Thelma Podcasts

03/10/2022

Hugo Zuleta - Me and My Heroes

Our first episode of 'Me and My Heroes' on Mixcloud since before the pandemic is out now! Virtuoso Hugo Zuleta Garcia joins us in in the studio to talk about his life and music and to play live on the harp, the cuatro and the guitar...

'Me and My Heroes' from Thelma Podcasts welcomes the fantastic Hugo Zuleta to the studio to chat about his musical influences and play live harp, guitar and cuatro. Venezuelan musician Hugo began playing music from an early age with his brother, initially playing the ‘cuatro’, a four string guit...

13/09/2022

Leith Lives: Archie Minto

Back into the audio archives today to revisit a great episode of our ‘Leith Lives’ podcast, this edition focussing on the story of Archie Minto. Archie tells us what it was like growing up with right side hemiplegia a form of cerebral palsy in 1950s . At a time when disabled children were often taken from their families and placed in special homes Archie's Mother and Father fought to keep him at home and have him educated at main stream school where he was fortunate to have dedicated teachers including Sister Columba. His Father worked hard to buy a home for his family and his Mother fought for everything she could to get the right help for her son. It is due to their strong characters and the support of his maternal family that he is the man he is today.

Archie Minto tells us what it was like growing up with right side hemiplegia a form of cerebral palsy in 1950s Leith. At a time when disabled children were often taken from their families and placed in special homes Archie's Mother and Father fought to keep him at home and have him educated at main....

29/08/2022

LifeStory: David Franks: From 1950s Jarrow & Hebburn to Glasgow 2022

Into the audio and back to & with David Franks in today’s ‘Lifestory’ …

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Born in 1949, David Franks takes us on a reminiscence journey packed with stories from growing up in Jarrow and Hebburn all the way through to retirement in Glasgow.  David's adventures take him from Junior School to Newcastle University, from audit assistant to partner in Price Waterhouse, wit...

23/08/2022

Forgotten songs from the broom cupboard.: FS.89: Lil McClintock to The Georgia Crackers and The Tune Wranglers

Episode 89 of ‘Forgotten Songs From the Broom Cupboard’ is out now. Our celebration of the record is hosted by Miles Tubb, who tells us about his most recent shellac adventure here…

“A good deal of Western Swing, some early country and a wee bit of blues. Have to give I haven't got a pot to cook(1936) another airing. Naughtiness from The Sweet Violet Boys. Jimmie Revard and his Oklahoma Playboys- Ride 'em Cowboy(1936). A Bob Wills song. My only Bob Skyles and his Skyrockets trabk on vinyl next- The Rhythm King. Milton Brown and his Brownies- Yes sir(1936). Chicken Reel Stomp(1937)-The Tune Wranglers. The also performed as Tono Hombres and sang in Spanish. Wonderful blues from Buddy Jones- Settle down blues(1939) Buddy recorded over 80 sides for Decca. On piano is Moon Mulligan. Not Max as I say 'on air.' Bob Dunn on Steel guitar. Amade' Ardoin- La Valse a Abe and Two Step Eunice. A pioneer of Cajun and Zydeco music on record. Much legend surrounds his death. It now appears he probably died of V.D in 1942. A unique voice and great accordion. The Georgia Crackers- Joe Diamond(1927). The duo also performed as the Coffer Brothers. Dupree's Rome Boys- 12th Street Blues(1929). A popular dance band number of the time, adapted perfectly for guitar and fiddle. Lil McClintock- Don't think I'm Santa Clause(1930). McClintock was a street musican in Clinton South Carolina and only recorded four sides for Columbia. Nothing is known of his origins or what happened to him. An obscure but talented artist that came and went. Frank Hutchinson- K.C Blues(1929.) Hutchinson is considered the best musician and singer of white country blues music and recorded around 40 sides for the Okeh label between 1926 and 1929. He played the steel guitar using a pen knife as a slide. He'd worked as a miner in Virginia. Died young at 48. I love this laid back track and his wee shout toward the end. We finish with that man Milton Brown and Hesitation Blues.”

Living Memory Association
The Wee Museum of Memory

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A good deal of Western Swing,  some early country and a wee bit of blues. Have to give I haven't got a pot to cook(1936)  another airing. Naughtiness from The Sweet Violet Boys. Jimmie Revard and his Oklahoma Playboys- Ride 'em Cowboy(1936). A Bob Wills song. My only Bob Skyles and his Sky...

11/08/2022

LifeStory: Terry Christie: On The Touchline and In The Classroom

Back into the audio archives today to revisit a great episode of our ‘Lifestory’ featuring former head teacher and football manager Terry Christie…

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Former manager of Meadowbank Thistle, Stenhousemuir and Alloa Athletic and head teacher of Ainslie Park and Musselburgh Grammar, Terry Christie has packed an awful lot into his 78 years.  Moving from Ireland to Edinburgh at a young age, Terry's love for football was born in the streets with a t...

09/08/2022

LifeStory: Robert Hume Patterson: early tales of Porty

Back into the audio archives today to revisit in days gone by with Robert Patterson who was brought up in Portobello in the 1920s & 30s.He was the youngest of 4 children and they lived at no 4 Bridge Street with their Mother and Father. We hear how he nearly drowned at the age of 3 only being saved as he was wearing his wee red coat and how he continued to be accident prone He and his friends had a lot of freedom and they explored their area from The Marine Gardens to Joppa and Musselburgh. After leaving school at the age of 14 he had various jobs before joining the Army and it's whilst he's in the Army that there's another accident involving a milk wagon when he ends up in hospital yet again

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In this episode we meet Robert Hume Patterson who was brought up in Portobello in the 1920s & 30s.He was the youngest of 4 children and they lived at no 4 Bridge Street with their Mother and Father. We hear how he nearly drowned at the age of 3 only being saved as he was wearing his wee red coat...

02/08/2022

FS86: Jeri Southern to Connie Haines and Juthika Roy

Episode 86 of our excellent 'Forgotten Songs From the Broom Cupboard' is out now at the link below and on Spotify & Apple Podcasts, over to Miles Tubb to tell you about the delights in store if you give it a listen...
"A rousing start from Winifred Atwell with Cross hands boogie. Nellie Lutcher- Hurry on down. A wee bit naughty. She's a rather neglected R&B jazz singer and composer. Ruby Wright, the daughter of country singer Kitty Wells, with Boy you got yourself a girl. Jeri Southern- Call me tonight. A torch singer whose career sadly faded in the late 50s. Giselle McKenzie- Seven lonely days. Canadian born, popular in US T.V and musical theatre. Bill Perry's Entertainers from 1927 on a rare Puritan label. The Wisconsin record label only existed between 1917 and 1929. Jane Froman had a long and successful career in the US on radio, T.V, film and on record but what a tough life she had. Severely injured in an airplane crash in 1943 she struggled with pain for the rest of her life. Three band singers- Anita Boyer with Artie Shaw, Connie Haines with Tommy Dorsey and Jean Farrar with Harry Roy. Juthika Roy, a classical, devotional and singer in Hindi and Bengali films. Connie Boswell- This time its love. Professor J Earl Hines and his godwill singers- Get on board little children. Hines was a gossip singing pioneer with his Gossip choir at St Paul's church choir in L.A. He gave vocal training to a very young Etta James. Forgotten songs oldest record, so far. Bluebells of Scotland by Madame Derring. Recorded in August 1906 in London. What an amazing concept, a piece of history 116 years old. It cost me £1. Harry Parry and his Radio Rhythm club sextet with St Louis blues. Vocals by Rita Marlowe. Another singer with very little history. A fine voice, especially for the blues."
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A rousing start from Winifred Atwell with Cross hands boogie. Nellie Lutcher- Hurry on down. A wee bit naughty. She's a rather neglected R&B jazz singer and composer. Ruby Wright, the daughter of country singer Kitty Wells, with Boy you got yourself a girl. Jeri Southern- Call me tonight. A torch si...

28/07/2022

LifeStory: John Thomson : childhood and working life Part 1

Back into the audio archives to revisit a great episode of ‘Lifestory’ today with a tremendous storyteller. John Thomson was born in 1947 and grew up in the Royston Mains area of Edinburgh He says his childhood was like many others but he had an illegal Bookie for a Grandfather, a Granny who took him cinder collecting on the railway tracks and Uncles who took him on deliveries on their horse and carts .Once he left Ainslie Park School at the age of 15 his varied working life began. It was a time when jobs were plentiful If you didn't like a job you could leave and get another job on the same day. We hear about working in Mitchells Saw Mill ,The Co-op ,FAG Barings, Bond 9 to name but a few John had 10 jobs before starting work at the Brewery. We hear of the long hours worked but also of the fun and tricks he and his work mates played on each other.

https://lifestory.libsyn.com/john-thomson-childhood-and-working-life-part-1

John Thomson was born in 1947 and grew up in the Royston Mains area of Edinburgh He says his childhood was like many others but he had an illegal Bookie for a Grandfather ,a Granny who took him cinder collecting on the railway tracks and Uncles who took him on deliveries on their horse and carts .On...

27/07/2022

Forgotten songs from the broom cupboard.

‘Forgotten Songs From the Broom Cupboard’, our celebration , has reached the ripe old age of 85! Check out our latest episode here. Over to magic Miles Tubb to set the scene…
“The fantastic voice of Kay Starr starts us off with: Rock and Roll Waltz(1954), Changing Partners(1954) and Wabash Cannon Ball(1948). The Three Kays with The Cuckoo. A popular English group in the 1950s. Cuckoo is probably a description of a lot of the rest of the content of the show. Albert Burdon with Albert before the means test(1931). I do quite like it. There are genuine gags and its quite subversive. The Street Singer with Trouble in paradise. Arthur Tracey was born Abba Avrom Tracovutsky in Ukraine in 1899. He originally used the name The Street Singer to avoid being banned from Vaudeville for appearing on the radio under his own name. Suzette Tarri performs The Boarding House. She was, what we'd call now, an observational comedian. Had a long career from the 1920s to 50s. Surely record of the week: Jack Hodges, the Raspberry King with Everything is fresh today. Eat more fruit he says, blowing raspberries! Thirteen Woman from Billy Haley. A sexiest dream. Who knew the dropping of an H bomb could be so positive. Bizarre. Victor Theremin was born Lev Therman in St Peterburgh in 1996 and was the inventor of the first commercially produced electronic instrument- The Theremin. He was also involved in espionage. Working with the notorious Soviet NKVD developing listening devices. The Theremin has been used in such films as Spellbound, The Day the Earth stood still and Hellboy. Next a 1916 version of Another little drink. Miss Louie Brooks, Jack Henty( the prolific Ernest Pike) and Charlie Collins. Charlie Collins was a songwriter of this era and earlier. Indeed it wrote some of the best known songs from the golden age of the British music halls- Don’t dilly dally on the way, Boiled beef and carrots and Any old Iron? I can find no record of him performing though. Surely this is the same man? We finish with the Canadian born W V Robinson and Freaks of the mouth organ from 1926. Utter nonsense!!”

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Forgotten Songs from the Broom Cupboard is a trawl through a collection of 78rpm and vinyl records seeking out the obscure and lesser played artists, songs and music from 1900 to 1960. Played directly from the original record. We also look into some of the history and stories behind the music and ar...

25/07/2022

Leith Lives: Rose Minto: Life in Leith in the 1920s and 30s.

Brand new edition of our ‘Leith Lives’ out now, featuring the wonderful Rose Minto. Rose Minto was born Rose McIntyre on March 13th 1920. She spent her first 14 years in Bridge Street in Leith. Bridge street is now known as Sandport Place. None of the buidings exist that Rose would have known. Aside from The Rose Leaf pub, known as The Black Swan in Rose's day. (see widescreen photo.) Rose had an amazing and detailed recall of her life. These are evocative memories of life in Leith in the 1920s and 30s. The streets, the backgreen, the crowded housing, the shops, the pawn brokers and offal butchers. The close community, poverty and complex family relationship. Rose paints a vivid, unsentimental picture of life 90 years.

Recorded in 2008 when Rose was 88.

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Rose Minto was born Rose McIntyre on March 13th 1920. She spent her first 14 years in Bridge Street in Leith. Bridge street is now known as Sandport Place. None of the buidings exist that Rose would have known. Aside from The Rose Leaf pub, known as The Black Swan in Rose's day. (see widescreen phot...

18/07/2022

LifeStory: Martin Penny - Growing Up in London in the 50s & 60s

Brand new episode of our 'Lifestory' out today - Martin Penny takes us back to London in the 50s and 60s. Born in Hackney in 1954, Martin Penny grew up in King’s Lynn and then moved to Enfield. His father was a successful businessman who sold feather dusters then moved into selling packaged butter, taking the family from no central heating into a house with all mod cons, from proper East End to privileged.

We follow Martin's journey from throwing objects at passers by from the safety of a silver birch tree in his back garden to a successful career in radio, TV and management consultancy, Martin takes us through a laid back life filled with laughter. With celebrity guest cameo appearances in Martin’s life from Mark Nopfler, Frankie Howard, Clint Eastwood and Jim Carrey!
https://lifestory.libsyn.com/martin-penny-growing-up-in-london-in-the-50s-60s

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Born in Hackney in 1954, Martin Penny grew up in King’s Lynn and then moved to Enfield.  His father was a successful businessman who sold feather dusters then moved into selling packaged butter, taking the family from no central heating into a house with all mod cons, from proper East End to ...

11/07/2022

Forgotten songs from the broom cupboard.: FS.83: Moondog to Bessie Smith and Eck Robertson

Don’t miss episode 83 of FSFTBC, our celebration https://forgottensongs.libsyn.com/fs83-moondog-to-bessie-smith-and-eck-robertson

Over to host Magic Miles Tubb for the lowdown…

An old favourite to start us off- Frankie and Johnny. The best version, from Jimmie Rodgers. Then another variation of the Unfortunate Rake, an 18th century Anglo- Irish folk song. Here we have Bright Summer Morning from The Virgin Islands. Recorded in 1953, Viola Penn sings and plays guitar. He's back, Milton Brown and his Brownies- Fan it! and Goofus. Moondog with two tracks. An extraordinary artist and performer and composer. Genre defying. He performed on the streets of New York from the 1940s to the 1970s. Leonard Bernstein, Benny Goodman knew him. Charlie Parker was a fan and he influenced Philip Glass. He was blind, made his own instruments and dressed as a Viking. Brilliant. Back to a 78rpm and way back to 1918. The Six Brown Brothers, they were brothers, with When Aunt Dinah's daughter Hannah bangs on the piano. They were a Vaudeville act that all played saxophones. In fact they are credited with making the sax popular in the USA. Four in a row. Dallas String Band with Dallas Rag(1927), Jeeps Blues- Port Arthur Jubileers, Too tight Henry- Charlston contest part 2(1928) and Florene- Leon Selph and his Blue Ridge Playboys(1941). We had Georgia fiddle music a couple of episodes ago, now its Texas fiddle. Sally Johnson- The Lewis Brothers and the very scottish sounding Eck Robertson - Great big Taters. We go out with glorious 78s all the way. Josh white with I'm gonna move to the outskirts of town. A modern, more affluent take on the blues. White recorded quite a few tracks in London at this time, early 1950s. Bessie Smith with Muddy Water(1927). She's with her Blues boys. One of which was Fletcher Henderson. As if I'd planned it he's up next with PDQ Blues also 1927. We finish with more Western Swing. Adolp and Emil Hofner duetting on Swing with the music. I really hope you have been.

An old favourite to start us off- Frankie and Johnny. The best version, from Jimmie Rodgers. Then another variation of the Unfortunate Rake, an 18th century Anglo- Irish folk song. Here we have Bright Summer Morning from The Virgin Islands. Recorded in 1953, Viola Penn sings and plays guitar. He's b...

28/06/2022

Soulville - Disco Evolution - Show 119 -Thelma Podcast_9_6_22

‘Soulville:Disco Evolution’ grooves on to episode 119 with George Reid as ever at the wheels of steel…

The weekend starts here. We have reached the end of December 1976 on our Disco Evolution journey. So much great music to play from this month I’m struggling to fit it all in. Punk raises its spiky head as Anarchy in the UK is released and even features in a B&S chart. D.C. Larue tops the UK soul s...

28/06/2022

Forgotten songs from the broom cupboard.: FS82: Harry Parry and his Radio Rythmn Club Sextet

Don’t miss episode 82 of ‘Forgotten Songs From the Broom Cupboard’ a Harry Parry special on our regular celebration of the with magic Miles Tubb…

https://forgottensongs.libsyn.com/fs82-harry-parry-and-his-radio-rythmn-club-sextet

Harry Parry was born in north Wales in 1912. He trained to be a musical instrument maker but the performance side took over and he moved to London to play in big bands, including Percival Mackey's. He established his own six piece band and was asked by the BBC to lead the band for their Radio Rythmn...

23/06/2022

20/06/2022

LifeStory: David Franks: From 1950s Jarrow & Hebburn to Glasgow 2022

Brand new episode of 'Lifestory' out today featuring the life of David Franks, who grew up in Jarrow and Hebburn near in the 1950s, taking us on a reminiscence journey packed with great stories, from growing up all the way through to retirement in Glasgow. David's adventures take him from Junior School to Newcastle University via Juvenile court, from audit assistant to partner in Price Waterhouse, with many twists, turns and laughs along the way.

https://lifestory.libsyn.com/david-franks-from-1950s-jarrow-hebburn-to-glasgow-2022

Born in 1949, David Franks takes us on a reminiscence journey packed with stories from growing up in Jarrow and Hebburn all the way through to retirement in Glasgow.  David's adventures take him from Junior School to Newcastle University, from audit assistant to partner in Price Waterhouse, wit...

14/06/2022

Forgotten songs from the broom cupboard.: F.S 80. Cowboys and gals and folky blues

Forgotten Songs 80 is out now! Having recovered from passing the sacred barrier of 78 shows Miles Tubb is back with more donated shellac and occasional oddities from The Wee Museum of Memory brought to you by Living Memory Association

Over to Miles…
“Up until now the Forgotten Songs ethos has been to show case forgotten songs and artists from all genres. It's been a real journey of discovery. I've been surprised by how much good music has been neglected. From this episode though I'm focusing on the choice of music. We will concentrate on Americana and American roots. Early , , , , boogie woogie, blue grass and, of course, western . This is our introduction.

Jelly Roll Morton- Oh didn't he ramble. 1939. Sidney Bechet clarinet. Next a four song sequence that shows the development of one song- The unfortunate rake. From its likely Anglo Irish origins in the 18th century to its crossing the Atlantic with early settlers to the US. We have The unfortunate rake- A.L Lloyd singer, Alf Edwards concertina. One day in May- Holly Wood from a version collected in 1941 in Salem Virginia. The Streets of Loredo- singer Harry Jackson ( Wycomig version of cowboy lament in 1938). St James Infirmary Blues. Saunders King and Orch. Saunders on guitar and vocals. Composer Joe Primrose. Songs all the way- Powder river, let'er buck- Powder River Jack and Kitty Lee. Bucking Bronco( My lover is a rider)- Mildred and Dorothy Good. Amade Ardoin- La valse de mon vieux village. Pearl Dickson- Twelve pound daddy. Missippii Matilda- Hard working woman. Doc Watson- Am I born to die? McCravy brothers- Dip me in the golden sea. Milton Brown and his brownies- Some body has been using that thang. Sons of the west- Sally's got a wooden leg. Cliff Bruners Texas Wanderers- Kangeroo blues. The sweet violet boys- I haven't got a pot to...cook in.”



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Up until now the Forgotten Songs ethos has been to show case forgotten songs and artists from all genres. It's been a real journey of discovery. I've been surprised by how much good music has been neglected. From this episode though I'm focusing on the choice of music. We will concentrate on America...

24/05/2022

The Living Memory Association Podcast: Leith Walk and the Kirkgate

Some great memories of and the …

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The 29th episode of The Thelma Tapes is centred around wonderful memories of the Leith Walk and Kirkgate areas from the 1940s to the 1970s.  We hear tales of the Gaeity Theatre, the Alhambra, David Kilpatricks School, living with the Scott Brothers, earning two and thruppence an hour at The Cap...

23/05/2022

Into the audio archives today to revisit a great episode of 'Forgotten Songs From the Broom Cupboard' with Miles Tubb, delving into our wonderful collection of donated records.
Over to Miles...
'We start with two versions of the same song. Ted Heath and his music gives us an instrumental version of Mountain Greenery and then Mel Torme sings the definitive version of the song. Not forgotten Mel but is not celebrated enough. He was bizarrely known as The Velvet Frog. Fantastic lyrics from Lorenz Hart- 'How-how-how-how-how we love sequestering..' What's not to love there? Classics from Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, The Andrew Sisters and our old friend Leslie Hutchinson, Hutch. We have both sides of a Charlie Barnet record- Pumpton Turnpike and Swinging on Nothing. Charlie was one of the first band leaders to integrated his band. Massive fan of Basie and Ellington. Oscar Rabin plays a great version of Cherokee. He was a Latvian born English band leader. Sentimental Journey from Paul Fenoulhet, vocals Doreen Lundy Slightly mad track from Bill Snyder, Drifting Sands, vocals by Ralph Stirling. Our oldest track is Driftwood from Leo F Reisman from 1924. Bebe Daniels sings Imagination. She was an all round entertainer but is best remembered in Britain as being in the long running radio series Life with the Lyons, with husband Ben Lyon. Archie Lewis is a new discovery for me. Known as the Crosby of the Caribbean. He was one of the first black singers to front a big band in Britain, Geraldo's band. A pioneer and very popular in the 1940s and yet forgotten now it would seem. We get romantic with our last two. Roy Fox with vocals by Denny Dennis On the beach at Bali Bali and Carroll Gibbons, vocals by Leslie Douglas gives us I don't want to set the world on fire. Lovely version of a classic song. Stay safe out there.

Thanks to Jessica Parkman for many of the records in this episode.'

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12/05/2022

Our ‘Thelma Tapes’ podcast brings together old reminiscencence group recordings on from the 80s & 90s alongside newer interviews with older visitors to The Wee Museum of Memory in Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre, check out all our themed episodes here…https://thelivingmemoryassociation.libsyn.com

10/05/2022

The Living Memory Association Podcast: Pubs of Edinburgh

Last orders at the bar please!

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The 31st edition of The THELMA Tapes podcast is a celebration of Edinburgh pubs, taking us on a massive pub crawl of wonderful stories from the 1930s to the 1950s.  We pop in to The Old Chain Pier, The Beehive, Barney Battles, The Diggers, Bennet's Bar and many many more, and also discover the....

09/05/2022

LifeStory: May Barbour (and Otto the Labrador)-Remembering Douglas part one

Back into the audio archives today to revisit a great episode of our 'Lifestory' (also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts etc).

Douglas Barbour and his wife May lived with Douglas's 's for many years. In this podcast May describes noticing early changes in Douglas's memory and how these changes affected their lives .May's background in nursing as well as volunteering at the local day centre meant she had a bit of experience ,knowledge and some insight into the challenge that faced them. Her primary concern was always to protect him and this need to protect also extended to their family, which meant that May was quite reluctant to make use of other support services. With hindsight she feels that she didn't handle things as well as she could have. When Douglas did start going to and enjoying visits to the day centre Mays first reaction was to feel resentful and jealous his happy smile going off in the bus was a reminder of how Douglas used to be. Perhaps this is not an uncommon reaction but it was hard to admit. Living with Dementia for so many years affected their health and well -being however having a family dog continued to be very important for everyone in the family particularly Douglas and May and the current Labrador Otto misses Douglas a lot. He joined us sitting at May's feet, contributing to our conversation with a couple of barks and wagging of his tail against the table leg.

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Douglas Barbour and his wife May lived with Douglas's Alzheimer's Dementia for many years .In this podcast May describes noticing early changes in Douglas's memory and how these changes affected their lives .May's background in nursing as well as volunteering at the local day centre meant she had a....

05/05/2022

Leith Lives: Gordon Munro : childhood memories and love of music

As a tribute to his service and retirement we present Gordon Munro for Leith and his episode of our 'Leith Lives' podcast. All the best Gordon!
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Gordon Munro ( Labour Councillor for Leith) has had a love of music from an early age His parents said he could play the record player before he could walk We'll hear some records from his collection and memories of gigs he attended in Edinburgh venues  Dr Feelgood in Leith Town Hall to the fir...

28/04/2022

The return of Forgotten songs from the broom cupboard.: FS65: Nellie Lutcher, Delia Murphy and Carl Barriteau.

Back into the audio today to revisit episode 65 of ‘Forgotten Songs From the Broom Cupboard’, our celebration of the record with Miles Tubb

https://forgottensongs.libsyn.com/fs65-nellie-lutcher-delia-murphy-and-carl-barriteau

Cupid on the cake, from Jock McDermott and his New Calton Players starts us off. Cake in the title, perfect. Its on a lovely Piccadilly Record label, the label only ran from 1927 to 1931. Our oldest record for a long time is, By the light of the silvery moon.  A 1910 rendition of this classic s...

18/04/2022

Our web page at https://www.livingmemory.org.uk/podcast.php will lead you to our full range of podcasts, including the full episode of our 'Home Remedies' Thelma Tapes special, a clip from which you can hear below...

04/04/2022

The Living Memory Association Podcast: Sweeties

Back into the audio archives today to revisit of from days gone by in The Living Memory Association ...
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Crammed with happy memories of Soor Plooms, Penny Dainties, Russian Toffees and Sugar Olly Water alongside stories of wartime rationing and buying liquorice from the chemist when your 16oz allocation ran out!

Soor Plooms Kawaii Sweet World Zalatimo Brothers For Sweets - الأخوين زلاطيمو للحلويات

The 25th edition of The THELMA tapes, the Living Memory Association podcast, is a sweets special.  Crammed with happy memories of Soor Plooms, Penny Dainties, Russian Toffees and Sugar Olly Water alongside stories of wartime rationing and buying liquorice from the chemist when your 16oz allocat...