Radio Free D'ni

Our now-traditional summer show where Ed looks back ove the previous years new shows and picks his favourite tracks.  A goodly crowd turned up to listen and the general opinion was – it’s a hit.

A show highlighting just some of the talents of Richard Thompson, guitarist singer and songwriter of unnervingly great skill and seemingly no specific desire for fame.  We covered a bit of his days with Fairport Convention, some of his work with Linda Peters/Thompson, some acoustic and some electric solo guitar work.   Up to 19 connections,…

A set of live tracks, slightly heavy on the jazz side but with a nice feel and some excellent live performances.  Our thanks to Hugh and Nigel for this one.

A puzzle show for a puzzle-loving audience, subtitled What’s That Sound?  We explained as we went along, and here is the playlist with annotations 🙂

A refreshing change, a New Wave band of impeccble credentials and excellent musicianship.   David Byrne was the mover behind it, and with his individual performance style, became the face of the band, to their occasional chagrain.  We covered the whole of their recording history, and did not ignore all of their big hits.   A big…

A stellar show,well,I thought so, and so did our audience who were effusive in their enthusiasm. Ranging from orchestral to rock, the music was all positive and very listenable, and just what was needed on a hot summer’s day.

A show concentrating on the multiple literary references drawn by Hawkwind throughout their career, of which there are more than enough to fill several hours. I promised I’d link the lyrics of Steven Savitsky’s filk song “The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of” which contains the line about rockets landing on their tailfins.  So here…

The inventor of Shock Rock, traced from his early glam-rock sessions to today and his continuing career, slightly less gory now but still disreputable.   But it’s all an act, and he’s a really nice guy, these days anyway.

A show about the founder of Lindisfarne and one of the finest songwriters of rock with an English feel, Alan Hull.  Lindisfarne and Hull are favourites of mine, which made the show hard work, as i had to narrow it down from a very wide list and then do the songs justice.  Hopefully I’ve made…

A band from Birmingham (the real one, in England) that made a big name for themselves worldwide with a series of concept albums, updating their sound to stay fresh up to the 2010’s.