Radio Free D’ni

Rarities and What-Ifs, part VI

The next show will be yet another round of rare tracks (the Rarities bit) and tracks illustrating what lengths artist will go to to get things done (the What-ifs) in the face of opposing odds. As always, there will be some unexpected tracks in there, as well as some that might be expected, but with some unexpected history behind them.

52 On The Road Again

On The Road Again: In the preshow we visited my stash again for some more D’s – Dave Swarbrick, the effervescent fiddler who is most famous for his time with Fairport Convention, Dave Pegg, the tricksy bassist from both Fairport and Jethro Tull, Dave Mason, formerly of Traffic and with a long solo career and Dave Greenslade, who was a long-time member of Colosseum before branching out with his own group and also on solo projects.  Then some Road Songs to prepare you – Gary Numan’s electronic Cars, Tom Paxton’s very acoustic Can’t Help But Wonder Where I’m Bound, Donald Fagan’s Tomorrow’s Girls, a favourite from his album Kamakiriad, which is all about a futuristic road trip and The Who, I Can See For Miles – the sort of view you get On The Road.

We started with fewer listeners than usual (probably because I’d not let you know soon enough) but picked up very well as we went on and we ended up with a peak of more than 20, I think – which was, as always, very pleasing.

Playlist is below:  Ed padded out the postshow set but I don’t have exactly what he played – I do know Autobahn was one of them.

Preshow

a. Wat Ye Wha I Met The Streen; b. The Ribbons Of The Redheaded Girl; c. Ril Gan Ainm Dave Swarbrick Smiddyburn; Flittin 1996
Jack Frost and the Hooded Crow Dave Pegg The Cocktail Cowboy Goes It Alone… 1984
Here We Go Again Dave Mason Headkeeper 1972
Mischief Dave Greenslade The Pentateuch Of The Cosmogony 1979
Cars Gary Numan The Pleasure Principal 1979
I Can’t Help But Wonder Where I’m Bound Tom Paxton Ramblin’ Boy 1964
Tomorrow’s Girls Donald Fagen Kamakiriad 1993
I Can See For Miles The Who The Who Sell Out 1967

The Show

On the Road Again Canned Heat Boogie With Canned Heat 1968
On The Road Again The Lovin’ Spoonful Do You Believe in Magic 1965
On The Road Again Willie Nelson single 1979
Taxi Rosie Vela ZAZU 1986
Taxi Driver The Hamsters Open All Hours 2004
Big Yellow Taxi Joni Mitchell Miles of Aisles 1974
Mustang Sally Wilson Pickett single 1966
Drive Me Blodwyn Pig Getting To This 1970
Davy’s On The Road Again Manfred Mann’s Earth Band Watch 1978
Drive The Cars Heartbeat City 1984
Fun, Fun, Fun (Single Version) The Beach Boys Singles 1964
Highway Star Deep Purple Machine Head 1972
Joy Ride Lee Ritenour Joyride 1991
Texas Twister Little Feat Representing the Mambo 1990
Life in the Fast Lane Eagles Hotel California 1976
Ridin’ Thumb Three Dog Night Cyan 1973
I’m Gonna Be The Proclaimers Sunshine On Leith 1988
Midnite Cruiser Steely Dan Can’t Buy A Thrill 1972
Nobody’s Car Jethro Tull Under Wraps 1984
Gridlock Warren Zevon Transverse City 1989
Outward Bound Wishbone Ash New England 1976
The Road Less Traveled Joe Sample Ashes to Ashes 1990
L.A. Woman The Doors LA Woman 1971
The Long And Winding Road The Beatles Let It Be 1970
Don’t Stop Fleetwood Mac Rumours 1977
Riders On The Storm The Doors L.A. Woman 1971

Postshow

Angela (Theme from “Taxi”) Bob James Touchdown 1978
Rockin’ Down the Highway The Doobie Brothers Toulouse Street 1972

Road Songs II: On the Road Again

On Sunday, we will have a second show of road songs–Alan is preparing a nice trip through the various genres and decades. And I can’t promise that any of the at least three songs called “On the Road Again” will actually be in there; I just figured it was a fitting epiphet for a second road songs show.

See you in the Cavern,
Malaclypse

51 Electric Folk – the Unusual Suspects

A good time was had by all at the Electric Folk show on Sunday, including several who attended in Second Life. We are slowly building an audience there thanks to Ainia’s hosting in TJ’s Dance hall.

Perhaps this is a good point to say that although we are called Radio Free D’ni, our content is not specific to Myst Online or any particular environment. The shows stand on their own merits as straightforward entertainment, or at least that is our intention when preparing them. So please don’t be worried by the channel’s title – our shows are for everyone.

We had up to 23 listeners, with 16 for most of the time, which was very pleasing for a show that was not mainstream by any measure.

Playlists are below. As is becoming usual, there were requests from the audience for us to continue after the postshow, so another set was played – as listed.

In two weeks time, the next show will be another Road Songs set – the last one went down well and we have a lot of tracks we could not ft in to that show. See you there.

Preshow

Title Artists  Album Year
101 Ordinary Man Christy Moore  Ordinary Man 1989
102 Hokey Pokey (The Ice Cream Song) Richard & Linda Thompson  Hokey Pokey 1974
103 Late on Lady Day Decameron  Mammoth Special 1974
104 Benedictus Strawbs  Grave New World 1972
105 The Cocktail Cowboy Dave Pegg  The Cocktail Cowboy Goes it Alone 1984
106 Broomfield Hill The Albion Band  Stella Maris 1987
107 The Big Wheel Runrig  The Big Wheel 1991

The Show

201 Barkbrödslåten Kebnekajse  Kebnekajse II 1973
202 Gallows Pole Led Zeppelin  Led Zeppelin III 1970
203 Rock Harp Alan Stivell  Back to Breizh 2000
204 McConnell’s Rant Shooglenifty  Troots 2007
205 Bourrée Malicorne  Colin 1974
206 Ceth’s Dance Bleizi Ruz  Musiques Et Danses De Bretagne 1973
207 Pinch Of Snuff Five Hand Reel  For A’that 1977
208 Kickdancer Donal Lunny  Coolfin 1998
209 Kalyope Driver Dando Shaft  Reaping the Harvest 1990
210 Galo Galan Xosé M Budiño  Zume de Terra 2004
211 Moyasta Junction Davy Spillane  Shadow Hunter 1990
212 Hoch Geiht De See De Drangdüwels  Hold Fast 2003
213 Hamborger Veermaster De Drangdüwels  Ahoi 2010
214 De Duun Matros De Drangdüwels  Hold Fast 2003
215 Fährmann (Ferryman) Godewind  Moin Moin 1980
216 Made In Freesland Godewind  Made in Freesland 1986
217 Achter Dünen und Diek Godewind  Achter Dünen und Diek 1991
218 Buachaill an Éirne Clannad  Macalla 1985
219 Tobar an t-Saoil Clannad  Nádúr 2013
220 Turning Tide Clannad  Sirius 1987
221 Rollo, der Wikinger Torfrock  …dat matscht so schön 1977
222 Omas Ludvig Hedningarna  fiRe 1996
223 The Cuckoo Hedgehog Pie  Just Act Normal 1978
224 The Knife Edge Richard Thompson  Strict Tempo! 1981
225 Hanging Off The Edge Whapweasel  Pack Of Jokers 2005
226 The Crowded River Runrig  The Big Wheel 1991
227 The Road To Venezuela Stackridge  Pinafore Days 1974
228 Tobermory Capercaillie  Dusk Till Dawn, The Best Of Capercallie 2000

Postshow

301 Dancing Decameron  Third Light 1975
302 Bjork’s Chauffeur Shooglenifty  Solar Shears 2001
303 Goal Song The Oyster Band  Step Outside 1986
304 Hero and Heroine Strawbs  Hero and Heroine 1973
305 Hal-an-Tow The Oyster Band  Step Outside 1986
306 Rock And Roll Away Decameron  Third Light 1975
307 Level Pegging Dave Pegg  The Cocktail Cowboy Goes it Alone 1984
308 An Dro Nevez Alan Stivell  Chemins de terre 1974

Post-postshow-show

401 Roll Over Vaughn Williams Richard Thompson  Starring As Henry The Human Fly! 1972
402 Excess Baggage Shooglenifty  Troots 2007
403 The Swirling Pit Dave Pegg  The Cocktail Cowboy Goes it Alone 1984
404 Down The Dog Gryphon  Raindance 1975
405 A United Earth I Alan Stivell With Youssou N’dour  Dublin To Dakar – A Celtic Odyssey 1999
406 The New St. George Richard Thompson  Starring As Henry The Human Fly! 1972
407 Horgalåten Kebnekajse  Kebnekajse II 1973
408 The Battle Of Evermore Led Zeppelin  IV (Zoso) 1971
409 The Ploughboy’s Dream Gryphon  Midnight Mushrumps 1974
410 Gorrlaus/The Steed Hedningarna  fiRe 1996
411 Branle La Peronelle Malicorne  Le mariage Anglais 1975
412 The Road to Ballyalla Davy Spillane Band  Out of the Air 1988
413 Man With the Money The Who  A Quick One 1966
414 Money for Nothing Dire Straits  Brothers In Arms 1985
415 Take The Money And Run Steve Miller Band  Fly Like An Eagle 1976
416 A Fool And His Money Wang Chung  Mosaic 1986
417 Into Money Robin Trower  Essential Robin Trower 1991
418 The Big Money Rush  A Show Of Hands 1989
419 Firefly – Main Title Greg Edmonson  Firefly 2005
420 It’s Only Just Begun Solution  The Best of Solution Live 1991
421 Tap Turns on the Water CCS  A’s, B’s & Rarities 2005
422 Suddenly I See KT Tunstall  Eye To The Telescope 2004
423 Radar Love Golden Earring  Moontan 1973
424 Hyperactive! Thomas Dolby  The Flat Earth 1984
425 Get It On T.Rex  The Very Best Of T-Rex 2003
426 Chris Rea – Let’s Dance Chris Rea  New Light Through Old Windows 1988
427 Lido Shuffle Boz Scaggs  Silk Degrees (Bonus Tracks) 2007

Electric Folk – the Unusual Suspects

To embark on our second half-century we will visit the world of Electric Folk, but eschew the usual suspects – such as Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span and so on. There will be some tracks from lesser-known British bands, once I can decide which ones to pick from the short (Ha! What do you mean, short) list, a bit of Celtic rock including Galician, Breton, Irish and Gaelic, and Malaclypse will bring along some of his favourites from Germany.  I do believe I have some tracks from Sweden too.  Oh, and one or two from bands you’d not normally connect with the folk world at all.

Come and join us on the plaza on Sunday 4th September at 13 KI (that’s 1 pm US Mountain Time, or 8 pm UK time, 9 pm European time), or in Second Life visit TJ’s Dance Hall where Ainia DaFente will host the rebroadcast into SL.  Or just use the links at the top of the page to listen, but you’ll miss out on the text chat if you do 🙂

50 Gold

We had a great 50th show, with a Golden theme that produced a lot of favourites, both ours and yours. I managed to get the notes finished just in time, and the show was a hit, with 19 listeners for most of the time and a peak of 25. We’re working on improving that, not sure if sending out scantily-clad tempters (of all sexes – we are an equal-opportunity team) or waiting in dark alleys to, ahem, persuade passers-by will work best.

Our thanks to Ainia who rebroadcast the show for us in real time in TJ’s Dance Hall in Second Life.  I have plans afoot to include Ainia in our commentary team, and she is also hoping to widen the scope of our advertising in SL.  Never a dull moment here on RFD.

We are still coming up with ideas that interest us, and I think will interest you as well. Next time we have picked Electric Folk as a theme, but will eschew the best known (who we’ve already featured quite heavily) to concentrate on some of the lesser-known champions of the genre. And believe me, there are a lot to choose from.

The Golden playlist is below, and we will be back in two weeks with some killer Electric Folk. See you then.

Preshow

101 When Blue Turns Gold Mahavishnu Orchestra Mahavishnu 1984
102 Golden Dilemma Gong Expresso II 1978
103 A Golden Age Rupert Hine The Wildest Wish To Fly 1983
104 Golden Birdies Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band Clear Spot 1972
105 Fool’s Gold Procol Harum Ninth 1975
106 Fools Gold Blondel The Amazing Elsie Emerald 2010
107 Golden Rings Godley – Creme Goodbye Blue Sky 1988
108 Greenfields, Golden Sands Yusuf [Cat Stevens] An Other Cup 2006

The Show

201 The Gold Bug The Alan Parsons Project The Tun of a Friendly Card 1979
202 The Gold It’s In The . . . Pink Floyd Obscured by Clouds 1972
203 Goldrush Supertramp Slow Motion 2002
204 Burnin’ (Molten Gold) (Alternative Take) Free Free at Last (reissue) 2002
205 Fools Gold Poco Crazy Eyes 1973
206 Golden Notebooks Gerry Mulligan The Age Of Steam 1971
207 Golden Strings Link Wray Link Wray & The Raymen 1960
208 Book Of Golden Stories Runrig The Stamping Ground 2001
209 City Of Gold BBM Around The Next Dream 1994
210 Cold Gold Larry Carlton With Special Guest Robben Ford – Live In Tokyo 2007
211 Gold Dust Woman Fleetwood Mac Rumours 1977
212 Golden Earth Girl Paul McCartney Off The Ground 1993
213 Golden Brown Stranglers La Folie 1981
214 GoldenEye Wise Guys LIVE 1999
215 Blood and Gold/Mohacs Maddy Prior/June Tabor No More to the Dance 1988
216 Love Over Gold Dire Straits Love Over Gold 1982
217 Golden Years David Bowie Changes 1990
218 Heart of Gold Neil Young Harvest 1972
219 Pocketful Of Golden Robert Plant Lullaby And… The Ceaseless Roar 2014
220 Your Gold Teeth Steely Dan Countdown To Ecstasy 1973
221 14 Karat Gold Gordon Lightfoot Shadows 1982
222 Golden Slumbers The Beatles Abbey Road 1969
223 Golden Slumbers The  Jazz Crusaders Old Socks, New Shoes…New Socks, Old Shoes 1970

Postshow

301 Gold-Tipped Boots, Black Jacket And Tie Jethro Tull Catfish Rising 1991
302 A Golden Handshake For Every Daughter China Crisis Diary – A Collection 1992
303 Band of Gold Freda Payne single 1970

Ed’s ISP suffered a catastrophic failure, and he dropped out after just three of the postshow tracks. We breathed a collective sigh of relief that it had not happened earlier.  I took over, and about 16 listeners stayed with me as we went through a great dance set, and also managed to incorportate the missing bits of the postshow, later on.  From the Mixxx logs, I can give you a rundown.

1 Lawyers, Guns and Money Warren Zevon Stand in the Fire 1980
2 Put The Money Down The Who Odds And Sods 1974
3 All Right Now Free The Free Story 1989
4 Big Money Rush Power Windows 1985
5 Billie Jean Michael Jackson single, from Thriller 1983
6 Black Horse And The Cherry Tree K.T. Tunstall Eye To The Telescope 2004
7 Breadfan Budgie Never Turn Your Back on a Friend 1973
8 Can’t Get Enough Bad Company Bad Company 1974
9 Cherry Pie Sade Lovers Live 2002
10 Dancing Decameron Tomorrow’s Pantomime 1976
11 Let’s Dance Chris Rea Dancing With Strangers 1987
12 Money, Money, Money ABBA single, from Arrival 1976
13 Nutbush City Limits Ike & Tina Turner single 1973
14 Put It Where You Want It The Crusaders The Best Of The Crusaders 1976
15 Spirit In The Sky Norman Greenbaum single 1969
16 Take Me to the River Andrew Strong The Commitments 1991
17 The Ability To Swing Thomas Dolby Aliens Ate My Buick 1988
18 Three Button Hand Me Down Faces First Step 1970
19 Whatever You Want Status Quo Whatever You Want 1979
20 You Never Give Me Your Money The Beatles Abbey Road 1969
21 Your Cash Ain’t Nothin’ But Trash Steve Miller Band The Joker 1973
22 Golden Hours Brian Eno Another Green World 1975
23 Red And Gold Fairport Convention Red & Gold
24 Rhythm in Gold Jethro Tull 20 Years of Jethro Tull (Disc 2) – Flawed gems and the other sides of Tull 1988
25 Silver Threads And Golden Needles Fotheringay Wild Mountain Thyme 1970
26 The Golden Glove Fairport Convention Wishfulness Waltz 2000
27 Golden Mile Caravan The Album 1980
28 Solid Gold Easy Action T.Rex single 1972
29 Your Gold Teeth II Steely Dan Katy Lied 1975
30 Moonlight And Gold Gerry Rafferty One More Dream 1995
31 Life In The Air Age Be Bop Deluxe Tremulous Antenna
32 Natural Thing The Doobie Brothers The Captain and Me
33 Walk Like An Egyptian The Bangles The Best Of 1980-1990 Vol. 4 2004
34 The Girl From Ipanema Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto  Getz/Gilberto 1964

About three hours of good golden dance tracks and other nice music – well I think so, and I hope you liked it too.

Reviewing this, I’ve been reminded of just how influential Jobim’s ‘Girl from Ipanema’ was – I wonder if we can put together a set of ‘influential songs’.  It would be pretty impressive listening, I think.  What do you think?  Let us know by commenting below.

49 Second Anniversary

Yes, Radio Free D’ni is two years old and in our now-traditional format the anniversary show consists of Edison’s choices from the past year’s shows.  And, for the first time, we had a simulcast with Second Life, Ainia playing the show in TJ’s Dance Hall, which is something we hope to continue.

Despite it being Mysterium weekend, we had a good attendance, 16 for most of the show, peaking at 21, and five people in Second Life.  Thanks to everyone who’s listened now and in the past year, and we have ideas for more shows still.  Special thanks and a garland of Martian fire flowers to Ainia, our Second Life representative.

Preshow

Title Artist Album Album Year Show date RFD Show Title
101 Start Paul Weller – Live  Later…  2015 2015 3-Apr Much…Later
102 Burlesque Family  Bandstand 1972 10-Jan Return to Bass
103 One of These Days I’ll Get an Early Night Camel  Rain Dances 1977 1-Nov Brit Prog 3- Canterbury
104 Black Hat National Health  D.S. al Coda 1981 1-Nov Brit Prog 3- Canterbury
105 Adiemus Adiemus  Songs of Sanctuary 1995 1-Nov Brit Prog 3- Canterbury
106 Mustang Sally (Andrew Strong) The Commitments  The Commitments 1991 1-Nov Road Songs
107 I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free Billy Preston  Right Here, Right Now 1963 12-Jun Themes 2

The Show

201 One Size Fits All Passport  Move 1998 4-Oct Passport 1
202 Hill Street Blues Daniel Caine Orchestra  single 1981 29-Nov Themes 1
203 Turn On the Night KISS  Crazy Nights 1987 13-Nov Kiss
204 Metrognome Camel  Rain Dances 1977 28-Oct Brit Prog 3 – Canterbury
205 White Eagle Tangerine Dream  White Eagle 1982 19-Oct Tangerine Dream
206 Cannonball Sky  Sky 1979 5-Sep Rarities and What-Ifs  4
207 Silver Machine Hawkwind  single 1972 10-Jan Return To Bass
208 Welcome Back My Friends Emerson Lake & Palmer  Brain Salad Surgery 1973 18-Mar Keith Emerson
209 Moving On The Zombies (live)  Still Got That Hunger 2015 3-Apr Much…Later
210 Five Long Years The Yardbirds  The Yardbirds 1964 22-Jul Clapton Connections
211 Storms in Africa Enya  Watermark 1988 5-Feb Enya
212 Thick as a Brick Jethro Tull  In Concert 1998 12-Dec Jethro Tull
213 Rime of the Ancient Mariner Iron Maiden  Powerslave 1984 4-Mar Long Songs 2
214 Mandrake Passport  Ataraxia 1978 Passport 2
215 Interstellar Overdrive Pink Floyd  The Piper at the Gates of Dawn 1967 30-Apr Pink Floyd 1
216 Childhood’s End Pink Floyd  Obscured by Clouds 1972 26-Jun Pink Floyd 2
217 Slipping Away Dave Edmunds  I Hear You Rocking 1993 28-May Rarities and What-Ifs 5
218 Those Feat’ll Steer You Wrong Sometimes Little Feat  Representing The Mambo 1990 10-Jul Road Songs
219 Jessica Allman Brothers Band  Brothers and Sisters 1973 12-Jun Themes 2

Postshow

301 Lone Digger Caravan Palace  Live 2015 3-Apr Much…Later
302 The New Game Lizz Wright  Live 2015 3-Apr Much…Later
303 Sharpness Jamie Woon  Live 2015 3-Apr Much…Later
304 Domino Hozier + JHRBO  Live 2015 3-Apr Much…Later
305 Hold Back The River James Bay + JHRBO  Live 2015 3-Apr Much…Later
306 Master Blaster (Jammin) Ed Sheeran + JHRBO  Live 2014 3-Apr Much…Later
307 I Thank You Paul Rodgers  Live 2014 3-Apr Much…Later
308 Something Sad Mogul Thrash  Mogul Thrash 1969 10-Jan Return to Bass

 

 

Second Anniversary

August 7th marks the second anniversary for Radio Free D’ni in the cavern.  As is traditional (well, as close as we can get to tradition) Ed is putting together a show containing his favourites from the past year’s shows.

The show starts at 13 KI (8pm UK, 9 pm Central European Time) (KI time is Mountain Time in the US) with preshow music for at least 30 minutes before so you can all find the channel.  Use the links at the top of the page, just underneath the site banner, to connect to the stream.

All three of us will be there, and Mal will bring some special beer for the occasion, I’ve no doubt.  That will be my excuse, anyway.  Join us, and help us celebrate 🙂

AlanDJ

Klaus Doldinger celebrates 80th

Klaus Doldinger, the man behind Jazzrock/Krautrock group Passport (a group we have broadcast a History Of), has turned 80 years old, is still touring, in good health, and shows no sign of letting up. According to news items, he celebrated by going on top of a hill near his home in the early morning and played the melody of his most-played song (a TV theme) solo on sax, before having breakfast and spending the evening in a local jazz club jamming with old bandmates and local amateur musicians.

That’s how a jazz man celebrates his 80th, people… 🙂

See you in the Cavern,
Malaclypse