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Oh the Mirth / Ellie Crews
Isabelle presents 'Oh the Mirth' and Ellie presents themed shows on alternate weeks.
I'm Isabelle Neill and I present the 'Oh the Mirth' show on Future Radio from 6-7pm every other Monday night. I bring a mixture of experimental, alternative rock, world music, pop, and hip hop from around the world, to local artists and bands. Its an hour filled with interesting music, regular features like The Blast from the Past (where I pick a year, and see what was number 1 in the charts on the date the show is on), Album of the Fortnight (I start and end the show with the artist, choosing tracks for the new album) and regular interviews from near and far artists.
I will be keeping a regular blog keeping you updated with track listings, photos with/of the bands I interview and latest facts and information I find out about sweet new bands!
My latest feature 'People Power' allows you to let me know what you would love to hear on the radio. Maybe you love a tiny little band who none of your friends have heard of and it would never be played on the radio usually, or its a guilty pleasure you want to hear on the radio again, this feature allows you to do so. Get involved! I would love to know what music your into.
Also if you are a local artist or in a band and would like me to check out your music get in contact with me at: www.myspace.com/iszrose.
Every alternative Monday to Isabelle is an hour with me, Ellie. The show has recently changed - where it used to be based on themes, the show is now centred around music which is chosen based on its relation to the song played before. Inspired by the six degrees of seperation theory (that every person in the world can be linked together by 6 stages of aquaintances) the links between songs can be simple or obscure. Including all genres, decades and languages, no show ever ends how it begins!
Soweto Gospel Choir
Posted October 19th, 2009 by Isabelle Neill
A few weeks ago, the amazing Soweto Gospel Choir came to the Norwich Theatre Royal. I'm in NYFC Gospel Choir, and we were very luck to be invited to watch Soweto GC do their sound check. Here are some videos.. I will be talking about the gig on the show tonight (19/10/09) and if you would like to see a video, head over to youtube and search 'ohthemirth888' for my videos!
Green Man Festival, Wales, 2009 Podcast
Posted October 19th, 2009 by Isabelle Neill
This summer, I went to Green Man Festival in Wales. It was a fantastic festival in a beautiful location (Abergavenny), and had an amazing line-up. I profile a lot of bands that were on this years line up, so when I was at the festival I made a report of the whole weekend, interviewing bands like Wave Machines, She Keeps Bees, and Bon Iver, as well as talking to the audience to hear their opinion of the festival. I played this report on my show, Oh The Mirth, Monday 6-7pm, a few weeks ago on my Green Man Special, and thought I would make it into a Podcast - enjoy!
8:40 minutes (11.91 MB)
Green Man Festival 2009
Posted October 16th, 2009 by Isabelle Neill
Here are some of the images I took at Green Man Festival, Wales, 2009. It was amazing, check out my Green Man Podcast to hear clips from the bands and to see what the audience thought of the festival too!
Oh the Mirth - 15th June
Posted June 16th, 2009 by Isabelle Neill
Band of the Week
Eels - Hombre Lobo (spanish for werewolf)
out 2nd June, 7th Studio album, 12 tracks of lovelyness - check it out!
Sam James Hill interview
Great local musician, creating and so inspiring to watch. Playing everything from mandolin to bass guitar and working it all together with the magic of loop pedals - check him out on the usual site; myspace etc..
Blast from the Past
1970s Curtis Mayfield - Move on up
Oh the Mirth - 1st June
Posted June 5th, 2009 by Isabelle Neill
Thanks again for all the messages monday night!
Just a blog to show what went on in the show, if you didn't manage to listen or if you missed anything!
Blast from the Past
The Beatles - From Me to You was #1 for 7 weeks in 1963 at this time of the year!
People Power
Came from Jo Hayes who chose Animal Collective - Kids on Holiday
Oh the Mirth / Ellie Cruz playlist for 04/05/2009
Posted May 5th, 2009 by Isabelle Neill
Here are the listings just incase you missed them said on the show!
Oh the Mirth - 4th May
Posted May 5th, 2009 by Isabelle Neill
Happy Bank Holiday!
This week I kicked off my new feature: People Power
You can get involved, let me know what you would love to hear on the radio, whether it a tiny band or a guilty pleasure, it your chance to have your say. I would love to hear from you, so leave me a post!
This week it came from Rachelle who picked I wish that I could see you soon by Herman Dune
Oh the Mirth - 20th April
Posted April 21st, 2009 by Isabelle Neill
Track Listings
Beulah - The Aristocratic Swells
Architecture In Helsinki - The Owls Go
Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks
Deerhunter - Operation
Animal Collective - We Tigers
Yo La Tengo - Sugarcube
Men - Definatley Doug
American Football - Never Meant
Os Mutantes - Tempo No Tempo
Teitur - The Singer
Pet Shop Boys - Heart
The Roots - Livin' in a New World
The Horrors - Primary Colours
'Oh the Mirth' - 23rd March 09 Latitude Special
Posted March 24th, 2009 by Isabelle Neill
If you didn't manage to catch the show, you missed a Latitude Countdown special! Looking back at highlights from the festival last summer, rumours for the festival coming to us on July the 16th-19th, and counting down the seconds until tickets were on sale and headliners were announced!
So now tickets are on sale, and headliners have been announced. I will be creating a poll, get voting and I will read out results next show in a fortnight!
Band of the Fortnight
LATITUDE SPECIAL - Tomorrow Night!
Posted March 22nd, 2009 by Isabelle Neill
Don't forget to tune into my show 6 pm till 7 pm!
Its a LATITUDE special! A chance for you to count down the mintues till the line up is announced and ticket go on sale!
I will have my BAND OF THE FORT NIGHT, my TOP 5 predictions for Latitude 09, BLAST FROM THE PAST, rumours, and last years highlights!
There will also be a chance for you to get any requests in of who you want to see at the festival this summer!
'Oh the Mirth' - 9th March 09
Posted March 15th, 2009 by Isabelle Neill
This is my first blog, and from now, every week I will be posting a blog to let you know the track listings of the previous show, let you know on anything you missed and keep you posted on new bands and what I have been listening too!
Track Listings:
The Dears: Whites only party
Broadcast: I found the F
Sebastian Tellier: Kilometer
Beirut: My wife lost in the wild
Under Byen: Plantage
Bon Iver: Blood Bank
Zipper: Saturday
Fanfarlo: I am a pilot
