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More sounds Of The 70's on this weekends Valley Of The Giants conmencing 10am til 1pm Sat 31 July 10

rob.horton@tudnofm.co.uk — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:39:26 +0100

A warm welcome to Valley Of The Giants with Rob Horton. Why not join me this Saturday for a trip back in time. There will be some great classic tracks from the Very Best Sounds Of The Seventies. You can expect three hours of the very best songs from throughout the 1970's.

There will be up to-date Community Information and Traffic and Travel News. As well as Local National and International News from Tudno Fm's News Team.

As well as listening to the show. You are invited to Call oRead More...

COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS.GOING TO LONDON? WANT TO SEE A SHOW? READ THIS FIRST.

colin.holmes@tudnofm.co.uk — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:45:51 +0100

Things are not as exciting in the West End of London as they used to be. New shows are thin on the ground almost to extinction. The LLoyd Webber factor is quite predominant with revived shows hitting the theatres emanating from his TV shows. They do well, so critism of this spate of old shows with Newly formed TV stars is perhaps a little unkind however it has caused a lot of revivals which has resulted in safe bets which can be regarded as hardly exciting. Hit films have also been tRead More...

Blogs have more fun

Glyn.James@tudnofm.co.uk — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:45:47 +0100

Hello there

Odd weather this week - rain then strangely hot. Not sure what's going on, but luckily Marvin was so we're all fine.

So what were we up to this week on NOTP? Well, I decided the odd weather was due to the big full moon which gave me three moon songs in a row - we had a bad one rising (Creedence Clearwater Revival), a ticket to it (ELO) and, appropriately, the whole of it (The Waterboys).

Nice to have another record of the week; this time 'XX' by The XX. Not too cRead More...

COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW..TOP TEN WORLDWODE HIT SINGLES JACK JONES + PETER GRANT.

colin.holmes@tudnofm.co.uk — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:42:28 +0100

JACK JONES....THE TOP TEN SINGLES.....

1....WIVES AND LOVERS.

2....LOLLIPOPS AND ROSES.

3....THE RACE IS ON.

4....THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM.

5....DEAR HEART.

6....I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M LOSING YOU.

7....A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FOOL.

8....LADY.

9....WHERE LOVE HAS GONE.

10..CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE.

Jack Jones has no million selling singles therefore most of these top ten entries were small hits in the American charts and some in the Read More...

COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS...BROADWAY SHOWS THAT NEVER MADE IT ON BROADWAY!!

colin.holmes@tudnofm.co.uk — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:57:34 +0100

FROM THE CD UNSUNG MUSICALS..THE ULTIMATE COLECTION......

1....SMILE....HARRY GROENER,JULIE ANN AHO,LISA MAYER.......SMILE.

2....HERO....DEBBIE GRAVITTE.....BABE.

3....STARFISH.....JUDY KUHN.....LA STRADA.

4....SHERRY.....CHRISTINE BARANSKI,JONATHON FREEMAN...SHERRY.

5....SMASHING NEW YORK TIMES.....JASON GRAAE...APPLAUSE & A BROADWAY MUSICAL.

6....SILVERWARE.....LEE WILKOFF,TIMOTHY JEROME...WE TAKE THE TOWN.

7....HUNDREDS OF HATS....JASON WORKMANRead More...

Record Review - 'Bang Goes the Knighthood' by the Divine Comedy

Glyn.James@tudnofm.co.uk — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:07:21 +0100

"BANG Goes the Knighthood" by The Divine Comedy

I've always liked the Divine Comedy which is basically Neil Hannon and friends. Fresh from the hymn to cricket that was the Duckworth Lewis Method, Mr Hannon has produces a curate's (or should that be bishop's?) egg of an album. At his best his songs bear comparison with Brecht and Weill, his delivery with Scott Walker. At other times he delivers light-as-air tragi-comic songs in the tradition of Coward.

The opening track, theRead More...

Blogathon!

Glyn.James@tudnofm.co.uk — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:37:11 +0100

Greetings all!

Back to NOTP this week after Mr Horton took care of business last week, so now we can get away from Mr Smooth and back to the jagged edges we are used to.

At last I remembered to bring my Record of the Week - 'BANG goes the Knighthood' by the Divine Comedy. Three tracks from Neil Hannon's latest offering - to save you scrolling past it I've reviewed it in my previous blog.

Today astronomers have found a thumping great star, so I decided Three in a Row should fRead More...

The Scene 20.7.10 - with a review of 'Inception'

Glyn.James@tudnofm.co.uk — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:34:37 +0100

Film reviews, 20th July 2010

Films that have been worth looking at, let alone reviewing, have been few and far between in the past few weeks. So I was happy to devour this latest offering.

INCEPTION

Anyone familiar with Christopher Nolan's work (Memento) will know this will not be an undemanding film. However, and untypically, it is packed so full of action scenes that it doesn't really matter if you've lost track of the plot half an hour in. Taking his cues from bothRead More...

COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW..TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HIT SINGLES NANCY SINATRA..+ MATT MUNRO CD.

colin.holmes@tudnofm.co.uk — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:35:48 +0100

NANCY SINATRA .THE TOP TEN.....

1....THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKING.

2....SOMETHING STUPID ( WITH FRANK SINATRA)

3....SUGAR TOWN.

4....HOW DOES THAT GRAB YOU DARLIN'.

5....JACKSON(WITH LEE HAZELWOOD)

6....BANG BANG.

7....DID YOU EVER(WITH LEE HAZELWOOD)

8....SOME VELVET MORNING(WITH LEE HAZELWOOD)

9....YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE.

10..LADYBIRD.

Nancy Sinatra's recording career started on her father's record label Reprise and for ten Read More...

COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS..SONGS CUT FROM HIT MUSICALS..JULY 18TH.

colin.holmes@tudnofm.co.uk — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:03:24 +0100

THE FOLLOWING SONGS WERE CUT FROM MUSICALS WHILE PREVIEWING IN AMERICAN STATES OR ON BROADWAY....

Smashing N.Y. Times....Charles Strouse......album....APPLAUSE. NEW VERSION.

Waiting.....Judy Kaye,Ron Raines,Lee Wilkof..KING AND I.....LOST IN BOSTON.

Ten Percent....Harry Groaner....CHICAGO.....LOST IN BOSTON.

Tick Tock goes the clock...Lisa Mayer,Judy Malloy,Debbie Pavelka....PROMISES PROMISES...LOST IN BOSTON.

Take it in your stride....Liz Larsen...ANNIE GET YOURRead More...

The Swing 60's with RobHorton on Valley Of The Giants this weekend 17 July 2010 Commencing 10am

rob.horton@tudnofm.co.uk — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:47:46 +0100

According to the Weather Forecast it will be a little warmer on Saturday. Not only that. This weeks V.O.T.G's will be full of the very best music from The Swing Sixties. Please join me on Saturday no matter whatever your age. Please tune in for 3 hours of The Very Best Music Of The Swing 60's (10am til 1pm)

Please get involved by contacting me at the Studio or by sening me an e-mail or facebook message. You are always welcome to send me a dedication or special message.

There Read More...

COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW.THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF AL MARTINO+ EVERLY BOTHERS CD.

colin.holmes@tudnofm.co.uk — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:30:51 +0100

THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF AL MARTINO.....

1....SPANISH EYES.

2....HERE IN MY HEART.

3....I LOVE YOU BECAUSE.

4....I LOVE YOU MORE AND MORE EVERYDAY.

5....SILVER BELLS.

6....PAINTED TAINTED ROSE.

7....TO THE DOOR OF THE SUN.

8....MARY IN THE MORNING.

9....VOLARE.

10..LIVING A LIE.

ALL TRACKS AVAILABLE ON ALBUM AL MARTINO COLLECTOR'S SERIES EXCEPT FOR SILVER BELLS WHICH IS ON CD A MERRY CHRISTMAS AL MARTINO.

Al MaRead More...

COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS.THE TOP TWENTY LONGEST RUNNING BOX OFFICE MUSICALS ON BROADWAY.

colin.holmes@tudnofm.co.uk — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:01:10 +0100

THE MUSICALS......

1....PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.....Masquerade....Cast.

2....CATS......Memory...Elaine Paige.

3....A CHORUS LINE......Nothing....Natalie Cortez.

4....LES MISERABLES.....Who am I?....Colm Wilkinson.

5....CHICAGO.....When you're good to mama....Mary Mc Carry.

6....BEAUTY AND THE BEAST......Be our guest.....Full cast.

7....LION KING.......He lives in you.....Tsidii Le Loka,Jason Raize.

8....RENT.......Seasons of love......Johnny MathisRead More...

Ten green bloggles....

Glyn.James@tudnofm.co.uk — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:21:42 +0100

Hi there!

As a special treat I decided to feature 'Bang Goes the Knighthood' by The Divine Comedy, then left it at home! How rubbish am I? Er, no, that was rhetorical, actually....

Anyway, we still had the usual old nonsense - Three in a Row featured the songwriting skills of Mr. Graham Gouldman. Before he formed 10cc - in fact before he left school - he was writing for Manchester bands The Hollies (Bus Stop), The Yardbirds (For Your Love) and Herman's Hermits (No Milk TodayRead More...

COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW. THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF CRAIG DOUGLAS + FEATURED ALBUM.

colin.holmes@tudnofm.co.uk — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:02:13 +0100

THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF CRAIG DOUGLAS......

1....ONLY SIXTEEN.

2....PRETTY BLUE EYES.

3....TIME.

4....WHEN MY LITTLE GIRL IS SMILING.

5....OUR FAVOURITE MELODIES.

6....100 POUNDS OF CLAY.

7....THE HEART OF A TEENAGE GIRL.

8....A TEENAGER IN LOVE.

9....OH LONESOME ME.

10..THE TOWN CRIER.

Craig Douglas started making records on the newly formed Top Rank label in the early fifties and usually covered well known American hitsRead More...

Welcome To Valley Of The Giants Saturday 10 July 2010 commencing 10am - 1pm

rob.horton@tudnofm.co.uk — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:44:22 +0100

Hello and a Special Welcome to this weeks V.O.T.G's. Join me this weekend as we travel back in time to The Very Best Music from Motown Records.

There will also be Community Information and Traffic/Travel up-dates during the programme.

Please call the studio if you would like a mention or dedication. You can even Send me an e-mail.

Please cantact the studio 01492 870249

e-mail rob.horton@tudnofm.co.uk

Always get permission from the own of the phone/comRead More...

COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS JULY4TH...FEATURED MUSICAL "BELLS ARE RINGING".

colin.holmes@tudnofm.co.uk — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:15:22 +0100

BELLS ARE RINGING......

1....BELLS ARE RINGING.....FEMALE CHORUS.

2....IT'S A PERFECT RELATIONSHIP....JUDY HOLLIDAY.

3....IT'S A SIMPLE LITTLE SYSTEM....EDDIE LAWRENCE.

4....I MET A GIRL....SYDNEY CHAPLAIN.

5....LONG BEFORE I KNEW YOU....SYDNEY CHAPLAIN,JUDY HOLLIDAY.

6....JUST IN TIME......JUDY HOLLIDAY,SYDNEY CHAPLAIN.

OTHER TRACKS PLAYED ON SHOW......

Gliding through my memoree...Randall Duk Kim.....FLOWER DRUM SONG.

Unexpected song....Read More...

How much is that bloggy in the window?

Glyn.James@tudnofm.co.uk — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:58:57 +0100

Hello!

Well, despite my best efforts, the sun's still shining and it's NOTP time.

So what are we at this week? Well, Three in a Row decided to concentrate on one of my favourite subjetcts - food. So we had Supertramp's BREAKFAST in America, 10cc's 'The Second Sitting of the Last SUPPER' and Kirsty McColl and the Pogues' version of Cole Porter's wonderful 'Miss Otis Regrets (she's unable to LUNCH today)'.

Six months ago I said I wouldn't be playing any Klaatu for a whileRead More...

COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW...TEREASA BREWER'S TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HIT SINGLES+ DEAN MARTIN.

colin.holmes@tudnofm.co.uk — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:59:19 +0100

THE TOP TEN SINGLES OF TEREASA BREWER.....

1....MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC.

2....A TEAR FELL.

3....RICOCHET.

4....LET ME GO LOVER.

5....SWEET OLD FASHIONED GIRL.

6....TILL I WALTZ AGAIN WITH YOU.

7....YOU SEND ME.

8....EMPTY ARMS.

9....JILTED.

10..HOW DO YOU KNOW IT'S LOVE.

Teresa Brewer had extensive hits in the fifties in America,Canada and Britain on the Brunswick label mainly due to the fact that this reord company released over fifRead More...

Welcome to The Breakfast Show Mon to Friday from 7:30am til 10am

rob.horton@tudnofm.co.uk — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:12:33 +0100

You are most welcome to start the day each week day with The Breakfast show.

Monday Wednesday and Fridays with Sara Goddard

Tuesday and Thurdays with Rob Horton

Daily topics of the day and Traffic/Travel up-dates also Community and Public Information.

Traffic & Travel 15 minutes past each hour

Community and Public Information 20 minutes & 40 minutes past each hour

You cRead More...