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Podcast #58 2019

The Finest Americana from both sides of the pond

Music from:

Casualties of Cool
Ginger Wildheart
Sarah McQuaid
Brandi Carlile
Darlingside
The Lemon Twigs
Scott H Biram
Danni Nicholls
Julia Jacklin
The Orphan Colours
Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga

Podcast #57 2019

Special Show All on Brand Carlile

Podcast #56 2019

Music from:

Handsome Jack
Jamie Freeman
Mary Gauthier
Bennett Wilson Poole
Brandi Carlile
Courtney Marie Andrews
Dean Owens
Ben Glover
Terry Hall
Paul McCartney

Podcast #55 2019

AMAUK SPECIAL

Music from:

Nicki Bluhme

Fiona Bevan

Arkansas Dave

John Oates

Asleep at the Wheel

John Smith

Treetop Flyers

Rhiannon Giddens

Scott Matthews

Podcast #54 2019

Best of 2018 Show

Jonathan Wilson - Rare Birds
Aaron Lee Tajsan - The Truth is so Hard to Believe
Nathaniel Rateliff and the Nightsweats - You Worry Me
Israel Nash - Lucky Ones
The Magic Number - Sweet Divide
Ray Davies - Our Country
Joshua Hedley - Mr. Jukebox
Cowboy Junkies - Sing me A Song
Laura Viers - Seven Falls
Darlingside - Futures
Neko Case - Bad Luck

Podcast #53 2018

Music from:

Margo Price
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Bang Bang Rome
Pistol Annie
Steepways
The Marriage
John Prine
Johnnie Ray
Roy Clark
Lukas Nelson
Bob Dylan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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