John Englishby builds each episode around a connecting theme, finding the thread that ties great music together on Dundalk FM 97.7 every fourth Saturday of the month at 2pm.
Themed Tunes is a Saturday afternoon music show on Dundalk FM 97.7, presented by John Englishby and airing on the fourth Saturday of the month at 2pm. True to its name, each episode is built around a theme, a connecting thread that runs through every track and gives the show a sense of purpose and direction that goes beyond a simple playlist.
The themed approach to music programming is one of the most satisfying formats in radio. When it is done well, it opens up connections between songs that listeners might never have noticed, creates unexpected juxtapositions, and gives familiar music a fresh context. A theme can be as broad or as specific as the presenter chooses, from a mood or a season to a specific subject, location, decade, or idea. What matters is that every track earns its place within it, and that the whole adds up to something more than the sum of its parts.
John Englishby is one of
Dundalk FM‘s most prolific and versatile presenters. In addition to Themed Tunes, he presents Odds and Sods on the first Saturday of the month, a show dedicated to deep cuts, hidden gems, and the unexpected. He presents the Drive Time show. His breadth of knowledge across genres and eras is evident across all of his programmes, but Themed Tunes in particular gives him the space to explore that knowledge through a structured and focused lens.
John is also one of the station’s most committed technical contributors, having demonstrated the Axia Digital Sound Desks to new volunteer presenters at information evenings and supported the development of broadcasting skills across the Dundalk FM community. His involvement with the station reflects the kind of deep, multifaceted commitment that makes community radio function.
Themed Tunes airs on the fourth Saturday of the month at 2pm on
Dundalk FM 97.7.
