Wednesday 26 December 2012

Boxing Day "Boxes" or "Boxing" theme

It's Boxing Day, and I've just had a great time presenting a Mixed Bag with Chris B, on 93.7 Edge FM in the Bega Valley.  My daughter Alison co-hosted the show for our Boxes (or Boxing) theme,  and she did a great job.  It was her first time presenting a radio show, and I think she's a natural!!



Alison talked me into playing one song that wasn't really my choice.  See if you can guess which one from tonight's playlist below!!

I'm looking forward to Corey Legge coming into the studio soon, and catching up on what's been going on for him.  Corey Legge and the Swamp Stompers (Corey on Electric Guitar, Lapsteel, Lead Vocals and Bass and Mitch Broadhead on Drums, Percussion & Backing Vocals) have just released a great EP with six original tracks.  I'm sure it won't be difficult to talk Corey into playing some tunes live in our Edge FM studio.  Corey has been busy studying at Southern Cross University in Lismore and putting his heart and soul into his music.  As soon as Corey lets me know which Wednesday night suits him to pay a visit to Edge FM, to join us on A Mixed Bag, I will let you know.

Hope you had a great Boxing Day today, and that you're enjoying the holiday season.

On a Mixed Bag with Chris and Alison, our playlist for the evening was:-
  1. Jukebox in Siberia - Skyhooks
  2. Little Boxes - Malvina Reynolds
  3. Shadow Boxer - The Angels
  4. Shadow Boxer - Fiona Apple
  5. Jimmy Sharman's Boxers - Midnight Oil
  6. Glory Box - Portishead
  7. Leopard Skin Pill-Box Hat - Bob Dylan
  8. The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel
  9. Little Black Box - Stan Walker
  10. Hurricane - Bob Dylan
  11. TKO Boxing Day - Elvis Costello and The Attractions
  12. Box - Sam Brown
  13. Books from Boxes - Maximo Park
  14. Boxes - Charlie Winston
  15. Dick in a Box - The Lonely Island (featuring Justin Timberlake)
  16. Put 'em in a Box - Doris Day
  17. Boxing Day - Blink 182
  18. Muhammad Ali (The Black Superman) - Johnny Wakelin
  19. Squeeze Box - The Who
    HAVE A GREAT NEW YEAR!!!

Tuesday 25 December 2012

Thursday 20 December 2012


Last night on a Mixed Bag with Chris B on 93.7 Edge FM in the Bega Valley, our theme was "doors", so we heard songs by the band, The Doors, as well as songs with the word "door" in the title.
The Salvation Army does a great job assisting people in need all year round, but particularly at Christmas.  Captain Dale Murray from the Salvation Army talked to me about The Red Shield Appeal (the annual door-knock appeal) which will be taking place in May 2013.  If you'd like to be involved, you can register to assist by either going on line, salvos.org.au, or telephoning 13 72 58, or making a local phone call to the Bega Salvation Army church on 6492 3332.  Here is a link to the brief interview with Captain Dale Murray.

http://soundcloud.com/chris-b2/interview-with-captain-dale

Had a great afternoon at the Domedary Hotel in Tilba on Sunday afternoon.  Corey Legge and the Swamp Stompers (Corey Legge and Mitch Broadhead) played some dirty slide guitar and heavy grooves in the pub's barn in the beer garden.  What a great spot to see a band!

Watching the people watching the band, was almost as entertaining as watching the band!  The man in the rainbow coloured jumper tooting his car horn when he liked a song, and the lady in the blue dress who kept walking in front of the video camera when Corey's family were trying to video the original numbers!

Corey and Mitch played some fantastic new original songs from their upcoming EP, and some terrific covers (John Butler, Zavier Rudd, John Lee Hooker and other blues greats) with a few crowd pleasers from the 80's where the crowd appeared to know every word! (Hunters & Collector's, ACDC and a big finish with Deep Purple's Smoke on the Water).  It was a fantastic afternoon of blues with two very talented local musicians, Corey on guitars and lap steel guitar and Mitch pumping out the rhythm on drums.  If you get the chance to see these guys around the traps, make sure you check them out.

Hoping to have Corey on the show (as a live guest) in the New Year, so looking forward to him blowing the roof off the Edge FM studios!!


The playlist for last night's "doors" theme:-

  1. The Doors LA woman
  2. The Doors Don't you love her madly
  3. Pete Townsend - Let my love open the door
  4. Silverchair - The door
  5. Lloyd Spiegel live - Right Next Door
  6. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Looking out my back door
  7. Cold Chisel - Knocking on heaven's door
  8. Paul Kelly - To her door
  9. Jebediah - To your door
  10. Archie Roach - Walking into doors
  11. The Doors - Light my fire
  12. The Doors - Roadhouse Blues
  13. Cameron Cusack - Swinging Doors
  14. Charlie Rich - Behind Closed Doors
  15. Petulia Clarke - Another Door Opens
The next "A Mixed Bag with Chris B" will air on Boxing Day, so our theme will be boxes!

Thursday 13 December 2012

Babies (baby) theme for a Mixed Bag on Wednesday 12/12/12

Last Wednesday night 12/12/12, on a Mixed Bag with Chris B, on 93.7 Edge FM, our theme was babies (baby), and we heard songs with the word "baby" in the title.

I spoke with local Bega resident, Casey Curtis, who has been doing a fabulous job raising funds for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Canberra Hospital, and the Newborn Intensive Care Foundation, after her baby, Miley was born prematurely.  She had a serious condition called pre-eclampsia, and was transferred to Canberra Hospital to have an emergency cesearean.

Here is a link to the interview with Casey, so you can hear her story:-

https://soundcloud.com/chris-b2/interview-with-casey-curtis

And if you'd like to donate to the Newborn Intensive Care Foundation, here is the link:-

http://www.newborn.org.au

and a little info about pre-eclampsia:-

http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Pre-eclampsia

 The playlist for our "babies" theme was:-
  1. My baby - Cold Chisel
  2. Baby, I love your way - Peter Frampton
  3. Baby, something's happening - Peter Frampton
  4. Take good care of my baby - Smokey
  5. Baby I'm a want you - Bread
  6. Baby love - The Supremes
  7. Little, Little - Jenny Morris
  8. Sweet baby - Macy Gray
  9. Baby come back - Ron Moss, featuring Peter Beckett
  10. Dream baby - Roy Orbison
  11. Baby, you look good to me tonight - John Denver
  12. Drinkin' my baby off my mind - Eddie Rabbit
  13. Baby one more time - Britney Spears
  14. Baby it's you - Promises
  15. I see you baby - Groove Armada
  16. The blues had a baby - Dutch Tilders
Haven't decided on a theme for next week, as yet, but will keep you posted.
I enjoyed watching the live stream of the 12-12-12 concert for Hurricane Sandy relief today.  Just had it there playing while I did my household chores.  It was great!

Thursday 6 December 2012

Wednesday 5/12/12 - Caring theme

Last Wednesday evening, 5/12/12, our theme was "to care", or "caring", on A Mixed Bag on 93.7 Edge FM in the Bega Valley.

We heard a pre-recorded interview with Michaela Pascolutti from "Dial-A-Carer" which was recorded on Monday 3/12/12, because that day was the 20th anniversary of International Day for People with a Disability.

Here is a link to the interview with Michaela Pascolutti:-

https://soundcloud.com/chris-b2/interview-with-michaela/s-FyXyE

Michaela Pascolutti
Dial-a-Carer
0413 136006

And here are some links re Dial-a-Carer and Coastal Capers, and a couple of other relevant websites:-

http://www.coastalcapers.com.au/

http://www.carersaustralia.com.au/

http://www.idpwd.com.au/

The playlist for our "caring" theme was:-

  1. Care - Kid Rock
  2. Carefree highway - Gordon Lightfoot
  3. Take good care of yourself - Lulu
  4. I'll take care of you - Etta James
  5. I'll take care of you - Dixie Chicks
  6. I'll take care of you - Mick Hucknall
  7. Take good care of my baby - Smokie
  8. Show me that you care - Gerry and the Pacemakers
  9. Handle with care - The Travelling Wilburys
  10. Something to care about - Magic Dirt
  11. Take care - Florence and the Machine
  12. Past Carin' (tune set to the Henry Lawson poem) - Riogh
  13. I know you care - Ellie Goulding
Not sure what our theme will be for next week's show, but I will keep you posted.

Thursday 29 November 2012

Gemstones theme 28/11/2012

Wednesday 28/11/12 was our gemstones theme on a Mixed Bag, and our special guest for the evening was local Bega Valley resident, Doug Batty, who is addicted to cutting and polishing opals!
It's not just a hobby for Doug anymore! He is "bitten, and smitten".
Doug was kind enough to join us live in the studio to talk about his addiction, and he is certainly extremely knowledgeable about the subject of gemstones!!
Here is a link to part of the interview with Doug.
  
.....and here is a photo of some of his gorgeous stones.
The playlist for our gemstones theme was:-
  • Ruby (don't take your guns to town) - Kenny Rogers
  • Ruby Tuesday - The Rolling Stones
  • Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
  • Rubystone - David Ross MacDonald
  • Constant in Opal - The Church
  • She's a Diamond - Opal
  • Diamonds on the inside - Ben Harper
  • Lucy in the sky with Diamonds - The Beatles
  • Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch - The Sapphires
  • Diamonds are a girl's best friend - Marilyn Monroe
  • Some days are diamonds (some days are stones) - John Denver 
Next Wednesday night, 5/12/12, our theme will be caring, so I'm looking for songs with the word "care", or "caring" in the title.  If you have any ideas, please feel free to leave a comment!  Thanks.

Wednesday 28 November 2012

The 27s - Wednesday 21/11/2012

I had a great time presenting "A Mixed Bag with Chris B" last Wednesday night (21/11/2012) on
93.7 Edge FM in the Bega Valley, because we explored the theme of the 27s, and played songs from musicians who passed away at the age of 27; Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Amy Winehouse just to name a few!

Eric Segalstad and Josh Hunter have written and illustrated a wonderful book called, "The 27s: the greatest myth of rock and roll" and I had a chat with Eric Segalstad (he in the USA, and me in Bega) about the information he had discovered in his research, about the layout of the book, and about Josh Hunter's illustrations.  I have ordered a copy of the book through my local book shop and I can't wait for it to arrive!

Here is a link to the 27s website, and a link to the interview.

27s website: www.the27s.com

Link to last Wednesday night's interview: http://soundcloud.com/chris-b2/interview-with-eric-2

As usual it was a mixed bag of music.  The playlist for last Wednesday night was:-
  1. Love in Vain (Tod Rungren performing a Robert Johnson song)
  2. Roadhouse Blues (The Doors)
  3. Let it Bleed (Rolling Stones)
  4. Purple Haze (Jimi Hendrix)
  5. And the wind cried Mary (Jimi Hendrix)
  6. On the Road Again (Canned Heat)
  7. Back to Black (Amy Winehouse)
  8. Little Man with a Gun in his hand (The Minute Men)
  9. Anchor (The Minute Men)
  10. TV Eye (The Stooges)
  11. Smells like Teen Spirit (Nirvana)
  12. Me and Bobby McGee (Janis Joplin)
  13. Piece of my Heart (Janis Joplin)
  14. Goin' up the country (Canned Heat)
  15. Janis Joplin  (Mercedes Benz)
This Wednesday night 28/11/2012 on a Mixed Bag with Chris B, our theme will be GEMSTONES, so you will here songs with the word ruby, diamond, opal etc in the title and I'll be speaking with local resident Doug Batty.  He will be talking to us live in the studio about his hobby, which is cutting opals.  So, if you live in the Bega Valley, tune into 93.7 Edge FM from 8.00pm until 9.30pm.

Sunday 18 November 2012

Stay tuned for "The 27 Club" on a Mixed Bag next Wednesday night 21/11/12

This week on a Mixed Bag, our theme will be "The 27 Club".  You will hear some great music from musicians who passed away at the age of 27, e.g Jimi Hendrix, Amy Winehouse, Robert Johnson, Janis Joplin and others.  If you live in the Bega Valley, you can tune into 93.7 Edge FM next Wednesday night from 8.00pm to learn about "The 27 Club".

I'm trying to organise an interview with Eric Segalstad, the author of "The 27s: The greatest myth of Rock & Roll".  It's always a bit tricky trying to line up an interview with someone who doesn't live in Australia, so we'll see how we go!

My husband, Tony, our daughter, and I, just had a very relaxing and pleasant weekend at Depot Beach, a beautiful part of the world, and not too far from the Bega Valley (except when you drive through Canberra to get there!!).  Depot Beach is in the Murramarang National Park.  http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/NationalParks/parkCamping.aspx?id=N0025

We stayed in accommodation within walking distance to the beach and we enjoyed sitting out on the deck of our rented cottage, watching the kangaroos graze on the grass. Some kangaroos even had little joeys in their pouches!
As you can see from the photos below, Depot Beach is a little piece of paradise.


Friday 16 November 2012

Last night, on a Mixed Bag with Chris B, on 93.7 Edge FM in the Bega Valley, we had a Streets theme, which included an interview with Father Chris Riley from Youth off the Streets.  Here is the link to the interview:

http://soundcloud.com/chris-b2/interview-with-father-chris

and here is a photo of Father Chris.  See below for last night's play list.

Songs played for our "Streets" theme included:-
  1. Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
  2. Where the streets have no name - U2
  3. 59th Bridge Street song (Feelin' Groovy) - Simon & Garfunkel
  4. Dancin' in the streets - David Bowie & Mick Jagger
  5. Accidentally Kelly Street - Frente
  6. Walking down your street - The Bangles
  7. Taking it to the Streets - Doobie Brothers
  8. Street fighting man - The Rolling Stones
  9. The Streets of Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen
  10. Streets of London - Ralph McTell
  11. Dry your eyes - The Streets
  12. Down City Streets - Archie Roach
  13. Cardigan Street from the musical Jonah - Nancye Hayes, Valerie Bader & Jodie Gillies
  14. Dark end of the street - Aretha Franklin
  15. On the streets of your town - The Go Betweens

Next week on a Mixed Bag with Chris B, our theme will be the 27 club and you will hear songs by some great musicians who died at the age of 27!  So tune in on Wednesday 21/11/2012 for some great tunes from Jimi Hendrix, Amy Winehouse, The Doors and much more.


Father Chris Riley's Youth Off The Streets website is http://www.youthoffthestreets.com.au/
Kids Helpline telephone contact number is 1800 551 800  and their website is http://www.kidshelp.com.au/nand
the email for headspace is info@headspace.org.au and the website is http://www.headspace.org.au/headspace-centres

Tuesday 13 November 2012

Stay tuned for an Interview with Father Chris Riley from "Youth off the streets" to be aired on Wednesday night


This Wednesday night 14/11/2012 on "A Mixed Bag with Chris B" on 93.7 Edge FM in the Bega valley, you will hear an interview with Father Chris Riley from Youth off the streets.  Father Chris has been working tirelessly with "at risk" youth for many, many years, so it will be interesting to hear where he gets his energy from and about the great work he's been doing with Youth Off The Streets in Sydney, country towns, and overseas.  If you can't listen to the show live, I will be posting the interview on this blog a little later in the week.

Our theme for Wednesday night will be "Streets", so we'll hear songs with the word "Street", or "Streets" in the title, and maybe even a song or two from the band called "The Streets".  It's always a mixed bag of music so you never know what you'll get.

Last Saturday I had a great night out at the Candelo Town Hall with a couple of friends, sharing the experience with a very attentive audience.  Local musicians Jackson Lumb (consisting of Steve Jackson and Chris Lumb) opened with a set of original material, Robyn Martin followed, singing beautifully, and accompanying herself on guitar with more originals, and the main act for the evening was David Ross McDonald (drummer from the Waifs who has now settled in Candelo).  David sang and played his vintage Gibson guitar and was accompanied by locals Heath Cullen (making some eerie guitar sounds) and double bassist and emcee for the evening Sam Martin.  David Ross McDonald had the audience singing responses to his calls when required, and after our first attempt at singing back the lyrics "Paper Crane", being a little bit shaky, by the end of the song we were more experienced at "call and response" and David assured us we were "in the band". A sumptuous supper was provided by the local tennis club and a good time was had by all.  It's great to see original music is flourishing in the Bega Valley!

Thursday 8 November 2012

JPY ("Squeak") Wednesday 07/11/2012

Last night, on A Mixed Bag with Chris B, our theme was JPY ("Squeak").  This year John Paul Young has been celebrating 40 years in the Australian music industry.  He has also been with his wife for 40 years!

If you were a huge fan of the television show "Countdown", I'm sure you will remember John Paul Young singing "Yesterday's Hero", all dressed up in his cute little sailor suit being dragged down into the audience by screaming teenage girls.

Along with Kev Carmody, The Dingoes, Little Pattie and Mental As Anything, JPY was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame in the year 2009.  This year, he received an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for his service to the performing arts as a singer and songwriter, and through support for a range of charitable organisations.

In the 1980s, when JPY's pop stardom had faded somewhat, John Paul Young spent some time working as a DJ.  Things changed when the movie Strictly Ballroom was released in 1992, and the song "Love is in the air", originally a worlwide hit in 1978, became a hit all over again, becoming JPY's signature tune.

Harry Vanda and George Young from the Easybeats penned many of John Paul Young's hit songs.

Here is the link to a telephone interview with John Paul Young.  He was kind enough to have a chat with us the morning after a JPY gig in Mackay in Queensland:-

http://soundcloud.com/chris-b2/interview-with-john-paul-young

Next week on "A Mixed Bag with Chris B", our theme will be "Streets".  The playlist will include songs with the word street, or streets in the title, e.g "Streets of London", "Where the streets have no name", "Dancing in the streets", etc, etc..

Last night's John Paul Young's song playlist included:-

  1. Pasadena
  2. Driving me crazy
  3. Yesterdays hero (from the vinyl record "Explosive Hits '75)
  4. St Louis
  5. Heaven sent
  6. Rainbow (by Elm Tree - JPY's first band)
  7. Out of Time (Chris Farlowe - it's been said that JPY sounds a bit like this singer)
  8. Where the action is
  9. Isn't it sunshine
  10. I hate the music
  11. I wanna do it with you
  12. Keep on smilin'
  13. Standing in the rain (from the CD "Long way to the top")
  14. Are you gonna go my way? (JPY on Andrew Denton's musical challenge 2, singing a Lenny Kravitz song)
  15. Yesterday's hero (cover by the Bay City Rollers)
  16. Love is in the air

Saturday 3 November 2012

Interview with John Paul Young next Wednesday night

Hi there

I'm very excited to say that I will be interviewing John Paul Young for my community radio show, "A Mixed Bag with Chris B" on 93.7 Edge FM, next Wednesday night, 7 November 2012.  The theme, of course, will be JPY ("Squeak"), so if you live in the Bega Valley, tune in between 8pm and 9.30pm.

Today I went to the Eden Whale Festival with my husband Tony.  We couldn't get to all the activities but the town was buzzing with people, and it was great to see all the local produce on display at Snug Cove.  I had a look through the record and CD stall, and found an album, "Explosive Hits '75" for $2!
I do love a scratchy old vinyl record.

While we were at Snug Cove, the Sapphire Concert Band and then, the Eden Aboriginal Dance Group entertained the crowd.  At the local Marine Rescue unit which has a grand view of Twofold Bay, a group of happy onlookers were lucky enough to see a whale. Admittedly, it was quite a long way out, but everyone there was happy to have seen at least one whale during the festival (you can't have a whale festival without whales!!).

After a healthy lunch at a local deli, we had a look at the Eden Killer Whale Museum theatrette where there was a wonderful display of photos and videos and stories created with local communities from Eden, Bega, Merimbula, Tathra and Bermagui through ABC Open.  Check out the link and you can view one of the stories: https://open.abc.net.au/posts/skies-over-the-valley-19sp3qy.

The festival continues tomorrow.  Here is the link to the Eden Whale Festival 2012 program: http://www.edenwhalefestival.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=2

And don't forget you can catch the play "Bombshells" tomorrow (Sunday 4 November) at 3.00pm.  It's at the Thimble Theatre in the grounds of the Bega High School.  For details and bookings ring
6492 2619. Prices are $20 and $15 concession. Check out the website: http://theatreonset.com.au/

It's all happening in the Bega Valley!

Thursday 1 November 2012

Blonde Bombshells - Wednesday 31/10/2012

Hi there,

My name is Chris B, and every Wednesday evening between 8.00pm and 9.30pm on 93.7 Edge FM in the Bega Valley, I present a community radio program called "A Mixed Bag.  A different theme is explored each week, and there is often an interview with a theme related guest, either live in the studio, or by telephone.

 Last night our theme was Blonde Bombshells, and Alex Nicol from Theatre Onset in the Bega Valley was kind enough to join me in the studio to talk about their latest production, "Bombshells", which is currently playing at the Thimble Theatre in the grounds of Bega High School. 

You can catch "Bombshells" tonight (Thursday 1st November), tomorrow night (Friday 2nd November) and Saturday night (3rd November) at 8.00pm. On Sunday (4th November) you can catch an afternoon show at 3.00pm.  For details and bookings ring 6492 2619.
Prices are $20 and $15 concession. Check out the website: http://theatreonset.com.au/

The playlist for our Blonde Bombshells theme last night was as follows:-
1. Blondie's "Picture This."
2. Marilyn Monroe's "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend."
3. Elton John's "Candle In The Wind." (written in honour of Marilyn Monroe)
4. Dolly Parton's "Joelene."
5. Celine Dion's "I Drove All Night."
6. Kim Wilde's "Kids In America" and "Love Blonde."
7. Blondie's "Heart Of Glass."
8. Dusty Springfield's "Son Of A Preacher Man."
9. The Eurythmics' "Would I Lie To You?"
10. Kim Carnes' "Betty Davis Eyes."
11. Adele's "Someone Like You."
12. Cindy Lauper's "Girl's Just Wanna Have Fun."
13. Marilyn Munroe's "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend" (special request for Alex Nicol, who didn't hear the beginning of the show).

Next week, on a Mixed Bag with Chris B, our theme will be JPY ("Squeak").  You will hear a telephone interview with John Paul Young, and lots of JPY's great songs!