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Harmonica Riff Raff Special this week...

2/23/2015

This week on Harmonica Riff Raff...

Old Shep interviews Chris Blanchflower, harp player from Country Radio. They chat about how Chris learnt his craft, his early bands in the UK, the formation of Country Radio, their hit Gypsy Queen, Sunbury, his unique style and what happened after Country Radio.

Keep your ears out for tracks from Country Radio featuring Chris on harmonica... Fleetwood Plain, Gypsy Queen, Wintersong & more.

Keep on Chooglin'

Old Shep

Listen in on Wednesday 5pm-7pm.

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A Mountain of Sound 2014 Launch

2/16/2015

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A Mountain of Sound 2014 is being officially launched at Kelly's Bar & Kitchen in Olinda, on 1st March 2015 from 1-5pm.

Get along and enjoy wonderful tunes from a selection of the artists from the CDs...
Lloyd Spiegel, Kathleen Snowball, Khristian Mizzi, Kate Crowley, Michael Waugh, Michelle Chandler, Tony J King, Nathan Varga and Jack & Rudy.

This is a free event to celebrate another successful 3MDR music project!!

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Bangers & Mash Concert #2

2/4/2015

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Paula is back with her second Bangers & Mash Concert!!

The first one was so good, we just had to have another one!!

Get along to The Bell Tavern in Belgrave on Saturday 21st February from 3pm to enjoy awesome tunes from a fab collection of local musos.

This is a gig not to be missed!!

Tickets: $10 3MDR members | $15 non-members

Free drink upon entry [beer, wine, soft drink]

3MDR & artist merchandise will be available to purchase

Line Up: Sophie Louise, Ziah Ziam, The Sub Michealski Trio, Daisy West.

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3MDR is Hiring!!!

2/4/2015

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Youth Content Coordinator

3MDR seeks a Youth Content Coordinator to develop closer ties to the community it serves.

It is important that all 3MDR staff and volunteers foster, wherever possible, closer relationships within the community. Your role is to be a contact point and to visit community members, groups, organisations and events to engage with people under the age of 18, talk to them about the radio station and inspire them to listen, submit information, use the website, come in as a guest, become a presenter and get involved.

Hours are flexible and you are expected to organize your time and prioritize your workload in conversation with the 3MDR Station Manager. You will work with the board, station manager and sound technician on daily and weekly tasks as well as developing long-term projects and objectives.

Seeking applicants 30 years or younger.

Location: Work can be completed outside of the studio. Some hours will be completed at the 3MDR Studios - 400A Belgrave-Gembrook Rd, Emerald Victoria. Some hours will be spent visiting local schools.

Reports to: Station Manager (meeting weekly), 3MDR board ( written report monthly )

Responsible for: Under 18’s presenters

Wages: Broadcasting Award Grade 10 - $19.34 per hour. 18 hours per week. One year contract.

Essential Skills:

Audio recording & editing skills

Radio Presentation

Knowledge and experience of social media

Desirable skills:

Current Driver’s License

Current Working With Children Check

Experience working/mentoring/making media with people under 18.

Previous involvement in the community broadcasting sector

For more information and a full position description please contact 3MDR 97.1fm on 03 5968 2728 or email office@3mdr.com

Closing Date: Fri, 20/02/2015

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A Mountain of Sound 2014 Review

2/2/2015

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When this 3 disc compilation arrived for review, I immediately felt, ‘oh no, not another non-profit organisation’s journey into the impossible realms of attaining greatness in the musical world’, or did I confuse it with The Sound of Music, as I seem to have envisaged wandering, warbling children and others?

Whichever it was, I was pleasantly surprised, in fact quite taken aback.

Apparently Mountain District Radio, based in Emerald, Victoria (3MDR – 97.1 FM) has been putting these albums out over a few years now and the qualification for entry is that the musos, whose tracks are accepted, must either live or perform in the Dandenong Ranges. In fact, the last compilation was an award winning production, so what has 3MDR garnered and put together for us over this past year?

As already stated, there are 3CDs, pretty good value for a start with an excellent cover and some 52 tracks in all. Several of the names I did not recognise, whilst others leapt out at me such as Spectrum, Kate Crowley, Abbie Cardwell, Khristian Mizzi and The Sirens, The Twoks, Lloyd Spiegel, Marisa Yeaman, Stevie and The Sleepers, Ben Kelly and the aptly named The Chops.

Putting those aside means that there are 42 tracks by other local and independent musos; you might not have heard of them by name, but you may well have heard them at local gigs or on 3MDR itself. Being in a rush (and not being paid for this review) I was tempted to overlook the also rans, but hold on, these are not also rans, they are true form independent musos!

Disc one opens with a very live acoustic performance by Tony J King and is self-written in a rootsy way and followed by Autumn Jenkins with Roller Coaster and some great bass playing, exacting vocals and more.

Staying on Disc One, I could not pass (what male could?) Designer Vagina by Melissa Main (with Stuart Atkin) and if you’ll excuse the pun, I was drawn in even further. Here is an independent artist giving sound advice to those who might be cosmetically inspired, but in a comedic and salutary manner.

Disc Two has two of 3MDRs many presenters performing tracks, being Rollo Ellis and Neesy Smith; two very diverse tracks with Rollo locked into his self-imprisonment and Neesy being the neo-folkie. Other tracks fall within the folk/roots/acoustica genres with some excellent musicality and enlightening lyrics. A local Primary School gets a look in and there’s a protest song too. What more could one want?

The final disc brings the set to a close with some great instrumentals, more outstanding vocals and musicianship.

Overall, the 2014 album has something for virtually everyone and explores and highlights the talents the Dandenong Ranges holds. If you are not genre bound and like blues influenced music, roots, acoustica, neo folk and improvisational music, grab a hold of this locally produced album. A track a day will keep the blues away…….except for those on the album.

Reviewed by : Iain Kendall of Cockatoo.

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Harmonica Riff Raff Special

2/2/2015

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This week on Harmonica Riff Raff -
Wednesday 4th Feb from 5 - 7pm...

Old Shep has a chat with Steve Williams from the John Farnham Band about playing harmonica in and with a band.   Hear about Steve's experiences playing with one of Australia's best known and well loved performers.

They will also be exploring an old blues standard and Steve gives a lesson on the blues basics he uses in it, so make sure you've got your harmonica ready to go!

                                               Plus a harmonica jam at the end!!!!

                                               Keep On Chooglin
                                               Old Shep

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Harmonica Riff Raff Special this week...

A Mountain of Sound 2014 Launch

Bangers & Mash Concert #2

3MDR is Hiring!!!

A Mountain of Sound 2014 Review

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