to Nordic Walking and the correct handling of walking poles and exercises. This will be followed by a slightly more strenuous walk around Benmore Gardens to put your learning into practice………………….. . walking 2 Kilmun Heritage Walk (Disabled friendly)Starting with an introduction to the Church and Mausoleum, then along the road to Graham’s Point, discussing points of interest on the way…………………………….. . kilmun disabled Glutten Free Bread and Baking at Ardkinglas Join Chef Alison Sykora for a gluten free bread making and baking workshop. Pick up hints and tips on how to improve your bread making and baking using gluten free flour. A simple soup and bread lunch is included in the course fee. Baking workshop and lunch £45. Booking essential. Contact Angela on 01499 600222 or email angela.landon@ardkinglas………………………………………….. gluten free Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments PA23 DUNOON — REVIVAL BIG WEEKEND ANNOUNCEMENT October 8, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar PH23 BID logo You may have heard Kerry talking to PA23 BID Manager Colin Moulson regards the recent posting on the Destination Dunoon facebook and the subsequent Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard front page headline “Get Down In Dunoon”. This event a PA23 BID initiative to re-establish a music festival in Dunoon will take place on Friday October 31 and Saturday November 1, the event he told us shall be a combination of free pub based gigs taking place in local venues on the Friday night and Saturday daytime, with a ticketed headline performance by the Edinburgh based nine- piece ska band Bombskare at Dunoon Burgh Hall on the Saturday evening. Revival weekend PA23 have now announced the Line Up and Venues with this stylish Poster you are sure to see about town. https://www.facebook.com/DestinationDunoon LISTEN OUT ON DCR97.4FM FROM 28thOCTOBER FOR THE DCR MOD SQUAD …………………………………………. MOD LOGO 4 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments COWAL FEST- WALKING- BIRDWATCHING –HILL WALK -UPLAND HABITAT AND SOMETHING DIFFERENT TAI CHI & PUMPKINGS AND QUEENS October 7, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Cowal fest logo Listen out for daily updates from Frlly and guest from Cowal Fest Day six of Cowal Fest walks include Strachur to Lochgoihead a six hours nine miles duration through a Forest road leading to rough open ground to a remote loch……… strachurb to lochgoilhead pic Whistlefield to Invernoaden a scenic walk on good forest tracks. High above Loch Eck rising to 300 metres, giving great views………… whistle Portavadie / Glenan Walk to the abandoned village of Glenan. A five mile five hour duration……………………………………. portavadie An upland walk to discover native habitat near Strachur. An upland walk to explore / discover some of our upland habitat and native plants in the Glensluain and Fairy Knowe region. Photographic opportunities ! Access on some tracks and rough ground. Good walking equipment and water proofs essential……………………………. habitat Ben Ruadh An opportunity to climb this rarely visited hill at the southern end of Loch Eck(664m)……………………….. Ben Ruad Holy Loch Birdwatch a short path through the trees to the hide overlooking the mud-flats of Holy Loch to observe the wild life……………………… birdwatch And for something different Tai Chi Demonstartion and walking meditation Practising Tai Chi is calming and relaxing and watching Tai Chi good for you too. Do both and then take part in a walking meditation through the peaceful tree filled grounds of Benmore Gardens………………………………… tai chi Pumpkings and Queens An imaginative wander with the Mudskippers, Cowals forest and beach adventure group for the under 5's and their carers. Make crowns , hobby horses and magic wands and journey to Pumpkin Castle to cook potions and cast spells. The Mudskippers is run by Tenterhooks………………aimed at pre-school children Who must be accompanied by an adult……………………………………… . pumpkins www.tenterhooks.org Check out the Cowal Fest website……… http://www.cowalfest.org/index.php and Facebook ………………………… https://www.facebook.com/cowalfest Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments COWALFEST WALKING & LOCAL THEMES QUIZ AT DUNOONS BOOKPOINT TONIGHT October 7, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Fun quiz night at Dunoons local book shop, with walking and local themes. £5 per person. Book at Bookpoint 7.00pm Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments COWAL FEST JOHN MUIR TALK & DEACON BLUE TRIBUTE SONG Calendar October 7, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit cowal 1 After another day of some of incredible activities from fairly strenuous walks of exploring the Kilmun Ridge taking in the stunning views of the River Clyde from forest roads and open hills……………. Cowal fest logo KILMUN RIDGE …………………… to a gentle stroll around Innellan or even a Geology Walk an insight to the Rock history along the Innellan shore, 600 million years of earth history, old oceans, deserts and glaciers………………………. INELLAN Geology ……………………………………. or out to Toward to visit the the fascinating Chinese Lakes and the ruins of the 15th century Lamont stronghold of Toward Castle with its treacherous tale of the 1646 Campbell massacre of the Lamonts. Maybe you took the taster session to introduce you to Nordic Walking and the correct handling of Nordic walking poles and exercises……………………….. toward ………………………………..The World famous beautiful Benmore Gardens a very popular activity was featured today to explore this fascinating woodland garden with an experienced garden guide. On first entering the garden you are greeted by an imposing avenue of Giant Sequoias ) plus several Douglas-firs the impressive avenue was planted in 1863 and several of the trees exceed 45 metres (148 ft) in height. Benmore contains one of the finest collections of plants from Bhutan including This is a regional garden of the Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh containing collections from Bhutan, Chile, Japan, Tasmania and many other temperate regions of the world and did you get to visit The Golden Gates in all their Glory……………………….. benmore garden …………………………………… .The Lachlan Bay Heritage Walk gave walkers the opportunity to Explore Strathlachlan – a short off-road walk taking in the main heritage sites around Lachlan Bay, featuring the former croft, now known as the very famous restaurant Inver Cottage, Kilmorie Chapel, burial place of Maclachlan Clan Chiefs, and ruined mediaeval fortress of the Old Castle Lachlan, with extensive views of the designed landscape of Strathlachlan, “new” Castle Lachlan, and Loch Fyne……………………. Old Castle Lachlan Deacon Blue record song as tribute to Scots-bo Regular listeners to Dunoon Community Radio will have heard tunes from the latest Deacon Blue Album A NEW HOUSE which includes the song “For John Muir” a tribute to the Scots-born founding father of American National Parks Association. The song comes 100 years after the East Lothian-born ecologist’s death. Deacon-Blue Born in Dunbar, East Lothian, in 1838, Muir emigrated to the American state of Wisconsin aged 11 and went on to become a hugely respected figure in the study of nature. He lobbied American presidents Roosevelt and Wilson over the protection of delicate US ecosystems and was massively influential in the establishment of America’s National Parks. His legacy is such that the Scot is now known in America as the Father of The National Parks because of his pioneering insight. John Muir statue NIGEL SCRIVAN TALKS JOHN MUIR In this his centenary year, we celebrate tonight at the Burgh Hall John Muir and his achievements. Introduced by the learned “all things Conservation” Nigel Scriven who will talk of the founder of the modern conservation movement and the of the Trust set up in his name that now manages many areas of land for conservation. They also run the John Muir Award to encourage young people to take an interest in conservation. www.cowalfest.org Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments COWAL FEST 13th WALKING & OUTDOOR FESTIVAL BEGINS October 4, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Cowal fest logo cowal 1 As Cowal Fest welcome in October with the 13th Walking and Outdoor Festival with a newly designed brochure and a new web-site which makes it easier to see what’s on and to book events DCR gets ready to broadcast updates and news from one of the largest and most varied walking festivals in Scotland with more than 80 walks led by expert and knowledgeable walk leaders. cowal walking All ages and abilities are catered for with the walks covering a wide range of interest with areas of wildlife, bird watching, drama, photography, art, history, heritage, folklore, tai chi, great gardens, great houses and some great hill walks. cowal arden New events for this year which include Mountain bike race, Nordic Walking and Canoeing cowal bike cowal canoe Dunoon Community Radio presenter Frlly will devote her Saturday afternoon programme “Argyll Country Folk” to Cowal Fest taking listeners through the Cowal Fest brochure with music and musicians with a Cowal connection This programme will be repeated on Tuesday 7th October.at 12 noon and there will be daily updates on DCR97.4FM. begining at 7.00am and listen out for guest in the studio with even more information of Cowal Fest for more information please visit the Cowal Fest website www.cowalfest.org Check out the Facebook page for up to date information! Website: https://www.facebook.com/cowalfest and for Sea Kayaking http://www.seakayakargyll.co.uk Cowal fest logo Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR DUNOON IS SUDDENLY GETTING VERY BUSY October 2, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar beer festival brewery As Cowal Fest gets ready to welcome in October with the 13th Walking and Outdoor Festival, October has suddenly become very busy with the announcements of other events , Dunoon is suddenly getting very busy at a time of year that is usually very quiet with the run up to Christmas. Latest attraction is an event that DCR97.4FM has been broadcasting teaser adverts telling of a BEER FEST to be held at Dunoons “BREWERY” Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th October now we can add to that information by revealing the line-up of entertainment that will entertain. All the artist who are appearing at the festival are DCR favourites including an artist making a return visit DunoonS Brewery TOM HINGLEY known to many as the voice of INSPIRAL CARPETS (1989-2011) is well known for his awesome acoustic performances. As the vocalist in INSPIRAL CARPETS TOM has recently been featured on DCRs LUKES ANYTHING GOES, BUT ONLY IF HE LIKES and VICTORS TLLLVLBS with many tracks from THE BEAST INSIDE which has also featured as ”Featured CD of the week” on the LLLVLBS along with his album ABBA ARE THE ENEMY with his band THE LOVERS . . tom hingley REELY JIGERED with DCR presenter FIONA McNEIL are joined on the line up of top entertainment by TEN GALLEN BRATZ who supported REELY JIGERED at the incredible Launch of their second Album KALEIDOSCOPE at Glasgows Oran Mor recently . reely jiggered banner ten gallon Bratz Many listeners will remember the fabulous Headlining Performance of TRAIL WEST at the recent DIZZY DAYZ concert held in the Argyll Gardens when the boys hailing from the Western Isles treated the crowds with tunes from their debut Album “ONE THAT GOT AWAY” Trail West A band who certainly made a great impressions recently at KYLES FESTIVAL and FYNE FEST are GROUCHO SESSIONS an acoustic blues, folk and country group of young men with some very well known “been around” faces who do really know how to party, some would say they should know better at their……………….. the groucho sessions Listen out on Dunoon Community radio as we keep you up to-date with any BeerFest news and listen out for music from the artist appearing and their may be the occasional chats with performers Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments PA23 BID PROJECT MANAGER COLIN MOULSON TALKS TO KERRY September 30, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar PH23 BID logo Kerry will be in the driving seat tonight as PA23 BID Manager Colin Moulson calls into the studio with more exciting news of future events. 006 (640x478) You may have seen the recent posting on the Destination Dunoon facebook and the subsequent Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard front page headline “Get Down In Dunoon”. This event a PA23 BID initiative to re-establish a music festival in Dunoon will take place on Friday October 31 and Saturday November 1, the event shall be a combination of free pub based gigs venues yet to be announced the gigs taking place on the Friday night and Saturday daytime, with a ticketed headline performance by the Edinburgh based nine- piece ska band Bombskare at Dunoon Burgh Hall on the Saturday evening. bomskare 2 The musical theme for the festival is “MOD” and there is also a Scooter Rally planned for the Saturday afternoon. MOD LOGO 1 DCRs Saturday night weekly programme “ NO DANCING IN THE AISLES” presented by Vinnie Thoms celebrates Along with seventies British Northern Soul, the youth cult of the British sixties Mod movement all meaning so many things to so many people and still with us today and regularly features full length “Suited and Booted” He will be joined by other DJ’s including Luke and Rupert who regularly feature Mod Favourites with special programmes to help celebrate the Dunoon “Mod” Music Festival mod LOGO 5 PH23 BID logo AND THERE’S MORE—– You may have heard the rumours of another PA23 BID event taking place at Hunters Quay Holiday Village Sunday 2nd November, we hear it’s to be a fantastic ladies day with broadcaster Gina Mckie hosting the event with guest DCR presenter and Psychic Medium Carol Stirling. ladies lunch All will be revealed when PA23 BID manager Colin Moulson tells us exactly what ladies can expect from this latest PA23 BID event Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments JUST A TYPICAL LATE SEPTEMBER SUNDAY AFTERNOON SOUTH OF DUNOON September 28, 2014 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar cowall open studio It may be that the Coast Road (A815) South of Dunoon after Innellan and Toward suddenly comes to an abrupt end that it may not the first place you may think off for a Sunday run-out. DSCF2307 castle toward Logo This Sunday there was enough happening along that stretch of road to make it really worthwhile with seven local South of Dunoon artist opening there studios as part of Cowal Open Studios and in the Innellan Village Hall an informal information afternoon with teas coffees and homebaking to bring folk up to date with the latest news from the South Cowal Community Development Company (SCCDC). It was expected to have a good turnout especially after the recent announcement heard exclusively here first on DCR97.4FM that the SCCDC had been award the maximum £750,000 award from the Scottish Land Fund to assist with the purchase the Grade B-listed Baronial Mansion House currently owned by Argyll and Bute Council. DSCN3044 (640x480) DSCN3046 (640x480) cowall main Amongst the Artist who had opened their studios on the coast road were Ann Baxter famous for her Organic textured silver , Letitia Smith –Burnett this year showing painting from sketchbook to canvas and of course her jewellery , Brian Innes with his unique designed and manufactured furniture using Scottish Hardwoods , Brian Phillips Popular Cowal Acrylic artist his lively, colourful work once seen never forgotton , Valeria O’ Regan and Scott Mc Gowan, Valerieintergrates artisan skills and innovative techniques in porcelain and silver to create her jewellery and Scott specialises in contemory sculpture. DSCN3059 (640x480) Last but not least and practically at the end of the road just before the Castle Toward Gatehouse at The Old Smiddy JanFerguson can be found most days painting the wonderful wildlife in her very popular Water Colours and Gouache DSCN3057 (640x480) CHECK OUT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE FOR MORE PICTURES https://www.facebook.com/dcr97.4fm DSCN3050 (640x480) Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR FAVOURITE FERDINAND RENNIE—NEW CD September 25, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar FERDINAND CD Congratulations to another DCR97.4 Favourite Ferdinand Rennie who this week has released his latest single I Won’t Let You Go and now available to download on itunes Local singer, songwriter and actor Ferdinand also spends time at his second home near Frankfurt his base for his European touring organisation which not only sees him touring throughout Europe but all over the world. Raised in Deutschlandsberg, Austria Ferdinand is a frequent visitor to the Dunoon Community Radio studio and also keeps us up to date with his travels and adventures through facebook . His latest Single release “I Won’t Let You Go” is another uptempomix tune from the same mould of his chart hit last year the “Mei Jodi Lady” mixes and is already placed in the European pop charts. Ferdinand seems to be enjoying his flirtation with the European pop charts when he is so well known for his own song writing abilities and fabulous renditions of stage musical songs such as Bring Him Home from Les Miserablès and of course beautiful ballads such as Drying Little Tears. ferdinand Request to play “I won’t Let You Go” are already being received at the station and Gary DJ Marshall has been playing a pre-release for some time as well as it being featured in TLLLVLBS Drive time show I Won’t Let You Go is now available to download on itunes Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THIS WEEK IN HOLYROOD : NEW SEASON September 25, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar charles_fletcher_pic 3 Never has there been such public interest or awareness of Scottish politics as there has been over the past recent months with folk of all ages from 16 year olds upwards voicing opinions and strategies for the future of Scotland. Dunoon Community Radio has been privileged for several years through Charles Fletcher and Caledonia Media to bring to its listeners weekly updates every Saturday and Sunday morning of what has been happening in Holyrood the seat of the Scottish Government from where Charles introduces First Minister’s Questions and reviews the past week in Scottish politics. During September focusing on the Referendum we had the fabulous 60 Seconds Scotland series a daily update taking us up to Wednesday 17th September, the day before the vote. This Saturday 27th September we broadcast this week’s edition, the first of the new season of TWiH includes Nicola Sturgeon declaring she will run to be SNP leader and First Minister; moves to give 16 and 17 year olds the vote permanently; and David Cameron branded a “twit” for revealing his private chat with the Queen. Tune in 7.00am Saturday morning and repeated 7.00am Sunday morning charles@caledoniamedia.com Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON GATEWAY PROJECT/THE GATEWAY FESTIVAL September 25, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar GATEWAY FESTIVAL Listeners will remember that last week Michaela Kast Project Manager of the Dunoon Gateway project a new project to provide a purpose built accommodation for community and youth programmes in the town of Dunoon came into the studio to tell us about their latest initiative in raising funds for the project. For some time now the colourful Gateway Festival posters have been seen around the town advertising all manner of things happening at the Argyll Gardens during the day and finishing off with a evening event at Dunoons Bourgh Hall. Activities highlighted ion the Posters were - Live Music, Painting, Poetry and The Vibrant Arts Movement featuring founder Ronnie Ford - Cheerleaders and Baton Twirlers - Highland Dancers - Vibrant Arts Performance - Football Cage - Sports challenge with Lorraine Robinson from Quayfitness IMG_20140920_133541 Included were the usual gala event attraction such as Table Top Sales Food Stalls and a promise – Fun for the whole family and youth programmes in the town of Dunoon - Fun for the whole family - food stalls Michaela was accompanied in the studio by Lorraine Robinson from Hunters Quay Fitness who was contributing to the event with a unique Sports challenge for everyone to take part in . Latest feedback of the very well attended event blessed with glorious weather has been “spectacular” and even good feedback regards MC for both events the ever shy and bashfull Mr Sunset Ceremony Derek MacIntyre Michaela has as promised sent us some photos of the event which can be seen on the Dunoon Community Radio Face Book Page https://www.facebook.com/dcr97.4fm For more information about the Gateway Project http://www.gatewaydunoon.co.uk/ For more information about Lorraine Robinson from Hunters Quay Fitness this https://www.argyllholidays.com/quayfitness. Gateway Caage Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments RECORD £750.000 AWARDED TO CASTLE TOWARD PROJECT September 23, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar castle toward Logo Derek Mcintyre and SCCDO Chairman Alan Stewart will be in the DCR studio live after 5.00pm to bring us up to date on the announcement made earlier today that a record £750,000 has been awarded to the Castle Toward project. How much will this help to take the historic Castle Toward estate into community ownership? Listen out for repeats of the interview the first will be Wednesday at 5.00pm castle toward Banner 11 CONGRATULATION REELY JIGGERED ON THE SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF THE KALEIDOSCOPE CD September 23, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar reely jiggered fb With the New Album KALEIDOSCOPE now launched at Glasgow’s Oran Mor last Saturday 20th September to rave reviews we give listeners another opportunity hear tunes from the album and the story behind KALEIDOSCOPE reely jiggered new album After their breath taking recent performance at the equally breath-taking PA23BIDS Sunset Ceremony Reely Jiggered the real stars of DCRs Tuesday programme CELTIC & FOLK FUSHION visited the John Street Dunoon Studio to chat to Victor. Check out this weeks programme schedules for times and the CD Kaleidoscope is now available to down load through our Amazon Carousal to your right . reely jigered cd launch Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments FRLLY AT “CEOL CHOLASA” MUSIC FESTIVAL September 20, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar colonsay Frlly, Argyll Country Folk Presenter recently visited Colonsay’s Music Festival “Ceòl Cholasa”. Usually held the third weekend of September each year, this year however with the Scottish Independence Referendum taking place on the 18th September the festival had been moved to the second weekend of September. colonsay music logo This the seventh Colonsay Music Festival ran for a full four days starting on Thursday 11th September and timed to finish just in time for the ferry on the evening of Sunday 14th September. This one of the smallest Scottish Music Festivals has an enviable reputation of being one of the most friendly and intimate festivals and Frlly will be broadcasting a special Argyll Country Folk programme 2.00pm on the 20th September to share her experience with the listeners colonsay stage Artist from the world of music joining the festival this year included DCR favourites Kathleen MacInnes, Rura and the Battlefield Band, others included singer songwriter David Francey. Bella Hardy Singer songwriter fiddle player and BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer of the Year – 2014, Mairearad Green and Anna Massie two of Scotland’s most revered multi-instrumentalists, From the east end of Glasgow Pauline Alexander an extraordinary Scottish singer Songwriter her debut album “Thoughts For The Masses” has been featured on DCR. Marit Fält and Rona Wilkie also included in the impressive line up of top artist who where first introduced to DCR listeners when they won a prestigious Danny Kyle Award at Glasgow’s 2012 Celtic Connections Festival then later Rona was named BBC Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year. colonsay music http://www.ceolcholasa.co.uk/Ceol_Cholasa/Welcome_2014.html Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR97.4FM REVUE AT ARDENLEE OPEN DAY AND WAS THERE CAKE? -THERE WAS HUNDREDS September 18, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Thanks to everyone who turned out for the open day at Ardenlee last Sunday, the DCR Revue volunteers really did enjoy performing and enjoyed the fabulous hospitality. We think Sharon and the team at Ardenlee were very truly over the moon by the amount of folk who turned up to enjoy themselves not forgetting a record entry in the Cake Competition with a standard as good as any telly programme. OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments DCR97.4FM REVUE CELEBRATE IST PUBLIC APPEARANCE AT ARDENLEE OPEN DAY September 13, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Yes listeners the very first public performance that the DCR Revue made was their appearance performing at Dunoons Ardenlee Care Home on Dunoons Bullwood Road. Brought together when asked by the Ardenlee Care Home if DCR would like to help entertain residents and visitors at an Open Day DCR volunteers were asked if anyone could contribute a little more than what they usually did on “air” and invited to join a “Revue” After a very successful afternoons entertainment when DCR volunteers Gary DJ Marshall ,Claremarie Nolan, Dr Phil, Frlly, Simon and Victor all led by musical Director Dave de Kort had so much fun it was decided its members would continue to entertain to help raise funds for DCR and to also perform for folk in elderly residence and in care homes and would help other local charities to raise funds. Since that very first appearance the DCR Revue has gone from strength to strength with other volunteers offering their talents such as presenter Kerry and her Eastern Dance alto- ego Nefititi and her fellow presenter from a Tuesday evening Top Scottish Psychic Carol Stirling who have both contributed to the Revue. Presenter Tony Collins known throughout the land as The Tartan Cowboy or even Tonto MacGregor has entertained as part of the revue and just recently as part of Dunoons Sunset Ceremony Matt Ramsay Scotland’s latest singing sensation amazed the 1000 plus audience as part of the DCR97.4fm Revue opening act. From seeing in the New Year events to Wedding Anniversaries and Birthday parties to performing at local Charity events and Galas the DCR97.4fm Revue is keeping very busy and this Sunday see’s it back to where it all started The Ardenlee Care Home Open Day. Everyone is welcome and the DCR97.4fm volunteers would like you to come say hello and join in a good old singsong . Categories: Uncategorized | 4 Comments Category Comments RUPERT “REGGAE REVIVAL” SPECIAL WITH CHRONIXX September 3, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Chronixx One of the biggest new artists in many a year chronixx was hit no1 in the reggae billboard charts in the U.S.A back in April, he also returned to the top spot in the billboard reggae charts of U.S.A in August . This week he has topped the reggae album charts in Jamaica with the album Dread & Terrible. This weeks Wednesday addition of Reggae Reggae Source will be saluting this new artist who has done so much with his own brand of Reggae. This week as well as the normal Jamaican music charts in the second hour Rupert will be playing a mix promoting Chronixx Worldwide Tour. This is a positive artist already looked up to by a new brand of Reggae and dancehall artists , News link http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Chronixx-tops-Billboard-s-reggae-chart_16457582 Categories: Uncategorized | 6 Comments Category Comments AT THE SUNSET CEREMONY WITH REELY JIGGERED September 2, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar REELY JIGGERED LAUNCH reely jiggered fb After their breath taking performance at the equally breath-taking PA23BIDS Sunset Ceremony Reely Jiggered the real stars of DCRs Tuesday programme CELTIC & FOLK FUSHION will be popping in to the John Street Dunoon Studio to chat to Victor. With the New Album KALEIDOSCOPE ready to be launched at Glasgow’s Oran Mor on Saturday 20th September and some hectic promotion work ahead tonight was the last opportunity for Reely Jiggered to let listeners hear tunes from the album and the story behind KALEIDOSCOPE reely jiggered new album reely-jig-pic Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments OFCOM COMMUNITY RADIO LICENCE EXTENSION GRANTED TO DUNOON COMMUNITY RADIO September 2, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DCR LOGO 2 GAELIC We are pleased to announce that in the latest Ofcom monthly updates, Ofcom have awarded a five year Licence extension to Dunoon Community Radio. We thank all our listeners and volunteers who have supported Dunoon Community Radio over the last nine years and shall endeavour as always to provide a radio broadcasting service that will benefit our community. DCR STUDIO Categories: Uncategorized | 11 Comments Category Comments AT THE COWAL HIGHLAND GATHERING WITH ROBIN CAMPBELL AND COLIN MACDONALD September 2, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar ROBIN CAMPBELL by Richard Munn Photography. robin campbell Two Scottish Legends Folk Singer Robin Campbell and Broadcaster Colin MacDonald called into the dcr97.4fm Outside Broadcasting Studio at the Dunoon Stadium on Saturday to say hello to the listeners . Robin brought listeners up to date now he has returned to his Celtic roots enjoying making folk music with like-minded musicians. He regularly performs with folk ‘n’ fiddles trio Celtic Krystal. Robin’s solo set is as fresh as ever and he can be found regularly entertaining audiences in folk venues around the UK and abroad. Robin is currently working on three new solo albums scheduled for release by January 2015. Colin known to Dunoon Community Radio listeners for his Sturday afternoon programme Folkal Point which he has been presenting on radio since 1974 currently broadcast by DCR’S big brother Celtic Music Radio 95FM, it is also rebroadcast at various times online by Blues and Roots Radio, colin macdonald Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments COWAL HIGHLAND GATHERING – SATURDAY COWAL HIGHLAND GATHERING -SATURDAY August 30, 2014 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar World Highland Dance Championships World Highland Dance Championships Stuart Liddell of Inveraray and District collecting the Argyll Trophy Stuart Liddell of Inveraray and District collecting the Argyll Trophy Hamish Trys the 56lb weight Hamish Trys the 56lb weight Dunoon Grammar School marching to the park for their competition Dunoon Grammar School marching to the park for their competition Dunoon Grammar School Media Team in the DCR studio Dunoon Grammar School Media Team in the DCR studio Argyll Trophy Dancers Argyll Trophy Dancers Theres lots to come and try today including Mountain Biking and a Bucking Bronco Theres lots to come and try today including Mountain Biking and a Bucking Bronco Setting up Saturday Morning It is already Saturday and there’s lots of activity in the Stadium an the town getting ready for all today’s events including the World Highland Dancing Championship Finals, The Cowal Pipe Band Championship, the Heavy Athletics, the Argyllshire Highland Dancing Championship, the Hill Race. There are also lots to see and do around the stadium with body science, ArtiesTartan Tales, Drakes of Hazard, Clan Mountain Bike Stunt Show and the Ceilidh Tent. The sun is also here so it is all set for a wonderful day Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIPS August 29, 2014 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar Scottish Championship Winners Scottish Championship Winners Christy Graham of Dundee - Top Resident Scottish Dancer Christy Graham of Dundee – Top Resident Scottish Dancer Connor Woodcock - Best Male Dancer Connor Woodcock – Best Male Dancer Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SOLO PIPING August 29, 2014 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar Burgh Cup Winner - Daniel McDermott from Rothesay Burgh Cup Winner – Daniel McDermott from Rothesay Jamie Campbell Jamie Campbell Jamie Campbell from Strachur won the Best Dressed Playing Piper Juvenille along with the Local Juvenille March and Local Juvenille Strathspey and Reel Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments COWAL HIGHLAND GATHERING 2014 – FRIDAY August 29, 2014 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar Laura Cathie from Coylton competing in the Scottish National Highland Dancing Championship Laura Cathie from Coylton competing in the Scottish National Highland Dancing Championship After a glorious Thursday rounded of by the Sunset Ceremony, sunny Dunoon is a wee bit wet this morning. There is plenty to come and see though with the Scottish Highland Dancing Competition and the qualifiers for the World Championships taking place. It is also the start of the piping competitions and the Heavy Athletics Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SUNSET CEREMONY A RUNAWAY SUCCESS August 28, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar FROM THE DCR REVUE SUNSET CEREMONY WARMUP DSCN2535 A GOLD MEDAL WINNER AT THE SUNSET CEREMONY DSCN2552 THE FABULOUS TOM IRVINE IN A VERY RARE PUBLIC APPEARANCE FOR THE SUNSET CEREMONY DSCN2581 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DIZZY DAYZ STARTS THE GATHERING FRINGE August 28, 2014 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments COWAL HIGHLAND GATHERING —DAY ONE –SCOTTISH NATIONAL HIGHLAND DANCING CHAMPIONSHIP August 28, 2014 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar AND THE CHAMPIONS OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Congratulations to this years winners of the Scottish National Championships. Well done to all the dancers who took part in the opening competition of this years Cowal Highland Gathering. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments ARE YOU READY ? WE ARE–FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER LIVE ON RADIO ACROSS THE WORLD……COWALS MOST FAMOUS EVENT LIVE……….. August 27, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Gathering Logo 2014 Today’s the day when what looks like to be Dunoon’s busiest week all kicks off when at 1.00pm today the fringe celebrations start to the build-up of Dunoons most prestigious event the Cowal Highland Gathering. This year the mighty organisation of Cowal Highland Gathering is helped along in promoting Cowal by the newly formed group Dizzy Dayz in Dunoon and PA23BIDS both dedicated to promoting Dunoon and Cowal and of course the legendry Kirn Gala . DDD-2- FINAL 2 darker font Dizzy Days in Dunoon have a very well publicised programme of events starting off today at Dunoon’s Argyll Gardens with entertainment from the Dunoon Community Radio Revue team amongst others and continuing daily till Sunday with events in and around Dunoon . PA23BIDS bring back to Dunoon the legendry Sunset Ceremony enlisting the organisational skills of professional broadcaster and DCR97.4FM Celebrity presenter Derek McIntyre who has put together a very stylish programme of entertainment and to ensure every one can see and hears the event a very large stage indeed will be built with a superb sound system PH23 BID logo Included in the line up of entertainment will be internationally known Scottish Ceilidh bands, a vocalist billed as Scotland’s newest singing sensation, local performers and dancer’s, a Scottish Singer billed as one of the few authentic Traditional singers performing today and as a very special treat a guest appearance of one of the most sought after personalities of the moment Scotlands own sporting hero of the commonwealth Games, The Men’s Lightweight Gold Medal winner Charlie Flynn will visit Dunoon to take part in this years Sunset Ceremony. Even at this time additions to the line up are being added and running order may not be decided till just before the event but as announced on Dunoon Community Radio you can expect to see at this time The Dunoon Community Radio Revue – Dave de Kort, Claremarie Nolan, Dino Martino, Nefertiti and special Revue Guest Scotlands New Singing Sensation Matt Ramsay. The Dunoon Grammar School Pipe Band Tina Cairns Dancers., Tom Irving, Abigail Pryde, Cowal Fiddle Workshop, Reely Jiggered, Vattersay Boys and presenting Scotlands own sporting hero of the commonwealth Games, The Men’s Lightweight Gold Medal winner Charlie Flynn Plus much more Of course it is appreciated that not everyone will be able to attend the Ceremony and to ensure as many people as possible can enjoy Dunoon’s Sunset Ceremony Dunoon Community Radio will be broadcasting the whole event Live on 97.4FM and for all our “Out Of Cowal” listeners on www.dunooncommunityradio.org And just to show you how serious we take this, here are our top men Derek McIntyre and ITArchie In the final test broadcast from the Argyll Gardens to our main DCR Studio in John Street DSCN2421 (640x480) and as regular listeners know ITArchie really does not like having his photograph taken unlike the Sunset Ceremony co-ordinator her ITArchie checks out the receiving mast DSCN2417 (640x480) Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL 50 YEARS SPECIAL FROM RUPERT August 24, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar notting hill logo DSCN1427 (640x480) It’s about this time every year that DCR 97.4FM Top DJ award nominated Rupert takes us on a journey to visit another world famous music event The Notting Hill Carnival the other event a little nearer to home is of course the Cowal Highland Gathering. Both these music events have several things in common , both celebrate the music culture of a country but bring together a worldwide audience and both grow each year getting stronger and stronger each year. As the Gathering is yet to start the Notting Hill Carnival is well and truly underway as this special four hour programme proves. In this programme Rupert presents two DJ who have each compiled awesome music mixes which well and truly capture the flavour of the Notting Hill Carnival The first programme is mixed by DJTriple M and the second DJ Empire who as put together 137 top class tunes for us to listen to for this special Sunday night listening. PUT TOGETHER BY DJ TRIPLE M DJ Triple M DJ TRIPLE M pix www.officialdjtriplem.com DJ EMPIRE COVER PUT TOGETHER BY DJ EMPIRE dj empire pix https://soundcloud.com/official-dj-empire This year the Notting Hill Carnival celebrates 50 years here is to the next 50 http://www.thenottinghillcarnival.com/ Categories: Uncategorized | 3 Comments Category Comments ARGYLL COUNTRY FOLK GATHERING SPECIAL–WITH FRLLY— August 23, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Gathering Logo 2014 004 This time next week Frlly will be in the Outside Broadcasting Studio at the Dunoon Stadium with her Mod Squad colleagues including original member Victor as they report live on the greatest Scottish event in the World “The Cowal Highland Gathering . Listen in today as Frlly will bring you up to date with all that is happening at this great event and how you the listener can get the best from it. She will also tell you about the Fringe events happening in and around the town and if you can’t manage to get here in person yourself she will tell you how you need not miss out as the “Next Best Thing To Being There” is to listen in to Dunoon Community Radio 97.4 fm for full coverage and live commentary of Highland dancing as the Gathering host the Scottish and World Championships which once again this year will be streamed in vision on the Gathering web site http://www.cowalgathering.com/live-feed.php Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR97.4FM ANNOUNCE LINE UP FOR SUNSET CEREMONY WARM UP August 21, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar sil_bagpipe PH23 BID logo RETURN OF THE SUNSET CEREMONY THURSDAY 28TH AUGUST ARGYLL GARDENS 7.00PM SUNSET CEREMONY BROADCAST LIVE 97.4FM THURSDAY28TH AUGUST ARGYLL GARDENS THE DCR97.4FM REVUE WARM UP 7.00-7.25 WITH DAVE de KORT CLAREMARIE NOLAN DINO MARTINO NEFERTITI AND INTRODUCING OUR VERY SPECIAL GUEST YOU’VE HEARD HIM ON THE RADIO SEEN HIM ON TV SCOTLANDS NEW SINGING SENSATION MATT RAMSAY MATTCOVERCUT Singing His Debut Single “SAY WHAT YOU WILL” written by Robert John Puzey “ And as a special treat for all dcr 97.4fm listeners click here to see Matt sing his debut single on TV http://youtu.be/vg9-VLVx_e4 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments MATT RAMSAY SCOTLAND’S NEW SINGING SENSATION TO APPEAR LIVE AT DUNOON SUNSET CEREMONY CELEBRATIONS August 21, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar matt ramsay 1 Dunoon Community Radio have announced that listener favourite Matt Ramsay who’s music has been played on DCR974.fm since he appeared live on the station last April will as promised come back to Dunoon to perform his debut single released this week and available to download on iTunes. Matt will be joining members of the DCR97.4FM Revue live on stage 7.00pm Thursday 28th for the PA23BIDS sponsored Sunset Ceremony And as a special treat for all dcr 97.4fm listeners click here to see Matt sing his debut single on TV http://youtu.be/vg9-VLVx_e4 WE ARE GETTING READY –ARE YOU –COWALL GATHERING WEEK –DINO MARTINO IS GETTING READY August 21, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN2395 (640x480) Spotted recently in the DCR97.4FM Studio on the news that a certain favourite male singer of DCR97 fm listeners was about to be announced as a very special guest, to sing live on the Sunset Ceremony warm up presented by Dunoon Community Radio. Dino Martino decided to get down to some very serious rehearsals Live on Victor’s TLLLVLBS DSCN2398 (640x480) Categories: Uncategorized | 2 Comments Category Comments ARE YOU READY– COWAL DJ ACADEMY MASTERCLASS AS PART OF DUNOON DIZZY DAYZ August 21, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DUNOON COMMUNITY RADIO PRESENTS VERY SPECIAL GUEST DDD-2- FINAL 2 darker font 8.00pm till 10.00pm DCR97.4FM ARGYLL GARDENS ON THE BANDSTAND WEDNESDAY 27TH AUGUST cowal dj acadamy Cowal DJ Academy Masterclass Since 2010 Cowal DJ Academy have provided local young people with the chance to learn how to DJ and take part in local events. From vinyl to CDs to controllers they cover it all and welcome anyone who wants to come and try it. 20140405_222703 Dunoon Community Radio in association with Dizzy Dayz are proud to present this unique opportunity to see the Cowal DJ Academy present a very special programme highlighting the talents of these youngsters with their different operating styles and different genres of mainstream and not to mainstream music Produced & Directed by Craig Anderson Visit their page at www.facebook.com/cdjacademy for more details. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SUNSET CEREMONY UPDATE WITH DEREK & TOM IRVINE August 19, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar PH23 BID logo Join us live on Dunoon Community Radio Tuesday after 5.00pm for The Late Late Late Breakfast Show when Victor will be joined by DCR97.4FM Celebrity presenter Derek McIntyre co-ordinator for PA23 BID who will tell us more of the line up for the most famous Legendry evening event The Sunset Ceremony that takes place here in Dunoon in the run up to the Cowal Highland Gathering mid-week at the Argyll Gardens . Derek shall be introducing one of the entertainers that night local man Mr Tom Irvine and possibly a tune or two. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments CONGRATULATIONS TO DUNOON GRAMMAR SCHOOL PIPE BAND August 18, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar CONGRATULATIONS to Inveraray & District Pipe Band who did fantastic at the World Pipe Band Championships leaving as the second best in the world only beaten by Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band .We look forward to greeting Inveraray & District Pipe Band at The Cowal Highland Gathering along with our very own Dunoon Grammar School Pipe Band who narrowly missed out on qualifying but put in a great performance –and that is what matters, you did us all proud. DGS PIPE BAND Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments FIRST SINGLE RELEASE FROM MATT RAMSAY “SAY WHAT YOU WILL” August 15, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 004 THE VERY COOL SO DOWN TO EARTH MATT RAMSAY Was it really last April that Matt Ramsay born and bred just outside Glasgow in East Kilbride came into the DCR97.4FM studio to talk to Margaret and Victor about his passion for singing. This professional Commercial Sport Co-ordinater dealing with the co-ordination of Football, Off-ice Skating , Gymnastics and Swimming had been wooing DCR listeners with songs from the musicals and not just musicals, as a special surprise to Matt his management team unknown to him had sent a Lady Ga Ga song he had recorded in the studio just to show he could do it and this was the first time Matt has heard the finished version, he told listeners he listens to such popular artist as Michael Buble, Tom Jones ,The Undertones and classical artist as Andrea Bocelli, Alfie Boe and Il Divo to Tony Bennet, Michael Ball and Frank Sinatra. The Boy from East Kilbride told listeners how he loves football & sports, but music is his first passion and how he found his voice singing in the choir of The Salvation Army. 002 MARGARET IS IN LOVE -THINK SHE WOULD KNOW BETTER Since he had been discovered by his manager Marc D Nixon his life had really changed recording some of his favourite songs in a big studio with an orchestra and being introduced to renowned songwriter Robert John Puzey who wrote smash hits for The Dooley’s and The Nolans including the world famous ‘I’m In The Mood For Dancing’. Robert was so impressed by this new Scottish talent he has written especially for Matt’s incredible voice a new song “Say What You Will” which he was just about to go into the studio to record as his fist single CD. MATTCOVERCUT Well the waiting is over and ‘Say What You Will’ will be released on a exciting new record label Monkay Ltd. and will be available by download from itunes this Weekend but of course, listen in to DCR97.4FM and you just may hear this incredible new song by surely one of Scotland’s Top Singing Talents. matt in quire Matt has promised as soon as he can to re-visit the studio to say hello again to our listeners and bring everyone up to date and to share this great adventure he has embarked upon. Matt tells us he is taking it all one day at a time at the moment still doing the day job and enjoying the precious time with his family “as you just don’t know what tomorrow will bring” now he is in the “Music Business” 009 Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments DUNOON’S BIDPA23 BRING POPULAR GOLD MEDAL WINNER TO TAKE PART IN SUNSET CEREMONY August 13, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar charlie in flames Dunoon’s BIDPA23 organises of the revival of the new look Sunset Ceremony have announced that Scottish sporting hero of the commonwealth Games Men’s Lightweight Gold Medal winner Charlie Flynn will visit Dunoon to take part in this years Sunset Ceremony. Announcing the arrival of this popular Gold Medal winner BIDS PA23 Sunset Ceremony co-ordinator Derek McIntyre said Charlie was only to happy to come “Doon the watter” to take part in the Sunset Ceremony and was looking forward to passing on some of his skills to the youngsters of Cowal PH23 BID logo Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments SUNSET CEREMONY ANNOUNCED THURSDAY 28TH AUGUST DURING DIZZY DAYZ RUN UP TO COWAL HIGHLAND GATHERING August 12, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DDD-2- FINAL 2 darker font FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER LIVE ACROSS THE WORLD ON RADIO It was revealed earlier this evening on the Late Late Late Very Late Breakfast Show when DCR97.4FM Celebrity presenter Derek McIntyre announced the line up for the Legendry evening event that will take place here in Dunoon in the run up to the Cowal Highland Gathering mid-week at the Argyll Gardens. After last year’s fantastic revival of this prestigious event by Derek’s namesake Roddy McIntyre it was felt by many folk that it should not only happen again but should grow in stature as the run up to the Cowal Highland Gathering has with the introduction of Dizzy Dayz in Dunoon. DEREK McINTYRE Supported by like minded folk including Dunoons BIDPA23 Derek explained how he was asked several weeks ago if he would carry on the good work Roddy McIntyre did last year in reviving the event and accepted immediately. PH23 BID logo One of the first things he looked at was the ornament Bandstand which although picturesque in its surrounding wasn’t really practical as a “Stage” to show case Bands and Dancers and also restrictive to performers because of its shape and size. This on the night will be put right with the construction of a stage built up to and the same height as the bandstand stage with sufficient room for each act to perform, the height of the stage will mean that dancers who usually perform on the stone surface in front of the bandstand will on this occasion perform on a flat surface and at a height every one in the gardens will see. Compliment the staging with a top sound system and visitors to the Argyll Gardens this night will surely be in a “dizzy dayz” by the splendour of it all. When it comes to the entertainment on the stage this night there are no headliners or main acts, there are amongst the performers acts with well-earned international reputations and performers just starting out and performers who just enjoy entertaining folk. Gathering Logo 2014 The theme will reflect that the Cowal Highland Gathering as the most prestigious Scottish event in the world and will feature an artist who will reflect in song and stories the Scotland of old days before and after “The White heather Club”. A big welcome is assured for the much loved Tom Irvine. Invited on stage as a very special guest will be one of the worlds most famous Drum Major’s………..World Champion Drum Major Brian Wilson who is sure to make the crowds “dizzy” with his incredible Mace throwing. lets-dance-logo1 The Christina Cairns School of Highland Dancing having competed in the stadium during the day will set the stage alive with special dance choreography to thrill everyone. cowall fiddle juniors The Cowal Fiddle Workshop will entertain with musicians both from the talented juniors as well as the well-versed seniors. Abigail Pryde The talented young local lady with the massive reputation Abigail Pryde will perform Live in one of her rare local performances as she takes a break from her studies at Dunoon’s Grammar School and Glasgow”s Royal Conservatoire of Scotland reely jiggered new album reely jiggered fb Not so rare but with the launch of their latest CD at Glasgow’s Oran Mor on Saturday 20th September a rare opportunity to hear one of Scotland’s top Celtic Folk Rock Bands Reely Jiggered play tunes from their forthcoming CD Kaleidoscope. vatersay CD the vatersay band live Also performing on the Sunset Ceremony stage will be the boy’s from Barra the fabulous Vatersay Boys, a firm favourite on DCRs Ian Wilson’s West Coast Ceilidh and regulary selling out the Glasgow Barrowland. The Vatersay Boys have a huge following playing energetic, raw ceilidh music another rare treat for Cowal and the Sunset Ceremony. Of course there is still to be announced the guest Pipe Band and no event like this would be without at least one very , very secret special guest. As Derek informed the listeners this evening since rumours of the Sunset Ceremony taking place have spread there have many performers offering their services some of who will be making guest appearances during Dunoon’s Dizzy Days. As soon as the running order has been finalized Derek will revisit the studio to bring listeners up to date and all the latest news. As the official broadcaster of The Cowal Highland Gathering, Dizzy Dayz and the Sunset Ceremony broadcasting these events Live on 97.4FM and across the world on the internet we are very proud to announce that Dunoon Community Radio will commence the Live Sunset Ceremony broadcast by taking to the stage bringing you…………………………….. dcr night of stars A past Extravaganza of Enterainment from Dunoon Community Radio PH23 BID logo Categories: Uncategorized | 2 Comments Category Comments WE ARE GETTING READY, ARE YOU? FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER LIVE ON RADIO ACROSS THE WORLD…… August 11, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DDD-2- FINAL 2 darker font WE ARE GETTING READY, ARE YOU? FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER LIVE ON RADIO ACROSS THE WORLD……AS PART OF DUNOON’S DIZZY DAZE COWALS MOST FAMOUS EVENT LIVE……….. DEREK McINTYRE Join us live on Dunoon Community Radio Tuesday after 5.00pm for The Late Late Late Breakfast Show when Victor will be joined by DCR97.4FM Celebrity presenter Derek McIntyre who will announce the line up for the most famous Legendry evening event that takes place here in Dunoon in the run up to the Cowal Highland Gathering mid-week at the Argyll Gardens . sun set logo 1 This year’s event promises to make you Dizzy with a line up of local and international entertainment second to non, if for any reason you cannot be there or if you will be following Dizzy Dayz from distant shores Dunoon Community Radio for the very first time ever will broadcast the full event live across the world with Master of Ceremonies Derek McIntyre reely jiggered new album Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments WE ARE GETTING READY ARE YOU ? August 9, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar WEDNESDAY 27th TO SUNDAY 31st AUGUST 2014 DDD-2- FINAL 2 darker font Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments GREAT RESPONSE TO DUNOON BAND “FRIENDS OF OURS” NEW EP August 8, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN2391 (640x480) It looks like Michael McArthur Vocals/Guitar Martin Hodgins (Drums) Kyran Strachan (Bass) and Tommy Gorman (Guitar) collectively known as “FRIENDS OF OURS” do have many friends, if this evenings response is anything to go by. Thanks again Guys for visiting us tonight and we are sure from tonight’s listener reaction Saturday’s Gig will be one not to be missed. Look forward to seeing you playing Live at Dunoon’s top Band venue “The Brewery” If you are away Saturdayand miss the Guys and can’t get to any of their Glasgow Gigs, the Guys have promised to try and visit us at the Dizzy Dayz Event at the Argyll Gardens on the afternoon of Wednesday the 27TH August and may even accompany us to the DCR97.4FM Music Stand at the Kirn Gala later that afternoon. DDD-2- FINAL 2 darker font Categories: Uncategorized | 3 Comments Category Comments “FRIENDS OF OURS” NEW EP “PRIORITIES” LAUNCH August 8, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar FRIENDS OF OURS NEW EP LAUNCH Friends Of Ours Friends Of Ours for web FRIENDS OF OURS L-R Tommy Gorman (Guitar) Kyran Strachan (Bass) Martin Hodgins (Drums) and Michael McArthur Vocals/Guitar It was way back in March 2014 that local Dunoon band “Friends of Ours” visited the DCR97.4FM Main Studio to chat to “Rock Trish” and tell listeners of their new EP “Priorities” which at that time was in the final planning stage prior to going into the Studio with a provisional release date of late Summer 2014. Rock Trish at her most persuasive got the guys to give her listeners a flavour of the EP by playing a track from the forthcoming EP and the guys obliged by playing a tune which they had only in the last few days finished writing and only just decided to include it on the EP it was called “Not Tonight “ Friends Of Ours Now on the eve of the launch of the finished EP at a local Dunoon venue “The Brewery” the band re-visit the DCR97.4FM studio to chat to “Rock Trish” about the making of the EP and “Rock Trish” will be play some of the bands favourite songs that inspired them to pick up their instruments and influence and shape their musical style. Of course the Guys will be giving their EP” Priorities” it’s very first “Air Play” whatever rocks your boat. award ! Categories: Uncategorized | 3 Comments Category Comments DIZZY DAYZ ANNOUNCED FOR DUNOON July 30, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar WEDNESDAY 27th To SUNDAY 31st AUGUST 2014 IN AID OF CHARITY You may have read the article by Gordon Neish in the current edition of the Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard announcing the forth coming Charity Event to be held in different locations in and around Dunoon from Wednesday 27th to 31st August. To include Town centre locations The Argyll Gardens and the Castle Gardens with excursions to Kirn Gala and a three day “WhistleFest at the Whistlefield Inn this promises to be a real Dizzy Affair for all members of the family local and beyond as everyone gets in the mood and excited for the World Famous Cowal Highland Gathering when Dunoon Community Radio will be informing the world not only what is happening in the stadium at this prestigious world events but what is happening in and around Dunoon. . DDD-2- FINAL 2 darker font The posters are now going up in and around Dunoon with the distinctive Dizzy Days Logo announcing a programme which the organisers inform us is being added to on an almost daily basis with as the word spreads new artist and entertainers offering their services and members of the local commerce looking to sponsor elements of the event . The fun starts at 1.00pm to 3.30pm Wednesday at the Argyll Gardens as Dunoon Community Radio becomes the support act to put you in the mood for what has been the main feature on this date for many years the biggest single Local Charity Event the Kirn Gala. We will entertain you with live music and entertainment with one or two special surprises before we join the crowds at the Kirn Gala where we will continue to entertain from the DCR97.4FM stall, with even more surprises. As the entertainment draws to an end at the Kirn Gala Dunoon Community Radio will re-boot at the Argyll Gardens to present a very special musical set and light show by our very special Guest the “Cowal DJ Academy”. For more information visit us again as we shall be posting more details of “Dizzy Dayz” or visit Facebook and don’t foret to like the page at ; https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007151267112&fref=n Big thanks and acknowledgements go to Sponsors “The Argyll Hotel”, “Go Active @ Argyll Holidays”, “Morrissons”, “ Miller Stewart”, “Curiosity Complex”, “E&R Inglis Ltd”, “Whistlefield Inn” and “Argyll & Bute Council”. Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments Glasgow Green Live Zone July 26, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Commonwealth Games logo Home is where the heart is, and Glasgow Green Live Zone is at the heart of the Games Time experience. This beautiful city park will be transformed into Glasgow’s biggest home, and everyone is invited to this spectacular FREE house party. green live zone Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments CELTIC CONNECTIONS “IN THE SUMMER”. July 26, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Commonwealth Games logo Usually when we here at Dunoon Community Radio start talking about Celtic Connections it’s usually at the beginning of January and we are telling you about the great musical event about to start in Glasgow with Celtic Connections To celebrate the Commonwealth Games and to give it a slight flavour of a wee part of the January held Celtic Connections the very popular Celtic Connections Late Night Festival Club last held last January in the fabulous newly refurbished Art School will make a summer appearance. Programmed in association with the acclaimed Celtic Connections Festival, each night from Monday 28th July to Saturday 2nd August the Festival 2014 Club will be held at Glasgow’s Old Fruitmarket and will take you on a journey across the many musical cultures of Scotland and the Commonwealth. old fruit market Recognised as the official Team Scotland Festival 2014’s official late night venue. Local talent and guest performers from all over the Commonwealth will put on a surprising and vibrant programme full of Festival flavour in one of Glasgow’s best loved venues. The Festival 2014 will also welcome Team Scotland when top athletes will reveal their experience of Glasgow 2014 – and will get behind the decks to DJ in our guest ‘Field of Play’ slot. It all kick off tonight Friday 25th July with this special Festival 2014 Club featuring Ibibio Sound Machine Fronted by London-born Nigerian singer Eno Williams, Ibibio Sound Machine is a clash of African and electronic elements inspired in equal measure by the golden era of West African funk & disco and modern post-punk & electro. Based in Lilongwe, Malawi, the different backgrounds and cultural roots of Mafilika’s members inspired the band’s musical style, which fuses rock with roots and jazz with alternative. The exciting sound of The Paul McKenna Band is created through outstanding Vocals, driving Guitar and Bouzouki, intense fiddle playing, a warm pairing of flute and whistles and dynamic bodhrán and percussion. With a contemporary approach to songs, although not straying too far from their roots, their arrangements are both fresh and innovative. festivalclubrotator21 There are still some tickets available for most nights,contact details below for this wonderful opportunity to enjoy one of the many unique entertainment events held in and around Glasgow to help celebrate the Commonwealth Games and the possibility of meeting great athletes from Team Scotland Contact for more information and booking 2 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow G2 3NY t: 0141 353 8000 e: info@glasgowlife.org.uk Tickets: £10 *Additional Charges Transaction Charges: • Online: a transaction charge of £1 applies to all online bookings. • Phone: a transaction charge of £1.50 applies to all phone bookings. • Counter/ In Person: there are no transaction charges for in person bookings. SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO CONSIDER vintage glasgow http://www.vintagefestival.co.uk/events/vintage-glasgow-merchant-city-festival-26th-27th-july-2014 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments CLYDE WELCOMES YOU TO GLASGOW GREEN July 24, 2014 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar Commonwealth Games logo Clyde at Glasgow Green You may have heard that from now until the 3rd August the biggest sporting event in the world right now is taking place in Glasgow. To make sure you know exactly what is happening with up to the minute updates the biggest and best media companies from around the world are here in Glasgow. We acknowledge are colleagues in the world of broadcasting have so far done a sterling job in the run up to the games keeping us all informed right from the very start on the 9th October 2013 when the Queens Baton Relay began its 190,000 km journey over 288 days before opening the games last night Over 288 days the baton visit 70 nations and territories, it’s 190,000 kilometres involve a third of the world’s population, making it the world’s most engaging relay. On Sunday 13th July over 3500 folk gathered at Dunoon Stadium to welcome in bright sunshine the arrival of the Queens Baton which had arrived in Appin in the early hours to start it’s journey through Argyll to be greeted by hundreds on route travelling through Benderloch, Dunbeg,Oban, Kilmartin, Dunadd, Lochgilhead, Furnace, Inveraray, Strachur, Sandbank Hunters Quay, Kirn, Castle Gardens to eventualy Dunoon Stadium. Now the Games have begun we thought we will leave the actual sporting events to the expert broadcasters and we will keep you up to date to what other entertainment will be available in and around Glasgow much of it free and all designed to give as much entertainment to all members of the family. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments QUEENS BATON RELAY EVENT –MAKING HISTORY –WHO WAS THERE ? July 15, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Alasdair Ireland Amongs the Queens Baton Relay Bearers in Dunoon on Sunday was 17 years old Alasdair Ireland who has represented Britain and Scotland a number of times as a member of Scottish and Britain Sailing Teams and one of seven who represented Great Britian at the World Championships in Germany. We thought with him being used to these big events he would be taking this all in his stride (accuse the Pun) but apparently this was not the case, so overcome with the emotion of the occasion he was reluctant to talk to Dunoon Community Radio and tell of his experience but did agree to pop into the DCR97.4FM at the first convenient time to tell us of how it felt to have been selected as a Queens Baton Relay Bearer and to talk us through right up to the moment when he found it was all too much and couldn’t find the words to express how he was feeling. Of course all this didn’t stop him posing for pictures taken by his friend and fellow youth sailor Sean Condy who along with DCR’S Soundwave Co Presenter Catriona Lauder were gathering information for their Friday night radio programme. com sean Alasdair will be popping into the studio after 5.PM Tuesday evening to chat to Victor. We are hoping Alasdair will just be the first of many participants of the Queens Baton Relay event who shall visit Dcr97.fm presenters during their programmes to tell of the part they played in this truly Historic Event. Listen out to Sean and Catriona’s programme and Sarahs, Neils, Frlly’s and………………………………………………. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments QUEENS BATON ARRIVES IN DUNOON July 13, 2014 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar Clyde Leads the Baton Relay Clyde Leads the Baton Relay Baton Relay Dunoon The Baton arrives at Dunoon Pier Paul Kerr Hands over the Baton Paul Kerr Hands over the Baton The next runner leaves the Castle Gardens to head up Argyll Street The next runner leaves the Castle Gardens to head up Argyll Street 287 288 294 - Copy 298 - Copy 300 - Copy 318 320 325 350 354 355 359 361 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments TODAY IS THE DAY COME AND JOIN US July 13, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar COME AND BE PART OF THIS VERY SPECIAL HISTORY MAKING DAY -LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING MANY OF OUR LISTENERS AT THE STADIUM Commonwealth Games logo As the Queen’s Baton Relay travels through Argyll and Bute today , we shall be hopping to meet many of Dunoon Community Radio’s listeners at the celebration starting at 2.30pm Celebrations to help celebrate this great event will take in Dunoon Stadium when an afternoon and early evening of entertainment and activities will take place and Free as there shall be no charge into the Stadium Dunoon Community Radio will be situated in the DCR97.4FM marquee next to the Big stage and shall, during the afternoons entertainment, playing music and introducing for your entertainment some of the finest entertainers in Cowal Just to remind you this is the programme for this afternoon’s entertainment ON THE MAIN STAGE 2.30pm Whistlefield and Cowal Pipe Band 2.50pm JoAnne’s Dancers 3.05pm Giant Zumba with Louise 3.30pm Heron Valley (four-piece Ceilidh Band) heron valley band 4.30pm Tina Cairns Dancers 5.00pm STRAIGHT FROM THEIR AMAZING OBAN GIG LAST NIGHT BAGS OF ROCK INVERNESS THE INCREDIBLE …………………………..BAGS OF ROCK (photo Paul Morrison ) And for that all important Official Part of this very special History making day 6.15pm Official Speeches 6.35pm Arrival of first Baton into the Stadium Arrival march piped by Whistlefield and Cowal Pipe Band 7.00pm Baton Bearers release balloons 7.15pm Farewell to the Baton -The Choral Club and local schoolchildren sing ‘Here’s To All Our Commonwealth Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments HILLBILLY BOB’S COUNTRY SATURDAY SHOW –SORRY NOT LIVE July 12, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Sorry Listeners and especially all you Hillbilly Bob listeners listeners . HillBilly Bob ID Hillbilly Bob’s programme live from the Shack is for some reason not reaching us and we have had to organise a posse to ride out to the shack to tell him he is not reaching us whilst we put out a previous programme We will do everything we can to ensure Hillbilly bob is here live next week so he can bring you up to date with all that is happening in the world of country music computer-repair As many of our listeners are aware have we have over the last week made several changes to our broadcasting schedule some of which we have not been able to give you notice of until the programme was due to be broadcast. Hillbilly Bob’s absence this evening was due to another separate issue in our Studio meaning we were unable to broadcast his programme which he was doing for some time whilst we broadcast a previous programme until we advised him to stop. These problems we are encountering at the moment are mainly due to our faithful well-worn and tired equipment we our using which we are replacing as funding allows We apologise if the changes to our programming has caused you any inconvenience but are working very hard to put matters right Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments NORRIE “TAGO” MACIVER THE ROAD DANCE ALBUM OF THE WEEK DCR97.4 FM AND CELT95FM July 11, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Norrie cd big http://www.norriemaciver.co.uk/ In all the years we have been broadcasting the Album of the week from CELT 95FM this is the first time we here at DCR97.4FM and CELT95FM have chosen the same Album for the same week . This really must tell you something about Norrie ‘Tago’ MacIver and his first solo album The Road Dance . As we take a wee break before Sunday and Dunoon’s involvement with the Queen’s Baton Relay let’s relax with this wonderful way to introduce our featured album of the week as Norrie visits the Celtic Music Radio Studio where Ross MacFadyen will chat with him and we here on Dunoon Community Radio can share . Ross Macfadyen The album will be the “Featured Album of the Week from Monday 14th July on both DCR97.4 and CELT95FM, On DCR97.4FM it will be featured daily 7.00am –9.00am, and 5.00pm—7pm and will be on the playlist of several programmes citing his connection with Dunoon and the fact DCR97.4FM has followed his career since Victor and Ross interviewed him as part of Celtic Music Radio95fm Celtic Connections 2011 with his fellow musicians as part of Manran at the Royal Concert Hall whilst they were being followed around by a TV documentary crew and subsequently led to DCR97.4fm first be it brief, appearance on TV. norrie cd Sarah will feature the Album in her Chronicles from 12noon Monday and Neil Alexander will follow her and talk of one Benny Lynch born 2nd April 1913 and died 6th August 1946 in the Gorbals. The undisputed world flyweight boxing champion. From 1932-36, Norrie has written and performs the song Benny on his first solo Album “ The Road Dance” Norrie “Tago” MacIver comes from Carloway in the Isle of Lewis and is currently living in Glasgow after graduating from the RSAMD. When he was 15, Norrie attended the National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music, were he was taught by Blair Douglas and Jack Evans. From 2005 to 2011 Norrie was the lead singer of Bodega who became Scottish Folk Band of the Year in 2009 and who also won the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award in 2006. He has played at festivals all over the country such as Celtic Connections and the Hebridean Celtic Festival and has toured extensively in Europe. Norrie has recorded albums with both Bodega and Na Seoid and has appeared as a guest musician on the latest Skipinnish, Julie Fowlis, Rachel Walker and Daimh albums. norrie_maciver FEST In December 2011, Norrie was voted Gaelic singer of the Year at the MG Alba Scot Trad Music awards. Norrie grew up with many different styles of music and he brings all those styles together in his band. The first song he wrote……………. Continue Reading » SOME SAY THE BIGGEST , CERTAINLY THE MOST UNIQUE EVENT OF THE YEAR —WILL YOU BE THERE ? IT’S THIS SUNDAY IT’S HERE IN DUNOON AND IT’S FREE July 8, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar COME AND BE PART OF THIS VERY SPECIAL HISTORY MAKING DAY PRESENTED FOR YOU BY A & b logo Commonwealth Games logo The Queen’s Baton Relay will travel through Argyll and Bute on Sunday 13 July, with the Relay setting off from Appin to travel to Oban, Lochgilphead, Inveraray and end its journey in Dunoon. The Relay is being organised by Glasgow 2014 in partnership with Commonwealth Games Scotland and with support locally from the council. The Glasgow 2014 Queen’s Baton Relay is the curtain-raiser to the Commonwealth Games and symbolises the coming together of all Commonwealth nations and territories in preparation for the Games. The council will work with Glasgow 2014 to make it a success for our people and our area. It really is something to look forward to.” Celebrations to help celebrate this great event will take in Dunoon Stadium when an afternoon and early evening of entertainment and activities will take place and Free as there shall be no charge into the Stadium DCR LOGO 2 GAELIC Dunoon Community Radio Presenters will be at our DCR97.4FM Radio Marquee Situated at the side of the Big Celebration Stage informing you of what’ where and when events will be happening in the stadium and on the Big Celebration Stage You may even see your favourite DCR97.4 FM presenters introducing some of the big line up of incredible talent that will be performing on the stage as listed below. We look forward to meeting as many listeners as possible pleeeeeese come and say Hello. The entertainment and activities is advertised as being in three groups CULTURAL ACTIVITY headed by BAGS OF ROCKS (Heavy Rock Band with Great Higland Bagpipes) BAGS OF ROCK NEW 3 SUPPORTED BY heron valley band HERON VALLEY CEILIDH BAND SPORTS COME AND TRY headed by ONE MILE FUN RACE. FUN ACTIVITIES headed by KIDS CARNIVAL RIDES Everyone is invited to the Celebration starting with THE QUEENS BATON RELAY ‘ONE MILE CELEBRATION RACE EVENT at Dunoon Stadium. Starts 12 noon Lot’s of activities for all the family to enjoy Kids Carnival Rides Bouncy Castle Hoots Owls – Birds of Prey Chainsaw Crafts Trampoline (Bungee) Bungee Run Bucking Bronco Face Painting Funky Chicken Clowns Pirate Theatre Stadium Tam Storyteller Absurdist Pipe Band Science Centre Police Horses Drum Workshop Gymnastics Display COME AND TRY ACTIVITIES An opportunity to have a go at – Cowal Rugby Club Local Shinty Clubs Dunoon Youth Football League & Dunoon Amateur Football Club Castle Tennis Club Quay Fitness Highland Dancing with Christina Cairns Gymnastics and for your entertainment some of the finest entertaimers all with Cowal connections THE MAIN EVENTS ON THE MAIN STAGE 2.30pm Whistlefield and Cowal Pipe Band 2.50pm JoAnne’s Dancers 3.05pm Giant Zumba with Louise 3.30pm Heron Valley (four-piece Ceilidh Band) heron valley banner 4.30pm Tina Cairns Dancers bags of rock new 2 5.00pm BAGS OF ROCK (Heavy Rock with the Great Highland Bagpipes) And for that all important Official Part of this very special History making day 6.15pm Official Speeches 6.35pm Arrival of first Baton into the Stadium Arrival march piped by Whistlefield and Cowal Pipe Band 7.00pm Baton Bearers release balloons 7.15pm Farewell to the Baton -The Choral Club and local schoolchildren sing ‘Here’s To All Our Commonwealth Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments LATE CHANGES TO OUR PROGRAMME SCHEDULE July 5, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar computer-repair As many of our listeners have noticed we have over the last week made several changes to our broadcasting schedule some of which we have not been able to give you notice of until the programme was due to be broadcast. IT Archie is currently working on this but it may be longer than sooner before this issue is resolved. At this time it is mainly recorded programmes that have been affected, programmes live from the Studio have not so far been been affected. We will be streaming programmes from the Celtic Music Radio 95fm schedule when we are unable to operate live and in the meantime we will try to keep you informed of any late changes to the broadcast schedule during live programmes and through our published Programme Schedule. We apologise in advance and hope these changes do not cause you any inconvenience. NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE NO MATTER WHAT TIME IT IS – YOU ARE MOST WELCOME -THANKYOU Categories: Uncategorized | 7 Comments Category Comments LOCAL POET TARIQ LATIF VISITS DCR97.4FM STUDIO July 2, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar LOCAL POET TARIQ LATIF VISITS DCR97.4FM STUDIO Margaret and Victor welcome Tariq Latif a local Poet on Thursday who will be at Book Point this Thursday evening to help celebrate Independent Book sellers as part of National Book Week. Tariq Latif Tariq has publish three Poetry books and will be reciting some of his work and signing books. Tariq has live in Argyll for ten years and hails from Manchester although he was born in Pakistan. Tariq spends lot of his free time roaming the Scottish Highlands and writing occasional verse. He was the First Prize winner of the Daily Mail National Poetry Competition 2004, and his work has been featured on BBC2 television and BBC Radio 4. tariq book 1 His previous two Books , Skimming the Soul (1991) and The Minister’s Garden (1996) have been well recieved. Categories: Uncategorized | 3 Comments Category Comments CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL AT CELTIC MUSIC RADIO 95FM July 1, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar celtic fm Today is the day our BIG Brother Community Radio Station Celtic Music Radio launch their new 95FM broadcast service at 12.00pm The Glasgow based Community Radio is promising a festival of music as it switches over to 95 FM transmission . celt95fm-239x133 Celtic Music Radio will launch officially on 95 FM at 12 noon today, Tuesday 1st July when presenters Liz Clark and Gordon Hotchkiss will be in studio 1 with guests, long time favourites here at DCR97.4fm Skerryvore. They shall be helping to celebrate broadcasting on the FM waveband across Glasgow. skerryvore at cmr Live in studio 1 members of Skerryvore will be telling listeners all about their forthcoming album Chasing The Sun and perhaps exclusively play a track or two on high quality stereo 95 FM. skerryvore live-banner On air since January 2008 on 1530AM in the Glasgow area, Celtic Music Radio prides itself as a station with a mission to support new musical talent singers and songwriters and to be a strong voice for contemporary and traditional Scottish music, arts and culture. It’s been a long time coming and no easy road with a lot of hard work put in by the dedicated volunteers at Celtic Music Radio who are now looking forward to boost their audience and further enhance their world class reputation as being the Best Celtic Music Radio Station anywhere. The idea for Celtic Music Radio came about in 2003 and it took to January 2008 before the official launch on 1530AM . Within two years Celtic Music Radio was providing a sustaining service and assistance to Dunoon Community Radio which enabled us to start broadcasting on 97.4fm 0n the 1st December 2009. When we grow up we want to be just like them If you are out and about around Glasgow in your car please tune in and have a listen and they would welcome any reception comments you would like to make, you can contact them at studio@celticmusicradio.net or by text to 0777 507 95 95 http://skerryvore.com/ Skerryvore in Studio SKERRYVORE AT LAUNCH CMR FM LAUNCH DavyLees in the studio with Eva to help celebrate the FM launch by singing a song and taking these pictures Categories: Uncategorized | 2 Comments Category Comments EXCELLENT FEED BACK FROM SPECTACULAR WEEKEND EVENTS June 30, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Locals and visitors alike many from distant shores were entertained to unique events here in Cowal this weekend, the incredible “Happy Daze” Clyde Charity Challenge saw over fifty swimmers swim across the Clyde to raise funds for their own special charities. Congratulations to all who took part especially Team Paul Kerr who have been working so hard behind the scene to make this happen. The fact the event attracted so much media coverage and reports and photographs on social media sites proves the excellent job that was done . This is the photograph that has been seen all over the world which most people say illustrates what Happy Dayz represents paul -zanda Paul Kerr is reunited with his son Zander after both completing their own challenge DCR LOGO 2 GAELIC swapmp soccer poster_2014 swamp soccer 2 One of the other unique events this weekend was the World Cup –No not that World Cup the only thing that was biting in this World Cup was the occasional Midge, we are talking about the Ardbeg Swamp Soccer World Cup . This world class event was being held At Blairmore just outside Dunoon and attracted visitors from all over the world and players from as far away as Turkey battled it out for the World Cup Championship. Covered from head to toe in mud players scrambled to score goals in the same manner as the other World Cup with even a penalty shoot –out as Scots Yippee Ki Yay beat Erisim Istanbul from Turkey. The mens final was won for the third year in a row by Team AK from Paisley who beat Deportivo Lack Of Talent 3-1 SWAMP SOCCER Dunoon Community presenters DJ Luke and Dj Rupert who did a splendid job commentating became TV stars when they were featured briefly in a television news report. DSCN1620 (640x480) Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments BUSY SATURDAY IN AND AROUND DUNOON June 28, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar So much going on here in and around Dunoon today and of course our very own DCR97.4FM Executive Producer Hamish Bear was out and about to record some of the events for his Web site page. The big event of the day was Paul Kerr’s Happy Dayz Clyde Charity Challenge when over fifty swimmers swam across the Clyde raising funds for their favourite Charities. We also had Wally of “ Where’s Wally” fame making a public appearance when he joined Glasgow based Crime writer Gordon Brown who’s novels Catalyst Falling and 59 Minutes are very popular. This was all to help celebrate the first day of National Book Week at Dunoon’s Bookpoint, Wally and author Gordon Brown were joined by Chloe and friends to chat to visitors to the store DCR97.4FM Presenter Luke and Rupert were out at Blairmore entertaining and commentating on the Ardbeg Swamp Soccer World Cup in glorious sunshine and also out of town we had the annual opening of the Shore Gardens were members of the public are invited to visit some of the most interesting gardens in Cowal DSCN1597 (640x480) Along with dozens of photographers including a TV film crew, Dcr’s and Observer photographer ITArchie get ready for Paul Kerr’s arrival DSCN1603 (640x480) Hello Everyone ! Thanks for coming- Ooooo no– not those telly folk again. DSCN1601 (640x480) OK Guy’s, I know it’s for the TV — but how long do you want to interview me for –every one is leaving and the soup is going cold. DSCN1515 (640x480) AND JUST A COUPLE OF HOURS EARLIER O K Everyone have you all got it ? You put your arms out front…….Happy Dayz are here again……… DSCN1516 (640x480) DSCN1528 (640x480) DSCN1532 (640x480) SEA TAXI TO CROSS THE CLYDE TO CLOCH LIGHTHOUSE STARTING POINT DSCN1538 (640x480) BACKUP SEA TAXI …………….MEANWHILE IN TOWN………………………….. DSCN1494 (640x480) The Executive Producer Hamish Bear says hello to Chloe and friends outside Dunoon’s Bookpoint DSCN1501 (640x480) Guess who found Wally DSCN1504 (640x480) Fanfare for visiting author Gordon Brown DSCN1506 (640x480) This will make you smile AND NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT ….AFTER A CUP OF TEA and maybe some chips. DSCN1543 (640x480) swapmp soccer poster_2014 swamp soccer 2 DSCN1620 (640x480) Your Host from DCR974.FM DJ LUKE and DJ RUPERT. DSCN1619 (640x480) KEEPING EVERYONE INFORMED DJ RUPERT DSCN1622 (640x480) Founder of Swamp Soccer Stewart Miller swapmp soccer poster_2014 And this is how they start off ARDBEG SWAMP SOCCER WORLD CUP – LEAGUES Male Teams League 1 1 Team AK! , 2 Mudwatch 3 Shakhtar? I Hardly Know Her! 3 Balls Deep League 2 5 Whitby Walruses 6 Steve Zahn & The Dirty Brutes 7 A League of Their Own 8 Deportivo Lack of Talent League 3 9 Notso Athletic 10 Bruce’s Bogtrotters 11 The Strone Roses 12 FC Glenmorangers Mixed Teams League 4 13 Mud, Sweat & Beers 14 Ardbeg Distillery 15 Yipee Ki Yay Mucky Fudders 16 Aff Yer Heid 17 Erisim Istanbul SHORE GARDENS…………. DSCN1616 (640x480) Apparently quite a hard plant to grow , not at No4 Swedish Houses garden –even a Wildlife pond DSCN1615 (640x480) DSCN1625 (640x480) Bridging the Gaps at Blairemore’s Saltire House DSCN1630 (640x480) Here a couple of Photo’s from Andy McClintock’s garden with some of his famous sculptures which proves the DCR97.4fm popular contributor has a good sense of humour DSCN1658 (640x480) DSCN1649 (640x480) Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments WALLY FOUND IN DCR97.4FM STUDIO June 27, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Where’s Wally? DSCN1485 (640x480) Whilst everyone was looking for Wally he appeared at the Dunoon Community Radio Studio this evening to say hello to the listeners and invite everyone to come and see him tomorrow Saturday at Dunoon’s Bookpoint at 11.00am He told the listeners to help celebrate the first day of Book Week at Dunoon’s Bookpoint he will be visiting the Book/Tearoom at 11.00am Saturday and whilst live music is presented by Chloe, Wally will be chatting to visitors to the store and inviting them to take part in the many organised activities. DSCN1489 (640x480) He also invited older listeners to come along and meet the very excellent crime author Mr Gordon Brown who at 12 noon will be talking about writing crime novels and signing his books Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR PRESENTERS GET READY FOR BUSY WEEKEND INCLUDING –SWAMP SOCCER –HAPPY DAZE CYDE CHALLENGE-SHORE GARDENS –GLASTONBURY . June 27, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar So much happening in and around Dunoon this weekend and DCR97.4FM will be there right in the middle of things to report back to listeners and to keep every one up to date with what’s going on locally. Witchy Woman will be out and about taking photos, Admin Fiona will be reporting for the DCR Web site and DCR presenters will be every were like a swarm of bee’s . We shall be starting of very early Saturday getting ready for Swamp Soccer with anchor-men Luke and Rupert to be joined on Sunday by Sammy swamp soccer 1 swamp soccer 2 HAPPY DAZE SWIM We shall also be at the Happy Daze Clyde Challenge finish to help welcome over fifty swimmers all raising funds for Charities and just to remind all the competitors that the check in for competitors is at 11.30am in the Queens hall, after the check in its over to the linkspan to board RiBs at 1220 The swim will start at 1300/ 1.00pm at the Cloch Lighthouse, first swimmers are expected to walk ashore about 40 minutes later. After the Happy Daze Event we shall off to visit the wonderful Shore Gardens to see some of the best and unique gardens in Cowal 19-20 Grahams Point - Shore Villages 2 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments CELTIC MUSIC RADIO NOW TESTING ON 95FM June 27, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar logo celt95fm-239x133 Our BIG Brother Community Radio Station Celtic Music Radio is currently test transmitting on 95FM in preparation of the launch of the 95FM service on 1st July. If you are out and about around Glasgow in your car please tune in and have a listen and why not pre-set it so next time in Glasgow you don’t have to look. Our colleagues at Celtic Music Radio 95FM would welcome any reception comments you would like to make, you can contact them at studio@celticmusicradio.net or by text to 0777 507 95 95 The Glasgow based Community Radio is promising a festival of music as it prepares to switch over to 95.0 FM transmission on Tuesday 1st July. It’s been a long time coming and no easy road with a lot of hard work put in by the dedicated volunteers at Celtic Music Radio who are now looking forward to boost its audience and further improve their reputation as being the Best Celtic Music Radio Station anywhere celtic fm Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments WHERE’S WALLY ? COMES TO DUNOON’S BOOKPOINT June 26, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Where’s Wally? Most people have seen Wally, You may be lucky enough to have one of his many books or maybe seen him on a poster in your doctor’s surgery or local dentist or any place you would expect to see children. wally book 1 Created by British illustrator Martin Handford Where’s Wally? is a series of children’s books that consist of a series of detailed double-page spread illustrations depicting dozens or more people doing a variety of amusing things at a given location. Readers are challenged to find a character named Wally hidden in the group. Wally’s distinctive red-and-white-striped shirt, bobble hat, and glasses make him slightly easier to recognise, but many illustrations contain “red herrings” involving deceptive use of red-and-white striped objects The first book was printed in 1987 and became extremely popular and were localised for many different territories, with name changes for Wally in certain regions. The franchise also spawned other media in a more storyline-based form, including a TV series, a comic strip and a series of video games. To help celebrate the first day of Book Week at Dunoon’s Bookpoint Wally will be visiting the Book/Tearoom at 11.00am Saturday and whilst live music is presented by Chloe Wally will be chatting to visitors to the store and inviting them to take part in the many orgainised activities. DSCN1483 (640x480) We are keeping our fingers crossed that he will visit us in the studio around 5pm tonight (Friday) wally dance And we ask if you see someone dressed in a red-and-white-striped shirt, red-and-white-striped bobble hat, and glasses make sure he isn’t lost and show him the way to the DCR97.4FM Studio behind the Observer Shop in John Street. DSCN1480 (640x480) In a flying visit to the DCR97.4FM Studio before his evening appearance, Wally brings gifts of books for the Executive Producer –very wise To check out the full programme of events at BOOK WEEK at Dunoon’s BOOKPOINT see the article in this weeks Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard in the What’s On section pages 8 and 9. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DOUGLAS WOWS LISTENERS AND SIGNS UP FOR DCR ARGYLL GARDEN GIG June 24, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCN1468 (640x480) Local singer -songwriter Douglas McCauly called into the DCR97.4FM studio tonight fresh from opening up at Fynfest to tell us all how it went and to sing us some tunes with a great response from listeners who can now look forward to seeing Douglas perform live at the Argyll Gardens on Wednesday 27thAugust with the DCR97.4FM roadshow. Listen out for more information very soon DSCN1466 (640x480) Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SHORE GARDENS OPEN WEEKEND June 24, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Once again the annual opening of some of Argyll’s finest private gardens will take place Saturday June 28 and Sunday June 29. The gardens will be open from 1.00pm to 5.00pm both days. DSCN1472 (640x480) Andy pleased to be chatting to the listeners (with another celebrity in background) On Tuesday local artist and friend of DCR Andy McClintock will be visiting the Dcr live studio to inform listeners of what they can expect to see this weekend ANDY-KEITH -NIEL Young Keith, Andy and Neil on a previous visit Seven very different gardens on a 7 mile stretch off the A880, overlooking the Holy Loch, the Clyde and Loch Long. Gardening for wildlife, colour combinations and for low maintenance, with terracing, sculpture, wildflower meadows and ponds, herbaceous borders and trees from seed. Please note some gardens are on steep slopes with limited disabled access 19-20 Graham’s Point, Kilmun (Mr & Mrs A McClintock) This garden includes examples of Andy’s world famous “stone” sculptures some of which feature the fused glass by Ann McClintock 19-20 Grahams Point - Shore Villages 2 PHOTO BY ANDREA JONES Dunclutha, Strone (Mr & Mrs R Aldam) This garden resembles a wild flower meadow with fernery, shrubbery and lavender. .Teas and plants for sale both days 327_Dunclutha-House,-Argyll,-1256-featured-web Belhaven, Blairmore (Mr & Mrs J Hampson) Has its own polytunnel, greenhouse and wildlife pond, Gardening books and plants for sale Saltire House, Blairmore (Mr & Mrs I McEwan) Asummer themed garden with many warmed coloured plant and two great bridges 4 Swedish Houses, Ardentinny (E Connell) Miniature, giant plants, obscure plants and a pond. 5 Swedish Houses, Ardentinny (Mr & Mrs B Waldapfel) Garden Cottage, Ardentinny (Mr & Mrs A McLundie). An Artist’s garden full of bright coloured flowerers and a mini medow 5 Swedish Houses Shore Villages 4 Seven very different gardens on a 7 mile stretch off the A880, overlooking the Holy Loch, the Clyde and Loch Long. Gardening for wildlife, colour combinations and for low maintenance, with terracing, sculpture, wildflower meadows and ponds, herbaceous borders and trees from seed. Some gardens are on steep slopes with limited disabled access. There is a small fee £4.00, accompanied children free to view all gardens All proceeds to SG Beneficiaries http://www.scotlandsgardens.org/ http://www.cowalopenstudios.co.uk/ Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR EXECUTIVE PRODUCER HAMISH BEAR OUT & ABOUT AROUND DUNOON June 21, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Now that summer seems to be here and with more and more events being announced for the coming weekends DCR Executive Producer Hamish Bear decided to leave the Control desk and have a stroll through the Town to see how some of the this weekends events were getting on. DSCN1436 (640x480) (2) A visit to his old friend Dr Bike at the Dunoon Red Cross Hall who has been celebrating Britain’s biggest bike fix in the only way he knows how—Fixing bikes of course. DSCN1441 (640x480) (2) DSCN1445 (640x480) (2) This is Dr Bike with David from West Coast Window Cleaners who was visiting Dr Bike to have his incredible Mountain Bike checked over although not the best form of transport for a Window Round, where would the ladders go? Dr Bike has had a busy week at the Dunoon Link Club, Edward Street were he repaired and got road worthy lots of bicycle’s all ready for the summer. The link Club folk where also at the Dunoon Red Cross with their charity stalls with Tombola, Raffles and of course Home Baking table. DSCN1447 (640x480) Hamish was particular looking forward to going on down to Dunoon’s pier to see the arrival of the last sea –going paddle steamer in the World the Waverley. Magnificently restored with towering funnels, timber decks, gleaming varnish and brass and the sound of those mighty engines. DSCN1448 (640x480) Quite a few folk had the same idea and of course it wasn’t long before Hamish found some new friends including brother and sister Olivia and Ben from Dunoon. DSCN1449 (640x480) (2) Hamish Olivia and Ben enjoyed listening to the pipers on board the Waverly who were entertaining passengers. HAPPY DAZE SWIM Hamish also bumped into Happy Dayz Paul Kerr who asked him to remind folk about next Saturday Just to remind everyone next Saturday 28th June 2014 is the The Clyde Swim Charity Challenge and everyone is invited to meet and welcome the swimmers as they complete the swim. Paul also asked to remind all the swimmers that the check in for competitors is at 11.30am in the Queens hall, after the check in its over to the linkspan to board RiBs at 1220 The swim will start at 1300/ 1.00pm at the Cloch Lighthouse, first swimmers are expected to walk ashore about 40 minutes later. Hamish didn’t have a photo with Paul –Says Paul is to handsome PAUL KERR LOOK OUT FOR DCR EXECUTIVE PRODUCER HAMISH BEAR OUT & ABOUT AROUND DUNOON DSCN1452 (640x480) Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SOUNDWAVES WELCOME BAVARIAN EXCHANGE STUDENTS TO DCR June 20, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar soundwave guest Sean and Catriona invited their special German guest Carolin Geis Furth and Elisa Gardill to take part in their live programme tonight. Both girls come from Bavaria the largest and oldest state in the Federal Republic of Germany an historic town with more than 1,000years of history. Whilst they were in the studio they were delighted to meet Trish from “Whatever Rocks Your Boat” which we know has many listeners in Germany DSCN1435 (640x480) TRISH AWARD Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments SPONSORS MAKING HAPPY DAYZ POSSIBLE June 20, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar HAPPY DAZE SWIM HAPPY DAZE POSTER 2 The P7s at Kirn Primary School show off their great Clyde Charity Swim promotional posters. The winning poster was created by Holly Wallace and will be displayed through out Dunoon, Cowal Argyll and the World . The standard was so high that all the poster submissions will be used, the remaining 17 will be made into postcards which will also help promote Happy Dayze as well the Clyde Charity Swim, Well done to Kirn Primary School. happy daze logo Also well done to all the local Sponsors AND A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL THE Clyde Charity Swim 2014 SPONSORS –STILL TIME TO SPONSOR Sponsors so far include 1911678_564629293644603_1017712321_n DAELT YERSEL CHOUX MAKES CAKES ELSEMO'S FISH'CHIPS GLAMOUR EYES COWAL PHYSIO WHITE RABBITS LOGO HAPS SEASONS COFFEE carol sponsor Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments U MAKE HAPPY DAYZ POSSIBLE ARE YOU READY? June 19, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar HAPPY DAZE SWIM The Clyde Swim charity challenge is in its 3rd year and has become a renowned event in Dunoon’s calendar. The swim itself starts at 1.00pm Saturday 28th June the from the Cloch Light house in Gourock and crosses the 1.6NM of famous shipping lanes of the River Clyde finishing at the foot of Dunoon’s Castle Hill. PAUL KERR The ‘Clyde Charity Challenge’ is a means of raising money for charities of your choice. To find out how to get involved and raise money for charities close to your heart….. http://www.clydecharitychallenge.com Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments BRITONS BIGGEST BIKE FIX HERE IN DUNOON June 18, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar BRITONS BIGGEST BIKE FIX HERE IN DUNOON Dr bike (aka Duncan MacLeod) will be once more leading the way here in Dunoon when he will be at the Dunoon’s Link Club in Edward Street from the 18th to the 20th of June from 11an till 4pm to Deliver bike safety checks and basic repairs. dr bike cartoon DSCF1535 This can include fixing punctures and adjusting brakes and gears, as well as advising on potential problems and giving tips on looking after the bikes. Now the wonderful sunny weather is with us is it not time to get the old bike out and get it along to Dr Bike for a check over and if you are not free till the weekend Dr Bike will be available from 11am till 3pm at the Red Cross Hall on Saturday 21st June. Even if you don’t have a bike you can still come along to browse at the table top sale and even sample the wonderful home baking and see how lucky you are at the tombola stall DSCF1532 . Tables still available to hire just call 01369 701594 for details. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments FOURTH (IT’S A PREQUEL !) INNELLAN ARCHIVE EXHIBITION June 13, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar IMAG0044_BURST001 When the Trustees of Innellan Village Hall decided some five years ago that a wee booklet celebrating the belated Hundredth birthday of the Hall would be a fitting tribute and a wee keepsake they really had no idea where this would lead. Inviting local Historian and Archivist Margaret Hubbard to help produce the booklet was indeed a master stroke because here we are five years later on the eve of the fourth exhibition. Margaret is always quick to add that this is all down to the many, many folk not just residents of Innellan but many folk from overseas who have contributed everything from photographs , letters, personal stories and accounts to artefacts all she and her team have done is collate and record it. In preparing the first booklet so much physical material was amassed it was decided to display it by holding an exhibition in the Innellan Village Hall. The exhibition was a great success with all who attended, asking many questions and looking for a souvenir of this unique event. The original proposed wee booklet fitted the bill but with so much material available the booklet quickly became something quite different, in fact a Book. In the November of 2010 the book ‘From Scenes Like These Innellan 1898-1921', was released to great acclaim. It was clear that the story of Innellan was of great interest, not only to those who live here, but to people scattered all over the globe who have a strong connection with the village so much so that a second exhibition and a second volume was published taking the archive from 1921 to 1960. In November 2012 a third volume was published covering the years 1960 to 1992, this covered the ‘American years’ and US servicemen responded to the request to write about their time in the village. At the time of the publication of the third volume Margaret told us it would be some years before a continuation of the trilogy would be considered, what she didn’t mention was a prequel! IMAG0036 To celebrate the exhibition, the children of Innellan Primary School have written a play to commemorate the year the Hall was built by presenting a typical school day June 1898 and performed it twice this afternoon at the Innellan Village Hall The exhibition will be open to the general public tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday with the fourth volume from “From Scenes Like These” to be published later in the year celebrating “From the beginning of Time –1897” IMAG0050 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments FYNEFEST THE BEER FESTIVAL WITH THE BIG MUSIC REPUTATION June 10, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar fynefest sold out FYNEFEST 2014 FYNFEST TENT Over the past few years Fynefest’s reputation as one of the most popular beer festivals to attend has been spreading far and wide. From small beginnings in the brewery courtyard to a big marquee in one field, camping in another and parking in another the festival has just got bigger & better. The reputation has been built on 3 key ingredients – Excellent Beer, Excellent Food & Excellent Music and every year the festival organisers have managed to bring to festival goer’s the best of all three. If you’ve never been before you will find quite a few differences between the Fynefest beer festival and that of others you may have attended. Obviously the main attraction is that you can enjoy quality crafted beer but along with this you have the locally sourced food and the equally excellent music and all taking place over one weekend in the outstanding beautiful Argyll Fynefest orgainisers will tell you that there is of course a 4th ingredient that makes FyneFest so successful and that is the people who come and make it one of the friendliest festival there is. Many of the artist who appear on the music stage are very well known to seasoned festival revellers and are guaranteed to have the big marquee jumping . For those who are experiencing a Festival for the very first time they couldn’t have choosen a better Festival for their baptism. Over the next week in the run-up to the Festival listen out here on Dunoon Community Radio for presenters playing tunes from the artist who will be taking to the big stage in the big marquee. Listen out for best Fynefest music including music from the iFoundation, The Shiverin Sheiks, Dr Hip and the Blues Operation, Bombskare, and our CD of the week artist The Hazey Janes who will be taking to the big stage Saturday. . hazey Janes CD Also all the latest news , gossip, interviews and maybe a live performance or two from artist including Douglas McCauly ……. . . DOUGLAS MACAULEY FYNFEST TENT Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments INNELLAN FROM THE BEGINNING OF TIME TO 1897– IT’S A PREQUEL!!!!! June 8, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar innellan village hall Innellan Public Hall was opened in 1903, and has been the central of the village community ever since. In 2003 the 100th anniversary of the hall when much celebration should have been taking place in the building that had for 100 years celebrated so many national and local historic events, the hall was feeling it’s age and some serious repair was badly needed. As had happened some 100 years before when the community set out to raise the monies to build the hall the community set to the task of raising the finance to refurbish the call to a standard that would cater for another 100 years. It was no easy task but seven years later the hall again was fully fit for purpose and looking forward to serving the community as it had done for over 100 years Although seven years after the official 100th anniversary of the hall it was decided by the Trustees to celebrate the life of the hall by putting together a simple archive celebrating the first one hundred of the hall and many of the events that had taken place there. Margaret Hubbard a local historian and archivist took on the task of letting it be know what was planned and the gathering of historic information. As work progressed what emerged was a fascinating picture of the community which brought the hall into being. In the summer of June 2010 the celebration of the hall’s first 100 years began with an exhibition of exhibits provided by the local Innellan community and put together by Margaret and her team . It had been decided that the exhibition would cover the years 1898 to 1921, 1898 being just prior to the 1899 inaugural meeting in the Royal Hotel to plan the hall and to end in 1921, when the War Memorial was unveiled. A number of the names on the memorial are of men, who had been the village children watching the hall being built. The exhibition was a great success with all who attended asking many questions and looking for souvenirs of this unique event. In response to demand, the Trustees decided that the material should be turned into book form, rather than storing it away where folk could not see it. Incredibly in the November of 2010 the book ‘From Scenes Like These Innellan 1898-1921', was to great acclaim. In the course of preparing the first exhibition, and then its accompanying book, the enthusiasm from the local community for the project was overwhelming with many, many people offering pictures and stories and histories of their own. It was clear that the story of Innellan was of great interest, not only to those who live here, but to people scattered all over the globe who have a strong connection with the village so much so that a second exhibition and a second volume taking the archive from 1921 to 1960. In November 2012 a third volume was published covering the years 1960-1992. This covered the ‘American years’ and US servicemen responded to the request to write about their time in the village. At the time of the publication of the third volume Margaret told us it would be some years before a continuation of the trilogy would be considered, what she didn’t mention was a prequel! Celebrating the fourth volume from “From Scenes Like These” to be published later in the year we have an exhibition celebrating “From the beginning of Time –1897” Margaret Hubbard local historian and archivist along with Eleanor Stevenson and children from the Innellan Primary School will be visiting the Dunoon Community Radio studio Monday 9th June after 5.00pm to tell us what we can expect to see and learn from the “From Scenes Like These” Prequel which starts with the making of Toward at the beginning of time up to 1897 and that is a very long, long, long time. The exhibition is open to the general public Saturday 14th June and Sunday 15th June ARRAN FOLK FESTIVAL June 6, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar ArranFolk2014 Once again we have great pleasure in joining our broadcasting colleagues from Celtic Music Radio presenters Ross Macfadyen and Alex Jenkins who will be once again broadcasting live from the Arran Folk Festival which starts on Friday 6 June until Sunday 8 June 2014 at venues in Brodick, the main village on the Isle of Arran. The outside broadcast team will be in Brodick to cover events live. If you can’t get on the CalMac ferry from Ardrossan to Brodick, or tune into Celtic Music Radio on 1530AM or online and all mobile devices over the weekend you can listen here on Dunoon Community Radio If you are one of the lucky oneswho will be travelling to Arran you will be able to enjoy amongst the many artist featured in this year’s festival artist played and featured here on Dunoon Community Radio including regular contributor to our programme schedules Lorne MacDougal who will be presenting his ”The Lorne MacDougall Band”, Lorne from Carradale who amongst many claims to fame and not just presenting his “Planet Pipes” here on DCR97.4FM but also known as the ‘Brave’ piper and Red Hot Chilli Pipers co-founder. lorne at CC Look out for “Gillian Frame & Findlay Napier” and the “The Mary Ann Kennedy Trio” rumoured to consist of top Scottish virtuoso guitarist and producer from Oban Finlay Wells who’s CD “Eastbound and Down” with Sorren Maclean was a featured album here on DCR97.4FM. Mary Ann who was brought up in a Gaelic-speaking family and is one of a select band of singers to have won both the Seann-and An Comunn Gaidhealach Gold Medals at the National Mod, Gaeldom’s premier festival of language and music, as well as twice Lorient international harp champion. She is regularly featured here on DCR97.4 fm as part of the “The Campells of Creep” and the popular Cliar Mary Ann Kennedy Other artist you can see who have been featured on DCR97.4 fm include “The Tim Edey Band”, “Scott MacDonald”, “Jenn Butterworth & Laura-Beth Salter” Amongst the many workshops will be a singing workshop which are becoming increasingly popular at music festivals This workshop tackling some achievable songs is led by renowned Arran fiddler Gillian Frame best known for her work with Back of the Moon and Findlay Napier and the Bar Room Mountaineers she is also one of the founding members of the Hidden Lane Choir – a women’s choir singing a range of contemporary pop through to traditional material. With her distinctive style and range of influences, this workshop will be great fun covering really singable songs for all ability levels. Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments SHIP AHOY! WELCOME MV MINERVA AND ALL ABOARD TO HOLY LOCH & DUNOON May 26, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar mv minerva 3 Departing from Portsmouth on the 24 May to visit Dublin for her first port of call on this coastal cruise the MV Minerva today visits Holy Loch at around 12:00 pm departing at around 07:00 pm. This 12,500 Tonne cruise ship 432feet in length is operated by cruise company Swan Hellenic who offer trips around some of the most stunning coastlines in the world including the West Coast Of Scotland. Whilst the Cruise Ship is here Alison Downs and the team at Holy Loch Marina will be welcoming the passengers to Scotland and inviting them to visit Dunoon, she has also invited local businesses to promote themselves by taking a stall at the Holy Loch Marina to entice the passengers as they alight and working closely with Local business group PA23 BID arrangements have been made to provide a free shuttle bus to and from Dunoon allowing the passengers to visit town centre businesses with every possibility of purchasing goods. Alison and the Holy Loch Marina have been working hard for a very long time to entice Cruise Ships to the area and hope that beyond the immediate benefits of visitors from cruise ships visiting the area bring it will also act as a shop window for Dunoon. Alison is hoping this will be the first of many Cruise Liners to visit Holy Loch and to enjoy more than the beautiful scenery we are blessed with. Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments RON SIMON May 21, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar It was with great sadness today that we learnt of the death of former Cowal Councillor and Dunoon Community Radio colleague and friend Ron Simon From the 3rd September to the beginning of December when he took a “Wee” break through illness Ron manned the desk in the Argyll Street Studio to present his self produced programme “RON SIMON MAKING THE DIFFERENCE “ TUESDAY 3rd SEPTEMBER 2013 4.00pm- 5.00pm RON SIMON MAKING THE DIFFERENCE with Guest who do. DSCF2285 (640x478) No stranger here on DCR97.4FM especially if there is a fight worth fighting or a campaign worth campaigning for. In this the first of a series of programmes Ron will be inviting guest who make a difference within the Community we live in. To find out how and why, tune in each Tuesday at 4.00pm and if you miss it Friday at 1.00pm-2.00pm In the run up to Dunoon’s very first Job Fair in the August of 2013 Ron Simon spent more time on air informing listeners of this great event about to happen in Dunoon and the opportunities for job seekers than most regular presenters. Hosted by Michael Russell MSP with special Guest Angela Constance MSP Minister for Youth Employment Ron saw this as an incredible opportunity not just for folk looking for employment or to look for other job opportunities but for employees everywhere to see what a wealth of talent we have here not only in Dunoon but in Cowal. DSCF2120 (640x478) As promoter of this event Ron seized the opportunity to bring guest into the studio and ask –and how many jobs will you have on offer? He brought into the studio advice from experts on how to present a CV (incidentally an integral part of the 2014 Job Fair) and how to present one’s self. After the event Ron relished in telling the listeners of how The organises of the Job Fair 2013 where over the moon with the positive feedback received from both the general public and the over forty prospective employers and community attendees. Ron said the organisers couldn’t have wished for a better result and went on to give some startling facts about the event. DSCF2283 (640x478) After his fist “on his own” programme Ron was asked how he felt it had gone “O alright you know, but so many issues to talk about –this job will last for ever” Our Thoughts are with Gail and the family at this difficult time Categories: Uncategorized | 3 Comments Category Comments CAN YOU BELIEVE …..20 YEARS SINCE OASIS RELEASED THEIR DEBUT ALBUM DEFINITELY? May 11, 2014 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar oasis Today Sarah who has been known to play Oasis tunes maybe once or a couple of hundred times will today look back on this band who will Definitely Maybe perform again Britpop defined the mid 90s, with Oasis leading the charge with their enduring debut album Definitely Maybe, which was released in 1994. It features the singles Cigarettes and Alcohol, Supersonic and Shakermaker. oasis---definitely-maybe In 1994, Noel Gallagher said of the record: “In 20 years’ time, people will buy Definitely Maybe and listen to it for what it was. That’s what is important.” What’s happening in Sarah’s World (nothing escapes Sarah but dare she mention it on the radio, only if you want her to) lots of good chat and today Sarah will be talking full advantage of the new Monday edition of her Chronicles and will be talking about: You have more than likely heard the rumours and possibly seen the photos. Get the facts from the woman herself – Wise Words From A Wise Woman – And of course we can expect some Shenanigans Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments STILL TIME TO JOIN US- A NIGHT OF STARS May 9, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar night of stars STILL TIME TO JOIN US As we get nearer to our big fundraiser all the cast and crew of the Revue look forward to welcoming you to the Dunoon’s Park Hotel for the DCR97.4FM Night Of Stars, A night of Extravaganza. The DCR97.4 Revue has for nearly two years been entertaining out in the community and this is the first time all the entertainers from the revue have appeared on the same bill and with a show nearly three hours long you can understand why. Besides the revue DCR presenters we have two special guest although they have both appeared on Dunoon Community Radio so many time they are more than eligible for invites to the staff Christmas party. Carol Stirling 3 To headline our very first Revue fundraiser it was the unanimous decision to show case the talents of Wednesday evening presenter who also happens to be one of Scotland’s Top Psychic Clairvoyant Carol Stirling, a very close second was Scotland’s most famous descendent of a American Red Indian Tonto “Mac” Gregor who will launch his new CD on the night. tipi11 copy This Dunoon Community Radio Fundraiser has been organised to raise vital funds to purchase essential broadcasting equipment without which we will not be able to broadcast. THE CAST OF A NIGHT OF STARS Artist —DAVE de KORT, FRLLY , ELEANOR, DR PHIL, DINO MARTINO TONTO “MAC” GREGOR, NEFERTITI, CLAREMARIE, THE TARTEN COWBOY, HOT BANANAS, VICTOR, CAROL STIRLING Theatre Crew – IAN, ANNE, FIONA Stage Crew —SIMON , JILL, MATTHEW Sound & Lighting — ARCHIE Dcr Mascot — HAMISH Grand Raffle courtesy of the generous Dunoon Traders organised by WITCHY Printing & Publicity www.dunoon-observer.com Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments IT’S ESSENTIAL EUROVISION & PRE – FINAL SPECIAL May 7, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar eurovision 3 IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN–IT’S ESSENTIAL EUROVISION & PRE – FINAL SPECIAL For the fifth year DJ Davie celebrates his special essential view of what must be with over a 150 million viewers the biggest music event in the DCR universe. Tonight the DCR Revue team will be sitting in the wings ready to take this party on another lap straight after DJ Davie but first, let’s hear what DJ Davie says————- dave ns 4 “As we know, the finals of Eurovision are this Saturday, so it’s time for the annual Essential Dance Session ‘EUROVISION SPECIAL’. There will be sneak previews of many of the songs making the final with news and info on the event itself. Join me for my spin on the cheesiest event on the musical calendar”……………………………., Eurovision-2014-logo-art-JoinUs_3 If you have been listening to Frlly’s Breakfast show this week you couldn’t have but noticed some great tunes being played from this week-ends Eurovision Song Contest –Yes great tunes! All the presenters here at DCR 97.4FM are really impressed , so much so we will be having a pre –Saturday celebration of The Eurovision Contest as many of the presenters will be busy performing live at The Night Of Stars Extravaganza. dcr revue feb.htm 6 Hopefully well and truly inspired by Dj Davies Eurovision Essential Special Join the DCR97.4FM Revue artist as they talk Eurovision and Night of Stars and the rumour is that with the likes of Dave De Kort, Dino Martino and Claremarie in the studio there is even the possibility of some live entertainment as a wee preview of the Night Of Stars Extravaganza DSCF1740 (640x478) We shall also be reviewing the brand new CD release from Tonto “Mac” Gregor “Iron Bru” who will be singing his new CD for the first time in public and possibly the B side titled Ma Wee Ma tipi11 copy Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments MOLLY GETS READY FOR HER BIG NIGHT May 4, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar eurovision 2 You may remember a short time ago when Best Of British Unsigned celebrated it’s second birthday with host Matt Graveling interviewing Best Of British favourite Molly Smitten-Downes who will be representing the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. best_of_british_banner_768x75.gif MOLLY Euro The 26-year-old from Leicestershire, who is known simply by her stage name ‘Molly’, will be performing her self-composed song ‘Children of the Universe’ in Copenhagen, Denmark on the 10th May to a global audience of more than 120 million people. Although DCR97.4FM will be busy that night presenting A Night of Stars, A Night of Extravaganza a Dunoon Community Radio Fundraiser at the Park Hotel we will be supporting Molly and her fellow artist competing in the Eurovision Song Contest by playing for you in the run up to the contest all the artist singing their own entries. eurovision 3 Listen out when Frlly starts things off by playing the Songs of the Eurovision Song Contest after 7.00am Monday 5th May then handing over to Sarah at 12 noon and Victor at 5.00pm right through with Dave de Kort, Gary deeJay and Marco. Despite having massive viewing figures each year (estimated to be around 125 million viewers), the Eurovision Song Contest is not considered a serious event here in the UK. However, the contest launched the careers of ABBA (one of the biggest selling artists globally of all time with over 370 million sales) and superstar Celine Dion (over 200 million records sold worldwide), with combined sales in excess of 570 million for those two artists alone. The contest has also helped launch the careers of Brotherhood Of Man and Bucks Fizz (who went on to achieve 13 top 40 hits in the UK alone), many other famous names have entered the contest , including Cliff Richard (Congratulations), Olivia Newton-John (Long Live Love), Lulu (Boom Bang A Bang), Sandie Shaw (Puppet On A String) and Johnny Logan’s “What’s Another Year” and who can forget Clodagh Rodger, Dana, Gina G, New Seekers and the list goes on. DSCF1734 (640x478) Gary Dee Jay will be looking at the Eurovision Song Contest with a special two part “Music of the Eurovision Song Contest” starting Monday night at 10.00pm eurovision 3 Molly Smitten-Downes is an up and coming Singer/Songwriter from the United Kingdom. On the 10th of May Molly will fly the flag for the UK in the Grand Final of The Eurovision Song Contest 2014. At the 59th Eurovision Song Contest Molly will perform her song Children Of The Universe, co-written with Swedish Producer Anders Hansson. Children Of The Universe blends strings and harmonies over a pounding drum beat while the lyrics promote the universal message of love and unity. molly Categories: Uncategorized | 2 Comments Category Comments SIMON OF THE COWAL AND SAMMY CELEBRATE FOUR YEARS AT DCR97.4FM May 4, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 020 Simon Of The Cowal and Dj Sammy both celebrate four years of presenting programmes this week. Simon of The Cowal has been presenting Simon Choice on a Tuesday evening since 2010 and can be heard at 7.00pm every Tuesday . Simon tries to play tunes and artist that have not been covered by other presenters and includes music from the musicals. You may have seen Simon at one of our many outside activities sometimes accompanying the DCR97.4FM Mascot Executive Producer Hamish the DCR Bear. Copy of DJ SAM 1 DJ Sammy started off his first programme on DCR97.4FM sharing with the listeners his personal memories of the eighties and playing tunes you may have forgotten but will instantly remember again. DJ Sammy can now be heard every Sunday evening with his Sam’s Pop Pourri. Included in Sammy’s show will be his 2 from 1 (2 songs from one artist),the ODD ONE OUT,Listeners List (listeners favourite tunes) and a track from a new artist in the “Sam’s New Sound” slot ! The show includes the best tunes from the 80s and 90s and you may hear a song you haven’t heard in ages !!! You can text him on 07751236995 or get him live on his Facebook page. Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments TONTO “MAC” GREGOR TO LAUNCH CD ON DCR NIGHT OF THE STARS May 1, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar tipi11 copy Scottish comedy Singer Tonto “Mac” Gregor who is appearing alongside DCR97.4fm Revue artist Saturday 10th May at the Park Hotel has announced that he will give the very first public airing of his new single Cd Irn Bru coupled with Ma Wee Ma. Listeners and Fans of Tonto “Mac” Gregor will be able to hear the very first play of this CD tonight at 5.00pm http://thetartancowboy.com/ Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments CASTLE TOWARD OPEN DAY DATE ANNOUNCEMENT April 28, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar CT Open day Saturday 10th MAY has been announced as the Castle Toward Open Day The long awaited date for the general public to see this magnificent building has finally been agreed with Argyll & Bute Council and members of South Cowal Community Development Company, SCCDC, a charitable organisation set up to oversee a proposed community buy out of the Castle Toward estate will be there to greet you. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments GREAT TURNOUT FOR THE EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA & WALLED GARDEN April 21, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Great turnout today at the Ardintinny Easter Eggstravaganza when hundreds of folk turned out to enjoy the day’s events including the fabulous now 0pen for the season the World Famous Glenfinart Walled Garden. DCR’s Hamish, Frlly and Tara, Simon of the Cowal, Victor .Witchy and Ray were there playing music and letting everyone know what ,where and when things were happening. Executive Producer Hamish Bear was busy adding to his photo profile having his photograph taken with as many folk as possible for his web site and even had his photograph taken by IT Archie who was on his day job photographing the Easter Eggstravaganza for the Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard. 058 Hamish has his photograph taken with the winner of the best Decorated Egg and Dorothy from the Walking Theatre Company 015 Now this is different. Easter Squirrels with Easter Eggs and not a Bunny in sight 031 Wonder Why Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments HAPPY EASTER HOLIDAY EVERYONE April 20, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar HAPPY-EASTER banner No matter where you are— No matter what time it is —You are most welcome to Dunoon Community Radio –Have A Very Happy Easter DON’T FORGET TO COME AND SEE US AT ARDENTINNY TOMORROW Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments ALL READY FOR EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA & WALLED GARDEN April 17, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar After the incredible success of last years Easter Eggstravaganza when hundreds of folk turned out to enjoy the day’s events including the fabulous now world famous Glenfinart Walled Garden expectations are high for this Bank Holiday Monday’s Eggstravaganza EasterPOST14 Steven Gillen from the Forestry Commission Scotland has promised “Bigger & Better” with this year more unique Local Arts and Crafts presented for you by some of Cowal’s finest Artist with all manner of things to look at from Art, Ceramics. Pottery , Wood, jewellery and many unique items crafted especially for this event and you may even purchase some of them ……….Of course the main attractions will be to entertain the young and young at heart members of the family, with competitions galore such as the Decorated Egg and Bonnet Competition, you can even have your face painted. The big attraction again this year will be of course the Bunny Hunt and with so many children competing last year and finding all the Bunnies, this year some bunnies have found really good places to hide from you. walking thearta company No local Outdoor event would be complete without the famous Walking Theatre Company with their unique brand of interactive outdoor theatre for everyone to join in, Mum’s and Dad’s look out for the WTC and enrol the children –what will the theme be year ? ardentinny walled garden Glenfinart Walled Garden’s plans for participating in Forestry Commission Scotland’s Annual Easter Eggstravaganza at Ardentinny on 21 April are well underway. After the winter storms which flooded parts of the garden, the volunteers (with the help of the Payback Team) have been hard at work constructing paths, installing edging in the vegetable plots and constructing raised beds in the polytunnel. Claire’s innovative Children’s Garden is set to become a favourite with the kids this summer. Joining Bug Hotel, Elfin Cottage, the cycle wheel sculpture and the amazing flying fishes will be real flower beds complete with bed ends! Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments MARGARET AND VICTOR TALK TO MATT RAMSAY April 16, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 001 This afternoon In this very special afternoon programme Margaret and Victor invited new singing sensation Matt Ramsay to come into the DCR97.4FM Studio. Margaret and Victor have been looking forward to talking to this incredible talent in this his very first radio interviews as he starts out on what a lot of media folk are predicting is the start of a fabulous life changing career. Matt told the listeners of his younger days graduating through the ranks of a Salvation Army band through the brass section to performing lead tenor roles in a Salvation Army Choir, and why he thinks singing lessons are vital if you are thinking of a singing career. He told of how he was discovered by Marc his manager and his new single to be released in the summer especially written for him by renowned songwriter and Ivor Novell. award winner Robert Puzey . 004 He told us of how a boy from East Kilbride managed to be part of an attempt to get to the number one spot of the British pop charts with an English World Cup Tribute Song shortly to be released, and as a special surprise to Matt his management team unknown to him had sent a Lady Ga Ga song he had recorded in the studio just to show he could do it. Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments LOOKING THROUGH THE WINDOWS AT DELTA BLUES DUO ERIN & JIM April 15, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 002 For the month of April Erin will be touring the UK with her Acoustic Blues Duo, featuring Erin on acoustic guitar and vocals and Jim Countryman on Ukelele bass! From Gigs across the border to a mini tour of Scotland then back across the border the April part of this European tour with over twenty Gigs in Scotland is quite impressive and we in Argyll and Bute are blessed with five performances and one of them live here tonight here on Dunoon Community Radio 001 Here are the truly dynamic duo performing in the DCR97.4 FM And for all you listener’s who have just tuned in and say you missed the first half, well we will say nothing—but we will repeat this programme next week Tuesday 8.00pm GMT Studio check out more pictures https://www.facebook.com/dcr97.4fm http://www.erinharpe.com/ Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments DAVE de KORT CELEBRATES HIS 100TH INDULGENCE April 14, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Fireworks Show DAVE DE KORT Dave must have the easiest presenter’s job on DCR97.4FM as he gets so many request from his listeners that his play list is practically chosen for him All he has to do is decide what tunes from the many requested he shall invite you to listen to so he can indulge along with his listeners the best music on the radio. Congratulations Dave from your many listeners and fellow volunteers at reaching your 100th Programme –We hope you indulge yourself –you deserve it. Everyone is invited to tune in Monday 14th April 7.00pm repeated on Wednesday afternoon dcr revue feb.htm 6 Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments NEW SINGING SENSATION MATT RAMSAY TO VISIT DCR97.4FM April 11, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar matt ramsay 1 Born and bred just outside Glasgow in East Kilbride this professional Commercial Sport Co-ordinater dealing with the co-ordination of Football, Off-ice Skating , Gymnastics and Swimming has currently been wooing DCR listeners with songs from the musicals and not just musicals, listening to such popular artist as Michael Buble, Tom Jones ,The Undertones and classical artist as Andrea Bocelli, Alfie Boe and Il Divo to Tony Bennet, Michael Ball and Frank Sinatra matt in studio On Wednesday Afternoon In this very special afternoon programme Victor shall be talking to this incredible talent in one of his first radio interviews as he starts out on what a lot of media folk are predicting is the start of a fabulous life changing career as his new single especially written for him by renowned songwriter and Ivor Novello award winner Robert Puzey is about to be released www.mattramsay.net Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DELTA BLUES LADY ERIN HARPE IN DUNOON April 11, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Erin Harpe poster For the month of April Erin will be touring the UK with her Acoustic Blues Duo, featuring Erin on acoustic guitar and vocals and Jim Countryman on Ukelele bass! From Gigs across the border to a mini tour of Scotland then back across the border the April part of this European tour with over twenty Gigs in Scotland is quite impressive and we in Argyll and Bute are blessed with five performances and one of them live here on Dunoon Community Radio Tuesday April 15th, 8.00pm Dunoon Community Radio 97.4fm with DR Phil’s Sound of the South Radio Show, erin harpe duo 1 Thursday April 17th, The George Hotel, Main St East, Inveraray, Argyll, PA32 8TT. Friday April 18th, The Brewery, 49 Argyll St, Dunoon, Argyll PA23 7HG, April 19th, 9pm The Ben Nevis Inn Claggan Achintee Rd., Fort William, INV. . April 20th, 8.pm The Mishnish Hotel Main St., Isle of Mull, ARL. .and then off to the Isle of Skye For full tour details visit ; http://www.erinharpe.com/ erin page-photo-17720 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments IF IT WASN’T SO SERIOUS YOU WOULD LAUGH April 11, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar You have to be optimistic and we are very optimistic that normal service will be resumed early next week to enjoy live broadcast once again here on DCR 97.4 FM. To celebrate back to normal live programmes we have several special live programmes lined up for our listeners. On Tuesday night we celebrate the visit of Delta Blues Lady Erin Harpe who is taking time out of the Scottish leg of her European Tour to visit DCR97.4FM presenter Dr Phil as guest on a special two hours edition of Sounds Of The South Radio Show. Local listeners on 97.4fm will also be able to see Erin as she performs on Live on Thursday night at Inveraray’s George Hotel and then another opportunity on Friday night as she performs Live in the Dunoon Community Radio home town at The Brewery. On Wednesday Afternoon we are proud to introduce you to the wonderful Matt Ramsey who has been wooing DCR listeners with his wonderful renditions of Songs from the musicals. In this very special afternoon programme Victor shall be talking to this incredible talent in one of his first radio interviews as he starts out on what a lot of media folk are predicting is the start of a fabulous life changing career On Thursday we start the first of several programmes to celebrate the forthcoming Jobs Fair to be held at The Queens Hall Friday 25th April. Helping us along we will have the special Observer “Jobs Fair Supplement 2014” The Dunoon Observer & Argyllshire Standard newspaper will be hosting a special Jobs Fair Supplement in its 18th April, 2014 edition and including companies attending the Fair. Dunoon Community Radio is once again proud to be associated in the promotion of jobs at the Dunoon Jobs Fair and will be offering companies who will be attending the opportunity to visit the DCR97.4 Studio in the run up to the fair and after to tell our listeners a little about themselves. Phone Victor 07833667739 to arrange a visit 21st -24th April or for after the event Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments RECURRING MYSTERY OF BROADBAND DISAPPEARANCE April 9, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar SORRY Just as we thought all are broadband problems were over when our Broadband provider reconnected us after 22days without broadband on Thursday 27th March we are sorry to have to announce that once again we are having to broadcast recorded programmes on 97.4fm this again due to the absence of Broadband. We sincerely apologise to all our 97.4fm listeners as we once again find ourselves in the hands of our Broadband Provider. We will of course do everything within our power to try to convince our Broadband provider once again the importance of having a broadband connection to broadcast Dunoon Community Radio to it’s Community listeners. We thank you for your ongoing support over the last month or so and know from your comments that many of our listeners are like ourselves at the mercy of their broadband providers many trying to run businesses in the community using the internet WE ARE BACK –THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE March 27, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar radio_live_logo radio on-air Twenty two days after losing our telephone line and broadband we are pleased to announce that our service provider reconnected us this afternoon and we are now broadcasting live from the DCR 97.4 FM Studio on the FM band. We thank everyone who has contacted us and shown support and especially those who have or are experiencing the same problems as ourselves –and we thought we were the only one but apparently from what our listeners have told us it is not that unusual to find a service operator has suddenly given the service they were providing to another provider without your knowledge perhaps through error then when that new provider realises the error and cancels your phone line………. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments IN THE HANDS OF …………………PROVIDER March 26, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar SORRY Sorry listeners for the recent problems in bringing you your favourite radio programmes from (we hope) your favourite Radio Station here in Dunoon. As you may have seen previously reported on our web site we had a major disruption on the FM 97.4fm bands due to no fault of our own on the 5th March. On that date we lost our telephone and broadband connections which is how we broadcast our live studio broadcast on the FM97.4fm waveband , Since then we have been in practically daily contact with our telephone and broadband provide in an effort to have them restore our service. At this time we are using an alternative method to broadcast on the Fm which is in the form of the playback of previous recorded programmes Our live studio broadcast which we have continued to do, are broadcast on the internet only, but as we have already stated on our website, we will make every effort to repeat as many of the recent programmes on the temporary FM97.4fm. Although the date for our Broadband reconnection has come and gone we are still hopeful of restarting are broadcast very soon. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments The SKYE BRIDGE STORY-NEIL TALKS TO ANDY ANDERSON March 24, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar sky bridge book The SKYE BRIDGE Story ahead of the showing of the Film “The Bridge Rising” the story of the Skye Bridge Tolls, Scotland’s first PFI scheme at a special screening at the Studio Cinema (7.30pm for 8.00pm) this Wednesday. Neil has invited Dunoon resident Andy Anderson one of the original protesters and compiler of the book The Skye Bridge Story to come into the studio on Monday afternoon and chat about one of the most remarkable British “”people battles” of recent times. Andy will also take part in a question and answer session along with the the film makers after the screening . The SKYE BRIDGE Story now available at Dunoon’s Book Point at the new shop in Argyll Street neil alexander THIS INTERVIEW CAN ALSO BE HEARD TUESDAY MORNING AT 11.00AM & 11.00AM WEDNESDAY MORNING Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments STILL SORRY –VERY SORRY—-97.4FM BROADCAST UPDATE March 19, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar We were hoping that by now we would have been up and running with our scheduled broadcast on the FM waveband but it looks like it may yet be another few days before we can broadcast live on 97.4fm. We will continue live broadcast on the internet. Tuning in to 97.4fm FM listeners will hear back to back replays from your favourite presenters and favourite programmes from the last week or so. As soon as normal service is resumed we will look at our programme schedules to include as many of the special programmes , interviews and Guest who have popped into the new Studio behind the Dunoon Observer Shop in Argyll Street . Guest such as Derek McIntyre visiting the studio on Thursday afternoon at 4.00pm to bring us up to-date with the latest news from the SAVE CASTLE TOWARD campaign and to tell us about this Friday’s Fund Raising Concert staring amongst others old friends of DCR John Graham and Jim Jack last heard here on DCR97.4FM when they joined us at Adelaide’s in Glasgow as part of our Celtic Connections broadcast www.savecastletoward.com photo (26) JIM & JOHN -Celtic Connections JOHN GRAHAM & JIM JACK LIVE FROM CELTIC CONNECTIONS WITH DCR97.4FM DCR LOGO 2 GAELIC best_of_british_banner_768x75.gif You also will have also heard the incredible news that while Best Of British Unsigned celebrates it’s second birthday Host Matt Graveling will have an exclusive interview with BoB favourite Molly Smitten-Downes who was recently announced by the BBC to be representing the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. The 26-year-old from Leicestershire, who is known simply by her stage name ‘Molly’, will be performing her self-composed song ‘Children of the Universe’ in Copenhagen, Denmark in May, to a global audience of more than 120 million people. molly In this exclusive interview with Matt Molly gives us her thoughts on her thoughts about taking to the stage in Denmark. We also get to hear two tracks from Molly . Listen out for this exclusive interview which will be repeated and another exclusive interview welcome back to DCR97.4FM the fabulous, the legendary Joan Armatrading as she offers her advice to unsigned musicians on the next Best Of British Show 41-Fw7gb9nL._SY300__PJautoripBadge,BottomRight,4,-40_OU11__ KNIGHTS OF TECHNO LOGO Listen out if you can Thursday night 11.00PM to the latest from The Knights of Techno when Knights Greg Girard and Gareth Blair present their latest UnderGround BroadCast with Dragg and Christoper Joseph from Flexseal.mp3 KNIGHTS OF TECHNO PIC You may have also heard that another UnderGround TransMission event is to be held in the Dunoon Burgh Hall Saturday 17th May with Scottish techno act Slam who are massive. Limited Tickets available slamsmall Category Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Comments FM DISRUPTION UPDATE March 14, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar SORRY Sorry Listeners looks like we will be without our scheduled broadcast on the FM waveband this weekend but will continue live broadcast on the internet. Tuning in to 97.4fm FM listeners will hear back to back replays from your favourite presenters and favourite programmes. Our good friends at BT are assisting us and pulling out all the stops to get us up and running again, and hopefully, fingers crossed, back to as normal as we can get, early next week. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments FM BROADCAST DISRUPTION March 7, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar FM BROADCAST DISRUPTION As many of you have noticed we are suffering a loss of our scheduled programmes on 97.4fm although the internet remains as scheduled. This is due to the loss of broadband and we hope to be back to normal service very shortly. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments BUSINESS AS USUAL DURING STUDIO CHANGE OVER March 4, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar BUSINESS AS USUAL DURING STUDIO CHANGE OVER Now that we are settling down in our New Studio and everything seems to be working we thought we would mention again some of the recent changes to our programme schedules as we introduce night time programmes and presenters to our day time listeners especially those programmes broadcast after co-co time. We also welcome back for new series late Sundays the Urban Fusion Crew with another series of Kind Big Deal and late Thursdays Knights of Techno doing what they do best with a brand new series .The first of 2014 New programmes has already started with The Bedsit Sessions and has already gained rave reviews , listen out late Sundays and Fridays. urban fushion KNIGHTS OF TECHNO LOGO Talking of Fridays the early evening Rock Show with the Cult following “Whatever Rocks Your Boat” can now be heard again on Tuesday afternoon after Piper Lorne MacDougall with music and news from the world of piping and Argyll Country Folk, yes it can only happen on Community Radio. lorne at CC FRLLY MOD 2 You can listen to Trish live every Friday evening at 7.00pm as she introduces the listeners to best in unsigned bands including Glasgow Rock Band The Unknown who recently headlined at King Tuts Wah Wah Hut and shortly to headline at the Classic Grand in TRISH AWARD UNKNOWN BAND https://www.facebook.com/unknownbandinfo Over the next few weeks we hope to introduce you to the whole broadcasting team as they come into the studio to present their evening and night time programmes during our day time schedules. We hope you like what you hear sufficiently enough to listen in to in the evening broadcast and some listeners may even consider advertising with us or even sponsoring programmes. Advertising and Sponsorship are very important to us and the main source of financing the Radio Station. Please don’t be shy should you like to tell us what you think about Dunoon Community Radio –you could leave a comment on this page or if you would like a mention or a request the presenters would only be too happy to oblige. Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments THE FIRST BROADCAST LIVE FROM OUR NEW STUDIO February 19, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar dcr sudio rupert It was all down to Rupert to have the honour of presenting the very first broadcast from our new DCR97.4 fm Studio After midnight Rupert will be joined by DJ Luke from “LUKES ANYTHING GOES, BUT ONLY IF HE LIKES IT” (Anything Goes (If It’s Good), Bridging the gap between old and new alternative music of all ages.Lost classics to modern gems.) Luke will be introducing listeners to his top 5 REGGAE tunes THE BIGGEST, THE LONGEST & THE FASTEST —- IT’S—– MID WEEK WITH RUPERT ——-NOMINATED BEST RADIO PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR REGGAE REGGAE SOURCE Are you ready to join Listeners from across the world as DJ Rupert presents The Top Reggae and Dancehall tunes from Richie B’s Top 25 Music Charts in Jamaica, Categories: Uncategorized | 2 Comments Category Comments SAVE CASTLE TOWARD –THE FIRST 63 DAYS –”TOGAR CARN MOR DE CHLACHAN BEAGA” February 18, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar castle toward Logo SAVE CASTLE TOWARD –THE FIRST 63 DAYS –”TOGAR CARN MOR DE CHLACHAN BEAGA” After a 63 day consultation process by the Scottish Government under the Scottish land reform act and the Community right to buy scheme (CRTB) the South Cowal Community Development Company have now been given the green light by Scottish Ministers to exercise the communities “right to buy” the Castle Toward estate. castle toward Banner 11 The SCCDC can now, and for a period of the five further years, exercise the right to buy the estate if and when it comes on the market……….To explain what all this means and to give us an update since last in the studio we tonight at 5.30pm on TLLLVLBS welcome back to the DCR97.4fm Argyll street Studio Alan Stewart Chairman of the SCCDC and Derek McIntyre the Community Engagement Animateur. castle in trees Banner 12 The SCCDC also have a very informative website Save Castle Toward were you can catch up with the latest news, listen to radio interviews and watch interviews and follow the countdown to the Public Vote for the Castle Toward Community buy out Click this link for Save Castle Toward Website http://www.savecastletoward.co.uk/home castle toward Logo Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments CONGRATULATIONS MATT AND TALIA February 11, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar best_of_british_banner_768x75.gif best_of_british_banner_768x75.gif MATT-BIO-PIC-SQUARE THE BEST OF BRITISH 100TH PROGRAMME So it all comes down to this. As Matt and Talia celebrate the 100th show of Best of British Unsigned they bring you a selection of the very best songs from the last 2 years. This is without a shadow of a doubt, the very best, of Best of British – Unsigned Music Congratulations from DCR to Matt and Talia for such a good show. talia-text best_of_british_banner_768x75.gif talia-text Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRISH February 7, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar TRISH 7.00PM – 9.00PM –The early evening Friday night programme with a cult following has been broadcast on a Friday night since February 2011 and has become in that time one of the few early evening “Cult” Rock programmes on Radio. TRISH AWARD 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. PURE DEAD BRILLIANT WHATEVER ROCKS YOUR BOAT has featured bands and Artist from Glenrothes’ to Latvia from Sweden to London not forgetting the many from Glasgow, bands featured on WHATEVER ROCKS YOUR BOAT have gone on to fabulous acclaim and awards, the fabulous PURE DEAD BRILLIANT in the Rock Recording of a national awards 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. BAG OF ROCKS Besides featuring many Bands WHATEVER ROCKS YOUR BOAT’S The New and Unsigned slot has featured many solo Artist including many world premieres, who can forget the charismatic Californian Rocker ELLIOT SCHNEIDER. ELLIOT Of course there have been many interviews with many Rock Artist including the Charismatic Californian Elliot Schneider and of course the equally charismatic Carman and very recently the interview with the Legendary…………………………………………………. Continue Reading » Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments CELTIC CONNECTIONS CELEBRATES ITS MOST SUCCESSFUL YEAR February 4, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar celtic con 14 Celtic Connections have announced that they are celebrating the most successful year to date, with attendances reaching over 110,000 as gross ticket sales topped£1.15million, Celtic Connections 2014 really was the biggest and best yet. Every year at Celtic Connections the cream of new musical talent perform at the Danny Kyle Open Stage. After 12 fantastic days of the Danny Kyle Open Stage broadcast live from Adelaides in Bath Street Glasgow by our colleagues at Celtic Music Radio and heard here on DCR97.4fm this year’s Danny’s choosen by a diverse panel of judges – from industry stalwarts to members of the general public – they picked six winners from the eighty acts which took part. The Danny Kyle Open Stage 2014 winners were and all of whom will perform a support slot at next year’s festival – Hò Rò, Griogair Morrison, The Mischa Macpherson trio, The Chaplins, Arthur Nicholson and Austen George. Donald Shaw, Celtic Connections Artistic Director, said: “Celtic Connections 2014 really has been the biggest and best yet. It was really exciting to showcase the festival at the SSE Hydro and attendances have once again been fantastic, topping 110,000 for the first year ever. I would like to say a special thanks to the amazing artists who travelled all the way from Australia and India to be part of the festival – they definitely added an extra special element this year. “Each January we endeavour to bring exciting new sounds to Glasgow and we’ve seen some world class performances over the past 18 days. As well as featuring an array of international acts we’ve celebrated the vibrancy of the Scottish folk scene, which still remains the driving force behind the festival.” celtic 2014 We hope our listeners here at DCR97.4fm have enjoyed the broadcast from Celtic Connections broadcast live from Adelaides in Bath Street Glasgow by our colleagues at Celtic Music Radio especially the excellent Danny Kyle Open Stage broadcast. CC DKOS-2011-239x133 We must say on behalf of all the DCR97.4fm volunteers and listeners a big thank you to everyone at Celtic Music Radio , too many to mention here who all contributed to the broadcast. Celtic Music Radio We mustn’t forget the students and their tutor Patrick Quinn from Glasgow Caledonian University who were once again working in partnership with Celtic Music Radio to broadcast live from Celtic Connections 2014. Following on from a very successful collaboration in 2013, Audio Technology students were manning the outside broadcast facilities at Adelaide’s church which allow Celtic Music Radio to broadcast interviews, live sessions and the famous Danny Kyle Open Stage over the two weeks of the festival. GCUlogo-1000-300x169 Celtic Music Radio also recorded several concerts from Celtic Connections including New Voices Concerts from Lorne MacDougall which shall be broadcast in the very near future. Of course listeners will know Lorne from his Planet Pipe programme on CMR and DCR97.4fm DSCF1092 (640x478) Born and raised in the Kintyre piping stronghold of Carradale, Lorne MacDougall has played in Grade 1 bands from an early age, combining this elite technical discipline with wide-ranging creative imagination, as both a musician and a composer. After glowing reviews for his 2010 debut album Hello World, recent career highlights include soloing at the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Programme and guesting on Susan Boyle’s latest album. lorne at CC His première of Collisions sees him playing six different varieties of bagpipe, accompanied by guitars (Sorren Maclean), strings, bass, percussion and vocals, ( Darren MacLean & Julie Fowlis ) exploring and reconfiguring his instrument’s diverse stylistic guises from Gaelic song to gothic rock, solo competition to contemporary folk. Another concert to look forward to is New Voices Rachel Newton, A founder member of The Shee and one-third of the Emily Portman Trio, singer, harpist and fiddler Rachel won ……………………………………….. Continue Reading » Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments NEIL ALEXANDER –FERRY UPDATE- EXPERT FERRY COMMITTEE RESIGNATION February 4, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar neil alexander FERRY GROUP LOGO Neil in his Monday afternoon programme told his listeners of the resignation of a member of the Expert Ferry Committee which has been the subject of much controversy in the fact that this group Do not publish agendas of meeting. Do not publish minutes or meetings and in fact up until now it was not made public who was a member of the committee. A little more of the committee’s activities have now come to light with the publication of Professor Neil Kay Letter of resignation to Mr Keith Brown MSP, Minister for Transport The letter is published below with permission As to be shared with his listeners on his DCR Presenters Page Neil’s latest news from the DGFAG http://www.dunooncommunityradio.org/programme-info/presenters/neil-alexander/comment-page-1/#comment-649916 FERRY GROUP LOGO To Mr Keith Brown MSP, Minister for Transport 2nd February 2014 Dear Minister Resignation from Expert Ferry Group I have to submit my resignation from the Expert Ferry Group on the grounds that the public interest is not served by the existence of this Group. It is now clear that the structure and working practices of the Group are designed to voice and promote producer interests, including that of (some) established operators. The interests of those users and communities dependent on those ferry services are and will be peripheral in such a forum when they should be central. While the title “Expert Ferry Group” may give the impression that this is a collection of independent experts, it would be better described as platform for lobbying and vested interests. What should be in some cases only arms-length relations with government are now institutionalised within the process of government itself. What makes this worse is that the Group will effectively operate in secret with a mandate to influence government strategy, but with free range for lobbying and assertion with no robust and transparent mechanisms in place to check facts and arguments. It is true that pressure from me and others means that the agenda and some form of minutes will be made public; however this was not the original intention, these concessions have been made unwillingly, and does not alter the fact that actual documents and discussion will remain secret. As I advised you before accepting your invitation to join the Group, I would have much preferred that you and this government had instead put in place robust governance structures for administering and regulating these essential services under EU law. However, I felt that on balance I might do more good by joining the Group rather than staying out. That was clearly a mistake and if my membership of the Group could be misconstrued by some as representing some attempt at balance, then that is just another reason for me to resign. My advice in his context is; please dissolve this Group and appoint instead a small task force of independent experts in regulatory economics and EU competition policy to advise you of options here. I have been arguing that case and the case for sound governance structures, including an independent regulator, to Parliament and successive Transport Ministers for years. Had that advice been taken it could at least have reduced the chances of successive expensive debacles in this context, the most recent evidence of which will quite possibly turn out to be the taking of Transport Scotland to court last week over its handling of the Northern Isles ferry contract. Yours Sincerely Professor Neil Kay FERRY GROUP LOGO Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THANK YOU TO ANGIE FOR FACE BOOK 1000 LIKE February 1, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar dcr logo 1000 likes Thank you to Angie who was the 1000th person to like our Face Book tonight during HillBilly Bobs Country Music Show–took a while but we got there and thank you the 1000 folk who liked us and as Bobby say’s , you all come back now dcr logo 1000 likes Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DANNY KYLE OPEN STAGE FINALIST 2014 February 1, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar CC DKOS-2011-239x133 danny-kyle7-139x140 After 12 fantastic days of the Danny Kyle Open Stage broadcast live from Adelaides in Bath Street Glasgow by our colleagues at Celtic Music Radio and heard here on DCR97.4fm we are now able to announce this year’s Danny’s. After much deliberating this year’s Danny’s were announced in the early hours this morning by Auntie Liz Clark who says all the artist who appeared on the Danny Kyle Stage were winners but only six entrants can go forward and here are the artist who will take to the Sold Out Danny Kyle Stage tonight they are : C. C HO-Ro Ho Ro – From Inverness Ho Ro are a young and energetic Scottish trad folk trio from Inverness, bringing Scottish traditional music to you with many styles and genres to traditional Gaelic music and song. Calum MacPhail / Rachel MacDonald/ Sean Cousins CC Griogair-Morrison1-150x150 Griogair Morrison – From Orkney Young finger-style and percussive guitarist arranging, writing and composing his own tunes from funk, blues, jazz and rock and winner at the Orkney Folk Festival Open Stage 2013. CC Mischa-macpherson-Trio2-150x150 The Mischa Macpherson Trio – From Glasgow Coming from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, Mischa, Conal and Innes grew up surrounded by music and the Gaelic tradition. Mischa Macpherson/ Conal McDonagh / Innes White CC the-chaplins1 The Chaplins – From Paisley Formed in 2012 their distinctive sound and song writing have meant that their debut EP they released in 2013 has met with critical acclaim Jill Jackson/John Allan/ Lisa Tring/ Johnny McKinnon CC Arthur-Nicholson1-150x150 Arthur Nicholson – From Shetland Arthur Nicholson has been heavily involved in the Shetland music scene from an early age. This page focuses on his songwriting. He released his first single in March 2013 and had just completed his cd CC austen-george-11-150x150 Austen George – From Edinburgh Austen is a singer songwriter from who has played in several bands as well as seeking a solo career, gigging extensively throughout Edinburgh and currently seeking a record deal! More details and information : https://www.facebook.com/groups/celticmusicradioconnections/ Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments LAST WEEKEND CELTIC CONNECTIONS January 31, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar As we draw near to the end of 2014 Celtic Connections we just have two exciting days of broadcast live from Adelaide’s left, listen in today as DCR97.4FM listeners join CMR 1530AM with Danny Matheson, Alan Grant and Gordon Hotchkiss also listen out for Ross Macfadyen and morning presenter Alex Jenkins. Also tonight at 4.00pm Liz Clark introduces the final Danny Kyle Open Stage before Saturdays Grande Finale of 2014 with commentary from Ken Macdonald and Bill Morris. celtic con 14 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments TRISH & SAMMY TALK TO BENNY GALLAGHER January 31, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 7.00pm -9.00pm FRIDAY “WHATEVER ROCKS YOUR BOAT” benny For sheer quality and distinction you need look no further than the career of Benny Gallagher…Listen to the the world famous, master Singer/Songwriter as he chats about his formative days as songwriter for the Beatles Apple record label….the song that propelled 70?s band McGuinness Flint to the top of the charts….the explosive success of GALLAGHER & LYLE’s Breakaway album …. how his songs came to be performed by Global superstars in New York’s Central Park to crowds of 750.000 and his passion, dedication and love of teaching at his inspirational Songwriting workshops….and of course listen to some of Gallagher and Lyle’s best loved songs! benny -sammy Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SECOND WEEK FROM CELTIC CONNECTIONS January 28, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar CELTIC CONN BIG Without hardly a pause for breath here we are into our second week at Celtic Connections joining our colleagues at Celtic Music Radio bringing you we hope a flavour of this fantastic festival live from the wonderful Adelaides in Bath Street in Glasgow. celtic music radio logo Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments BENNY GALLAGHER MASTERCLASS WORKSHOP AT DUNOON GRAMMAR SCHOOL January 25, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar BENNY GALLAGHER MASTERCLASS WORKSHOP AT DUNOON GRAMMAR SCHOOL benny gala and trish Legendary Singer and Songwriter Benny Gallagher of the famous duo Gallagher and Lyle and founder member of McGuinnes Flint conducted a unique Songwriters Masterclass Workshop for pupils yesterday at Dunoon Grammar School Benny also gave an exclusive interview to Trish to be included in a future programme of What Ever Rocks Your Boat heard here on Dunoon Community Radio every Friday at 8.00PM . Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments BENNY GALLAGHER VISITS DUNOON GRAMMAR SCHOOL January 23, 2014 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar Benny Gallagher Benny Gallagher Legendary Singer and Songwriter Benny Gallagher of the famous duo Gallagher and Lyle and founder member of McGuinnes Flint is visiting Dunoon to give a special Songwriters Masterclass Workshop at Dunoon Grammar on Friday 24th January, providing pupils with a unique opportunity to sharpen their skills in the company of a maestro of rock. Benny has also agreed to an exclusive interview with Trish for Dunoon Community Radio. Largs born Benny has worked with many of the top artistes. Please visit Benny’s Web Site: http://www.bennygallagher.com/ FIRST DAY BROADCAST FROM CELTIC CONNECTIONS January 17, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar celtic con 14 Today again with the assistance of our colleagues at Celtic Music Radio we start broadcasting live for the fourth year from Celtic Connections from the CMR studio in Adelaides in Glasgow. celtic music radio logo Each day from 10.00am presenters from Celtic Music Radio and guest presenters from Dunoon Community Radio will introduce live guests and sessions by artists appearing at Celtic Connections and from local Glasgow singers and songwriter and others from all parts of the UK who have travelled to Glasgow to take part in Celtic Connections. And at 4.00pm, Liz Clark will introduce tomorrow’s talent today on the Danny Kyle Open Stage. danny-kyle7-139x140 Today sees the first day Danny Kyle Open Stage 2014 which celebrates it’s 15 year anniversary this year! Today Liz will bring back to showcase five of last year’s finalists – who have since then all had a very busy year We hope to see many of our listeners In Adelades, Bath Street , Glasgow from 4- 6 pm please come and say hello. This is a FREE event and you do not need tickets (only for the final Saturday 1 February 2014 Tonight the artist appearing are : Gria – From Glasgow Hailing from Shetland, Orkney, Lewis & Northumberland this recently formed band – have a cultural mi combining Gaelic and Scots and English traditions. Gemma Telfer/Lana Eiaine Thomson/Louise Bicham / Ceitlin L.R. Smith. Next Concert – 31 Jan – Mitchel Library with De Temp Antan GRIA Graham-Low-and-Jack-Kirkpatrick1 Graham Low and Jack Kirkpatrick These accomplished young musicians from Orkney wowed everyone on the Open Stage at the Orkney Folk Festival. Graham also takes part in ‘The Gathering’ . They come down from Orkney to play for you today. Tonight 17 January – National Piping Center with Gerry O’Connor & Manus Lunny Taylor & Leigh – From Edinburgh A blend of Nu-Folk-Country Blues and blisteringly hot play across the length and breadth of the UK, their music has also been used to promote Ken Loch’s film ‘Aye Fond Kiss’. Next Concert -29 January – Mitchel Library with Calum MacCrimmon’s ‘Boraraig’ Taylor & Leigh Genesee-30th-150x150 Genesee Beldina Odenyo singer songwriter, originally from Kenya now resident in Glasgow goes under the name of Genesse and brings her culture and travels to us in her poems and songs. Next Concert – 2 February – St Andrew’s in the Square – with The Milk Carton Kids & Gavin James Elliott-Morris 1 Elliot Morris The 23 year-old singer-songwriter from Lincolnshire began playing electric guitar when he was 11, but launched his solo set at 17, just a year after starting to explore the possibilities of the acoustic instrument! Playing at many English Festivals in 2012. Next Concert – 29 January – Oran Mor –with Nuala Kennedy Band GCUlogo-1000-300x169 Glasgow Caledonian University is once again working in partnership with Celtic Music Radio to broadcast live from Celtic Connections 2014. Following on from a very successful collaboration in 2013, Audio Technology students will be manning the outside broadcast facilities at Adelaide’s church which allow Celtic Music Radio to broadcast interviews, live sessions and the famous Danny Kyle Open Stage over the two weeks of the festival. Starting on Friday 17th January, the daily broadcasts from 10.00am to 6.00pm allow around 15 students from all four years of the BSc(Hons) Audio Technology with Electronics to gain valuable hands on experience at the world’s largest Celtic music festival. Gordon Hotchkiss, Programme Director for Celtic Music Radio said, “We are delighted to have the students from Glasgow Caledonian University helping us out again this year. Although students, each and everyone was a pleasure to work with and all very professional” DSCF1030 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY DJ DAVIE & THE ESSENTIAL DANCE SESSION January 16, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCF2819 (640x478) DJ Davie’s first THE ESSENTIAL DANCE SESSION was broadcast on Thursday the 14th of January 2010. Still going strong with DJ Davie certainly raising the Bar on many occasions especially with his Buffet and Special’s nights, a long way from the retrospective DJ Davie was thinking of ,We now go way back to the days when Essential Dance was still in it’s infancy when a young Davie danced around the Clubs of Paisley , Glasgow and around Scotland through to the very latest essential dance sounds. From the very beginning right through to today it’s all Essential Dance Check out his presenters page for what is in store for this weeks programme DJ Davie says; THE ESSENTIAL DANCE SESSION is 4 years old this week. So I will be having a 4th Birthday. I will be bringing you some dance classics and music from the charts from January 2010. Join me for DCR’s longest running specialty music show, http://www.dunooncommunityradio.org/programme-info/presenters/davie/ Categories: Uncategorized | 2 Comments Category Comments BUSY START TO NEW YEAR –AND GETTING BUSIER January 15, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar BUSY START TO NEW YEAR –AND GETTING BUSIER What a busy start to the New Year with DCR and Dj Rupert anxiously awaiting the result of having being nomination as Best Radio Presenter and Best Community Radio Station in the DIA (dancehall Industry Awards). DIA-logo We were so proud in the little we did in helping in promoting and broadcasting Folk For The Clutha organised by our colleagues at Celtic Music Radio and raising a staggering £3,455. When we grow up we want to be able to do things like that, just like our Big Brother Radio Station. clutha 2 nights post We got very excited as Fiona McNeill DCR presenter and member of top Scottish Celtic Fusion Band Reely Jiggered played their way through the eliminating rounds against 300 other Bands then competing in and winning the Final at the O2 ABC in Glasgow. Reely Jiggered reely jiggered win at 02 We are just about, again with Celtic Music Radio to start broadcasting live for the fourth year from Celtic Connections from the CMR studio in Adelaides in Glasgow. DCR presenters shall alongside CMR presenters keep listeners informed with the who’s, what’s and where’s of what is happening from one of the world’s biggest and most prestigious Celtic events. As in the past we are hoping to chat to many of the interesting folk who will be visiting Glasgow and CMR will be recording many of the events for broadcast. We shall be seeking out old friends of DCR who will be playing in events including members of Manran’, Skerryvore, Skipinnish ,Fergie and CMR presenters Lorne MacDougall and Paddy Callaghan who will be performing in their own right during Celtic Connections. celtic con 14 It’s started out busy this year 2014 and it’s going to get even busier as the year progresses not only with national events that we will be involved in after all it is the Year Of The Homecoming, The Commonwealth Games in July and there is a very important date later in the year in September. homecoming-2014-banner Commonwealth Glasgow 2014 Logo Exciting times lay ahead locally this year not only on the entertainment front were some really interesting events are in the early stages of planning, the Cowal Highland Gathering promises to be the biggest and best and many of the organises of local events are very optimistic in getting public support not only in supporting the events but that all important role of volunteering to help ensure these events happen. Cowal logo We here at Dunoon Community Radio will of course endeavour to entertain our listeners with all genre of music, lively chat and banter and hopefully keeping you informed as to what is happening in our community. Getting back to the start of 2014 anxiously awaiting the result of having being nomination as Best Radio Presenter DJ Rupert and Best Community Radio Station in the DIA (dancehall Industry Awards). No awards this time but a really big thank you to everyone across the world who voted for Rupert and DCR. The word is Rupert was in the Top 3 out of over 40 nominees and Dunoon Community Radio was up there as well. DIA-logo DSCF1654 - Copy (2) (640x478) We are very proud of our presenters here at Dunoon Community Radio who work so hard to promote DCR presenting their own brand of entertainment to the local community as well as, as with DJ Rupert to a much wider world wide audience on the internet We may not have won anything this time but as presenters like DJ Rupert lift the bar as an inspiration to other presenters and you the listener keep listening and give us your comments and feedback, the public profile of DCR will increase to gather the much sought after support from local commerce and retail business who through sponsorship and advertising will help pay the bills. Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments CELTIC CONNECTIONS 2014 January 12, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar celtic con 14 It’s that time of year again as we at Dunoon Community Radio get ready to join our radio colleagues for the fifth year as Celtic Music Radio get ready to commence their ninth year of live coverage and broadcast from Celtic Connections Glasgow. Celtic Music Radio will be based in the same venue as last year at Adelaide’s, 209 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4HZ from Friday 17 January daily, except Sundays, from 10.00am until the end of the Danny Kyle Open Stage at 6.00pm. Each day from 10.00am presenters from Celtic Music Radio and guest presenters from Dunoon Community Radio will introduce live guests and sessions by artists appearing at Celtic Connections and from local Glasgow singers and songwriter and others from all parts of the UK who have travelled to Glasgow to take part in Celtic Connections. And at 4.00pm, Liz Clark will introduce tomorrow’s talent today on the Danny Kyle Open Stage. DSCF1101 The late Danny Kyle was a passionate supporter of traditional music and a constant campaigner for its revival in Scotland. Each night on the Open Stage at Adelaide’s, new musical talent is given the chance to shine under the Celtic Connections spotlight and the six of the best acts win through to the final Showcase Concert. The Open Stage is compered by Danny’s close friend and Celtic Music Radio presenter Liz Clark and is live on Celtic Music Radio from 4.00pm each day (except Sundays). http://www.celticconnections.com/events/Pages/default.aspx celtic con 14 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR PRESENTER FIONA WINS PRESTIGIOUS BAND AWARD WITH REELY JIGGERED January 12, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Reely Jiggered the awesome Band that is, Fiona and Alison McNeill, Scott McLean, Emma Watson and Hugh Cox brought the house down tonight as they literally Rocked the O2ABC in Glasgow reely jiggered Congratulation Guys and dcr97.4fm presenter Fiona McNeill xxxx http://www.dunooncommunityradio.org/programme-info/presenters/fiona-macneill/ YOU CAN HEAR PART OF THIS PERFORMANCE TUESDAY 21st JANUARY 8.00PM reely jiggered win at 02 AS PART OF A VERY SPECIAL EDITION OF “FIONA McNEILL’S CELTIC & FOLK FUSHION “ Reely Jiggered Categories: Uncategorized | 2 Comments Category Comments FOLK FOR THE CLUTHA RAISE £3455 January 12, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar FOLK FOR THE CLUTHA RAISE £3455 Another Great broadcast by Celtic Music Radio from St Andrew’s in the Square, the second concert of these two concerts to raise funds for the Clutha Vaults accident victims and for the emergency services involved. Well done every one involved, all the artist and all the folk who made it possible and to everyone who made donations which reached an incredible £3455 A special thank you to all or colleagues at Celtic Music Radio Auntie Liz, Ross, Alex and all the other volunteers especially to all those who made sure we had a listening experience that will never will be forgot. If you were unable to get to the events and would like to make a donation to the Clutha Appeal you can do so via one of the following sites: City of Glasgow Clutha Appeal Fund Events For Charities Clutha Benefit Please mention Celtic Music Radio & Dunoon Community Radio / Folk for the Clutha , thanks! The concerts were broadcast by Celtic Music Radio on 1530AM across Glasgow and on the internet also Dunoon Community Radio 97.4fm and the internet You can keep listening to Celtic Music Radio till February4th on Pop Up DAB Digital Radio in Ayrshire and across the South and Midland of Englandshire . clutha 2 nights post Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments FOLK FOR THE CLUTHA RAISE £1530 ON FIRST NIGHT January 11, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar clutha 2 nights post Great broadcast by Celtic Music Radio from St Andrew’s in the Square, the first concert of two concerts to raise funds for the Clutha Vaults accident victims and for the emergency services involved. Well done every one involved, the artist and all the folk who made it possible and all the folk who made donations. You can still go tonight and witness the historic second night, there is a no ticket required just a donation at the door but do get there early doors open 7.00pm If you have been unable to come to the event and would like to make a donation to the Clutha Appeal you can do so via one of the following sites: City of Glasgow Clutha Appeal Fund Events For Charities Clutha Benefit Please mention Celtic Music Radio & Dunoon Community Radio / Folk for the Clutha , thanks! Also If you can’t make it along, the concerts will be broadcast Celtic Music Radio on 1530AM across Glasgow and on the internet also Dunoon Community Radio 97.4fm and the internet Also Pop Up DAB Digital Radio in Ayrshire and across the South and Midland of Englandshire Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments FOLK FOR THE CLUTHA January 6, 2014 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar Folk-Clutha-Black-poster-3-140x140 Celtic Music Radio and St Andrew’s in the Square are holding two concerts to raise funds for the Clutha Vaults accident victims and for the emergency services involved. The concerts will take place on Friday 10th and Saturday 11th January from 7.30pm. Doors open 7.00pm. While there are no tickets, we would invite you to make a donation on the door. If you can’t make it along, the concerts will be broadcast online and on 97.4fm from 7.00pm when we join our colleagues at Celtic Music Radio who can also be heard on 1530AM across Glasgow and on Pop Up DAB Digital Radio in Ayrshire and across the South and Midland of Englandshire. Folk for the clutha The line up for both nights has now been drawn up and is as follows (with timings being a guide only!): Friday 10th January 1930 Bill Adair 1950 Tom Fairnie 2010 Haggerdash 2030 Steven Clark 2045 Interval 2115 Craig Brooks & Jai McDowell 2120 Arthur Johnstone 2130 Adam McCulloch 2145 Lori McTear 2200 Rudegin 2230 Bill Adair & Ensemble Saturday 11th January 1930 The O’Cajunals 1950 Mary K Burke 2010 The Celtic Fire 2025 Fiona Cuthill & Stevie Lawrence 2045 Interval 2115 Pauline Alexander & Edwin Gallacher 2130 Paddy Callaghan 2145 Moira Kerr 2200 Mick West & Frank McLaughlin 2230 Bill Adair & Ensemble Proceeds from the evenings will be donated equally between: City of Glasgow Clutha Appeal Fund Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Family Support Trust Scottish Police Benevolent Fund Scottish Ambulance Benevolent Fund If you are unable to come to the events and would like to make a donation to the Clutha Appeal you can do so via one of the following sites: City of Glasgow Clutha Appeal Fund Events For Charities Clutha Benefit Please mention Celtic Music Radio & Dunoon Community Radio / Folk for the Clutha , thanks! If you can’t make it along, the concerts will be broadcast online (click the Listen Live button at the top of the page from 7pm both nights), on 1530AM across Glasgow and on Pop Up DAB Digital Radio in Ayrshire and across the South and Midland of Englandshire. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENTS & IT ARCHIE January 4, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Thanks for you patients and thanks to IT Archie–that’s us up and running again with Hillbilly Bob’s Country Roads and don’t forget you can hear Mike Marwicks Saturday Rock’n Roll and Hillbilly’s Country Roads next Wednesday afternoon . ARCHIE DCR LOGO 2 GAELIC Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DISRUPTION TO BROADCAST January 4, 2014 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DCR LOGO 2 GAELIC We are sorry to have to inform you but as you may have notice we have a technical fault which is preventing the DCR97.4fm and Internet broadcast .We are hoping to have this resolved very shortly and in the meantime the scheduled presenters are continuing with their programmes which will be repeated at their scheduled replay time so that you don’t miss any broadcast. Once again we are sorry for this disruption and hopefully back with you very soon Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments BLIADHNA MHATH UR! —-HAPPY NEW YEAR! December 30, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar BLIADHNA MHATH UR! —-HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2014-Happy-New-Year-Logo-HD-Wallpaper A Very Happy And Prosperous New Year To All Our Listeners We hope you will join us once again as we join our Big Brother Radio Station Celtic Music Radio for the traditional end of the year show with Aunty Liz and Uncle Gordon including requests, the occasional guests calling-in and of course The Bells at midnight taking us into 2014. Gordons Hotckiss liz clark You can contact Auntie Liz or Gordon at the studio on 0141 548 4041 or email studio Emailat: studio@celticmusicradio.net and don’t forget to tell them you are a DCR97.4FM listener Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments BIG THANKS TO DFB WAREHOUSE NOTTINGHAM December 29, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar BIG THANKS TO DFB WAREHOUSE NOTTINGHAM cd player A Big thank you to Tony and all the staff at DFB Warehouse Nottingham who so quickly came to our aid when our ever reliable trusty Numark 77USB CD player developed a fault just before Christmas. Thanks to a sterling effort by Tony and his team a brand new Numark CDN77USB double CD/MP3 player arrived on Christmas Eve –What a Christmas Present –Thank you from all the presenters and listeners of Dunoon Community Radio DFB Warehouse Nottingham http://www.soundlightuk.com/shop/ Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DRUMS N’ ROSES JEN VISITS SARAH TO TELL OF ITV’s BRITAINS GOT TALENT December 23, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DRUMS N’ ROSES JEN VISITS SARAH TO TELL OF ITV’s BRITAINS GOT TALENT DSCF3039 Jen McVicar from DrumsN’ Roses who recently retired from The Cowal Piped Band to concentrate on her Uni Studies and Drums N’ Roses called into the Argyll Street Studio to tell Sarah her latest news regards the Bands progress through ITV’s Britains Got Talent auditions. DRUMS AND ROSES The group Contains the 4 Main Members, Craig Lawrie, Chris Lawrie, Gregor Rae and of course Jen who also play for the prestigious Grade 2 Lomond and Clyde Pipe Band who are based in Clydebank under the direction of Pipe Major David Wotherspoon and Leading Drummer Allan Craig with Jen being the only female piper in the band Drums N Roses are a Bagpipe and drum, Rock group formed in the winter of 2005 after Craig heard Robert Mathiesons CD, “The Big Birl” when the only performances could be seen on Sauchiehall St in Glasgow. The band didn’t even have a name back then. These day’s the Band are in great demand performing all over Scotland and “China” 006 (640x478) Just in case you missed this We shall be repeating Jen and Sarah chatting on Christmas Eve at 11.30am and on New Years Eve again at 11.30am Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments MORE NEWS FROM DCR97.4FM DJ RUPERT December 18, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DCR LOGO XMAS WEEK 013 (640x478) TESSANNE CHIN WINS “THE VOICE” Jamaican singer Tessanne Chin championed here on Dunoon Community Radio by REGGAE REGGAE SOURCE host DJ Rupert won the final of the fifth “The Voice”. tessanne-chin-winning-the-voice- As predicted by DJ Rupert who has been responsible for Tessanne being on the DCR97.4FM Playlist several times, walked away with the fifth season choosing the Beatles “Let It Be” and the classic Whitney Houston song “I Have Nothing” to impress the judges. You can hear Tessanne tonight on this Wednesdays edition of REGGAE REGGAE SOURCE at 10.00PM till 1.00AM including the aftermidnight Old School Reggae Tonight DJ Rupert will be presenting the Top 5 Reggae and Dancehall tunes from Richie B’s Top 25 Music Charts in Jamaica, Plus Co-host MrD AfrikanVybz of the Bahamas presenting the Worldwide Afrikan Vybz Mix. Tonight you can also hear this week’s Global Spin of the week and the riddim of the week from Global Link Radio ! global links radio BEST RADIO PERSONALITY & BEST COMMUNITY RADIO STATION NOMINATIONS FOR DCR DIA-logo Still time if you haven’t already to vote for DJ Rupert and Dunoon Community Radio who have both been nominated for Awards in the Prestigious “Dancehall Industry Awards” You can vote for both DJ Rupert & Dunoon Community Radio BEST RADIO PERSONALITY – Just vote Dj rupert http://www.dancehallindustryawards.com/best-radio-personality.html and BEST COMMUNITY RADIO STATION – Vote dunoon community radio http://www.dancehallindustryawards.com/best-community-radio.html Categories: Uncategorized | 3 Comments Category Comments DCR97.4FM KNIGHTS OF TECHNO ANNOUNCE LOCAL CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY GIGS December 18, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DCR LOGO XMAS WEEK DCR97.4FM KNIGHTS OF TECHNO ANNOUNCE LOCAL CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR HOLIDAY GIGS You can catch up with Greg and Garath over the holidays at these venues next performance DCR97.4FM Thursday 19th December 11.00pPM with guest mix from Italian DJ/Produce Ralph Mirto who is based in Rome. KNIGHTS OF TECHNO PIC Gigs for Knights of Techno are as follows: Snow Techno wtih The Knights of Techno – Saturday 21st in MacClures bar with residents Saturday 28th in the Brewery – Chuba b2b Jukesy, Knights of Techno, Max Taylor b2b Calvin Taylor, Sam Wilson b2b Ged Preston, Ryan Mccall and Liam Harrison *3AM License Tuesday 31st in MacClures Bar with Slouch, Mischief and The Knights of Techno *3AM License KNIGHTS OF TECHNO LOGO Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR97.4FM MC/PRESENTER DAZZLES ON LOCATION December 18, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DCR LOGO XMAS WEEK 008 (640x478) DSCF2971 (640x478) Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON CHRISTMAS DAZZLE –DUNOON SHOP’S DAZZLE December 18, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DCR LOGO XMAS WEEK DUNOON CHRISTMAS DAZZLE –DUNOON SHOP’S DAZZLE 001 (640x478) 005 (640x478) (2) DSCF2973 (640x478) Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DGFAG –MINI CRUISE- INVITE FOR ALL December 18, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar FERRY GROUP LOGO DGFAG –MINI CRUISE- INVITE FOR ALL Members of the DGFAG are inviting residents of Cowal TO JOIN THEM ON A Mini Cruise Friday 20th December to celebrate the first schedule sailing of the MV Coruisk 5.20pm sailing from Dunoon returning at 6.15pm. MV Coruisk at Wemyss Bay Kenny Wilson front man of the WHERRIES folk group will lead passengers in a Christmas sing-a-long 009 (640x478) DCR97.4FM PRESENTER NEIL ALEXANDER ANNOUNCES THE MINI CRUISE NEIL’S BREAK TILL 5.00PM– MONDAY AFTERNOON 3.30PM TILL 5.00PM Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON CHRISTMAS DAZZLE –DCR97.4FM STUDIO December 18, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DCR LOGO XMAS WEEK DCR PRESENTERS DAZZLING IN THE STUDIO 004 (640x478) DR PHILS SOUNDS OF THE SOUTH FORTNIGHTLY TUESDAY AT 8.00PM 001 (640x478) S IMON OF THE COWAL EVERY TUESDAY 7.00PM Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON CHRISTMAS DAZZLE –DUNOON SHOP’S DAZZLE December 16, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DCR LOGO XMAS WEEK 002 (640x478) DUNOON CHRISTMAS DAZZLE –DUNOON SHOP’S DAZZLE Such a lovely treat to see the Christmas Window Displays around Dunoon DCR97.4fm Listener Send in your photos to show Dunoon Christmas Dazzle DUNOON CHRISTMAS DAZZLE –DCR97.4FM STUDIO December 16, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DCR LOGO XMAS WEEK 006 (640x478) GARY DJ MARSHALL DAZZLES 9.00PM till 10.00PM IN THE DAY THAT WAS DCR LOGO XMAS WEEK DJ LUKE LUKE’S ONLY IF HE LIKES IT TUESDAY’S 10.00PM -MIDNIGHT and THE BEDSIT SESSIONS SATURDAY 2.00AM -4.00AM 018 (640x478) Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments DUNOON CHRISTMAS DAZZLE –DUNOON SHOP’S DAZZLE December 16, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DCR LOGO XMAS WEEK DUNOON CHRISTMAS DAZZLE –DUNOON SHOP’S DAZZLE 004 (640x478) Such a lovely treat to see the Christmas Window Displays around Dunoon DCR97.4fm Listener Send in your photos to show Dunoon Christmas Dazzle Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments KERRIE NOOR’S NEVER ON A MONDAY. December 15, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Each year NaNoWriMo an annual (November) novel writing project brings together professional and amateur writers from all over the world. 006 (640x478) Throughout the month of November Carol Sterling and Victor where joined in the DCR97.4FM Argyll Street Studio by Kerrie Noor who you could say is the nearest DCR has to a resident author when she brought the listeners up to date in her quest to raise funds for Alzheimer Scotland by writing a Novel the title being NEVER ON A MONDAY within the month of November. Each time Kerrie told us a little more about Nefertiti and Rodger the main characters from the book. Kerry nefertiti There was a terrible accident not involving a chandelier and Rodger was taken into hospital…….. …………..Nefertiti took the opportunity to discover the secrets of the Garden Shed …………. We were also introduced to Shifty so called for his talent of being able to shift things as those two Salmon that jumped out of the Loch right into your arms and Conway who unknown to Nefertiti knew Rodger in a previous life when he was a policeman who’s obsession was to put Rodger behind bars. We also heard how along with new partners in “crime” Nefertiti managed to gain access to the Garden Shed as Rodger was finding a unique way to converse with his fellow patient in hospital Mohammad We also heard how Nefertiti had arranged a private sitting with DCR presenter and top Scottish Psychic Medium Carol at a local event . The book is now finished 50,000 words in 30 days; that is 12,500 words a week 1,786 words a DAY!!!!!! As the editing process now begins Kerrie is back in the DCR97.4FM Argyll Street Studio for a special programme when she will be joined by Victor ,Carol and Frlly all keen to hear Kerrie read exctracts from the book. Love them or not, you cannot ignore them . Warning: may contain adult themes and can become addictive. https://www.facebook.com/RodgersNefertiti Wednesday 18th December 5.oopm Dementia helpline-logob http://www.alzscot.org/ Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments BEST RADIO PERSONALITY & BEST COMMUNITY RADIO STATION NOMINATIONS FOR DCR December 15, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar BEST RADIO PERSONALITY & BEST COMMUNITY RADIO STATION NOMINATIONS FOR DCR DIA-logo Congratulations to DJ Rupert Tackie for his Best Radio Personality nomination in the forthcoming Dancehall Industry Awards also a big thanks to Rupert for his Reggae Reggae, Source DJ Mr D and Empres Skortcher and all at our American Sister station Globel links Radio who’s links have led to our nomination for Best Community Radio award global links radio You can vote for both DJ Rupert & Dunoon Community Radio BEST RADIO PERSONALITY – Just vote Dj rupert http://www.dancehallindustryawards.com/best-radio-personality.html and BEST COMMUNITY RADIO STATION – Vote dunoon community radio http://www.dancehallindustryawards.com/best-community-radio.html DSCF1654 - Copy (2) - Copy (640x478) 12 years young and still going, the Dancehall Industry Awards has become a part of the London music scene, giving accolades to rising stars, dancehall fans and local business’s, the amazing Award show has gone from strength to strength. Hya P launched D.I.A (DANCEHALL INDUSTRY AWARDS) on the 1st of January 2002, this was the first dancehall award ceremony of its kind, not only awarding artist, performers and DJ’s but also members of the community in the UK. Each year the awards attracts some of the largest multicultural audiences, over the last decade D.I.A has played host to the urban music industries finest, witnessing performances from both UK and international talent. Each year awards are given out to each individual nominees from a selection of categories including best community radio, best disc jockey, song of the year, best recording artist of the year, best video etc. Categories: Uncategorized | 9 Comments Category Comments DJ ANDY DAZZLES (NOT FORGETTING DJ WESTIE) December 14, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DJ ANDY DAZZLES Many thanks to all who sponsored DJ Andy who competed and completed the Adult Santa Dash at the Dunoon Dazzles event –well done DJ Andy DJ ANDY DAZZLES with dj westy Still time to donate to DJ Andy who is helping to raise funds towards the cost of the DCR97.4fm Community Radio Licence Categories: Uncategorized | 3 Comments Category Comments A VERY MEMORABLE FIRST FOR SANDBANK PRIMARY SCHOOL’S CHRISTMAS FAIR December 12, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar SANDBANK PRIMARY A VERY MEMORABLE FIRST FOR SANDBANK PRIMARY SCHOOL’S CHRISTMAS FAIR Sandbank Primary School’s Christmas Fair certainly brought in the crowds for this the very first Christmas Fair and Dunoon Community Radio where very pleased to be there 047 (640x478) (2) from 4.pm to 7.pm it seemed at times that the whole of Cowal had decided to pay the school a visit with so much to see and do and buy including for the very first time Santa’s Grotto at Sandbank Primary with a Golden ticket for a special gift up for grabs there were scenes reminisce to Willy Wonka as children and one or two bigger people cued to say hello to the Man in Red. The Tombola and Raffle were so popular a visit to town to buy more raffle tickets was required. School Pupils took to running fund raising stalls in the small Hall organising Cupcake Decorating and other colourful activities . 012 (640x478) (640x478) (2) Back in the main Hall more activities for the youngsters with Face Painting and Glitter Tattoos alongside stalls overflowing with Christmas Crafts and Gifts. 031 (640x478) Visitors to the fair were giving the opportunity to buy many original items from a range so diverse to include ceramics and pottery, Handmade jewellery with gem stones, Peruvian Jewellery, Candles from the Dunoon Grammar School. handmade wooden toys from a time of make believe that kept many of the school pupils mesmerized also from the world of wood Jackie Shack and the famous Chain Saw Crafts with wooden items from pocket size carving to well the size of the tree is the limit and there just doesn’t seem to be a limit with so much from the quilting folk including many Christmas items, there was knit ware and colourful Ruffle scarves and Sandra Webster from Bute with handmade cushions from material woven in Bute. . 082 (640x478) With Hot Food with Mulled Wine and Mince Pies plus The Great Christmas Cake Decorating Contest then The Sandbank Primary School’s Christmas Carollers and of course entertainment from DCR97.4FM Presenters – a very memorable First –let’s hope the first of many —–See you all December 2014 067 (640x478) (2) MORE PHOTOS –FOLLOW THIS LINK https://www.facebook.com/dcr97.4fm Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments DUNOON STILL DAZZLING AT COWAL GOLF CLUB December 10, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DUNOON STILL DAZZLING AT COWAL GOLF CLUB Saturday and Sunday saw Dunoon Community Radio presenters Fiona, Witchy, Neil and Victor playing Christmas tunes at the Christmas Tree Sale and craft fair held at the Cowal Golf Club organised by the Forestry Commission with Envirokirn and others at Cowal Golf Club. 005 (640x478) 011 (640x478) (2) Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments WEB SITE FOR SAVE CASTLE TOWARD December 3, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar castle toward save logo South Cowal Community Development Company (SCCDC) have launched their own website to to keep the community fully up to date and aware of the actions they are making on behalf of the community SCCDC have been receiving local and national media coverage over the last week or so , following the news that their Community Right to Buy interest has been accepted by Scottish Ministers. Chairman Alan Stewart appeared on local radio station Dunoon Community Radio with follow up on Radio Clyde and also featured in a special report by BBC Alba’s An Là programme. As Chairman Alan Stewart stated on Dunoon Community Radio the South Cowal Community Development Company (SCCDC) wishes to bring Castle Toward into Community ownership in order that may have control over the future of the building and the grounds, and maintain it as the valuable asset that it has become for the people of South Cowal and beyond. They are using the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003, which gives communities the right to buy property or land within the Community should that property or land ever be marketed by the owner. The Community cannot force a landowner to sell, but having an application approved means that should the land or property ever be put on the market, the Community has to be given the chance to purchase it without having to compete on the open market. For all the latest news and much more follow this link http://www.savecastletoward.co.uk/home Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments READY STEADY —-DDDDAAAAAZZZZZZZZZZZLLLLLLLEEEEEEEE December 3, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar …………………READY STEADY ——BEHIND YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! dazzle before —————–DDDDAAAAAZZZZZZZZZZZLLLLLLLEEEEEEEE dunoon dazzle For more photos of this very memorable day visit Ron Cairns and DCR facebook http://ronniecairns.smugmug.com/Events/Dunoon-Dazzles/34736238_PMCc8x/2940368429_8vfjVJt#!i=2940307466&k=MKVmpqT https://www.facebook.com/dcr97.4fm/photos_stream Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments VERY FIRST REINDEER–VERY FIRST SANTA DASH–VERY FIRST DUNOON DAZZLE December 3, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar FIRST REINDEER-FIRST SANTA DASH- VERY FIRST DUNOON DAZZLE For the very first time reindeer walked the streets of Dunoon and scores of Santa’s young and old for the very first time dashed through the Streets and the Streets dazzled with the smiles of the thousands who came and enjoyed the very First Ever Dunoon Dazzle dazzle dcr DCR ARGYLL GARDENS START TEAM READY TO GO dazzle dear2 dazzle dear 9 santa dash OFF TO DAZZLE santa 4 CHECK OUT 0504 HIDING BEHIND A SANTA BEARD santa dash 2 santa 6 For more photos of this very memorable day visit Ron Cairns and DCR facebook http://ronniecairns.smugmug.com/Events/Dunoon-Dazzles/34736238_PMCc8x/2940368429_8vfjVJt#!i=2940307466&k=MKVmpqT https://www.facebook.com/dcr97.4fm/photos_stream Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON CHRISTMAS LIGHT UP A DAZZLING SUCCESS December 1, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Thousands of people turned out to enjoy a welcome mild break in the weather for Dunoon’s very first Dunoon Dazzle Event . dunoon dazzle dunoon dazzle santa dunoon dazzle band dazzle -tina cairns MEDICINAL BREW Check out photos of the event taken by Witchymac Woman on the DCR97.4 facebook https://www.facebook.com/dcr97.4fm http://ronniecairns.smugmug.com/Events/Dunoon-Dazzles/34736238_PMCc8x/2940368429_8vfjVJt#!i=2940307466&k=MKVmpqT Please send us your photos to add to our DCR97.4fm facebook page and DCR97.4fm Website Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON’S BIG DAZZLE November 29, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar dunoon dazzels DUNOON’S BIG DAZZLE Christmas starts officially in Dunoon in a day of festive fun when the town Christmas lights switch on at 5pm shall be the climax of a fun filled day for all the family. The day starts at midday with a live reindeer parade from Argyll Gardens to the Burgh Hall where Santa shall be in residence for the rest of the day! Bring all the family along for a memorable day with so much more to enjoy, including fun Santa dash for kids at 2.30 and adults at 3pm, Xmas Stalls on Argyll Street, special Fairground rides around the town, Face painting, Vintage fire engines and much, much more. Here are the Highlights and approximate times DSCF1743 (640x478) 11.00Argyll Gardens -Music & Entertainment Introduced by MC Alex Pollock who will be joined by DCR97.4fm Presenter Victor and DCR97.4 Presenters and Performers who will entertain you during the event and keep you up-to-date to what is happening. VINNIE MC Look out for Claremarie ,Gary DJ Marshall ,Frlly,Dr Phil, Margaret, Sarah and Trish who shall also introduce you to Santa’s Reindeer who will be chilling in their show pen outside Skills Scotland office so you may say hello and take photos . dcr revue feb.htm 10 12.00 Santa arrives and Reindeers lead Santa’s sleigh up Argyll Street followed by Dunoon Grammar School Pipe Band father christmas 12.20 ish Main Stage Burgh Hall Santa arrives at Burgh Hall 12.45 ish After the Reindeer have had a wee drink and a rest they will then return back down Argyll Street to their Pen Outside Skills Scotland 12.30 ish Main Stage Burgh Hall –Tina Cairns Dancers will showcase the first of two specially choreographed dancers the second later at 4.00pm Argyll Gardens 2.00 pm Main Stage Burgh Hall Joanne Loughlin’s Little Xmas Angels performing Susy Snowflake dance routine. santa dash 2.30 pm Main Stage Burgh Hall– Kids Santa Dash leaves Burgh Hall to Argyll Gardens registration from 1.30pm onwards in Burgh Hall – free to enter, medals for all. 2.40 pm Argyll Gardens –Kids Santa Dash Finish Medicinal Brew 2.35 pm Main Stage Burgh Hall LIVE Medicinal Brew (Dr Bill Wilkie and Mike Burke) 3.00 pm Argyll Gardens –Adults Santa Dash to Kirn and back, starts from start and finish gantry at Argyll Gardens then along the promenade pavement An outrider shall cycle ahead of the competitors on the entire route sounding a horn to warn oncoming walkers of runners / Santa’s appearing 3.15 pm Argyll Gardens –First runners start arriving back to the line at the entrance to the muster car park. Medals to be issued to all competitors. 3.30 pm Main Stage Burgh Hall –Gordon Blair and kids Fiddle Frenzy 4.00pm Argyll Gardens –Tina Cairns dancers with a specially choreographed Christmas theme climax for their second performance for the very first Dunoon Dazzels 4.30pm Argyll Gardens –The Presentation of the Dazzling Umbrellas followed by the Umbrella parade up Argyll Street to the Burgh Hall. 4.45pm Main Stage Burgh Hall –Umbrella Parade arrives 4.55pm Main Stage Burgh Hall Presentation of the first ever “Dunoon Dazzles Community Champion “ Trophy 5.00pm Main Stage Burgh Hall -Count down and lights Switch on Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments CHECK OUT OUR 4th BIRTHDAY SPECIAL SUNDAY 1st DECEMBER November 29, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DCR LoGO BALLONS http://www.dunooncommunityradio.org/programme-info/schedule/sunday-schedule/ Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments DCR PRESENTERS AT CASTLE TOWARD TELEVISION INTERVIEW November 28, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DCR PRESENTERS AT CASTLE TOWARD TELEVISION INTERVIEW 002 003 IMG_0344 IMG_1237 IMG_1238 MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments BREAKING NEWS –TOWARD CASTLE PROGRESS HEAR IT FIRST HERE ON DCR97.4fm November 26, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar BREAKING NEWS –TOWARD CASTLE PROGRESS HEAR IT FIRST HERE ON DCR97.4fm With some really exciting news breaking news about to go into the public domain regards the progress of the South Cowal Community Development Company attempt to purchases Tower Castle representatives will be coming into the Argyll Street Studio to bring us bring us to date. Originally scheduled for a Wednesday visit to the Argyll Street studios members of the South Cowal Community Development Company feel this new outcome is to important to wait till Wednesday. Tune in tonight after 5.00pm to hear their latest news and an update as to where they are on our behalves. Hear it first here on DCR Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments TOWARD CASTLE -FOR THE COMMUNITY November 24, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Castle_Toward Just recently Toward Castle has for many reasons had much coverage in the media. On Wednesday night on the LLLVLBShow members of the South Cowal Community Development Company who wish to purchases the Castle for the Community will be calling in to the Argyll Street Studio after 5.00pm to tell us what they are up to on our behalves. Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments MORE DAZZLES November 22, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Young Reindeer signs up to Dazzle 20131116_115945 This young Reindeer will be making the long journey to Dunoon on the 30th November to say hello. Boys and Girls will be able to see the young Reindeer at 12noon at the Argyll Gardens Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THE DAZZLING BEGINS PA23BID UNVEIL CHRISTMAS LIGHT SWITCH ON November 15, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar ‘Dunoon Dazzles’ – Saturday 30th November 2013 Christmas starts officially in Dunoon on Saturday 30th November 2013 with a day of festive fun when the switching on of the towns Christmas lights at 5pm shall be the climax of a fun filled day for all the family. Once again organiser PA23BID manager Colin Moulson visited the Argyll Street Studios of Dunoon Community Radio to inform the listeners of the progress of PA23BID and to give more details of the big Christmas light switch on. Joining 2 After 3 Presenters Margaret and Victor today Colin informed listeners of the great progress PA23BID was making and the tremendous support it was receiving not just from the retail and commerce section of the community but there was a definite buzz of expectation throughout the community, he mentioned initiatives PA23BID where looking at including a “must happen” idea for giving the Dunoon Ferry Terminal a new welcoming look so very important for a Gateway To The Highlands. The big news of course was the aforementioned “Dunoon Dazzle” Christmas light switch on and Colin started by presenting the MC for the day Alex Pollock. DSCF1743 (640x478) A well known face in Dunoon Alex has performed as MC for more years than he would like to recall being MC for all past major events taking place in Dunoon and for many years Host at the now Legendry McColls Hotel-Afternoon Tea Dancers and of course let’s not forget The Kirn Gala, Alex and the late Ron Harris –what a team. As a volunteer with Dunoon Community Radio Alex has presented as MC some of our biggest events including the Queens Jubilee and lighting of the Beacon ceremony, and this year helping to raise funds at The Happy Dayz Dunoon Stadium event. Colin went on to tell us that the event will be starting at around midday at the Argyll Gardens when Alex will be introducing Santas’s reindeer for everyone to say hello to. father christmas When Santa arrives he will be led up Argyll Street with his reindeer drawn sleigh travelling past the seasonal market stalls all led by the Dunoon Grammar School Pipe Band who will lead the Santa Parade from the Argyll Gardens to the Burgh Hall where Santa shall retreat to his Grotto in the Hall ready to welcome the children. An outside stage at the Burgh Hall will feature live entertainment with Alex Pollock compering and keeping everyone informed to what is happening. There is to be for the first time in Dunoon at 2.30pm a free to enter Santa Fun Dash for 5 to 15 year olds who will dash from the Burgh Hall to the Argyll Gardens then at 3.00pm a Adults Santa Dash over a longer route –From Argyll Gardens to Kirn and back. Please note all Participants in these free to enter events must dress as Santa and will be awarded medals after completing the event. A possible way of raising some funds for your favourite charity. With so much to enjoy, including Xmas Stalls on Argyll Street, Santa Grotto, a fun Santa Dash for youngsters and adults, Family workshops in the Burgh Hall, vintage fire engines Live entertainment at the Argyll Gardens and on the big stage outside the Burgh Hall and of course Dunoon Community Radio will be there and much, much more and did we mention 5.00pm THE BIG DAZZEL CHRISTMAS LIGHTS SWITCH ON who PA23BID manager Colin Moulsonall says along with the support of the Argyll and Bute Council and the Burgh Hall promises to be the best ever Big Christmas Light Switch On. What Colin wouldn’t reveal –WHO IS SWITCHING ON THE LIGHTS? TO KEEP UP TO DATE HERE ARE A FEW SITES YOU CAN VISIT ON YOUR FAVOURITE PC https://www.facebook.com/DestinationDunoon http://www.dunoon-observer.com/ https://www.facebook.com/dcr97.4fm?ref=br_tf Categories: Uncategorized | 2 Comments Category Comments GET READY TO BE DAZZLED November 10, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar GET READY TO BE DAZZLED Saturday November 30 St Andrews Day is looking to be a very special day here in Dunoon with two Great Events taking place for all members of the family. Already well publicized is the incredible evening Folk Concert at Uig Hall organised by DCR Favourites Dr Bill & Mike Burke from Medicinal Brew who are hoping to raise tons of money for the Prostate Cancer UK Charity Fund and are promising a lot of fun along the way in doing so with a fabulous line up of local talent with top of the bill KEN & DAVE FROM THE WHERRIES SCOTLANDS OWN FUN BAND. The afternoon preparations for the Big Dunoon Dazzle event will start at the Argyll Gardens before a walk up Argyll to the main celebration at the Burgh Hall where organiser PA23BID manager Colin Moulson who along with the support of the Argyll and Bute Council and the Burgh Hall promise the best ever Big Christmas Light Switch On. DSCF2430 Colin on his last visit to the Studio with Jim Maclean Colin will be visiting the Dunoon Community Radio Argyll Street Studios during the week to bring every one up to date with PA23 BIDS and we shall be trying to get him to reveal details of the big Dazzle Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments IF YOU ONLY GIVE TO ONE CHRISTMAS APPEAL PLEASE CONSIDER— November 6, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar If you only give to one Christmas appeal this December can we ask you to consider giving to —- The Professionals Appeal Professional Health workers are the folk working in our Community who know who the needy are They are the ones who know who the really needy are. For the past three years Professional Health workers have asked members of our community to donate gifts that they discreetly distributed to those members of our community in genuine need . From young babies to the ageing members of our community there are folk we can help have a Christmas. Sam Way a porter at the Cowal Community Hospital is the spokesperson for the appeal and will be visiting the DCR Argyll street Studio’s over the next few weeks to keep everyone informed to how they can make their donations. Sam can be reached any time on SAM’S PHONE 0751 237 0963 Sam Way is the spokesperson for the Professionals Appeal and the main contact situated at the Cowal Community Hospital without who’s help and Support this appeal would not happen . SAM WAY Sam Way once again leads the way as spokesperson for what is possibly the most important local Christmas appeal Dunoon Community Radio and all volunteers are so proud to once again to be asked to assist in this worthy cause DCR REVUE PLAY FOR SENIOR CLUB November 6, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar dcr revue senior citezens A big Thank you to all who attended the sandbank village Hall with the Sandbank Seniors Club and for the great reception you gave the DCR performers Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE 300 EDITION STEWART FENWICKS CELTIC COUNTRY November 3, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar stewart fenwick From the very first Sunday here on Dunoon Community Radio Stewart Fenwick has presented the very best of country from around the world including all the craic to what’s happening right here in Scotland. This week on the 300 edition of Celtic Country on Celtic Music Radio and DCR97.4fm , Stewart devotes the programme to Country songs inspired by radio. There’ll be songs from a wide range of artists from The Oakridge Boys, Ray Stevens, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Alan Jackson to Lanarkshire’s Tom Clelland and Ayrshire’s PT Christie. Congratulations and thank you from everyone at DCR97.4FM and all the listeners –here is to the next 300 programmes http://www.dunooncommunityradio.org/programme-info/schedule/sunday-schedule/ Visit Stewart Fenwick on Facebook. Email: stewart.fenwick@celticmusicradio.net stewart fenwick with Raintown Stewart with Multi-Award Winning Country Duo from Glasgow Paul and Claire known to the Country/ Americana scene as Raintown one of the many guest from Stewart’s Celtic Country Categories: Uncategorized | 4 Comments Category Comments A NOVEL APPROACH TO RAISING FUNDS FOR DEMENTIA October 29, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Dementia helpline-logob Each year around this time NaNoWriMo an annual (November) novel writing project brings together professional and amateur writers from all over the world. Kerrie Noor a Dementia Link Worker is on a quest to raise funds for Alzheimer Scotland by writing a Novel within the month of November and is asking Dunoon Community Radio listeners to support her. 006 (640x478) Next Wednesday Kerrie is coming back into the DCR Argyll Street Studio to introduce you to the characters from her book which is titled “Never On A Monday” What Kerry said Kerry nefertiti November is National Novel Writing Month and mad people like me join nanowrimo.org in an attempt to write a 50.000 word novel (okay it’s a minnie novel). But it’s a feat I have only dreamed of. I worked it out 50,000 words in 30 days; lets call it a month 4 weeks.. that is 12,500 words a week that is 1,786 words a DAY!!!!!! But then I hit on an idea why don’t I invite as many people as possible to follow the whole excruciating creative process I couldn’t back out then…. .And then I thought about my work with Alzheimer Scotland the charity could also benefit and I would get to impress my new boss! My family like many have been affected by Dementia. At present there is no cure but research goes on; not only to find a cure but also to find more ways to improve the quality of life for people with Dementia and their families. ‘Never on a Monday’ will be created in 30 days (though it will be edited etc after that). You are welcome to sponsor me anyway you see fit. It is going to be a funny story! https://www.facebook.com/RodgersNefertiti http://kezzaross.blogspot.com/ Kerrie will be back in the DCR97.4FM Argyll Street Studio Wednesday 6th November after 5.00pm when she will be telling us a little more about Nefertiti and Rodger the main characters from the book and how you can donate to Alzheimer Scotland. Love them or not, you cannot ignore them . Warnings may contain adult themes and can become addictive. http://www.dunooncommunityradio.org/programme-info/schedule/wednesday-schedule/ Categories: Uncategorized | 2 Comments Category Comments NEW VENUE FOR COWAL DJ ACADEMY HALLOWEEN BALL October 23, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar It has been announced that The Halloween Ball is now going to be held in the Brewery instead of the Queens Hall! Should be as good a night in every way — a cracking night. DCR RADIO DJ’S KNIGHTS OF TECHNO CONFIRMED TO PLAY AT HALLOWEEN BALL halloween at techno Dunoon Community Radio DJ’s Knights of Techno Greg Girard and Gareth Blair have joined the line up of top DJ’s that will be appearing at the October Halloween Ball. Knights of Techno will be joining Usual Suspects feat Max Taylor Mischief Events DJs Chubba & Will Jukes, Jamie Mulholland & Craig Kidd, Ged Preston & Sam Wilson in this Halloween Spooktacular KNIGHTS OF TECHNO PIC With circumstance out with the control of the Cowal DJ Academy the venue is in the progress of being changed and as soon as details are known we will inform you here and on air Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments GLOWING GIANTS CELEBRATION AT BENMORE GARDEN October 21, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar benmore poster Peter Baxter, Benmore Curator, and Alan Bennell, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Head of Interpretation, will both be calling into the Argyll Street Studio Thursday, Oct 24.after 3.00pm Peter, known to most of our listeners, will as Curator talk about the 150th celebration of the Redwood Avenue: why they are having a celebration and what listeners can expect to see at what some commentators are predicting will be the Visual Event of the year. Alan, as RBGE Head of Interpretation, will also talk about the Avenue, what we know of its origins and history, the celebration, how it came about and why it is important to the Garden to mark the event. As Peter has told us on previous visits to the Studio there are many know Avenues in fine gardens but as he has said, he likes to think that Benmore has the finest. redwood_avenue_resized To support this claim Alan Bennell, Head of Interpretation has been the length and breadth of the mainland – plus a short jump over the Irish Sea – to visit those reckoned to be the longest, the oldest, and the spookiest Avenues. He’s seen everything from limes to chestnuts and even another redwood (Shropshire) that’s possibly about the same age as Benmore. There have been some very fine ones and some, such as Castle Kennedy, with several on the one estate. But, Team Benmore think, none quite match up to Benmore. However, that’s the leading question, is there a stunner out there we’ve missed, perhaps? We have all heard at such events as this that there will be limited entrance for obvious reasons this time this is very true so please don’t wait benmore booking http://thebotanics.eventbrite.co.uk/ http://www.dunooncommunityradio.org/programme-info/schedule/thursday-schedule/ Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS AT GLENBRANTER October 21, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar halloween13POST2 HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS AT GLENBRANTER FOREST Yes it’s that time of year again so wrap up warm and drive off to the Glenbranter Forest and be prepared to be amazed and frightened Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCRs DJ RUPERT FROM THE MOBOs October 20, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Rupert can be heard Sunday’s 8.00pm and Wednesday’s 10.00pm DSCF1654 - Copy (2) - Copy (640x478) It is the third time the MOBOs – Music Of Black Origin – have been held in the city, after the 2009 and 2011 events in Glasgow were such a great success. For the first time, the awards were held at the new £125 million Hydro arena which opened with a series of Rod Stewart gigs less than a month ago. Celebrities, including Pussycat Doll Kimberley Wyatt, Waterloo star Chelsee Healey and musician Jazzie B, took to the red carpet alongside bands Stooshe, Rudimental, and former Sugababes Mutya Keisha Siobhan (also known as MKS) as well as X-factor finalist Jahmene Douglas, who braved the rain to attend the bling event. Joining them were stars including Craig David, Gabrielle, Ms Dynamite and John Newman, dance troupe Diversity as well as host MOBO founder Kanya King and BBC 1Xtra’s Trevor Nelson, who co-hosted the event alongside fellow-presenter Sarah-Jane Crawford. The crowds were also treated to performances from the likes of Rudimental, Ms Dynamite, Fuse ODG, Jahmene Douglas, Tinie Tempah, Iggy Azalea and Naughty Boy. And the winners are… Best Song: Naughty Boy – La La La Naughty Boy Mobo Best Album: Rudimental – Home Best Female: Laura Mvula Laura Mvula mobo Best Male Act: Wiley Best Newcomer: Krept and Konan Best International Act: Kendrick Lamar Best African Act: Fuse ODG Best Hip Hop/Grime Act: Tinie Tempah Best Reggae Act: Sean Paul Best R&B/Soul Act: Laura Mvula Best Video: Naughty Boy feat. Sam Smith – La La La Best Jazz Act: Sons of Kemet Best Gospel Act: Lurine Cato The ‘BeMOBO’ Award: Baroness Doreen Lawrence, founder of the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust Categories: Uncategorized | 2 Comments Category Comments ~ A POEM FOR BRIAN FOGARTY FROM DrBILL ~ October 19, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar BRIAN FOGARTY Dr Bill wrote this poem on Mull shortly after hearing of the passing of his friend and decided to put music to it after he was informed that the broadcast tribute to Brian he and Mike Burke had took part in mid –week was to be repeated today. The recording took place last night, Friday with Dr Bill singing and playing all the guitars taking two takes, it was despatched to Brian’s Family for their approval and broadcast today, Saturday in the introduction to this afternoons Argyll Country Folk programme ~ A poem for a dear friend ~ For Brian The light is slowly fading, as the sun sinks in the west The amber glow of eventide will guide the soul to rest And as I gaze across the Sound, Iona’s presence glimmers The shallows feint, in ghostly paint, that sets the sea a shimmer And high up in the firmament, where blackest black is found The twinkling stars of Northern skies are scattered all around But there is one constellation, that my thoughts will e’er endow The navigator’s reverence points, Polaris and The Plough But now my thoughts return to you, my quiet departed friend For none of us can ever know, just how this circuit ends And as the lights of night begin to stutter and to fade The new dawn beckons in new life, with streaks of golden shade. Bill Wilkie / 16th October 2013 CUMBERLAND FOUR HAND ON THE PLOUGH Many listeners have enquired about the song “Hand OnThe Plough” Written by Doc Bill Wilkie and dedicated to his friend and fellow musician Brian Fogarty which featured in the tribute to Brian featuring Dr Bill and Mike Burke. The recording is the one and only take featuring Brian and Dr Bill providing the music backing with Dr Bill on Vocals, it was possibly the last recording made by Brian and one he was very happy to calibrate in, for this reason it was played unedited and we thank Dr Bill for allowing us to do so Argyll Country Folk is repeated at 12pm Tuesday’s when this broadcast can be heard again Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THANK YOU ALL- £300 FOR DCR97.4FM FROM M&Co FASHION SHOW October 18, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar M&Co logo A big thank you to all those who helped make the DCR97.4fm/M&Co Fashion Show such a success raising £300 for the badly needed funds. Thank you to all the fantastic models and to all the local shopkeepers who donated the wonderful raffle prizes and to all who came as spectators, the volunteers here at Dunoon Community Radio thank you from the bottom of their hearts for supporting your local radio. M&Co Over the past few years M&Co have helped raise thousands of pounds for worthy causes by hosting on their premises these fun filled entertaining nights climaxing with generous discounts for members of the audience who wish to purchase goods. Thank you to all at M&Co who made all this possible and if you would like to know about other charity projects they are involved in please click this link M&Co’s charity page is available here http://www.mandco.com/our-charities/page/ourcharities. M&Co.Christmas Pictures from the Fashion Show https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.531134483627752.1073741846.114643795276825&type=1 fashion show Categories: Uncategorized | 2 Comments Category Comments CELTIC CONNECTIONS PROGRAMME LAUNCH 2014 October 16, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar celtic connections 2014 063 (640x478) One of Scotland’s most predominant mid-winter music festivals, which attracts the Celtic and World music talent from around the globe, with more than 150 acts performing around the city of Glasgow. Celtic Connections takes place from Thursday 16th January until Sunday 2nd February 2014. Councillor Archie Graham, chairman of Glasgow Life, said: “The festival attracts visitors from all over the world and therefore contributes to a hugely positive cultural and economic impact for Glasgow and the rest of the country. More than 2100 artists will take part in 300 events in over 20 venues across Glasgow including Bobby Womack, Suzanne Vega, Lloyd Cole, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Seth Lakeman, Tim Finn, Julie Fowlis, Barbara Dickson, Of course the Danny Kyle’s Open Stage will be there again at St Adelaides from Saturday 18th January and will be broadcast live on Celtic Music Radio and Dunoon Community Radio For a flavour of what you can expect from the Danny Kyle Open Stage Liz Clark and the Celtic Music Team will be at the Spree in Paisley till Friday 18th October at the Speigeltent 5pm and listen out for a special appearance of DCR’s Fiona McNeill and Reely Jiggererd on Thursday 17th October live here on DCR 97.4fm Other artist and venues announced include Amadou & Mariam, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Boban & Marko Markovic Gypsy Orkestar, Caladh Nua, Caoimhin O Raghallaigh, Capercaillie, Elephant Revival, Geordie MacKeeman And His Rhythm Boys, Habadekuk, Iain Anderson, Vincent McMorrow, Jazzateers, Karine Polwart, Kathleen MacInnes, Lau, Luke Daniels, Mairi MacInnes, Roddy Hart & The Lonesome Fire, Roy Harper, Sadie And The Hotheads, Salsa Celtica, Samantha Crain, Sangsters, Seth Lakeman, Sharon Shannon, Siobhan Miller, Soopna, Stephen Quigg, Stevie Palmer, Sturgill Simpson, Su-a Lee, Elysian Quartet, The Milk Carton Kids, The Mountain Firework Company, The Outside Track, The Staves, Thomas Bartlett, Tim Finn, Tim O’Brien, Tom Ward, Treacherous Orchestra, Vasen, Del Amitri, The Big Dish, Mogwai, Bill Callahan, and the International Burns Concert Various venues across Glasgow are utilised for Celtic Connections 2014 such as the Main Auditorium in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, St Adelaides, O2 ABC, The Tron, Òran Mór, The Mitchell Theatre, City Halls, Kelvingrove, St Andrews in the Square and the Old Fruitmarket will all play host to Celtic Connections events. Celtic Connections 2014 will also use the brand new SSE Hydro, Scotland’s biggest ever music venue. Many events sell out very quickly and as well as the predictably popular artists, there are also many specialist events. Read more at http://www.celticconnections.com/Pages/default.aspx Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments INVITE TO DCR97.4fm FASHION SHOW AT DUNOON’S M&Co October 16, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar M&Co logo M&Co If you haven’t got your ticket yet you invited by Trish the award winning presenter of Scotland’s top radio programme “Whatever Rocks Your Boat” to join her 7.00pm at Dunoon’s Argyll Street top retail Store M&Co. Thursday 17th October for our first DCR97.4fm Fashion Show trish award Over the years Dunoon Community Radio has been involved with many Fashion Shows from organising entertainment, lighting, music, compering, some of our presenters have even strut their stuff on the cat walk but we have never organised a fashion show to help raise funding for Dunoon Community Radio. To help Trish on the night many of the DCR 97.4FM presenters will be joing friends of DCR97.4FM modelling the latest fashions from the fast M&Co range gary fun day Compering the event for the evening will be the impeccable Mr Gary Deejay Nolan with music played by DJ Sammy. M&Co logo M&Co Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments BRIAN FOGARTY October 15, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Last Thursday, Cowal’s favourite and accomplished guitarist and folk musician passed away peacefully in his sleep. In spite of a debilitating illness, Brian continued to enjoy his music and contribute to the Cowal Music scene up until three weeks ago. BRIAN FOGARTY Brian will be sorely missed by his musician friends, ‘The Doon the Water Folk Club’, The Cowal Fiddle Work Shop, and also for the unselfish service he gave to the musical youth of the Cowal Community, as accompanist to The Young Fiddlers, both at teaching sessions and when busking with them on fund raising gigs. He was also a talented lutier, who adjusted and repaired much of Cowal’s stringed instruments, be it fiddle, guitar or mandolin. In the early 60’s Brian was a founder member of the talented ‘Cumberland Three’, three school chums, who were the UK’s answer to John Stewart’s more famous USA based ‘Kingston Trio’. They had a recording contract with Parlophone and issued a 12” Vinyl LP on the label, entitled ‘Introducing the Cumberland Three’. They were frequently in the Melodymaker Charts, and as supporting acts on the UK stage for many of the Stars of that time. In his later years Brian graced us with his voice and musicianship at many musical events, often in duet with Jean, his wife and childhood sweetheart. But above all Brian will be remembered fondly by those of us privileged to have known him, as ‘The Quiet Modest Man’, whose gentle smile and pawky humour lit up many a folk nite. His guitar artistry was a joy to listen to and to watch, and he was always ready and willing to advise, never to criticise, but to hand on his knowledge freely. Our thoughts go to his family, and to Jean. At our folk nites we may miss our friend, but he will always be there. Friend and fellow musician Bill Wilkie will play tribute to Brian Wednesday morning after 10.00 am. Categories: Uncategorized | 3 Comments Category Comments CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL COWALFEST 5K & 10K COMPETITORS October 14, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Congratulation to all the Competitors, Organisers, Marshalls and all who made this event so Successful cowal fest banner cowalfest run Once again Congratulations to all the competitors of the 5K and 10K Cowal Runs bringing the Cowalfest 2013 to such an exciting close. Well done to all who took part –looking forward to next year already The Cowalfest 5k fun run results Males 1st Nathan Robinson 2nd Stuart McKellar 3rd PJ Shields Females 1st Arlene Ross 2nd Nikki Woolf 3rd Jayne Murphy FOR RESULTS OF THE 10K RUN http://racesplitter.com/races/94D67B97B Cowalfest10k-108-L And for more pictures of the runs click here http://ronniecairns.smugmug.com/Events/Cowal-Fest-10k-Run/32546279_x57HXC#!i=2829936373&k=tdGRds5 More information and reports to follow http://www.cowalfest.org Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments FIDDLERS RALLY AT PAISLEY MOD October 13, 2013 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar mod-logo 2013 Paisley Bearsden Fiddlers were joined by other Fiddle and Accordian players from across Scotland including Dumfries, the Borders, Lorn along with players from Cowal Fiddle Workshop and our own Mary Pollock for a concert in Paisley Abbey on Saturday night. The Abbey is a wonderful setting to listen to music. The fidllers were joined by some of the winners from the days competitions including Brandon McPhee, Scott Barrie, Pipe Major Gordon Walker, Anna and Magnus Westwell along with Guest Artiste Gillebride MacMillan. Fiddlers rally 2013 Fiddlers rally 2013 Cowal Fiddle Workshop had also been competing during the day and Callum Satchell said they were very pleased with their 90% mark. Categories: Ghaidhlig | No Comments Category Comments THE DANNY KYLE OPEN STAGE LIVE AT SPREE October 12, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar The Danny Kyle Open Stage live from The Spiegeltent, County Square Paisley at The Spree festival Three acts of fresh new talent take to the stage in the legend that is the late Danny Kyle’s home town of Paisley as part of The Spree festival. Introduced by Liz Clark. Paisley man Danny Kyle’s Open Stage live from Paisley danny-kyle7-139x140 The Danny Kyle Open Stage is a celebration of the life of the legendary Paisley singer-songwriter who died in July 1998 and was a passionate supporter of traditional music and a constant campaigner for its revival in Scotland. The events give local musical talent the chance to go head to head on the Spiegeltent stage. The Danny Kyle Open Stage, featuring new musical talent will be introduced by Celtic Music Radio Presenter Liz Clark. The Celtic Music Radio live broadcast will also be broadcast Live here on DCR97.4FM : Friday 11 October – The Danny Kyle Open Stage – three acts 5.00 till 6.00pm in the Spiegeltent – broadcast live! Saturday 12 October – The Danny Kyle Open Stage – three acts 5.00 to 6.00pm in the Spiegeltent – broadcast live! Monday 14 October to Friday 18 October - The Danny Kyle Open Stage three acts 5.00 till 6.00pm in the Spiegeltent – broadcast live! MOD spree-logo-new Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THE ROYAL NATIONAL MOD GETS UNDERWAY IN PAISLEY October 11, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar mod-logo 2013 Paisley ‘S e prìomh fhèill na Gàidhlig a th’ anns Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail, a tha ag amas air cànan agus cultar nan Gàidheal a thaisbeanadh don mhòr-shluagh tro cheòl, dannsa, dràma, ealain agus litreachas. The Royal National Mòd is Scotland’s premier Gaelic festival which aims to showcase Gaelic language and culture to the wider world, through music, dance, drama, art and literature. As the Royal National Mod Gets underway in Paisley Frlly will bring us up to date with this the first of many reports of this years Royal National Mod at 5.00pm Friday. here are some useful links http://www.acgmod.org/ http://www.modphaislig.org/ http://www.thespree.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/modphaislig2013 MOD TICKETS PRINT & COPY IT 61 High St, Paisley, PA1 2AS Tel/Fax:0141 887 4202 E-mail pdcpaisley@yahoo.co.uk Alternatively, you can place your orders by sending an email to modphaislig2013@yahoo.co.uk MOD SHOP 98 Gilmour Street, Paisley. just a short distance from Paisley Gilmour Street Station. mod-logo 2013 Paisley Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments INTERNATIONAL RECORDING ARTIST FERDINAND RENNIE TO VISIT DCR97.4 STUDIO October 3, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar FERDINAND 2 Top International recording Artist Mr Ferdinand Rennie who flew into Glasgow this morning has contacted us and promised to make his first port of call Dunoon and will be with us mid afternoon today Our Good friend known here in Dunoon as the Voice of Europe is taking time out before he start s a very busy work schedule to make a brief visit to Dunoon Community Radio Studios in Argyll Street to chat with that other (not so famous) Crooner and DCR 97.4 FM presenter Garydee Jay Marshalls and Victor . Listen in as Ferdinand brings us all up to date on the latest news in his busy and exciting life ferdinand-rennie-224x300 Categories: Uncategorized | 2 Comments Category Comments COWALFEST 2013 BOOKINGS UP October 2, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar cowalfest With the start of the festival nearly upon us the organises have announced that bookings for all events are up by 20% compared to last year! The running events have attracted over one hundred participants, promising to be two fantastic events. Some of the walks and the runs are already fully booked, so be quick to book do not wait to avoid disappointment cowalfest run Celebrating it’s 11th year, Cowalfest is one of the most varied walking and arts festivals in Scotland. Going from strength to strength with over 80 led walks, art and cultural events and exhibitions, horse rides, bike rides and much much more. cowal fest banner http://www.cowalfest.org Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments HELEN SHAPIRO TALKS TO DCR97.4FM September 28, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar ”Derek McIntyre Talks ……..to Helen Shapiro.” Wednesday 2nd October 6.00pm Helen_Shapiro 3 We are currently featuring the incredible music of this talented Lady here on DCR97.4FM in readiness for her forthcoming concert at St John’s church, Derek McIntyre will be talking to her on Wednesday night at 6.00pm Helen Shapiro - Gospel Outreach POSTER HELEN Shapiro, who shot to fame in the 1960s with a number one chart hit at the age of 14 can be heard here on Dunoon Community Radio as part of the McIntyre Interviews…….. when Helen talks to Derek about her forthcoming concert at St John’s Church Thursday 10th October. The international star is these days a highly respected jazz singer and has performed with the likes of Humphrey Lyttelton and sang with his band from 1983 to 2001. In August 1987, she became a committed believer in Jesus and in 1989 held the first of many Gospel Evenings of which this Dunoon concert is one. As popular as ever in filling concert halls tickets for this concert are limited and available at £5 from Wright’s Clothing and Elite both in Dunoon’s Argyll Street DEREK McINTYRE Listen in for the music of Helen Shapiro during our scheduled programmes and for when you can hear “McIntyre Talks ………” in conversation with Helen Shapiro. Categories: Uncategorized | 2 Comments Category Comments TRISH UNVEILS DCR97.4 fm FASHION FUNDRAISER September 28, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Over the years We have been involved with many Fashion Shows from organising entertainment, lighting, music, compering, some of our presenters have even strut their stuff on the cat walk but we have never organised a fashion show to help raise funding for Dunoon Community Radio. trish award whatever rocks your boat. award ! This is shortly to be addressed as Trish the award winning presenter of Scotland’s top radio programme “Whatever Rocks Your Boat” in partnership with the Argyll Street Top retail Store M&Co. organises our first DCR97.4fm Fashion Show M&Co logo Over the past few years M&Co have helped raise thousands of pounds for worthy causes by hosting on their premises these fun filled entertaining nights climaxing with generous discounts for members of the audience who wish to purchase goods. The Fashion Show is to take place on Thursday 17th October at the aforementioned Argyll Street M&Co Store more details to be announced shortly and Trish has invited listeners of Dunoon Community Radio to join her on the catwalk to help model the fashions she say’s “To qualify you just have to have listened to DCR97.4fm. M&Co cater for all members of the family so there will be no problems is dressing you in the latest fashions ,dress rehearsals are planned for the 9th & 10th October”. M&Co Tickets are to go on Sale but unfortunately will be limited so to avoid disappointment don’t leave it to late THE COMING OF THE VIKINGS –THE DUNOON STITCHERS TAPESTRY September 25, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar THE COMING OF THE VIKINGS –THE DUNOON STICHERS TAPESTRY Visiting the DCR97.4fm Argyll Street studio this Thursday at 3.00pm is Maureen McKellar the motivator behind a group of local Ladies who have recently contributed to the Great Tapestry Of Scotland by completing a 1 metre by 1 metre embroidered panel 1 of over 160 embroidered panels which make up this 140 metre long tapestry, recently on view at The Great Tapestry of Scotland exhibition in the Main Hall of the Scottish Parliament and is now at the Cheltenham Book Festival. Listen out for a very special announcement from Charles Fletcher our man in Holyrood who will give you more news of the Great Tapestry of Scotland and tell of a forthcoming viewing. TAPASTRY Tune in to listen to the remarkable story of how a group of eight local ladies set about contributing to the the Great Tapestry of Scotland which has been compared to the Bayeux tapestry and received a lot of media attention appearing on BBC Scotland . It may not be long before we can all enjoy the Dunoon ladies panel entitled ‘Vikings drag longboat over the isthmus at Tarbert in Argyll’ “or” ’The coming of the Vikings’ as the panel has been chosen as one of six tapestries to be made into postcards to promote the tapestry. tapastry 2 Tapestry_visit_4_077 The Dunoon Stitches were very surprise to see that this Edinburgh bus advertising The Great Tapestry Exhibition was showing the Cowal Panel THE GREAT TAPESTRY OF SCOTLAND: A UNIQUE PROJECT TO STITCH THE ENTIRE STORY OF SCOTLAND FROM PRE-HISTORY TO MODERN TIMES. The Great Tapestry of Scotland is the brainchild of one of Scotland’s best-known writers, Alexander McCall Smith. The 44 Scotland Street author, together with historian Alistair Moffat, and the artistic talents of Andrew Crummy, not to mention stitchers from all over Scotland, formed a team that produced the world’s longest tapestry through one of the biggest community arts projects ever to take place in Scotland. Together they created a series of over one hundred and sixty panels that tell the key stories in Scottish history- everything from Duns Scotus to Dolly the sheep. • 50,000 SEWING HOURS (EQUIVALENT TO SEWING 24 HOURS A DAYFOR 6 YEARS!) • 300 MILES OF YARNS (ENOUGH TO LAY THE LENGTH OF SCOTLAND) • 420 MILLION YEARS OF SCOTTISH HISTORY • OVER 1,000 STITCHERS • OVER 160 PANELS • 1 BEAUTIFUL TAPESTRY DEPICTING THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF SCOTLAND! Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments NEWLY APPOINTED PA23 BID MANAGER SAY’S HELLO September 25, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar PA23 BIDS logo Newly appointed PA23 BID manager Colin Moulson came into the DCR97.4fm Argyll Street studio to chat to Ron Simon and to introduce himself to the listeners. Dunoon has waited for a Business Improvement District manager for some time and there is great expectation for the future now a manager has been appointed. DSCF2430 Colin who along with a director of PA23 BID Jim Maclean introduced himself to the listeners telling them a little about himself and what they can now expect from PA23 BID . You can hear Jim and Colin talking to Ron Simon again at 1.00pm Friday Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THE McMILLAN BIG COFFEE MORNING September 24, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar BIG COFFEE 2 Not too late to tell us if you are holding a Big Coffee Morning or to even come into the Argyll Street Studio and tell us all about it yourself like 8 years old Ryan and his teacher Miss O’Kane. DSCF2426 (640x478) They are both from St Muns Primary School and invited listeners on behalf of their class to join them in their Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory themed McMillan Big Coffee Morning when the children and Miss O’Kane will be dressed like the characters from Willy Wonka. Starts 10.00am Friday 27th September We also have been informed that you are invited this Friday for Coffee or even a cup of tea at the Hanover Street Hall at 11.00am –biscuits , sandwiches and Tombola! Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments BIG THANKS TO GIBSON’S AND OUR FRIENDS AT CELTIC MUSIC RADIO AND PULSE 98.4 September 24, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar A Big thank you to our friends at Celtic Music Radio and Pulse98.4 from all the volunteers here at Dunoon Community Radio and our listeners. Thank you for coming to our aid recently when our FM transmitter went down, thanks to Bob McWilliams from Celtic Music Radio for organising a replacement so quickly and to Ian Oliphant from Pulse98.4 who responded by supplying a neatly packaged parcel. Also Big thanks to Andrew, Jack and staff from Gibson’s the Electrical Specialist for responding so quick with their expertise. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments Temporary Disruption to FM Signal September 18, 2013 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar We are sorry to report that we have an issue with our transmitter which has led us to lose our FM signal. We have our engineers looking at the issue and will keep you updated once we have further information. You can still hear us on the Internet just click on one of the links on the right hand side. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SOON BE COWALFEST 4th – 13th OCTOBER 2013 ON YOUR RADIO 97.4FM WITH DAVE dE KORT September 9, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar cowalfest Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments COMING SOON 27th – 30th SEPTEMBER 2013 September 9, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar http://www.cowalopenstudios.co.uk/ BOSOM BUDDY cowal open studio Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments INTERNATIONAL RECORDING ARTIST SINGS FOR DCR’S ARCHIE September 9, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Lenya Wilks International singing sensation has recorded a special version of her Number One Jamaican Hit. Lena Wilks 3 As a thank you for ensuring that her recent interviews with Empress Skortcher and the streaming between programmes to and from our sister station Global Linkz Radio and Dunoon Community Radio run smoothly, she has sent him this song. Archie a well-known face in Dunoon known as the photograph from the “Dunoon Observer”, a sound Engineer at many local gigs and member of local band Dr Hip and the Blues Operation, and if all that didn’t occupy all his time he also takes takes care of the technical side of DCR97.4fm which like the Iceberg–there is a lot more to it than what you hear coming out of the speakers. ARCHIE LISTEN IN AND HEAR THIS SPECIAL SONG DEDICATED TO ARCHIE Lenya Wilks musical journey started at age 6 with her wishing to sing like the Late Whitney Houston. She would pursue her goal starting with school choirs and eventually competing in Jamaica Digicel Rising Stars completion in 2007. Her exit from the competition brought with it bitter sweet memories for Lenya. Placing 4th place had its advantage as she went on to tour extensively and opened for reggae and R& B crooner Beres Hammond from 2007-2010. From that experience, Lenya Wilks has emerged as a shining global rising star. Her latest accomplishment is the release of her 15 tracked self titled debut album which has been featured as CD of the week here on DCR97.4fm.. Filled with melodies, harmonies, and catchy lyrics, there is undoubtedly a song of two on the album for music lovers across reggae, r&b, alternative, and pop genres. Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments DCR97.4fm DONATE ONE HOUR PROGRAMME TO SUCCESSFUL BIDDER AT SATURDAYS WALLED GARDEN AUCTION September 9, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar walled garden 2 A prime time slot on Dunoon Community Radio awaits a successful bidder at Ardentinny Community Trust’s fundraising auction this weekend at the Burgh Hall, Dunoon. DCRs Victor announced the station’s donation of a one hour prime time show during an interview with Lynn Kerr and Anna Williamson of the Glenfinart Walled Garden project. The highest bidder will present a programme of their own choice, including music, with all the resources Dunoon Community Radio can provide plus a training session. During the half hour chat, Lynn and Anna outlined the excellent progress being made at the garden, which now includes a produce garden, orchard, imaginative children’s area and the Sensory Garden, created with the help of the BBC’s Beechgrove Garden team. The latter, in particular, having received excellent reviews from the steadily increasing number of garden visitors. During the interview, Anna and Lynn highlighted the charitable Trust’s need to continually raise funds for the garden. Much of the fundraising is now concentrated on contributing to the restoration of the ‘B’-listed wall, which is one of only three of its type in the UK. Saturday’s Walled Garden auction at Burgh Hall takes place between 2.00pm and 4.00pm with viewing at 1.00pm. There will be a wide range of items up for grabs including autographed memorabilia from Ardentinny Community Trust patrons Emma & Sophie Thompson as well as celebrities Billy Connolly, Robbie Coltrane, Eddie Reader and Scottish Parliament Ministers. A full auction list, which includes new and nearly new items for the home, garden, fashion, beauty, sport as well as eating out vouchers, is available on Glenfinart Walled Garden’s Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/GlenfinartWalledGarden. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments ARDENTINNY GLENFINART WALLED GARDEN AUCTION FUND RAISER-MANY CELEBRITY DONATIONS September 5, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar ARDENTINNY GLENFINART WALLED GARDEN AUCTION FUND RAISER. Lynn Kerr, Anna Williamson and Ian from the Glenfinart Walled Garden Ardentinny came into the Argyll street studio to bring listeners up to date with the Walled Garden project and explained how listeners could still be part of it by volunteering to help out in all manner of ways. DSCF2290 (640x478) Volunteers from Ardentinny Community Trust have been out and about locally spreading the word and recently manned a display at the Small Acorns event at Hunters Quay Holiday Village, Dunoon. The stall, which included the sale of garden and local produce, also featured information on Glenfinart Walled Garden and photographs of the new Beechgrove Sensory Garden. walled garden Powerpoint presentations, created by Lynn, provided visitors with a historical background to the garden and a second presentation aimed at the younger visitor, offered children an insight into the exciting Kids’ area within the Walled Garden. OFFICIAL GRAND OPENING AS PART OF COWAL FEST SATURDAY 12th OCTOBER cowalfest Still raising those much needed funds before the official opening Saturday 12th October as part of Cowal FEST, Lynn, Anna and Ian had been out out and about the Town collecting donations for a Grand General Auction and Bottle Stall to take place at the Burgh Hall Dunoon Saturday 14th SEPTEMBER. GLENFINART WALLED GARDEN AUCTION FUND RAISER. The Auction has already attracted many folk to donate some wonderful items including …………………….. Continue Reading » Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SOUND & VISION FROM COWAL HIGHLAND GATHERING A WINNER September 4, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar GATHERIG logo SOUND & VISION FROM COWAL HIGHLAND GATHERING A WINNER Now the dust has settled from the Cowal Highland Gathering broadcast and we have all calmed down a bit can we the Volunteers of Dunoon Community Radio thank every single listener who tuned in to the broadcast and to the many , many listeners who sent e-mails and Text messages far, far too many to answer individually. We are so pleased so many listeners managed to match up the radio broadcast with the Visual streaming from the Cowal Highland Gathering web site to enjoy both live sound and vision DSCF2235 (640x478) We had listeners from as far away as Talwan Province Of China, Haiti, Mexico, Ecuador and Australia besides the usual faraway listeners. The UK and the United States had over 27,000 listeners between them. We thank you all for supporting Dunoon Community Radio and hope you will join us again for the 2014 Cowal Highland Gathering –Bigger and Better Categories: Uncategorized | 3 Comments Category Comments COWAL PIPE BAND CHAMPIONS August 31, 2013 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar GATHERIG logo Congratulations to Field Marshall Montgomery Pipe Band who came first in the Grade One Cowal Championship. This year, Field Marshal Montgomery managed to hold off the challenge of Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia (2nd) and Scottish Power (3rd) to be crowned winners of the 2013 Grade 1 Cowal Pipe Band Championships. This accolade means Monty’s tartan army claimed every championship title available to them in 2013. This includes Scottish, British, European, Ulster, All Ireland, Cowal, and World Champions as well as scooping the Scottish Champion of Champions as a band and the Scottish Champion of Champions Drum Corps award. Field Marshall Montgomery Cowal Champions Field Marshall Montgomery Cowal Champions For full results of all competitions including the pipe band results click here http://www.cowalgathering.com/results.php We will be adding more information and photographs to our Web site and Facebook page over the next few day’s. We will also be playing some of the interviews as soon as they are edited so listen out to the breakfast show for more updates during the week –so keep listening in. Categories: Uncategorized | 3 Comments Category Comments HIGHLAND DANCE WORLD CHAMPIONS August 31, 2013 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar World Champions World Champions This years World Champions are Kaylee Finnegan – California – World Juvenille Championship Megan Sweeney – Ontario – World Junior Champion Morgan Bamford – New Zealand – World Adult Champion World Champion Dance World Champion Dance Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments ARGYLL CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS August 31, 2013 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Libby MacLean and Lisa McGillvary Libby MacLean who came 1st with Lisa McGillvary who came 2nd in the Argyll Championship Highland Dancing aged 7 and under 13 years Highland dancing Competition Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments HEAVY ATHLETICS August 31, 2013 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar DSCF2233 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SKIPINNISH August 31, 2013 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar Angus MacPhail from Skipinnish Angus MacPhail from Skipinnish Angus from Skipinnish popped in to say hallo, you can catch them in the Ceilidh Tent at 4.10pm Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments WARMING UP August 31, 2013 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar Elizabeth Elliot warming up Elizabeth Elliot warming up Elizabeth Elliot warming up for the Women’s Heavy Athletics events Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments COWAL GATHERING SATURDAY August 31, 2013 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar Cowal Gathering Saturday Morning Cowal Gathering Saturday Morning Saturday morning has arrived and the sun is shining. We are looking forward to lots of activities today including the Argyll Championship and World Championships for the Dancers, The Pipe Band Championships, Drum Major Championships, Heavy Athletics, The Hill Race, Ceilidh Tent with Skippinish, Reely Jiggered, Outside Track and Heron Valley. There are plenty of other activities happening around the park. All rounded off by the March down the street and the fireworks. So listen in on 97.4 FM or online by clicking one of the links on the right hand side, for all the atmosphere, results info and craic. You can also watch a live stream of the main stage on the Cowal Gathering Website where you can also see any results you may have missed. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments HAMISH, BLUEBELL AND WEE SYDNEY GO ROUND THE PARK August 30, 2013 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar The gang meet one of the Cowal Highland Gathering Bears The gang meet one of the Cowal Highland Gathering Bears Hamish, Bluebell and wee Sydney went round the park to see what was happening and met lots of interesting people including the ladies on the Cowal Games Merchandise stand. They also met Bobby Bear from the Dance Teachers Association. Next they went to see the Doctor from the Steam Cell Research Stand ,who had visited them in the studio on Thursday, and took part in some of the fun activities they had. Stem Cell Research Stem Cell Research They finished off by trying out some of the rides. They are all looking forward tomorrow as even more fun activities for children including Arties Tartan Tales and the Entertainment Tent will be in the park. For more picture go to Hamish’s photo gallery On the Bus On the Bus Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY WINNERS August 30, 2013 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar Scottish Championship Trophy Winners Scottish Championship Trophy Winners JAMIE CAMPBELL WINS LOCAL JUVENILE COMPETITIONS August 30, 2013 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar Jamie Campbell from Strachur Jamie Campbell from Strachur Congratulations to Jamie Campbell who won both the Local Juvenile March and and the Local Juvenile Strathspey and Reel. Jamie plays in Dunoon Grammar School Pipe Band. We think he will certainly enjoy his 12th Birthday on Sunday Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments CRICKET SCOTLAND August 30, 2013 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar Carrie from Cricket Scotland Carrie from Cricket Scotland Carrie one of Scotlands Top Cricketers is at Cowal Gathering with Cricket Scotland who have some activities to try and get you involved in cricket so why not pay her a visit if you are up at the stadium. They promise it won’t hurt as they are using soft balls!! Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DANCERS FROM VICTORIA August 30, 2013 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar DSCF2208 Kathryn Attleir and Jacqui Houlihan These 2 dancers who have travelled all the way from Victoria in Australia to compete in the Cowal Highland Dancing competitions. Kathryn was dancing in the Scottish Championship aged 11 years, while Jacqui is taking part in the World Adult Championship Qualifiers. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments KAYLEE MACLELLAN August 30, 2013 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar e Kaylee MacLellan Kaylee MacLellan from Ontario who should have been competing in the World Adult Championships today but unfortunately has an injury so still came to support her friends who are dancing Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SOLO PIPERS August 30, 2013 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar Craig Davidson and Josh Craig Davidson and Joshua Townsley Craig Davidson from Erskine who plays with the Glasgow Skye Pipe Band and Joshua Townsley joined us to talk about competing in the Solo Piping competitions. Craig came 6th in the Open Juvenile Piobaireachd while Joshua came 1st in the Open Juvenille March, Strathspey and Reel. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments BETTY SUTHERLAND August 30, 2013 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar Betty Sutherland Betty Sutherland Betty Sutherland President of the Scottish Dance Teachers’ Alliance came into the studio to talk about how Scottish Dancing is evolving. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments COWAL HIGHLAND GATHERING 2013 – FRIDAY August 30, 2013 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar After a good day yesterday rounded off with a very well received Sunset Ceremony, we are looking forward to the next 2 days. Today we have more Highland Dancing including the Scottish Championship and the qualifiers for the world Championship. The piping competitions start with the solo piping and we have the Athletic Competitions. so we are hoping to have many more people in the studio today to talk to us just like these dancers that joined us yesterday. Dancers in studio Dancers in studio Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SCOTTISH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PRIZEWINNERS August 29, 2013 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar Scottish National Championship Prizewinners Scottish National Championship Prizewinners Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SCOTTISH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP August 29, 2013 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar Scottish National Championship Winners Aged 10 years Scottish National Championship Winners Aged 10 years The six winners of the Scottish National Championship aged 10 years which includes in 3rd place No. 685 Lisa McGillvary from Dunoon. Winner of the section was Olivia Waddell from Forfar who’s younger brother Rowan won the aged 9 years category. |Congratulations to everyone. For more photos go to the photo gallery. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments COWAL GATHERING 2013 August 29, 2013 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar Abby Livingstone - Glenrothes Abby Livingstone – Glenrothes Abby Livingstone who was competing in the Scottish National Championship aged 7 and under 9 years joined us for a chat in the studio. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SARAH AND FRYLLY LIVE FROM DUNOON STADIUM August 29, 2013 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar Broadcasting Live from Dunoon Stadium Broadcasting Live from Dunoon Stadium Sarah and Frylly have started our live broadcast from the Cowal Highland Gathering with Executive Producer Hamish keeping a careful eye on the procedures. To see more about Hamish, Bluebell and wee Sydney’s exploits at Cowal Highland Gathering check out their page. Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments COWAL HIGHLAND GATHERING August 29, 2013 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar Cowal Highland Gathering 2013 has begun with the Scottish National Highland Dancing Competition and we will shortly begin our live broadcast from the stadium. So listen in on 97.4 FM or use one of the links on the right hand side to stream live on line. Scottish National Championship aged 12 years Scottish National Championship aged 12 years Listen in over the next 3 days for all the results, information and interviews with competitors and visitors Scottish National Championship aged 7 and under 9 years Scottish National Championship aged 7 and under 9 years Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments JOB FAIR UP DATE THE LATE, LATE, LATE VERY LATE BREAKFAST SHOW TUESDAY August 27, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar As promised Ron Simon is in the Studio again tonight with all the latest news regards Thursday’s JOB FAIR which was held at the Queens Halllast Thursday. Hosted by Michael Russell MSP with special Guest Angela Constance MSP who is Minister for Youth Employment. DSCF2120 (640x478) Guest on the programme will be Lyn Duncan from C.S.T Cruise Ship Training who had a stand at the job Fair and has been very pleased with the response, so if you fancy a life on the Ocean Wave working on a Cruise Ship this evening and if you can’t wait you can contact Lyn www.cruiseshiptraining.co.uk DSCF2130 (640x478) The organises of the Job Fair 2013 are over the moon with the positive feedback received from both the general public and the over forty prospective employers and community attendees. Promoter Ron Simon has said the organisers couldn’t have wished for a better result and on tonights programme 5.00pm Jobs Fair 2013 Special he will be giving us an up- date and announcing some startling facts about yesterday event. Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments SUNSET CEREMONY RETURNS TO GATHERING FRINGE August 25, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCF1388 (640x478) As we now approach the The Cowal Highland Gathering Victor’s guest in the studio tonight is the man responsible for bringing back to the Gathering Fringe THE SUNSET CEREMONY. You may remember way back in May Roddy McIntyre he of the Cowal Pipe Band told us of his plans to bring back the Sunset Ceremony and was just beginning to realise what a task it was turning out to be with the permission from every one and his brother and to the amount of form filling required. DSCF2132 (640x478) With the posters advertising the event and with the entertainment standing in the wings Roddy McIntyre is about to see his dream come true Listen in on Monday night at 5.00pm and hear his story Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON PIPE BANDS EXCEL AT ROTHESAY –NOW READY FOR COWAL August 24, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar COWAL PIPE BAND FORMAL COWAL PIPE BAND 1ST GRADE 1 2ND GRADE 2 DGS PIPE BAND DGS PIPE BAND 2ND NOVICE JUVENILES 3RD JUVENILES Congratulations to all from everyone at DCR97.4FM and all our listeners what a day –Dunoon’s finest made us all so proud today, two incredible bands that have certainly raised all expectations for next weekend, this could be the best Games ever -Now the Cowal Highland Gathering COWAL ROTHESAY PRIZE THE ROTHESAY PRIZE FOR COWAL PIPE BAND THREE YEARS IN A ROW THEY HAVE NOW WON THE ROTHESAY CHAMPIONSHIPS! COWAL LOGO An incredible achievement from a truly incredible band Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments COWAL HIGHLAND GATHERING INTRODUCE HILL RACE August 24, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar GATHERIG logo THE RUNDOWN TO THE COWAL HIGHLAND GATHERING STARTS NOW with FRLLY NEW EVENT FOR COWAL HIGHLAND GATHERING/SATURDAY 25th AUGUST Ian Cairns who along with Janet Fletcher is organising the new COWAL HILL RACE came into the DCR97.4fm Argyll street Studio to inform listeners about this new event Ian a very experienced athlete himself who unfortunately through a foot injury will not be able to compete this year gave the listeners a very detailed run down of this new Cowal Gathering event. DSCF2126 (640x478) The Cowal Hill Race, sponsored by Argyll Financial Services, will take place on Saturday 31st August and will see the runners set off from the town centre before scaling ’The Camels Hump’ (Tom Odhar) where on arrival at the top of the first runner a yellow flare will be ignited and then racing to the finish line in the stadium itself. As Ian mentioned Scottish Athletics guidelines mean only runners over 16 are able to compete in the hill race. It is a 5km race with a climb of 616ft so will present a real challenge to the runners and the finish will be a spectacle for those in the stadium. On the day registration for runners will be in Argyll Gardens from 12.30pm and the race will start at 1.30pm. However the fun will start earlier than that as local ceilidh band, Canned Haggis, will be entertaining runners and competitors alike from 11.30am in the Argyll Gardens. There will also be Scottish Country Dancing demonstrations at the same time. At approximately 1pm there will be a performance from a pipe band (more details soon) in the Argyll Gardens. At 1.30pm the pipe band will then play the runners along Argyll Street to the official starting point by the Burgh Hall. After the runners are on their way the pipe band will play their way to the stadium. Every runner that takes part will receive a medal with trophies for the 1st male, 1st female and 1st local runner’s home. The presentations will be at 2.30pm on the west platform in the stadium. Runners wishing to enter can do so by clicking the link below…… good Luck http://www.cowalgathering.com/whats-on-hill-race.php Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments ALL READY TO START COUNTDOWN TO GATHERING WITH EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF THE GAMES HAMISH August 24, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar GATHERIG logo Before Frlly gets ready to start this year’s Cowal Highland Gathering broadcast with a visit to the DCR97.4fm Studio in Argyll Street from Ian Cairns who along with Janet Fletcher is organising Cowal Highland Gathering’s newest event The Cowal Hill Race one of DCR’S leading presenter’s Hamish Bear and executive producer of the Games broadcast could be found getting ready . DSCF2107 As regular listeners will know Hamish promotes DCR97.4fm at events by allowing famous personalities to have their photographs taken with him which after air –brushing are published on the DCR97.4FM Website . DSCF2108 Hamish as always would be only too happy to allow listeners the opportunity to be photographed with him should you see him at the stadium and “come say hello” hamish One of the many folk who have had their photo taken with Hamish Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments 1000 PLUS VISIT DUNOON JOB FAIR–JOB WELL DONE August 23, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCF2118 (640x478) The organises of yesterday’s Job Fair 2013 are over the moon with the positive feedback received from both the general public and the over forty prospective employers and community attendees. Promoter Ron Simon has said the organisers couldn’t have wished for a better result and on next Tuesday’s 5.00pm Jobs Fair 2013 Special he will be giving us an up- date and announcing some startling facts about yesterday event. DSCF2120 (640x478) We shall also be hearing from amongst others Angela Constance MSP, The Provost of Argyll and Bute Isobel Strong and of course the host for Job Fair 2013 Michael Russell MSP Tune in on Monday when promoter of the event Ron Simon chats to Dcr’s Victor. Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments REAL JOBS FOR REAL PEOPLE August 20, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar job fair 2013 As promised Ron Simon is in the Studio again tonight with all the latest news regards Thursday’s JOB FAIR to be held at the Queens Hall. Hosted by Michael Russell MSP with special Guest Angela Constance MSP who is Minister for Youth Employment. MICHAEL RUSSEL 2 Angela Constance Ron we be telling us about the forty plus attendees including National Companies and more information on MAKE YOUNG PEOPLE YOUR BUSINESS –never heard of it ? well tune in tonight and hear all about it. Categories: Uncategorized | 5 Comments Category Comments DUNOON GRAMMAR SCHOOL IN FINAL OF WORLDS August 18, 2013 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA DSCF2049 (640x478) Well Done to Dunoon Grammar School who have made it through to the finals of the Novice Juvenile Grade at the The World Pipe Band Championship In Glasgow today. OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA AND KEEPING IT NAUTICAL ALTHOUGH HIGHLY UNLIKLY TO BROADCAST UNDER SAIL August 14, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCF1804 (640x478) This is Mara Lyon with Dad David who came into the studio tonight to talk to Victor on the LLLVLBS about her passion for sailing. A member of the Craignish Boat Club which is on the beautiful Craignish peninsula here in Argyll. Presently Mara is with the RYA Scottish Topper Squad and has her sights well and truly on the Olympics in eight years’ time. Currently looking for a sponsor to help her achieve her ambitions Mara is certainly sailing towards a very fruitful career in the world of Scottish Sport. DSCF1805 (640x478) We will have to get her back into the studio to chat to Jennifer on a Thursday. Craignish Boat Club Despite being a small club some of the cadets have gone onto bigger things within the sailing world. Presently Lorenzo Chiavarini is with the Olympic Laser Training Squad, Angus Grey Stephens was a member of the RYA National Youth Squad for Laser Radials and Mara is of course with the RYA Scottish Topper Squad. Keener cadets are presently also racing in the Scottish Traveller’s Series, and attend the RYA Scottish Class Academies for high level coaching. http://craignishboatclub.org.uk/ Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments REMEMBERING THE PIRATE RADIO STATIONS WITH MIKE MARWICK & JOHNNY WALKER August 12, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Radio Caroline Remembering Radio Caroline before the Marine Offences Act was enacted on 15th August 1967 Mike Marwick talks to possible the most famous of the British Pirate Radio Station Deejays Johnny Walker Wednesday 14th August at 1.00pm. Mike plays some of Johnny’s favourite tunes from way back in the day and also name checks many of the other Deejays including some of the famous music theme tunes johnny walker_4 Radio Caroline considered by some as the most famous of the Pirate Radio Stationswas founded in 1964 by Ronan O’Rahilly to circumvent the record companies’ control of popular music broadcasting in the United Kingdom and the BBC‘s radio broadcasting monopoly. Unlicensed by any government for most of its early life, it was considered a pirate radio station. Radio Caroline began test broadcasts during the evening of 27 March 1964, and commenced regular programming at noon the following day, on 28 March. It broadcast from a former Danish ferry, Continue Reading » Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THE GOD OF HELLFIRE TALKS TO DEREK McINTYRE August 10, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar After his incredible appearance at the The Beshara School Rumi Festival in the Scottish Borders. the first festival of its kind in the Scottish Borders, this unique gathering celebrated the life, work and legacy of the great poet and mystic Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi. The Festival started with a welcome and opening concert by the world renowned Ney player Kudsi Erguner and continued with two wonderful days of talks, participatory events, music, theatre and dance and included DCR’s Tuesday nights guest legendary rock icon Arthur Brown who appeared along side Scottish folk musician Mairi Campbell. Arthur Brown DCRs favourite presenter Derek McIntyre Chats with Arthur from The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown best known for his 1968 Number one single Fire that enjoys regular airplay all over the world to this date and has been covered by the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, Die Krupps,The Prodigy and The Who. Arthur Brown has at least one more fantastic album in him and would like you to help him make it, he explains to Derek how you could help and what you could receive for doing so . Would you like to help the God of Hellfire make his new album? Would you like to be involved in “Pop” history? Be sure to listen in on Wednesday 14th August at 6.00pm when Victor introduces “The McIntyre Interview” with “The God Of Hellfire” After hearing the “God of Hell Fire” telling Derek of his quest to make one more album and the crazy stuff that could be yours if you help him, here’s the link to help you help him fund the album http://www.pledgemusic.com/artists/arthurbrown Categories: Uncategorized | 2 Comments Category Comments CLYDESIDER JOHN GRAHAM TALKS TO FRLLY August 10, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 2.00pm- 4.00pm SATURDAY ARGYLLCOUNTRY FOLK –with FRLLY & JOHN GRAHAM Frlly introduces us to the traditional music and song of Scottish Folk Music from long before the Folk Revival of the sixties to the present day folk with the emerging 21st century, traditional and forward looking folk music. Frlly has a Gig on Mull this weekend and will be researching for future programmes –in the meantime let’s go back to early May when Frlly was visited in the studio by John Graham a member of the hugely popular Clydesiders to chat about his incredible musical career and who brought his Guitar with him . DSCF1344 (640x478) The Clydesiders were a hugely popular folk band from the 70s , appearing in countless concerts and TV programmes around the UK and Europe. The original Clydesiders were Sandy Kelso (vocals/guitar), John Graham (vocals/guitar/fiddle/mandolin/banjo), Dave Whitton (vocals/guitar/whistles/mandolin/bodhran) joined in the 1970s, and songwriters Duncan McCrone (vocals/guitar) and Cy Jack (vocals/bass/keyboards) joining in the early 1980s with world renowned fiddler Chris Stout completing the line up in the 90s clydesiders 3 Categories: Uncategorized | 2 Comments Category Comments NIEL ALEXANDRA SHARES LATEST NEWS FROM DGFAG WITH LISTENERS August 9, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar NIEL ALEXANDRA SHARES LATEST NEWS FROM DGFAG WITH LISTENERS As shared with his listeners on his DCR Presenters Page Neil’s latest news from the DGFAG is that Susanna Rice the DGFAG Convenor has written to the deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP urging her to hold her policy that the current position is not an option and to try out the Coruisk before the autumn gales Susanna writes . NIEL -SUSAN Dear Nicola Replacement Interim Vessel for the MV Ali Cat As you are aware the imposition of a downgraded passenger only service from the end of June 2011 has caused very significant hardship and inconvenience to this community. Both in autumn 2011 and 2012 it was specifically requested that the MV Ali Cat be replaced in order that a more reliable service could be provided. In 2011 the community requested the use of Saturn which had been in use again in late August of that year. This was refused. Continue Reading » Categories: Uncategorized | 3 Comments Category Comments i FOUNDATION SAY THANK YOU WITH FREE MUSIC DOWNLOAD August 8, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar i foundation CD Due to the many good wishes the band have received from Dunoon Community Radio listeners and the fantastic reception they received when they played at the “HAPPY DAYZ” event at the Dunoon Stadium 28th July, Kyle and the band have made available FREE MUSIC DOWNLOADS for all listeners as a thank you Please follow this link ,download and enjoy and ……..watch this space for more exciting news of another future appearance from Scotland’s Premiere Reggae Band https://soundcloud.com/ifoundation/sets/the-complete-if8-album-from Listen out for Rupert talks Reggae with the i Foundation very soon Categories: Uncategorized | 7 Comments Category Comments JOHNNIE WALKER TALKS TO MIKE MARWICK August 3, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar 10AM-12PM MIKE MARWICK ON A SUNDAY from CMR http://www.dunooncommunityradio.org/programme-info/schedule/sunday-schedule/ johnnie walker On the Weekend features a short interview at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with one Johnnie Walker…..not to be missed! And for lovers of Rock & Roll, and pirate radio, next weekend’s Rock & Roll Saturday could be interesting too! We are after all approaching August 14th……. Johnnie Walker MBE is a popular British veteran radio disc jockey and broadcaster. He is noted for his knowledge and love of music, his championing of new artists. : mike.marwick@celticmusicradio.net Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments A BIG BIG THANK YOU TO HAPPY DAYZ FOR ALLOWING DUNOON COMMUNITY RADIO TO BE PART OF YOUR SPECIAL DAY THE FIRST OF MANY WE SINCERELY HOPE August 2, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar A BIG BIG THANK YOU TO HAPPY DAYZ FOR ALLOWING DUNOON COMMUNITY RADIO TO BE PART OF YOUR SPECIAL DAY THE FIRST OF MANY WE SINCERELY HOPE i foundation with DCR djAndyMacdjRupertClaremarieNolanWitchy&RayCowallResedentialMusicStudio djSimonOfCowallItArchieSarahTorbetdjJonBoydjSammydjLuke&LibbyCarolSterling KnightsOfTechnoFionaAdminVictorMarcoWesternFerriesPearl&ColinQueensHallPaulKerr DunoonVolunteerCenterEdwardStreetDrPhillResourseCentreAnnBurghHall RoadieMatthewdjGaryNolanE&RInglisLtdFrllyMcAlexPollockDaveDeKort GordonFromThePoliceMobileStationDjSeanDunoonObserver&ArgyllshireStandard AndyMcClintockGordon&BlackOfDunoonBritainsMostPopularFestivalReggaeBandiFoundation happy dayz banner DunoonStadiumGroundsManKenny AND TO EVERYONE WHO CAME TO THE STADIUM TO SUPPORT “HAPPY DAYZ” WE THANK YOUxxxxx happy dayz cake Check out our Face Book Pages for more pictures https://www.facebook.com/dcr97.4fm https://www.facebook.com/events/657800524248444/ Categories: Uncategorized | 3 Comments Category Comments RED CROSS AT ARGYLL GARDENS July 31, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar RED CROSS AT ARGYLL GARDENS DSCF1801 (640x478) Volunteers from the local Red Cross kept everyone entertained with their lively banter demonstrating some basic and potentially life saving first aid skills. It was a privilege to share the stage with such dedicated volunteers, volunteers that do make a difference in the community and at times, the difference between life and death, we who just fool around and play music , we thank you with all our hearts DSCF1796 (640x478) Checkout our Face Book for more Pictures https://www.facebook.com/dcr97.4fm DSCF1764 (640x478) Categories: Uncategorized | 2 Comments Category Comments COME AND MEET YOUR LOCAL RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS WEDNESDAY 31st JULY July 27, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar awareness_poster1 Did you know that there is an active Red Cross group in Dunoon ? They are having an information day in Argyll Gardens on Wednesday 31st July and starting at 10.00am volunteers from the local Red Cross will be informing the rest of the community what they do . You will hear about the services they offer in the area, some will surprise you. They will be demonstrating some basic and potentially lifesaving first aid skills. They will also be telling us about the many interesting volunteer opportunities that might interest us with the British Red Cross . To keep us entertained there will be some lively banter from the Red Cross Volunteers as they run through their informative demonstrations . Of course the famous Retail Stall and the Tombola stall with Margaret and Jean and others who are keeping very quiet till the day plus lots of surprises for you to see. Another opportunity to meet the presenters and to tell us how we are doing Victor and Simon of the Cowal will be there from Dunoon Community Radio both on their very best behaviour (with so much sticky tape and bandages about –they have been warned ) and other presenters and DCR volunteers will be there to say hello to. Young Claremarie Nolan the Inverclyde songstress will be visiting us and singing songs from her latest cd recording with a touch of nostalgia to take us down memory lane and there may even be a guest appearance or two from others from the DCR97.4FM REVUE Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments COWAL FIDDLE WORKSHOP’S JUNIOR FIDDLES OPEN FOR TOP SCOTTISH DUO GABERLUNZIE AT BURGH HALL July 26, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar COWAL FIDDLE WORKSHOP’S JUNIOR FIDDLES OPEN FOR TOP SCOTTISH DUO GABERLUNZIE AT DUNOON BURGH HALL Dunoon Favourites Robin Watson and Gordon Menzies have been together as Gaberlunzie since the early 1970s and are well known for producing an exciting blend of modern and traditional songs. Appearing not for the first time in Dunoon and certainly not for the first time at the Burgh Hall the concert will open with the fabulous Cowal Fiddle Workshop’s Junior Fiddlers . Gaberlunzie IN STUDIO If you have not had the pleasure of seeing these fine Scottish Troubadours don’t miss this concert for like a fine wine………….. Frlly will be talking to the boys during her Argyll Country Folk programme before dashing off for their sound check . Gaberlunzie 2 Essentially Scottish, with an emphasis on rhythm and harmony, Gaberlunzie has a wide appeal to audiences both at home and abroad. They have travelled extensively in Europe, Canada, United States, and the Middle East, taking with them not only Scottish music but also that other extra special ingredient – Scottish humour. The Gabs, as they are popularly called among their loyal following of supporters, have a wealth of experience in performing for a wide variety of audiences – from folk clubs to football stadiums, from holiday resorts to concert halls. They have appeared many times on television and radio not only in the UK but also in Canada, and the United States. gaberlunzie early To date, Gaberlunzie have recorded 25 albums and three videos.In addition, they have been engaged in solo projects creating albums in different musical styles. Robin’s are entitled Summer Storms and Colours. Gordon’s solo album is Full Circle. Their latest CD release is called “Of A’ The Airts” and is available now. gaberlunzie airts The performance of the duo spans the breadth of Scottish culture. As singers, instrumentalists, and songwriters, their talents are impressive and Gaberlunzie’s gift for entertainment is unsurpassed in Scottish folk music. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments THE MOST VERSITILE FIVE HOURS OF ENTERTAINNMENT WITH DCR97.4fm WITH THE COTTAGE MUSIC STUDIO STAGE DUNOON STADIUM SUNDAY 28th JULY AT HAPPY DAYZE POP TO DISCO BLUES TO TECHNO DANCE TO CROONERS COUNTRY TO SOUL DJs AND LIVE PERFORMANCE July 25, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Another opportunity to meet the presenters and to tell us how we are doing Come along and say hello, Dj Andy he will be there meeting and greeting DCR listeners at the main entrance, another chance to have your say. happy dayz banner i foundation with DCR Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments HAPPY DAYZ UPDATE TODAY July 24, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar HAPPY DAYZ UPDATE happy dayz cake Potentially this could be one of the biggest Charity events to be held in the Stadium this summer, with one of the most popular event attractions “It’s a Knockout” not only fun to participate in but also great fun to watch. With many local well known faces taking part as team members this is surely going to be a cheering and booing spectacular. “Silent Football” another popular spectator event and with this being a “grunge match” between to local rival teams this should not be missed. Besides all the usual favourites you would expect to see at such an event the organisers still have one or two surprises for the event. Listen in this afternoon after 1.00pm when we will be talking to staff from the Argyll Street Branch of the Yorkshire Building Society who in partnership with the Paul Kerr Charity Happy Dayz are organising this event and will be bringing us all up to date. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR’S DJ RUPERT CONFIRM’S iFOUNDATION FOR “HAPPY DAYZ” COTTAGE MUSIC STUDIO STAGE July 23, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar happy dayz banner DCR’S DJ RUPERT CONFIRM’S iFOUNDATION FOR “HAPPY DAYZ” COTTAGE MUSIC STUDIO STAGE DJ Rupert and Dunoon Community Radio are pleased to announce that they shall be joined on Sunday afternoon at the Dunoon Stadium event “Happy Dayz” by Scotland’s Premier Reggae band the iFoundation. i foundation with DCR The band led by Guitar vocalist Kyle Robinson will take to the Cottage Music Studio Live Stage around mid – afternoon. ifoundation 3-2 Happy Dayz a Local Charity are working in partnership with the local Argyll Street branch of the Yorkshire Building Society for this event . Happy dayz the local charity started by fundraiser Paul Kerr raise funds so that in conjunction with the Cowal Hospice can provide patients and their families with “A Special Day To Remember” are inviting everyone to come and listen to Britons Top Reggae Band and their unique style of “Sunshine Music” on Sunday 28th July Paul has expressed his heartfelt thanks to the iFoundation for taking the time between festivals to make the detour to Dunoon to play the Cottage Music Studio Stage before continuing their journey to play at Carlisle later that night at the LOVERSROCK RADIO FESTIVAL iFoundation at Dumfries Find out more about the iFoundation and visit them on their Face book and say hello http://www.reggaefoundation.com/theifoundation.cfm http://www.bandmix.co.uk/thefoundation/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-IFoundation/379841952052990 Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments “HAPPY DAYZ” DUNOON STADIUM SUNDAY 28TH JULY 11AM—4.00PM July 22, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar happy dayz banner The Happy Dayz event is being hosted by the Dunoon Branch of the Argyll Street Yorkshire Building Society staff and is for for the charity Happy Dayz at Dunoon Hospice which will help patients to get palliative care and allow them a memorable day away with families. The event is now becoming bigger and better! happy dayz cake IT’S A KNOCKOUT The main attraction will be “It’s A Knockout” not only fun for participants but also fun to watch. There will be a fabulous Football match a “Grunge Match” of Silent Football. Around the main arena there will be many Stalls. Look out for Face Painting and Tombola stalls with more stalls to be announced this week when Staff from the Yorkshire Building Society come into the Dunoon Argyll Street Studio with the latest updates With the weather forecast looking good what better than a picnic in the park, bring your picnic, blanket & family and come enjoy the atmosphere, of course if you don’t have a picnic with you there will be plenty to choose from including a BBQ with the finest chargrilled food and refreshments on offer. And if the “it’s a Knockout “ “Silent Football” , a multitude of Stalls and the Car Boot Sale the is not enough to attract you to this great charity event there will also be Musical Entertainment . happy dayz banner COTTAGE MUSIC STUDIO LIVE STAGE Dunoon Community Radio 97.4fm along with our friends from the Cottage Music Studio will be presenting a line-up of DCR97.4fm DJs and presenters some of whom will be presenting live sets on the decks and some performing live with other local talent to support the headlining Band . Details and full line-up to be announced shortly but still time for you to nominate local talent to appear at this special event on the “Happy Dayz” COTTAGE MUSIC STUDIO LIVE STAGE Another opportunity to meet the DCR presenters and to tell us how we are doing happy dayz banner STALLS AND PITCHES If you would like a Stall or a Pitch Please or registar for the Car Boot Sale contact Clair Higgins or a member of her team at the Yorkshire Building Society 118 Argyll Street Dunoon – They have a registration form that MUST be filled in by everyone who plan to take a stall or pitch in the park, this has to be returned with the fee of £30 to guarantee their spot. https://www.facebook.com/happy.dayz.940?fref=ts http://www.dunooncommunityradio.org/ Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SKILLMUN 20TH JULY — NOT JUST A DAY OUT – A DAY FULL OF MEMORIES July 17, 2013 | Posted by fionag | Edit Calendar SKILLMUN 20TH JULY — NOT JUST A DAY OUT – A DAY FULL OF MEMORIES skillmun It’s that time of year again and they have started, you may have been out and about around Cowal and enjoyed yourself at one of wonderful outdoor events be it a Gala or a charity event and we are blessed in having many more to look forward to before the end of the summer. skillmun woodcutting If you are looking for a unique out door event something different, a day full of memories SKILLMUN is the only local event where you have a chance to see showcased the depth of artistic talent, the natural beauty and the heritage of Cowal. From talented musicians who will let you “have a go” with the Lochgoilhead Fiddle Workshop to talented Artist who will “tell you how from the World Famous “Cowal Open Studios ”, cowal open studio This unique festival embracing Cowal’s traditional skills, art and heritage will include craftworkers who will be teaching and demonstrating such diverse skills such as rope –making, woodworking and rush-work. Fiona Lochhead events co-ordinator with the Argyll Mausoleum project who is behind the SKILLMUN event was quoted as saying in the Dunoon Observer “This is a wonderful opportunity to not only see beautiful and unique work, but also see how that work is produced –and even to try your hand at a few things yourself”. The Argyll Mausoleum project is supported by the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park whose volunteer group Clanscape will be demonstrating life in an 18THCentury Highland settlement . Clanscape (There is talk of Red Squirrels in the Clanscape tent) A highlight from last year was the arrival of The Argyll Knights in there spectacular splendid Armour and Weaponry who once again will compete in a medieval tournament for a crown presented by King John Of Kilmun . ARGYLL KNIGHTS Last year the Knights invited favours from ladies then declared their undying loyalty to them and fought on the ladies be halve. We hear that some of the Knights have not been seen since lasy year King John Of Kilmun demands they all be returned for Saturday. With all the other facilities you expect at such an event including The Holy Loch Café and the Games Stall Dunoon Community Radio will be there to provide lively background music , Surprise Live Entertainment , and keeping you informed to What, When and Who and providing commentary Also another opportunity to meet the presenters and to tell us how we are doing, come along and say hello and if you have any suggestions or ideas for future programmes-you may even end up presenting on DCR 97.4 FM. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments MAD ABOUT THE…….LENYA WILKS July 16, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar MAD ABOUT THE…….LENYA WILKS In 2012 Jamaica’s 50th year of Independence Reggae recording star Lenya Wilks first came to our attention when Rupert noticed her song “Baby Come To Me” slowly progressing up the weekly Reggae Chart and generating a lot of debate among reggae fans because of the the lyrical content of her song. Some fans believed that she has made the quintessential lover’s rock, ‘matey song’. We liked it so much here on DCR we made it our Record of the week . LENYA WILKS 2 In 2007 at the age of seventeen Lenya was first introduced to the wider Jamaican audience when she entered the Digicel Rising Stars competition; she was a fan favourite who many expected to win, however she had an early departure in the final stage of the competition. Lenya was arguably one of the best vocals in the competition’s history and the most surprising exit; which is spoken of even today. Despite that setback, lady luck shined on Lenya and……………………………………………………………………… Continue Reading » Categories: Uncategorized | 4 Comments Category Comments DUNOON—GOUROCK FERRY ACTION GROUP- PUBLIC MEETING THURSDAY 7.30PM July 10, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar MV Coruisk at Wemyss Bay DUNOON—GOUROCK FERRY ACTION GROUP As reported on Niel Alexandra’s Monday afternoon programme a special Public meeting of The Dunoon –Gourock Ferry Action Group has been called for on Thursday 11thevening at 7.30.pm at the Dunoon Queens Hall. Unfortunately it was too short notice for Nicola Sturgeon the Deputy First Minister to attend and along with Scott Leithham both send their apologies The proposed agenda is at this time Welcome and Introductions – Purpose of Meeting – Susanna 1. The Feasibility Study – What the Report says – Neil Kay 2. Is the Report too cautious? – Ken Barr 3. Issues Harbour Charges – Ronnie Smith 4. Interim Vessels – Jane Basford & John Paterson 5. How do we get new vessels? – Robert Trybis and Neil Kay 6. Membership – Mick Rice 7. Questions from the floor. 8. Next Steps – Susanna Categories: Uncategorized | 2 Comments Category Comments T IN THE PARK SPECIAL Part one –THE ESSENTIAL DANCE WITH DJ DAVIE July 8, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar T in The Park logo2 Scotland’s T in the Park festival has sold more than 2.5 million tickets in the past 20 years, event organisers have revealed. The three day music extravaganza starts this Friday at Balado in Perth and Kinross, two decades after the first festival in Strathclyde Country Park. Mr Geoff Ellis T in the Park director has been quoted as saying said the move to Balado had opened up the festival to the whole of Scotland and beyond. “We do attract a lot of people from outside of Scotland,” he said. “About 20% of our crowd comes from outside Scotland and about 2% from outside the UK but the real passionate element is the Scottish crowd. With most Scottish folk on a high after the Andy Murray victory at Wimbledon defeating Novak Djokovic it will not just be the music the will be getting celebrated Headline acts for 2013 include Mumford & Sons, Rihanna and the Killers and DCR favourites David Guetta, Snoop Dog , Emeli Sande and Deacon Blue. T in The Park logo2 T IN THE PARK SPECIAL Part one –THE ESSENTIAL DANCE WITH DJ DAVIE Helping celebrate 20 Years of T in The Park DJ Davie will introduce a T in The Park special in two parts, Part One of this Two Part Special bringing you up to date with all the latest news and gossip and what you can expect to hear at Scotland’s most popular Festival will be broadcast on Tuesday afternoon at 2.00pm with Part two on Thursday evening at 7.30pm T in The Park logo2 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments KNIGHTS OF TECHNO CABIN PREVIEW AT MIDNIGHT July 5, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar KNIGHTS OF TECHNO LOGO MIDNIGHT till 2.00am SATURDAY 6th JULY KNIGHTS OF TECHNO CABIN PREVIEW AT MIDNIGHT KNIGHTS OF TECHNO PIC. 2 KNIGHTS OF TEHCNO TO CONQUER FM WITH DCR97.4FM WELCOME KNIGHTS OF TECHNO TO DCR97.4FM KNIGHTS OF TECHNO LOGO. 2 UnderGround BroadCast From Techno to deep House and darker beats, Knights of Techno cater for those who appreciate music with real substance. KNIGHTS OF TECHNO LOGO Unfortunately Gareth will not be here Saturday (the note said he is busy studying) so Greg will be alone at the controls but will have Top Glasgow DJ Nick Morrow doing a guest mix. Nick runs one of the best techno nights in Glasgow called CODE. Nick Morrow 2 http://www.knightsoftechno.com/artists/NickMorrow_UBDCR002.htm This July they are bringing LA DJ Developer to Glasgow Greg has promised to give more information on the upcoming Cabin in the Water event which has practically sold out and tell you how you can still be there without having to stowaway . techno boat party http://www.knightsoftechno.com/ http://www.dunooncommunityradio.org/programme-info/presenters/knights-of-techno/#comments NEILS GUEST TALKS MVA REPORT July 4, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar FERRY GROUP newlogo As you may have heard on Monday afternoon DCR presenter Neil Alexander’s invited guest to his late afternoon programme was Mick Rice from the Dunoon-Gourock FerryAction Group Who revealed some hot news and vital points reference the ferries. The DGFAG has done sterling work and informed the listeners that 1) The feasibility study is now finalised. 2) The final report will be signed off by Nicola Sturgeon on Weds,july3. 3) THE FINAL REPORT WILL BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN THIS WEEK. So please read it. 4) From our sources it seems that a vehicle-passenger service on a regular timetable from town centre to town centre is feasible and viable, and in certain ways profitable. 5) This being the case then it would be attractive to commercial operators,. 6) A lot hangs on the issue of pier and berthing dues and fees;gourock/CMAL and Dunoon/ABC COUNCIL; DEPENDS ON THE CHARGES FOR THE VIABILITY OF THE FERRIES, So watch this issue closely. 7) The full, final MVA report will be available to the public on Weds 3RD July. So lets hope that the DFM, Nicola will again be fair – minded and repeat her previous statement that the Scottish govt. policy aim; that there shall be a safe ,reliable, frequent, commuter ferry service between Dunoon town centre and the rail terminal at Gourock. As she herself has said that the status quo is not an option; and we need an interim solution. AS this radio has stated for weeks now, the interim solution seems to be the MV CORUISK which was built for the route and would cope with the autumn and winter weather. MV Coruisk at Wemyss Bay Watch our website and listen to the 97.4 fm radio; for more news and listen out for Neil Alexander popping into the studio with updates and of course his Monday programme when he will invite more guest to come along to the studio to chat about a reliable Ferry service Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR DJs GET DOWN ON IT! WELL AT LEAST DJ RUPERT DID. June 30, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DCR DJs GET DOWN ON IT! WELL AT LEAST DJ RUPERT DID. DCR DJs Luke, Sammy and Rupert really got into the spirit of Celebrating the return at Blairmore for the 2013 SWAMP SOCCER WORLD CUP WEEKEND. swamp soccer djs DJ Rupert a keen soccer player wasted no time in joining his team mates in getting down to it whilst DJs Luke and Sammy manned the decks presenting music , banter and of course those all to important commentary rupert swamp Other DCR Presenters to entertain the spectators was Margie “AKA Witchy Mac Woman” to her friends who also took up position of DCR official photographer you can see some of her photos on the DCR Cheeky Face site https://www.facebook.com/dcr97.4fm Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO MEET DCR PRESENTERS June 28, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO MEET DCR PRESENTERS AT 2013 SWAMP SOCCER WORLD CUP WEEKEND AND THE MIGHTY EACHIG CHALLENGE RAFT RACE BENMORE Another opportunity this weekend to meet some of your favourite presenters as IT Archie , Simon of Cowal, DJ Rupert, DJ Luke , DJ Sammy pile onto BLACK’S the BAKER’S LORRY and head out to Blairmore for the 2013 SWAMP SOCCER WORLD CUP WEEKEND. Come along and to tell us how we are doing, come along and say hello and if you have any suggestions or ideas for future programmes come and tell us -you may even end up presenting on DCR 97.4 FM. As usual spectators are very welcome with Free Entry and Free Parking , if you are thinking of travelling by bus take the Dunoon to Ardentinny on Saturday 485 and on Sunday the 489. swamp soccer banner2 DSCF1607 (640x478) There will be an excellent selection of food choices and a mobile bar and of course there has to be bouncy castles plus all the usual amenities . And joining SWAMP SOCCER WORLD CUP WEEKEND in their return to Cowal is of course DUNOON COMMUNITY RADIO providing Music from top DJ’s, Commentary and good banter. DSCF1599 (640x478) check out our web sit for photos of DCR at previous SWAMP SOCCER http://www.dunooncommunityradio.org/photos/?album=1&gallery=3 THE MIGHTY EACHIG CHALLENGE RAFT RACE BENMORE DSCF1580 (640x478) Meanwhile presenters Victor and Fiona head out to The Mighty Eachig Challenge Raft Race down the River Eachaig or if the river is to low or too fast on the bonny bonny banks of Loch Eck As in previous years please meet at the Benmore Garden Car Park about 1.30pm or for more information phone Graeme on 07704 957201 This year the organises are again hoping for the sunshine and getting ready to welcome really inventive rafts some of which you can see on this web site and will require a lot of inventive thought to beat DSCF1567 (640x478) http://www.dunooncommunityradio.org/photos/?album=1&gallery=5 And Raft crews don’t forget there are always fabulous prizes and prestigious trophies for all categories and don’t forget the mind blowing prizes for fancy dress . Of course regardless to which water the proceeding take place the Legendry Infamous DUCK RACE will take place this year and we are assured that there shall be double the number of Race Marshalls and the judges have installed sophisticated scientific Hi Tech equipment should there be a close finish. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments “ALL SHE KNOWS” DJ SAMMY INTERVIEWS TOP SCOTTISH BAND June 28, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar One of the most up and coming young bands on the Scottish music scene where at the Dunoon Grammar School last Friday June 21st to do a musical workshop Masterclass for students. all she knows Before heading off back to Glasgow they performed a live Gig in the college which include tacks from their latest EP Gaze At the Stars including the popular Easy Way Out single. During the Day DJ Sammy spent some time with the Band chatting to them about their career and their future listen in tonight to this unique insight into one of Scotland’s youngest bands who are tipped to go right to the top.ALL SHE KNOWS “ALL SHE KNOWS” who have been heavely featured on dcr97.4fm’s Friday nights “Whatever Rocks Your Boat” with TRISH are a diverse and modern sounding synth/pop/rock band from Glasgow, who’s sound takes elements of dance from artists such as Example while emulating the energy and stage sound of bands like Muse, at the same time drawing influences from artists such as Foo Fighters, Maroon 5, Taking Back Sunday, Fallout Boy. All She Knows have played in many venues all across the UK including the London O2 Arena and the O2 Academy in Glasgow. They have also sold out King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, played for Real Radios Bon Fire Night and were the main support for The Specials After Show in Glasgow. Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments NEIL ASK FOR HELP TO HELP “SCOTCH” BAD FERRY PROPAGANDA June 25, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCF0056 (640x478) Dunoon Community radio presenter Neil Alexander has asked his listeners through his his presenters page to help him with a future programme when he wishes to to address the so called Facts and Myths that surround the current Ferry situation. He is looking to present a simplified back story to the current issue,to look at the current feasibility MVA survey and to present the Facts and Myths He is asking you to send him some good bullet points/ideas etc He is looking for folk to join him during his programme to express their views. Full details on Neils presenters page http://www.dunooncommunityradio.org/programme-info/presenters/neil-alexander/#comments or e-mail NEIL : mail@dunooncommunityradio.org Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DJ DAVE PINX (NEWQUAY) vs UTAH SAINTS (INTERNATIONAL TOP DJ DUO) ON RUPERTS FACEOFF June 23, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DJ DAVE PINX (NEWQUAY) vs UTAH SAINTS (INTERNATIONAL TOP DJ DUO) ON RUPERTS FACEOFF It could only happen on Rupert’s Faceoff and it already has with artist as big as SNOOP DOG (as he was then) taking part in the Sunday Faceoff which regularly has contestants from across the world competing Dave Pinx from Cornwall against well established Utah Saints Dave Pinxfrom Newquay, Cornwall (UK) Turntablist / Mashup Producer. Into Funk, Funky Breaks, Turntablism, B-Boy Beats, Latin beats, Mashups & 80's Electro. dj pinx banner You can check Dave out on the Cloud or at his Website www.snatchthewax.com Dave will be up against a duo who have already achieved an awesome reputation. Utah Saints are a electronic band based in Leeds, England (originally formed 1990 in Harrogate, North Yorkshire). The band had a string of hit singles in the British pop charts in the 1990s, and were notable for their extensive use of sampling technology – in particular, their practice of manipulating samples from mainstream pop and rock songs and combining them with contrasting dance beats. Utah Saints have also gained a certain notoriety for the long gap between releases – their follow-up, Two (2000), came seven years after their debut(1992). utah saints http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_Saints bio http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=utah+saints+biography&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=pR7GUc_TCOas0QXwsoHAAQ&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=666#tbm=isch&oq=utah+saints+&gs_l=img.3…5153.5967.0.6939.7.5.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0…0.0.0..1c.1.17.img.c2l_Jy-JcaA&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.48293060,d.d2k&fp=d29674b88a35766d&biw=1280&bih=666&q=utah%20saints pics links http://www.utahsaints.com/ https://myspace.com/utahsaints https://twitter.com/UtahSaints Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments DUNOON LINK CLUB GALA DAY June 23, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DUNOON LINK CLUB GALA DAY DSCF1545 (640x478) Doctor Bike AKA Duncan Macleod was at the big Chain Links Gala event held at the Argyll Gardens yesterday offering advice and a Free Bike check. The event was c/o hosted by Link Club Volunteer and Dunoon Community Radio presenter Caroline with Dunoon Community Radio volunteers and DJs including DJ Sammy , DJ Luke, DJ AndyMac, DJ Trish, DJ Rupert and presenters Sarah, Claremarie, Mini Me and Marco . There was also a good turnout of volunteers from the Link Club to chat to members of the Community . DSCF1554 (640x478) DSCF1543 (640x478) All the usual stalls where very popular including the Barbecue which was provided by the good folk from The Brianne Roberts Trust who operate a free holiday home facility for families coping with childhood cancers, any families wishing to use this facility check out Brianne roberts trust http://www.buteonline.com/briannerobertstrust/ For general enquiries e-mail thebriannerobertstrust@ymail.com .http://www.volunteerscotland.org.uk/Organisation/Detail/56637/0/Dunoon-Link-Club DSCF1550 (640x478) DSCF1557 (640x478) DSCF1555 (640x478) Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON GRAMMAR SCHOOL WORKSHOP & CONCERT WITH TOP SCOTTISH BAND June 21, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DUNOON GRAMMAR SCHOOL WORKSHOP & CONCERT WITH TOP SCOTTISH BAND all she knows One of the most up and coming young bands on the Scottish music scene will be at the Dunoon Grammar School this Friday June 21st to do a musical workshop Masterclass for students. Before heading off back to Glasgow they will perform a live Gig in the college to include tacks from their latest EP Gaze At the Stars including the popular Easy Way Out single. “ALL SHE KNOWS” who have been heavely featured on dcr97.4fm’s Friday nights “Whatever Rocks Your Boat” with TRISH are a diverse and modern sounding synth/pop/rock band from Glasgow, who’s sound takes elements of dance from artists such as Example while emulating the energy and stage sound of bands like Muse, at the same time drawing influences from artists such as Foo Fighters, Maroon 5, Taking Back Sunday, Fallout Boy. All She Knows have played in many venues all across the UK including the London O2 Arena and the O2 Academy in Glasgow. They have also sold out King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, played for Real Radios Bon Fire Night and were the main support for The Specials After Show in Glasgow. The support for the gig will include some of Dunoon’s finest young musical talents who no doubt will impress the boys from Glasgow. Amongst the talented local artist supporting “All She Knows” will be DCR favourites practically “House Band” DEADWEIGHT with Ben Docherty, Martin Hodgins, Alex Philips, and Kyran Strachan. DEADWAIT Dunoon Community Radio presenter and DGS pupil Esther Wheatley will also take to the stage supporting “All She Knows” with fellow puplis Alan Ly and Keir Low performing a cover of “Let Her Go” originally by Passenger. Just about to move from her present Friday slot to present her own programme with c/o presenter Ashleig Cassidy Esther has performed at many local Gigs including Jamslam, Youthstuff and in many musical productions at Dunoon Grammar School Esther GIG The Gig starts at 7.00pm tickets are now on sale and can be purchased from the school at a bargain price or at the door. This is just another of the new exciting ventures that will join the impressive list of activities for Dunoon Grammar School Pupils and Staff who embrace all aspects of the arts and culture from award winning film making to grand musical productions and even participating in aspect of Radio Broadcast with Dunoon Community Radio . If you would like to support Dunoon Grammar School you could do no worse than to go along and show your support at this concert, if you feel that this is not for you please watch out for future events as throughout the year there will always be something coming up that will appeal to you, See the talent of the future now and at a bargain price Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments WALKING WITH POETS AT BENMORE BOTANIC GARDEN June 19, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar WALKING WITH POETS Walking With Poets at Benmore Botanic Garden is now well underway with resident Poet throughout June Sue Butler. This has come about from a collaboration between the Scottish Poetry Library and Scotland’s Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh . Her workshops which she has started are proving most popular and there are other events planned Sue came into the Argyll Street Studio to chat to Victor and Frlly and to invite interested groups or just folk on a family day out DSCF1538 (640x478) Sue , an Eric Gregory Award-winner, is the author of a number of poetry collections including Learning to Improvise (Rockingham), and Arson, (Happenstance). She has worked as a copywriter in Beijing, Malaysia and Europe and wants and does encourage everyone to write four lines of a poem . You can walk through the Gardens with Sue and write some poems at her “Walk Listen and Write” workshops –Sat,/ Sun/Mon up to 29th June 2pm till 3.30pm You could also join Sue 0n Friday 21st to mark midsummer’s day between 11.00am -4.00pm in Benmore Botanic Garden’s magical surroundings. For more details and events :visit www.walkingwithpoets.com Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments DR BIKE AT DUNOON LINK CLUB FOR YOUR BIKE MOT June 18, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DR BIKE AT DUNOON LINK CLUB FOR YOUR BIKE MOT bike_week_2013 (1) http://www.cyclingscotland.org/our-projects/bike-week/bike-week-2013 Bike Week is the biggest nationwide cycling event in the UK Bike Week helps you get more out of life –by getting on your bike and exploring your local community. Dunoon Link Club are helping you do this by making sure your bike is as safe as it should be and making sure the wheels won’t drop off. Once again for another year DOCTOR BIKE will be at the Edward Street Club premises daily 11.00am till 4.00pm to give your bike an MOT. So if you haven’t already done so get the bike out of the garage or was it the shed that you last saw it and get it around to the Link Club. DR BIKE HERE DR BIKE WILL SORT Doctor Bike AKA Duncan Macleod will be at the big Chain Links Gala event to be held at the Argyll Gardens Saturday 22nd June. He will be offering Dr Bike Services with advice and a Free Bike check. The event will be c/o hosted by Link Club Volunteer and Dunoon Community Radio presenter Caroline. Come and meet the folk from the Link Club and the Presenters and Volunteers from Dunoon Community Radio, usual stalls, barbeque and a good time to be had by all .http://www.volunteerscotland.org.uk/Organisation/Detail/56637/0/Dunoon-Link-Club DSCF1391 (640x478) Dunoon Link Club is a registered charity established in 1992 and functions primarily as a self-help group for adults who have mental health issues. The club provides ……………………………….. Continue Reading » Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments SWAMP SOCCER RETURNS TO COWAL -FREE ENTRY PRIZE FOR DCR97.4fm WINNER-BUT BE QUICK-ACT NOW June 18, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar SWAMP SOCCER RETURNS TO COWAL swamp soccer banner2 To Celebrate the return of Swamp Soccer to Cowal on Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th June to be held at Blairmore (next to Dunoon), which is 35 miles (56 km) from Glasgow Airport, and about 1 hour’s drive in a car we have some exciting news. DCR97.4FM are to run a competition with the winning prize being a FAST TRACK as there is not long to go now for FREE ENTRY for one mixed team : Rules 4 boys and 2 Girls on the pitch but unlimited substitutes and substitutions. This generous prize offered by Stewart Miller himself is worth £150 which is the special “Back In Cowal” reduced entry fee for 2013 swamp soccer banner2 How to enter – tell us the name of “Your Team” –it must be clean, can be mean, just put the name of your team in the comments at the bottom of this posting, we will acknowledge the e-mail address you leave then ask listeners to choose , the one with the most votes wins. Remember 4 boys and 2 Girls on the pitch but unlimited substitutes and substitutions. Check out the Swamp Soccer web-site http://www.swampsoccer.co.uk/ swamp soccer banner2 So far we have had only three enquiries for this great competition but they cannot be accepted at this time because of an infringement of the very simple rule 4 boys and 2 Girls on the pitch but unlimited substitutes and substitutions Categories: Uncategorized | 2 Comments Category Comments SUSANNAH RICE -SPECIAL GUEST WITH FERRY UPDATE June 18, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar SUSANNAH RICE -SPECIAL GUEST WITH FERRY UPDATE embarking 1 NIEL -SUSAN Susannah Rice Chair of the DGFAG called in to update the listeners with all the latest Ferry news. Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments KEITH STEWART DGS PUPIL & FILM MAKER TALKS TO NEIL June 18, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar NEIL ALEXANDER – each Monday Neil brings you up to date with the latest topics in and around our community which to say the least has been a very eventful week for more than one reason and checking out the headlines from the local newspaper and what they say of recent events. Of course he shall be bringing you all the latest in book reviews and what’s is new in the world of DVDs and the Movies and what’s been happening in our own West Coast Cinema and Burgh Hall during the very first ever Dunoon Film Festival WEST COAST CINEMA During today’s Programme Neil was joined by third year student from Dunoon Grammar School Keith Stewart who amazed a lot of professional film makers with his short film that was shown at the West Coast Cinema as part of the We Are Northern Lights Programme .Keith brought the subject of his film local well known artist and sculptor Andy McClintock ANDY-KEITH -NIEL Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment Category Comments DIRECTOR KEVIN CAMERON IN DCR STUDIO June 16, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar DSCF1481 (640x478) Kevin Cameron’s feature-length portrait of the renowned Scottish polymath Alasdair Gray to be shown in the Burgh Hall this as part of the very first Dunoon Film Festival is as entertaining and multi-faceted as the man himself. It offers a colourful mosaic of fresh interviews, rare archive footage and opportunities to view Gray at work as he creates epic murals and provocative essays. Gray even assumes the role of a dapper, clean-shaven inquisitor to interview himself. Who better? What emerges is an affectionate and playful tribute with a focus on the long road to the publication of his hugely influential first novel Lanark. We welcomed director Kevin Cameron into the Argyll Street Studio this morning for a very lively chat talking about the movie 11 years in the making with the woes and joys.Kevin was joined by Kirstin from the Film Festival who brough us all up to date . DSCF1479 (640x478) Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments MUSICIAN WOUNDED KNEE AT DCR 97.4fm Studio June 16, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Wounded Knee: Drifters Pioneering Scots filmmaker John Grierson was the founding father of the British documentary movement and Drifters is a landmark in his career. Grierson and his camera follow the crew of a trawler fishing for herring in the North Sea, creating a poetic portrait of their everyday lives, the hypnotic rhythms of the sea and the tensions in a traditional trade adapting to the modern world. wounded_knee_drifters This special screening will be accompanied by a live score composed by Wounded Knee. Drawing on traditional folk song, Wounded Knee has developed a distinctive, vocal oriented sound built from simple repeating live loops. He creates a strange and timeless Janus music that looks both to the chants and worksong of the old and the mechanised minimalism of the new. DSCF1485 DSCF1487 Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DCR SPONSORED UNRAVEL DIRECT FILMMAKING WORKSHOP June 15, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar UNRAVEL DIRECT FILMMAKING WORKSHOP DSCF1480 (640x478) With this mornings DCR97.4 fm sponsored Film Festival workshop “Unravel Direct Filmmaking Workshop” hailed a success DJ Sammy invited the team responsible Jo Byrne and Maria Anastassiou to join him in the studio to talk to the listeners Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DISTINGUISHED GUEST AT DCR FILM FESTIVAL WORKSHOP June 15, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen DSCF1473 Today Saturday 15th June at the Dunoon Community Radio DCR are proud to sponsor a FREE drop-in direct filmmaking workshop upstairs in the big at the Big Hall – come along any time between 11am and 2pm to draw, scratch or paint straight onto 16mm film. Unravel, the longest hand painted film in Britain, correlates in length with the 874 miles between John O’Groats and Land’s End – each metre is represented by one frame of 16mm film. When spliced together, the amassed results of nearly one hundred workshops will form an abstract film made by and for the people of Britain. Dunoon Community Radio presenters will be there to encourage visitors to the hall to take part and to be interviewed for a special Film Festival radio programme to be broadcast across the world 1st July 2013. George Robertson George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen A special visitor to the workshop this morning was George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen born in Port Ellen, Isle of Islay Scotland and the son of a policeman, he was educated at Dunoon Grammar School and studied Economics at theQueen’s College, Dundee. When he was 15 years of age, he was involved with protests against US nuclear submarines docking in Britain. DSCF1472 A very well known figure in Dunoon George is possibly best known as for his positions as Secretary of State for Defence, a position he held until he resigned from the Cabinet in order to become Secretary General of NATO in 1999. George will be coming into the studio after visiting the Studio Cinema to see parts 3 & 4 of John Byrne’s Your Cheatin Heart Neil who will also be attending the screening will be chatting to him after which it’s over to the Burgh Hall to introduce the BAFTA –winning classic “Local Hero” due to start at 4.15pm Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments JOHN BYRNE TO TALK TO NIEL ALEXANDER SATURDAY 11.00AM June 15, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar JOHN BYRNE TO TALK TO NIEL ALEXANDER DSCF1457 (640x478) DSCF1450 (640x478) DSCF1452 (640x478) your cheatin heart JOHN BYRNE TO TALK TO NIEL ALEXANDER SATURDAY 11.00AM John_Byrne THE CHARAMISTIC JOHN BYRNE Some Interesting Facts about John Byrne, our Saturday Studio after 11am Guest From 1964 until 1966 john designed jackets for Penguin Books. Following unsuccessful experiences with London galleries he released (through London’s Portal Gallery) a series of works from 1967 under the pseudonym of “Patrick” he claimed were created by his father, an alleged self-taught painter of faux-naif images. These works began to meet with some success and his painting career commenced. As well as designing the settings for his own plays, John, in collaboration with director Robin Lefrevre, also designed the settings for Snoo Wilson‘s The Number of the Beast (Bush 1982) and Clifford Odets‘ The Country Girl (Apollo Theatre 1983). John has also designed record covers for Donovan, The Beatles, Gerry Rafferty and Billy Connolly. Singer-songwriter Rafferty’s song Patrick is written about Byrne (the lyrics begin: “Patrick my primitive painter of He illustrated Selected Stories by James Kelman, winner of the 1994 Booker John Byrne was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire where he grew up in the Ferguslie Park housing scheme and educated at the town’s St Mirin’s Academy before attending Glasgow School of Artfrom 1958 to 1963. Byrne has received several Honorary Doctorates: in 1997 he was presented with an honorary doctorate from the University of Paisley, in 2004 he was made an associate of the Royal Scottish Academy, in 2006 he was presented with an honorary doctorate from the Robert Gordon University Gray’s School of Art in Aberdeen and in 2011 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Dundee Categories: Uncategorized | No Comments Category Comments DUNOON FILM FESTIVAL CURATOR IS OPTIMISTIC FOR 2014 FILM FESTIVAL June 14, 2013 | Posted by victor | Edit Calendar Matt Lloyd and Allan Hunter Matt Lloyd the producer and co-curator and Allan Hunter, curator of the inaugural Dunoon Film Festival Allan Hunter, curator of the inaugural Dunoon Film Festival, film critic and co-artistic director of the Glasgow Film Festival came into the Argyll DCR studio this afternoon to tell listeners of his roll with the Dunoon Film Festival. He spoke of how he and Matt Lloyd the producer and co-curator of the Dunoon Film Festival had looked at films that would be suitable for a Dunoon film festival and the deciding factors that led to the decision to what films would eventually make the final programme. He told how everyone involved is very excited about the start of the Film Festival with a special event celebrating John Byrne’s legendary 1990 BBC TV series Your Cheatin’ Heart the opening two episodes screened tonight at the Burgh Hall, with the rest of the series being screened between the hall and the cinema over the weekend. The first screening will be introduced by John Byrne and singer Eddi Reader, who starred in the series as be-quiffed country singer Jolene Jowett. Set around the west of Scotland’s country and western circuit, the series has yet to be released on DVD and has not been screened anywhere since its original run. Allan has been quoted as saying he thinks the concepts of what film festivals are have changed hugely, “I used to meet people not that long ago who didn’t think film festivals were for them; they thought they wouldn’t be able to get in, that they were elitist. The idea that you need a lot of money, that you need something established, something for the industry – all those things are fluid now. Now you can almost do whatever you want, wherever you want … and tailor it to a community and the budget you have.” He hinted that there is already optimism even at this early stage of the festival that the Dunoon Film Festival is here to stay as an annual event which can only grow with popularity It’s up to us the folk of Cowal to prove the optimism right and support what surely could be a major event and attraction and not just in two venues. Having listened to the optimistic comments from Allan on the future of the Dunoon Film Festival Victor asked if it was to early to suggest a film for consideration for next years festival and suggested “The Man With The Jazz Guitar” the delightful portrait of the fascinating 50s jazz musician and popular radio broadcaster Ken Sykora who lived locally for over 30 years. The Du