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20/04/2026

Terry said, "I still remember a rhyme my parents and grand-parents used to say: The cuckoo comes in April, and sings her song in May, and then in June she changes tune, and July she flies away."

Gerard in Omagh said, "Sean if you were in our house, you would hear the cuckoo every day. We have him in our hallway beside the hall stand. Every hour on the hour he puts his head out and cuckoos."

And Terry, who used to live in Strabane said, "I still remember a rhyme my parents and grand-parents used to say: The cuckoo comes in April, and sings her song in May, and then in June she changes tune, and July she flies away."

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Music Played

  • Chicory Tip

    Son Of My Father

    • Dance Hits Of The '60's & '70's.
    • Old Gold.

  • The Spencer Davis Group

    Gimme Some Lovin'

    • Eight Gigs A Week - The Steve Winwood Years.
    • Island.
    • 3.

  • Crazy Elephant

    Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'

    • NOW 100 Hits Forgotten 60s (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • The Beach Boys

    Help Me, Rhonda

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
    • EMI.
    • 17.

  • Dusty Springfield

    I Only Want To Be With You

    • Dusty- The Silver Collection.
    • Philips.

  • Brenda Lee

    I Can See Clearly Now

    • Sings Country, Vol. 2.
    • Humphead Records.
    • 1.

  • Chris Farlowe

    Out Of Time

    • 99p Guarantees You 73 Minutes 22 Seconds Of Great Music!!! (Various Artists).
    • See For Miles.
    • 2.

  • The Strangers

    Today I Started Loving You Again

    • Country Classics.
    • EMI Gold.
    • 9.

  • Herman’s Hermits

    Something Is Happening

    • The Very Best Of Herman's Hermits.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 20.

  • Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton, Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton

    The Pain of Loving You

    • Two Of A Kind.
    • Legacy Recordings.
    • 1.

  • Jay & the Americans

    Come A Little Bit Closer

    • Come A Little Bit Closer.
    • CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92).
    • 1.

  • The Searchers

    Sweets For My Sweet

    • The Searchers.
    • MFP.

  • The Beatles

    I Want To Hold Your Hand

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 004.

  • Bay City Rollers

    Shang-A-Lang

    • Super 70's (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

Broadcast

  • Yesterday15:04
    BBC Radio Foyle