#Val Doonican

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The man on the radio is riding high on Monday's wave of remembering Val Doonican. Ah yes, those ladies in the floaty dresses, the rocking chair and the signature cardigan. Not my cup of tea but I'd still take a pot full of Val over a barrel full of algorithmic bilge water. Weatherwise we're looking at damp, with some more damp and a heavy side order of damp. The traffic lady came and went whilst I wasn't listening.

Today's groaner: a chicken and an egg walk into a bar and the bartender asks "Who's first?" ;-D badoom tish ... here all week!!

The mock orange (philadelphus) has flowered once more. Beautiful!! Started it's display about 4 years ago. Not planted by me, just another nomad that put down roots. I had one before years ago and was sad as hell, once I sold that house, to see the new occupants hack it (and all the other plants) down just to widen the driveway. Warms my heart to have another one.

Monday, Monday, Monday on another Tuesday in Tuesdayville. Here's July and they started showing Christmas films back in June. The world is continually chaotic ... at least the coffee is consistent ...

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FRIDAY NIGHT SPECIAL

Bobbie McGee - Rock And Roll People (1973)

What we have here is a blatant lack of crowd control. I'm all for audience participation, but these exuberant dancers are drawing the limelight away from poor Bobbie. It is behaviour like this that led to the use of cattle-prods on The Val Doonican Show.

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Popstand Sunday Tomorrow

Tomorrow is the third Sunday of the month and it’s Radio Popstand day starting at 13:30 Greenwich Mean Time or Universal Time, sounds rather impressive doesn’t it, Universal Time.

We moved our clocks back a few weeks ago, so if you’re not in the UK it may seem we’re coming on an hour late, unless you’ve also moved your clocks then heaven knows what time we come on your local time. You’ll need to work out what 13:30 Universal Time is in your area.

Lots of multi genre music, as is the norm for Popstand including tracks by the following artists: Michael Holm, UNICORN, Vampire Weekend, Dodie Stevens, The Hellacopters, Maurice Chevalier, The Rolling Stones, Elmore James, Joni Mitchell, Taylor Swift, Queen and Megan Thee Stallion, Val Doonican, Fatboy Slim and many more, plus me telling you about the music and other items of interest in our hourly news bulletins.

Radio Popstand is on the Stationhead app and you need to link your Spotify or Apple Music premium account to your Stationhead account to hear the music.

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19th September 2024.

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟓. The Evening Times advertised Lena’s forthcoming concert at the Glasgow Apollo theatre on Tuesday 21st October.

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟐. Lena appeared at the Floral Pavilion, New Brighton, her dad took her and she sat in the car outside crying, she insisted on performing even though she had been ill, and missed her previous two Sundays engagements in Leeds and Blackpool. Three bars into her first song she got a lump in her throat, she broke down crying, turned her back on the audience and whispered into the Microphone “ Sorry, I can’t go on”.

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟐. Val Doonican was at the Blackpool Opera House, the programme had an advert for Lena’s show on the 3rd October. I think that it was cancelled due to her ill health.

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟔. The Daily Record reported that Lena’s parents were about to divorce after two years separation.

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Glastonbury 2024 Lineup, Set Times, and Clashfinder for Each Stage

Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Fans can now navigate potential clashes between sets and find out which stages their favorite artists will be performing on. Glastonbury organizers have released the full set times across each stage for this year’s festival. Notable performances include Little Simz before Coldplay on the Pyramid Stage on Saturday, and LCD Soundsystem ahead of Dua Lipa’s Friday slot. The 2024 edition of Glastonbury will take place from Wednesday, June 26, to Sunday, June 30. Headliners include Dua Lipa, Coldplay, and SZA, with Shania Twain in the Legends Slot. Here are the set times for the main stages across Friday, Saturday, and Sunday: Friday Pyramid Stage Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons - Dua Lipa: 22:00 - 23:45 - LCD Soundsystem: 19:45 - 21:00 - PJ Harvey: 18:00 - 19:00 - Paul Heaton: 16:15 - 17:15 - Seventeen: 14:45 - 15:45 - Olivia Dean: 13:15 - 14:15 - Squeeze: 12:00 - 12:45 Other Stage - Idles: 22:15 - 23:30 - D-Block Europe: 20:30 - 21:30 - Anne-Marie: 18:45 - 19:45 - Bombay Bicycle Club: 17:15 - 18:15 - Confidence Man: 15:45 - 16:45 - Headie One: 14:15 - 15:15 - The Snuts: 13:00 - 13:45 - Annie Mac: 11:30 - 12:30 West Holts Stage - Jungle: 22:15 - 23:45 - Heilung: 20:15 - 21:30 - Danny Brown: 18:30 - 19:30 - Sugababes: 16:55 - 17:55 - Noname: 15:30 - 16:25 - Squid: 14:00 - 15:00 - Asha Puthli: 12:30 - 13:30 - Sofia Kourtesis: 11:00 - 12:00 Woodsies - Jamie xx: 22:30 - 23:45 - Sampha: 21:00 - 22:00 - Declan McKenna: 19:30 - 20:30 - Arlo Parks: 18:00 - 19:00 - The Vaccines: 16:30 - 17:30 - Kenya Grace: 15:15 - 16:00 - Remi Wolf: 14:00 - 14:45 - Lambrini Girls: 12:45 - 13:30 - Voice of Baceprot: 11:30 - 12:15 The Park Stage - Fontaines D.C.: 23:00 - 00:15 - King Krule: 21:15 - 22:15 - Aurora: 19:30 - 20:30 - Dexys: 18:00 - 19:00 - This Is The Kit: 16:30 - 17:30 - The Mary Wallopers: 15:15 - 16:00 - Barry Can't Swim: 14:00 - 14:45 - Moonchild Sanelly: 12:45 - 13:30 - Lynks: 11:30 - 12:10 Acoustic Stage - The Bootleg Beatles: 21:30 - 22:45 - Scouting for Girls: 20:00 - 21:00 - Tanita Tikaram: 18:30 - 19:30 - Dervish: 17:00 - 18:00 - Stornoway: 16:00 - 16:40 - Red Hot Chilli Pipers: 15:00 - 15:40 - Josh Rouse: 14:00 - 14:40 - Angie McMahon: 13:00 - 13:40 - John Smith: 12:10 - 12:40 - The Burma: 11:30 - 12:00 Avalon Stage - Skindred: 23:05 - 00:20 - Kate Nash: 21:35 - 22:35 - Haircut 100: 20:05 - 21:05 - Lulu: 18:35 - 19:35 - Frank Turner: 17:05 - 18:05 - Billie Marten: 15:40 - 16:40 - The Deep Blue: 14:20 - 15:10 - The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican: 13:00 - 13:50 Left Field - Billy Bragg: 21:00 - 22:00 - Sprints: 19:50 - 20:30 - Seb Lowe: 18:40 - 19:20 - Big Special: 17:35 - 18:10 - Trampolene: 16:30 - 17:05 - Radical Round Up: Billy Bragg, Bow Anderson, Charlotte Church: 15:00 - 16:00 - Debates: Israel Palestine: Hope and Solidarity in Action with Ahmed Alnaouq, Na'amod, Rachel Shabi, Shaista Aziz, John Harris: 13:30 - 14:30 - Debates: Trans Liberation Now! With Hiba Noor, Noah Lonergan, Sabah Choudrey, Travis Alabanza, Shon Faye: 12:00 - 13:00 Arcadia - Amelie Lens: 01:50 - 03:00 - HAAi B2B KI/KI: 00:45 - 01:50 - Joy Orbison: 23:40 - 00:40 - Arcadia and the Wadjuk Noongar - Warraloo Ceremony: 23:30 - 23:40 - Fatboy Slim: 22:00 - 23:30 Saturday Pyramid Stage - Coldplay: 21:45 - 23:45 - Little Simz: 19:45 - 20:45 - Michael Kiwanuka: 17:45 - 18:45 - Keane: 16:00 - 17:00 - Cyndi Lauper: 14:30 - 15:30 - Ayra Starr: 13:15 - 14:00 - Femi Kuti: 12:00 - 12:45 Other Stage - Disclosure: 22:30 - 23:45 - The Streets: 20:30 - 21:30 - Camila Cabello: 18:45 - 19:45 - Bloc Party: 17:15 - 18:15 - The Last Dinner Party: 15:45 - 16:45 - Tems: 14:15 - 15:15 - The Staves: 13:00 - 13:45 - Jamie Webster: 11:45 - 12:30 West Holts - Jessie Ware: 22:15 - 23:45 - Masego: 20:30 - 21:30 - Black Pumas: 19:00 - 20:00 - Nitin Sawhney: 17:30 - 18:30 - Corinne Bailey Rae: 16:00 - 17:00 - Alogte Oho & His Sounds of Joy: 14:30 - 15:30 - The Skatalites: 13:00 - 14:00 - 47SOUL: 11:30 - 12:30 Woodsies - Gossip: 22:30 - 23:45 - Sleaford Mods: 21:00 - 22:00 - Yard Act: 19:30 - 20:30 - TBA: 18:00 - 19:00 - Fat White Family: 16:30 - 17:30 - Soccer Mommy: 15:15 - 16:00 - Mannequin Pussy: 14:00 - 14:45 - High Vis: 12:45 - 13:30 - Kneecap: 11:30 - 12:15 The Park Stage - Peggy Gou: 23:00 - 00:15 - Orbital: 21:15 - 22:15 - The Breeders: 19:30 - 20:30 - Lankum: 18:00 - 19:00 - Arooj Aftab: 16:30 - 17:30 - Otoboke Beaver: 15:15 - 16:00 - Bar Italia: 14:00 - 14:45 - Kara Jackson: 12:45 - 13:30 - Johnny Flynn: 11:10 - 12:10 Acoustic Stage - Ocean Colour Scene: 21:30 - 22:45 - Ralph McTell: 20:00 - 21: Read the full article

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Olivia Newton-John - Sam (The Val Doonican Music Show, May 21st 1977)

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What became of the broken-hearted? Meet the unlucky in love, 1969

Even owning a boutique and an MG sports car was no guarantee of a successful relationship Was society getting sadder? On 10 August 1969, the Observer kicked off an investigation into ‘new aspects of unhappiness’ by talking to people who were unlucky in love. Music manager Eve Taylor, 53, worked with Sandie Shaw and Val Doonican, but success made personal fulfilment elusive: ‘It’s the hardest thing in the world for me to meet somebody now that I’m in the position I’m in.’ Following two ‘disastrous’ marriages, she was ‘looking for somebody to love me,’ but usually stayed home in her nightie, dealing with client dramas. ‘I haven’t got anybody to tell my own troubles to,’ she said.’ ‘Why do I always fall in love (loosely used word) with the wrong men,’ bemoaned ‘pretty girl’ Sindy Herbert, 25. A trail of relationship chaos and heartbreak was complicated by drug addiction and a spell in a psychiatric hospital. She was considering becoming a nun or going to India ‘to explore Eastern culture and the smoking scene’. Continue reading... http://dlvr.it/SwrF0g

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Détruire, dit-eve

Alors que la méditation lysergique des Beatles « Tomorrow Never Knows » était un indicateur à peine compréhensible vers l'avenir, le tempo de certains des plus gros disques de l'année reflétait le rythme du changement de manière plus flagrante : sur la scène soul, il y avait le casse-cou « Land of 1 000 danses » ; de la scène rock de Los Angeles est venu Love, dont "Seven and Seven is" était fait de 90 secondes de percussions frénétiques et aboyait des mots fous qui culminaient dans une explosion nucléaire. D'autres, sans surprise, essayaient de ralentir les choses, d'arrêter le temps (des ballades apaisantes comme les Seekers et Val Doonican étaient énormes en 1966), voire de l'inverser - c'est ainsi que Savage explique l'extraordinaire succès du New Vaudeville Pastiche des années 1920 du groupe cathédrale de Winchester. Winchester Cathedral a remporté le Grammy de la meilleure chanson (battant les goûts de "Good Vibrations" des Beach Boys et "Reach Out I'll Be There" des Four Tops), et le single le plus vendu de l'année aux États-Unis était la « ballade des bérets verts » largement oubliée par le sergent d'état-major Barry Sadler. Il y avait eu des tubes de protestation qui faisaient allusion au Vietnam (notamment "Eve of Destruction" presque comique de Barry McGuire à l'automne 1965), mais le disque de Sadler, dans une tentative bluffée de contrebalancer la conversation, a marqué le moment où la guerre est devenue incontournable, et donc n'intéresse ni les cheveux longs ni les folkniks. Les paroles sont cycliques et désespérées ; le souhait du soldat mourant est que son fils le suive en tant que béret vert. "En tant qu'expression de l'état d'esprit martial", écrit Savage, "c'est sans égal.

Bob Stanley - the Guardian

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UK Chart Hits - 1971

Val Doonican - Morning (13 weeks in chart peaking at No. 12)

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MELODY MAKER (March 1966) -

Hollies lead singer, Allan Clarke, reviews some singles

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Charlie McCoy in London 2019

Charlie is well known as the top Nashville session harmonica player with around 40 LPs of his own and many more as a session man with Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, The Beach Boys, Johnny Cash … He has been a regular visitor to France and he was in the UK in 1978 when he played Stone Fox Chase, the theme music from the Old Grey Whistle Test with Val Doonican on his BBC TV show. This tune from the Area Code 615 album is one of the best known harmonica tracks in Britain.

Charlie was back again in September for a couple of shows at the Pizza Express Live, in Holborn, London, with the Robert Wells Trio. He put on a great show playing a wide range of blues, soul and country music and also took time to talk to the many harp lovers in the audience.

Charlie’s autobiography came out this year. It is a great read and is full of stories about the many sessions he played on and the musicians he has met since his career began in 1958.

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Paddy couldn't hack farming after that goat. Made a change.

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18th July 2024.

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟓. The Evening Times reported that Les Connell had been signed up as a songwriter by Philip Solomon, the article included photographs of both Lenas.

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟔. Lena gave a show at the Futurist Theatre, Scarborough. Val Doonican was doing the Summer season there.

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rosemarie ford in the val doonican show (1983)

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Olivia Newton-John - Take Me Home Country Roads (The Val Doonican Music ...

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Le chanteur irlandais Val Doonican avec guitare et tourne-disque Decca dans sa maison du sud de Londres peu après la sortie de son disque « The Special Years », 28 janvier 1965. 

Photo de John Pratt.