The Hairpin Turn

Saturdays 23:00–00:30

The Hairpin Turn is an eclectic mix of the finest music across a variety of years, styles, moods and fragrances.

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01.08.26

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The Hairpin Turn

22.02.26

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The Hairpin Turn is an eclectic mix of the finest music across a variety of years, genres, styles, moods and fragrances. Keep your dancing shoes handy for the fast stuff, a box of tissues ready for the sentimental stuff, and a fresh pot of ginger and lemon tea for the singalong stuff. There's bound to be a song you know. Maybe there's a song you'll fall in love with at first listen.Each performance of The Hairpin Turn is in two movements:La DansetteA mini-party. Music at a fixed BPM for dancing, singing, carousing, marching upon castles, etc.; however the witching hour pleases you.Deeper into MusicMusic following a theme. Past subjects of the week: contrafacts, psychogeography, Billy Strayhorn, Tom Waits.If you have comments, questions or playlist suggestions, please email Mathew at thehairpinturn@eastsidefm.org

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Mathew Bates

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