Playlists
144R Not Dark Yet
Subtitled “The Songs of Bob Dylan” we had a selection of cover versions and originals from a most significant source of music. A slight technical hiccup meant we lost the stream for a few minutes, but our audience numbers show that most of you held on and reconnected once we had things back on the air. Thanks for your patience 🙂
269 Ladies of Metal
A show from Hugh’s friend Nigel, and fortuitously timed to arrive when we needed a show to go with the week of International Women’s Day. In the words of the Monty Python sketch, and now for something completely different – Ladies of Metal, all-female and female-led bands playing the the metal genres.
The preshow was different, filled with bands playing songs with metals in their titles. The Postshow was from The Heaviest Metal Band, Mammoth, whose members (all male) are very large around the waist area.
A truly international show as well, with examples from all over the world, the US, Japan, the far East, Africa and Europe. Some of these artists have struggled against more than simple musical prejudice as well, particularly the ones from Indonesia and Madagascar, and it showed in their angry songs.
143R Georgie Fame
The British R&B and jazz musician gets the Radio Free D’ni treatment, with two hours of tracks from his fifty-year career. The big hits from the Sixties, some jazzy numbers and some bluesier ones kept our audience interested. Over 20 listeners at one point.
268 Zawinul!
An examination of the work of Joe Zawinul outside of Weather Report, for the most part, with tracks from his earliest recordings and his last ones. Well attended with an appreciative audience including some new faces.
142R Peter Hammill
One of Hugh’s shows this one, as he’s the one with the big stash of stuff. A quirky performer, Mr Hammill, but one who nevertheless appealed to our audience, up to 22 at one point. Good numbers for us on a cold February night.
267 A Winter Warmer
Tracks with warmth as a common factor, and mostly quiet ones too, although we did get a bit rowdy towards the end. Very effective – we almost sent our audience to sleep – although they say they were just listening quietly. A successful show.
140R UnCovered II
Another set of tracks related only by their titles, and a good collection too. Well attended, with up to 28 listener connections. I was still suffering from the after-effects of pneumonia and had no voice, or energy, so wasn’t there. I hope this wasn’t a harbinger
266 The Eyes Have It
Tracks having the eyes, the windows of the soul, as part of their title and subject. This one assembled by Hugh, and very well appreciated too.
I was once again unable to attend as the virus had left me with bacterial pneumonia and I was really quite ill. Fortunately the antibiotics were doing their job. Unfortunately I was the battleground. Voice had completely gone.
I’m told that up to 20 listeners were connected, which is a very rewarding number indeed in a chilly January.
139R Live and Direct
Tracks taken from live albums or concert recordings and ones that we think are better than their studio equivalents. A lot of excellent music in this set and I was told that it went down well in the cavern. We may think of putting another set together.
I was unable to attend due to voice problems stemming from a winter respiratory virus.
265 Lost in 2024
The annual review of musicians and entertainers who died in the previous 12 months was very full this year, with some spilling over into the pre and postshow sets. The core audience stayed with us, to a max of 16 for the show, and were very appreciative in the cavern.