40 For 40
"PMS" - The Popular Music Show - is the longest running alternative music programme on UK radio. We reached our 40th birthday this year. We celebrated this in a number of ways, one of which was this commission series, 40 for 40. Each week from February - November, we broadcast a specially produced piece of music from 40 local artists and friends of the programme. We kept the brief very open and invited the artists to respond to either the numbers 1-40, or the idea of "40" or "Birthday" or "1977" or "Longest-running".
The musicians responded and we received a diverse array of sounds, ideas and tributes and we have been overwhelmed and honoured by the generosity of the contributions. The collection of artists that produced work for us went above and beyond, and hope that you all enjoyed being part of it. We think this is a huge achievement and a testament to the creative spirit that exists in Merseyside.
Thank you,
Roger, Karen, Rory, Andy, George.
Below are all the commissions, in two playlists. Enjoy, and celebrate!
The musicians responded and we received a diverse array of sounds, ideas and tributes and we have been overwhelmed and honoured by the generosity of the contributions. The collection of artists that produced work for us went above and beyond, and hope that you all enjoyed being part of it. We think this is a huge achievement and a testament to the creative spirit that exists in Merseyside.
Thank you,
Roger, Karen, Rory, Andy, George.
Below are all the commissions, in two playlists. Enjoy, and celebrate!