England Swings on Radio Fairfax Plays Norman Kelsey

I hope you have been having a peaceful King Holiday weekend.

I sang U2's "Pride (In The Name of Love)" at church in memory of Dr. King. That is becoming an annual occurrence.

Check out the press release today from England Swings on Radio Fairfax below.

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The Family Rain! Bring Me the Horizon! Peace! Django Django!

No, it’s not stream-of-consciousness writing, it’s just the beginning of the England Swings show today at 6:00 p.m. ET, and these are some of the bands we’ll be celebrating. We’ll also have new tracks by Lianne La Havas, Suede, Katy B, and a lot more, including our special features :

The Fab Four Freakout! With one of the most famous Beatles songs that was, um, never done by the Beatles.

Unsigned Artists Showcase! Featuring Norman Kelsey, an up-and-coming performer from Hollywood!

Request-o-matic, with, well, requests!

Top 5 Countdown! Featuring two new entries today as we count down the most popular songs in the UK!

It’s all very exciting, and you should be there. Well, not there, exactly, although you’re welcome to stop by any time, but you should listen!

You can do that :

In Northern Virginia : Cox and Verizon digital cable channel 37

In Reston, Virginia : Comcast channel 27

Anywhere else in the world : http://www.radiofairfax.com

For mobile devices : http://tunein.com/radio/Radio-Fairfax-s24818

See you at six!

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