Playlists
121R Scott Walker 2
Hugh, who wrote this show, joined us for the Remastered version, and we found that Scott Walker, solo and wierd, was a hit with our audience. We love you, but you’re wierd, a bit like us 🙂 Sixteen connections, good for a holiday weekend. The Jacques Brel songs were especially noted.
249 Let There Be Drums
An idea that surfaced after listening to Joni Mitchell’s “The Jungle Line”, Malaclypse took it and wrote a theme to it and between us we put together a great set of tracks. Lots of dancing in the cavern, but fortunately no roof collapses.
The video link for the original drum track, recorded by the Ocora label, a branch of Radio France, in Burundi by recording engineer Michel Vuylsteke, is below.
120R John Wetton 1
Mother’s Day in the US, which may have accounted for a slightly smaller audience than usual. But those in attendence were enthusiastic and full of puns… not that that’s particularly relevant. One of my favourite shows too.
248 Thelonious Monk
A very brief run through some of the highlights of the career of a hugely significant musician who was not well appreciated in his time. Also featuring some of his compositions covered by other artists,as may were.
119R Weather Report
A very fine show written by Hugh and appreciated by a large audience, which was a welcome surprise. 22 listeners peak, and a lot of enthusiasm from the crowd on the plaza.
247 Prince – Hits, B-sides and more
A good selection of tracks from Prince’s vast body of work, assembled by Hugh who was unfortunately not able to be with us on the night. There’s plenty more where that came from, should a second show be asked for.
118R Eddie Jobson
A joint production between Hugh and myself, the varied career of Eddie Jobson encompassed a wide variety of styles, all delivered with ferocious technical competence. Very well attended, up to 23 listener connections.
246 King Crimson in Performance
A show from Hugh with live tracks from throughout the career of the various groups going under the name of King Crimson. My Internet connection broke several days before the show and could not be restored until afterwards, so there was a degree of extemporisation, I’m told. 25 listeners, so it worked.
117R Scott Walker 1: the Walker Brothers years
A reworking of one of Hugh’s earliest shows for us, a foray into the pop vocal area and a very well regerded musician. Very well attended for a Holiday weekend, so hopefully we’re doing something right.
245 Themes 3: The British are Coming!
A show of theme tunes and incidental music from British TV spy-and-related series from the Sixties, mostly those from the ITC organisation. Preshow was music from The Man from UNCLE, the American series that was perhaps the most well-known such series on the International screen. In the main show we gave you Danger Man, The Avengers, The Saint, The Baron, Man in a Suitcase, The Champions, Department S, Randall and Hopkirk (deceased) and Strange Report, and the postshow was devoted to The Prisoner.
A well attended and popular show, despite being firmly focussed on the British TV scene, with up to 25 connections at one point.