Schedule for 60 North Radio today, Saturday 25 June

Hi folks - thanks for your support last night as we test-drove Promote shetland's new 60 North 'Visual Radio' platform.

Today, just past midsummer, we launch the service properly with 12 hours of live moving pictures and a whole bunch of new radio programmes, live and recorded. You'll see and hear, we hope, Shetland at its best!

Just to be clear  - you can listen here by clicking on ANY of the webcam and video streams, but ONLY the ZE3 'contemporary' radio stream. The address is http://www.shetland.org/60n

You will get pictures, assuming it's all working, from Lerwick, Sumburgh and we hope Unst. Including pictures from the main studio in Market Street, Lerwick, and from Sumburgh Head.

Here's a planned schedule for today:


1200-1230 - Launch from Market Street, followed by
                     Inga's 80's
1230-1400 - David Lewis from Aberdeen - Shetlander and former Original FM presenter with his own story in words and music
1400-1600 - Live Simmer Dim Sounds from Sumburgh to Unst: Tom Morton hosts from Sumburgh Head but connects up with Victoria's Tea Room in Unst.
1600-1700 - Kellie's Rocking Unst. Kellie Naulis - her story, her tunes, her Unst.
1700-1800 - Classic Car Show Tour - with motorised music!
1800-2000 - Mike Marwick
2000-2200 - Live. Tom Morton's Beatcroft Social. Live guests include Adam Guest and Duncan Phillips in Australia. Top music with Shetland links...and none!
2200-2300 - The Virtual Conductor - Eamon Watt with classical music
2300-2400 - Drew's American Gospel - Drew Ratter introduction to American roots

Beatcroft Social (Leith edition) broadcast on Radio Vera Ireland 14 May - Mixcloud stream and Spotify playlist

Following up a request from Keith that I play something to remind him of the excellent 'Men from Leith' concert the other week, there will be three men, all from Leith and environs, and they will be singing. Also and including: Patti Smith, Elvis, Mojo Nixon, Blue Rose Code, Uncle Tupelo, Dave Edmunds, Dusty, Dick Gaughan, Dean Owens, Canned Heat, World Party, Thin Lizzy, The Triffids.

Initally on Radio Vera Saturday 14th at 7.00pm, repeated Wednesday 18th at 10.00pm

Here's Mixcloud, with mumbling from yours truly:


...and the speechless Spotify playlist, for some reason in a different order:

Beatcroft Social, 7 May: Sam and Dave to Stackridge, Rory Gallagher to Colin Blunstone

Latest Beatcroft Social, as broadcast on Radio Vera on Saturday 7 May. Available (with ramblings by yours truly) on Mixcloud and as a Spotify playlist.Extra Prince performance on Spotify

Here's the Last Orcadian Dalliance, seeing as I'm unfit to speak this week...Spotify playlist and Mixcloud cloudcast

Struck down by a truly vicious flu all week, including voice-extraction virus, so not fit to record a new Beatcroft Social for Radio Vera and Mixcloud. Instead, here's the last-for-this-winter Orcadian Dalliance from BBC Radio Orkney.



That's the Mixcloud version with talking. Here's the Spotify playlist. Remember Spotify Premium is better than iTunes in every way, including sound quality.

As heard on Radio Vera Ireland, 23 April 2016: Tom Morton's Beatcroft Social, with full Spotify playlist

I took a wee tour to the southlands (of the USA; not Dumfries and Galloway) and found myself dawdling in Alabama, with a side-trip to Texas, plus some nods to the telly via the excellent tunes to be found (in extremely curtailed form) on Cradle to Grave and new stuff from Jason Isbell and Lake Street Dive on Jools Holland.



The show is also available (nae chatting) as a Spotify playlist. It goes out on Radio Vera Ireland on Wednesday at 10.00pm, BST. New show on Saturday at 7.00pm.