On BBC Radio Kent … Twice! With James Whale and Steve Harley – Radio Interview
While we were on tour with Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel …
… we were not only playing shows all around the UK, we also did a few radio interviews. And we digged out two of them to add to the MLT Club interview archives!
We still remember talking to radio DJ James Whale for the first time. The whole band and tour crew was having dinner at a beautiful hotel overlooking Sefton Park in Liverpool on one of our days off, and we quickly excused ourselves after dessert to do this radio interview … on a cosy window sill in the hotel corridor! Some of you who are more familiar with UK radio might recognise the name James Whale. He has been a radio personality ever since the 80’s and at the time of the tour was hosting a show on BBC Radio Kent. Here is how this short introduction conversation went:
LISTEN: 2015/11/19 BBC Radio Kent – James Whale
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A few days later the tour brought us near the BBC Studio of Kent so James invited us back, and this time we brought Steve Harley with us. The two of them knew each other from back in the day, and it was lovely to witness them seeing each other face to face after more than a dozen years.
We also brought along our guitars and put our (imaginary) Cockney Rebel hats on – at least for part of the show. We performed “The Wide, Wide Land” (minute 09:45) there as well as two of Steve’s songs. “All In A Life’s Work” (16:30) … with Lisa featuring on lead guitar, as well as his big #1 hit “Come Up And See Me (Make Me Smile)” (26:45).
LISTEN: 2015/11/21 BBC Radio Kent – James Whale with Steve Harley
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We hope you enjoyed hearing a bit more of us and Steve and the work we did together.
Stay groovy,
Mona & Lisa
Thank you for posting these two interviews and the others in the club. It gives me away to learn about your musical past. I liked hearing Steve Harley say he wasn’t looking for just some girls standing on stage but wanted true musicians. I also listen to some of the interviews several times just to hear the acoustic versions again.
I know I don’t know birds that well either, but I just love to hear you singing about them. Really nice to listen to these radio interviews again. And I never get tired of listening to ‘The Wide, Wide Land’. Just beautiful, whether this acoustic version or the album version. Sounds like you had lots of fun with these interviews.
Great interviews you gave. Really enjoyed the acoustic version of The Wide Wide Land, with just your voices and acoustic guitars, such a sweet ballad there. Great back up vocals on Steve Harley’s songs, and Lisa, your intricate guitar sounds were awesome, so much so, James jumped in right in the middle to complement on the playing in Come Up and See Me.
I enjoy hearing your voices and love how you can just pick up your guitars and play and sing so many songs and sound so good. You are such accomplished musicians.