Friday, 28 February 2025

Off The Beaten Tracks 3 March 2025

In tribute to drummer Rick Buckler I've included a cover of a song by The Jam which The Bad Shepherds recorded on their album Yan, Tyan, Tethera, Metheral. 

Listen to the show now on Mixcloud or tune in to Ginger Feather FM at 1pm or 8pm from Monday.

Billy Bragg & Wilco - Walt Whitman's Niece
Thea Gilmore - Don't Stop Singing
Reg Meuross - Fit For Work (Illegal Hands)
Heal & Harrow - Da Dim
Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage - Lark in the Morning
Alice Allen and Patsy Reid - Miss Stewart’s Jig / of Bombay / Miss Watt’s Jig / Mether Cluny
Banter - Below Below
George Harrison - Mama You've Been On My Mind
Bob Dylan - House of the Rising Sun
Ralph McTell - Anji & Lullaby of Birdland (live)
The Bad Shepherds - Down In The Tube Station At Midnight
And Did Those Feet - Dream of a Dream
Luke Jackson - Ruler of Nothing
The Proclaimers - Sean
Mariearad and Anna - She Loves Me (When I Try) 


Friday, 21 February 2025

Off The Beaten Tracks mix 24 Feb 2025

Four Bob Dylan songs including two from the The Bootleg Series, Vol. 1-3- Rare & Unreleased, 1961-1991 a copy of which I picked up recently. Also a track from the new Reg Meuross album Fire & Dust - A Woody Guthrie Story which is being released on March the 14th. It includes contributions from Phil Beer and Pete Townshend who also produced the album. See regmeuross.com/fire-and-dust for more info.

Listen now on Mixcloud or from Monday at 1pm or 8pm on Ginger Feather FM.

Steve Knightley - A Song For Wickham
Jackie Oates - When I Was A Fair Maid
Martyn Joseph - Getting Older
Christy Moore - The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
The Dylan Project - You Angel You
Bob Dylan - Rambling, Gambling Willie
Reg Meuross - So Long It's Been Good to Know Ya
Sam Sweeney - Westering
Fotheringay - Banks of the Nile [Alternative Take]
Bert Jansch - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
SykesMartin - Dark Eyed Sailor
The Trials of Cato - Paper Planes
Bob Dylan - Moonshiner
Fara - The Road Home 


Friday, 14 February 2025

Off The Beaten Tracks 17 Feb 2025

A mix of singer/songwriters, Americana and blues on the new edition of Off The Beaten Tracks. Listen now on Mixcloud or from Monday on Ginger Feather FM  

Hugh Cornwell - Golden Brown (live)
Jenna - 21st Century Cowgirl
Ian McNabb - Great Dreams of Heaven (live)
Annlaug - Suril Luril
Dori Freeman - Good Enough
John Mellencamp - Diamond Joe
Sam Baker - Isn't Love Great
Bonnie Raitt - Dimming of the Day (live)
Jerry Lee Lewis - Honky Tonk Wine
Robert Cray - Foul Play (live)
Little Whitt & Big Bo - Sweet Home Chicago
Big Bill Broonzy - Glory of Love
Teddy Thompson - Fifteen Minutes
Thea Gilmore - I Am A Lonesome Hobo
Bob Dylan - Mr Tambourine Man 


Friday, 7 February 2025

Off The Beaten Tracks 10 Feb 2025

This week's Ginger Feather FM radio show opening with two Fairport tracks as they are on tour just now. They play Lytham St Annes on Sunday the 16th of February.

Listen to the show now on Mixcloud

Fairport Convention - Time Will Show The Wiser 
Fairport Convention - Rui's Guitar 
Drop The Box - Now Becomes Today 
Karine Polwart - I'm Gonna Do It All 
Trail West - John Henry 
Session A9 - Dig A Little Well For Zoe 
Siobhan Miller - The Month of January 
Norma Waterson - Lost In The Stars 
Howard Haigh - The Woodland 
The Shackleton Trio - Little Wooden Shoes 
Crosby, Stills & Nash - Wasted on the Way 
Tom Waits - Martha 
Jane Kramer - Red Balloon 
Danni Nicholls - Where The Blue Train Goes