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"when used in folk and bluegrass music, the instrument can also be referred to as an upright bass, standup bass, bass fiddle, ...doghouse bass, dog-house, ...or bunkhouse bass." (Wikipedia)

My father, Charlie, played the bass in a Canadian band in the 1950s hence the name!

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BBC Radio 7 Seasonal Programs

The Selection
Barry Cryer’s Christmas Selection Box - Part 1
Radio 7 favourite Barry Cryer unpacks the first of two Christmas comedy hampers. Geoffrey Perkins and Angus Deayton lead the festive broadcast of Radio Active’s Christmas Turkey (20/12/1983 ); the audience puts a rocking-horse at the centre of the celebrations for The Masterson Inheritance Christmas Special (25/12/1993); […]

Blogging

Frankly, the blogging function on this site has been largely ignored. While I may post something interesting from time to time, it’s more likely that I will post breaking news and such to one of my other sites, such as the Untimely Thoughts yahoo group, or breaking radio related news to one of my blogs […]

AM740 Presents Bennie Goodman at Carnegie Hall

via Brian Smith
On January 18th, from 7:00 PM until midnight (EST), CFZM AM740 will broadcast the entire Benny Goodman Concert that was played in New York’s Carnegie Hall on January 16, 1938.
Except for commercial breaks and commentary by Benny Goodman, there will be no other interruptions.
For more on the concert, check:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Goodman#Carnegie_Hall_concert
You can listen directly on […]


National Association of Shortwave Broadcasters 2008 Meeting

This report via Jeff White of Radio Miami International (WRMI)
NASB Elects New Board Member at 20th Annual Meeting
May 14, 2008 (Cary, North Carolina, USA) - Bill Damick of Trans World Radio was elected to the board of directors of the National Association of Shortwave Broadcasters (NASB) at its 2008 annual meeting in Cary, North Carolina […]