Tuned In | Ready for your shot of country music goodness?

Surprisingly, you won't hear it in one of the country music programs.

Alan Taylor has presented Jive After Five on Sunday afternoons from five o'clock since 2015, featuring rock and roll music from the 1950s and 1960s.

One segment which is a favourite of mine is his Cowboy Corner, in which he plays a country song introduced by recorded gunfire from "my Colt 45".

It has caught on, so sometimes when he's downtown, listeners ask if he's carrying his Colt 45.

Alan's love of the music of rock and roll and listeners' responses to Jive After Five led to the introduction of a second program on alternate Saturday mornings from nine until midday.

In Rockpile, you'll hear rock music from the 1970s to the 1990s with a smattering of more recent recordings.

Both programs include some familiar hits, with an important difference. He's aware that most of his audience already have many top 40 songs in their own selections, so he concentrates on less familiar songs or alternative versions or album tracks.

To make his programs more interesting as well as entertaining, Alan includes some background information about some of the songs and artists.

Some Jive After Five and Rockpile sessions have a theme featuring, for example, the original recording compared with revival versions of songs.

Like many volunteer presenters on 2MCE, Alan enjoys hearing from listeners and sharing the memories the music stirs up.

When I asked Alan about what kind of music he liked in his childhood, he mentioned names such as Bing Crosby and Peter Dawson and, believe it or not, some of his listeners find pre-rock music appealing.

They listen to a program titled The Seymour Show from 11am to midday on Wednesdays presented by Alan and Susan Morris.

The Seymour Show involves the staff, volunteers and clients of Bathurst's Seymour Centre.

It is less about the music and more about what the centre's doing for its clients to support socially isolated or otherwise disadvantaged seniors and their carers.

Alan Taylor started in community radio in Western Sydney about 1999.

He offered his services to 2MCE after he and his wife moved to Bathurst and the rest, as they say, is history.

If you too would like to get involved in the activities of 2MCE, either on air or behind the scenes, please have a look at our volunteer application or program proposal at arts-ed.csu.edu.au/2mce or contact us at 2mce@csu.edu.au. We'd love to hear from you!

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