Gwen returns to the airwaves

Gwen Hechle returned to the airwaves once again for a live acoustic session. She played a few cover versions as well as songs that she has penned herself together with the music.

Put Gwen with a guitar and using her own inspiration she will write the lyrics and the music that inspires her and she will then play it to an audience that have grown to know and love her style and her music.

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The session which was live on Abbey FM can be downloaded HERE

A video of one of her songs recorded live in the studio at Abbey FM is below.

43p Short

43p short is the name of a local 6 piece band. 3 of them joined me in the studio for an acoustic session. The audio can be downloaded HERE

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A Video of one of their songs played live in the studio

Dave Duffin returns for Charity Night

Wednesdays acoustic session featured Dave Duffin live in the studio playing his music and promoting a charity night he has tomorrow night at the Canteen media and arts centre on Barrow island in aid of cancer research.

Dave can be seen here playing live from the studios at Abbey FM. Double click the picture for a full size image.

The interview can be downloaded HERE

Note: all interviews from all guests can be found in the audio section HERE

A Video of Dave playing one of his songs is below.

Acoustic sessions at Abbey FM on youtube

You can now find videos of the acts that appear on Abbey FMs acoustic hour performing live in the studio. Just check out www.youtube.com/billclarkontheradio

More are added as and when they happen.

Jon Regan (J R Experience)

The guy is back in the radio studio at Abbey FM for another session and has written some new material.

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To download the Abbey FM session click HERE.

To download a video filmed during the session then click HERE. This video will be available for a short time to download. Alternatively you can find it at www.youtube.com/billclarkontheradio

Find out more about this guy at www.myspace.com/jonnyregan

CodeJak

They played live on Abbey FMs acoustic hour Monday 3rd March 2008.
They talked about their music and upcoming gigs as well as responded to numerous text messages sent to the studio by their fans.

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The session can be downloaded HERE and a video of one of their songs sang live in the studio can be downloaded HERE

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You can also watch this video on Youtube.com



(c) March 2008 - Bill Clark - Abbey FM

Chrissie Black

Acoustic guitarist, singer, songwriter joined me in the studio at 10pm playing live and talking about her music. The session can be downloaded from HERE.

Live acoustic sessions on Abbey FM

Due to the big success of the last acoustic tour on Abbey FMs late show and at the request of listeners we are doing it all over again.

For 2 weeks in March we will feature different acoustic acts as they play their music live in the studio on Bill Clarks late show from 10pm.

The line up so far is

Monday 3rd March CodeJak
Tuesday 4th March Jon Regan (The JR Experience)
Wednesday 5th March Dave Duffin
Thursday 6th March The Prophets

Monday 10th March 43p Short
Tuesday 11 March back by popular demand Gwen Hechle
Wednesday 12 March Barrington Mozart
Thursday 13 March Lobe Corners

If you would like to play live on Abbey FMs acoustic hour then get in touch with us now to bill@abbeyfm.co.uk for more information or telephone 01229 808222

Late Night Phone In

Sunday Nights from Midnight, Join me for a topical debate about anything you like. No matter what it is, get it off your chest, have a rant about it live on the radio. Phone the studio live after midnight Sundays on 0871 900 1073 or text your veiws and opinions to 07919261847 on the night.

You can also email me any time you like if you have a comment you would like rasied on the show. emails to bill @ abbeyfm.co.uk

Bills Acoustic world tour of Furness

The world tour of Furness came to an end tonight with the grand finale on the radio. It was an hour of the best bits of all the acts that have appeared live on the show in the last 2 weeks. The response by text was phenominal and people seems to like listening to it again (or the best bits at least).

I hope to do this again in the near future and anyone that is interested is asked to contact me using any of the methods below and we can arrange a live session.

Write to me

Bill Clark
Abbey Acoustic
22A Duke Street
Barrow In Furness
Cumbria
LA14 1HH

Telephone and leave a message on 01229 808222

email bill@abbeyfm.co.uk

www.myspace.com/billclarkontheradio

Sewer Side Cafe Acoustic session

The last act of two weeks non stop live acoustic on Abbey FM was Sewer Side Cafe from Millom. Neil and Maria travelled by bus from Millom to the Abbey FM Studios in Barrow to play live on the radio then travelled all the way back to Millom on the bus complete with musical instruments.

There acoustic set can be downloaded from HERE

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Gwen Hechle acoustic session on Abbey FM

Tonight, Gwen Hechle amazed the listener with music and lyrics written by herself as ell as cover versions from Bob Dylan. Gwen played her little heart out and was in her element enjoying every moment playing to a wide audience on the radio.

Check out Gwens website at www.myspace.com/gwenhechle

Audio of the session on the radio is available for you to download HERE


Gwen playing live on Abbey FM




Gwen with Bill Clark (me) Radio Presenter

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Dave Duffin Acoustic session

Live on Abbey FMs acoustic hour tonight at 10pm Dave Duffin played acoustically. We also played a couple of tracks from his CD`s. The show can be downloaded by clicking HERE

Photos are of Dave Duffin and myself. Live from Studio 1 Abbey FM. Double click an image to see full size version.

Tongue Tide [Live acoustic session]

They are back, they were so good last time that I have invited them back to talk about whats been happening since their last gig on Abbey FM.

Tongue Tide played live on the radio and stole the show

The session is now available for download HERE .

Photos show Ali and Jody playing live in the studios at Abbey FM. The bottom photo is where I managed to squeeze in the middle of the picture after (or was it before) they tried to kidnap me so they could steal the show... Ho Hum.. It was a brill show all round. Don`t forget to check out their website at www.myspace.com/tonguetideuk




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The Prophets [Live Acoustic]

The Prophets played live in the studios of Abbey FM and was an instant success with text messages coming in from all over the UK. They performed 6 songs and chatted about their love of music and the local music scene.

Check out the Prophets website at www.myspace.com/theprophetsuk

An audio download of the show is available for download HERE.



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The Dead Letters

They came all the way from Kendal to play live on Abbey FMs acoustic hour. They talked about their music and played acoustically.

Check out their website at www.myspace.com/wearethedeadletters

Listen to the show by downloading it here

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2 weeks of live acoustic on Abbey FM start this Monday

It all kicks off this Monday

2 weeks of acoustic

There are still a few slots left if anyone wants to fill them then get in touch as soon as by telephone and leave message on 01229 808222

It all kicks off this Monday (28th Jan 2008) with the Dead Letters playing live and acoustic on the radio from 10pm. Followed by The Prophets on Tuesday and Tongue Tide on Wednesday

The following week so far we have lined up Gwen Heckle on Tue 5th Feb and Sewer Side Cafe on Wed 6th Feb.

I have 3 dates available at short notice and a list of other oppertunities for bands, singers, songwriters to promote themselves free of charge on the radio. If you can play acoustically then get in touch today.

Web site reviews

Website reviews returns to the radio in a week. If you have a good website then please email details to bill@abbeyfm.co.uk and it may feature on the show free of charge

The J.R. Experience

Jon Regan of the J.R Experience played a live acoustic session and talked about his music in an interview on 107.3 Abbey FM. The interview is available for download by clicking HERE.

All other interviews with singer/songwriters in the studio can be found HERE



John can be contacted via this website www.codejak.co.uk





A short 30 second video clip of him playing live in the studio.

Upcoming live acts in the Studio

Live on Abbey FMs Acoustic Hour soon

Tuesday 15th January 2008 The JR Experience
Monday 28th January 2008 The Dead Letters
Wednesday 30th January 2008 Tongue Tide
Wed 6th February 2008 Sewer Side Cafe

If you would like to appear on the show and play live or talk about your music then get in touch with me now. Email bill@abbeyfm.co.uk or leave a message on 01229 808222

Watch this blog for news on Sandi Thom playing live in Barrow. Dates to be announced this week and ticket prices

Welcome to 2008

Hello and welcome to 2008. Hope its gonna be a good year for you and after what turned out to be an excellent Christmas and a nice break its time to get back to normal so tune into Abbey FM either on 107.3Mhz FM or listen on line at www.abbeyfm.co.uk from 10pm weeknights to the Late Show bringing you a feature packed late nights entertainment hosted by yours truly....

Listen out for The Bradshaws, The Club Sarnie, The Midnight Jukebox, The Hits and Headlines as we backtrack through a timewarp to years gone by. As well as the website review of the day which will be featured in this blog, it all starts with an hour of acoustic music to relax and wind down to as part of Abbey FMs Chill Factor with Abbey Acoustic from 10pm

So if you're up late at night no matter what you are doing then turn on, tune in and let Abbey FM help you through the night. Its late, its live and best of all its local and you can interact with the show in a number of ways.

To contact the show just phone 0871 900 1073 or text 07919 261847 after 10pm or at any other time you can email bill@abbeyfm.co.uk or if you are feeling really adventurous why not leave a message to be broadcast on the show. Just call 01229 808222 and leave your message to be broadcast, its as simple as that.

Back in the New Year

Its been a busy week with Xmas now gone and new year on the way. All the usual features of the late show are on hold and will return on Monday 7th January 2008.

Thanks to everyone who contacted the show on Christmas Days night and hopefully the people we talked to have found the help they needed in the organisations that we put them onto.

2008 has been planned well in advance and you can expect to hear a fair bit of live acoustic music as we have singers and songwriters lined up for an acoustic session on the show.

Watch this blog for more details nearer the time

Have a great New Year. All the best for 2008 and I will be back woth everything on 7th January

Lonely this Christmas

Christmas is a lonely time for a lot of people and if you are going to be alone this Christmas then there are voluntary organisations whois services will be available to you over the festive period.

In the run up to Christmas its always a demanding stressful time, especially if you are alone but hopefully we can help you get through Christmas and New Year

Join me on Christmas Days night from 10pm when I will be talking about various organisations that can help you as well as chatting live to the Samaritans in Barrow in Furness ans putting you in touch with people that can be there for you at Christmas. You can also call 01229 808 222 right now and leave your special Christmas message to be broadcast on the show on Christmas Days night.

Telephone numbers of organisations that maybe able to help over the festive period and these are listed below:-

• Samaritans can be found at www.samaritans.org.uk , The local branch is at 16 Hartington Street in Barrow and can be contacted 24 hrs a day on 01229 825656

• Mind In Furness is there for any mental health and care in the community issues. The Barrow Branch is in School Street and can be contacted nationally on 0845 766 0163. Their website is at www.mind.org.uk

• Furness Carers association is available for anyone who cares for someone else and they can be contacted on the web at www.furnesscarers.co.uk or by telephone Barrow 822822

• Animal concerns should be directed at the RSPCA and they can be found by telephoning 0870 5555 999 or on the web at www.rspca.org.uk

• If you are homeless or worried about it and need support then you need Barrow Homeless Support centre located at 27 Bath Street Barrow. Telephone 821134

• SAFE stands for Stop Abuse For Everyone (SAFE) and is available to anyone who has been a victim of domestic violence. They will help you out in a number of ways and they can be contacted directly on Barrow 838746 and are committed to tackling issues of violence and also offer practical support for those in an abusive relationship as well as providing a service for children.
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• Victim Support provides services to Furness residents and you can find out more about them at www.victimsupport.org.uk or by telephoning the local office on Barrow 839989

• Age Corncern is there for helping the elderly and inirm. They are based at Lakeland House on Abbey Rd in Barrow and they can be contacted on Barrow 831425 or email joanne.smith@acbarrow.org.uk No matter what the issue is then Age Concern are there to help you, It could be anything from dealing with pensions and allowances to help with keeping warm and there are a number of things you can do to keep you and your home warmer this winter.
  
  * Wear thin layers of clothes rather than one thick layer
  * Choose clothes made with wool, cotton, or fleecy synthetic materials
  * Don’t stay sitting still for long periods
  * Spread chores through day and alternate between rest and activities
  * Get a flu jab
  * Eat at least one hot meal a day
  * Sip hot drinks regularly throughout day and before bedtime
  * Keep a flask of hot drink by your bed should you wake up feeling cold
  * Stock up on provisions in case it is too cold to go to the shops
  
  * If you are using an electric blanket make sure you have it checked by a safety expert at least every three years. Age Concern are offering free electric blanket testing in selected areas across the UK.
  
  For more information and help please visit www.ageconcern.org.uk and download the factsheet which will tell you about:
  
  * Reducing heating expenses
  * Warm Front Grants
  * Cold Weather Payments
  * Winter Fuel Payments

If anyone reading this knows of any other organisations then please feel free to click on the comments link and leave details there

Hits and Memories

Starting tonight on the show from 11pm, we play the hits of one particular year somewhere between 1965 and 2006 and ask you to identify the year. We will talk about the news stories and events of that year making it easier for you to get the year right as well as bringing back a few memories.

It all starts tonight on the late show straight after "Abbey Acoustic" at 11pm on your local station across Furness, Abbey FM

New Look Late Show

Abbey FM weeknights late show kicks off @10pm although some features stay, there are new ones introduced. One is the return of the Hits and Memories, Giving you clues to the news as we play an hour of music from one mystery year. It all starts Monday 12th November 2007

Hazel OConnor

My special guest on the show on Thursday 1st November 2007 was 80s pop icon, Television Celebrity and film star, "Hazel O'Connor".

Hazel has had Top 10 chart success with "Eighth Day", "D-Days" and "Will You" and continues to perform live in front of her fans.

She played a live acoustic set at The Nines in Barrow on Friday 2nd November and she joined me for a chat and to play some of her music live on 107.3 Abbey FM.

The interview in full is available for download by clicking this link.

All other interviews can be downloaded from http://audio.billclarkontheradio.co.uk


More Photos Below. Double click any of them to view full size

Sewer Side Cafe

“A rising band in the local area, who have impressed audiences at The Canteen in recent months with “an alternative acoustic set” and a “youthful contemporary take on acoustic pop” From sunny Millom, it‘s Sewer Side Cafe”

Sewer Side Cafe played live and acoustically on Wednesday 24th October 2007 on the late show and were interviewed by me on 107.3 Abbey FM.

The interview is now available for download from the usual place at http://audio.billclarkontheradio.co.uk

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Happy Abbey Birthday

ABBEY FM, the local station for the Furness Peninsula is 1 year old today. Please feel free to leave your comments or birthday wishes.

That means I have been here since the start and still enjoying every minute of it. The late show has seen some changes over the year and there are more to come.

Achievements on the late show this year have seen new up and coming bands promoted as well as listenership increase and the show is very popular. You only have to read back through this blog to find out what we have achieved.

Not only have I promoted local bands but also big name bands as well. If you are a local band please get in touch and we could be having you on the show.

More info can be found at www.myspacecom/billclarkontheradio

To celebrate this first birthday we are inviting you to join us this Sunday (21st October 2007) at Craven Park Rugby Ground in Barrow between 12 noon and 4pm for a great family fun day where you can have a great day out and meet the Abbey FM Team.

Thanks to everyone at Abbey FM for a good year and for making great local radio.


Check out the Abbey FM website for more info.

From Late show to Breakfast

There have been no website reviews for a couple of weeks and this is still on hold due to the fact I have been covering the Breakfast show and not been able to sort any out. If anyone has a great website they would like reviewed on the late show then please email me bill@abbeyfm.co.uk

The Rezillos live on Abbey FMs Late Show

I had the oppertunity of chatting to the Rezillos and playing their music on the late show on Thursday night.

The rezillos were formed in the 1970s and have appeared on Top of The Pops and shared a stage with Souxie and the Banshees and other pop icons of that era. They also wrote the song "Dont you want me" for the Human League,

Pictured left to right are The Rezillos, Eugene Reynolds, Bill Clark (Abbey FM Radio Presenter), Johnny T., Fay Fife, Angel Patterson and Jo Callis. Credit to the photograph goes to Fays son, Eliot Hynd (Double click the image to enlarge)

Jo Callis is the man who gave the Human League a top hit by writing "Don't You Want Me" and also was once part of them.

They appeared live at the Canteen Media and Arts centre in Barrow last night and the radio interview including their original "Dont you want me" is availabe for download.

Click here to download

or

Click here to go to the audio page and download anything I have done on the radio.

Please check out their websites at

www.rezillos.com and their myspace site at www.myspace.com/officialrezillos

Taking a break.

Website reviews will take a short break for a week. If you have a great website you would like reveiewed please send details to bill@abbeyfm.co.uk

Tongue Tide

Tongue Tide and Twisted are a female duo known as Jodi and Ali and they appeared live on Abbey FMs Acoustic hour on Thursday 20th September playing some of their own material and promoting themselves.

The interview is available to download and listen to in the audio section at http://audio.billclarkontheradio.co.uk scroll down near to the bottom to locate it.

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Dave Duffin's Acoustic Meltdown

Dave Duffin joined me in the studio this evening and played acoustically and talked about his music. He is playing at The Nines on Dalkoeth Street this Thursady and all money raised will go to the Oncology appeal.

More info soon. Watch this space.......

Hairy Bikers

Recently I had the pleasure of meeting Dave Myers who is one half of Televisions "Hairy Bikers". Dave Myers is now part of the Abbey FM team and can be heard with John Little on Sunday afternoons between midday and 4pm.

The photo is of me and Dave Myers.

Gwen Hechle

Gwen joined me again on Abbey FMs acoustic hour on Tuesday 28th August 2007 and played her little heart out to the listeners.

The interview and music is available for download in the usual place http://audio.billclarkontheradio.co.uk

Lobe

Lobe are an acoustic duo who have appeared on the show before and have come back by popular demand. Tonight they were playing at The Canteen in Barrow and came straight to Abbey FM to play again live on the radio and had yet another phenominal amount of feedback.

The interview is now available for download on the audio page at http://audio.billclarkontheradio.co.uk

Elvis Hasnt quite left the building

Thursday 16th August 2007 will be 30 years to the day since the death of the legendary Elvis Presley. Join me for 10pm for an hour as a special one off Elvis special playing his music and talking about his life.

Special guest joining me in the studio is Neil Maclaughlin who is well known throughout Furness and Cumbria as a very talented Elvis Impersonator. Its gonna be a show not to be missed if you are an Elvis Fan.

LATER.............

The show is now available for download in the audio section of this website. http://audio.billclarkontheradio.co.uk

Screwy Live on Abbey FM

The interview and songs are now available for download in the AUDIO section.

Photo taken in Abbey FM Studio 1. Double click it to enlarge.

SCREWY

Monday Night at 10pm 13th August SCREWY, playing live in the studio

LOBE

LOBE played acoustically and live on 107.3 Abbey FM last night. It was a good night and the listener response was famtastic. They will definately be back on the radio in the very near fututre and dates will be announced soon. A copy of the interview will be available for download on the audio pages at http://audio.billclarkontheradio.co.uk

Harry Potter Fever

Harry Potter fever gripped Barrow at the weekend with people queueing to get their hands on the new book "Harry Potter and the deathly Hallows". I was at "Waterstones" in Portland Walk talking to those people who were desperate to get their hands on a copy.

The interview, which was played throughout the day on 107.3 Abbey FM was also featured in full on Abbey Tonight at 6pm on Monday 23rd July 2007

The interview is available for download here

Other interviews are available at http://audio.billclarkontheradio.co.uk

Lobe Corners

On Wednesday 25th July 2007 join me in the studio live for an hour of acoustic music and chat played live on the radio.

Check out lobe corners and find out more at www.myspace.com/lobecorners

For-Play return to the airwaves

After much success For-Play will join me in the studio as my guests on Abbey Acoustic playing their own brand of acoustic music. Visit their website at www.myspace.com/forplaymusic to find out more about them and tune into 107.3 Abbey FM on Tuesday 10th July at 10pm to hear them play live. You can also email any questions to them at studio@abbeyfm.co.uk or text in on 07919 261847

Tenpole Tudor

How many people remember the band Tenpole Tudor from the 80s. The lead singer joins me in the studio on Thursday night to promote his upcoming gig at The nines on Friday 6th July.

John Byrne will be back in the studio discussing his music and playing live acoustically on air and Joihn will be supporting Ed Tudorpole at the Nines.

Tune in from 10pm Thursday 28th June 2007

The Way We Worked

Anyone reading the Evening Mail or reading their website at www.nwemail.co.uk will have noticed in the memories column that 2 new CDs are available as well as a new memories Book called "The Way We Worked 2".

Very soon I will be giving away a copy of this book on the website forum so watch out for details on that one and this Tuesday 12th June I will be chatting to the author of the book, Bill Myers live on the radio between 11pm and midnight and giving away the new book or CDs on the show.

To be in with a chance to win on Tuesdays show just listen to Abbey FM either on 107.3FM or online at www.abbeyfm.co.uk to the Late Evening Show from 11pm. Find out more info in Mondays Evening Mail memories pages.

Paul and his Guide Dog

Paul Laing joined me in the studio Thursday 7th June at 11pm to talk about his own little world. Paul has been blind since birth and visualises everyday things in his own perception.
The show was busy with textxs and calls coming in from listeners for Paul and he enjoyed himself on the radio talking about life the way he visualises it.

Gwen Hechle - Local Songwriter

Gwen Hechle played acoustically on the radio on Monday 4th June 2007. Gwen is an older lady who got a guitar for her 48th birthday taught herself to play and started writing songs 18 months ago. Check her out at her own website at www.myspace.com/gwenhechle

Click the photo for full size view. The interview is available for download in the audio files section. Please visit http://audio.billclarkontheradio.co.uk and scroll down to the interview you want to download.

Alternatively there is a direct link to the Gwen Hechle interview by clicking HERE

Feel free to leave any comments about the interviews on the blog

Late Nights on Abbey FM

From 10pm its Abbey Acoustic so if you want to promote your band and have the chance to come in the studio and play live on the radio as long as its acoustic then get in touch. Details below.

From 11pm its late night interactive radio. Have your say on any issue. If you are interested in coming into the studio for a late night chat on the radio then please get in touch. Also at 11.15 and 12.15 we are visited by the Bradshaws with their comedy sketches as well as the website review of the day now moved to 11.30pm. If you fancy a chat on the radio and get to chose your own music then please get in touch,

From midnight, its the big jukebox where you choose the music.

If you are interested in appearing on the show for some late night radio between 11pm and midnight then get in touch by emailing bill@abbeyfm.co.uk or by telephoning 01229 808 222

Russell - Barrows Dog Walking Legend

Russell Thomson is one of Barrows Characters and is known by most of the locals as a legend in the town as he is seem all over the place at various times of day and night and is always walking someones dog. He now has a website up at www.myspace.com/russ_dog_walker which was put together by someone for him.

The website mentions the dogs that he walks and mentions the recent photo shoot that he did for charity as well as a whole host of things to do with dogs.

The Bradshaws

The Bradshaws are now part of Abbey FMs Late Evening Show, make sure you put the kettle on and tune in Monday - Thursday at 11.15pm and 12.15am and listen to the antics of Alf, Audrey and little Billy Bradshaw in a time of pounds, shillings and pence somewhere up north in a 2 up 2 down terraced house. Complete with tin bath, outside toilet and a coal fire.

Take a trip back in time with Abbey FM and The Bradshaws.


For more info or to buy any Cd's or merchandise then call them on 0161 351 1321 or visit their website at www.thebradshaws.biz. The more of you buy it, the greater the chance Audrey getting a little extra in the housekeeping! and it keeps shoes on the boy.

Late Night interactive radio

Starting Monday 4th June 2007, late night interactive radio with guests and chat. I`m looking for anyone who is interested in coming into the studio between 11pm and midnight as a guest to chat about any aspect of the Furness area (It has to be this as that's what the radio station is about) and inviting callers to call in and put their views across.

At first there wont be many calls as it would need to get established but it gives the listener the chance to interact and gives you guest the chance to go on the radio. To start with the show will be a mixture of music and chat until it builds up and the guest will also choose the music to a degree

If anyone is interested in being a guest on the late night show and would like to be in the studio with me between 11pm and midnight Mondays to Thursdays then please get in touch with me direct at the following:

Phone and leave your details on 01229 808222
email me direct bill@abbeyfm.co.uk
or write to me at the address below

The sort of people I am looking for is people who have any standing in the area, some of Furness characters, people who have lived here all their lives., in fact, anyone who has a story to tell about the area is welcome to be a guest.

SEVENS

Tonight my studio guests were a band called SEVEN. Check them out at
www.myspace.com/seven06 and see what you think. We chatted about their music as well as their new video they have just made on West Shore Beach at Earnsey Bay. The lads played live in the studio as well as playing tracks from their CD. Double click the images to see full size view

The interview is available for download at www.billclarkontheradio.co.uk

Top 20

Starting on 16th April at 11pm we will count down a retro top 20 and ask you to identify the year and the month and if you are very clever then maybe you know what the number one song was.

Heres where you get your chance to re-live those great years of musical memories and you are invited to email me your favorite memorable month and year and listen out at 11pm Monday-Thursdays as we count down the top 20 singles from the year you chose.

Email your chosen date together with your name and any other comments to bill@abbeyfm.co.uk
or call 01229 808 222 and leave your details on my voicebank

Furness Model Railway Exhibition

I went down to the model railway exhibition this weekend at the Forum 28 and interviewed the event co-ordinater and the chairman of the club. Visit http://audio.billclarkontheradio.co.uk and scroll down to near the bottom to download the audio.

Jon Byrne - Folk Musician

On Monday 2nd April my guest was Jon Byrne. Jon describes himself as a Folk Musician and came on the show to talk about this as well as promote his new upcoming album called "Them at No.10".

He played guitar and sang live in the studio.

Jon can be contacted via his website at www.myspace.com/jonbyrnemusic
and the interview is available for download at http://audio.billclarkontheradio.co.uk


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The Dead Letters

On Tuesday the 27th March 2007 my guests in the studio were called "The Dead Letters". They played six of their songs and chatted about their music and their influences and they also got the chance to promote themselves on the radio. www.myspace.com/wearethedeadletters is their
website address and they can be contacted from the website.

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The interview is available for download from http://audio.billclarkontheradio.co.uk

Richard Durrant - Classical and acoustic

I had great pleasure in meeting renowned guitarist Richard Durrant who has just completed his Cumbrian Tour. He has played his guitar not only in front of audiences but also on television.

Richard is currently touring the UK and I travelled to Millom to meet the man behind the guitar and talk to him about his passion for acoustic and classical music.

The interview is available for download and can be found at http://audio.billclarkontheradio.co.uk and more info on Richard Durrant can be found at his website at www.richard-durrant.com

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Its a Dogs Life

Now and again I will bring my dog with me into the studio. She is a purebred border collie and very intelligent. I wondered if this intelligence would lead to her being a good radio presenter.

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enlarged versions.

Hits and Memories

Monday to Thursday between 11 and midnight I play an hour of music from one particular year and give clues to the news and listeners can reminisce on this and phone, email or text in their answers just for a bit of fun.......

Well, things are about to change. What will happen is that the hits and memories will be as it always was but somewhere during that part of the show a song will be played that is NOT from the particular year being played and talked about. The challenge will be not only to guess the year but also name the odd song out.

keep tuned to 107.3 Abbey FM or listen on-line

Web site reviews

Due to reasons explained earlier, there have been no website reviews this week and hope to resume next Monday.

If you know of any good websites that you would like to hear reviewed on the air then please get in touch bill@abbeyfm.co.uk

This week

Its been a really wierd week this week, I lost my password to update the blog so hence the lack of updates this week. The week started for me on Monday morning when my hard drive on my main PC decided it wasnt going to function properly anymore. Luckily I had everything I needed backed up on another hard drive with the exception of a few passwords for various sites.

For security reasons I don`t use the same password more than once and have a list of then for various sites. I hadnt backed up the details for the Abbey FM website. the myspace website and this blog. After many emails back and forth to various places I finally got my passwords reset so I can get back to normal now.

Chapter 5

Monday Nights guest was Dave McGerty from 1960s eight piece Barrow Band "Chapter 5". We talked about the artistes they have worked with which include Ike and Tina Turner, The Hollies, Manfred Mann, Billy Fury, The Kinks, Freddie and The Dreamers and a whole host of other bands as well as taking a trip down memory lane discussing live music of the 60s and 70s in the Furness Peninsula and playing their music both past and present. [Double click the images to view full size]




Check http://audio.billclarkontheradio.co.uk for an audio download of the interview which is available for you to freely download.

Valentines Night on Abbey FM.

Tonight we played an hour of love songs between 10pm and 11pm during "Abbey Acoustic" and combined this with Acoustic music to bring you "ACOUSTIC LOVE". An hour of love songs sung acoustically.

For-Play

Dom and Floss from For-Play joined me in the studio playing their own brand of acoustic music. They played 5 tracks and talked to me about their love of music as well as their influences and their drummer, Tom, joined us on the phone for a chat about the band. Feel free to visit their website at www.myspace.com/forplaymusic also
check out http://audio.billclarkontheradio.co.uk for more info and to download the interview and photos [Double click a photo to view enlarged version]

Lovers of the Arctic Circle

THURSDAY 1st FEBRUARY 2007 saw me talking to Mark and Sarah from "Lovers of the Arctic Circle". They came into the studio and talked about their music, their influences and their love of the music they write and play. Check them out at www.myspace.com/loversofthearcticcircle . The interview is available for download and can be found at http://audio.billclarkontheradio.co.uk
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