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.