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The FAV FIVE theme for Saturday 7th of September is “PIANO”. Thank you, Colleen Johns, for a great theme for next week’s show. If you have a Country song with “PIANO” in the title or lyrics, leave your song choices in the comments below and be sure to tune into 2MCE 92.3 Bathurst,94.7 Orange, on the web radio.2mce.org at 2pm to 5pm Saturday to hear if your song was chosen.

The Laundromat – 4th September 2024
2mce-fm 92.3/94.7khz
8:00pm – 10:00pm

MICHAEL NESMITH

1968 - Wichita Train Whistle Sings

The album was made over a two-day session on November 18–19, 1967 at the RCA studios in Hollywood, and it featured the best musicians in Hollywood (including many of the key members of "The Wrecking Crew"), including ten trumpets, ten trombones, ten saxophones, two drummers, five percussionists, four pianos, eight basses, seven guitars.

Wichita Train Whistle Sings

"Nine Times Blue"
"Carlisle Wheeling"
"Tapioca Tundra"
"Don't Call on Me"
"Don't Cry Now"
"While I Cried"
"Papa Gene's Blues"
"You Just May Be the One"
"Sweet Young Thing"
"You Told Me"

1970 - Magnetic South

"Magnetic South" is the first solo album by Michael Nesmith during his post-Monkees career. Released in 1970, the album peaked at Number 143 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts and Number 49 in Canada. "Magnetic South" is considered a pioneering example of country rock. "Joanne" backed with "One Rose" was issued as a single from the album, reaching Number 21 on the Billboard singles charts and Number 6 on the Adult Contemporary charts, #5 on the Australian chart, and #4 in Canada. "Joanne" was the highest charting single of Nesmith's entire solo career.

Magnetic South was only a moderate commercial success, but the album did succeed in reinventing Nesmith and helped somewhat in escaping his image as a Monkee.

Magnetic South

"Calico Girlfriend" – 2:37
"Nine Times Blue" – 1:39
"Little Red Rider" – 2:34
"The Crippled Lion" – 3:10
"Joanne" – 3:10
"First National Rag" – 0:21
"Mama Nantucket" – 2:36
"Keys to the Car" – 2:52
"Hollywood" – 5:03
"One Rose" – 3:27
"Beyond the Blue Horizon" – 5:55

1970 - Loose Salute

Allmusic stated in their review "'Loose Salute' doesn't cohere quite as well as "Magnetic South", but the material is strong, the band sounds great, and Michael Nesmith offered even more surprises than he had in his first turn at bat; it's one of the strongest records in his catalog as a solo artist."

Loose Salute

"Silver Moon" – 3:15
"I Fall to Pieces" (Harlan Howard, Hank Cochran) – 2:56
"Thanx for the Ride" – 2:48
"Dedicated Friend" – 2:27
"Conversations" – 3:27
"Tengo Amore" – 3:00
"Listen to the Band" – 2:35
"Bye, Bye, Bye" – 3:17
"Lady of the Valley" – 2:57
"Hello Lady" – 3:49

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Wednesdays on 92.3 & 94.7 locally, or on your hand-held device with Community Radio App, or live-stream at 2mce.org from 8 'til 10! Hope you enjoy!

The Laundromat – 28 th August 2024
2mce-fm 92.3/94.7khz
8:00pm – 10:00pm

CROSBY, STILLS & NASH

1969 Crosby, Stills & Nash

The album was a very strong debut for the band, instantly lifting them to stardom. and helped initiate a sea change in popular music away from the ruling late-1960s aesthetic of bands playing blues-based rock music on loud guitars.

The album features some of their best-known songs, including "Helplessly Hoping", "Long Time Gone", "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes", and "Wooden Ships", a collaboration between Crosby and Stills as well as Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane.

On the cover the members are, left to right, Nash, Stills, and Crosby, the reverse of the order of the album title. The photo was taken by their friend and photographer Henry Diltz before they came up with a name for the group. They found an abandoned house with an old, battered sofa outside, located at 815 Palm Avenue, West Hollywood that they thought would be a perfect fit for their image. A few days later they decided on the name "Crosby, Stills, and Nash". To prevent confusion, they went back to the house a day or so later to re-shoot the cover in the correct order, but when they got there they found the house had been demolished

Crosby, Stills & Nash

1. "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" 7:25
2. "Marrakesh Express" 2:39
3. "Guinnevere" 4:40
4. "You Don't Have to Cry" 2:45
5. "Pre-Road Downs" 2:56

1. "Wooden Ships" 5:29
2. "Lady of the Island" 2:39
3. "Helplessly Hoping" 2:41
4. "Long Time Gone" 4:17
5. "49 Bye-Byes" 5:16

1977 - CSN

"CSN" is the third studio album by Crosby, Stills & Nash, released on June 17, 1977. It is the group's second studio release in the trio configuration. It peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart; two singles taken from the album, Nash's "Just a Song Before I Go" (No. 7) and Stills' "Fair Game" (No. 43) charted on the Billboard Hot 100. It is currently the trio configuration's best-selling record, outselling 1969's "Crosby, Stills & Nash" by 200,000 copies. It has been certified quadruple platinum by RIAA

Many of Stills' songs on the album echo his marital problems, with "Dark Star" returning to the Latin rhythms he had favoured back to his Buffalo Springfield days. Crosby continued the existential probings consistent with much of his past work, and Nash offered both a radio-ready acoustic ballad with "Just a Song Before I Go", and an elaborate set piece re-creating a vision of an L*D experience that he had in Wi******er Cathedral with "Cathedral". Many tracks included a string section, a first on a CSN project.

1. "Shadow Captain" 4:32
2. "See the Changes" 2:56
3. "Carried Away" 2:29
4. "Fair Game" 3:30
5. "Anything at All" 3:01
6. "Cathedral" 5:15

1. "Dark Star" 4:43
2. "Just a Song Before I Go" 2:12
3. "Run from Tears" 4:09
4. "Cold Rain" 2:32
5. "In My Dreams" 5:10
6. "I Give You Give Blind" 3:21

1994 - After the Storm

"After the Storm" is the seventh studio album by Crosby, Stills & Nash, and their fifth studio album in the trio configuration, released in 1994. It peaked at No. 98 on the Billboard 200, the lowest charting position of their eight studio albums. It is also their lowest-selling album, with sales near 200,000

1. "Only Waiting for You" 3:57
2. "Find a Dream" 3:51
3. "Camera" 4:18
4. "Unequal Love" 4:44
5. "Till It Shines" 4:19
6. "It Won't Go Away" 4:17

7. "These Empty Days" 2:30
8. "In My Life" 2:20
9. "Street to Lean On" 3:36
10. "Bad Boyz" 4:16
11. "After the Storm" 3:34
12. "Panama" 4:15

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The FAV FIVE theme for Saturday 31st of August is “BEER”. Thank you, Colleen Johns for a great theme for next week’s show. If you have a Country song with “BEER” in the title or lyrics, leave your song choices in the comments below and be sure to tune into 2MCE 92.3 Bathurst,94.7 Orange, on the web radio.2mce.org at 2pm to 5pm Saturday to hear if your song was chosen.

The Laundromat – 21st August 2024
2mce-fm 92.3/94.7khz
8:00pm – 10:00pm

THE PARTY BOY

The Party Boys was an Australian rock supergroup with a floating membership commencing in 1982. Created by Mondo Rock's bass guitarist, Paul Christie, with founding member Kevin Borich (ex–La De Da's, Kevin Borich Express) as a part-time venture for professional musicians with downtime from their other projects; the group had temporary members from Status Quo, the Angels, Sherbet, Skyhooks, Rose Tattoo, the Choirboys, Australian Crawl, Divinyls, Models, Dragon and Swanee, plus international stars such as Joe Walsh, Eric Burdon, Alan Lancaster, and Graham Bonnet.

1987 - The Party Boys

"Hold Your Head Up"
"Is This the Way to Say Goodbye"
"He's Gonna Step on You Again"
"She's a Mystery"
"Rising Star"
"Gloria"
"Small Talk"
"It Could've Been You"
"Gonna See My Baby"
"High Voltage"

1985 - The Rage Album

The Beat Goes On
Don't Let Go
Brand New Cadillac
Bitch
I Fought the Law
Highway Chile
Runaway
Mercury Blues
Brown Sugar
Fox Lady
Immigrant Song
My Generation
Life in the Fast Lane
Fire
Cover Me
Drive My Car

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The FAV FIVE theme for Saturday 24th of August is “OUTBACK”. Thank you, Warren Johns, for a great theme this week. If you have a Country OUTBACK. Thank you Doug Tilley for next week’s theme. Leave your song choices in the comments below, so be sure to tune into 2MCE 92.3 Bathurst,94.7 Orange, on the web radio.2mce.org at 2pm to 5pm Saturday to hear your song. I will pick 5 songs and your song maybe picked to be played on the FAV FIVE..

Tune into Rick Nash Mixdown from 1 pm to 2pm today Wednesday the 14th of August. I will be chatting with Peter Chapman - Muso about his new single “If We've Got Tonight”. With some great highlights from Rick’s Country Mix Saturday’s show tune in and enjoy 1 hour of fantastic music from Saturday’s show on 2mce 92.3 Bathurst, 94.7 Orange or on the web 2mce.org.

Tomorrow is the Gudyiwagagirri: Dhuluny Corroboree - commemorating the date Martial Law was declared in Bathurst, 200 years ago in 1824.

Tune in to 2MCE Breakfast from 7am-9am, where we are very lucky to hear Matt Adams speak to Wiradyuri Elders Yanhadarrambal Uncle Jade & Wirribee Aunty Leanna and learn all about the Corroboree, Dhuluny, and the history of the 1824 Declaration of Martial Law in Bathurst. 🖤💛❤️

Listen in on 92.3 in Bathurst, 94.7 in Orange, 2mce.org or on our listener app

The FAV FIVE theme for Saturday 17th of August is “HEARTBREAK”. Thank you, Warren Johns, for a great theme this week. If you have a Country HEARTBREAK. Leave your song choices in the comments below, so be sure to tune into 2MCE 92.3 Bathurst,94.7 Orange, on the web radio.2mce.org at 2pm to 5pm Saturday to hear your song. I will pick 5 songs and your song maybe picked to be played on the FAV FIVE..

The FAV FIVE is BACK you can choose a theme for Saturday 17th of August Leave your theme choices in the comments below, I will be posting a theme no later then Monday 12th of August thank you. Be sure to tune into 2MCE 92.3 Bathurst,94.7 Orange, on the web radio.2mce.org at 2pm to 5pm Saturday to hear your theme was picked.

Rick Nash Mixdown from 1 pm to 2pm today Wednesday 31st of July, highlights from Rick’s Country Mix Saturday’s show. 1 hour of fantastic country music.Tune in to enjoy on 2mce 92.3 Bathurst, 94.7 Orange or on the web 2mce.org.

The Laundromat – 31 July 2024
2mce-fm 92.3/94.7khz
8:00pm – 10:00pm

SPLIT ENZ

1975 - Mental Notes

Much of the material derived from Tim Finn's and Phil Judd's fascination with the work of the renowned English writer and artist Mervyn Peake – notably "Spellbound", the epic track "Stranger Than Fiction" (their concert centrepiece) and "Titus", named after the hero of Peake's Gormenghast trilogy.

Mental Notes

1. "Walking Down a Road " 5:26
2. "Under the Wheel" 7:50
3. "Amy (Darling)" 5:18
4. "So Long for Now" 3:19

1. "Stranger Than Fiction " 6:58
2. "Time for a Change" 3:46
3. "Maybe" 2:59
4. "Titus " 3:02
5. "Spellbound " 5:00
6. "Mental Notes" 0:34

2006 - Frenzy

"Frenzy" is the fourth studio album by Split Enz. "Frenzy" ventured beyond the band's art rock roots to more of a pop sound.

Reviewed in Roadrunner at the time of release, it was described as, "a very mature and subtle piece of vinyl ... although not as immediately stunning as the stark "Mental Notes" or as smoothly polished as the sleek "Second Thoughts". This a creative work of appreciable depth." Particularly praised were "I See Red", "Give It A Whirl" and "Hermit McDermitt" (for its "unique demented hillbilly sound")

"Give It a Whirl" – 3:04
"I See Red" – 3:15
"Famous People" – 3:02
"Hermit McDermitt" – 4:03
"Stuff and Nonsense" – 4:28
"Mind Over Matter" – 2:57
"Marooned" – 2:32
"Master Plan" – 3:07
"She Got Body She Got Soul" – 2:58
"The Roughest, Toughest Game in the World" – 3:44
"Abu Dhabi" [Instrumental] – 5:23
"Betty" – 4:45
"Frenzy" – 2:30
"Semi Detached" – 5:05
"Carried Away" – 4:34
"Horse to Water" Frenzy session outtake – 3:06

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The Laundromat – 24th July 2024
2mce-fm 92.3/94.7khz
8:00pm – 10:00pm

CAN

1969 - Monster Movie

Previously the band had been known as "Inner Space", which later became the name of their recording studio. Some copies of the LP bore the subtitle "Made in a castle with better equipment" referring to Schloss Nörvenich, the 14th-century castle in Nörvenich, North Rhine-Westphalia, where the band recorded from 1968–69.

"Monster Movie" brings together elements of psychedelic rock, blues, free jazz, world music and other styles, the influence of the Velvet Underground being particularly obvious on the opening track "Father Cannot Yell". The use of improvisation, experimentation, tape editing and layering of sounds set a standard for Can's subsequent albums in the early 1970s, which helped form the style labeled "krautrock" by the British music press. The 20-minute closing track "Yoo Doo Right" was edited down from 6 hours of improvisation. The lyrics of "Mary, Mary So Contrary" are based on the English nursery rhyme "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary".

Monster Movie

1. "Father Cannot Yell" 7:06
2. "Mary, Mary So Contrary" 6:22
3. "Outside My Door" 4:11

4. "Yoo Doo Right" 20:27
Total length: 38:06

1971 - Tago Mago

"Tago Mago" saw Can changing to a jazzier and more experimental sound than with previous recordings, with longer instrumental interludes and fewer vocals. Can took sonic inspiration from sources including jazz musicians such as Miles Davis and from electronic avant-garde composers such as Karlheinz Stockhausen. The album was also inspired by English occultist Aleister Crowley; it is named for 'Illa de Tagomago', an island that features in the Crowley legend, and the track "Aumgn" is named for Crowley's interpretation of the Hindu mantra syllable Om. Czukay described the album as "an attempt in achieving a mystery musical world from light to darkness and return." The group has referred to the album as their "magic record," and the music has been described as having an "air of mystery and forbidden secrets."

"Tago Mago" has been critically acclaimed, and is credited with pioneering various modern musical styles. Raggett called "Tago Mago" a "rarity of the early '70s, a double album without a wasted note." Many critics, particularly in the United Kingdom, were eager to praise the album, and by the end of 1971 Can had played their first show in the country.

Julian Cope wrote in Krautrocksampler that "Tago Mago" "sounds only like itself, like no-one before or after" and described the lyrics as delving "below into the Unconscious." Dummy called it "a genre-defining work of psychedelic, experimental rock music." Melody Maker critic Simon Reynolds described it as "shamanic avant-funk."

"Tago Mago" is listed in the 2005 book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die", which states: "Even after 30 years Tago Mago sounds refreshingly contemporary and gloriously extreme."

Tago Mago

Side one
1. "Paperhouse" 7:28
2. "Mushroom" 4:03
3. "Oh Yeah" 7:23

Side two
No. Title Length
1. "Halleluhwah" 18:32

Side three
No. Title Length
1. "Aumgn" 17:37

Side four
No. Title Length
1. "Peking O" 11:37
2. "Bring Me Coffee or Tea" 6:47
Total length: 73:27

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We LOVE working alongside Arts Outwest each week 🫶📻

Hear Maryanne during Breakfast @ 7am-9am or Community Drive @ 4pm-5pm every weekday 📆

You can tune in on 92.3 in Bathurst, 94.7 in Orange, 2mce.org or on our listener app 🤩

A fixture of Arts OutWest's communications work for over 40 years is our Arts Calendar updates on 2MCEFM

Every weekday during breakfast and again during drive we run through highlights from the What's On calendar. Listen on 92.3fm Bathurst area and 94.7fm Orange area or live stream from their website.

We talk about more than 1500 events per year, so another reason to get your arts, cultural or heritage events, big or small, listed at our What's On (LINK to submit events under What'sOn on our website).

Pictured: Arts OutWest Communications officer Maryanne in the 2MCEFM studio.

The Laundromat – 10th July 2024
2mce-fm 92.3/94.7khz
8:00pm – 10:00pm

RUSSELL MORRIS

2012 - Sharkmouth

"Sharkmouth" is a studio album by Australian singer–songwriter Russell Morris. It was released on 12 October 2012. The album was presented to all the major labels who declined to release it. It peaked at No. 6 on the ARIA Albums Chart to become Morris' first top ten album and the highest selling album of his career.

"Sharkmouth" is based on stories from Australia's Depression years and some of their colourful characters, like boxer Les Darcy, gangsters of the 1920s and 1930s like Squizzy Taylor and from the 1940s, Arthur Stace and horse Phar Lap.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2013, the album was nominated for, and won ARIA Award for Best Blues and Roots Album

Sharkmouth

1. "Black Dog Blues" 3:33
2. "The Big House" 2:44
3. "The Ballard of Les Darcy" 3:57
4. "'Bout to Break" 4:13
5. "Sharkmouth" 4:00
6. "Walk My Blues" 2:43
7. "The Drifter" (featuring Renée Geyer) 4:14
8. "Squizzy" 3:51
9. "The Bridge" 3:06
10. "Money Dont Grow on Trees" 3:54
11. "Big Red" 3:33
12. "Mr Eternity" 4:24
Total length: 44:07

2014 Van Diemen's Land

"Van Diemen's Land" is a studio album by Russell Morris. It was released on 11 April 2014. The album peaked at number 4 on the ARIA Charts, becoming Morris' highest chart album in his career

"Van Diemen's Land" covers great Australian characters and stories including Breaker Morant, Sandakan and Eureka Rebellion

Liz Giuffre from The Music AU said; "Clearly yearning for an old Australia, or at least wanting to have fun with some old myths and styles of old music, Russell Morris has delivered a mellow collection with "Van Diemen's Land". Morris mixes international influences with local references from over time for his latest release. [It's] a good collection of folk/blues and national myths delivered by a man who knows his way around the local biz."

Courtney Laura of Reverb Online said; "It is evident through the detailed lyrics that he has spent quality time researching wonderful Australian stories and national myths, and constructing them into a collection of stunning folk and blues tracks. Throughout the whole album, Morris’s voice doesn’t waver as he adapts his vocals to each individual song and admirably clearly enunciates the stories through the lyrics. As each track is an unfolding story, they too have their own identity within the musicianship accompanying Morris." adding "Showcasing the spirit and history of our country, this is yet another of Morris’s projects to go out and add to your collection."

Michael Dwyer of Rolling Stone Australia said; "Like its predecessor, Van Diemen’s Land is all-true Aussie histories strung up on wiry blues arrangements like so many pages cut from yellowing broadsheets. The panorama spans colonial horrors to WW2 bombers and Japanese labour camps; dramas on river and sea and character portraits from Birdsville to Kings Cross. Morris’s voice is never less than totally engaged and engaging.”

Van Diemen's Land

1. "Dexter's Big Tin Can" 3:07
2. "Van Diemen's Land" 4:36
3. "Sweetest Thing" 2:59
4. "Birdsville" 3:28
5. "Breaker Morant" 3:46
6. "Loch Ard Gorge" 4:43
7. "Burning Rodney" 2:42
8. "Witch of Kings X" 4:47
9. "Eureka" 3:53
10. "Sandakan" 4:06
11. "Slide on the River" 3:37
12. "Lucy McBride" 3:57
13. "Bendigo Rock" 5:06

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Good evening, if you have a song you would like to hear on Rick’s Country Mix on the 13th of July please leave your song in the comments below and I will add to next week’s pre recorded show, I just ask if you could have your requests in before Wednesday the 10th of July thank you.