Becoming a fan of the John Creedon show

Joe_ Public · 26-02-2021 10:42pm

Coney Island Baby. Sublime.

Joe_ Public · 01-03-2021 10:28pm

Shipbuilding....what a song. Though gotta admit i've always liked the Robert Wyatt take a bit better, no disrespect Elvis....or Deccy as John will probably say!

whatever76 · 02-03-2021 12:53pm

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Shipbuilding....what a song. Though gotta admit i've always liked the Robert Wyatt take a bit better, no disrespect Elvis....or Deccy as John will probably say!

the unthanks do a nice version as well - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmeUw6Wf-T8

Joe_ Public · 02-03-2021 3:29pm

whatever76 wrote: »

the unthanks do a nice version as well - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmeUw6Wf-T8

Thanks for the Unthanks! Never heard that before, good version.

Welsh Megaman · 02-03-2021 3:36pm

Not forgetting Suede’s brilliant version, from the War Child charity album

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jz0G48LPiU

gucci · 02-03-2021 4:18pm

Say Your Number wrote: »

I like how he went from playing a song from the 1930s taking the piss out of parents for calling their children after Franklin D Roosevelt to a modern song that probably would be more suited to 2FM.

Fontaines DC singer sounds way too like Dustin for my liking, half expecting him to have a go at Twink or something.

Once you hear it, there is no going back. My wife said the same thing when the broke in UK and it makes me chuckle every time.

Welsh Megaman · 02-03-2021 9:12pm

Hopefully will hear some Bob Marley and the Wailers tonight in tribute to Bunny (RIP).

Joe_ Public · 02-03-2021 9:18pm

Hadn't heard about Bunny Wailer. Sad news. Should end show with Bunnys superlative 10 minute version of This Train. RIP.

Welsh Megaman · 02-03-2021 10:12pm

What’s with John suddenly playing tons of Oasis in the last week or so?

Has one of them died?

Joe_ Public · 02-03-2021 10:19pm

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

What’s with John suddenly playing tons of Oasis in the last week or so?

Has one of them died?

Havent heard but a piece of me dies everytime i hear that awful dirge wonderwall.

Welsh Megaman · 03-03-2021 10:20pm

‘Checking In, Checking Out’ by The High Llamas!

Spring is on the way :cool:

Joe_ Public · 09-03-2021 10:23pm

Murder Most Foul is a very handy track when you need to nip out to the shop for 20 minutes or if maybe you had a very hot curry for dinner ;-)

DrSerious3 · 15-03-2021 5:34pm

Yesterday, John Creedon came to Letterfrack, Co. Galway for his tv programme to speak about its history. Who did they interview? Local historian? Local celebrity? Local archaeologist?

No.

Joseph O'Connor, Dubliner and RTE luvvie with zero connection with the area. Not one local person interviewed or consulted, let Dubliner Joe speak for us. Typical RTE.

Brendan Bendar · 15-03-2021 5:58pm

DrSerious3 wrote: »

Yesterday, John Creedon came to Letterfrack, Co. Galway for his tv programme to speak about its history. Who did they interview? Local historian? Local celebrity? Local archaeologist?

No.

Joseph O'Connor, Dubliner and RTE luvvie with zero connection with the area. Not one local person interviewed or consulted, let Dubliner Joe speak for us. Typical RTE.

Bad mistake there Doc, far too many connected jackasses from Dublin, getting airtime in these situations.

What local celebrities are there in Letterfrack,as a matter of interest.

Can you give us a list

Good man.

Welsh Megaman · 15-03-2021 10:03pm

‘The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn’!

Good call

TheBMG · 15-03-2021 10:08pm

DrSerious3 wrote: »

Yesterday, John Creedon came to Letterfrack, Co. Galway for his tv programme to speak about its history. Who did they interview? Local historian? Local celebrity? Local archaeologist?

No.

Joseph O'Connor, Dubliner and RTE luvvie with zero connection with the area. Not one local person interviewed or consulted, let Dubliner Joe speak for us. Typical RTE.

Cool story bro. This is about his radio show though

Joe_ Public · 15-03-2021 10:57pm

Saga Noren, landskrim malmo.

God i loved that show, great memories and song too.

Bus Boy · 16-03-2021 10:52pm

London Grammar, Bon Iver and then John Martyn... great finishing hat-trick Turnip Head.

Welsh Megaman · 17-03-2021 9:46pm

‘An Dreoilin’ by Sean Monaghan!

OH YEAH!

Say Your Number · 17-03-2021 10:01pm

The last few were a bit too Oirish, to be expected I suppose.

Joe_ Public · 17-03-2021 10:18pm

It's all oirish tonight, innit? For the day thats in it, i suppose. All good for me, just hope we dont have to get a blast of N17 for our troubles!

Joe_ Public · 17-03-2021 10:21pm

Ah, the bould Dessie had to squeeze in somewhere. Great stuff.

Say Your Number · 17-03-2021 10:26pm

F*cking Galway Girl

Joe_ Public · 17-03-2021 10:28pm

It's all a bit just greatest hits tonight, isnt it? Very safe selection for a creedon show. Only thing i can say about Galway Girl is at least he didnt play that monumentally execrable ed sheeran version.

Say Your Number · 17-03-2021 10:36pm

A true risk would be giving us a blast of this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TnBdqUdMXo

18-03-2021 10:26pm

I think that Moby’s Porcelain is a very cool song. So there.

18-03-2021 10:40pm

Happened to fjnd out that John Creedon has a UCC qualification in Béaloideas/ folklore, which explains his interest in place-names and town lands (as a not-very-musically-inclined person, that's one of my favourite things about his programme).

It just popped up randomly in an article I clicked onto, he never mentions it (that I've heard). Definitely the sorta fellow who wears his intelligence very easily.

Joe_ Public · 18-03-2021 10:55pm

John Creedon does not come in without those wireless knobs.

What a track to finish. We can let the goldfish go now!

Wompa1 · 18-03-2021 11:28pm

Does he share the playlist each night? Or does anyone listen every night who might be willing to share? I don't always get to catch it but like many on here, I am a big fan of the music he plays. Would love to go back over the playlists.

Bus Boy · 18-03-2021 11:30pm

https://www.rte.ie/radio1/john-creedon/ Should be a list there @Wompa1

scotchy · 22-03-2021 9:07pm

John Creeddon has become the voice of my evening lockdown. In years to come, if we ever get over all this, I'm not sure Ill be able to hear his voice without being reminded of it all.

Welsh Megaman · 22-03-2021 10:45pm

Love this ‘Big Brave Bill’ song by Kate Rusby

*runs around the room with ‘Superman’ arms*

Welsh Megaman · 23-03-2021 10:52pm

Decent tribute to Noel Bridgeman (RIP).

Wompa1 · 23-03-2021 10:54pm

He just played a song by The Guggenheim Grotto! Creedon really is a gem.

They had one song that got about a week of radio play 12 years ago or so. They went on to chart in the US folk charts. One of their songs did well in Russia and they had a few songs featured on soundtracks of TV shows in the US but don't seem to be too well known in Ireland in large part due to the lack of radio play as they were trying to get a start.

Welsh Megaman · 29-03-2021 9:00pm

Never Tire Of The Road

Joe_ Public · 29-03-2021 9:42pm

Thompson Twins to Ray Charles and Aretha! Only on Creedon.

Welsh Megaman · 29-03-2021 9:49pm

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Thompson Twins to Ray Charles and Aretha! Only on Creedon.

And now to Labi ‘Spot the sample’ Siffre

01-04-2021 8:45pm

Carole King. Hard to beat.

Welsh Megaman · 12-04-2021 8:16pm

Fiachna sitting in for Creedo for a fortnight

Welsh Megaman · 13-04-2021 9:30pm

Good tunes so far tonight...’Nothing But The Same Old Story’ by Paul Brady - good call

Joe_ Public · 13-04-2021 9:37pm

And the beautiful soft dulcet tones of limerick lass Emma Langford. Am becoming a big fan of hers.

Fiachna does quite like spinning the homegrown talent and nothing at all wrong with that!

Say Your Number · 14-04-2021 8:12pm

Fiachna singing on TG4 there a minute ago as well as being on the radio.

Say Your Number · 14-04-2021 8:52pm

This 'Carry My Song' tune is great.

Losty Dublin · 15-04-2021 11:00am

How many spins for The Rose this week?

Welsh Megaman · 26-04-2021 8:43pm

I think my radio is broken...

John’s been back on the air for nearly 45 minutes, and he hasn’t played ‘May You Never’ by John Martyn, or any John Prine.

:pac:

Bus Boy · 26-04-2021 8:50pm

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

I think my radio is broken...

John’s been back on the air for nearly 45 minutes, and he hasn’t played ‘May You Never’ by John Martyn, or any John Prine.

:pac:

You may have spoken too soon @Welsh Megaman. John Prine on the way:D.

Welsh Megaman · 26-04-2021 9:42pm

Welsh Megaman · 04-05-2021 9:00pm

‘No Rain’ by Blind Melon!

Good call

Joe_ Public · 05-05-2021 8:13pm

"This is Radio Clash".

When the Clash went disco!

07-05-2021 8:46pm

I’d forgotten how much I like Midnight At The Oasis, and what a nice take on it by Maria Muldaur

Becoming a fan of the John Creedon show

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