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Martley Village Show

We were at the Martley village show and had a wonderful time, see the photos below!

When we arrived to hitch up the studio to deploy to Upton the phrase, “perfect weather for caravans” was uttered but once we were on the road the clouds parted and the sun shone and we were on our way

Alun and Tony St John live at Upton Jazz Festival

Well after the successful test broadcast the other day we have just been waiting for some deliveries to arrive and the good news is that most of them have! So we have removed the sprawling cable mass from the other

(Android) Longside Radio app v1.1 released!

v1.1 of our Android app has gone live and your Android devices should be updating soon with the new version! It takes a while for updates to happen on the Google Play store but the update should be available in

Louie Louie AY YA YA YA YEAH!

Work has been frantic at the top secret Longside Radio Mobile Broadcast build location over the last couple of days 🙂 Please forgive this wall of text but there is something at bottom worth waiting for, but please don’t skip

Yet again a multi day update, apologies all! It has been like Christmas with lots of kit arriving this week including a couple of key components of the studio. We are missing a couple of photos at the moment so

Longside Radio Android App now available!

Hi All, We now have an Android app available on the Google Play store! It is nice and simple and quick to use, please let us know how if you like it or have any suggestions. Click here or use

We have been busy ordering equipment today and trying to get the best kit at the best price. We gave had to cut back on a few things to squeeze it into the available budget, but the good news is

A multi-day update here to get you up to speed with what we have been doing! On Saturday while I was helping the team from Jigsaw Community Festivals put this up: Mark had been a bit busy and had not

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Hello. Excitement is really growing now with the up and coming 'Upton Jazz Festival' which gets under way this coming week and on my Sunday evening 'The Jazz Hour' I'll be continuing the 'Upton' theme with tracks from some of the bands and artists taking part, along with much more information.

'Birthdaywise' from the past seven days, I've got tracks from two Eric's...saxophonist Dolphy and pianist Reed and in addition to a track from the 'Album of the Month', 'Long Story Short', I'll be telling you about the life so far of the 'author', the super cellist Shirley Smart.

Well thats all to come, plus much, much more, so why not join me from 9pm on Sunday evening evening here on Longside Radio, for some great jazz..Sunday evenings would just never be the same!!

Have a great weekend!!!

Alun
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2 weeks ago

Hello. On 'The Jazz Hour' for this week, I'll be recognising the up and coming 95th birthday of the legendary cartoonist and clarinetist, Wally Fawkes who will celebrate his 95th birthday on Friday 21st June...amongst the many 'jazzers' he's played alongside is one of my favourites Humphrey Lyttelton.

I'll have more from the up and coming Upton Jazz Festival which gets underway in Worcestershire here in the UK later this month and I'll have another offering from the June 'Album of the Month', a super album entitled 'Long Story Short' from the London based cellist Shirley Smart.

There will of course be much, much more and as it's Fathers Day here in the UK on Sunday, I do hope all you Dad's out there will join me on Sunday evening from 9pm here on Longside Radio for some great jazz.

Have a great weekend!!

Alun
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3 weeks ago

Hello. Have you ever heard of the UK jazz band 'High Society' and their album 'Moonlight and Roses'?..well I've confirmed that this particular band are not the same from Kendall here in the UK..so who are they? and thats a question I'm posing on 'The Jazz Hour' on this weeks' programme.

With little over two weeks to go now till the start of the 'Upton Jazz Festival' here in Worcestershire, I'll be continuing the theme 'The Countdown to Upton' with tracks from some of the bands and artists taking part.

'Birthdaywise' from the past seven days, I've got tracks from saxophonist Kenny G and Jamaican pianist Monty Alexander, plus a few more to make it all very interesting and varied.

The 'Album of the Month' for June is entitled 'Long Story Short' from the London based cellist Shirley Smart featuring amongst others, the awesome pianist John Crawford and I'll have a track from this album on Sunday evening.

There will of course be much, much more so why not join me on Sunday evening from 9pm here on Longside Radio for some great jazz.

Have a great weekend won't you!

Alun
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4 weeks ago

Hello. 'Long Story Short' is the title of a new 'Album of the Month' starting on my programme this week, featuring the awesome talent of the London based cellist Shirley Smart.

'Birthdaywise' from the past seven days I'll have tracks from Dee Dee Bridgewater, Eugene Wright, of the Dave Brubeck fame, Benny Goodman and Chicago born pianist Ramsey Lewis.

I'll have another offering from the theme 'Jazz at the Movies', which takes me back to my schooldays, Oh, such a long time ago and with little under a month to go now until the start of the 'Upton Jazz Festival', this week I'll be continuing to focus on some of the bands and artists taking part under the header 'The Countdown to Upton'.

Well all thats' to come, plus much, much more, so why not join me from 9pm on Sunday evening, here on Longside Radio for some great jazz.

Have a great weekend and if your listening in the UK, hopefully, you'll be enjoying the sunshine!!

Look after yourselves!!

Alun
'The Jazz Man' ...

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Martley Village Show

Upton Jazz Festival!!

Alun and Tony St John live at Upton Jazz Festival

We seem to have built a studio!

(Android) Longside Radio app v1.1 released!

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Suddenly a wild studio appears!

Longside Radio Android App now available!

Order! Order! and a bit of rotten luck

Progress!