Monthly Archives: March 2021
Music of Ireland
It’s March 17, St Patrick’s Day, and today we have a programme of primarily (but not exclusively) traditional music for you from the Emerald Isle.
It’s also the premiere of the latest edition of Where’ve You Been? — our twice-a-month feature on things to do and places to see around the Second Life Grid. Tune in at 12 noon and 4pm Pacific Time — this week, that’s 19:00 and 23:00 UTC. For details, see the article here.
You can also catch Engines of Our Ingenuity, from the University of Houston, every four hours from 4am Pacific.
“Ring of Kerry, Ireland” by minniemouseaunt is licensed under CC BY 2.0
New Shows on Mixcloud
We’re pleased to announce the addition of two new shows to our Mixcloud “Listen Again” archive, at https://www.mixcloud.com/virtualcommunityradio/
The latest shows to be added are Where’ve You Been? Episode 3, and the first episode of our new series on the Tarot, Tarot@Teatime.
If you missed these shows on the air, you can now hear them any time.
New shows in both series will begin to air later this week.
The Black Mass Programme 4: Six Tales by Lord Dunsany
Now at noon and 4pm Pacific!
Due to popular demand we have added a broadcast of The Black Mass at an earlier time on Fridays — from now on, in addition to 4pm Pacific, there will be a broadcast at noon Pacific time too. This is in line with our other special programming, which also goes out at noon and 4pm Pacific.
So… Join us on Friday at a little after 12 noon or 4pm Pacific time (20:00 or midnight Fri/Sat UTC), for another episode in the landmark radio drama series The Black Mass, created at the Pacifica radio station KPFA in Berkeley, California, over fifty years ago. In 30 chilling tales of mystery, imagination and the human mind, The Black Mass brings you some of literature’s most haunting stories, by masters of the craft — many of whom are best-known in other fields.
Today: Six Tales by Lord Dunsany: Lobster Salad, The Workman, The Charm against Thirst, How the Enemy Came to Thlunrana, The Dream of King Karna-Vootra, Charon
Note that episodes will not start until the track playing at the top of the hour has finished, so the actual start time of the episode will be a few minutes after the hour.
Smooth Jazz
Hello and welcome to Virtual Community Radio. Today, Weds 10 March, we are featuring a collection of Smooth Jazz pieces to relax with and enjoy in these difficult times.
The majority of pieces are instrumental and in general the music is on the Jazz end of the New Age spectrum.
New Series: Tarot @ Teatime
We are very pleased to announce the first in a new series of programmes looking at the Tarot.
In Tarot @ Teatime, we explore the history and meaning of the Tarot, and discuss a variety of techniques for reading the cards.
Where’ve You Been? We visit Sinful Retreat — “It’s not what it sounds like!”
It’s Wednesday March 3rd and time for a new episode of Where’ve You Been, our fortnightly feature on places to visit and things to do around the Second Life grid. You can catch the show at 12 noon and 4pm Pacific/SLT, that’s 20:00 and 00:00 UTC, on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
In this, Episode 3, we’re visiting Sinful Retreat and Angels’ Rest — “A marvellous collection of art, sculpture and architecture”
Folk Music from the UK
Today we present a programme of folk music from the UK (well nearly — there are a couple of North American artists in there if truth be told), covering the last 50 years or so.
This time we are also featuring a classic album from 1979, The Peacock Party, by virtuoso guitarist Gordon Giltrap. Amongst a talented group of musicians, it features Gryphon’s Richard Harvey on recorders and crumhorn. The tunes are inspired by characters from the book The Peacock Party written by George E Ryder and illustrated by Alan Aldridge — a sequel to the somewhat better known The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast.
Coming March 4th — Tarot @ Teatime
Mark your calendars and join us for our fascinating new series Tarot @ Teatime, where hosts Willow Moonfire and Honey Heart explore the history and meaning of the cards, and the different ways they can be read.
Tune in on Thursdays, repeated Sundays, at 12 noon and 4pm Pacific (20:00 and 00:00 UTC). Episodes will run for two weeks and will thereafter be avilable on our Mixcloud channel.
