A Sense Of Place
Today’s programme concerns itself with the “sense of place” or genius loci, as the Romans called it, that has informed much of Western art through the centuries. We’ll be attempting to capture the feeling of presence that characterises many locations, and to do so we’ll be visiting sites, cities and spots around the world.
So you’ll hear pieces from Respighi’s Fountains of Rome to Mitchell’s Statue of Zeus at Olympia; Fingal’s Cave from Mendelssohn to Gershwin’s An American In Paris, Holst’s The Planets, Elgar’s Cockaigne (In London Town), and many more. Most of the music is in a classical vein, but we’ll also be playing more recent compositions, for example music by Sheridan Tongue for Professor Brian Cox’s BBC television series Wonders of the Universe. Immerse yourself in the music and travel with us on our own, rather extensive and a little unusual, Grand Tour.
Join us at noon or 4pm Pacific, 8pm or midnight in the UK, for the latest episode in our Second Life travelogue series, “Where Have You Been?”, where, appropriately enough, we feature Forever Tourist, A Second Life Exploration Game.
“The Sphinx and the Great Pyramid of Giza” by Sam and Ian is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
Live Tarot Readings — Monday January 17
TODAY! The hosts of Virtual Community Radio’s popular original series “Tarot At Teatime”, Willow Moonfire and Honey Heart, offer you a personal Tarot reading, live and free of charge.
Join them on Monday, January 17, 6 to 7pm Second Life Time, in the plaza outside the Virtual Community Radio Theatre on the Chestnut Hills region in Second Life.
Readings are offered first come, first served, and are completely free of charge. They are carried out privately in SL Voice and are strictly confidential.
All readings are for entertainment purposes only. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Chestnut%20Hills/135/105/3802
Classical Landscapes
Saturday, January 15th: Today’s programme consists of music from some of the Great Masters of Classical and Romantic music (and a few from the Baroque), including Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and many more.
Sit back and enjoy some of the greatest music ever written, performed by the leading orchestras and solo performers of the world.
Today’s episode of “Where Have You Been?” (12 noon or 4pm Pacific, 8pm or midnight in the UK) looks at the Forever Tourist: a Second Life Exploration Game, which encourages and rewards your explorations on the grid. You start off by acquiring a Passport, and having done so, you travel the grid to participating locations where you can get a stamp in your passport, and sometimes free gifts. All kinds of places are featured and the list of participating locations is up to around 400.
You can also hear “Engines of Our Ingenuity” at the usual time, every 4 hours from 4am Pacific.
“Orchestra” by foilman is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Moon Over Morocco: Episode 2
TODAY on Virtual Community Radio — Friday, January 14th, noon or 4pm Pacific / 8pm and midnight in the UK, the second installment of…
Moon Over Morocco
Once in a far away land there existed a knowledge of natural magic that has been lost to modern man. Jack Flanders treks to Morocco, believing that in this primitive country, where magic remains an integral part of daily life, he may find this knowledge. Jack discovers far more than he expected when he steps through the Gate of Peacocks, the entrance to that lost world. Jack has stepped out of modern day Morocco and into the realm where the knowledge of magic is a requisite survival skill. Here’s a taste of this week’s episode…
“Where Have You Been?” Begins a New Season
“Where Have You Been?” is an original Virtual Community Radio series, hosted by Caledonia Skytower and Elrik Merlin. In each episode, released every two weeks, we look at places to visit and things to see and do around the Second Life grid.
This week, from Wednesday, January 12th, we’re starting the second season of “Where Have You Been?”, marking a full year of broadcasts. In Season 2, Episode 1, we look at Forever Tourist: a Second Life Exploration Game, which encourages and rewards your explorations on the grid. You start off by acquiring a Passport, and having done so, you travel the grid to participating locations where you can get a stamp in your passport, and sometimes free gifts. All kinds of places are featured and the list of participating locations is up to around 400.
The Early Music Show
Tune in to Virtual Community Radio today, Saturday January 8th, for a programme of Early Music – featuring music of the High Renaissance, with contributions from France, Spain, England and Germany. There are also some modern interpretations thrown in for good measure.
Don’t miss Engines of Our Ingenuity every 4 hours from midday UK time / 4am Pacific.
“Where Have You Been?” — our series on things to do and places to visit across the Second Life Grid, is currently on hiatus and returns shortly.
ZBS Presents: Moon Over Morocco
TODAY on Virtual Community Radio — Friday, January 7th, noon or 4pm Pacific / 8pm and midnight in the UK, the first installment of…
Moon Over Morocco
Once in a far away land there existed a knowledge of natural magic that has been lost to modern man. Jack Flanders treks to Morocco, believing that in this primitive country, where magic remains an integral part of daily life, he may find this knowledge. Jack discovers far more than he expected when he steps through the Gate of Peacocks, the entrance to that lost world. Jack has stepped out of modern day Morocco and into the realm where the knowledge of magic is a requisite survival skill. Here’s a taste…
The environments in Moon Over Morocco were recorded by author M. Fulton while travelling around that country. You’ll hear the Medina, the Casbah, the music of the snake charmers, the lonely call to prayer from the minaret of the mosque, the dogs of Tangier as the moon becomes full, the music of the desert tribes recorded in the Sahara and Berber music recorded at festivals in the Grand Atlas and Rif Mountains. Music was recorded by Paul Bowles. Ten hour-long episodes.
Featuring Robert Lesser as Kasbah Kelly, Dave Adams as Mojo Sam and Taurean Blacque as the Storyteller Mustafa. And of course Robert Lorick as Jack Flanders / King Hassan Bizel / El Kabah
Tarot @ Teatime Episode 23: The Druidcraft Tarot
Thursday, January 7th, and we’re pleased to release the latest episode of our popular original series on the Tarot: “Tarot @ Teatime”, on the air Thursdays and Sundays at noon and 4pm Pacific Time/SLT, 8pm and midnight in the UK.
In Episode 23, Honey and Willow discuss the Druidcraft Tarot.
Will Worthington created the images for the beautiful Druidcraft Tarot. He is often inspired by the work of the pre-Raphaelite artists, particularly their use of the natural imagery of the British Isles coupled with the Arthurian legends. He painted the images of the Druidcraft Tarot deck using an ancient medium called Egg-Tempera, which is a technique also used by the pre-Raphaelite painters.
Egg-Tempera is created using finely ground pigments mixed with the contents of an egg yolk. The outer skin or membrane of the yolk is punctured and the liquid yolk is drained into a cup, mixed with a few drops of an extending agent such as white vinegar, oil of myrrh, or even water. Then the ground pigment is added. The extending agent keeps the egg-tempura from drying too quickly — otherwise the egg yolk dries immediately upon contact with air. Egg tempera is not a flexible paint and requires stiff boards; painting on flexible media will cause cracks to form and chips of paint to fall off.
Worthington painted the Druidcraft Tarot images on carefully prepared wooden boards painted with layers of gesso, created from finely ground white chalk and animal glue, which were then sanded smooth. Egg-tempera dries quickly, and produces a smooth, rich matte finish when it is dry.
The Druidcraft Tarot, Philip and Stephanie Carr-Gomm (Authors), Will Worthington (Illustrator), St. Martin’s Press, Revised edition (March 2019), ISBN 10: 1250307422
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Jazz On The Keys
Today, Wednesday January 5th, we’re presenting a programme of Piano Jazz. Well, primarily. While many of the pieces we’re playing today feature or include the piano, there are also some recordings featuring other keyboard instruments, including some inspiring pieces on synthesiser — hence the broad title “Jazz On The Keys”. Keep an ear out for Alan Haven’s Image, a late-night Radio Caroline closing tune back in the day; Cambridge-based David Rees-Williams and his trio’s interpretations of classical works; two albums by Billy Barber, one (Shades of Grey) on piano and the other (Lighthouse) on electronic instruments; and some marvellous performances by Ian Lynn including his classic album Forgotten Summer.
Don’t miss “Engines of Our Ingenuity” every four hours from 4am Pacific.
“Where Have You Been?” is currently on hiatus: Season 2 will begin shortly.
“Shai Maestro” by Nathan Bullivant is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Four New Shows on Mixcloud
We’ve uploaded four more programmes to our “Listen Again” facility on Mixcloud:
