Episode Notes

This is a bonus episode of the podcast.

Dave Hackett presents Keeping Track on UCC98.3FM. He describes the show as: “an alternative music and interview show.” Dave contacted me a few months ago and asked if I’d be a guest on his show.

I recognised Dave’s name and replied to him asking: “Are you the Dave Hackett that played in Stanley Super 800?”
I had the right Dave. I listened to a couple of episodes. Dave’s a great presenter and interviewer. I was in.

I was only too happy to contribute to Dave’s programme, he’s had some really interesting guests on his show. I highly recommend the following recent episodes:

#24 - Kieran Hurley
Kieran was the station manager of UCC98.3FM for 27 years. He chats to Dave about working as a live sound engineer in Cork and how he got started in UCC98.3FM. Kieran also gave me my start in broadcasting and commissioned me to produce a number of radio documentaries over the years for the station.
#23 - John Dwyer
John is the proprietor of Bunker Vinyl record shop on Camden Place in Cork City. John chats to Dave about the 20 years he spent working in social care in London and how he ended up in Cork selling records. Bunker Vinyl is one of the best record shops in the country.
#17 - Virginia O'Gara
Virginia is co-owner of the hugely popular raw-vegan food company, My Goodness. She hails from Texas and chats about being a Spanish/English interpreter for touring punk rock bands in Mexico and becoming interested in permaculture whilst working on a farm in Guatemala before ending up in Ireland.

I may be accused of navel-gazing but I’m reposting Keeping Track #22, the episode I contributed to. I hope that listeners to my podcast enjoy this interview. Dave asked me all about how I got into producing radio documentaries, the ethos of community radio broadcasting, how To Here Knows When came about and a whole lot more. I’d encourage listeners to subscribe to Dave’s Keeping Track - details are below.

It was a great thrill to pick out a few songs for this show. It was really hard to pick seven songs that mean something to me. Here are a few notes about the songs I picked.

For Further Listening:

Keeping Track can be listened to on Soundcloud.

Keeping Track is also available as part of UCC98.3FM’s Features/Doc podcast on Spotify.