Going deep on #TheBeatles Anthology Volume 4 on the radio show tonight from 8 if you fancy it. #thebeatlesanthology

Digging Dylan’s country roots on the radio show tonight. Seems fitting.

An early Dylan treat for all the Bobcats out there on the radio show tonight from 8. Hope you can join me live or listen again whenever suits via the BBC Sounds App. #bobdylan

Exploring, and enjoying, the new Dylan archive boxset on his earliest years. No radio show on Monday (off for football coverage) but will dedicate Tuesday’s show it to mark Bob’s big Belfast return next Wed and Thurs. #bobdylan #throughtheopenwindow

Saying happy 80th to #NeilYoung on the radio show tonight. Some roots flavoured tunes from the man himself and a few classy covers from #CowboyJunkies #DollyParton #kdlang and more. #bbcradioulster & #Sounds from 8. #neilyoung80 #neilyoungbbc #ralphmcleancountry

Our #NeilYoung At 80 show is off and running. First 2 tracks..Tonight’s The Night and Birds. NP Down By The River. Gotta a feeling this is going to be quite the show! Come join me on the BBC Radio Ulster airwaves. #NeilYoung80

Great chat just now with #danjennings about #DancingThroughTheFire, his new “oral history” of #PaulWeller It deserves all the acclaim it’s getting and at 700 odd pages it’s a proper labour of love. Full BBC radio special coming soon!

Ralph McLean - Talking Heads - Author Jonathan Gould - BBC Sounds Ralph explores the history of Talking Heads.

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This was fascinating with a superb playlist. Had to dig out Rei Momo specially

The great #NeilYoung hits 80 next week. Let’s celebrate with a radio birthday party shall we? Fav NY songs and stories please!! #neilyoung80

I’ve brand new music from #RodneyCrowell, #LucindaWilliams, #GreazyAlice and more on the radio show tonight plus an in-depth look at Two Sides To Every Story by the great #GeneClark from 1977. 8pm on the BBC airwaves fellow roots ramblers! #ralphmcleancountry #highmoonrecords

Exploring the revolutionary side of #JohnLennon & #YokoOno with an in-depth exploration of #PowerToThePeople boxset with Steven Cockcroft of @beatlespod.bsky.social on the radio show tonight from 8. Come together over this! @johnlennonofficial.bsky.social @yokoono.bsky.social #mercuryrecords

Nice two page spread in today’s Sunday Life for my chat with #JonBonJovi about his recent health issues, his love of Ireland and what we can expect when #BonJovi return to Croke Park next year.

On Monday night’s radio show I’ll be joined by Steven Cockcroft of @beatlespod.bsky.social to discuss this beauty of a boxset. Come together….over this! #powertothepeople #JohnLennon #JohnAndYoko

A Brucey bonus for you on the radio show tonight. Going deep into the new #BruceSpringsteen #Nebraska boxset. BBC Radio Ulster & Sounds from 8. Spread the word Boss fans! @brucespringsteen.net

Right now! Hit the BBC Sounds App if you want to check it out later. #BonJovi

In a two hour radio special Ralph McLean celebrates the music of The Divine Comedy with chat from Neil Hannon, some exclusive BBC session tracks and every other Divine Comedy track chosen by BBC Radio Ulster listeners. The link to the programme is in our post. To listen online at BBC Sounds you will need to sign in, but it's quick and free to create an account. Please check availability for your region.

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Great piece on #LucindaWilliams in the new @mojomagazine.bsky.social by my mate #AndyFyfe. Lucinda is one of the most honest artists in music today and a true survivor. Will dig out a few classic tracks for Wednesday’s country show.

Great and informative show
I went to see the deep blue last night
The harmonies were superb and the
Show is full of enthusiasm and joy
As you say something special is happening with this group
Keep up with the great tunes

I’ve a bit of a #TalkingHeads special on the radio show tonight on @bbcradioulster & @BBCSounds I’ll be talking history with author #JonathanGould and playing some classics alongside some lesser heard gems. Hope you can join me from 8. @harpercollins.bsky.social #burningdownthehouse

Unbelievably 2026 will mark 10 years since #BapKennedy left us. A collection of previously unheard songs is set for release soon. It is, unsurprisingly, beautiful. I’m going to be playing a couple of tracks from it on the radio show tonight on BBC Radio Ulster & Sounds from 8.

I’m putting together a 2 hour #NeilHannon #DivineComedy special for the end of the month. I’ll be talking with Neil, there’ll be exclusive session tracks and lots of DC classics of course..which is where you come in. Let me know your favourite Neil numbers here! @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social

No radio show tonight folks. Off for football coverage. Back Tuesday night with some Prince magic for you.

Happy 85th birthday John. #JohnLennon

The #LongRyders have been confirmed for #KilkennyRoots next May so I’m celebrating with an indepth look at the band’s debut album Native Sons on the radio show tonight. Join me and band leader Sid Griffin for a journey back into the 80s Paisley Underground LA scene from 8.

Only the very finest record collections can boast a Spinal Tap Stonehenge picture disc you know! #spinaltap #onelouder #toomuchperspective

In tribute to #ChrisDreja, who passed away last week, I’m having a bit of a #Yardbirds rave up on the radio show tonight from 8. Five Live Yardbirds from 1964 is my #ClassicLiveAlbum of the week with Chris and a young Eric Clapton on top form.

On #ralphmcleancountry tonight #MaryChapinCarpenter talks about her latest album Personal History. Also new music from Willie Nelson, Joan Shelly, Josh Ritter and more. It’s going to be a good un, I can feel it in my bones and they never lie! 😂

You’ve seen him on #BlueLights now hear him behind the decks on Radio Ulster! My old mate #MichaelSmiley is back picking all the tunes with me tonight from 8 on BBC Radio Ulster & Sounds and he’s chosen some real gems. Spread the word people!

Essential document for sure. Reckon he should have stuck with the Van Morrison Controversy name as well!

The Zombies arrived in #AbbeyRoad studios just after the Fabs in 1967 and recorded #OdysseyAndOracle perhaps the ultimate slice of baroque and roll heaven. I’m talking with singer #ColinBlunstone about it and his life in music on the radio show tonight from 8. @bbcsounds.bsky.social #TheZombies