Playlists
151R Alice Cooper
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.
276 Alan Hull
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 him a little more widely known.
150R The Moody Blues
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.
275 Easy Listening
We tell you that we’ll have something different every week, and this was one of them 🙂 A fascinating delve into a corner of the music business that is sometimes belittled but was and still is hugely successful commercially. Tracks from Britain, the US and Germany covered a wide range of styles but still leaving many untouched. Up to 21 listener connections too, which was gratifying.
149R Free
A fine show, a personal favorite, being stuff from my formative musical years. Well attended too, despite it being Memorial Day in the US, so we were very pleased.
274 Jefferson Airplane
Back to the late Sixties we went and to San Francisco for some source material from the Summer of Love, still smelling slightly of patchouli, from Jefferson Airplane. Tracks from beginning to end of their career, with some later stuff and side projects in the postshow. Slight technical issues aside, the show went down well.
148R Robben Ford
A show full of great guitar playing from Robben Ford, whose style and ability sound equally at home in jazz, rock and blues. Mothers Day in the US may have reduced our audience numbers, but those who came enjoyed it enthusuastically.
273 John Williams
Specifically chosen for May 4th, because of its Star Wars association, this show went down very well with our listeners who came along in good numbers. We’re sorry that we could not include all your favourites, but the list of John Williams music is very long.
147R A Danceable Solution
A Radio Free D’ni dance party, and why not. Lots of dancing in the cavern, and lots of listeners too. The joys of Spring 🙂
272 Robert Palmer
A fine show, taking us on a trip through all the genres with the expert accompaniment of Robert Palmer, brought us up to 15 listener connections which is very nice for a holiday Sunday.