Tuesday Night Live

This week we showcased our instrument of the week - the McDonough 36 Ruth. Music arranger Mikey Mills lets us hear some of his work and tells us all about the instrument.

Made in Waldkirch, now owned and restored by Gavin McDonough. A custom order for a man in America who owned a patent for mechanical figures on amusement rides, this truly rare and fantastic organ is one like none other!

It was a great shock for many enthusiasts to hear there will not be a Great Dorset Steam Fair in 2023 due to unpredictable costs in the current climate.

In this episode, James Dundon brings you a 'Dorset Organs Special' packed full of the iconic instruments past and present - from both Blandford and Stourpaine.

Read GDSF's full statement on their website. https://www.gdsf.co.uk/ We send our thanks to the Oliver family for organising a great event for many years and hope it continues to go from strength to strength in the future.

Tonight we look back on a superb Sunday at the Weald and Downland Living Museum, where they held their first organ festival.

The location is where they film the Repair Shop, and we caught a word with resident expert David Burville of D.R. Burville Organ Builders.

Also, hear four exclusive tracks of White’s Mamoth Gavioli on Tuesday Night Live tonight after its recent restoration by Meayers Organs.

Join James Dundon for another Tuesday Night Live.

With Paddington 2 capturing the hearts of the nation, it's only right we play some tracks from the instrument that featured in the movie.

Join James Dundon for another Tuesday Night Live.

On Tuesday Night Live, we mark the hottest day on record with some people (and an organ) that know how to handle the heat!

We'll bring you music from three groups that accompany their book playing instrument with some great salsa grooves!

- Ajo U Su Organo Oriental

- El Organo De Los Hermanos Ajo

- Remasterizado

We also have Leon from Perlee Draaiorgels telling us about the traditions of these instruments and hear the one from his collection.

Hear the beautiful mechanical music from Cuba.

James will return with Tuesday Night Live in September.

Tuesday Night Live focusses on the instruments of the Draaiorgelmuseum Haarlem tonight. Sjoerd Caspers joins James for a chat - and we've got some exclusive recordings of their new addition - De Lekkerkerker.

Glenn Thomas joined James on Tuesday Night Live tonight, to tell us all about the Waldkirch festival, which returned at the weekend after a 5 year break.

On tonight's show...

- Marking the longest day with the longest piece of organ music ever punched onto card.

- Vivaldi's Four Seasons in concert on four different mechanical music instruments.

- In the middle of the train strikes, we bring you some train themed tunes!

Tonight, we have some exclusive recordings of the Ex-Bernard Broad Marenghi made by Meayers Organs.

Now owned by the Sleeman Family in Cornwall, it entertained thousands at the Royal Cornwall Show at the weekend.

Hear it playing at its best from 2100hrs BST on Tuesday Night Live.

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On the latest edition of Tuesday Night Live, James paid tribute to Asta Nielsen, an unjustly forgotten Danish silent movie actress who would have died 50 years ago this week. As well as playing the Waltz composed in her name, he filled the radio with an hour of the most beautiful waltzes. Listen again now by going to mechanicalmusicradio.com and click Tuesday Night Live.