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'I stood there making pigeon noises.'

Sean recalls the lengths he went to get his brother’s pigeons in the shed.

“You mentioned the tin bath hanging on the yard wall yesterday.” says The Citizen.

“I did indeed,” Sean says.

“Well in Belfast in the 70's lots of punters kept pigeons. Was that the same in the Maiden City?”

“My brother kept pigeons,” Sean says. “I was never that fond. Lovely to look at but I didn’t like their calling cards. He would give me a little pile of corn to lure them into the shed. So I would stand in our back yard shaking it up and down, making a noise like this…” Sean imitates a pigeon. “The things you do…”
With music from Tony Orlando and Dawn, Marmalade, Bay City Rollers and more.

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  • Dave Edmunds

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    Knock Three Times

  • Marmalade

    Radancer

  • Bay City Rollers

    I Only Wanna Be With You

  • Logue & McCool

    I Just Want To Dance With You

  • Fats Domino

    I Want To Walk You Home

  • The Beach Boys

    Then I Kissed Her

  • Del Shannon

    The Answer To Everything

  • Ottilie Patterson & Chris Barber's Jazzband

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  • Bruce Channel

    Hey Baby

  • Andy Fairweather Low

    Reggae Song

  • Rod Stewart & Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra

    Sentimental Journey

  • Don Williams

    Tulsa Time

  • Richard Hageman

    She Wore A Yellow Ribbon

Broadcast

  • Thursday15:04
    BBC Radio Foyle