EUROPEAN RADIO NEWS Folks…

We’ve got GREAT news from Europe that just keeps arriving day after day!
Following are details from the radio stations we’ve heard from. Remember that the CD went out to 125 radio stations in 14 countries. We’ve only heard from a handful so far, but the news has been terrific!

BELGIUM

Radio Apollo – Hulshout, Belgium - DJ: Mia Heylen (signs her email as “Your country crazy redneck DJ”)
Played Little Desperado last week, then… Played the ENTIRE ALBUM during her “Redneck DJ Paltalk Show” this past Sunday, April 18. Thank you, Mia, so much!

DENMARK

ROSKILDE DAMPRADIO – IT’S COUNTRY TIME – DJ: DANN HANSEN Thanks for playing Just For A While and The Ballad of Molly Devereaux. And thank you so much for these kind words about Bob Edgar: “Bob Edgar is a real singing cowboy and his style can compare with Marty Robbins … he has created a new fan by me here in old Denmark.”

RADIO HLR – MUSIC4YOU – COUNTRY MOMENTS – DJ: MS. BENTE KYED Thanks for playing Among My Souvenirs and Cowboy Jack.

RADIO VEJLEFJORD – COUNTRY CLASS – DJ: MS. BENTE KYED Thanks for playing Just For A While.

BORNHOLMS STEMME – LULU AND ARNE ANDERSEN COUNTRY MUSIC – DJ: ARNE ANDERSEN Thanks for playing The Ballad of Molly Devereaux and Saddle Tramp.

ENGLAND

TRUST AM1278 – TRUST COUNTRY – DJ: JOHN MORRIS, “Keeping Country on the Radio” Thanks for playing Saddle Tramp.

Faroe Islands

Petur Rouch Roots & Rhythm Radio Faroe Islands Spogvavegur 51 FO-100 Torshavn Faroe Islands Denmark
Played Just For a While and Saddle Tramp. Thank You Petur

FRANCE

(They like us in France!)

Radio Arc en Ciel- Strasbourg, France DJ: Marion LaCroix Playing Jelly Bean and The Ballad of Molly Devereaux

Old Time & New Country – Verte 92.8 MHz – Marmoutier, France DJ: Jean Castro Playing Little Desperado, Saddle Tramp and Serenade of the Bells

Frequence Mutine 103.8 – Brest, France DJ: Alain Demers Playing Just For A While

Radio Bergerac 95 – Orange Blossom Special – Bergerac, France DJ: Michael Baumert
Playing Little Desperado and The Ballad of Molly Devereaux
All in all, they are playing six different cuts from the album in France – six out of ten – not a bad ratio!

GERMANY

CSR (Country Special Radio) Berlin Germany VISIT CSR

Town & Country Show – Ems-Vechte-Welle Radio DJ: Hermann Lammers Meyer.Playing The Ballad of Molly Devereaux

Hillbilly Rockhouse Show – Ems-Vechte-Welle Radio DJ: Gerd Stassen.Playing Among My Souvenirs
Two DJs from the same radio station are playing two different selections from the album!

HOLLAND

Holland Playlist Country Gold – Radio Compagnie DJ: Martin van der Laan Playing Serenade of the Bells

BRTO Radio – Playlist Saloon DJ: Alex Pijnen Playing Little Desperado

Inn for More – Radio Frequent/Radio Colorado – Massland FM DJs: Cor LaPonder and Petro Luft Chose Among My Souvenirs as their Single of the Week! Also playing Serenade of the Bells

L.O.V.E. RADIO ZATERDAG – COUNTRY & WESTERN EXPERIENCE – DJ: MARCEL HANSEN Thank you for playing Little Desperado.

ITALY

Happy Trails Show – Susa Onda Radio DJ: Remo Ricaldone Playing Little Desperado, Cornbread and Apple Pie, Among My Souvenirs and Cowboy Jack
Also wrote these nice words about Bob and the album: “Bob Edgar's a very good singer and songwriter in the true western tradition and his "Slowly Comes A Cowboy" shows why! Songs like "Desperado", "Cornbread And Apple Pie", "Among My Souvenirs" and "Cowboy Jack" are amazing and also the tracks I'll play in my program. Thanks again for letting me know such a great artist!!!

NETHERLANDS

(They like us in The Netherlands, too!)

Peelstar Country Club – FM 107.0 and 107.7 MHz / FM 87.5 MHz on Cable DJ: Bert van der Wijst Playing Saddle Tramp and Cowboy Jack

Peelgrass – FM 87.5 MHz Kabel – Either 90.2 MHz – Akelei 10 DJ: Rein Wortelboer Playing Little Desperado. And, then, after Bob replied to the DJ’s email, he wrote back and asked for what we would call ‘sound bites’ and he referred to as ‘radio ID liners’ to promote both Bob and the DJ’s country show. Asked for something like, “Hi! This is Bob Edgar from Comstock Records, and I hope you like the next song from my Slowly Comes A Cowboy CD being played for you on my favorite country music program, Peelgrass!”

Country Roads – Midland FM – Oudewater DJ: Ab Plant Playing Little Desperado

Radio Rucphen FM – Country Express DJs: Ries Verwijmeren and Johan Braat Playing Little Desperado and Cowboy Jack

SCOTLAND

JAMES PEARSON BBC RADIO SHETLAND 36 STANEY HILL LERWICK SHETLAND ZE1 0QW SCOTLAND U.K
JAMES PEARSON Had these kind words, Thank you James "Slowly Comes A Cowboy My 2 Favourites are Little Desparado and Cowboy Jack, what a great voice Bob has, Some excellent songs".

SWEDEN

CMR 105.5 – Country Music Radio Sweden – Country Sunday Show DJ: Stig Tornqvist Played Just For a While.