Rosemary & Clementine Gallot in the Shed

This week, we feature one of Shed FM’s favourite groups, Rosemary, who came into the Paris Shed for a live session replete with Cello. If at times the interview veers into French every now and again, do stick with it – the music is amazing, and lead singer Carol Dabin’s voice is one of the reasons for Rosemary’s rapid rise to fame in Paris.

Carol, who used to sing for Klub and Guinea Pigs, has finally found her true sound with Rosemary, whose music blends shades of dark and light, echoing Dolly and K’s Choice. In fact, of all the groups Carol has been a part of, this one reflects her more than any other, and is the most mature of all.

Rosemary are on myspace here, where you can stream their latest music and find interviews with the band (in French, this time).

In the second half of this episode, we talk to Clementine Gallot. This interview is a few years old now, just before she moved to New York, where Clementine has gone from strength to strength, writing for national newspapers in the UK and in New York.

You can follow Clementine on Twitter, and view her latest photos on Flickr.

Listen to Rosemary and Clementine at these times throughout the week (times are all BST):

Monday 11:55am, 7:00pm, Wednesday 10:00am, Friday 9:00am, 7:00pm, Saturday 4:00pm,  Sunday 12:50pm

The Sunchase Live in the Shed

This week we feature the brilliant Gregg M from Paris-based group The Sunchase, who came into the Paris Shed for one of the most revealing interviews and live sessions we’ve ever had.

He plays some of The Sunchase’s top songs in the company of your host Jonny Sly and co-host Gareth Cartman, and if you’re interested in hearing more from the group, download their albums from www.jamendo.com or visit their myspace site: http://www.myspace.com/thesunchase for streaming music.

Next week, this podcast will continue with an hour-long interview with Karel Beer, who is also in the Shed talking with Gregg M during this episode. Karel is one of Paris’ leading figures, and will tell us all about running an English-speaking comedy club in France, as well as some more about his early years.

Catch The Sunchase live throughout the week:

Tuesday 6pm, Wednesday 7:55pm, Friday 10:15am, Saturday 10:50am, Sunday 2:10pm

21 Love Hotel and Roman Payne in the Shed

This week we feature a live session from 21 Love Hotel and a live reading from Paris-based author Roman Payne.

21 Love Hotel are a couple from Paris whose inspiration very often comes to them in the kitchen or in front of the TV. Together, Clemence and Frederic play almost everything – although they do admit to having had a bit of help from people here and there. That doesn’t mean they’ve sought help for: vocals, guitars, japanese bells, organ, bird calls, piano, theremin, horsehair bow, electric bass, megaphone, pocket trumpet, electronic bow, alto sax, mandolin, percussions, glockenspiel, breath, music box and the broken metronome.

They came into the Shed to play one of the most alluring and entrancing sessions we’ve ever had, and don’t worry – the French conversation is rapidly translated by your host, Mr Jonny Sly!

Roman Payne was always a Paris Link magazine favourite, and remains a Shed favourite even today. His first novel, Crepuscule, was warmly received, and echoed many of the Russian greats. His poem/novella, The Basement Trains, was published around the same time as this podcast, and we get an exclusive reading of the whole book here from Roman.

Since then, Roman has gone from strength to strength, with his latest Paris-based novel, Rooftop Soliloquy, set for release this July via ModeRoom Publishing. So, it’s a perfect time to go back and hear from Roman himself – and make sure you visit his website…

This week’s playlist

This week, Shed.fm brings you live acoustic sessions from the brilliant Dave Carroll and the equally brilliant Marjolaine. These two Paris-based musicians livened up the Shed just before Christmas with two amazing sessions.

Dave came with his violinist and eventually caved in to perform his hit “The Guest”, while Marjolaine stunned the Shed into silence with “Tais toi”, among others.

We’ve also got two editions of 30 minutes for you, with plenty of new music to get your ears around, and we’ve bulked up our playlist so that you’ve got non-stop music for the rest of the day.

After Dave and Marjolaine and the 30 Minutes Pods, we’ve also got a reading of “A Comic History of Great Britain”, from Librivox. This will be continuing throughout the week…

Monday
19:00 Dave and Marjolaine Part I
20:10 30 minutes
20:50 Short stories

Tuesday
19:00 Dave and Marjolaine Part II
19:55 30 minutes
21:00 A Comic History of Great Britain – Prologue, Chapters 1 & 2
21:30 Short stories

Wednesday
19:00 Dave and Marjolaine Part II
19:55 30 minutes
20:20 A Comic History of Great Britain – Chapters 3, 4 & 5
21:30 Evening chill-out
22:30 Short stories

Thursday
17:50 Dave and Marjolaine Part I
19:00 Dave and Marjolaine Part II
19:55 A Comic History of Great Britain – Chapters 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11

Friday
19:00 Dave and Marjolaine Part I
20:10 Dave and Marjolaine Part II
21:00 A Comic History of Great Britain – to a close

Next week, we’ll have more podcasts, including a live session from Shed favourite Sophie Cappere, and chat from Paris-based actor Mike Stromme…

Paris Shed: Dave Carroll and Marjolaine

It’s back to the Shed in Paris and one of our favourite ever live sessions from the days of Paris Link magazine – Dave Carroll and Marjolaine.

Jonny Sly is in the hotseat, joined by Gareth Cartman for two sessions of chat and live music with two of Paris’ leading lights. Dave Carroll has his arm twisted and is eventually forced to play ‘The Guest’ for his audience.

Marjolaine brings her low-fi cabaret-rock into the Shed and leaves her hosts dumbfounded and even gobsmacked at one point.

Check out our playlist and make sure you tune in when Dave Carroll and Marjolaine’s podcasts are on – parts one and two are now on rotation!