COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW...AUGUST 30TH...ALEXANDER RYBAK.

NO BOUNDERIES.....ALEXANDER RYBAK.****. TRACKS PLAYED.....

First kiss / Europe's skies / I'm in love / Dare I say / Barndance.

The singer who won the Eurovision song contest 3 years ago and proved a creative singer and musician. His popularity has not reached Britain yet except for his winning song in the contest "Fairytale" but this his second album in English is a bright commercial album that should not be ignored. Very entertaining!

OTHER TRACKS PLAYED ON SHOW.....

Right now...Mel Torme....THE PLATINUM COLLECTION.***.
Spooky....Peter Grant....PETER GRANT.*****.
Somewhere....Rhydian....RHYDIAN****.
Morgan...Ivo Robic / Be my guest...Fats Domino / I'll never fall in love again...Johnny Ray....BRITISH HIT PARADE 1959.****.
I get ideas...Jane Morgan....JANE IN SPAIN.****.
I've grown accustomed to her face....Dean Martin...FOREVER COOL.***.
James, hold the ladder steady....Sue Thompson...SUZIE.**.
With a song in my heart...Ella Fitzgerald...SINGS COLE PORTER / RODGERS AND HART.*****.
Some kind of wonderful....Micheal Buble...CRAZY LOVE.*****.
A picture of you...Joe Brown...THE BEST OF...**.
String of pearls.....Jools Holland.***.
As tears go by...Marianne Faithful...THE BEST OF..***.
Angie Baby...Helen Reddy....THE BEST OF...****.
Baby it's you.....Shirelles....THE BEST OF...***.
Bangers and Mash....Peter Sellers,Sophia Loren...VARIOUS.***.
Lookin out the window....Cliff Richard....VARIOUS.****.
Working man....Bryn Chamberlain...LOCAL ALBUM.LOCAL SINGER.****.
Happy Jack....Who....THE BEST OF....***.
The happy Whistler...Don Robertson / Comin in the back door...Baja Marimba Band...HARD TO FIND POP INSTREMENTALS 2.***.
Wind beneath my wings...RyanDan....RYANDAN.***.
Clap your hands...Doris Day....BRIGHT AND SHINY.****.
Before the rain...Nancy Wilson.... A TOUCH OF TODAY.****.
Old Cape Cod....Patti Page...THE MERCURY YEARS 2.****.
I can't stop loving you....Johnny Mathis...LET IT BE ME.*****.
In the still of the night...Ray Conniff...S'MARVELLOUS.****.

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COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS FEATURING "RAGS"

RAGS. TRACKS PLAYED....

I remember/Greenhorns / Brand new world / Penny a tune / For my Mary / Rags / Finale.Julia Migenes, Josh Blake,Dick Latessa,Larry Kert,Judy Kuhn.

A fine musical on record,however the vast libretto didn't centre sufficiently on the main characters. The Musical was covering too many immigrants for one show. I'm sure it will return in the future in simpler form or as concert material.****.

OTHER TRACKS PLAYED ON SHOW....

One day more....Cast ...LES MISERABLES.*****.
I got rhythm...Kirby Ward....CRAZY FOR YOU.****.
9-5....Cast....9-5.**.
Bill...Ava Gardener....DID YOU KNOW THESE STARS ALSO SANG.***.
My favourite thing....Julie Andrews....SOUND OF MUSIC(FILM).*****.
Shakalaka Baby.....Cast....BOMBAY DREAMS.***.
I'm not that girl....Idina Menzel....WICKED.*****.
Crazier than you....Cast...THE ADDAMS FAMILY.****.
I am Africa.....Rory O Malley....THE BOOK OF MORMON.****.
Waltz of Anna and Sir Edward....Orchestra....THE KING AND I(FILM)*****.
The good the bad and the ugly...Prague Philharmonic Orchestra...ESSENTIAL FILM THEMES.****.
Jesus Christ Superstar...Zubin Varla...JCS.****.
So far...Perry Como (from Allegro)...THE LONG LOST HITS OF....***
I think I got you beat....Sutton Foster,Brian D'arcy James...SHREK***.
Never...Madeline Kahn....ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.*****.
Windy City....Debbie Gravitte....CALAMITY JANE.***.
Get Happy....Judy Garland....GREAT MOVIE MUSICALS.***.
My time of day/I've never been in love before...Ian Charleston,Julie Covington..GUYS AND DOLLS.****.
Thataway....Karen Ziemba...CURTAINS*****.
One hand one heart...Bill Lee,Marni Nixon....WEST SIDE STORY.*****.
Puttin' on the Ritz.....Cast...YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN.**.

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COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS FEATURING "ELLA".

THE ELLA FITZGERALD SONGS PLAYED ON SHOW.....

S'wonderful / By Strauss / The real American folk song / They all laughed.
all from ELLA SINGS THE GEORGE & IRA GERSHWIN SONGBOOK.*****.

OTHER TRACKS PLAYED ON SHOW....

Forget Domani...Perry Como....THE ESSENTIAL 60S SINGLES COLLECTION.****.
The day I met Marie...Cliff Richard...PLATINUM COLLECTION.****.
Adios Amigo...Jim Reeves...THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION.****.
The race is on....Jack Jones....MY KIND OF TOWN.***.
A rockin' good way....Brook Benton, Dinah Washington....DIVA.THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION.*****.
What a wonderful world...Johnny Mathis....LET IT BE ME.*****.
Why now now...Matt Munro....THIS IS MATT MUNRO*****.
With open arms.....Jane Morgan....GREATEST HITS.****.
The shepherd's song....Acker Bilk....THE BEST OF....****.
Back in your own back yard...Peggy Lee....RIDIN' HIGH.*****.
Frangipani blossom....Bing Crosby...RETURN TO PARADISE ISLANDS.***.
First time ever I saw your face...Harry Connick Jnr...YOUR SONGS.****.
Animal crackers....Anne Murray....THERE'S A HIPPO IN MY TUB.***.
Put yourself in my place...Buddy Greco...BUDDY'S IN A BRAND NEW BAG.***.
Bye Bye blackbird...Sammy Davis Jnr....THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION.****.
While the music plays on....Doris Day....HER LIFE IN MUSIC.****.
Up up and away....The Johnny Mann singers.****.
Ticket to ride.....Hank Marvin.***.
American Pie...Don McLean.****.
And I love her...Beatles.****.
I dreamed a dream...Idina Menzel,Glee.***.
I just can't help beleivin'...Elvis Presley.***.
Well I ask you....Eden Kane.**.
Let's face the music and dance...Nat King Cole...same name album.****.
Hit the road Jack....Ray Charles....THE DEFINITIVE....****.
Feeling good.....Micheal Buble....IT'S TIME.*****.
I won't let you walk this road alone....Rhydian...O FORTUNA.****.
Spanish Eyes...Englebert Hunperdink....THE DANCE ALBUM ***.
How wonderful you are....Gordon Haskell...HARRY'S BAR.***.
Why do fools fall in love...Overtones..GAMBLIN' MAN.****.

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COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS...HOW TO SUCEED....

HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING....TRACKS PLAYED ON SHOW....

How to succeed / Coffee break /The company way / Been a long day / Rosemarie / Cinderella darling / I believe in you / Interviews with Robert Morse.
Matthew Broderick 1.Robert Morse 3,4,5,7,8. Cast 2,4,6,7.

Cartoon business comedy on the easiest way to reach the top of the tree in Commerce.In it's time it was satirical,tongue in cheek comedy...now it's a little outdated but the songs are good and fit in with the plot very nicely. Daniel Radcliffe is the latest to play J Pierpoint Finch on his way to the chairman of the board preceeded by Mathew Broderick and Robert Morse.***.

OTHER TRACKS PLAYED ON SHOW....

Belly up to the bar...Debbie Reynolds...UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN(FILM)***.
Wonders of the world...Micheal Crawford...THE WIZARD OF OZ.****.
There's a coach comin in....Male Chorus...PAINT YOUR WAGON(FILM).***.
Summertime...ray Conniff....THE ESSENTIAL....****.
Lullaby of Broadway...Jerry Orbach...42ND STREET.****.
I will wait for you...Bobby Darin....SINGS THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE.****.
You have to be there....Helen Sjoholm...KRISTINA.*****.
The worst pies in London....Angela Lansbury....SWEENEY TODD.****.
The Proposal/The night was alive...Brian D'Arcy James/Martin Moran...TITANIC.*****.
The sound of music...Doris Day...SHOWTIME.*****.
Opposite your smile....Peter Duncan,Jenna Russell...THE CARD.*
Back to the future...Prague Philharmonic orchestra....ESSENTIAL FILM THEMES.****.
The bells of St Sebastian...Raul Julia...NINE.*****.
Somebody to love....Brittany Murphy.....HAPPY FEET(FILM).***.
Sunset Boulevard...Gary Wilmot.....WHERE IS LOVE,****.

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COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW FEATURING ANDREA BOCELLI..JOHNNY MATHIS.

TRACKS PLAYED FROM JOHNNY MATHIS ALBUM "LET IT BE ME" MATHIS IN NASHVILLE.

Let it be me / Southern nights / Lovin' arms / Shenandoah.

This is one of his best albums in a long time. Old country favourites come up sparkling new with lush orchestrations and nimble guitar work that will please any easy listening devotee. *****.

SPRINKLED SONGS FROM ANDREA BOCELLI.VIVERE...THE BEST OF.....

Canto della terra / Time to say goodbye / The prayer / Because we believe.*****.

OTHER TRACKS PLAYED ON SHOW.....

Here's that rainy day....George Shearing....DEEP VELVET.****.
Love of my life....Carly Simon....INTO WHITE.****.
You're nobody till somebody loves you....Andy Williams...DEAR HEART.****.
The bells of St Mary's...Jane Morgan...OUR LANGUAGE OF LOVE.****.
I'm lookin' out the window....Cliff Richard....VARIOUS.****.
Brand new key....Melanie....THE BEST OF..**.
Blue Moon....Mel Torme....VARIOUS.****.
For all we know....Carpenters....VARIOUS.****.
Jack in the box...Clodagh Rogers...THE BEST OF...***.
Forget you....Cee Lo Green...SINGLE *****.
Bellisimma....DJ Quicksilver....SINGLE **.
Nancy's Minuet...Everly brothers....50 YEARS OF HITS.****.
Vacation....Connie Francis....THE ULTIMATE EP COLLECTION.****.
Where did our love go....Manhatten Transfer...THE VERY BEST OF(2cdS)***.
I looked back...Perry Como....60S SINGLES COLLECTION..N/A.
Ka-ching....Shania Twain...GREATEST HITS.****.
Theme from Tchaikovskys Romeo & Juliet....Ray Conniff...CONCERT IN RHYTHM.****.
My Melancholy baby....Tommy Edwards....IT'S ALL IN THE GAME.***.
New world in the morning....Roger Whittaker....THE GOLDEN AGE OF...****.
Ole...Peggy Lee...OLE A LA LEE.*****.
You're a big girl now....Rhydian.....WAVES.***.
Around the world...Ronnie Hilton....THE VERY BEST OF...****.
On a slow boat to China...Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney...FANCY MEETING YOU HERE.*****.

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PHILIP AND MARGARET JONES ON COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS.

I was delighted to have Margaret and Philip Jones On MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS today. Both are responsible for the Llandudno Youth Music Theatre and the production of THE WIZ last July at Venue Cymru. Next year the LMYT are putting on OUR HOUSE at the main theatre in Venue Cymru some time in July. We looked at the new Musicals that have been put on in the last two years in the West End and on Broadway.

PLAYLIST.....

'Til I hear you sing....Ramin Karimloo,Sierra Boggess...LOVE NEVER DIES.***.
The company way....Mathew Broderick....HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING.****.
Overture....Orchestra...PROMISES PROMISES.****.
Red Shoes Blues...Hannah Waddingham....THE WIZARD OF OZ(NEW VERSION)***.
Spelling Bee....Cast...THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE.**.
Pasta....Emma Williams,Micheal Xavier...LOVE STORY.***.
Hello....Cast....BOOK OF MORMON.****.
Mama who bore me...Lea Michelle....SPRING AWAKENING.**.
I'm in love with a wonderful guy...Mitzi Gaynor...SOUTH PACIFIC(FILM)*****.
How I got the calling....Patina Miller,Cast...SISTER ACT.***.
Just around the corner,...Bebe Neuwirth,,,,THE ADDAMS FAMILY.****.
Unchained melody/Finale....Richard Fleeshman,Caissie Levy..GHOST THE MUSICAL.***.
This is my story....Cast....SHREK.****.
Diy World....Cast....SPIDERMAN TURN OFF THE DARK.*.
Butter outta cream.....Aaron Tveit,Tom Wopat....CATCH ME IF YOU CAN.***.
Our house.....Cast....OUR HOUSE.***.

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COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW....AMY WINEHOUSE / RHYDIAN.

AMY WINEHOUSE.....FRANK....TRACKS PLAYED....

October song / What is it about men.

The first album released by Amy and now very popular to those people who only have BACK TO BLACK. It shows great promise for a new singer's first album but it isn't as wonderful as her follow up. With more style, imagination and pure melody BACK TO BLACK is sensational FRANK is just very good.***.

RHYDIAN.....WAVES....TRACKS PLAYED....

The promise / No more "i love you"s / Waves.

What is going on? Rhydian not going more classical as reported but tackling new material with modern orchestration and heavy beats. Very Roy Orbison on some tracks but without the professionalism. I found the album somewhat samey throughout after a couple of albums of pseudo classical pieces which Rhydian had handled very well, I have to admit this album demonstrates a distinct downturn.**.

OTHER TYRACKS PLAYED ON SHOW....

It's de-loverly...Ella Fitzgerald....SINGS COLE PORTER.****.
Palace of love...Micheal Holliday....EMI PRESENTS THE MAGIC OF...****.
You make me feel so young....Frank Sinatra....THE PLATINUM COLLECTION.*****.
Sunshine Cake....Bing Crosby.....THE VERY BEST OF....***.
Fields of gold....Eva Cassidy....SONGBIRD.****.
Da doo ron ron...Crystals....VARIOUS.****.
Dance with me....Hank Marvin....SINGLE ****.
You're gonna lose that girl...Beatles...VARIOUS.****.
59th Bridge street song....Harper's Bizarre....SINGLE.***.
Home lovin' man....Andy Williams....VARIOUS..****.
Just loving you....Anita harris....THE BEST OF.***.
I can't let Maggie go...Honeybus....SINGLE.**.
Blackbird....Rumer....SEASONS OF MY SOUL.***.
Crazy little thing called love.....Micheal Buble...MICHEAL BUBLE.*****.
Walkin' in the sunshine...Roger Miller...GOLD.***.
Time for August.....Julie London....CALENDAR GIRL.*****.
Tina Marie.....Perry Como...JUKE BOX BABY.****.
Another sad love song.....Toni Braxton....TONY BRAXTON.*****.
Missing you now....Johnny Mathis....BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME.***.
Dansero...Doris Day....LATIN FOR LOVERS.*****.
Fever...G4....G4& FRIENDS.***.
Something wonderful....Carly Simon....MY ROMANCE.****.
That's Amore.....Connie francis....SINGS ITALIAN FAVOURITES(2CDS)****.
Now...Al Martino...AL MARTINO COLLECTION.****.
Something stupid...Peggy Lee...IS THAT ALL THERE IS.****.
It's over...Roy Orbison....THE ORIGINAL SINGLES COLLECTION*****.
I'll but that dream...Dean Martin....LATE AT NIGHT WITH DEAN MARTIN.*****.

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COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS FEATURING...LITTLE WOMEN.

LITTLE WOMEN....THE MUSICAL.

I'd be delighted / Take a chance on me / Off to Massachusettes / Some things are mean't to be / Small unberella in the rain. Sutton Foster...1,2,4,5,6. Maureen McGovern...7.Jenny Powers...1.Megan McGinnis....1,3,4. John Hickok.3.

A small charming musical that never really saw the light of day outside America. I find it quite enchanting as a Musical CD and think that as an Amateur production especially for young ladies, this would be a treat to accomplish successfully. 13 piece orchestra required.....or perhaps two pianos.

OTHER TRACKS PLAYED ON SHOW....

Happy/We'll take a glass together...Cast...GRAND HOTEL.****.
Fascinating Rhythm....Tommy Steele....SINGIN' IN THE RAIN.***.
Time was when.....Cast....MARGUERITE.***.
With you...Caisie Levy.....GHOST THE MUSICAL.**.
The Rhythm of life....Cast ..SWEET CHARITY.*****.
Master of the house...Alun Armstrong...LES MISERABLES.*****.
There is nothiin like a dame....Cast....SOUTH PACIFIC.*****. FILM.
I wonder what the ,king is doing tonight / Overture....Richard Burton / Orchestra...CAMELOT.*****.
It's a hard knock life...Girls....ANNIE.****.
To be alone with you...Robert Preston....BEN FRANKLIN IN PARIS.***.
Prologue / I put my hand in.....Carol Channing...HELLO DOLLY.****.
I met a girl...Sydney Chaplain....BELLS ARE RINGING.****.
Memory....Elaine Paige....CATS.***.
You'll never walk alone....GordonMcRae,Jo Stafford...n/a.
Standing on the corner...King Brothers....VARIOUS.***.
Skip to my Lou.....Cast....MEET ME IN ST LOUIS.**.
Beauty and the beast....Beth Fowler....BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.***.
Summer's day....Cast....LOVE STORY.***.
Since I don't have you....Skyliners...SINGLE.***.
Sadie Sadie....Barbara Streisand....FUNNY GIRL.****.
Tomorrow...Cast....FORBIDDEN BROADWAY.***.

Next week my guests will be Phillip and Margaret Jones Of Llandudno Youth Musical Theatre. They have been directing, producing, and musical directing the society for many years, last year the society won awards for Billy Elliot and this year they have just performed The Wiz at Venue Cymru. Next Sunday 2-4pm on Tudnofm 107.8 or online at tudnofm.co.uk and click on the link.

COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW FEATURING NAT KING COLE.

NAT KING COLE....

Those lazy hazy crazy days of summer / Unforgettable / Nature boy / Smile / When I fall in love / Stardust / Rambling Rose.

PLAYLIST...

Something...Shirley Bassey.....album..GREATEST HITS.***.
Don't worry 'bout me...Tommy Dorsey orchestra....album...TEA FOR TWO CHA CHAS.***.
Gonna get along without you now...Tereasa Brewer...THE BEST OF...**.
Softly as I leave you....Matt Munro.....THE ULTIMATE...*****.
All I want...Peggy Lee....WHERE DID THEY GO.****.
So Many Ways....Brook Benton....THE BEST OF....****.
Blue Skies...Ella Fitzgerald....GOLD.*****.
The impossible dream....Jack Jones...THE BEST OF....****.
The last time I saw Paris...Dean Martin...FRENCH STYLE.*****.
Back where it all began...Carly Simon...THIS IS MY LIFE.****.
Creative....Leon Jackson...RIGHT NOW.****.
Goodbye Cruel World....James Darren...TEENAGE TEARS.***.
It's gonna take a miracle...Manhatten Transfer / Bette Midler...TONIN'***.
I'll remember tonight...Pat Boone....PAT'S 40 BIG ONES.****.
My Blue Heaven....Harry Connick Jnr...ONLY YOU.****.
Up where we belong...Blake....AND SO IT GOES.***.
Our day will come....Julie London...THE MAGIC OF....****.
Perfidia...Mel Torme....OLE TORME.****.
Blowin in the wind...New Christy Minstrels....COAT YOUR MINDS WITH HONEY.***.
Chatanooga cho choo....Floyd Cramer....THE ESSENTIAL...***.
Night and day...Tony Bennett...THE ESSENTIAL.*****.
Walking backwards down the road...Dionne warwick...ORIGIANL ALBUM SERIES.****.
Can't take my eyes off you...Andy Williams...THE LOVE SONGS.****
In the wee small hours of the morning...Frank Sinatra...SAME.*****.
Just couldn't resist her with her pocket transistor...Alma Cogan...CELEBRATION.***.

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