Carousel Radio

The Award-winning Carousel Radio Podcast features songs, poems and stories by artists with a learning disability. This month's show is taken over by two songwriters and guitarists who work with Carousel: Ryan O'Donovan (from Beat Express and Zombie Crash) and solo artist, Dima Zouchinski. Both artists talk about their musical journeys, their influences, play songs from their back catalogues and record a session track for us.

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The Award-winning Carousel Radio Podcast features songs, poems and stories by artists with a learning disability. This episode features guest presenter, Lee Hubbard, musician and songwriter from two of Carousel's bands: Beat Express and Bubbaloo. Lee shares his music, comedy, impersonations and love of steam trains.

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The Award-winning Carousel Radio Podcast features songs, poems and stories by artists with a learning disability. This episode features guest presenters, Sarah Watson and Kirsty Pentecost, who are artists and members of Carousel's Oska Bright Film Festival team. We also have a new poem from Sam Castell-Ward and music from the Black Bawlerz. 

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The Award-winning Carousel Radio Podcast features songs, poems and stories by artists with a learning disability. This edition features artist and poet, Eleana Re as a guest presenter, a track from Sam Castell-Ward's forthcoming poetry and music EP, Fran's weekly adventures, and new music from the Carbonators. 

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This is the third in a series of Takeover Shows, where we invite learning disabled artists from diverse communities to takeover an episode of Carousel Radio. In this episode, we welcome Mattie Kennedy,  an artist, filmmaker and writer living and working in Glasgow,  and the lead programmer of Carousel's Oska Bright Film Festival, Matthew Hellett. They discuss books, films, and LGBTQ+ perspectives in the Learning Disability arts community.
You can see Mattie Kennedy's films here:
You can see a film by Matthew Hellett here:
and visit the Oska Bright Film Festival website

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This is the second in a series of Takeover Shows, where we invite learning disabled artists from diverse communities to takeover an episode of Carousel Radio. In this show, we welcome Parable Dance, who provide dance opportunities for people with learning disabilities and training for people wanting to teach inclusive dance.

If you are interested in finding out more about Parable Dance you can check out their website: www.parabledance.co.uk.  They are also on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook so please give them a follow to hear their news. 

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This is the first in a series of Takeover Shows, where we invite learning disabled artists from diverse communities to takeover an episode of  Carousel Radio. In this episode, we welcome artists from 'The Gate', an arts project for adults with learning disabilities in Shepherds Bush, London who produce theatre, film, art, poetry and music. Labake, Duane, Richie and 2Decks introduce their music and talk about their new computer game, 'Gate Station'.
Play the game here: gatestation.uk
You can buy their music here: 54thegate.bandcamp.com
Their website: thegateartscentre.blogspot.com/

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Welcome again to Foley woods. This place is an imaginary woodland. Featuring walks and songs with the Carousel Chorus, poems and stories from Yassin Zelestine, Sam Castell-Ward, Jason Ede, Charlie Hatton, Berhana Wells, and Stuart at the Grace Eyre allotment. Spend some time outside, in nature, relaxing, feeling free as you come with us on a ramble through the trees in Foley Woods.  This episode also includes tributes to previous contributors to Carousel Radio, Chris Rider and Lizzie Emeh, who we sadly lost in 2021. Also, news of a new episode of Carousel TV and an exhibition from artist and poet, Ruby Dine. Theme music by the Carousel House Band. Presented by Jason and Christian. www.carousel.org.uk

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Welcome again to Foley woods. This place is an imaginary woodland. Featuring walks and songs with the Carousel Chorus, poems and stories from Yassin Zelestine, Jonny Schachter, Charlie Hatton, and Stuart at the Grace Eyre allotment. Spend some time outside, in nature, relaxing, feeling free as you come with us on a ramble through the trees in Foley Woods. Theme music by the Carousel House Band.

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Welcome again to Foley woods. This place is an imaginary woodland. As we walk about the forest we might find the Carousel Chorus, and storytellers and poets: Eleana Re, Yassin Zelestine, Jonny Schachter and Charlie Hatton. We might visit the Grace Eyre allotment. After so many months indoors, we thought we should spend some time outside, in nature, relaxing, feeling free. So, come with us on a ramble through the trees...

This episode also includes news about Carousel TV and writing advice from by Joel Cooper. Presented by Fran and Christian. Theme music by the Carousel House Band.

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