Radio Free D'ni

Prog rock from the Netherlands in the early Seventies, a show curated for us by Martin Lewis.  Deliberately without Focus, having had a show about them recently, but we did relent and had them in the preshow.

A look at the songs and performances of one of the most under-appreciated songwriters and singers of the late sixties, a poet, wearing her heart on her sleeve and performing her songs with unbridled conviction and honesty.  20 listeners joined us, a good number these days.  The preshow was of Laura’s songs performed by and…

A show dedicated to vocal harmoies in rock and pop, and full of rich fare.  A tech problem meant that we were only audible through one ear, but the music was in full glorious stereo, so nothing important was lost.

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…