Weekday Breakfast Show
Presented by Will Angeloro
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Ease yourself into the day with some ear-catching tunes, laid-back chat, local news and occasional studio guests. A free-form show by Frome's master of the music decks, it's anyone's guess what you might be crunching your cornflakes to. Expect more than just chart hits.
Green Frome
Presented by Peter Macfadyen
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Back for another series, the popular Green Frome show has all the information you need to make sure your carbon footprint is as petite as it can be. With practical local information, features that help you really understand the issues and a little bit of fun, Green Frome is not just for the eco-warriors.
Covering everything from food and land issues, to transport, rubbish and recycling, green buildings and health, the show will look at all aspects of the green movement. So wind up the radio, tune in and settle down for an energy-efficient hour of entertainment.
Student Lunch
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MP3 Download(s): July 11th . July 10th . July 9th . July 8th . July 7th . July 4th .
Liam Hodge-Bane and friends are back, with this popular mix of local and new music, tapping into the zeitgeist of 21st century student life. Text him in the studio and be part of this live and interactive show.
DJ Desi Heights
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MP3 Download(s): July 12th . July 5th .
Music from Somerset's number one advocate of world music - a DJ with a discerning ear who mixes global sounds with funk, soul, hip hop, African rap and classic tracks. There isn't a continent Desi Heights won't cover in her search for the most interesting and most danceable grooves around.
The Classical Hour
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MP3 Download(s): July 6th .
Exactly what it says - an hour of some of the best classical music.
Aquarius
Presented by Claudia Berry and Emily Lewis
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MP3 Download(s): July 11th . July 10th . July 9th . July 8th . July 7th . July 4th .
An arts show that goes beyond the Frome Festival, Aquarius will give you the low-down on what's on in Bath, Bristol and the many places in-between.
This show covers both amateur and professional shows, looking at performing arts, music, comedy and visual arts, giving you the most complete listings for the area you'll find on the dial. As well as reviews and news, the show hopes to bring guests into the studio and may feature live poetry and music.
Aquarius will be live and spontaneous, brought to you by two presenters with a chemistry equal to the best double acts - the French and Saunders of Frome? (Or is it more like Hinge and Bracket?)
Static Prevails
Presented by Rob Dahl and Dave Merrit
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One of the most popular shows on FromeFM, Static Prevails is the creative constellation of music that occurs when presenters Dave Merrit and Rob Dahl coincide in the studio.
The show takes its name from the 1996 classic album of the same name, released by Jimmy Eat World, and in the past it has entertained the likes of rising star Luke Leighfield, master of piano-styled pop, and Somerset Battle of the Bands winner Crescent Shoreline in the studio.
Dahl says of the show: "I'd like to think Static Prevails is going to be a mish mash of what Dave and I listen to and what people want to hear. I mean Dave and I have quite different music tastes already so there should be an interesting dynamic between us.
"A lot of the stuff will be rock-based but I really hope we don't get stuck in genres. Some of the stuff you'll expect us to play we will play but I think some other stuff might catch a few people off guard and have them thinking "Did they really just play that?" Also we are planning to have some pretty cool guests and give outs and be as interactive as we can be on a local community radio station, so I can promise you it will make for an interesting listen if nothing else. "
The Bad Detectives Radio Show
Presented by The Bad Detectives
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MP3 Download(s): July 12th . July 11th . July 10th . July 9th . July 8th . July 5th .
Listen in amazement as the addled brains of Frome's biggest hitmakers try to make sense of their record collections! Thrill as they search for something vaguely contemporary! Gasp as another obscure slice of rock n roll, pop, soul, punk, surf or country assails your senses!
Then go to bed - you're up far too late!
Visit www.baddetectives.co.uk for playlists and loads more stuff about the band.
Night Service
Presented by Will Angeloro
Master of the music decks Angeloro reaches into the depths of his collection to bring you a wealth of musical gems, from the Beatles to Black Sabbath to Bach. Don't expect the same tired old playlists of mainstream radio - he's here to show you what you've been missing all these years.
Some shows will spotlight certain artists, including Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Woody Guthrie and the Ramones. The nightly Free Form Frome section will be 'pure John Peel', so expect a few tracks that fade in gently - and some that are very loud indeed.
At 12 each night, the Toffee Sunday Splacsh hour, presented by Andy Morten, features 60s psychedelia. The Avante Garde hour will be the place to hear the likes of John Cage, Steven Reich and Stockhousen. Listen out too for a heavy metal hour, presented by local metal artists, and the Dub Plate Special - three hours of bass and echoing Jamaicans.
Nothing will be overlooked - this is every kind of music in one show.
The Saturday/Sunday Breakfast Show
Presented by John Freeman and Martin Dimery
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MP3 Download(s): July 12th . July 6th . July 5th .
News, views, interviews and much more from the Paul and John of Beatles tribute band Sgt Pepper's Only Dart Board Band in this weekend breakfast show. The show will feature a cross-section of music from past and present, including album tracks and lesser-known gems - anything that the presenters consider "good quality rock and pop".
Expect some hilarity too, as there will be comedy from the archives - and no doubt, from the duo on the decks.
PlayList
Presented by Laurie Parnell
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MP3 Download(s): July 13th . July 6th .
This season, Laurie Parnell talks to two Playlist guests. On Sunday 6th, novelist, poet and Spoken Word Coordinator at the Merlin Theatre, Crysse Morrison reveals her favourite tracks and on Sunday 13th the spotlight falls on Raves From The Grave proprietor Richard Churchyard.
Wake Up
Presented by Keith and Ben
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MP3 Download(s): July 13th .
With a set title taken from an Arcade Fire song and hosted by Keith and Ben, this session could end with the sound of a grown man in tears. The male-ego has kicked in big time on this one, with each host ardently believing his taste and iTunes playlist is far superior to the others. After almost a decade of posturing the two have agreed to a live on-air duel - each playing the songs they would most listen to in given situations (including "The song you'd have at your funereal" and "The song you'd play on a perfect day, that isn't Perfect Day by Lou Reed'). In the second Wake Up set, you the listener gets to choose the situations. This could get nasty....equally it could get petty!
Days of Love and Happiness
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MP3 Download(s): July 13th . July 6th .
The best, the happiest, the most loved-up music, from a devotee of the 60s and 70s - an analogue man known only as 'Mr Dahl'.
Brazilian Lounge
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MP3 Download(s): July 13th . July 6th .
Genuine Brazilian lounge from Fabiana Manente. Let the sounds of an Ipanema afternoon sweep you away.
On the Beat
Presented by Mike Adams
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MP3 Download(s): July 8th .
A view of Frome from the beat, and an insight into the work of the community police officer.
Reg Evans Music Show
Presented by Reg Evans
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MP3 Download(s): July 13th . July 6th .
The one-and-only Reg Evans of the Memorial Theatres brings you his unique insight into the world of stage recordings. Indulge yourself in this selection of the best of the musicals, with a peppering of some of the finest spoken word recordings there are. There's nothing quite like it.
Composure Sound System
Produced by Composure Records
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MP3 Download(s): July 13th .
An all-new DJ mix of the best that the Composure Records has to offer. Expect some tricks from the production desk - and some exclusives for FromeFM.
Composure Records is a digitally distributed label, with its roots in Bristol's progressive house scene of the late 1990s and early 2000s. It continues to be a ground-breaking label for digital dance, and is signing new artists all the time.
Daily Spot
Produced by Tash Child
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MP3 Download(s): July 13th . July 12th . July 11th . July 10th . July 9th . July 8th . July 7th . July 6th . July 5th . July 4th .
Once there was a "Festival Show" and a "Spectacular Show" which have been known to feature interviews from Beauty and the Beast, Paul Merton, Maggie the Mayor, Michael Pennington, Snow White, Nick Harper, Morris Men and other assorted helpful and unusually creative people of all ages.
The all-star fabulous guests were always wrapped up in silly stuff like funky music, competitions, gossip and views of the local countryside.
Due to a hitherto unremarked seismic shift in the Frome area, the two shows have merged to form what can only be described as, Daily Spot.
Please do not forget to tune in for your daily indoctrination throughout the Frome Festival. Get maladjusted with the Daily Spot!
Storytellers and Poets
Produced by Mike Witt
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MP3 Download(s): July 11th . July 10th . July 9th . July 8th . July 7th . July 4th .
The wealth of local writing talent is showcased in this series of shows, putting the most inventive storytellers and stirring poets of the local area on air. For more information, see http://fromefm.blogspot.com/
The Afternoon Magazine
Presented by Christine Meadows
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MP3 Download(s): July 11th . July 10th . July 9th . July 8th . July 7th . July 4th .
Get to know the people behind what's going on in Frome, as this show introduces you to the movers, shakers and creators of the Frome arts scene. Presenter Christine Meadows brings local writers, composers, musicians, artists and gallery owners in to the studio to talk about their lives, their passions and their projects. Listen to the Afternoon Magazine and you?ll be in the know, not the don't know.
Frome College A-Level Students
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MP3 Download(s): July 11th . July 10th . July 8th . July 7th . July 4th .
Opening the studio to Frome's A-Level students, this show lets you inside the collective creative brain that pulses just off the Bath Road. Who knows what might happen?
Local News
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MP3 Download(s): July 11th . July 10th . July 9th . July 8th . July 7th . July 4th .
Bringing you the really local news, live and direct, throughout the week is FromeFM's team of young and hungry news reporters. This is local news as you've never had it before - a daily dose of the what's happening in town, straight to your radio or computer.
Writers One-on-One
Presented / produced by Mike Witt
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MP3 Download(s): July 11th . July 10th . July 9th . July 8th . July 7th . July 4th .
Selected local writers take on a half-hour slot, aiming to impress you with the best of their creative output. See http://fromefm.blogspot.com/ for more information.
The Festival Club live
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MP3 Download(s): July 13th . July 12th . July 11th . July 10th . July 9th . July 8th . July 7th . July 6th . July 5th . July 4th .
All about the Frome Festival, which brings an eclectic and often surprising mix of music, art, comedy, drama, walks and more to the town for ten frantic days in July. With a full-to-bursting programme of events this year, be sure you don't miss out on any of the fun by tuning into this daily round-up show.
Meeting Mr Whitmarsh
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MP3 Download(s): July 5th .
If you cut Phil Whitmarsh in half he would have "Frome" written right through the middle. Christine Meadows interviews the ex mayor who has recently published a book about his life in Frome.
Anti-matter
Presented by Phil Moakes
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MP3 Download(s): July 12th . July 5th .
Some people call it "Prog Rock", and others call it "jazz rock" or even occasionally "space rock". Expect to hear tracks from King Crimson and Van Der Graf Generator. Look out for Hatfield & The North and White Noise. Crank up the stereo for Can, Gong & Clearlight. Don't expect 3 minute pop songs and don't be fooled into thinking that its only music from 1973. It's experimental rock and concept rock and quirky rock. It's the stuff that fills my iPod that perhaps only you , me and Top Gear's "Stig" listen to. It's AntiMatter.
R.E.C.
Presented by Sam Stephenson
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MP3 Download(s): July 12th . July 5th .
This new show will tickle the musical taste buds of the jaded and cynical. Bringing together an eclectic mix of genres, there will be an element of surprise to shake up a sleepy afternoon audience.
Griff and Blair
Presented by Griff Daniels and Blair Keltie
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MP3 Download(s): July 12th . July 5th .
This duo of the local music scene brings you music to gently tap your feet to. Those that heard Griff's show in March will know that the musical rock candy stripe that runs through this presenter is a laid-back strand of soul with a bluesy edge. Drummer Blair Keltie joins the team for the July broadcast, bringing a left-field influence to the music.
The two musicians played together in the Havana Fireflies, once described as "the greatest unsigned band ever".
The Big Music
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MP3 Download(s): July 13th . July 6th .
Music from people thinking about the big stuff in life - why are we here? What is it all about? And some music that does the same ? from the best of the indie / rock Christian bands of the moment.
Rachel's Sunday Jazz Lunch
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MP3 Download(s): July 13th . July 6th .
Slippery Fish saxophonist Rachel Hutchinson temporarily departs her usual rock, pop and rhythm and blues groove to step into the world of jazz. A host of stars from the genre will be taking a seat at Rachel's Sunday Jazz Lunch including Miles Davis, Wes Montgomery, Duke Ellington and John Coltrane. There will be generous servings of spicy trumpet, sizzling saxophone and ice cool songsters. Fire up the barbecue, open a chilled bottle of wine, lie back and enjoy! Bon Appetit!
Gaz and Mark's Show
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MP3 Download(s): July 13th . July 13th . July 6th .
There's no shortage of ambition in this show, which aims to bring you the best of pop, rock and blues from the 1950s onwards.!
Take Me to the River
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MP3 Download(s): July 13th . July 6th .
Music from all styles and period from local composer Helen Ottaway, linked by the theme of the river and its water, flowing from source to sea.
As a composer, Helen has worked with John Cage and appeared in Peter Greenaway's film about him for Channel 4. As pianist and keyboard player she was a founder member of the new music group Regular Music with whom she has toured and recorded extensively in the UK and abroad.
Helen's many commissions include Nottinghamshire County Council (String Quartet No 1, 1998); The Dean and Chapter of Salisbury Cathedral (anthem 'Behold I Make All Things New' and other music for the Millennium Service, New Year's Eve, 1999); BBC2 (title and incidental music for the documentary 'The River', 1999); Bath Film Festival (Rain / String Quartet No. 2 to accompany the silent film 'Regen', 2003) and Frome Festival (harpsichord works for 2005 and 2006). As the composer for 'In Praise of Trees', an arts project produced in association with Salisbury Festival and English Nature, her piece The Echoing Green was premiered at the 2002 festival's opening concert in Salisbury Cathedral. In March 2007 she led a major educational project in Frome (It's a String Thing!) working with 150 local young string players.
Eclectic
Presented by Laurence Parnell
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MP3 Download(s): July 14th . July 7th .
A smogasbord of musical delights for the jaded palate" is how presenter Laurence Parnell, a local guitarist, songwriter and luthier, describes the show. Expect plenty of good music - but don't expect any Death Metal.
MyRadioShow
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Hiroshima
Back in 1945 the team from The Manhatten Project delivered the world's most destructive weapon and unleashed it upon the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. MyRadioShow - Hiroshima follows the story of the world's first and only nuclear strike in a soundscape that fuses spoken word extracts with a music soundtrack.
Paris 1968
This year is the 40th anniversary of the student riots and revolution that swept Paris in 1968. MyRadioShow brings together words and thoughts of some of the people who were there, alongside a musical backdrop to the social revolution that swept across the world. Expect tracks from bands of the time like The Soft Machine, The Plastic People of The Universe & Frank Zappa.
Dance Ceroc
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MP3 Download(s): July 8th .
Ceroc is a dance that adds jive and salsa together and comes out swinging! This funky partner dance emerged in the 1980s and has been growing in popularity ever since, as it is easy to learn and fun to do. Learn more about this irrepressible dance and the music that goes with it in this one-off radio show.
Vision for Frome
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MP3 Download(s): July 9th .
How does the future look in Frome? What do people want? This show explores some of the issues tackled by this consultation with local people.
Youth Speaks Highlights
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MP3 Download(s): July 10th .
Highlights from the Rotary Club's "Youth Speaks" inter school debating contest featuring a team from Frome College
The Best of the Festival 2008
Rounding off the 2008 festival, this show will let you re-live some of the best moments and make sure you enjoy some of the gems that you may have missed. With the festival frenzy drawing to a close, this is the ideal way to savour the finest acts of the previous ten days.
Festival Music
Produced by Phil Moakes
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MP3 Download(s): July 10th . July 9th . July 8th . July 7th . July 4th .
Featuring back to back tracks from some of the festival's musical artists. If you don't know what to expect at some of the festival events, then give Festival Music a listen.
Headway Feature
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MP3 Download(s): July 7th .
Headway is the charity that supports people with brain injury and those who care for them. Christine Meadows talks to Elizabeth John about the work Headway is involved with in Frome.
Guiding In Frome
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MP3 Download(s): July 4th .
Assistant District Commissioner Margaret Veakins tells FromeFM about Girl Guiding in Frome
Food Frome/FromeFM Radio Workshop
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MP3 Download(s): July 11th . July 10th . July 9th . July 8th . July 7th . July 4th .
A series of short radio features produced at community workshops at Frome College. Workshops facilitated by Howard Vause and Isobel Eaton.
Grumpy Old Men
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MP3 Download(s): July 12th . July 5th .
Stuart Grant and friends are not happy with the world and they want you to know why.
The Chiller Room
Produced by John Howlett
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MP3 Download(s): July 5th .
The music will do the talking in this presenterless show, which will bring you some of the most chilled music you could ask for. This mix of ambient / progressive / electronic music will be fused with subliminal sounds and post-hypnotic suggestions. Everything will be kept at below 4C and it is probably not advisable to drive heavy machinery while listening...
See www.myspace.com/thechillerroom to find out more.
Gaynor O Flynn Live at The Old Fire Station
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MP3 Download(s): July 5th .
If you just don't care whether the Doctor will defeat Davros and The Daleks in the Dr Who season finale, then tune into FromeFM for an acoustic session with Gaynor O Flynn. Gaynor has made albums, appeared on telly and played every stage at Glastonbury. She's also involved in the Being Human project (www.beinghuman.com) converting Frome warehouse space into studios.
Setting Up In Business
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MP3 Download(s): July 10th . July 9th . July 8th . July 7th .
A short series providing help and guidance for people who want to take the plunge.
Episode 1:
Harris & Harris's Neil Howlett talks us through some of the issues of commercial law.
Episode 2:
Martin Bacon talks about some of the things to be aware of when taking on your IT system.
Episode 3:
Lloyds/TSB's Carol Trowbridge covers how to start your own business & how to get money out of your Business Bank Manager!
Episode 4:
Barbara Bacon & Liz Noble talk about book keeping and accountancy.
Messin' About On The River
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MP3 Download(s): July 8th .
John Hyde from The Friends of The River Frome talks to FromeFM.
Business In The Community - Lettings R Us
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MP3 Download(s): July 12th .
Lettings R Us join Phil Moakes in the studio to talk about who they are, what they do and how they have become involved in local community projects in Frome.
The BluePrint
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MP3 Download(s): July 12th .
Dave Merritt moonlights from Static Prevails to give us 2 hours of soul and funk - 21st century stylee.
Friends of Lower Keyford
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MP3 Download(s): July 11th .
As you probably know, Frome has a number of distinct and very different neighbourhoods, the most interesting among them, perhaps, being the conservation areas. One of these encompasses part of the road called Lower Keyford, just one of several streets which bear the Keyford name. A couple of years ago, you may remember, Lower Keyford was the focus of a lot of publicity and local action when a campaign was launched to save part of the former Stonewall Manor estate from development. One of the people involved in that campaign is Melanie Holihead. A resident of Lower Keyford, Melanie's here to tell us about that campaign and to explain what, for the people who live there, makes Lower Keyford such a special place.
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