Friday 14 March '08

March hare

We hear an incredible 'celebrities in the Lake District' tale; some farm-themed soul music including Don Covay & Bobby Rush and Adam's eBay auction of the week.

We discuss what James Herd, James Howson and Thomas Kirkbride - the three most energetic men in the Lake District - are on site at Lawson Park building...

Posted by Karen Guthrie on 14/03/08 at 11:09 0 Comments

Topics: 'drystone walling' 'soul music'

Friday 7 March '08

Tate Mate

Alistair tells us about a recent meeting with art uberlords the Tate to discuss the upcoming Grizedale project in China, plus a talk he'd done north of the border.

Adam fills us in on developments to do a project at the 10th anniversary Creamfields festival this summer. Well, I guess we have mud in common. Rave on!

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Friday 29 February '08

Radio Budapest

As guests of curatorial / critic duo Maja and Reuben Fowkes Translocal, Karen Guthrie & Adam Sutherland visit Budapest in Hungary.
Adam's talk as part of their symposium 'Sustainability and Contemporary Art: Exit or Activism?' on Grizedale Arts' work forms today's webcast.

Posted by Karen Guthrie on 29/02/08 at 10:29 0 Comments

Friday 22 February '08

Just us chickens

Deputy Director Master Hudson talks about Creative Egremont quite a lot - the Greasy Pole, the Community Orchard etc. Adam outlines his plans for world domination by running as a Coniston Parish Councillor soon.

Posted by Karen Guthrie on 22/02/08 at 10:22 0 Comments

Thursday 14 February '08

A Local in the Yard

In this week's show on Friday 15th from 4pm - 5pm:
David Johnson of Coniston, former farmer and milkman, will be talking about the history of local farming, how and why to lay a hedge, and the cool new solar panels on his B & B.

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Friday 8 February '08

Farmyard Radio Part Two

Hayley Skipper is the Forestry Commission's New Arts Development Officer in Grizedale Forest Centre - she joins us to chat about what its like to move up here from fashionable London and have to wear a FC fleecy, and how and why to keep the old Grizedale sculptures in good nick.

Karen introduces the Lawson Park Collection and Lisa updates us on whether the building is still standing or if the webcam is a hoax.

Alistair reads from the local media: a copy of the Whitehaven News 1902, found in the Lawson Park walls.

And Karen talks about gardening. Again.

Posted by Karen Guthrie on 08/02/08 at 13:10 0 Comments

Monday 28 January '08

Farmyard Radio - Starts Friday Feb. 1st

We kick off this Friday 1st with a visit from Bryan & Laura Davies on their The Wonderful North roadtrip, some discussion on turning Lawson Park from drab to fab, gardening chat and advice and much much more, that's as long as we can get the microphone working....
It'll get archived here as a downloadable MP3 once we get round to it.

Posted by Dorian Moore on 28/01/08 at 00:00 1 Comment