The Boland Guest list for Tuesday 23rd Nov: There was great excitement in the record industry when the 1970’s singing sensations, the Nolan’s had reformed - But they had left out one sister, Ann.. Why did this happen? Was it because she had written a very controversial book telling for the first time that she, as a member of the whiter than white Irish girl group the Nolan Sisters, had in fact been sexually abused by there father? Or perhaps it was because she had a fall out with Coleen Nolan’s husband? In a very frank interview on the Boland Show she will tell her side of the story.
When Maurice first read this story he was so moved by it that he insisted that Mariatu Kamara come onto his show so she could tell her story herself; As a child in a small rural village in Sierra Leone, Mariatu lived peacefully surrounded by family and friends. rumours of rebel attacks were no more than a distant worry, but when 12 year old Mariatu set out for a neighbouring village, she never arrived. Heavily armed rebel soldiers, many no older than children, attacked and tortured her. During this brutal act of senseless violence they cut off both her hands and in her book ‘’ Bit of The Mango’ Mariatu tells the story of her miraculous survival.
The dark stories continue when we follow this story: A man who strangled his wife in his sleep as he dreamed he was tackling an intruder walked free from court yesterday. In a highly unusual case, prosecutors had already agreed that although he killed his wife, they would not seek a guilty verdict because he was not in control of his actions. Neil Stanley is chairman of the British sleep society and discusses this particular disorder. Time we lighten up at this point; Eamon Nancarrow grew up in Holywood, County Down, with a passion for rock and roll. He dreamt of striding across the world’s stages, singing his heart out and lapping up all the trimmings that success would deliver. Somehow Eamon didn’t make it but he had a ball trying and has brought it all to life in his hilarious memoirs ‘ Holywood star: The Life and Times of a Rock and Roll Misadventurer
When Maurice first read this story he was so moved by it that he insisted that Mariatu Kamara come onto his show so she could tell her story herself; As a child in a small rural village in Sierra Leone, Mariatu lived peacefully surrounded by family and friends. rumours of rebel attacks were no more than a distant worry, but when 12 year old Mariatu set out for a neighbouring village, she never arrived. Heavily armed rebel soldiers, many no older than children, attacked and tortured her. During this brutal act of senseless violence they cut off both her hands and in her book ‘’ Bit of The Mango’ Mariatu tells the story of her miraculous survival.
The dark stories continue when we follow this story: A man who strangled his wife in his sleep as he dreamed he was tackling an intruder walked free from court yesterday. In a highly unusual case, prosecutors had already agreed that although he killed his wife, they would not seek a guilty verdict because he was not in control of his actions. Neil Stanley is chairman of the British sleep society and discusses this particular disorder. Time we lighten up at this point; Eamon Nancarrow grew up in Holywood, County Down, with a passion for rock and roll. He dreamt of striding across the world’s stages, singing his heart out and lapping up all the trimmings that success would deliver. Somehow Eamon didn’t make it but he had a ball trying and has brought it all to life in his hilarious memoirs ‘ Holywood star: The Life and Times of a Rock and Roll Misadventurer
Thanks for putting Eamon onto your show Maurice. If your listeners are interested in his book they can buy it here:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.amazon.co.uk/Holywood-Star-Life-Times-Misadventurer/dp/0956390005/