Here's the tracklisting for April 29th - the last show of the season.
1. Real Mean Bottle - Bob Seger featuring Kid Rock (Face The Promice)
2. Six Days On The Road - Taj Mahal (Best of)
3. Down In The Flood - The Derek Trucks Band (Already Free)
4. That's My Home - Buddy Guy with Robert Randolph (Skin Deep)
5. Cooler N' Hell - Ray Wylie Hubbard (Delerium Tremolos)
6. Soul - Aynsley Lister (Equilibrium)
7. My Generation (Instrumental Version) - The Who
8. Gonna Move - Susan Tedeschi with Derek Trucks (Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean)
9. Strawberry Fields - A Skillz vs the Beatles (Re-mix)
10. Your Time Is Done - Bad Taste (Orkney Group - Original Track)
11. Rock Steady - Bonnie Raitt & Bryan Adams (Road Tested - Live)
12. Heatseeker - AC/DC (Live At Donnington)
That's all from Hit The Beach this season. The show will be back on the air in October so listen out then. Thanks for listening this time. :)
Sunday, 26 April 2009
Sunday, 12 April 2009
Keeping It Real with Rory Auskerry – April 2009
Jobs and all that Jazz
A couple of weeks ago I applied for a job as an assistant producer at BBC Radio 2 in London, but unfortunately I was not selected for an interview. This was the first application I’ve ever made for a job so I didn’t know what to expect.
It would have been nice to get an interview, as the feedback from that would inevitably have fed into future applications. I suspect that the current job climate is making things even more competitive than normal, as journalists and presenters attempt to get BBC Jobs after being forced to leave the struggling commercial sector. However, I think even taking this into account I was punching above my weight, especially given that I’m only 21 this June and I haven’t even graduated yet! I’m very fortunate that I have other options in terms of work and education to buy me some ‘job hunting time’.
Something that’s been playing on my mind for a while is how employment and the move to fully-fledged adult hood will effect how much I see of my family. At the moment, the only time my immediate family are all together is during Christmas holidays or perhaps a week here and there in the summer when I spend some time on Auskerry. This is because dad spends a lot of his time on the island, and when I’m home in the summer I tend to spend most of my time in Kirkwall working and seeing friends. As this has featured throughout my life I’ve kind of got used to it but I’d still like to spend more time with us all together.
In terms of my extended family, I’ve always got on well with my aunts, uncles, grand parents and cousins on both sides. I only get to see these family members once or twice a year because they all live south, so it’s always a very special occasion. Part of me wishes they live closer but I’ve noticed that a lot of families who live near to such relations often don’t see them much, or in some cases, even get on with them. I think this is a real shame and I suspect that the old adage that you can choose your friends but not your family is very true. Perhaps with family, less is more.
I’ll be together with most of my dad’s side of the family this weekend as one of my cousins gets married. I’m really looking forward to this and I hope that as my cousins and I get embroiled in work and families of our own, we can still find the time for an annual get together.
Since the last column I’ve been able to go to two interesting events in the city. The first was a concert with the BBC Big Band playing as part of the Great North East Jazz Festival, which has been running for over six years now. The sixteen- piece band are real pros and they were both great to listen to and watch.
I was able to organise an interview for Utopia with the band leader and the festival director just before the band went on stage. I was amused by the latter gentleman’s answer to my question about whether young people are into Jazz in the North East, to which he answered; “yes, they love it. You can see them all sitting upstairs.” The downstairs area of the venue was filled with rows and rows of pensioners and, as I discovered later, the upstairs area was very sparsely dressed with a hand full of young people. He certainly knew how to do his ‘theatre of radio’ PR; I couldn’t fault him for that.
I went with a few friends and we all thoroughly enjoyed it, despite the fact that none of us would actually consider ourselves to be jazz fans. It doesn’t seem to be a particularly ‘cool’ genre at the moment, certainly not like hip hop or indie is. I think this is a shame because so many current performers have their roots in Jazz, and its spontaneity makes it very exciting to listen to.
I was also fortunate to be able to attend a radio academy master class that was held in Sunderland two weeks ago. Speakers included the radio breakfast presenters form BBC Tees and the commercial station, TFM. These seasoned professionals were able to offer us a real insight into the job of a ‘jock’ as well as giving us some tangible tips as to how to be successful in the industry.
One of the most interesting things I learned came from TFM breakfast presenter Graham Mack, when he drew a parallel between politics and radio. He suggested that presenters should to get out into their ‘patch’ or ‘constituency’ and talk to their potential listeners. He said that the listeners are effectively voters when it comes to audience figures and therefore a good presenter will canvas their listeners. So watch out if Dave Gray starts chatting you up in the street!
The event lasted a full day and in addition to what I’ve mentioned we had demonstrations on everything from podcasting to in-store radio like ASDA FM. I really enjoyed it and hope that I can use some of what I learned if and when I get a job in my chosen career.
I hope that you’ve caught some of my music shows on Radio Orkney over the last few months. If you tuned in for last night’s edition of ‘Hit The Beach’ you’ll have heard me playing a new track from Orkney based DJ and producer, Will Atkinson. I’m very keen to play music from local bands and Dj’s on the show so please do get in touch via my website. www.roryauskerry.com. I’d like to finish by wishing all my readers and listeners a very happy Easter. Cheers.
A couple of weeks ago I applied for a job as an assistant producer at BBC Radio 2 in London, but unfortunately I was not selected for an interview. This was the first application I’ve ever made for a job so I didn’t know what to expect.
It would have been nice to get an interview, as the feedback from that would inevitably have fed into future applications. I suspect that the current job climate is making things even more competitive than normal, as journalists and presenters attempt to get BBC Jobs after being forced to leave the struggling commercial sector. However, I think even taking this into account I was punching above my weight, especially given that I’m only 21 this June and I haven’t even graduated yet! I’m very fortunate that I have other options in terms of work and education to buy me some ‘job hunting time’.
Something that’s been playing on my mind for a while is how employment and the move to fully-fledged adult hood will effect how much I see of my family. At the moment, the only time my immediate family are all together is during Christmas holidays or perhaps a week here and there in the summer when I spend some time on Auskerry. This is because dad spends a lot of his time on the island, and when I’m home in the summer I tend to spend most of my time in Kirkwall working and seeing friends. As this has featured throughout my life I’ve kind of got used to it but I’d still like to spend more time with us all together.
In terms of my extended family, I’ve always got on well with my aunts, uncles, grand parents and cousins on both sides. I only get to see these family members once or twice a year because they all live south, so it’s always a very special occasion. Part of me wishes they live closer but I’ve noticed that a lot of families who live near to such relations often don’t see them much, or in some cases, even get on with them. I think this is a real shame and I suspect that the old adage that you can choose your friends but not your family is very true. Perhaps with family, less is more.
I’ll be together with most of my dad’s side of the family this weekend as one of my cousins gets married. I’m really looking forward to this and I hope that as my cousins and I get embroiled in work and families of our own, we can still find the time for an annual get together.
Since the last column I’ve been able to go to two interesting events in the city. The first was a concert with the BBC Big Band playing as part of the Great North East Jazz Festival, which has been running for over six years now. The sixteen- piece band are real pros and they were both great to listen to and watch.
I was able to organise an interview for Utopia with the band leader and the festival director just before the band went on stage. I was amused by the latter gentleman’s answer to my question about whether young people are into Jazz in the North East, to which he answered; “yes, they love it. You can see them all sitting upstairs.” The downstairs area of the venue was filled with rows and rows of pensioners and, as I discovered later, the upstairs area was very sparsely dressed with a hand full of young people. He certainly knew how to do his ‘theatre of radio’ PR; I couldn’t fault him for that.
I went with a few friends and we all thoroughly enjoyed it, despite the fact that none of us would actually consider ourselves to be jazz fans. It doesn’t seem to be a particularly ‘cool’ genre at the moment, certainly not like hip hop or indie is. I think this is a shame because so many current performers have their roots in Jazz, and its spontaneity makes it very exciting to listen to.
I was also fortunate to be able to attend a radio academy master class that was held in Sunderland two weeks ago. Speakers included the radio breakfast presenters form BBC Tees and the commercial station, TFM. These seasoned professionals were able to offer us a real insight into the job of a ‘jock’ as well as giving us some tangible tips as to how to be successful in the industry.
One of the most interesting things I learned came from TFM breakfast presenter Graham Mack, when he drew a parallel between politics and radio. He suggested that presenters should to get out into their ‘patch’ or ‘constituency’ and talk to their potential listeners. He said that the listeners are effectively voters when it comes to audience figures and therefore a good presenter will canvas their listeners. So watch out if Dave Gray starts chatting you up in the street!
The event lasted a full day and in addition to what I’ve mentioned we had demonstrations on everything from podcasting to in-store radio like ASDA FM. I really enjoyed it and hope that I can use some of what I learned if and when I get a job in my chosen career.
I hope that you’ve caught some of my music shows on Radio Orkney over the last few months. If you tuned in for last night’s edition of ‘Hit The Beach’ you’ll have heard me playing a new track from Orkney based DJ and producer, Will Atkinson. I’m very keen to play music from local bands and Dj’s on the show so please do get in touch via my website. www.roryauskerry.com. I’d like to finish by wishing all my readers and listeners a very happy Easter. Cheers.
Wednesday, 1 April 2009
Hit The Beach – April 1st 2009 - Tracklisting
Hit The Beach – April 1st 2009
Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music (Blues Brother, Soul Sister)
Joe Bonamassa – Lonesome Road Blues (The Ballad of John Henry)
Beth Hart - Soul Shine (37 Days)
Paul Rose – Note To Self (Currently Unreleased)
J.J. Cale – Cherry Street (Roll On)
The Stone Coyotes – The Sailors Song (Rise From The Ashes)
Bruce Hornsby – A Night On The Town (A Night On The Town)
Will Atkinson – Enough Is Enough (Dave Pearce's Trance Anthems 2009)
Fatboy Slim – Satisfaction Skank (Not Released)
Annie Lennox – Shining Light (The Annie Lennox Collection)
The Parlour Mob – Hard Times (And You Were A Crow)
Eric Sardinas – Ride (Eric Sardinas & Big Motor)
Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music (Blues Brother, Soul Sister)
Joe Bonamassa – Lonesome Road Blues (The Ballad of John Henry)
Beth Hart - Soul Shine (37 Days)
Paul Rose – Note To Self (Currently Unreleased)
J.J. Cale – Cherry Street (Roll On)
The Stone Coyotes – The Sailors Song (Rise From The Ashes)
Bruce Hornsby – A Night On The Town (A Night On The Town)
Will Atkinson – Enough Is Enough (Dave Pearce's Trance Anthems 2009)
Fatboy Slim – Satisfaction Skank (Not Released)
Annie Lennox – Shining Light (The Annie Lennox Collection)
The Parlour Mob – Hard Times (And You Were A Crow)
Eric Sardinas – Ride (Eric Sardinas & Big Motor)
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