Christmas Show 2020

Some songs and instrumental pieces to get you in the mood for the Festive Season. Listen on Ginger Feather FM from Monday or from now on Mixcloud.

The Carrivick Sisters - Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Peat and Diesel - Fairytale of Stornoway
Emily Smith - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
The Albion Christmas Band - Winter Song
Maura Kennedy - Beneath The Mistletoe
Richard & Linda Thompson - We Sing Hallelujah
Dar Williams - The Christians & The Pagans
Joni Mitchell - River
Ben Folds - Bizarre Xmas Incident
Emily Smith - Santa Will Find You
Big Country - Peace In Our Time (live)
George Harrison - My Sweet Lord (demo)
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - In Dolce Jubilo
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - Silent Night
Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Solvola - Christmas Carousing \ I Won't Be A Fisherman
Celia Briar - Colville Bay* 
John Shuttleworth - The Christmas Orphan

From the Microphonavirus fundraiser albums available to download from Bandcamp.

Off The Beaten Tracks 11 December

A look back at albums released in 2020 along with a few Xmas tracks thrown in. And a fitting farewell to Barbara Windsor with a Carry On song by The Low Countries. Listen on Mixcloud. 

James J Turner - This Christmas
Augustus Stephens - It's Christmas Time Me Boys
Mossy Christian - Dan Leno
Fairport Convention - A Thousand Bars 
Deep Cabaret - Real Reality
Howard Haigh - Country Fair
Kim Edgar - 1,2,3,4,5
Katie Spencer - Drinking The Same Water (live)
John Smith - Willy Moore (live)
Fabian Holland - I Must Live All Alone
Tom Waits - Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis 
The Levellers - Ghosts in the Water
The Low Countries - Carry on Christmas
Manic Street Preachers - Last Xmas (live)

Off The Beaten Tracks

On Ginger Feather FM 

Every day at 11am, 4pm and 8pm

https://www.internet-radio.com/station/gingerfeatherfm/ 

Off The Beaten Tracks 4 December

This week's show includes tracks from some albums released in 2020* plus a new single from Katherine Priddy which you can download from her Bandcamp page.

Kate Rusby - Love of the Common People*
Ross Ainslie - Wounded Forest*
Rachel Unthank & The Winterset - River Man
Gillian Frame & Findlay Napier w/ Mike Vass - Van Diemen's Land*
The Copper Family - Babes in the Woods
Katherine Priddy - Still Winter, Still Waiting
Kris Drever - Westlin' Winds*
Pentangle - Sally Go Round The Roses
Odette Michell - Dance Me Through The Night
VAMM - Better Days
Patsy Reid - The River Princes
Jez Lowe - Bother At The Hoppins
Rakoczy - Dead Horse*
Chris Flegg - Not One of Buddy's Habits*

Off The Beaten Tracks

On Ginger Feather FM 

Every day at 11am, 4pm and 8pm

https://www.internet-radio.com/station/gingerfeatherfm/ 

Bullying in Tory Britain

One of the worst aspects of the Priti Patel debacle is the effect it must be having on all the staff who have been at the receiving end of her alleged bullying. To have been given a glimmer of hope that she would be forced to resign and to then see those hopes dashed, by a Prime Minister who initially ignores and then dismisses the report which says she broke the ministerial code, must be shocking and upsetting.

Bullying is something that affects many people in all walks of life. Twitter is alive with people sharing difficult memories from their school days and sadly those who bully other children do not always grow out of that behaviour. My own experiences of bullying in the workplace include being asked why there had been so many complaints about my work, this being within a couple of days of returning from a 3-month period of sick leave following a mental breakdown. That was in the public sector – I left that job shortly after that interrogation - but I have experienced equally aggressive behaviour from a manager in a private sector company.

Hardly a week seems to go by without a story in the news about people being physically, sexually or emotionally bullied whether it is in politics, sport, the entertainment world or wherever. And sadly, much of this sort of behaviour has worsened during the pandemic lockdowns with instances of domestic abuse being on the rise.

So to have a Prime Minister effectively condoning bullying is deeply depressing and extremely worrying for us as a society and for the individuals who have had, and continue to have, their lives wrecked by bullies. And to now see all these Tory MPs lining up to sing Ms Patel's praises makes one wonder how many are speaking freely and how many have been bullied into posting these messages.

Welcome to Brexit Britain 2020. 

Off The Beaten Tracks 20 November 2020

This week's show mostly features tracks from the 60s and 70s. Listen on Mixcloud. 

The Rolling Stones - Under My Thumb
Leonard Cohen - Suzanne
Joni Mitchell - I Don't Know Where I Stand
The Mamas and The Papas - I Saw Her Again Last Night 
Tim Buckley - No Man Can Find The War
Nick Drake - Things Behind The Sun
Tom Waits - Downtown Train
James Taylor - You Can Close Your Eyes
Richie Haven - Freedom
Janis Joplin - Half Moon
Fairport Convention - A Sailor's Life
Simon & Garfunkel - America
ZZ Top - Brown Sugar

Off The Beaten Tracks

On Ginger Feather FM 

Every day at 9am, 4pm and 8pm

https://www.internet-radio.com/station/gingerfeatherfm/ 

Off The Beaten Tracks 13 November 2020

A North American line-up on next week's Ginger Feather FM radio show. Tune in from Monday 16th at 9am, 4pm or 8pm or listen now on Mixcloud. 

Bob Dylan - You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
Indigo Girls - Strange Fire (live)
The Mammals - Radio Signal
Slaid Cleaves - Texas Love Song (feat. Terri Hendrix)
Carolina Chocolate Drops - Your Baby Ain't Sweet Like Mine
Suzy Thompson - In The Pines (live)
Danny Schmidt - Cries of Shadows
The Be Good Tanyas - When Doves Cry
Heather Bristow - Raggedy Man
I'm With Her - Crescent City
Shinyribs - If You Don't Know Me By Now
Tokyo Rosenthal - Thank You, You're Beautiful
Tim O'Brien - Tombstone Blues
The Sweet Lowdown - Reuben's Train
The Mammals - You Can Come To My House

Off The Beaten Tracks

On Ginger Feather FM 

Every day at 9am, 4pm and 8pm

https://www.internet-radio.com/station/gingerfeatherfm/ 

Lockdown mix November 2020

Some songs for the current lockdown in England with 3 tracks from the CSN demos album. Listen now on Mixcloud.

The Beatles - Fixing A Hole
Madam Tsunami - Hold Me Close
Beans on Toast - Here At Homerton Hospital

Bella Hardy - Time Wanders On
David Crosby - Almost Cut My Hair
Stephen Stills - The Doctor Will See You Now
Graham Nash - Be Yourself
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Round and Round (It Won't Be Long)
King Creosote - So Forlorn
Captain of the Lost Waves - Happy in Bed
William The Conqueror - In My Dreams
Kris Drever - Hunker Down \ That Old Blitz Spirit
Shawn Colvin & Loudon Wainwright III - A Heart Needs A Home
Pippa Reid-Foster - Deirdrie in Dreams

On Ginger Feather FM from Monday 9 Nov at 4pm and 8pm 

https://www.internet-radio.com/station/gingerfeatherfm/