Radio Six International, the not-for-profit independent station broadcasting from Glasgow, is hosting a live charity Ceilidh from the tiny Island of Lismore, tucked away between Oban and Mull in the Inner Hebrides. Most of the population of 120 will be in the Community Hall to take part in the proceedings on Thursday 30 November from 2100 UTC to celebrate St Andrews Night. The event will be broadcast live on the Internet, as well as via shortwave, mediumwave, FM and satellite.
Special guest compere for the event is legendary singer-broadcaster Jimmie Macgregor. He’ll be playing a new song he’s written about St Andrew - especially for the occasion! Also performing is the Glasgow-based country dance band The Rusty Nails, the choir from Lismore Primary School and local soloists. Jimmie will also be talking to some of the island’s personalities.
The show can be heard live throughout Skye and Lochaber on Nevis FM and Cuillin FM as well as online from theRadio Six website at: www.radiosix.com/, with a recorded repeat on Sky Channel 0195 at midnight. Check the website for shortwave frequency information.
Admission to the Ceilidh is £5 payable at the door, with all the proceeds being donated to the British Lung Foundation Special Nurses Fund and to the Lismore Community Hall funds.
(Source: Tony Currie, Radio Six International/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)