Lockdown Listening

So we’re nearly five weeks into quarantine and with it five weeks without a studio. But as you’ve probably noticed if you’re a regular to this site, the output has, like Covid-19, increased exponentially. 

We kicked off a new morning show to anchor your mornings throughout this quarantine period. ddr. bricfeasta is hosted by a revolving door of ddr. residents delivering you tunes served sunny side up to ease you out of bed each morning. Bricfeasta is served weekdays 9am to noon.

Flick back through our schedule for the past few weeks you’ve probably noticed less repeats and more live radio. One of the weird side-effects for the station is people having more time on their hands resulting in more live shows. The quality has been unreal and we’ve never received so much positive feedback as the last month from listeners letting us know how important the live element has been in keeping a sense of togetherness alive. Special shouts to R.Kitt’s Lifeline and Cathal MacGabhann’s All Sorts for being with us most days. 

Navigating life without a studio could not have happened without our industrious volunteers in the background - taking calls day and night, dealing with queries, preparing the schedule, troubleshooting, looking for new solutions in delivering live radios, incorporating live calls on air so we want to give a special shout out to them. They know who they are. Without them we wouldn’t have had such quarantine delights as Aisling O’Riordain and Louise Bruton’s Pop Dungeon, the launch of Rising Damp’s wonderful new tape on wherethetimegoes, our special show for kids Young ddr. brought to you by Rosi Leonard and Jane Deasy or Faro P’s A Little Late Night Port. 

Really there’s been too many highlights to mention and we know everyone listening has had their own personal highlight but we’re aiming to archive everything properly. 

The shows that have been produced over the past five weeks, as well as the continued madness in the chatbox is a real cultural expression of a community that has reached out to support one another in a time of crisis. 

Running the station has been something of a lifeline for all of us and we hope it’s lifted your day in some small way over the past five weeks and that it’ll continue to do so for however long it lasts.