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Dunoon Community Radio Volunteer Reese yesterday received her Graduation Diploma from the University of the West of Scotland at a ceremony at Thomas Coats Memorial Baptist Church in Paisley, Renfrewshire.
Reese joined Dunoon Community Radio to gain work experience as part of a module for the University in work related learning.
Reese graduated from college in Sound Engineering and after a year out returned University to study Music Technology, she also cover different aspects of filming- from recording, editing, sound design, & post production .
Amongst Fellow students was Singer Songwriter Paolo Nutini who had been made an honorary doctor of a the university of his home town.
Nutini, 25, released his debut album, These Streets, in 2006, which featured the hit songs New Shoes and Jenny Don’t Be Hasty.
It was followed up with UK chart-topper Sunny Side Up in 2009, which won the Best Album category at the Ivor Novello Awards the following year.
Sunny Side Up, the album which the songs Pencil of Lead and Coming Up Easy were released from, went five-times platinum and the albums have sold a collective five million copies worldwide.
Nutini, who went to St Andrew’s Academy in Paisley was quoted as saying “It’s an honour to be recognised in this way by my home town. The town I love, and can’t seem to leave.
“Coming home to Paisley helps me remember what really matters”.
“I’m not going to try and make sense of it but thank you for this wee pat on the back. The doctor will see you now.”
Professor Seamus McDaid CBE, principal and vice chancellor of University of the West of Scotland, said: “We are delighted to award Paolo Nutini, who has such close ties with Paisley, with an honorary doctorate.
“Paolo is one of the country’s most respected singer/songwriters and is a fitting recipient of this award.”
All at Dunoon Community Radio send our congratulations to both Reese and Nutini and all fellow Graduates
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Dunoon Community Radio Volunteer Reese yesterday received her Graduation Diploma from the University of the West of Scotland at a ceremony at Thomas Coats Memorial Baptist Church in Paisley, Renfrewshire.
Reese joined Dunoon Community Radio to gain work experience as part of a module for the University in work related learning.
Reese graduated from college in Sound Engineering and after a year out returned University to study Music Technology, she also cover different aspects of filming- from recording, editing, sound design, & post production .
Amongst Fellow students was Singer Songwriter Paolo Nutini who had been made an honorary doctor of a the university of his home town.
All at Dunoon Community Radio send our congratulations to both Reese and Nutini and all fellow Graduates
This week we played the first track from Matthew James Scott, the track “Jenny we all know” from his recently released EP. I will be playing more of these tracks over the next few weeks from this young singer /songwriter.Matt is also going to be touring very shortly. I will keep you posted with this information & add links here very shortly.
So I hope you will join Sarah & myself every Thursday from 12-3pm, & hear what we have to say.
Sarah will feature artist Dean Owens & our favourite Elliot Schnieder also.
This week in the studio we will have Elizabeth Bell from GO ACTIVE, Hunter’s Quay. GO ACTIVE has plenty to offer its holidaymakers & locals alike.
The summer holidays have begun & for those who are looking for something to do, this has plenty to offer every-one, from kids to teenagers, & mum & dad too.
The weather of recent weeks hasn’t been good, but this is the perfect solution to this problem……the majority of activities are indoor, the cost of the activities are very reasonable (prices starting at £3.75 to £10 depending on activity) & the how long you want to do it for is up to you.
If you just want to whilst away an hour they can offer that also. The range of activities is quite extensive, & they are from Dunoon town centre 10-15 mins drive, or if you want to enjoy the outdoors about a 25-30min walk.
There is swimming, aero ball, body zorbing, water walkers, archery & so much more, & for the more adventurous of you there is quad mania, stalking etc. Some will last for the hour, but passes are available for certain activities. Some of the activities are off-site so please do check with them first. (this is mainly activities aimed at older children/adults).
Mum/Dad can watch from nearby, & sit & relax with a coffee for those who don’t want to go far away, the coffee shop has a viewing window into the play area, & there are seats outside to enjoy the sun when it shines so you are close by to your little ones. To hear more please do tune in with Sarah & myself this Thursday.
I have tried the archery myself & it is not as easy as you think, although I had fun doing it, but don’t let that put you off – they have trained staff on site to help you, & I for one can’t wait to go back & try my hand at some more of their other activities.
Rock Choir are waiting for the formal announcement of their world record attempt next week. This took place last saturday the 23rd of june. This saturday they are playing at the glasgow royal concert hall, tickets are £12. They have 2 other world records-1. for largest signed act, 2.biggest hit act. The 3rd for the largest song & dance routine across multiple venues in the uk. Formed in 2005 by caroline redman lusher in 2005. They have gone from strength to strength. In the past year they now have a local group on Gourock & 2 members live locally in dunoon.
contact details are: http://www.rockchoir.com/
Next week we will have ‘GO ACTIVE’ joining us in the studio. Elizabeth Bell will be here telling you all about what great activities they have to offer & there are no excuses to be bored over the summer vacation. To hear more tune in on the 5th of July & we will tell you exactly what they have to offer.
Hi there!
This Thursday we will hear how Rock choir got on with their record attempt & have a small pre-recorded interview with them. They are playing at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall this Saturday the 30th of June, tickets are £12. Please join us this Thursday for all the usual stuff.
It would help if I got the dates right. It is Thursday the 21st June. I will be telling you more about Rock Choir, so get comfy & join me later today.
Hi to you all,
Please tune in tommorrow the 20th of july when I will be announcing a new world record breaking attempt by one of the country’s largest choir – Rock choir.I spent a couple of hours with Rock choir last night, & they are unbelievably good. But please stay tuned as I will have more of this interview to come the following week from the members in Gourock.
I will also give you the details of their up-coming show at the Glasgow Royal Concert hall, which will take place on the 30th of June. They will also keep me up-dated on any firther dates they are playing.
I look forward to joining you all tommorrow.
Hi! Well the summer holidays are almost upon us & if you’re looking for something to do, regardless of the weather, I have a great solution to this. I will have ‘GO ACTIVE’- a new local adventure, who are at Hunter’s quay holiday village jioning Sarah & myself in the studio on the 5th of July. To hear what they have to offer, please tune in & we will tell you more of what they have to offer.
Good luck for your Music Technology results for University, i hope you have enjoyed working with us,and long may it continue
also thanks for being our rep at rudy albas video in glasgow not afraid you have done good work there
Hi! well I leave you in the good hands of our Sarah as usual this week as I am away on my hols. I will be back in 2wks for all the usual nonsense that we get up to in the studio. That doesn’t mean I won’t be listening in. I hope you will join Sarah over the next fortnight & I’ll be back very soon.
I will be in with Rupert on his sunday night show 8-10pm. The DJ face-off is getting good, my apologies, as I announced the wrong DJ last week. This week I have definitely got it right.
DJ uni kk will be competing against Snoop Dog this week, his last week, so do tune in to urban music box to see if it will be three in a row or if he will be beaten.
HI every-one! This is my last week at Dunoon Radio as a trainee as my work experience comes to a close.
I would like to take this opportunity to say a very big thanks to ALL OF YOU, far too many too mention.
You gave me a very warm welcome, took me under your wing & showed me the ropes!
I can’t go without saying thank you to Victor & amp; Willie for agreeing to take me on ( oh if they knew eh!), but to Sarah, Trish,Simon, Rupert, & Luke who showed the various methods each use on their show, & for their patience. They were all very good.
Sarah your calm nature helped me through a few heart-stopping moments, & your sense of humour is infectious & it has been a great laugh & wonderful to work with you.
BUT,………..it is not going to be the end of the road, I am hoping to be in the studio with Sarah this coming Thursday, if not I will definitely be back the following week. I hope you will continue to listen in & you know how it is on the show by now if you do, it will be madness & mayhem as usual.
THANK YOU TO EVERY_ONE AT DUNOON RADIO for a great experience!
Well I have to say that this week was busy & I have learned lotsa new things from the presenters Simon, Trish, Rupert & Luke, the main being – is to watch the boys, they have a very playful streak to them! A big thanks to all of them from me.
Join me on the Good afternoon show with Sarah on Thursdays 12 – 3pm, & I will also be in with DJ Rupert this coming Sunday the 29th April on his show. It is going to be good. Where Snoop dog (aka Snoopadelic) will be competing against DJ Firearmer from Huddersfield.
Well, the young gentleman we recorded CD is almost complete & we will play this exclusive track for you in the very near future. I had put up dates of where Matt was playing , but there appears to have been problem (which is now fixed)with me getting links. I will up-date you on any future events.
To get more info on Matt you can go to:
Mattjamesscott.bandcamp.com
My apologies to Suzie Tarkenter for the long delay in putting these links up, but we’ve have had problems this end getting the links to work. We hope to have Suzie back on in the near future, & hear how things are progressing with the implant.
To follow Suzie’s story you can go to:
Soozie Q’s hearing blues , or
My cochlear implant journey
& also
http://Cyborgnafield.wordpress.com
http://turmeaujewellery.com
Hi, I hope you will join me this Tuesday night with Luke, I’m sure he will teach me a few new things & the music will be good too, so keep listening & join us both this Tuesday night the 24th April.
Hi Rupert! Thank you for having had me on the show, it was lotsa fun! I will BE MORE PREPARED FOR YOU THIS SUNDAY! I’m looking forward to it…..I will see ya then!
Thanks Reece for manning the boards on Friday..you were a great help and did a great job…Trish xxx
FROM RUPERT THANKS FOR YOUR HELP WITH MY SHOW
looking forward to next sundays show
HI! Yes, I will be joining Simon this coming Tuesday on the 17th of April. So, I do hope you will listen in & like what you hear. I will also be joining Rock Trish on Friday the 20th of April on her evening program . I look forward to both of these. You can also hear me on the Good Afternoon show as usual with Sarah on Thursdays 12 – 3pm, where anything could happen!!
Reese our roving Uni’ Work Experience volunteer takes the co-presenters seat tonight with Simon on Simons Choice- watch out for Reese as she now joins the evening schedules as guest co-presenter.
For all you night time folk who miss out on our day-time Programmes let us introduce you to another new voice here on Dunoon Community Radio and hear what the lady has to say
Matt Scott is a young singer/songwriter from Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, who we recorded last week.
As previously said when the CD is complete I will let you all hear it.
Matt will playing in Kilmarnock on the 1st of April at a charity gig & tickets for the event are £4. I would highly recommend going along to see him & after all it is for a good cause.
You can see video’s of him on you tube & facebook.
Unfortunately the guys from Deer Insight will not be in the studio with Sarah & myself next week due to work commitments, but – they are now hoping to be here on the 5th of April. I have an extra week to improve my fitness to go out with them?! I will let you know how that goes!
Hi! I will be back this week (22 march) with Sarah on the Good Afternoon show. Last week I was away recording a singer/ songwriter for my University course.I hope to have this young’s gentlemen’s CD to play in a few weeks, once we have completed the project. More to come on this, so tune in to hear more in the next few weeks
International Women’s Day is about celebrating women’s achievements.My 2 guests for that day were Angie Smith & Suzie Tarkenter. Angie re-trained after studying in holistic therapy to become a forestry technician. It is a very skilled & physically demanding job. Angie’s qualifications enable her to operate equipment such as chainsaws (No easy task!). Her work is varied & being outdoors is something that she loves to do.
My other guest was Suzie Tarkenter who has had a cochlea implant. Suzie’s hearing loss was gradual, & she had hearing aids before. The cohlea implant is making a dramatic difference to Suzie’s life & to those around her. Her friends & family are wonderfully supportive of her, they encourage Suzie to use devices such as mobile phones (something most of us take for granted). The cochlea implant has enabled to Suzie gain an increase in confidence, social situations are less awkward as her hearing improves gradually. If you want to find out more about Suzie’s story you can follow the links below. We hope to have both Angie & Suzie on again & hear how Suzie gets on, & that any technological advances made will continue to improve those whose lives are affected by hearing loss.
Both of them are remarkable in their own right & their stories were fantastic to hear, & we had a lot of fun in the studio with them.
cyborginafield.wordpress.com
Hello every one just to let you know about a upcoming interview on the Good Afternoon programme 29th March.
Sarah and I will be talking to Paul and David from new local business Deer Insight which offers a different perspective on deer stalking.
Paul Merton from the BBC1 series Grand Tours Of Scotland recently went out with both Paul & David which you can see on their web page, a video is also available on You tube to watch.
I will be trying this unique idea myself and going out with them both, find out how I got on and more about this unique idea on Good Afternoon Thursday the 29th of March.
To find out more information the web links are as follows.
http://www.venisoninsight.co.uk
http://www.venisoninsight.co.uk/paul%20mertons%20adventures.htm