Thursday 21st January Show

PLEASE WAIT THROUGH THE FIRST 90 SECONDS OF SILENCE AS THERE IS A FAULT BEFORE THE SHOW STARTS

This is the third In Town Today Show from Swansea South Wales in the UK and about people and places with news, views, interviews and your contributions, here at intowntoday.co.uk every Thursday.

We have some great interviews for you today. The Show seemed much easier to manage last week and I‘m hoping it’ll be even better today. I’ve recorded the interviews but hope to include much more live material soon. Please bear with me.

In store for you today I’ve brought together an artist whose work can be found all over Swansea, Our own Rock & Roll king with his own number, Manhattan Blues and a most intriguing story of this  song he wrote in the States when he arrived on the day the twin towers disaster happened in 2001. There’s Ollie the Street poet who has been unwell for a week or more and we wish him a really fast recovery. I just love his material and the 2 very short poems today will get you both smiling and thinking. And there’s Jamie Denyer who by day is a plasterer based in Neath but who has made a dream come true. A dream for some local families who have a real need. His is a really inspiring story.

I was hoping to have Rob Warlow back today but I met him yesterday and we had so much to talk about that time wasn’t sufficient to record anything. But watch out for a really exciting new project I’m planning that he’ll feature in regularly. It’s the new and exciting half hour show for small business call Biz Talk Radio. I’ll let you have full details just as soon as I have them myself. He’ll be back here too, soon.

I know that we all think about our lads and lasses in the armed forces and about the terrible job they are faced with every day at the front-line, so to speak. It’s hard and we particularly support those who have been injured and their families together with those families who have lost loved ones.

So on a lighter note I’ve found a bunch of intrepid retired ex army soldiers who will be putting in a brief appearance from time to time. They include General Havock, Private Parts and today I’ll be talking to “grumpy old man” Major Disaster. There will be others that I’ll be dragging up from the depths of my imagination.

And we’ll conclude with Prab Chadha the Gadget Angel with a quick thought about a new gadget.  I did laugh when we spoke yesterday and I asked him what he wanted to speak about and he said “I put my thinking turban on!”

Zaal Restaurant are featured on the blog and have a Facebook group “Save Zaal Indian Restaurant” so please join. Just click here

This is a fine restaurant serving great food so please support them. We don’t want them to have to close.You can call in and sign the petition too.

 Jamie Denyer is a quiet man who came to the interview, bought me a coffee and  was a pleaseure to interview. In fact I didn't need to ask much. Just one question and he was so enthusiastic he just told his story.

Jamie has created ETSETH, made up of the initial letters of Enlarge the Spirit, Encourage the Heartand the stories about those whom he has helped just accentaute how successful this has been. He started giving just one day a week free to help someone in need. And having spent some time with Jamie I found him quite humble in his success. He just can't stop telling you about the difference it has made to those who he has worked for - as if he still doesn't accept that his simple gesture has had such an effect. It is obvious that this work will grow through the help of others who are giving their services free too, by local companies who are supporting Jamie with donations of free building materials and through donations from the public.

You can get involved by either working with Jamie for just one day a month, you could give goods or other services or you could make a donation, no matter how much. And I guarantee you'll feel good inside. So do it now. Simply go to Jamie's website by clicking here

There isn't a place to make a donation now but I'm sure if you check the site out in a few days there will be.

Jeff Phillips is a great artist with paintings galore. He uses a whole range of medium including iols, acrylic and water colour, but he also uses unusual materials too.

He has worked with many schools and run adult art courses too. So his involvement in the cultural side of Swansea is immense.


Watch out for more of off and put his exhibition in your diary, althoughh we will be telling you nearer the time. It's at the Grand Theatre during August. And having seen some of the exhibits alrweady I can tell you that this will be a real treat.


To see Jeff's work on-line visit his website where there is much to see and where you'll be able to purchase works too. Just click here

Just a couple of paintings to show Jeff's wide range of work and painting ability.

On 23rd November 2001 Jeff received a life long fellowship for his millennium award winning project “The Wheel”, to Spain where he delivered a series of talks to the students at the Torrevieja institute and at local schools in the Alicante Province. Using “The Wheel”, and his other paintings he have developed exciting and thought provoking environmental art workshops, working in schools with children of all ages, youth groups and adults with learning difficulties. He has worked on projects with such bodies as The Environment Centre Swansea, The Princes Trust, B.T.C.V, Mumbles Development Trust and The Mo Green Project.

He is also featured in Art Slant, the New York contemporary art website where you can see a further selection of work. Click here.

Jeff is also a partner in the Dylan Thomas Experience. He is preparing an extensive series of both water colours and oils that will be exhibited at the Grand Theatre, Swansea through August 2010 and will be making these available in limited editions.

Jeff is available for commissions of all types and in just the last few weeks as has worked on several portraits, a large stunning oil painting of the Dylan Thomas group at the BBC Studios , back-drops for a Santa Grotto and music events and designing postcards.

    Terry Clarke, back again by both personal and general demand. Great as ever.  He performs locally in pubs much for his own enjoyment as anything and that shines through in his intimate performances where he includes his own work that is often inspired by local events and certainly always by personal experiences. 

Green Voodoo was released in 2002 and here is a review:


"A weird and wonderful mix of smokey jazz, country, rock 'n' roll and ballads...with the feel of hot, sweaty US nights."
Nick Dalton Daily Express, August 2002



Terry has kindly agreed to talk more about his music and for use to use it in the Show. I'm getting a lot out of this, he is so informative.

Prab Chadha of Gadget Angel is always a welcomed guest and with his own slot on Radio Cardiff 98.7fm on Fridays at10 for an hour you can join him there by clicking here and then on listen live. Prab has been really helpful with the show and offers endless encouragement.

If you have any problems using gadgets at home or work give Prab a call and reduce your stress levels.

Ollie, our Street Poet has been unwell and we wish him a swift recovery. Love his lyrics and waiting for more. atch this space.

Watch out for the new business radio show coming to a computer near you soon at Biz Talk Radio