Around the World is on Slice Audio, Ferry FM, and Radio Larne on Sundays at 10:00 pm to midnight. On Tuesdays at 7:00 pm the show is broadcast on Bangor FM, Lisburn’s 98FM and FM105 Down Community Radio.
See last week’s running order is here
Listen to Part 1 on Mixcloud here
Listen to Part 2 on Mixcloud here
It’s Sunday morning. Usually, I write this newsletter on Friday morning and post about noon. But you might already know, I’ve been in Portugal all week and after a nightmare journey home yesterday, I’m only now getting to writing to you.
A fuller report on WOMEX (the reason I was in Portugal) on next week’s show and in the newsletter. This week is in part a preview of some of the bands I was hoping to see or expecting to miss. WOMEX is just winding up now in Porto as I write this from my home studio.
Featured Album: One of the people I had been hoping to see is Sofia Rei, from Argentina. But I had left by the time she had taken the stage in the Teatro Rivoli on Saturday night. Sofia Rei has had an extensive career collaborating with other musicians. Umbral, her 6th solo album, is produced by JC Maillard and was released in June this year – I’ve only just come across it. The album “takes her deep into the mountains of the Elqui Valley in Chile to capture intimate portrayals of a woman fighting for her place in the world. Rei set off on a solo trek across the rugged Eastern Chilean terrain with two backpacks of recording gear, and a mind overflowing with the complexities of modern life. UMBRAL results in a masterpiece steeped in folkloric tradition and digital futurism.”
Here's Tiny Desk (at home) Concert from earlier this year
What else is there this week?
Here are a few more videos to whet your appetite.
Dani Larkin - Samson and Goliath | #Live at Ireland Music Week
I’ll be playing a Duo Ruut track, but not this one. It’s a fine video and version of an old folk standard.
And Mon Lafert …
And Basork
Must run. Check out the show tonight (Sunday) or on Tuesday. Or at anytime on Mixcloud. Details below.
The Around the World archive on Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/davysims/
Slice Audio:
https://www.slice.audio/
Ferry FM:
https://ferryfm.com/
Radio Larne:
https://www.radiolarne.co.uk/
And on Radio Garden
Bangor FM 107.9:http://radio.garden/listen/bangor-fm-107-9/IycUhUbT
Lisburn’s 98FM:http://radio.garden/listen/facebook/ASeqAEl8
FM105 Down Community Radio:http://radio.garden/listen/fm-105-down-community-radio/K8lBDGFf