This radio show is revolutionary. Revolutionary because my records go round and round, mostly at 33rpm. Revolutionary because music and song circulate - they go round and round - and that is the subject of my musicological researches at SOAS. Revolutionary because the old vinyl which I am going to play before you goes round and round in the sense of recycling - I buy most of it secondhand in cheapo-cheapo record stores around Europe and elsewhere, scouring the bins... And finally, revolutionary because that is the nature of my politics. Activism (musical and otherwise), and dissent as a principle of life.
My programmes (one per month, with luck) will operate on the principle of "maxi musique - mini bla-bla". Most of the tracks speak for themselves. If you want further information, I shall be setting up a website giving lyrics, notes, historical annotations etc for each of the items contained in my radio shows. You can also write to me at the address below.
The tracks are taken from an archive of black vinyl that I have accumulated over the past 40 years. Some of it political, some of it radical, some of it songs of the heart. Songs of love and liberation. The first programme was produced for Mayday 2010. It runs for about 30 minutes. I hope you enjoy it.
ed.emery [@] soas.ac.uk
Ed Emery's Revolutionary Radio Show
Revolutionary Radio Episode 9
December 2014. A little something to round off... See details
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Ed Emery's Revolutionary Radio Show
Revolutionary Radio Episode 9
December 2014. A little something to round off the year. Some good harmonies, a bit of humour, and a realistic dose of anger. That?s the way we build these programmes. And the same with our music-making at SOAS. Good news: the...Ed Emery's Revolutionary Radio Show
Revolutionary Radio Episode 8
November 2014. Always something new musically... See details
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Ed Emery's Revolutionary Radio Show
Revolutionary Radio Episode 8
November 2014. Always something new musically at SOAS. Last week, the Student Union goes to Calais, a solidarity gathering with migrants, musicians and activists. Musical participation by the SOAS Ceilidh Band. This week the...Brilliant year for music-making at SOAS. Ceilidh Band went to Paris in February, did a ceilidh halfway up the Eiffel... See details
Tue, 2013-10-15 19:34
Brilliant year for music-making at SOAS. Ceilidh Band went to Paris in February, did a ceilidh halfway up the Eiffel Tower. Then to Istanbul for St Patrick?s Night, playing in the James Joyce Bar. From there we went down to Iraqi Kurdistan to do a Nowruz gig in the hills behind Duhok ? and some of...PLAYLIST ? Programme No. 6 01. Min xechnas ton Oropo ? Mikis Theodorakis ? "Mikis Theodorakis ? Ta Traghoudhia tou... See details
Wed, 2012-09-19 13:57
PLAYLIST ? Programme No. 6 01. Min xechnas ton Oropo ? Mikis Theodorakis ? "Mikis Theodorakis ? Ta Traghoudhia tou Agona" ? Minos MSM 217 ? September 1974 02. Li Bagoke ? Suna Alan ? Recorded at St Ethelburga's Church, November 2011. 03. Johnston's Motor Car ? Dominic Behan ?...Plenty of musical madness in the air this month. We?ve started a regular Rebetiko Session on Monday nights in the SOAS... See details
Mon, 2012-03-05 13:25
Plenty of musical madness in the air this month. We?ve started a regular Rebetiko Session on Monday nights in the SOAS Bar. On 14-18 March we?re taking the SOAS Ceilidh Band on tour to Turkey ? St Patrick?s Night in Istanbul ? at the same time as one of our SOAS Ceilidh Band colleagues is...With something of a delay ? too much work on my PhD ? here is the fourth programme in the series. More episodes will... See details
Mon, 2012-02-27 14:45
With something of a delay ? too much work on my PhD ? here is the fourth programme in the series. More episodes will follow shortly.
You may also be interested in my recent project with the SOAS Rebetiko Band - see http://www.youtube.com/secretconcert
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This is the third programme in the series. My next job is to create links from the Playlist which will take you to... See details
Wed, 2010-09-29 03:00
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This is the third programme in the series. My next job is to create links from the Playlist which will take you to the lyrics for the songs, and also to musicological notes about the various items contained in my programmes.
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01. Four green fields - The Flying Column -....
Welcome to Ed Emery's Revolutionary Radio Show.
This is the second programme in the series.
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Tue, 2010-09-28 18:05
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Welcome to Ed Emery's Revolutionary Radio Show.
This is the second programme in the series.
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01. The Oul' Alarm Clock - Brendan Behan - ?Easter Week and After: Songs of the IRA? - Topic 12T44 - 1960
02. Little Rootie-Tootie - Thelonius Monk - ?Monk's Moods? - Esquire 32-119....
"Songs of Love and Liberation." That is the title of our concert at SOAS for Mayday 2010. And it is the theme that... See details
Tue, 2010-05-04 16:41
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"Songs of Love and Liberation." That is the title of our concert at SOAS for Mayday 2010. And it is the theme that I have chosen for my Revolutionary Radio Show on OpenAir FM.
I spend my time digitising the archive of revolutionary and political songs that I have accumulated over the past...