08 November 06: Pandora Internet Radio, the Music Genome Project, in USA, has included Alkimia in their playlist. You can request this album on www.pandora.com.

01 Novembre 06: A new interview very interesting posted on the Interviews space by Enrique Farelo from www.tomajazz.com, Spain.

14 October 06: Tomorrow 15th October, from 19 to 20 h Spanish peninsular time (18 to 19 h British time), the radio program Puerta Abierta by Sebastián Iñigo Jiménez, Radio Obradoiro, Galicia, Spain, will transmit an interview with Franc O'Shea. You can listen to the program on internet: go to www.radioobradoiro.com and click on EN DIRECTO at the top left. This program will be transmitted again on Friday 20th October from 00 to 01 h in the morning Spanish peninsular time (23.00 to 24.00 h British time). You can listen to the interview in English and translated into Castellano by myself (Maria Romero).

04 October 06:There is a new interview posted on the Interviews space by Valery Boshlov from www.bassbel.com, Belarus, CIS, at the moment is only available in English but I will translate it soon into Spanish.

Also to be posted soon two other interviews, one by Enrique Farelo from www.tomajazz.com, Spain and another one by Matt Grey, UK. Both of them paint very interesting and deep portraits of Franc. Franc will also be recording a radio interview shortly by Sebastián Iñigo Jiménez from Puerta Abierta, Radio Obradoiro, Galicia, Spain. You can listen to this program online. I will advise about transmission date and time on this space as soon as we know it.

We have been busy presenting Alkimia to more media people in Spain and the results have been overwhelming, everyone agrees on Alkimia being a fabulous work. Our thanks to Josep M. Adell from Jam 4, Radio Nacional España, Radio 4, Antonio David Alvarez from El Cantor del Jazz, Radio Contadero, Granada, Sebastián Iñigo Jiménez from Puerta Abierta, Radio Obradoiro, A Coruña, Juan Antonio Vázquez from Mapamundi, Radio Circulo, Madrid, Rakel Jiménez from Mestizo Mundo, Canal Extremadura, Lorenzo Romero from El Pais de los Sueños, Canal Fiesta, RTVA, Jesús Santana Medina from Registros a Media Voz, Canarias Ahora Radio, Enrique Farelo from Alkimia, Radio Rivas, Madrid, José Miguel López from Discópolis, Radio Nacional España, Radio 3, Paco Páez de la Cadena, Esto es Jazz, Onda Cero, La Rioja, Carlos Pérez Cruz from El Club de Jazz, FM Iruña & Cadena SER Navarra, etc, for airplaying and supporting Alkimia. Also to Jorge Córdova from La Opinión newspaper, Granada, Gustavo Guerrero from www.tierrafolk.com, Antonio Vázquez from www.apoloybaco.com, and more coming, for their wonderful comments and reviews.

Alkimia is also available now www.flamenco-world.com and very soon will also have national distribution in Spain.

24 July 06: You can listen to the 2-hour show The Weekend Planet (23rd July), ABC Radio National Australia, where Franc O'Shea is the featured artist by the hand of Andy Copeman, DJ, musician and composer, who delights us with his worldwide music knowledge and indepth research into the music he broadcasts. The show features 4 tracks from Alkimia, a track from band Urubu (co-written by Franc O'Shea and Kevin Alexander), tracks from flamenco guitarist featured on Alkimia, Juan Manuel Cañizares, and lots of other wonderful music. Click on the 'Listen now' link on the above page, this link will only be available for 4 weeks after broadcasting date.

13 July 06: Check out the brilliant comments that Alkimia and Franc are receiving on his new page www.myspace.com/francosheamusic.

30 June 06: A big thank you to all the radio stations that are helping Alkima be heard, in particular Fuse this Jazz Radio, Stephen Bocioaca (Canada/USA), Alkimia is featured on their website www.jazzworldquest.com and in the Top 10 of the Best 'Fuse this Jazz' Artists. Alkimia is also in the top 10 of the World Chart on CIUT, Toronto, Canada. It's being featured on ABC Radio National, Australia's national broadcaster on The Weekly Planet show by Andy Copeman/Dough Spencer on 23rd July and it's also being airplayed on ABC Radio National Australia by Tim Ritchie on his show Sound Quality, on Radio MultiKulti by Johannes Theurer, Germany, on NRK Norgwegian Broadcasting Radio by Sigbjørn Nedland on his Jungeltelegrafen show, on Radio 3 Radio Nacional de España by José Miguel López on Discópolis show, on Radio Rivas by Fco Enrique Perez Farelo on his show Alkimia!!! (Spain), Govorit Moskva PRR Radio by DJ Nazim Nadirov, Russia, on YLE Radio Vega by Ole Holmberg, Finland, on Vltava FM by Petr Dorûzca, Czech Republic, on PBSFM Australia by Saúl Zarvace from Fiesta Jazz, Len Davis from Bitches Brew and other shows, on CHLY by Fergus Foley on his show 3rd Stone from the Sun (British Columbia, Canada), has made the charts on WEMU Radio and it's being airplayed by Michael G. Nastos on his show, USA, featured as new release and airplayed on Anna Livia FM by Sean Brophy on his show Jazzorama, Ireland. Will be shortly airplayed on Espace Musique/ Radio Canada by Dan Behrman, on BBC Scotland by Mary Ann Kennedy on her show Global Gathering, on DLF/Deutschlandfunk radio by Michael Kleff, Germany, on BSR Radio, USA, on Radio 6 in the Netherlands by Saskia Bender, on KUOM Radio - Radio K International by Paul Harding, USA, on RUM Radio, Baile dos Bombeiros, show by Ivo Martins, Portugal, and many more coming soon, we'll keep you informed.

Reviews of Alkimia will appear within the next few months on www.worldmusiccentral.org, www.musicasdelmundo.org, www.estaciontierra.com, www.jazzreview.com, www.allaboutjazz.com, www.allmusic.com, www.billboard.com, Billboard magazine, www.jazzitalia.net, www.apoloybaco.com, www.bassmagazine.nl, www.bassplayers.co.za, (sites that already feature the Alkimia release), Jazzenzo magazine and Musicmaker.nl in the Netherlands, Folker! magazine in Germany, Djembe magazine in Denmark/Sweden/Norway, Jazzwise magazine in the UK, Bass Guitar Magazine in the UK, www.tomajazz.com (Spain), and more coming.

You can check out recent interviews by Stephen Bocioaca from Fuse this Jazz (Canada/USA) and Martin Simpson from www.bassplayers.co.za on Interviews section.

Also check out comments and reviews from people that have listened to Alkimia, radio shows and printed press and online on What you say about Alkimia section.