Saturday 8 December 2018

Monday 12 November 2018

Podcast #52 2018


"Criminal Country Special"
Artists with two things in common; they have a criminal record and they make great music.

Music from:

JP Harris
Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
George Jones and Alan Jackson
Townes Van Zandt
Blaze Foley 
Johnny Paycheck
Hank Williams
Leadbelly
Judee Still

Thursday 8 November 2018

Podcast #51 2018



WARNING!!!:  A slightly heavier and more urban episode

Music from:

Therapy? - Callow
Elvis Costello and the Imposters - I Let the Sun go Down
John Smith - Boudica
The Beatles - Hey Bulldog
Albert King - Answer to the Laundromat Blues
Nina Simone - Suzanne
Wilson Pickett - Hey Jude
St Vincent - Los Ageless 
Janis Joplin - A Woman Left Lonely
Easy Life - Pockets
Jonathan Wilson - Rare Birds


Podcast #50 2018



EPISODE 50!

Consistently bringing you the finest Americana from both sides of the Atlantic. 


Music from:

Aaron Lee Tajsan - The Truth is so Hard to Believe
Mick Ronson - Lifes Like A River
Stephen Stills - Old Times, Good Times 
Carl Perkins and Friends - Mean Woman Blues
The Byrds - Draft Morning
Led Zeppelin - Thank You
Lord Huron - The Night we meet
Icarus Peel - Let’s Get It Together
Buddy Guy - Cognac
David Crosby - Cowboy Movie

Podcast #49 2018



Exploring the sounds of, and inspired by, The Altamont Festival 1969

Music from:
Santana
Jefferson Airplane
Flying Burrito Brothers
CSNY
The Rolling Stones
Aaron Lee Tasjan
Blue Oyster Cult
The Grateful Dead 
Black Cab

Saturday 1 September 2018

Podcast #48 2018



The finest Americana from both sides of the pond. 

Nathaniel Rateliff and the Nightsweats

The Magpie Salute
Dean Owens
Jason McNiff
Trent Miller
Joshua Hedley
Cordovas
Phoebe Bridgers
Loma
Jess WIlliamson

Podcast #47 2018



Five of the best from legendary producer Glyn Johns
Music from:
Pete Greenwood - The 88
Eric Clapton - Promises
The Faces - Debris
Ryan Adams - Dirty Rain
The Band - Up on Cripple Creek
Wilko Johnson - Lament
Israel Nash - Lucky Ones
The Cowboy Junkies - Sing me a Song
Nick Lowe - Tokyo Bay
Bob Dylan - Most of the Time

Tuesday 7 August 2018

Podcast #46 2018


River Town Festival 2018 Special

Music from:
Graham Nash - Better Days
Steve Earle and The Dukes - Looking for a Woman
White Buffalo - Avalon
The Grahams - Riverman's Daughter
Emily Barker - Nostalgia
Erin Rae - Cant Cut Loose
Roseanne Cash - Modern Blue
John Moreland - Aint We Gold
Marlon Willaims - I Didn't Make A Plan
Steepways - Dying on the Vine

Saturday 21 July 2018

Podcast #45 2018




"Bluer than Blue"

Ray Davies - Our Country
Freddie King - Going Down
Albert Collins - Ice Pick
Dr Feelgood - Go Back Home
Starlite Campbell Band - Cry Over You
George Harrison - Stuck inside a cloud
The Two Man Travelling Show - Winter Walks
Steepways - Rather Be Alone
Gwenifer Raymond - Off To See The Hangman (pt2)
Scott Miller - How Am I Gonna Be Me?
Beth Rowley - Forest Fires

Podcast #44 2018



"New West Records Special"
 

Ron Gallo - Young Lady, You’re scaring me
The Nude Party - Records
The Secret Sisters - Tennessee River Runs Low
Ryan Bingham - The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)
Shovels and Rope featuring Nicole Atkins - Joey
Andrew Combs - Nothing To Lose 
American Aquarium - Wolves
Sammy Brue - I Never Said
JD McPherson - Hunting For Sugar
Arthur Buck - Are you Electrified? 
Steepways - Everything Won't Do

Saturday 23 June 2018

Podcast #43 2018




“The Future is Female”

Anna Calvi - Don't Beat the Girl out of My Boy
Laura Veirs - Seven Falls
LUMP (Laura Marling and Tunng’s Mike Lindsay)  Curse of the Contemporary
St Vincent and David Byrne - Optimist
Joni Mitchell - Passion Play (When All The Slaves Are Free)
The Cramps - Bikini Girls with Machine Guns
Bonnie Raitt - Angel from Montgomery
Candy Kane (featuring Laura Chavez) - Au Revoir Y’All
Sister Rosetta - Strange Things Happening Everyday
Neko Case - Curse of the I-5 Corridor


Podcast #42 2018



Most "Groovy" Episode
Music From:
Jonathan Wilson
Country Joe and the Fish
Strawberry Alarm Clock
The Zombies
The Rolling Stones
The Byrds
Steepways
Jefferson Airplane
Frank Zappa
Janis Joplin and Tom Jones
Hendrix Interview from Sweden 1968

Saturday 26 May 2018

Podcast #41 2018



The Finest Americana from both sides of the Atlantic.
This is also played on Blues and Roots Radio. Music from:

The Record Company - Give it back to you 
Leftover Salmon - Show me Something Higher
Ray LaMontagne - Paper Man 
Neko Case - Bad Luck
Dave Macdonald / Thunderbolt concluding Interview
Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite - When love is not enough
Starlite and Campbell Band - Walking out the door
First Aid Kit - Fireworks
Bobby Fuller - I fought the law
Steve Earle - The Rain Came Down
The Beatles - Twist and Shout
Fear of Darkness - Falling Down

Saturday 12 May 2018

Podcast #40 2018



The Finest Americana from both sides of the Atlantic
Wreckless Eric - They don’t mean you no harm

Interview #1 with Dave McDonald (Thunderbolt Pub)
Darlingside - Futures
Isaac Gracie - The Death of You and I
Crosby, Stills and Nash - Helplessly, Hoping 
Interview #2 with Dave McDonald
The Two Man Travelling Medicine Show - Tightropin’
Steepways - Pin it on Me
Bobby Fuller - I Fought the Law
Bob Wills and his Texas playboys - Corrine, Corrina 
Lone Justice - Ways to be Wicked
Elliott Smith - Somebody I Used to Know
Christine Bougie - Aloha Supreme

Saturday 28 April 2018

Podcast #39 2018



The Finest Americana from both sides of the Atlantic.
Wreckless Eric - Gateway To Europe 
Dr Feelgood - She Does It Right
Greta Van Fleet - Flower Power 
The Magic Number - Sweet Divide 
Blackberry Smoke - Let Me Down feat Amanda Shires
Nick Drake - Things Behind The Sun
The Decemberists - Severed
Electric Prunes - Kyrie Eleison 
The Staves - In the Long Run
Steepways - The Collector
John Cooper Clarke - Beasley Street

Sunday 15 April 2018

Podcast #38 2018




The Finest Americana from both sides of the Atlantic. 

Nathaniel Rateliff and the Nightsweats - You Worry Me 
Nicole Atkins - A Little Crazy 
John Prine - God Only Knows
Cat Stevens / Yusuf Islam - Dying to live 
David Gray - Kathleen
Dan Raza - On We Go 
Ryan Adams - Dear Chicago
Amy Rigby - Beer and Kisses 
Papernut Cambridge - House of Pink Icing
Drunken Prayer - Machines 
Howlin Wolf - Built for Comfort 
Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil


Podcast #37 2018



The Finest Americana from both sides of the Atlantic. 

Bob Dylan - Gotta Serve Somebody 
Jonathan Wilson - There is a Light 
Neil Young - Cinnamon Girl
Neko Case - Hell-On
The Handsome Family - Far From Any Road
The Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir - Life is Long
Barry McGuire - Eve of Destruction
The Everly Brothers - Susie Q / Hey Jude 
Martin Carthy - Springhill Mining Disaster
Johnny Thunders - You Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory
The Guthries - Season To Leave

Saturday 17 March 2018

Podcast #36 2018




The Finest Americana from both sides of the Atlantic. 


The Grahams - Glory Bound
Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer - My list
Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer - The colour of a cloudy day
Benji Hughes - Waiting for an invitation
Scott Walker - The old man is back again
Jason Ringenberg - The bible and the gun
Steepways - Ghost Walks
John Moreland - No Glory in Regret
Blaze foley - Livin’ in the woods in a tree
Townes Van Zandt - Farewell Miss Carousel

Saturday 3 March 2018

Podcast #35 2018




    The Finest Americana from both sides of the Atlantic.
    Ryan Adams - Baby, I love you

    Case, Lang, Viers - Delirium 
    Frisbys - Give in to the Dark 
    Karen Elson - Wonderblind 
    Daddy long legs - Long John Jump 
    Steepways - Chaperone
    Richmond Fontaine - Don't skip out on me 
    The Delines - Coldfax Avenue
    Conor Oberst- Barbary Coast 
    Conor Oberst - A little bit Uncanny
    Emmylou Harris - May this be love

    Podcast #34 2018



    The Finest Americana from both sides of the Atlantic. 

    JD Mcpherson - Crying just I thing that you do
    Orphan Colours - Goodnight California
    Aaron Lee Tasjan - Lucinda’s Room
    Rodney Crowell - It ain’t Over Yet
    St Thomas - Falling Down
    Jim Croce - Box Car #10
    Plainsong - Yo Yo man
    First Aid Kit - Emmylou
    Steepways - Bystander
    Markus K - Fallen Angel

    Podcast #33 2018



    The Finest Americana from both sides of the Atlantic

    Music from:
    Elton John
    Erin Rae
    Hurray for The Riff Raff
    Johnny Cash
    Kings of Leon
    Lily Hiatt
    Martin Simpson
    Steepways
    Ryan Adams
    Danny and the Champions of The World

    Saturday 6 January 2018