Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 281,607 playable programmes from the BBC

The Music Café

19/01/2011

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

Her fans include Jeff Beck, Robert Plant, Jools Holland and David Bowie, the unique sound and sight of Dublin's Imelda May is guaranteed to captivate anyone who hears her music. A distinctive 1950's rock n' roll rockabilly look and a voice that has been described as "revving like a hotrod on the start line" she joins Bruce to talk about her style, sound and sharing a wall of fame along with Bruce Lee, Elvis and Jesus.

Imelda describes her influences as some of the great names in Rock n Roll and Rockabilly. Music Producer, John Cavanagh explores the roots of rockabilly and describes how the music crossed the boundaries of race, wealth and culture in post war America

Can anything make a musical instrument? Bob Dickson visits a group of Edinburgh students who have taken the metronome, a simple tool vital to musical timing and wound up 100 of them at different tempos to perform Poeme Symphonique by Gyorgy Ligeti...but is it music? Show less

About this data

This data is drawn from the data stream that informs BBC's iPlayer and Sounds. The information shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was/is subject to change and may not be accurate. More