On the Wire Reggae & Dub Specials
On the Wire is broadcast Saturdays 10 through till 12 midnight on BBC Radio Lancashire (103.9FM, 95.5FM, 104.5FM – not on DAB or MW) and also on the net via the BBC’s “Listen Again” service, accessible through the On the Wire website at www.otwradio.blogspot.co.uk
Since the late eighties On the Wire has run an ongoing series of reggae and dub specials.
A page of links for previous vintage shows originally broadcast in the early nineties can now be found at: www.otwradio.blogspot.com/2006/07/on-wire-dub-specials.html
These include:
Spear On the Wire - including archive interview with Mr. Winston Rodney aka Burning Spear following his gig at Cleopatra's in Huddersfield in 1980 - Audio
Rockers On the Wire - Broadcast On Radio Lancashire 24/6/90 2-5pm – an Augustus Pablo tribute - Audio
Scorcher On the Wire - Broadcast On BBC Radio Lancashire16/7/89 2-5pm broadcast in tribute to Mr. Clement "Coxsone" Dodd - Audio
Yabby You On the Wire -Broadcast 26/8/90 – in tribute to Vivian Jackson - Audio
Scratch On the Wire mc'd by Mr. Lee Perry himself - Audio
Dentist On the Wire (aka Keith Hudson) - Audio
Moods On the Wire – A tribute to the work of Mr. Harry Mudie- Audio
Observer On the Wire - Audio
The site's search facility will locate other specials from the following dates:
Rudies On the Wire Pt.1 23rd January 2010 - Audio
Rudies On the Wire Pt.2 20th February 2010 - Audio
Wailing On the Wire: Wailing Souls Pt 1 4th July 2009 - Audio
Wailing On the Wire: Wailing Souls Pt 2 1st August 2009 - Audio
Bunny Wailer (Solomonic) Part 1 6th November 2010 - Audio
Bunny Wailer (Solomonic) Part 2 4th December 2010 - Audio
The Genius of Lynford ‘Andy Capp’ Anderson - Dub Inventor 5th April 2008 - Audio
Love Forever On the Wire - Tribute to Carlton Manning & His Shoes Part 1 2nd July 2011 - Audio
Love Forever On the Wire - Tribute to Carlton Manning & His Shoes Part 2 27th August 2011 - Audio
Desmond Dekker On the Wire: King Of Ska, King Of Rock Steady, King Of Reggae…19th June - 2010 - Audio
Rhythm Master On the Wire: Tribute to the Godson – Glenmore Brown Part 1 5th March 2011 - Audio
Rhythm Master On the Wire: Tribute to the Godson – Glenmore Brown Part 2. 16th April 2011 - Audio
Tribute to Derrick Harriott: Chariots of Wire Race 1 15th March 2008 - Audio
Tribute to Derrick Harriott: Chariots of Wire Race 2 29th March 2008 - Audio
Clash On the Wire - Straight to the Head – I Roy vs. Prince Jazzbo 19th April 2008 - Audio
Jimmy Radway (Fe me Time) 17th May 2008 - Audio
Song Books On the Wire: Bob Andy’s Song Book – Part One 24th October 2009 - Audio
Song Books On the Wire: Bob Andy’s Song Book – Part Two 28th November 2009 - Audio
Roman Stewart (Special Selector Mick Sleeper) 3rd September 2011 - Audio
Mr Soul of Jamaica at Treasure Isle Pt.1 28th April 2012 - Audio
Mr Soul of Jamaica at Treasure Isle Pt.2 12th July 2012 - Audio
Impressions of Jamaica On the Wire Pt.1 (tribute to Curtis Mayfield… the Godfather of Reggae) 19th November 2011 - Audio
Impressions of Jamaica On the Wire Pt.2 17th December 2011 - Audio
Impressions of Jamaica Pt.3 21st January 2012 - Audio
Impressions of Jamaica On the Wire Pt.4 18th February 2012 - Audio
The original three “Dubs On the Wire” shows from the late eighties are still to be archived on to the site, also the tribute to the Mighty Two (Joe Gibbs and Errol Thompson), Harmony On the Wire (vocal group special), Song & Version (a 3 parter).
Forthcoming is a Randy's special with Clive Chin (from Beijing), a three part King Tubby's Special including guest selector picks, rare and classic tunes. Suggestions always welcome to steve.barker@bbc.co.uk – and queries and comments if you like! Very few of the above shows would have been possible without the invaluable contributions and friendship of the esteemed Harry Hawk in whose debt we shall forever remain.
A page of links for previous vintage shows originally broadcast in the early nineties can now be found at: www.otwradio.blogspot.com/2006/07/on-wire-dub-specials.html
These include:
Spear On the Wire - including archive interview with Mr. Winston Rodney aka Burning Spear following his gig at Cleopatra's in Huddersfield in 1980 - Audio
Rockers On the Wire - Broadcast On Radio Lancashire 24/6/90 2-5pm – an Augustus Pablo tribute - Audio
Scorcher On the Wire - Broadcast On BBC Radio Lancashire16/7/89 2-5pm broadcast in tribute to Mr. Clement "Coxsone" Dodd - Audio
Yabby You On the Wire -Broadcast 26/8/90 – in tribute to Vivian Jackson - Audio
Scratch On the Wire mc'd by Mr. Lee Perry himself - Audio
Dentist On the Wire (aka Keith Hudson) - Audio
Moods On the Wire – A tribute to the work of Mr. Harry Mudie- Audio
Observer On the Wire - Audio
The site's search facility will locate other specials from the following dates:
Rudies On the Wire Pt.1 23rd January 2010 - Audio
Rudies On the Wire Pt.2 20th February 2010 - Audio
Wailing On the Wire: Wailing Souls Pt 1 4th July 2009 - Audio
Wailing On the Wire: Wailing Souls Pt 2 1st August 2009 - Audio
Bunny Wailer (Solomonic) Part 1 6th November 2010 - Audio
Bunny Wailer (Solomonic) Part 2 4th December 2010 - Audio
The Genius of Lynford ‘Andy Capp’ Anderson - Dub Inventor 5th April 2008 - Audio
Love Forever On the Wire - Tribute to Carlton Manning & His Shoes Part 1 2nd July 2011 - Audio
Love Forever On the Wire - Tribute to Carlton Manning & His Shoes Part 2 27th August 2011 - Audio
Desmond Dekker On the Wire: King Of Ska, King Of Rock Steady, King Of Reggae…19th June - 2010 - Audio
Rhythm Master On the Wire: Tribute to the Godson – Glenmore Brown Part 1 5th March 2011 - Audio
Rhythm Master On the Wire: Tribute to the Godson – Glenmore Brown Part 2. 16th April 2011 - Audio
Tribute to Derrick Harriott: Chariots of Wire Race 1 15th March 2008 - Audio
Tribute to Derrick Harriott: Chariots of Wire Race 2 29th March 2008 - Audio
Clash On the Wire - Straight to the Head – I Roy vs. Prince Jazzbo 19th April 2008 - Audio
Jimmy Radway (Fe me Time) 17th May 2008 - Audio
Song Books On the Wire: Bob Andy’s Song Book – Part One 24th October 2009 - Audio
Song Books On the Wire: Bob Andy’s Song Book – Part Two 28th November 2009 - Audio
Roman Stewart (Special Selector Mick Sleeper) 3rd September 2011 - Audio
Mr Soul of Jamaica at Treasure Isle Pt.1 28th April 2012 - Audio
Mr Soul of Jamaica at Treasure Isle Pt.2 12th July 2012 - Audio
Impressions of Jamaica On the Wire Pt.1 (tribute to Curtis Mayfield… the Godfather of Reggae) 19th November 2011 - Audio
Impressions of Jamaica On the Wire Pt.2 17th December 2011 - Audio
Impressions of Jamaica Pt.3 21st January 2012 - Audio
Impressions of Jamaica On the Wire Pt.4 18th February 2012 - Audio
The original three “Dubs On the Wire” shows from the late eighties are still to be archived on to the site, also the tribute to the Mighty Two (Joe Gibbs and Errol Thompson), Harmony On the Wire (vocal group special), Song & Version (a 3 parter).
Forthcoming is a Randy's special with Clive Chin (from Beijing), a three part King Tubby's Special including guest selector picks, rare and classic tunes. Suggestions always welcome to steve.barker@bbc.co.uk – and queries and comments if you like! Very few of the above shows would have been possible without the invaluable contributions and friendship of the esteemed Harry Hawk in whose debt we shall forever remain.
posted by On the Wire at 2:15 PM
