The Music Café - 19/01/2011

Her fans include Jeff Beck, Robert Plant, Jools Holland and David Bowie, the unique sound and sight of Dublin's Imelda May is guaranteed to captivate anyone who hears her music. A distinctive 1950's rock n' roll rockabilly look and a voice that has been described as "revving like a hotrod on the start line" she joins Bruce to talk about her style, sound and sharing a wall of fame along with Bruce Lee, Elvis and Jesus. Imelda describes her influences as some of the great names in Rock n Roll and Rockabilly. Music Producer, John Cavanagh explores the roots of rockabilly and describes how the music crossed the boundaries of race, wealth and culture in post war America Can anything make a musical instrument? Bob Dickson visits a group of Edinburgh students who have taken the metronome, a simple tool vital to musical timing and wound up 100 of them at different tempos to perform Poeme Symphonique by Gyorgy Ligeti...but is it music?