This Saturday, 23rd May 2015, BBC Radio Shropshire’s very own Country Show DJ Marie Crichton will celebrate 10 Years
presenting her programme on the BBC!
Yes after some 520
programmes and over 13,500 radio spins Marie will reach a personal
landmark along the country road!
In September 2002 Marie started as a young trainee DJ with a Community Radio Station in Walsall.
When a vacancy became available, following the retirement of the previous host, in May 2005 Marie took over the Country Show on BBC Radio Shropshire (then broadcast on Mondays 19:00-21:00), which for her was a dream come true.
As a guide for her listeners
she started logging her 2 hour playlists from 6th June 2005 with the tri-cast show broadcast being heard additionally on BBC
Radio Stoke and BBC Hereford &
Worcester. First spins were Maria McKee "I've Forgotten What It Was In
You" and Blue Country's "That Summer Feeling" (Curb) rounding
out the 2 hours with Patty Loveless
"On Your Way Home".
Popularity in her show
quickly spread with her loyal listeners really supporting it, by voting, to bag
her Favourite Radio Station &
Presenter at the UK Country Radio
Awards (sponsored by Southern Country Magazine and voted by listeners) on
Sunday Feb 4, 2007 held at The Lakeside Club Frimley Green, Surrey (The home of
World Darts). She repeated this snagging the award for the second year running
celebrating on Sun Feb 3, 2008
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After avoiding the BBC Trust
specialist music show cuts in January 2013 her show then switched to Saturdays 18:00 – 20:00 with BBC Radio
Shropshire (The station listeners figures currently boosts 105,000 adults per
week).
Marie keeps her audience up
to date with all the country news and gigs
(Read out between 18:30 – 18:40) as well as playing the best new tracks and albums
and some old classics too. To ensure
a diverse mix of artists and styles birthday
features are included each week and sometimes a songwriter spotlight.
Marie prides herself on
finding the more obscure but quality artists from around the world which embrace
both Country, Bluegrass, Americana and singer-songwriters. As the lone female BBC country presenter and
one of the few across the UK Marie is a
strong advocate for supporting the “Women of Country”.
Are you a recording artist
who has been played or interviewed on the show over the last 10 years?
Are you a record label or
promoter who sent in music for consideration?
Are you a regular listener? If so which artists or songs has Marie introduced you too?
How to get involved in the
10 year show
To give feedback or send
congratulations
Contact her on FACEBOOK - www.facebook.com/BBCMarieC
Or TWEET c/o @CRoutesNews
Phone / Text / Write Contact info - BBC
Website
Or if you have a GOOGLE
account Reply to this BLOG post
You can Listen Live on FM or
online to the 10 year May 23rd show HERE
and Listen Back for 28 days using the BBC
iPlayer.
Marie Crichton's Country
Show - Click this BBC
Link
Latest episode - Click this BBC Link
What the artists are saying?
What the listeners are
saying?- Congrats wishing many more years! - Elaine Roy from (The Roys Bluegrass Duo ) CD - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
- Congratulations from Crash n Recovery !! Olof Olle Söderlind UK iTunes
- Hi Marie congrats on your 10 years - great achievement - keep up the good work ... Dave Sheriff x MP3
- Congratulations Marie! Thank you for all the spins! - Donna Hughes MP3 - UK iTunes - CD Baby
- Congratulations in celebrating 10 years in radio. Such a great achievement and so many more to come. - Santos Vasquez (manager to Brian Collins) UK iTunes - briancollinsmusic.com
- Congrats, Marie! Job well done! - Will Banister and The Modern Day Ramblers Amazon UK
- I am writing with Ms Pam Tillis next week, So deserving Bernie Nelson CD - CDBaby - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
- Congratulations on 10 years Marie!! And thank you so much for playing me all of these years! - Lisa O'Kane Facebook
- Congratulations Marie!! You are the BEST!!! Thanks so much for all of your dedication and support to independent artist like myself!!! I love and appreciate all you do! Keep it up!!! - Holly Norman CD - MP3 - UK iTunes - CD BABY
- Here's to your NEXT 10 YEARS on the air, Marie!! Thank you for all you do for indie Country artists around the globe! - Jessie Lee Cates Amazon UK - MP3 - CD BABY
Happy 10th Anniversary Marie, we are looking forward to a great 2 hours of country music - Yvonne & Jim
Happy Anniversary Marie,
look forward to your show every week. Have a great one tonight. - Tracy
Happy anniversary! We love
the mix of songs, enthusiasm and styles you choose and for us listeners its
like visiting a friend every week. Warm Regards - Richard Edward
(Poem by listener Stephen
Eckles)
Country songs for you and me
It's great to listen to Marie
To the best she finds of different kinds
Her hands have clapped, are feet have tapped
To different singers, different bands
Uniting country music fans
After a decade of country shows
Just think how quickly 10 years goes
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