Acoustic 1 Radio

Here at Acoustic1 we're all massive Aston Villa fans and for those of you with a Claret & Blue persuasion like us we're so relieved that we managed to avoid relegation from the Premier League last season. In honour of Paul Lambert and his brave young Lions we were compelled to pen a new song to mark the occasion and to give the entire Aston Villa family a boost for the coming season. Presented here is a preview of the full song that can be enjoyed on your journeys to and from the stadium and over the stadium sound system itself as the pre match excitement builds. We really hope you like the preview and the full song will be available to download from iTunes and Amazon on Saturday August 17th to coincide with the start of the new season. Up The Villa!

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Here at Acoustic1 we're all massive Aston Villa fans and for those of you with a Claret & Blue persuasion like us we're so relieved that we managed to avoid relegation from the Premier League last season. In honour of Paul Lambert and his brave young Lions we were compelled to pen a new song to mark the occasion and to give the entire Aston Villa family a boost for the coming season. Presented here is a the preview of the more raw, terrace style chant version rather than the full on song, we hope you like it. The full version of this and the main song version (above) will be available to download from iTunes and Amazon on Saturday August 17th to coincide with the start of the new season. Up The Villa!

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Following on from the hugely popular 'Story Behind The Song' show last month, we've recorded a special Take 2 edition just for you! Again, presented by our very own Sarah Birks we really hope you enjoy this extension to this popular show.

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This week's show throws the spotlight onto how songs come into being, every song you ever hear starts somewhere as the songwriter looks for inspiration. Our show delves into the stories behind the songs, some famous and some not so famous. They say a picture paints a thousand words, well, it's so true that the story makes the song.

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On Sunday 14th April we spent the afternoon recording our first ever 'Bandstand Busk'. Birmingham has so many parks and bandstands due to one woman, Louisa Anne Ryland. Born 1814 she was a major benefactor to the then town of Birmingham and upon the death of her father became a millionaire. Her donations included several large areas of land to create public parks, the largest donated in 1873, some 80 acres, and became Cannon Hill Park, she also donated towards the building of Birmingham School of Art. When she died her estate was worth around £2Million. Birmingham was made a city in 1889, the year she died. Thank you Louisa Anne Ryland!

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It feels so amazing that Acoustic1 Radio is based at Radio House in Aston, Birmingham that we felt compelled to do this special broadcast in honour of BRMB and ATV. BRMB went live in the February of 1974 thanks to some brilliant people who really were the pioneers for local commercial radio in the UK, Birmingham being the first. We hope this show takes you down memory lane to a time when local radio had a real identity and really meant something to the people. Thank You BRMB!

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This week's show is in celebration of Saint Patrick for all our Irish friends. Birmingham has a massive and vibrant Irish community and over the years we've all enjoyed some great nights out at the Irish Centre in Digbeth, Birmingham. The show features some of Irelands best acoustic artists including, Aiden O'Brien, The House Devils, Lunasa, Cathy Ryan & many more. Pour yourself a Guinness and enjoy the show!

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Acoustic 1, from our very own Sarah Birks to you the listener...

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Local musician Sarah Birks presents this week's show.

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Our very own Gary Haywood kicks off our brand new Internet Radio Station with this great Acoustic session. Gary is a local musician who is passionate about real music and real people, local musicians just like you. Sit back and enjoy this relaxing set, Acoustic1, for Birmingham, for the world!

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