The British Breakfast presents:
And Back To 2020 British Isle Regularly Scheduled Programming
I have new releases by: Mystic Peach, Tuung, Jim Noir, Walt Disco, Aoife Nessa Frances, Do Nothing, Field Music and The Just Joans, a few old faves and some new old stuff. Cheers, Gene
Gene Pembleton The British Breakfast January 11th, 2020
Posted In: Music, Music Shows
The British Breakfast presents:
On 1/1/05, Something Special Happened In My Hometown
ON 1/1/05, WRIR 97.3 LPFM Richmond, Virginia went on the air. With the hard work of a few very special volunteers, all was set up and ready to go for Jessica Reilly and I to broadcast, live, the first music show (The British Breakfast) in its’ snug time slot of Saturday’s 9AM, 2PM GMT. All went well without a major hitch. This morning, you will here this live pre-recorded broadcast (with some minor hitches and strange noises) and an occasional interruption necessary for underwriting, promos, PSA’s etc.
I noticed a few things while putting this show together: Jess was professional sounding having been a DJ on a great Charlottesville Station. I was a nervous nellie. I stuck to a “radio” theme. Jess played very cool and some modern stuff. As I still do sometimes, I forgot to press a button or two. When recording, you can hear the social media noise “bink” throughout the show. I suppose this was also heard live. And happily, you hear two music lovers sharing a special moment together and with our beloved Richmond and world community. Fortunately, Sean Reilly, now Jess’ husband, was able to record this show for posterity. This morning, it has been unearthed for the first time in 15 years and presented to you in anticipation of WRIR’s 15th anniversary party on 2/1/20. Thanks WRIR to all the present and past volunteers that continue to make this radio station a reality. Cheers, Gene
Gene Pembleton The British Breakfast January 4th, 2020
Posted In: Blogging, Music, Music Shows
The British Breakfast presents:
The 2019 British Breakfast TOP 28 in Order Even!
Quite simply, my favorite 28 UK songs of 2019 from 28 all the way to number 1. Enjoy the show. I’ve got to really zip it to get all these songs in. I’ll be posting live. Cheers Gene
Gene Pembleton The British Breakfast December 28th, 2019
Posted In: Music, Music Shows
The British Breakfast presents:
Less Talk, More Holiday Music From The British Isles. Joyeux Noel! Gene
Stop reading and listen. Happy Christmas Love Gene
Gene Pembleton The British Breakfast December 21st, 2019
Posted In: Music, Music Shows
The British Breakfast presents:
And Gene doesn’t know what day It Is. UK Holiday Show Next Week.
One kinda “Christmas” Tune but all in all, a British Breakfast kind of presentation of new and old from the 70’s and beyond with emphasis on the 21st Century and new releases by The Proper Ornaments, Shopping, Dry Cleaning, Squid, Mealtime, Smoke Fairies, Tinder Sticks and Peggy Sue. Also missing groups discovered during the MySpace daze. Next week, a refurbished Holiday UK extravaganza! Cheers Gene
Gene Pembleton The British Breakfast December 14th, 2019
Posted In: Music, Music Shows
The British Breakfast presents:
UK Odds and Ends From My Compact Disc Collection: The Parade Show
A menagerie of songs culled from my CD collection. This is a parade show.
Gene Pembleton The British Breakfast December 7th, 2019
Posted In: Music, Music Shows
The British Breakfast presents:
Eleven New Ones and Six Decades of British Isles Musical Bliss
Featuring New Releases galore from Toy, The Big Moon, Cornershop, The Orielles, Sorry, The Room in The Wood, Warmduscher, Smoke Fairies, and Featuring a couple of cuts from a fantastic debut by Girl Ray and six decades of primo cuts. Cheers, Gene
Gene Pembleton The British Breakfast November 30th, 2019
Posted In: Music, Music Shows
The British Breakfast presents:
Gene & George Trip Through The Canterbury Scene. Listen Too Carefully
The Canterbury Scene. is it a place?, a scene?, a group of people?, a sound? a way of thinking? a trip? A passing thought? All or none of the above? Tune in as special Co-Host George Nuckolls and myself explore just a smidgen of what this glorious sub-genre brought us. Cheers Gene
Gene Pembleton The British Breakfast November 23rd, 2019
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The British Breakfast presents:
20th Century British Music: Five Different Sub-Genres RUN RUN RUN RUN
So this is the skinny on tomorrow’s show. It’s the Richmond Marathon so I’m leaving now, yes 17 hours before the show to make it to the studio on time. After much deliberation, I’ve decided this is going to be a 20th Century show partially because the thought that it’s almost 2020 is freaking me out a little. Five sets of songs will be spun from five different sub-genres. This song is from one of those sub-genres. Fun show to throw together. Let’s have some fun BOWLING FOR RUNNERS. Cheers Gene 9AM. 2PM GMT WRIR 97.3FM Richmond, Virginia USA www.wrir.org The British Breakfast WRIR 97.3 fm Richmond Independent Radio
Gene Pembleton The British Breakfast November 16th, 2019
Posted In: Music, Music Shows
The British Breakfast presents:
Saturday Morning With Carmen in the House; Seven Decades of Choons
It’s my pleasure as Carmen will be joining me to co-host The British Breakfast. The tried and true format will be followed as we ping pong songs for two hours music from The British Isles and with music being released in 2020, now spanning seven decades. Umm the 1950’s stuff is rare but I guess even eight. Imagine that. Cheers Gene
Gene Pembleton The British Breakfast November 9th, 2019
Posted In: Music, Music Shows