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Bruce MacGregor hears about the music being made, played and talked about in Scotland.

Bruce MacGregor hears about the music being made, played and talked about in Scotland with live sessions, new releases and interviews with musicians of the moment.

The Music Café: 23/03/2011

23/03/2011

BBC Radio Scotland - The Music Café, 23/03/2011

Jon Fratelli's new solo project, Neil and Ivan McCormick on Killing Bono, and sea shanties

Jon Fratelli talks about music that should melt your speakers, Neil and Ivan McCormick missed out on being the biggest rock band in the world and why are the no Scots sea shanties?

Jon Fratelli has undergone several evolutions over the past few years. From the anthems and catchy hooks of The Fratelli's to the laid back, yet just as infectious sound of Codeine Velvet Club. But now he has left all that behind him, not interested in listening to new music he's written a new album that is designed to "melt your speakers"

When brothers Neil and Ivan McCormick formed a band at school they called themselves Shook Up! They had dreams of being the biggest Rock and Roll band in the world. But at Dublin's Mount Temple High School there was another band who also dreamt of world stardom. They were called The Hype. But one name change later The Hype became U2. Killing Bono tells the story of Neil and Ivan's dreams of rock stardom and never becoming the biggest Rock and Roll band in the world.

Swashbucking sea shanties have been sung on the ocean waves for hundreds of years. But given Scotland's rich maritime heritage and culture why are there so few, in fact any, Scottish sea shanties? Jan Lardner from the Chantey Cabin and Jon Cleave from Port Isaac's Fisherman's Friends join Bruce to look under the waves of traditional shanties.

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