Friday, 29 April 2011

Today's playlist

An English theme to today's show as it was St George's Day last Saturday.

Steeleye Span - Hard Times of Old England
Fairport Convention - Wouldn't Say No
Darwin Song Project - Heavy in my Hand
The Beatles - Girl
Stuart Anthony's Long Lost Band - For My Sins
The Icicle Works - The Needle & The Damage Done
Moll Baxter - Red Lady
Ottersgear - Castle of Cold Comforts
Richard Thompson - See My Friends
Tiny Tin Lady - Love Is A Duel
Merry Hell - One More Day
Billy Bragg - England Half English
Kat Gilmore & Jamie Roberts - The Badger Set

Friday, 22 April 2011

Today's playlist

Today's show featured 4 artists on the Greentrax Recordings label* - http://www.greentrax.com/

Jonathan Byrd - Cackalack
Didi Bergman - Jules and Jim
Ewan Robertson - Ride Away*
Annlaug - Sveve Heim
Steve Knightley - Hook of Love
Megson - The Cabman
Malinky - The Ploughboy and the Maid*
Judy Dyble - Talking With Strangers
Marc Black - Ooh I Love My Coffee
Stevie Palmer - Just A Smile*
Emily Smith - Somewhere Along the Road
Rua MacMillan - Jigs*

Friday, 15 April 2011

Today's playlist

Hope you enjoyed the Songs from Films theme on today's show. Apologies to any Radiohead fans for the 45 seconds of "Exit Music". I'll play it in full on a future show.

John Barry - Theme to Midnight Cowboy
Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Ween - Japanese Cowboy
The Soggy Bottom Boys - In The Jailhouse Now
Daniel Johnston - Come See Me Tonight
Seu Jorges - Rebel Rebel
Kris Kristofferson - Crippled Crow
Smog - Vessel In Vain
Julee Cruise - Questions in a World of Blue
Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova - Falling Slowly
Radiohead - Exit Music (For A Film)

The films and TV series these songs were from were : Midnight Cowboy, Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid, Morvern Callar, O Brother Where Art Thou?, My So Called Life, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, A Star Is Born, Dead Man's Shoes, Twin Peaks - Fire Walk With Me, Once and After.Life

Friday, 8 April 2011

Today's playlist

Dave 'Swarb' Swarbrick at 70

Fairport Convention - Walk Awhile
Feast of Fiddles - Geronimo's Cadillac
Ewan Scarlett & Friends - Song for Christopher
Ponies - Begin Again Again
Charlie Barker - Naked
Fairport Convention - Matty Groves
Bert Jansch - Gypsy Dave
New Zealand Story - Not Every Moment Rules
Idiot Johnson - A Free Man In Preston
Annlaug - Ord Som Fell
Swarb's Lazarus - Kilty Town \ The Road To Cashel \ Dog Big and Dog Little

Friday, 1 April 2011

Today's playlist

Show of Hands - Arrogance, Ignorance & Greed
Jesca Hoop - Summertime
Karine Polwart - Harder To Walk These Days Than Run
Uiscedwr - Germs
The Low Countries - Brian Cox's Locks
Sharon King - Ordinary Girl
This Is The Kit - We Need Our Knees
Cara Dillon - False False
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman - The Maid With the Bonny Brown Hair
Vin Garbutt - The Lovers Ghost
The Wurzels - I Want To Be An Eddie Stobart Driver