Off The Beaten Tracks 14 October 2024

Having recently seen Martin Stephenson and The Daintees in concert I though I'd play three of their songs on this week's show. I've also had a promo copy of Steve Knightley's new studio album The Winter Yards so there's a track from that and a new song by The Young 'Uns from their song-writing project The Suitcase. Listen now on Mixcloud.

So this week's playlist goes as follows...

Show of Hands - Haunt You 

Martin Stephenson & The Daintees - Crocodile Cryer 

Flossie Malavialle - Peaceful Easy Feeling 

Steve Knightley - If You Come Back 

Andy Cutting - Charlie Come Back 

Banter - Picking A Ship 

Martin Stephenson & The Daintees - Rain 

The Young 'Uns - Borrowed Boots 

Jez Lowe - Yankee Boots 

Tom Kitching - The Old Country 

The Bad Shepherds - Road To Nowhere 

Martin Stephenson & The Daintees - Slaughterman 

Helen McCookerybook - Woodwide Web 

Patsy Matheson - Water is Over The Weir

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - I Love You Baby

Off The Beaten Tracks 7 October 2024

A tribute to the country music legend Kris Kristofferson on this week's radio show. Also two tracks from the new album by bluegrass band Down Hill Strugglers titled Old Juniper. Listen now on Mixcloud or from Monday at 1pm or 8pm on Ginger Feather FM.

The Highwaymen - Highwayman 

Down Hill Strugglers - Let The Rich Go Bust 

Frank Turner - Long Live The Queen (Live At The BBC)

Chris While and Julie Matthews - Feel Good List 

Heal and Harrow - Behind The Eyes 

Kris Kristofferson - Blame It On The Stones 

Kris Kristofferson - The Last Thing To Go 

Lassi Logren - Wildwood 

Roving Crows - Ride On 

The Rosie Hood Band - Tyger Fierce 

Kris Kristofferson - From The Bottle To The Bottom 

I'm With Her - Ain't That Fine 

Fierce Flowers - La Corde 

The Deep Dark Woods - The Cocky at Bungaree 

Fish - Internal Exile 

Down Hill Strugglers - Old Phone Died 

Off The Beaten Tracks 30 September 2024

A mixture of music from the UK and the USA on this week's show with two tracks from singer and double bass player Miranda Sykes. Listen now on Mixcloud or from Monday at 1pm or 8pm on Ginger Feather FM. 

The Levellers - Dance Before The Storm 
SykesMartin - Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies 
Danny Schmidt - Soon The Earth Shall Swallow
Meg Baird - Cross Bay 
Rosanne Cash - September When It Comes 
The Foghorn Stringband - Lost Gal 
Eric Bibb - 'Tain't Such A Much
Plu - Ddim ar Gael 
Megson - Road To Hell (Part 2) 
Miranda Sykes - What's The Use Of Wings If You Can't Fly
Kathryn Tickell - Sycamore Gap 
Crosby, Stills & Nash - Cathedral 
The Low Countries - You're Here Again 
Bob Fox - From Me To You 

Off The Beaten Tracks 23 September 2024

Two tracks on this week's show from "Nothing More" The Collected Fotheringay. Something I learned from reading the booklet that comes with this collection is that Sandy Denny asked Richard Thompson if he could recommended a guitarist and he suggested Albert Lee who became the band's first lead guitarist. Albert then recommended bass player Pat Donaldson but after a few weeks he left as his guitar playing didn't really fit in with what Fotheringay were doing and he had been offered a 'lucrative retainer' to play with Steve Gibbons. Pat then suggested they ask Jerry Donahue who had some initial doubts but after their first rehearsal, he joined and the line-up (with singer\guitarist Trevor Lucas and drummer Gerry Conway) was then complete.   

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

Dick Gaughan - What You Do With What You've Got (Live) 

Fotheringay - The Sea 

Gilmore & Roberts - No Rest for the Wicked 

Cara Dillon - Coming Home 

John Renbourn - Blues Run The Game 

Lady Maisery - Let No Man Steal Your Thyme 

Salt House - The Road Not Taken 

Richard Thompson - Walking The Long Miles Home 

Sarah Deere-Jones - Deep In Love 

Fotheringay - Bold Jack Donahue 

The Magpie Arc - The Cutty Wren 

King Creosote - Walter de la Nightmare 

The Tiger Lillies - Don't See The Sun (Live)

Off The Beaten Tracks 16 September 2024

Radio show playlist for the week starting the 16th of September. Listen now on Mixcloud or from Monday at 1pm or 8pm on Ginger feather FM

Jon Palmer Acoustic Band - Music Town 

Fairport Convention - My Love Is In America 

Amy Thatcher - The Last Dance 

The Deadly Winters - I'll Be Fine 

Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman - Call My Name 

Flook - Happy Jigs (A Short Journey & A Short Journey II)

June Tabor - The Earl of Aboyne 

Megan Henderson - The Dawn Chorus (radio edit) 

Steeleye Span - The Unquiet Grave 

Linda Thompson feat. The Proclaimers - Bonnie Lass 

Johnny Flynn - Detectorists 

Tom Paxton - I've Got Nothing But Time 

Melanie - Beautiful People (live)

Yasmin Williams - Dragonfly 

Ralph McTell & Wizz Jones - You're Gonna Quit Me Baby

OTBT Towersey Festival mix 2024

A mix featuring some of those who played at last month's Towersey Festival including two from Pokey LaFarge's latest album Rhumba Country. Listen now on Mixcloud 

Seth Lakeman - Race To Be King 

Pokey LaFarge - For A Night 

The Staves - I'll Never Leave You Alone 

Dallahan - The Picture on the Wall 

Blackbeard's Tea Party - England Bound 

Banter - Morgan Rattler 

Errol Linton - Country Girl  

Tide Lines - Chasing the World 

Nancy Kerr & James Fagan - Kitchen Dance (live) 

Pokey LaFarge - It's Not Over 

Katherine Priddy - Icarus 

Calum Stewart & Lauren MacColl - Rise Ye Lazy Fellow 

Jack Badcock - Agapi Mou 

Oysterband - Put Out The Lights 

Rory McLeod - Tenant Farmer's Blues 

Off The Beaten Tracks 12 August 2024

This week's show includes a few tracks in relation to the riots which have taken place in England over the last week or two. Listen now on Mixcloud 

Eliza Carthy - The Galaxy Song 
Grace Petrie - Fixer Upper 
Lauren Collier - Horo 
Kathryn Priddy - These Words of Mine 
Swarb's Lazarus - Grey Funnel Line (live) 
Aoife O'Donovan & Allison Russell - Prodigal Daughter 
Jake Xerxes Fussell - Leaving Here, Don't Know Where I'm Going 
Leyla McCalla - So I'll Go 
Leyla McCalla - Sun Without The Heat 
Billy Bragg - All You Fascists Bound To Lose (Blokes version) 
Grace Petrie - English Culture 
Phil Ochs - In The Heat of the Summer 
Richard Thompson & Danny Thompson - Sweetheart On The Barricade 
The Young 'Uns - Cable Street 
The Beatles - Sun King