DIGITAL BLUES – 19TH DECEMBER – CHRISTMAS IS HERE!
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’ve been so very good – until now! Its Christmas time, mistletoe & wine, great musicians singing blues so fine!! This week’s Digital Blues on Gateway 97.8 is a socking great big turkey stuffed full of seasonal tunes for your delight and delectation!
Hanging from the Christmas tree are offerings from Roomful of Blues, Little Charlie & the Nightcats, The Smokin’ Joe Kubek Band featuring Bnois King, David Gogo, Chuck Berry, Keb’ Mo’, Boo Boo Davis, Charlie Roth, Odetta, Long John Baldry, Papa George, Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio, Sonny Rhodes, Todd Sharpville, Jimmy Witherspoon, The Hitman Blues Band, Michelle ‘Evil Gal’ Willson, Melissa Sigler, Laurence Lebo, Michael Burks, David Wilcox, Coco Montoya, Smiling Jack Smith, Dave Hole, Todd Wolfe, Carey Bell and Duke Robillard.
Now isn’t that a Christmas party guest list that you want to be part of?
Listen in between 21.00 & 23.00 p.m. UK time Wednesday by tuning your radio to 97.8fm in Basildon, East Thurrock and surrounds or by clicking on the Listen Live button in the web site header at www.gateway978.com.
Digital Blues on Gateway 97.8 – Wednesday 18th December 2012 between 21.00 & 23.00 UK time repeated on Sunday 23rd December 2012 between 20.00 & 22.00 UK time.
A podcast of the show will be available from 10.00 p.m. Sunday at i-tunes http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/digital-blues-podcasts/id483385993 and on PodOmatic at http://digitalblues.podomatic.com.
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Full playlists are published on the Digital Blues website soon after the show airs – www.digitalblues.co.uk
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Santa visits Residents in Thurrock
On Sunday evening (16/12/12) the people of Thurrock was in for a treat, as Santa passed through the area on his sleigh!
With Christmas music playing and a sleigh kitted out with Christmas lights & presents, it was a real surprise for everyone.
Michelle, from Chadwell St. Mary said, “It was a real treat to see the children’s faces as santa passed through the area on his sleigh, this hasn’t happened since i was a kid myself so it is nice that the tradition is being brought back.”
This event was put on by The Rotary Club of Thurrock and the people of Thurrock are hoping it will once again turn into a tradition for Santa to travel the Thurrock area on his sleigh every year!
read moreThe Record Shop Xmas Show Tracklisting
Xmas Record Shop radio show
Our special Christmas edition of the show featured festive wintery records by Mazzy Star, Joni Mitchell, Emmylou Harris, John Fahey, Neko Case and Broadcast plus new Christmas records by the Bandana Splits, My Morning Jacket and She and Him.
First broadcast on the 20th of December 2011
Tracklisting
Emmy The Great & Tim Wheeler – Zombie Christmas
She & Him – Christmas Wish
Broadcast – Winter Now
John Fahey – Joy To The World
Fleet Foxes – White Winter Hymnal
Emmylou Harris – Christmas Times A Coming
My Morning Jacket – Have yourself a very merry xmas
She & Him – Little Saint Nick
The Bandana Splits – Wonderful Xmas Time
Hayes Carll – Grateful For Christmas
Mazzy Star – Flowers In December
Neko Case – Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis
Beach House – I Do Not Care for the Winter Sun
My Morning Jacket – Christmas Must Be Tonight
Joni Mitchell – River
John Fahey – Silent Night, Holy Night
She & Him – The Christmas Waltz
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Danny and the Evening crew
Join Danny on Xmas eve as he goes in search of santa with Norad in USA. The show will be live from 9pm and all the regular guests will be there for you to see in Christmas Day
so make a date, Xmas eve from 9pm till Midnight!
read moreA Well Deserved Catch Up!
I’m sure you’ll all agree the weeks are now disappearing with Christmas, at the time of writing, only 8 days away! For me it doesn’t seem that long ago we had the shades on while enjoying the October heatwave. Over the past few years we have experienced heavy snow in the lead up to the main day but in contrast this year it has just been freeeezzzziinnng, and extremely windy.
Last week I was very grateful to Harry for taking over the hotseat while I was away in the Belgium city of Brussels looking around the EU buildings and being talked at by some MEPs. An interesting trip in all but I don’t follow it with a recommendation to visit.
Finally the school break is upon me which means that I can have a little time to relax in the Christmas build up. Anyway I’ll leave you there, be sure to check out the Local Chart page to see who is this week’s number 1!
See ya, Zach x
read moreA Letter from Santa!
Well hello there,
It’s silly I know, but this year, I am a little bit more organised and will have time on Christmas Day to be on the radio because Mother Claus (the boss!) took my diary and told me that “…you have one day a year to plan for and you do it appallingly…” and she has found me this extra time.
And what’s more, your radio station Gateway 97.8 has donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation UK in return for my disc-jockery talents. I hope I don’t let them and you down! The Chief Elf and I have some time in the diary to do a bit of practicing, so it shouldn’t be too bad.
So, on my big show on Christmas Day I’ll be playing some of the best Christmas songs of all time, talking to some of the people who help make Christmas possible and give you opportunities to donate to the “Make-A-Wish Foundation UK” charity.
So, enjoy the show and please do make a donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation UK if you enjoy the show. It goes to help all the unfortunate boys and girls who aren’t as lucky as us. And I’ll see you on Christmas Day – not when I deliver your presents obviously – but on the air! How exciting! Ho ho ho! keep checking the Gateway schedule for the show times
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