Coastline Radio
Bringing you the best in Irish and Country Music
About Us
A Home for some of the best Country and Irish music .
Coastline Radio is a not for profit organisation whose sole purpose is to bring to you the listener the best in Country and Irish music, Our system is set up so that if you like a track you can purchase it from the supplier thereby supporting the artist. If you are an up and coming singer and want to be heard on radio then please send us an MP3 of your music and we will put it on our Auto DJ it will also be played by our live DJ’s, plus we point to iTunes where the listener can purchase the track or Album we also list last.fm and Amazon.
So if you are and artist performer or singer playing at a venue send us your details and we will advertise them here, or if you are putting on a night of good Country and Irish music in your Bar/Hotel, parish Hall, or Barn Dance please send us the details early and we will post them here on Coastlineradio We need more DJ’s so if you think you could present a show for an hour or more please email details to me Brendan Gavin, brendan@coastlineradio.net or Call/Text me at 087 9941850
Our auto DJ runs 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
A Message to all our listeners and supporters from Brendan, our CEO;
"We have been on air Broadcasting around the world with brilliant Country Music show’s. These are presented by myself, Joe Kearney and Gerry Costello. As you all know only too well, that since the pandemic hit the world, live venues to dance in and to see your favourite singers have closed down. We made the decision to maintain our country shows here on Coastline Radio all through the pandemic in order to help our listeners have a means of contact with the singers and music they love. We aim to be the portal where the public and the artists can meet and interact in a virtual medium. This of course, up until March 2020, has been a part of the everyday living that we were all accustomed to, a way of life that even us as presenters, have taken for granted.
Internet radio is also a way that the artists and singers can be in contact with the public and new and upcoming artists can get noticed and get known also. Our station, therefore we feel, is an important resource to everybody as it brings the music and the artists to the listeners that so love to hear it. It is also sometimes the only daily contact that many of our older and rural community have to enjoy and listen to.
Putting on shows can be difficult and can also be a drain on our resources. We do not have any funding from advertising or sponsorship from any large corporations. We get no portion of the licence fees that are collected. The daily costs of operating the station is funded solely by the presenters out of a love and a passion for the music and for the presentation of the various shows.
To date we have stuck with it because of the sheer passion we have here in the station for the music, the artists, the songwriters and our appreciation and gratitude for all the listeners of Coastline Radio who tune in to us from all over the world. This is what keeps us motivated and eager to "keep the show on the road". We have the best and most genuine listeners for which I and the team are eternally grateful.
I am putting a PayPal Me link here on the website and on my Facebook page with a view to getting some small support to keep Coastline Radio operating and keep "the lights on", as they say. We have station running costs like station streaming, live jukebox updating, heat, light, equipment, software costs and we also need to maintain and pay the fees for our website. All of this can run to a few thousand euro annually. if you can offer a little support just to keep coastline Radio Ireland afloat we will be ever so thankful. Even as little as a euro would be very much appreciated to keep this non-profit station going.
Thank you so much for all your kind generosity, your support and, above all, your continued listenership.
Brendan
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Have You Made Any Self-Recordings ? ? ?
If you are part of a band, group or a solo-artist and would like to have your recordings featured on Coastline Radio then just email your mp3 tracks to brendan@coastlineradio.org or to any of the presenters and we will be only delighted to give them an airing on Ireland's finest radio station, Coastline Radio. We love introducing new artists to the country music world.
Team
Brendan Gavin
Owner, Producer and Managing Director
As well as being the owner, producer and station manager, Brendan presents two shows weakly. The BG Country show goes out on air on Monday and Thursday each week from 8.30 pm to 11.00pm. Email Brendan at brendan@coastlineradio.org
Joe Kearney
Presenter
Joe presents Joe's Country Mix every Wednesday night from 10.30pm until 12.30am and on Friday, Joe presents The Music Of Various Generas from 10.00pm until Midnight. Again on Sunday night, Joe will take you into the night with The Sunday Country Show. Email Joe at joe@coastlineradio.org
Gerry Costello
Presenter
Gerry joined the team in January 2020 and presents the Homestead Country & Irish Show every Tuesday night from 8.30pm to 11.00pm and again on Saturday evenings from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Email Gerry at gerry@coastlineradio.org
It Could Be You
Presenter
This could be you! if you think you could present an hour of country music and chat live on air then email me, brendan@coastlineradio.org with your contact details
It Could Be You
Presenter
This could be you! if you think you could present an hour of country music and chat live on air then email me, brendan@coastlineradio.org with your contact details
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Events
This is an annual event of two days of the hearing the finest and best steel guitar music from the worlds best steel guitar players backed by Irelands top musicians. This is truly an event not to be missed
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Coastline Radio Interviews
Tommy Fleming
Tommy did a live interview with Brendan on the BG Country Show on Thursday March 26th. 2020. Tommy Fleming was born in 1971 in Aclare, County Sligo. His natural singing ability was evident at a young age whilst participating in local talent competitions and concerts. While still at school his first band was born a rock band called The Face of February and thus began the a life of gigging in local clubs and pubs.
T R Dallas
On Monday, March 30th. 2020 Brendan had TR Dallas as a special guest on his show. TR hails all the way from Mount Temple near Moat, Co Westmeath and has travelled the roads of Ireland for many, many years fronting numerous bands including The Mainliners.
Eamonn McCann
On Monday, March 1th. 2020, Brendan had Eamonn McCann as a special guest on his show. Eamonn is from Creggin, Co Tyrone and is one of Irelands premier country artists for many years entertaining audiences all over the country and abroad.
John Hogan
John's Story: "I was born and reared in Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath, Ireland but I now live in Croghan, Co. Offaly. I have enjoyed great success and songwriting is a passion of mine. I have toured the length and breath of Ireland and throughout Europe. It has been an amazing journey and I look forward to entertaining in the years ahead and making many new friends and fans on my musical journey."
Robert Mizzell
Robert has made his home in Ireland for many years now . He served his apprenticeship in Country Music since he first arrived here and is now one of the top Country artists in Ireland, his popularity spreading with extensive airplay in Europe and such distant territories as Australia. "Say You Love Me" is a song synonymous with Robert and its immense popularity dictates that it’s requested at all his shows.
P J Murihy
On May 15th 2020, P J Murrihy joined Brendan in Studio for a chat. P J Murrihy is an Irish singer-songwriter from Mullagh, County Clare, Ireland. When not working on his own farm in Clare he tours Ireland with his own band.
Michelle Murphy
Michelle Murphy joined Brendan on May 28th. 2020 for a chat on air. From Oylegate, Co Wexford, Michelle is a fan of both country music and social dancing. She feels getting out to a show and throwing a few shapes is an instant lift for just about anybody.
Mary Duff
On June 4th. 2020, Mary Duff Joined Brendan in Studio for a chat. Mary has been at the top of the European Country music tree for more than three decades, enjoying the appreciation of audiences worldwide as part of Daniel O’Donnell’s show (now in its 24th year). She is a very familiar voice and face from Norway to New Zealand!
Gerry Carney
Gerry joined Brendan for a chat on June 8th. 2020. He is regarded as one of Ireland’s finest songwriters and is well known for his worldwide hit ‘Paddy’ which he dedicated to those that left Ireland to seek work and sent the money home to support their families.Gerry recorded his first album in 1995 and continues to write and record original songs.
Peggie Nora
Osoyoos singer Peggie Nora, 69, joined Brendan on air on June 15th. 2020. She had hung up her hat when it came to music, but she wasn’t going to let her age stop her from exploring a new career. Singing since she was four years old, she let some critiques about her age stop her temporarily. Now she has her songs played on radio stations around the world. “We all know when we can’t do it anymore, or when we should. As long as you can still do something and you love it, you have a passion for it, you should do it,” Nora said.
Seamus Moore
Seamus Moore (born 18 June 1947) is a popular Irish performer and linked up with Brendan in the Studio on June 22nd 2020. Moore began his career when he entered a talent contest and won with his own composition "The JCB Song". After two years, he was presented with a gold disc by his record company I&B Records to mark over 50,000 sales. He has been known as The JCB Man ever since.
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How It All Began
Somewhere in our distant past one of our Celtic ancestors banged two bones or sticks together and was happy with the noise they made, much later Greek authors noted that the Celts had their own type of music using bone or wooden flutes and from animal skins stretched across a wooden frame, contemporary Celtic music is still identified with the bodhran made from goat skin and the flute or tin whistle.
But one thing is for sure we've had music in us for a few millennia we cannot live without it and even the non musical amongst us if left long enough and quiet enough will tap out a rhythm.
Much of the evolution of our music is lost to the ages because it was handed down from generation to generation and was not recorded, it's the way I learned to play and appreciate music by listening to my mother play the fiddle and melodeon, our house outside Bonniconlon North Mayo was a rambling house where neighbours and friends would drop in unannounced, the kettle would be put on; strong tay made with soda bread and homemade butter and then the music would start, with Tin Whistle. Flute, Accordion and Fiddle, my mother could play the accordion and the fiddle and at a sprightly 94 can still knock a tune out of the accordion, we had a wireless and record player and every Saturday night was held sacred we listened to Ceili House on Radio Eireann and when it was over and at other times I was the DJ playing records of The Clancy brothers, The Dubliners, Bridie Gallagher, Joe Dolan, Larry Cunningham, Doc Carroll, Butch Moore, Tom Dunphy, Big Tom and so many more I cannot remember, they were wonderful times and the world of music was changing , it was the era of the big showbands and almost every village in Ireland had a dance hall, sadly those days long gone but here as DJ on Coast Line Radio I still want to play the best in country and Irish music for you, so just send in your requests and check the live DJ the schedule.
Brendan.