The Dave Fanning Show
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The Dave Fanning show is a radio program broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1
. The show is presented by Dave Fanning
and covers a range of various topics.
The show "takes a look at the world of the arts through music and film... with Dave's own, and the listeners', selection of music anthems as well as all the latest entertainment news and reviews of TV in a reflection of popular culture around Ireland."
Adrian Moynes, head of RTÉ Radio 1, stated in an interview on Morning Ireland
on June 6, 2006 that Dave's new programme would have some of the characteristics of his current show on RTÉ 2FM, but would also include painting
, sculpture
and plays.
radio on March 18, 2002 the day after St Patrick's Day and the last programme was broadcast on July 28, 2006.
It had been on air Monday to Friday from 6pm-7:30pm, and featured a mix of music, movie news, lifestyle items, Internet guides and competitions, as well as regular features such as classic albums nominated by guests.
The show was broad based, and regularly featured segments on movies, new music acts, and interviews with stars like Tom Waits
, Alice Cooper
& Bob Geldof
.
His Friday show took on a unique form of listener requests based on particular criteria, such as songs loosely based on the days of the week, seasons of the year, songs with women's names or simply songs with numbers or times in their titles.
Before 1992, the Dave Fanning Show was 100% music and featured the now legendary Fanning Sessions where young aspiring bands were brought into studio and got a full recording session which was subsequently played on Dave's radio show.
U2
recorded a Fanning Session, in return for which they let Dave have the world exclusive first play of all their new singles.
Other bands to record Fanning Sessions include The Cranberries
, JJ72
, Kerbdog
and therapy?
RTÉ Radio 1
RTÉ Radio 1 is the principal radio channel of Irish public-service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann and is the direct descendant of Dublin radio station 2RN, which began broadcasting on a regular basis on 1 January 1926...
. The show is presented by Dave Fanning
Dave Fanning
Dave Fanning is an Irish rock journalist, DJ, retired film critic and veteran broadcaster. He currently hosts The 11th Hour on RTÉ Two and two radio shows: Drivetime with Dave on RTÉ Radio 1 and The Dave Fanning Show on RTÉ 2fm. He also fills in for other presenters on RTÉ Radio, including acting...
and covers a range of various topics.
The show "takes a look at the world of the arts through music and film... with Dave's own, and the listeners', selection of music anthems as well as all the latest entertainment news and reviews of TV in a reflection of popular culture around Ireland."
Adrian Moynes, head of RTÉ Radio 1, stated in an interview on Morning Ireland
Morning Ireland
Morning Ireland is the breakfast news programme broadcast by RTÉ Radio 1 in Ireland and is noted as that country's most listened to radio programme. It is broadcast each weekday morning between 07.00 and 09.00 and is presented by Aine Lawlor, Cathal Mac Coille, Rachael English and Aoife Kavanagh...
on June 6, 2006 that Dave's new programme would have some of the characteristics of his current show on RTÉ 2FM, but would also include painting
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
, sculpture
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
and plays.
Previous show
The previous incarnation of the weekday Dave Fanning Show started on RTÉ 2fmRTÉ 2fm
RTÉ 2fm, or 2FM as it is more commonly referred to, is Raidió Teilifís Éireann's second national radio station. It broadcasts popular music programming aimed at a young Irish audience.- History :...
radio on March 18, 2002 the day after St Patrick's Day and the last programme was broadcast on July 28, 2006.
It had been on air Monday to Friday from 6pm-7:30pm, and featured a mix of music, movie news, lifestyle items, Internet guides and competitions, as well as regular features such as classic albums nominated by guests.
The show was broad based, and regularly featured segments on movies, new music acts, and interviews with stars like Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Thomas Alan "Tom" Waits is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Waits has a distinctive voice, described by critic Daniel Durchholz as sounding "like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car."...
, Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
& Bob Geldof
Bob Geldof
Robert Frederick Zenon "Bob" Geldof, KBE is an Irish singer, songwriter, author, occasional actor and political activist. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Irish rock band The Boomtown Rats in the late 1970s and early 1980s alongside the punk rock movement. The band had hits with his...
.
His Friday show took on a unique form of listener requests based on particular criteria, such as songs loosely based on the days of the week, seasons of the year, songs with women's names or simply songs with numbers or times in their titles.
Before 1992, the Dave Fanning Show was 100% music and featured the now legendary Fanning Sessions where young aspiring bands were brought into studio and got a full recording session which was subsequently played on Dave's radio show.
U2
U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
recorded a Fanning Session, in return for which they let Dave have the world exclusive first play of all their new singles.
Other bands to record Fanning Sessions include The Cranberries
The Cranberries
The Cranberries are an Irish rock band formed in Limerick in 1989 under the name The Cranberry Saw Us, later changed by vocalist Dolores O'Riordan. The band currently consists of O'Riordan, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan and drummer Fergal Lawler...
, JJ72
JJ72
JJ72 were an alternative rock band from Dublin, Ireland. After forming in 1996, they signed to Lakota Records in 1999, releasing two hit albums before splitting in 2006.-Formation & early years:...
, Kerbdog
Kerbdog
Kerbdog was an alternative rock band from Kilkenny, Ireland who formed in 1991. Following two albums released on Mercury Records, the band split up in 1998...
and therapy?
Therapy?
Therapy? is an alternative metal band from Northern Ireland. The band was formed in 1989 by guitarist–vocalist Andy Cairns from Ballyclare and drummer-vocalist Fyfe Ewing from Larne, Northern Ireland. The band initially recorded their first demo with Cairns filling in on bass guitar...
Signature tunes
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- Oh WellThen Play OnThen Play On is the third studio album by blues-rock band Fleetwood Mac, first released in September 1969. It was the first of their original albums to feature Danny Kirwan and the last with Peter Green. Jeremy Spencer did not feature on the album apart from "a couple of piano things"...
by Fleetwood MacFleetwood MacFleetwood Mac are a British–American rock band formed in 1967 in London.The only original member present in the band is its eponymous drummer, Mick Fleetwood... - In the later 1980s - Another Girl Another Planet by The Only OnesThe Only OnesThe Only Ones are an English rock band. They were initially active in the late 1970s and were associated with punk rock, yet straddled the musical territory in between punk, power pop and hard rock, with noticeable influences from psychedelia...
- Up to July 2006 - The Modern AgeThe Modern AgeThe Modern Age is the debut EP by American indie rock band The Strokes. It was released on January 29, 2001 in the United Kingdom and May 22, 2001 in the United States, sparking a bidding war among record labels; the largest for a rock band in years....
by The StrokesThe StrokesThe Strokes are an American indie rock band formed in 1999 in New York City. Consisting of Julian Casablancas , Nick Valensi , Albert Hammond, Jr. , Nikolai Fraiture and Fabrizio Moretti ....