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In May 2012, Manx Radio TT was re-branded as Manx Radio TT 365 to signify that the station was available to listen to throughout the year via the internet. The service incorporated archive commentary recordings with classic music tracks, as well as the TT fortnight broadcasts. However, after less than a year the service was subsequently closed.
The Manx Music Festival is an annual music festival held at the end of each April in Douglas. It was founded in 1892 by the "Mother of Manx Music" M. L. Wood after music classes were included in the Fine Arts and Industrial Guild, after which the festival gets its colloquial name of "The Guild". [ 9 ]
The proliferation of this music coincided with a boom in the tourism industry for the Isle, and Manx music-hall and dance-hall songs and dances saw increased demand. [9] By the 20th century instrumental music accompanied most worship on the Isle of Man. Later in the 20th century, Manx church musical traditions slowly declined.
Sweet & Swing is a radio programme broadcast on Manx Radio, featuring music from the big band era. [1] The show is presented by Howard Caine (known as "H"), having previously been a joint presentation with the late Jim "The Jazz" Caine, the programme's creator. In January 2017 Manx Radio introduced a sister programme to Sweet & Swing titled ...
The music covers a broad spectrum by well-known 60s artists, and the playlist also includes three; million selling records from both of the featured years. [ 2 ] The manner of the presentation and tempo of the show is upbeat and vibrant, being referred to by Williams as: "the biggest little 60's show on the radio."
Manx comet, a tailless comet; Manx Norton, a racing motorcycle; Manx pound, the currency of the Isle of Man; Manx Radio, the national radio station of the Isle of Man; Manx Spirit, a clear whisky from the Isle of Man; Meyers Manx, a dune buggy; Varius Manx, a Polish pop group; Handley Page Manx, an experimental British aircraft from World War II
Culture Vannin is the trading name for the Manx Heritage Foundation, established in 1982 by the Isle of Man Government to promote Manx culture, heritage and language.It was rebranded in February 2014, having previously been known as the "Manx Heritage Foundation" (Manx: Undinys Eiraght Vannin), since the former title "held connotations more towards the cultural history of the island" which ...
In 2011, as a member of Nish As Rish, Keggin won in the Best Newcomers category at the 2011 Festival Interceltique de Lorient in Brittany, France. [4]Keggin was awarded a grant by Culture Vannin to produce her 2014 debut solo album, Sheear ("Westward"), a collection of traditional and contemporary Manx songs praised as "bringing new life into the language with her music."