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Idlewild – in concert at Celtic Connections – 2016 – January/February 2016 – BBC Radio Scotland – Scottish Indie/alternative/post-Britpop/post-punk band Idlewild, recorded in concert at the 2016 Celtic Connection in Glasgow and broadcast live by BBC Radio Scotland. Idlewild, named after the quiet meeting place in Anne of Green Gables,

– Nelson Freire, Piano – In Recital – Philharmonic de Paris – February 8, 2018 – Private recording With the shocking and sad news earlier this month of the passing of the legendary Nelson Freire, at the age of 77, the music world has lost another giant – in a

The fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 and 10 November 1989 was a pivotal event in world history which marked the falling of the Iron Curtain and the start of the fall of communism in Eastern and Central Europe. The fall of the inner German border took place shortly

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November 14-15.1945 – Mutual News – Fulton Lewis Jr. – Don Bell – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 14-15, 1945 – Two reports, covering two different aspects of the war, now over. The first; a story reported by Fulton Lewis Jr. of allegations of mistreatment and brutality over mistaken

Athletico Spizz ’80 in session for John Peel – April 30, 1980 – BBC Radio 1 – Athletico Spizz ’80 to kick off the week. In session for John Peel at BBC Radio 1 and recorded on April 30, 1980. Spizzenergi formed in the late 1970s by lead vocalist Spizz,

News Reports from France – November 8-9, 1939 – Mutual – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – November 8-9, 1939 – The Phony War on the Western Front continues. The Dutch believe the date of the invasion is November 12, due to Hans Oster’s leak to their military attaché. They cancel