PowerHaus dates for Mary Coughlan

Life Stories by Mary Coughlan recently released is an album for the ages. The Galway-born singer's sense of reality suits the present time more than most. One of Ireland's greatest singers, Coughlan plays PowerHaus (formerly Dingwalls) in Camden, …

Published: 21 Oct 2020. Updated: 3 years.

Life Stories by Mary Coughlan recently released is an album for the ages. The Galway-born singer's sense of reality suits the present time more than most. One of Ireland's greatest singers, Coughlan plays PowerHaus (formerly Dingwalls) in Camden, London, on 21 and 22 November.

  • Read an account of Mary's pianist Johnny Taylor jamming at the International Bar, Dublin.

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Radio review: the Swing and Big Band Show with Clare Teal (BBC Radio 2)

If your idea of jazz is like the classic sounds found in much loved Billy Wilder comedy Some Like It Hot, then Clare Teal's show is for you. BBC Radio 2's latest Swing & Big Band Show with Clare Teal was first broadcast on Sunday evening. The long …

Published: 21 Oct 2020. Updated: 3 years.

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If your idea of jazz is like the classic sounds found in much loved Billy Wilder comedy Some Like It Hot, then Clare Teal's show is for you. BBC Radio 2's latest Swing & Big Band Show with Clare Teal was first broadcast on Sunday evening. The long running show opens with Michael Bublé singing a Beatles song 'Can't Buy Me Love'. Moving swiftly on, the presenter's chat, the whole point about personality-driven mass media network radio otherwise anyone with knowledge can play records, is however worth listening to. Not as zany as Liza Tarbuck, who is also a popular Radio 2 presenter but whose music choices are not jazz-relevant, Clare can however do light humour in the mould of the great Victoria Wood in her gift for affectionate, cosy, observation. The presenter also peppers her introductions with well-researched jazz lore. Later track choices in this week's show were much better than the opener. Drop in occasionally to the show. Better still listen to Clare sing on record and hear her live instead. Her show is above all else an extension of her amusing between-song stage chat. Clare Teal photo: BBC. Listen to the show