On a dark and stormy Saturday afternoon two music lovers were trawling through radio stations trying to find a place where they could hang their musical hats. They were looking for a show that would satisfy their thirst for the diverse. A place where you could find the likes of Hanne Hukkelberg cuddling up to Thomas Tallis, or Steve Reich sharing a moment with Tom Waits, side-by-side and playing a gamelan. A place that wasn't afraid to bill Bach with Bjork.The solution was clear - build it and they will come.
So the music lovers built. Music from all the corners of the world lovingly crafted into two hours of internet radio joy - sometimes with live guests, sometimes with just a large stack of good tunes. Late Luncheon with Helen and Barnaby was born.* * NEWS * *
Since the summer of 2007, we've been taking a break from Late Luncheon duty to pursue other projects. It was fun while it lasted, and you can still listen to all of the past shows online hereAnd here's a quick run-down of them all for posterity's sake:4th Nov 06 : : the birth of Late Luncheon
18th Nov 06 : : a celebration of the human voice, tra la la!
16th Dec 06 : : with David Sheringham & Jamie Akers in the studio
13th Jan 07 : : Digitonal exclusive harp & electronics session
3rd Feb 07 : : Rarescale perform live for Late Luncheon
3rd Mar 07 : : All female Baroque ensemble Augeletti play for us
31st Mar 07 : : Pianist Haydn Dickenson join Helen & Barnaby in the studio for a chat
12th May : : Our 6 month anniversary soundclash show! A timed fight to the death, there were only 8 seconds in it by the end... Listen to find out who won...
9th Jun 07 : : Helen was trapped at work until half way through the show, so Barney starred amongst the musical mish-mash
7th Jul 07 : : Composer Graham Fitkin and harpist Ruth Wall join us down the line from Cornwall to talk about their latest project: FitkinWallPlaylists for (almost) every show are all in the blog section here, and you can email us at [email protected] or contact each of us through individual Myspace pages for Helen and Barnaby
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