Tracks of My Life with Emma Tracy

Tracks of My Life is a show on RNIB Connect Radio presented and produced by Toby Davey where he invites a guest to take us on a journey through their life, sharing the tracks that mark important moments which bring back memories to them.

Their chosen tracks of their life might include the first track they can remember hearing, the first track they bought, a number of tracks that mark moments in their life and the final track, a track that they would like to pass on which might give people hope for the future.

In this trimmed down podcast version of Tracks of My Life Toby is joined by BBC Journalist and Audio Producer Emma Tracy. 

In Emma’s tracks of My Life we will start with a track by one of Emma’s Dad’s favourite Irish Artists Christy Moore and memories of going to see a Christy Moore gig with her Dad in Hammersmith not that long before her Dad passed, but a great gig, a beautiful evening, and a treasured memory for Emma.

We then move back to teenage life for Emma and as Emma says at  'School’ in Ireland, listening to the first album that Emma really got into the lyrics and music of on cassette tape and a track that Emma could play on the guitar back then.

Then we come to late teens for Emma and entering talent shows in Ireland which were very well supported by her family. Emma's Brother even said at the time that if Emma made it as a singer, he would offer to be her manager!

We will then come to a track from a well-known Scottish duo that marks the time when Emma met her husband Robin who introduced Emma to Scottish folk music. 

Emma will then reflect on a long friendship with her friend Ellie who she first met at an RNIB get together many, many years ago which started up a Braille pen pal letter writing correspondence and how good it was during those teenage years to be able to write to another young blind person and share experiences with each other.

Finally we will end with a couple of comedy songs that make Emma and her family smile including her two young boys.

You can catch the hour-long version of Tracks of My Life with Toby’s guest’s music tracks in full by tuning in to RNIB Connect Radio every Tuesday at 7pm, repeated on Thursday at 1pm and Sunday at 8pm. 


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