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Last broadcast on Sat, 11 Feb 2012, 09:00 on BBC Radio 4.
Synopsis
Anita Anand with singer/songwriter Christy Moore, poet Matt Harvey, a couple whose house burned down so they built a boat and set sail, a woman who treasures a blanket from the Isle of Wight Festival, a professional matchmaker, and the Inheritance Tracks of actor/comedian Rob Brydon.
Producer: JP Devlin.
STUDIO GUEST :: CHRISTY MOORE
The legendary Irish folk singer-songwriter joins Anita in the studio, along with his guitar. His latest album Folk Tale is out now.
BUILDING A BOAT : PHOENIX FROM THE ASHES
After Justin Ruthven-Tyers and his wife Linda saw their house burn down, they decided to build their own classic yacht as their new home – despite knowing nothing about boat building. Justin’s book Phoenix from the Ashes is published on 1st March.
THE THING ABOUT ME :: BLANKET
Alison Bennett on her treasured object, a brightly coloured blanket with which someone covered her at the 1970 Isle of Wight festival.
MEETING SHOWADDYWADDY :: PAUL READ
Listener Paul Read remembers gatecrashing a party for Showaddywaddy and meeting the band when he was 8 years old.
IRISH MATCHMAKER :: WILLIE DALY
A professional matchmaker for around 40 years, Willie dispenses his advice to hundreds of lovelorn people every year at the world-renowned Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival.
INHERITANCE TRACKS :: Rob Brydon
The Welsh actor/comedian chooses ‘You are my Sunshine‘ and ‘That’s Why I’m Here’ by James Taylor.
POET :: Matt Harvey
Matt Harvey is a veteran of the UK’s festival circuit.
POEM :: Spellcheck
Spellcheck (an early warning warm-up Valentine poem)
I’ve been feeling sleek and furry
since you came and made me whole
and now I understand why love’s
an anagram of vole
POEM :: Caol ila couple
Caol ila couple (for Justin and Linda Ruthven-Tyers)
a timber frame, a hungry flame
two lives that wouldn’t be the same
to stand and watch hearth, home and hope
go down in flames and up in smoke
and then to play the optimist
and say that ‘good will come of this’
here is an inventory
the clothes they wore
one car, no key,
and one another
yet they, so cruelly downsized,
did what they wouldn’t, otherwise
and who can say what other lives
we’d live upon the other side
of unforeseen catastrophe
embracing insecurity
(and DIY and carpentry)
they built a boat and went to sea
Caol ila hugs the Celtic coast
they’ve laid to rest their old home’s ghost
and who would say their lives are poorer
in Caol ila out on Islay
or the sea loch of the Isle of Jura
in sun, salt spray, in wind and rain
would that every loss were such a gain
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Sat 11 Feb 201209:00
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