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Exploring, and enjoying, the new Dylan archive boxset on his earliest years. No radio show on Monday (off for football coverage) but will dedicate Tuesday’s show it to mark Bob’s big Belfast return next Wed and Thurs. #bobdylan #throughtheopenwindow
November 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Exploring, and enjoying, the new Dylan archive boxset on his earliest years. No radio show on Monday (off for football coverage) but will dedicate Tuesday’s show it to mark Bob’s big Belfast return next Wed and Thurs. #bobdylan #throughtheopenwindow
Saying happy 80th to #NeilYoung on the radio show tonight. Some roots flavoured tunes from the man himself and a few classy covers from #CowboyJunkies #DollyParton #kdlang and more. #bbcradioulster & #Sounds from 8. #neilyoung80 #neilyoungbbc #ralphmcleancountry
November 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Saying happy 80th to #NeilYoung on the radio show tonight. Some roots flavoured tunes from the man himself and a few classy covers from #CowboyJunkies #DollyParton #kdlang and more. #bbcradioulster & #Sounds from 8. #neilyoung80 #neilyoungbbc #ralphmcleancountry
Our #NeilYoung At 80 show is off and running. First 2 tracks..Tonight’s The Night and Birds. NP Down By The River. Gotta a feeling this is going to be quite the show! Come join me on the BBC Radio Ulster airwaves. #NeilYoung80
November 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Our #NeilYoung At 80 show is off and running. First 2 tracks..Tonight’s The Night and Birds. NP Down By The River. Gotta a feeling this is going to be quite the show! Come join me on the BBC Radio Ulster airwaves. #NeilYoung80
Great chat just now with #danjennings about #DancingThroughTheFire, his new “oral history” of #PaulWeller It deserves all the acclaim it’s getting and at 700 odd pages it’s a proper labour of love. Full BBC radio special coming soon!
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Great chat just now with #danjennings about #DancingThroughTheFire, his new “oral history” of #PaulWeller It deserves all the acclaim it’s getting and at 700 odd pages it’s a proper labour of love. Full BBC radio special coming soon!
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This was fascinating with a superb playlist. Had to dig out Rei Momo specially
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This was fascinating with a superb playlist. Had to dig out Rei Momo specially
Ralph McLean - Talking Heads - Author Jonathan Gould - BBC Sounds
Ralph explores the history of Talking Heads.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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This was fascinating with a superb playlist. Had to dig out Rei Momo specially
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This was fascinating with a superb playlist. Had to dig out Rei Momo specially
The great #NeilYoung hits 80 next week. Let’s celebrate with a radio birthday party shall we? Fav NY songs and stories please!! #neilyoung80
November 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The great #NeilYoung hits 80 next week. Let’s celebrate with a radio birthday party shall we? Fav NY songs and stories please!! #neilyoung80
I’ve brand new music from #RodneyCrowell, #LucindaWilliams, #GreazyAlice and more on the radio show tonight plus an in-depth look at Two Sides To Every Story by the great #GeneClark from 1977. 8pm on the BBC airwaves fellow roots ramblers! #ralphmcleancountry #highmoonrecords
November 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I’ve brand new music from #RodneyCrowell, #LucindaWilliams, #GreazyAlice and more on the radio show tonight plus an in-depth look at Two Sides To Every Story by the great #GeneClark from 1977. 8pm on the BBC airwaves fellow roots ramblers! #ralphmcleancountry #highmoonrecords
Exploring the revolutionary side of #JohnLennon & #YokoOno with an in-depth exploration of #PowerToThePeople boxset with Steven Cockcroft of @beatlespod.bsky.social on the radio show tonight from 8. Come together over this! @johnlennonofficial.bsky.social @yokoono.bsky.social #mercuryrecords
November 3, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Exploring the revolutionary side of #JohnLennon & #YokoOno with an in-depth exploration of #PowerToThePeople boxset with Steven Cockcroft of @beatlespod.bsky.social on the radio show tonight from 8. Come together over this! @johnlennonofficial.bsky.social @yokoono.bsky.social #mercuryrecords
Nice two page spread in today’s Sunday Life for my chat with #JonBonJovi about his recent health issues, his love of Ireland and what we can expect when #BonJovi return to Croke Park next year.
November 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Nice two page spread in today’s Sunday Life for my chat with #JonBonJovi about his recent health issues, his love of Ireland and what we can expect when #BonJovi return to Croke Park next year.
On Monday night’s radio show I’ll be joined by Steven Cockcroft of @beatlespod.bsky.social to discuss this beauty of a boxset. Come together….over this! #powertothepeople #JohnLennon #JohnAndYoko
October 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
On Monday night’s radio show I’ll be joined by Steven Cockcroft of @beatlespod.bsky.social to discuss this beauty of a boxset. Come together….over this! #powertothepeople #JohnLennon #JohnAndYoko
A Brucey bonus for you on the radio show tonight. Going deep into the new #BruceSpringsteen #Nebraska boxset. BBC Radio Ulster & Sounds from 8. Spread the word Boss fans! @brucespringsteen.net
October 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
A Brucey bonus for you on the radio show tonight. Going deep into the new #BruceSpringsteen #Nebraska boxset. BBC Radio Ulster & Sounds from 8. Spread the word Boss fans! @brucespringsteen.net
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RADIO: The Divine Comedy Two Hour Special with Ralph McLean.
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#TheDivineComedy #NeilHannon @ralphmclean.bsky.social
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#TheDivineComedy #NeilHannon @ralphmclean.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
RADIO: The Divine Comedy Two Hour Special with Ralph McLean.
LISTEN AT: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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#TheDivineComedy #NeilHannon @ralphmclean.bsky.social
LISTEN AT: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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#TheDivineComedy #NeilHannon @ralphmclean.bsky.social
Great piece on #LucindaWilliams in the new @mojomagazine.bsky.social by my mate #AndyFyfe. Lucinda is one of the most honest artists in music today and a true survivor. Will dig out a few classic tracks for Wednesday’s country show.
October 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Great piece on #LucindaWilliams in the new @mojomagazine.bsky.social by my mate #AndyFyfe. Lucinda is one of the most honest artists in music today and a true survivor. Will dig out a few classic tracks for Wednesday’s country show.
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Great and informative show
I went to see the deep blue last night
The harmonies were superb and the
Show is full of enthusiasm and joy
As you say something special is happening with this group
Keep up with the great tunes
I went to see the deep blue last night
The harmonies were superb and the
Show is full of enthusiasm and joy
As you say something special is happening with this group
Keep up with the great tunes
October 23, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Great and informative show
I went to see the deep blue last night
The harmonies were superb and the
Show is full of enthusiasm and joy
As you say something special is happening with this group
Keep up with the great tunes
I went to see the deep blue last night
The harmonies were superb and the
Show is full of enthusiasm and joy
As you say something special is happening with this group
Keep up with the great tunes
I’ve a bit of a #TalkingHeads special on the radio show tonight on @bbcradioulster & @BBCSounds I’ll be talking history with author #JonathanGould and playing some classics alongside some lesser heard gems. Hope you can join me from 8. @harpercollins.bsky.social #burningdownthehouse
October 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I’ve a bit of a #TalkingHeads special on the radio show tonight on @bbcradioulster & @BBCSounds I’ll be talking history with author #JonathanGould and playing some classics alongside some lesser heard gems. Hope you can join me from 8. @harpercollins.bsky.social #burningdownthehouse
Unbelievably 2026 will mark 10 years since #BapKennedy left us. A collection of previously unheard songs is set for release soon. It is, unsurprisingly, beautiful. I’m going to be playing a couple of tracks from it on the radio show tonight on BBC Radio Ulster & Sounds from 8.
October 15, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Unbelievably 2026 will mark 10 years since #BapKennedy left us. A collection of previously unheard songs is set for release soon. It is, unsurprisingly, beautiful. I’m going to be playing a couple of tracks from it on the radio show tonight on BBC Radio Ulster & Sounds from 8.
I’m putting together a 2 hour #NeilHannon #DivineComedy special for the end of the month. I’ll be talking with Neil, there’ll be exclusive session tracks and lots of DC classics of course..which is where you come in. Let me know your favourite Neil numbers here! @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 9:20 AM
I’m putting together a 2 hour #NeilHannon #DivineComedy special for the end of the month. I’ll be talking with Neil, there’ll be exclusive session tracks and lots of DC classics of course..which is where you come in. Let me know your favourite Neil numbers here! @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social
No radio show tonight folks. Off for football coverage. Back Tuesday night with some Prince magic for you.
October 13, 2025 at 10:09 AM
No radio show tonight folks. Off for football coverage. Back Tuesday night with some Prince magic for you.
Happy 85th birthday John. #JohnLennon
October 9, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Happy 85th birthday John. #JohnLennon
The #LongRyders have been confirmed for #KilkennyRoots next May so I’m celebrating with an indepth look at the band’s debut album Native Sons on the radio show tonight. Join me and band leader Sid Griffin for a journey back into the 80s Paisley Underground LA scene from 8.
October 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The #LongRyders have been confirmed for #KilkennyRoots next May so I’m celebrating with an indepth look at the band’s debut album Native Sons on the radio show tonight. Join me and band leader Sid Griffin for a journey back into the 80s Paisley Underground LA scene from 8.
Only the very finest record collections can boast a Spinal Tap Stonehenge picture disc you know! #spinaltap #onelouder #toomuchperspective
October 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Only the very finest record collections can boast a Spinal Tap Stonehenge picture disc you know! #spinaltap #onelouder #toomuchperspective
In tribute to #ChrisDreja, who passed away last week, I’m having a bit of a #Yardbirds rave up on the radio show tonight from 8. Five Live Yardbirds from 1964 is my #ClassicLiveAlbum of the week with Chris and a young Eric Clapton on top form.
October 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
In tribute to #ChrisDreja, who passed away last week, I’m having a bit of a #Yardbirds rave up on the radio show tonight from 8. Five Live Yardbirds from 1964 is my #ClassicLiveAlbum of the week with Chris and a young Eric Clapton on top form.
On #ralphmcleancountry tonight #MaryChapinCarpenter talks about her latest album Personal History. Also new music from Willie Nelson, Joan Shelly, Josh Ritter and more. It’s going to be a good un, I can feel it in my bones and they never lie! 😂
October 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
On #ralphmcleancountry tonight #MaryChapinCarpenter talks about her latest album Personal History. Also new music from Willie Nelson, Joan Shelly, Josh Ritter and more. It’s going to be a good un, I can feel it in my bones and they never lie! 😂
You’ve seen him on #BlueLights now hear him behind the decks on Radio Ulster! My old mate #MichaelSmiley is back picking all the tunes with me tonight from 8 on BBC Radio Ulster & Sounds and he’s chosen some real gems. Spread the word people!
September 30, 2025 at 9:53 AM
You’ve seen him on #BlueLights now hear him behind the decks on Radio Ulster! My old mate #MichaelSmiley is back picking all the tunes with me tonight from 8 on BBC Radio Ulster & Sounds and he’s chosen some real gems. Spread the word people!