An Edinburgh After School club has dug deep and donated £2,000 to Cash for Kids as the charity’s Mission Christmas campaign reaches its final few days. Continue reading Edinburgh After School club digs deep for Mission Christmas as campaign reaches final few days
It was a day to remember for 25-year-old Matthew Lean from Midlothian when he went home from work £60k richer after winning Forth 1’s final Cash Register competition, with Edinburgh’s Luxury Car Village.
The finance assistant was later greeted at his parents’ home by the Forth 1 team when he was presented with a giant cheque for £60,123.45 the figure which he won after correctly remembering the amount.
It is the largest amount won yet on Cash Register and Matthew had written down the number earlier in the day. When his phone rang, he couldn’t believe it and thought his work colleagues – who were all out of the office – were pranking him.
Winner Matthew Lean said: “I enter the competition almost every day with the team at work and each morning we take note of the winning number and put it in the group chat.
“As I was in the office on my own, I almost didn’t bother entering but when I heard it was the biggest amount yet I had to enter it and I still can’t believe I’ve actually won!
“My parents are in shock too, especially as my mum has also been entering the competition every morning. Now I have more than enough to put down a deposit on a flat of my own, I’m also planning to visit my sister in Australia at the start of next year to meet my new niece and I’ll hopefully do a bit of travelling around Asia too.”
Forth 1 presenter Grant Thomson said: “We’re absolutely delighted for Matthew and the fact he won the biggest Cash Register amount we have ever given away!
“With that Cash Register cash in his pocket, we’re sure it won’t be long till he’s got a place of his own and jetting off on the trip of a lifetime!”
You can hear Matthew’s winning reaction here: https://planetradio.co.uk/forth/competitions/win/win-win-cash-register-scotland-18october/
Stay tuned to Forth 1 for some exciting Cash Register news coming soon …
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A mix-up over breakfast on Boogie in the Morning on Forth 1 has turned into a tasty fundraiser for Cash for Kids thanks to a stoating good suggestion from Scotland’s porridge experts. Continue reading Boogie’s Brunch Bar Goes On Sale
Radio Clyde and Forth are celebrating as latest combined listening figures* reveal the leading stations are now reaching over one million listeners** every week.
This would see listeners filling both Hampden Park and BT Murrayfield (which have a combined capacity of 119,010) more than eight times! Continue reading Radio Clyde and Forth celebrate reaching over ONE MILLION LISTENERS every week
The Forth 1 breakfast team is celebrating after their single ‘Break Your Heart’ charted at number two on the Official Scottish Singles Chart. Continue reading Forth 1 breakfast team celebrates chart success
-Boogie, Arlene, Marty and Arlene’s son Robbie have joined forces to become BAMR – recruiting East Lothian singer Caitlyn Vanbeck to provide vocals-
Forth 1’s Boogie might wake listeners up by playing the biggest hits, but the Boogie In The Morning presenter has now gone one step further.
Following a rash announcement in January when Boogie asked how hard can it really be to make a hit single, presenters Boogie and Arlene and producer Marty were challenged to do just that and see if they could create a chart-topper.
What followed were months of preparation and plenty of listener involvement – with listeners asked to suggest a classic hit that could be produced into a dance track. After sifting through dozens of suggestions, the breakfast team opted for 80s hit ‘Kayleigh’ by Marillion thanks to its local connection with lead singer ‘Fish’ living in East Lothian.
Once the song had been selected, the breakfast team needed to find a producer to turn the rock ballad into a dance anthem. They recruited Arlene’s son, Robbie Hutchison, a music production student at Edinburgh’s Napier University to work his magic on the track and the band BAMR (Boogie, Arlene, Marty and Robbie) was born.
Arlene said: “We worked with Robbie to come up with a sound that we liked, making sure it was something that would fit in well with the songs we play on the station. We wanted it to be upbeat and modern so a fair bit of work went into the track.
“It was brilliant working with my son and seeing him in action – some of the best music collaborations have come out of family partnerships just look at The Jackson 5 and Oasis – all family feuds aside of course!”
With the track produced, Forth 1 listeners helped to recruit a vocalist, with singers calling in to audition live over the phone on the breakfast show. Nine potentials were then brought face to face with Boogie, Arlene and Marty in true X Factor style with 2016 X Factor judges’ houses contestant Caitlyn Vanbeck from Tranent, selected to perform the vocals on the track.
Caitlyn said: “I was over the moon to be picked as the vocalist for the re-make of ‘Kayleigh’ now ‘Break Your Heart’. As soon as I heard the track I loved it and I could really see what Boogie, Arlene and Marty were trying to achieve. I’m so happy with what we’ve created and how we’ve turned an 80s song into something relevant and relatable for today’s audience. I’m looking forward to hearing listeners’ reactions as it’s been a team effort with them every step of the way.”
With fellow Scot, Calvin Harris and Sam Smith currently topping the chart with their hit single ‘Promises’, there’s tough competition for BAMR.
Boogie said: “What a journey this has been. Who knew a comment in January could lead to all this? This is what I love about our listeners – the fact that together, we can create something totally unique.
“The original song ‘Kayleigh’ never made it to number one, it peaked at number two, so we are really hoping that we can go one better and land the top spot with ‘Break Your Heart’, that really would be a dream come true. So come on people of Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife, we need your support to make history, and together we can do it!”
The single ‘Break Your Heart’ is officially released today (Friday 28 September) and is available on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon, Deezer and YouTube.
Links to stream or download the track:
iTunes/Apple Music – https://apple.co/2OlrqBF
Amazon – https://amzn.to/2N52QAt
Spotify – https://spoti.fi/2NKMq5x
YouTube Music – http://bit.ly/2IlxDrX
Boogie In The Morning runs every weekday morning from 6am to 10am on Forth 1 across Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife.
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