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31st May 2011
Prog 3. Matheu Watson/Martin O'Neill/Iain Morrison - Monday 20 June at 20.30 (Repeat Friday 24 June at 22.00)
28th May 2011
24th May 2011
22nd May 2011
Julie to Present 'Taghadh bho na Trads' on BBC ALBA TV
We are delighted to confirm that Julie is once again, to present 6 programmes in the 'Taghadh bho na Trads' series to be held on consecutive Monday evenings in June & July, on BBC ALBA TV.
The 6 shows will feature performances from all the winners from the 'Scots Trad Music Awards 2010', including Julie and the lads in the band, performing material from her very own Award winning album 'Uam', on the final programme of the series! Details of the featured Award winning artists appearing, along with programme dates/times and programme repeat information, is as follows:-
Prog 1. Eilidh NicCoinnich - Monday 6 June at 20.30 (Repeat Friday 10 June - 23.10)
Prog 2. Malinky/Joe Aitken - Monday 13 June at 20.30 (Repeat Friday 17 June - 22.00)
Prog 3. Matheu Watson/Martin O'Neill/Iain Morrison - Monday 20 June at 20.30 (Repeat Friday 24 June at 22.00)
Prog 4. The Red Hot Chilli Pipers - Monday 27 June at 20.30 (Repeat Friday 1 July at 22.00)
Prog 5. Matheu Watson/Martin O'Neill/Iain Morrison - Monday 4 July at 20.30 (Repeat Friday 8 July at 22.00)
Prog 6. Julie Fowlis - Monday 11 July at 20.30 (Repeat Friday 15 July at 22.00)
For further information about BBC ALBA, links to the BBC iPlayer, etc, visit:- http://www.bbc.co.uk/alba/
28th May 2011
Julie's USA Tour Dates Announced
We are delighted to announce the dates, venues and ticket links for Julie's USA Tour this Autumn. Julie and the band, will be kicking off the 'Music of the Scottish Isles' Tour in Hillsdale, Michigan on Wednesday 26 October; performing a total of 12 dates and ending in style on Friday 11 November in Asheville, North Carolina.
Julie and the lads, are very much looking forward to meeting many US fans during the Tour and to make sure you get your tickets secured well in advance, full details can be found via the website 'Tour Dates' page.
24th May 2011
'Lilium Julie Fowlis'
Much to Julie's amazement, she has just been informed that there is now a beautiful lily called 'Julie Fowlis'..............
Cultivated by top Lily breeders Vletter & Den Haan in the Netherlands, this beautiful new lily (which is a stunning rose-pink colour) will be shown at the Chelsea Flower Show from today (Tuesday 24th May 2011), and it will appear in selected shops thereafter. The new flower is a 'true' lily; approved by the Royal Horticultural Society in London; and the botanical (or Latin) name will be Lilium ‘Julie Fowlis’.
Julie has also been informed that upward facing lilies such as this new one in her name, symbolise luck, hope and also luxury!
22nd May 2011
Julie to Present 'Bob's Ballad Bases' on BBC Radio 2
As part of the ongoing special season of programmes across BBC Radio 2 (& 6 Music) marking Bob Dylan's 70th birthday this month, Julie is delighted to be presenting 'Bob's Ballad Bases' on Tuesday 24 May at 10.00pm.
This one hour programme examines the influences of British and Irish folk music on Bob Dylan's work and will include contributions from a host of people involved in folk song; especially in the early 1960s.
There are plenty of different ways to hear Julie on Radio 2 so there will be one to suit you wherever you are and of course, if for any reason you do not catch the programme 'live' you can listen to it via the BBC Radio iPlayer (see 'Online' below):
- DAB - Listed as "BBC Radio 2", "BBC R2", or "Radio 2"
- FM - 88 - 91 FM
- Freeview - Channel 702
- Freesat - Channel 702
- Sky TV - Channel 0102
- Virgin - Channel 702
- Online - Listen live, and listen to programmes broadcast in the past seven days here on the Radio 2 Website ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/ ) on the Radio Player.
- Mobile Phones - If your mobile phone has an FM receiver, you can listen to Radio 2 on 88 - 91 FM. If it has an MP3 player you can listen to podcasts of Radio 2 programmes. Some mobile phones can also access BBC iPlayer.
- MP3 Players (iPods and other manufacturers) Many Radio 2 programmes are available as podcasts which you can listen to on any MP3 player. Your MP3 player may also have an FM or DAB receiver, allowing you to listen live.
