The Fred Stacey Show - Freddy's Favorites

Fred Stacey joined Celtica Radio in 2002, and has been continously broadcasting since. This show was first transmitted on March 10th 2012, and celebrates Fred's first ten years on air with us!

© 2012 Celtica Radio

Profile - Bo Walton

A special programme, profiling the exciting new singer songwriter Bo Walton. Sixty minutes of Bo’s original music including contributions by establishd artists like Mark Knopfler and Nik Kershaw.

Bo Walton is based in Hereford and currently fronts a Rockabilly band playing around his local area. Bo’s musical and vocal style is a mix of Rockabilly and Country with an edge. Bo has written or co-written all of the songs on his album with John David. Songs including “Rebecca Once” and “Don’t be afraid of the light” written with Christopher Neil & Nik Kershaw will not be released on Bo’s first album but could be released in the future, however you can hear them in this programme.

© 2012 Celtica Radio

The Gathering Grand Final
So the waiting is over... The on-line Votes have been cast... Four regional heats, and now we've arrived at the final. Recorded throughout Saturday April 24th 2010 the programme features sessions and interviews from Gathering finalists; Innovence, Decoy, Offset, Ladies Love a Superhero, Librarians worst nightmare, The Venue, Nexus and Stars and Flights. All here exclusively worldwide on Celtica Radio, on-line, on digital wireless and the Nokia Mobile Phone Network. Part two, featuring the Guns will be on-line shortly. Let the ultimate Battle Commence!

The Guns - Live at Bridgend Recreation Centre
Ed Risby exclusively interviews the Guns with their new female drummer and plays their whole live set from Bridgend Recreation Centre as special guests of the Gathering 2010.

© 2010 Celtica Radio

Dave Cooks Zoo - The MP's Expenses Rant!

The last programme in the series of Dave Cook's Zootime "Rants" may have made the listeners ears bleed, but it was heart felt stuff, and we thought it was too good to loose.

This programme contains some very frank observations about the 2009 British MP's Expenses Scandal, which some people may find offensive. You can read more about this by clicking here on Dave Cooks January 2010 Blog entry as a final footnote to the affair and Cookys observations on the programme.

Please remember, Cooky has a right to freedom of speech, and a right to express his thoughts.

© 2009 Celtica Radio

Underground Edition- KCAT 2009

Bill Everatt and Ed Risby, with a very special update of the Celtica Radio Underground Edition, from March 2009 at the Welsh Assembly Government Senedd in Cardiff Bay. This programme exclusively covered the Knife Crime Awareness Tour, with guests Gary Payne from Life skills for Children, Dee Edwards MBE from MAMMA Wales and Linda Evans from KCAT itself. Ed Risby also speaks with MC ENVY and we hear some of his music too.

Later on Bill Everatt talks with Richard Taylor, the leading campaigner against knife crime in the UK since the death of his son Damilola in November 2000. Together with his late wife, Gloria, he sat up the Damilola Taylor Trust. This complete show also has some great new and thought provoking tracks from; Douye, Eat the weeds, Triflemore, Ockhams Raiser and Hilary Weaver. Plus Andrew John provides us with some statistics about Knife Crime in the United Kingdom

© 2009 Celtica Radio

2008 Profile - Fraid Knot

Canadian East Coast Celtic Rock has become increasingly popular throughout North America and Europe. The Canadian based, Fraid Knot, have begun to stir the air waves with their technically driving and high energy celtic influenced original music.

FRED STACEY profiles Fraid Knot in this Transatlantic link-up, featuring their new album Hoist the Sails.

Click Here to go to the Fraid Knot Website

© 2008 Celtica Radio / Fraid Knot

S.E.X Live @ the Point!

The Cardiff Bay area has undergone a huge redevelopment in the last 10 years and is now THE place for entertainment in Cardiff. At its heart, in the old Merchants Quarter of Mount Stuart Square, is The Point – a Gothic style, stone built church erected around 1900, and formerly known as the church of St Stephen.

Bill Everatt says; "In 1988, I was handed a demonstration cassette recorded by a little known South Wales band fronted by Phil Jones. The tape contained a stunning recording of a song called Aeroplane. At the time I was working as a full time presenter and producer on Red Dragon Radio, the commercial radio station for the Capital City of Wales; Cardiff. And I lost no time in airplaying this exhilarating track to the stations audience of over three quarters of a million people. Since then, I have received thousands of demo discs, but without a doubt, this recording set the standard by which I evaluated all material in the future."

And now Celtica Radio brings you recorded live at The Point; Headline band SEX, plus special guests "As Silence Falls" and to start the programme a unique instrumental set performed by the Kinky Wizzards.

© 2008 Celtica Radio / S-E-X / Kinky Wizzards / As Silence Falls

Squaring The Circle.

“When I was contacted by an unpublished writer, calling himself Casper who wanted to submit a ghost story for broadcast on Celtica Radios ‘Squaring the Circle’. I honestly thought I was having my leg pulled!!!” said Dave Carrington.

“But it turned out that Casper was very much a real person! And this story is a poignant tale of a injured World War Two pilot, who many years later, returned to his old base to dedicate a memorial to all those who flew the Fairy Battle Aircraft. The ‘Fairy Battle’ was a single-engine, two-seat Fighter/Light Bomber, powered by a Rolls Royce 1050 Horse Power engine. As luck would have it, we were able to get the services of Wing Commander Richard Read OBE who had actually done radio drama at the BBC Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham, albeit 25 years ago! Dave approached him, and he said yes.”

© 2007 Celtica Radio

Major Music.

Sunday 24th September, the Major Music Studio in Llantwit Major was opened. A dream come true for co-founders Phil and Dave. Working in partnership with the Vale of Glamorgan Youth Service, Major Music over the past two years have invested immense amounts of energy and enthusiasm in moving ahead with the building of this fantastic resource. Click Here for More Details.

© 2006 Celtica Radio

The Gathering 2006.

The Grand Final Presented by Dave Easterbrook, Bill Everatt, Paul Rees, Ed Risby and Fred Stacey is now available by clicking on the link on the right, or download the FREE Podcast. THIS IS A REAL MEDIA FILE AND WILL NEED TO BE CONVERTED TO MP3

This event took place at Bridgend Recreation Centre on Saturday July 22nd 2006. Freak Unique - 1st, Red Riot - 2nd, The Corporate Days - 3rd, From Paris With Love - 4th.

© 2006 Celtica Radio

Air Column.

The very first programme from John Grierson. Featuring Johns real life experience of the UK broadcasting regulator OfCom, and his views on the awarding of the Cornwall local radio licence.

Please remember, John has a right to freedom of speech, and a right to express his thoughts.

© 2005 Celtica Radio

2005 Profile - Carmen Pimps.

Here is a Celtica Radio Interview with UK Rock Band, the Carmen Pimps. The program features an unplugged acoustic set.

Click Here to go to 'Pimps Website.

© 2005 Celtica Radio / Carmen Pimps

ExpereMental.

ONE OFF PROGRAMME, Featuring the Ministry Of Defiance, dj Methodist, Guido Meyer, Luca Del Bianco, The Keith Burton Orchestra, The Brothers Femme, Albert Etienne, Subtronic. ...........and the words of William Shakespere read by the AVALON Playout Computer!

© 2005 Celtica Radio

2005 Profile - Zoe McCulloch.

Here is a Celtica Radio Interview with virtuoso guitarist Zoe McCulloch. The program features some new and unreleased tracks and the first track Zoe ever recorded just after her twelfth birthday.

Click Here to go to Zoe's Website

© 2005 Celtica Radio / Zoe McCulloch

Brynteg Classic Car Show.

Sunday July 17th 2005, lots of vintage cars, lots of great fun and sunshine! And more Celtica Radio presenters than you can shake a stick at, all live in Bridgend Town!

The Presenters who broadcast from the show were the irrepressible Dave Cook, Dave Easterbrook, Ed Risby, KC Jones, Fred Stacey, Bill Everatt and Steve Edge. The Classic Car Show was opened by Local Radio DJ Lee Thomas.

Click Here for pictures of the event.

© 2005 Celtica Radio

2005... er 1865! Victorian Fayre.

On a beautiful sunny summer day Celtica Radio went back in time to the days of Queen Victoria. Presented by Ed Risby [in character as a Medicine Man selling all sorts of wares!] and [Time Traveler] Dave Easterbrook. This a special section of the programme which took place at Llantwit Major on June 18 2005.

Other presenters who took part on the day were Bill Everatt, KC Jones and Fred Stacey. .

Click Here for pictures of the event.

© 2005 Celtica Radio / Ed and Dave

The Gathering 2005.

At The Gathering, Battle of the Bands 2005, Celtica Radio supported Bridgend County Borough Council Arts Development unit. Each band was interviewed at each heat and each heat was broadcast Live and available later as an On-Demand programme.

© 2004 Celtica Radio

2004 Major Music Rock Festival.

A live and EXCLUSIVE webcast of the FIRST Major Music Rock Festival presented by Ed Risby and Bill Everatt. RAW South Wales talent at a special concert at Llantwit Major on Dec 18 2004.

Click here for pictures of the event.

© 2004 Celtica Radio / Major Music

2004 Profile - Urban Ego.

Urban Ego, based in Vienna Austria point the way to the future of Austrian Rock, which they simply call AUT-Rock. The four charismatic guys have broken new ground with their alternative sound. An emotional fusion of melodic guitars, sweeping symphonic strings and a warmly expressive voice. This is an exclusive interview with the band...

© 2004 Celtica Radio / Urban Ego

2002 The Queens Golden Jubilee at Llantwit Major.

Join Fred Stacey, Ed Risby and Bill Everatt on the Celtica Radio Road show, June 1st 2002 at the very start of Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee celebrations. The first in the 2002 series of Summer Road shows at the historic coastal town of Llantwit Major.

Click here to see Photos of the day,

© 2002 Celtica Radio / Ed, Fred & Bill

1998 The Last Question

During the run up to the second local radio trial that our group undertook to bring commercial radio to the Bridgend area. Several of our members assisted Bridgend College, Department of Performing Arts [where Bill was actually a mature student at the time] produce a play for radio written by Isaac Asimov.

This recording, remixed and enhanced for broadcast received its premier in late 1997, when we broadcast under the call sign Bridge-87.7 and has proved a popular Program since.

© 1997 Bill Everatt / Bridgend College.

2001 Oliver Davies Live

We have a young guy from Bridgend in South Wales, Oliver Davis. Click on the Picture to find out more about Oliver and see Photographs of his first gig at the Toll House.

You can also listen to a recording of this free live concert staged on a hot summer evening in August 2001 by Clicking Below

On a sunny afternoon on Saturday July 21st 2001 at the coastal resort of Porthcawl in South Wales, the Celtica Radio Road show hosted the Newton Music and Beer Festival in association with the Jolly Sailor Inn. Singer /Songwriter and Guitarist, Roger Clatworthy, was interviewed by Gareth Anstee for the Celtica One program, and performed live for forty-five minutes. This unique event is still available above. Steve Faldo kicked the outside broadcast off with his Universal Drivetime Option, Ed Risby closed the occasion, which was a great success.

Once again, Ed got us all wondering if:-

1. He's sane, and
2. Whether he is in fact an alien, and not from the planet Earth.

He managed to achieve this outstanding feat by opening his show while running round and around in circles until he got dizzy, and fell over!