Becoming a fan of the John Creedon show

Pains me to say it, but Ray is better than John. Creedo seems to stick to the same old songs every night - when he pairs up two songs from a specific time and place, it'll always be the same ones. And when he goes for The Jam, who have a huge back catalogue, guaranteed it'll be either 'A Town Called Malice' or 'That's Entertainment'.

At least Ray plays more of a variation.

Yep agree with both of you here...as I said a few posts ago John has become extremely predictable, I've noticed this more so the last couple of months ...to the ones I and you mentioned you can add the same old same old from Desmond Dekker, the Inkspots, Stornoway etc... all good groups with a huge catalogue to choose from but we get same old, same old. Oh and that bloody Padraig Jack song about the Aran Islands...

And again as you said, we continue to tune in, as John has a great way about him and is massively enjoyable to listen to as a host. I've often mentioned here and in other threads, that I way prefer the music on the Mystery Train, but JK is just not as engaging. I actually prefer that show when Peter Curtin is hosting , his selections are on another level :)

Ray tho, is also coming across as a true pro, is connecting with his audience and has some great tunes to boot. Ray has been championing Irish music for years, and to me, he seems genuinely full of gratitude to be in the lucky position he has, is grasping the opportunity and taking it seriously, but with (what sounds like anyway) a smile.

Yeah but Ray Cuddihy has this occasional public holiday slot where he tries to equate Irish Trad with hip hop and the like. Maybe he's trying to be hip and cool but personally I think it's just silly stuff. I play a bit of trad myself and I can't honestly see or want to see any connection between our trad music and what goes down in dance & night clubs.

But I'd say he's here for the long haul, anyone who's a bit of a gaelgeoir will get on well in RTE and he's a man to boot, by way of balancing out the shift to women presenters.

Wait a minute, who’s this amateur hospital radio DJ?

#CuddihyForeverCreedonNever

He did and all 🤣

I was expecting Brendan O’Connor to jump in there and start talking.

:D

I could take or leave the War On Drugs whenever I heard them on the radio, but I have to say I was highly impressed by their set at Glastonbury.

Consider me a convert. :)

Yes, ironically that party won't ever be over.

An extra half-hour of Creedo!

More room for John Prine. :D

Lovely start to the show by Creedo.....bloody hell Sinead. I hope she finds peace.

Just noticed this is now the norm, Drivetime finishing half an hour earlier :)

The Days Before Rock And Roll,great tune.

I'd obviously heard it before but wasn't that familiar with it.Got home and googled it then,never knew Paul Durcan was on it and actually co wrote it,cool!

Why would you think he was on holidays for each of those? You seem hugely invested in a show that you keep complaining about. If it's not your show, have you considered taking the revolutionary step of not listening to it?

How do you know this?

So they weren’t all guest presenters then.

Yet again, I’m left wondering why you invest so much effort in listening to and actively monitoring a show that you apparently dislike so much.

’Acadian Driftwood’ by The Band!

Oh yeah :)

Doesn't this list contradict what you yourself claimed?

John says he’ll be playing The Lotus Eaters tonight.

I wonder which song. :D