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Ulster Orchestra, Soak, Ruth McGinley, Paul Casey and more help 大象传媒 Radio Ulster/Foyle celebrate Music City! Day in special live broadcasts

大象传媒 Radio Ulster, Saturday, June 21st from 6pm.

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The airwaves will be alive with the sound of music on Saturday, June 21, when 大象传媒 Radio Ulster/Foyle broadcasts six hours of live music from Music City! Day in Londonderry.

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Having celebrated Music City! Day last year as part of the Derry~Londonderry UK City of Culture 2013, 大象传媒 Radio Ulster/Foyle will return to Derry to take part in Music City! Day 2014 for three very special live events, to be broadcast from 6pm-midnight.

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This evening of events highlights 大象传媒 Radio Ulster鈥檚 commitment to specialist music and will commence with a 颁补蝉肠丑濒谩谤 special with Brian Mullen at Cult煤rlann U铆 Chan谩in at 6pm, followed by the special 大象传媒 Radio Ulster concerts 鈥� Ulster Orchestra At Music City, hosted by John Toal in The Guildhall at 8pm and an Electric Mainline Special with Stephen McAuley in the Playhouse at 10pm.

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Starting the evening is 颁补蝉肠丑濒谩谤 at 6pm when Brian Mullen will welcome a range of musical guests into Derry鈥檚 Cult煤rlann U铆 Chan谩in for an eclectic multi-genre live event which will bring together everything from world music roots and trad to pop, soul and blues.

Already confirmed for this 颁补蝉肠丑濒谩谤 special is Paddy Nash and the Happy Enchiladas, with further acts yet to be announced.

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Brian Mullen says: 鈥淭he programme will be the usual exciting heady mix with the added buzz of live performance.鈥�

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The live music will then move to Derry鈥檚 iconic Guildhall for the two hour 大象传媒 Radio Ulster/Foyle concert Ulster Orchestra At Music City.

Broadcast live from 8pm, this unique concert will see presenter John Toal welcome some of Derry鈥檚 finest performers to the stage to perform alongside the Ulster Orchestra, conducted by Stephen Bell.

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This line-up of singer-songwriters Eoin O鈥機allaghan [Best Boy Grip] and Paul Casey, pianist Ruth McGinley and saxophonist Gerard McChrystal will make for a midsummer鈥檚 night of vibrant and varied music.

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John Toal says: 鈥淟ooking forward to being back in Derry which, for me, always has been and always will be a city of culture. The rich tapestry of talent we have performing at this unique concert reminds us of the diverse and amazing musicians this city has produced. Seeing each of these acts perform individually is a treat, to see them perform with the might of the Ulster Orchestra behind them should be nothing short of spectacular.鈥�

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Providing the grand finale to 大象传媒 Radio Ulster/Foyle at Music City! Day is an Electric Mainline Special with Stephen McCauley live from The Playhouse from 10pm.

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This two hour concert and live radio broadcast will feature performances from some of Electric Mainline鈥檚 favourite musicians including Soak, SlowPlaceLikeHome, Ego the Jackal and The Wood Burning Savages, with more acts still to be announced

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Stephen McCauley says: 鈥淟ast year we celebrated Music City! Day with an amazing Electric Mainline concert in the Glassworks in Derry. For this year鈥檚 event, we鈥檝e relocated to the stunning surroundings of the Playhouse Theatre.

"It鈥檒l be the same format as last year with intimate and incredible performances from some very dear friends of the show including Soak, Ego The Jackal and SlowPlaceLikeHome. My challenge will be to remember to actually present the show while being blown away by the music! I couldn鈥檛 be more excited!鈥�

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Tickets for the Ulster Orchestra at Music City are available from bbc.co.uk/tickets and can be applied for until 5pm on Friday, June 13.

Audiences can apply for a maximum of two tickets and tickets will be allocated on the basis of a random draw.

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Information on how to apply for tickets for the Electric Mainline Special will be announced on Electric Mainline on 大象传媒 Radio Foyle on Thursday, June 12 at 7pm.