Aled's June appearances

xbons · Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 9:06 pm Post subject: Aled's June appearances

Sunday 4th:
Good Morning Sunday - radio 2, 7.00-9.00 Guests: Vanessa Redgrave and Richard Briers
Aled Jones - radio Wales - 10.00 - 11.00 Guest: Lord Melvin Bragg
The Choir - radio 3 - 6.30 - 8.00. South African choral music - with Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Soweto Gospel Choir

Sunday 11th:
GMS - radio 2, 7.00.- 9.00 with guest Leann Rimes
Aled Jones - radio Wales - 10.00.- 11.00 Guest: broadcaster and food writer Nigel Slater
The Choir - radio 3 - 6.30 - 7.30 - All Female Choirs
Saturday 17th
Bristol - concert with Welsh choirs, in aid of BRACE (alzheimers) (with 42 forum / fanclub members in the front 2 rows! - poor Aled!) Razz

Sunday 18th
GMS - radio 2, 7.00 - 9.00 - Guest Rageh Omah
Aled Jones - radio Wales - 10.00 - 11.00 Guest - Sandi Toksvig
The Choir - radio 3 - 6.30 - 8.00
Songs of Praise - International Church Music Festival of Hymns at Chester Cathedral. 300 voices from choirs around the world. Tickets for this event are available from the Gateway Theatre Box Office (01244 340392).
and, just to confuse matters -
Songs of Praise - BBC 1 5.45 - 6.20: Ten years after an IRA bomb exploded in Manchester city centre, Aled meets the first fireman to reach the detonation zone, a victim whose face made headlines around the world and a former terrorist who's brought peace to the city. Aled performs Stevie Wonder's song If It's Magic; Manchester Cathedral Choir lead the singing with a 1,000 strong congregation.

Monday 19th June
Songs of Praise - The two winning choirs from the BBC Young Choir of the year competition will lead 1000 children from local school choirs + Aled - Chester Cathedral.
Wednesday 21st
Blackburn Cathedral - concert in aid of Princes Trust with Philippa Hyde and Blackburn Cathedral Choristers

Friday 23rd June
Friday Night is Music Night - live from the Mermaid, London

Sunday 25th
GMS - radio 2, 7.00 - 9.00
Aled Jones - radio Wales, 10.00 - 11.00
The Choir - radio 3, 6.30 - 8.00

xbons · Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 5:19 pm Post subject:

Aled'sThe Choir is a Top Choice in the Daily Mail listings this weekend. And although the programme may sometimes seem to be a bit beyond some of us(!), those who listen to GMS will have heard some of the guest artists before - and they really are good.

It reads:

Joseph Shabalala, founder of the choir Ladysmith Black Mamabazo, joins Aled Jones to discuss South African choral music. The group uses the tight, fervent harmonies of a style known as mbube sung by African miners far from home. Joseph´s own life has been overshadowed by violent tragedy, but music has helped him through. The Soweto Gospel Choir deliver spine-tingling stuff, and there are bursts of Handel´s Messiah in Zulu.

I've heard both choirs before - not exactly classicalx, but quite special!