Music TV - March 17 - 23

Hello, 

Music TV highlights this week include BBC Four's St. Patrick's themed celebration of Irish music on Friday and Saturday's look at the heritage of Stiff Records.

Enjoy,

Friday 18 March - BBC Four

1930 - 2100: Placido Domingo Gala

On 21st January 2011, the world's greatest tenor Placido Domingo celebrated his 70th birthday in Madrid, the city of his birth. At the Teatro Real, in the presence of the Queen of Spain, a host of international stars including Bryn Terfel, Dolora Zajick and Rene Pape performed in his honour, singing music by Verdi, Wagner, Mozart and Puccini.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00zj2lz

2100 - 2200: Christy Moore Live - Come All You Dreamers

Repeated: BBC Four - Sunday 2330

One of Ireland's favourite sons and greatest live performers, folk singer and balladeer Christy Moore filmed live at Barrowlands in Glasgow in 2008 with his veteran accompanist Declan Sinnott. Moore is in intimate communion with an attentive audience, playing a classic setlist that includes Missing You, Black Is The Colour, Pair of Brown Eyes, Ride On.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00zj2m1

The Chieftains

2200 - 2330: Folk Hibernia

Repeated: BBC Four - Sunday 2430

Documentary which looks at the Irish folk revival of the last 20 or 30 years. 60 years ago virtually unheard abroad and largely unloved at home, Irish music has given the world a sense of Ireland and Ireland a sense of itself, as the country has risen from an impoverished post-colonial upstart to a modern European power. Contributors include Christy Moore, Paddy Moloney of The Chieftains, Ronnie Drew of The Dubliners, Liam Clancy of The Clancy Brothers and Shane MacGowan of The Pogues.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074t9b

The Dubliners

2330 - 2430: Folk Hibernia at the BBC

Repeated: BBC Four - Sunday 2600

Celebrating the finest in Irish folk music with a compilation of performances taken from the BBC archives. Highlights include songs from the Clancy Brothers, the Chieftains, Christy Moore, the Pogues and Sharon Shannon.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074tkd

Saturday 19 March - BBC Four

2415 - 2515: Stiff At The BBC

Second part of a compilation of BBC performances by the original Stiff Records artists and those closely associated with the maverick label. Featured artists include Madness, Ian Dury, The Pogues, Lene Lovich and Jona Lewie.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074sw5

2515 - 2645: If It Ain't Stiff

Adrian Edmondson narrates a documentary chronicling the story of Stiff Records, a tiny independent that took music out of the boardroom and gave it back to the fans. Stiff's successes included Nick Lowe, the Damned, Elvis Costello, Ian Dury, Madness, Tracey Ullman and the Pogues. Contributors include Captain Sensible, Jonathan Ross, Suggs, Shane MacGowan and label founders Jake Riviera and Dave Robinson.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007j2hr





Next week; Tammy Wynette, Folk Dancing and music from New York.

Take care of yourselves.

Rory