Radio Free D’ni

75 : Diamonds and Ice

The 75th show made use of the wedding-anniversary convention and had a theme of diamonds – which had to be augmented by ice (the slang term for diamonds, we are lead to believe).  A very wide-ranging selection was the result of combing all our stash for suitable candidates.  In the end we had enough to cover the pre- and post-show requirements as well.

Preshow

Title Artists Album Year
Black Diamonds Jez Lowe  Back Shift: A Collection Of Songs From 1980-1986 1992
The Diamond Collection De Danaan  Jigs, Reels & Rock N’ Roll 2010
Diamante Zuccero  Zucchero Sings His Hits in English 1990
Diamonds And Gold Fairport Convention  Jewel In The Crown 1995
The Diamondtina Drover Christy Moore  Ordinary Man 1989
Cut Like a Diamond The Strawbs  Burning For You 1977
Lady Diamond Steeleye Span  Back In Line 1986

The Show

Black Diamond Kiss Kiss 1974
Jack O’Diamonds John Lee Hooker Jack O’Diamonds 1949
Diamond Jack Wishbone Ash Front Page News 1977
Diamonds and Pearls Link Wray Indian Child 1993
Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes Paul Simon Graceland 1986
Diamonds on the Water Enya Dark Sky Island 2015
Diamonds Chris Rea Deltics 1979
Bonnie Ship The Diamond Wolfstone The Half Tail 1996
Walking On Ice Keats Keats 1984
Ice Mountain Spyro Gyra Down The Wire 2009
Fire & Ice Steeleye Span Wintersmith 2013
Crown of Ice Steeleye Span Wintersmith 2013
Black Ice AC/DC Black Ice 2008
Break That Ice Extrabreit LP der Woche 1984
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds The Beatles Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 1967
Diamond-Hard Blue Apples of the Moon The Nice Elegy [Virgin 1990 remaster] 1971
Diamond Dogs David Bowie Changes 1990
Smooth Operator Sade Diamond Life 1984
Diamond Head The Beach Boys Friends 1968
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part 6-9) Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here (Gold Edition) 1975
Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of The New Day Jethro Tull Original Masters 1985
The Diamond Mountain Sharon Shannon & The Woodchoppers Live in Galway 2001

Postshow

Thin Ice Robin Trower Truce 1982
Diamonds And Rust Blackmore’s Night Ghost Of A Rose 2003
Ice Water Jazz Crusaders Pacific Jazz Quintet Studio Sessions 2005
Shine On You Crazy Diamond Christy Moore Listen 2009
Shine On You Crazy Diamond The Royal Philharmonic Orchest Hits of Pink Floyd 1994

 

Diamonds and Ice: The 75th Show

Sunday September 3rd we are going to celebrate our 75th outing with a show themed on diamonds and ice. Expect diversity! As usual, the show starts 1300 KI time, but pre-show will begin about half an hour earlier.

See you in the Cavern,
Malaclypse

74 Third Anniversary

An excellent third anniversary show, put together by Edison Rex, drew over 30 listeners at one point, which is close to the best we’ve ever had.  All the tracks are selected from shows we’ve broadcast over the past year, and I have listed the shows against the tracks below.

Preshow

Track Artists Album Year RFD show
Highway Star Deep Purple Machine Head 1972 52 On the Road Again
I Heard It Through the Grapevine Marvin Gaye In The Groove 1968 55 Covered Up 1
Tight Rope Leon Russell Carny 1972 58 A Bad Year for Good Music
Equinoxe Part 4 Jean-Michel Jarre Équinoxe 1978 60 Playing The Game
Take On Me A-Ha Hunting High and Low 1985 61 One-Hit Wonders
The Chain Fleetwood Mac Rumours 1977 62 No Fillers
I Shot the Sheriff Eric Clapton 461 Ocean Boulevard 1974 64 BYfGM 2: Robert Stigwood

The Show

Mustang Sally Wilson Pickett single 1966 52 On the Road Again
The Point Klaus Doldinger Constellation 1984 53 RaWI 6
Turn!Turn!Turn! The Byrds Turn!Turn!Turn! 1965 54 By The Book
The Boar’s Head Carol Steeleye Span & Maddy Prior A Rare Collection 1972-1996 1999 57 Not Your Average Christmas Music
Lucky Man Emerson, Lake and Palmer Emerson, Lake & Palmer 1970 58 A Bad Year for Good Music
Playing The Game Gentle Giant The Power and The Glory 1974 60 Playing The Game
Blinded by the Light Manfred Mann’s Earth Band The Roaring Silence 1976 61 One-Hit Wonders
Talk of the Town Bruce Hornsby Harbour Lights 1993 62 No Fillers
Flip Flop and Fly Vince Weber Octoroon 1991 63 Covered Up II
Satisfaction CCS Whole Lotta Love (CCS I) 1970 63 Covered Up II
Layla Derek & The Dominos Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs 1970 64 BYfGM 2: Robert Stigwood
Matty Groves Fairport Convention Liege and Lief 1969 65 BYfGM 3: Dave Swarbrick
Walk Awhile Fairport Convention Full House 1970 65 BYfGM 3: Dave Swarbrick
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V) Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here 1975 66 Songs That Get Under Your Skin
Journey Of The Sorcerer Eagles One Of These Nights 1975 67 Unexpected Instrumentals
Eleanor Rigby The Beatles Revolver 1966 68 BYfGM 4: George Martin
Tomorrow Never Knows. The Beatles Revolver 1966 68 BYfGM 4: George Martin
I Heard It Through The Grapevine Creedence Clearwater Revival Cosmo’s Factory 1970 69 A History of CCR
Rosanna Toto Toto IV 1982 70 Girls…
Bloody Well Right Supertramp Crime of the Century 1974 71 No Fillers 2: No More Fillers Any More

Postshow

Solsbury Hill Peter Gabriel Car (Remaster) 1977 56 Difficult Times
Down Under Men At Work Business As Usual 1981 61 One-Hit Wonders
Higher Ground Red Hot Chili Peppers Mother’s Milk 1989 63 Covered Up II
You Should Be Dancin’ The Bee Gees Children of the World 1976 64 BYfGM 2: Robert Stigwood
O’Carolans Farewell To Music Dave Swarbrick + Simon Nicol In The Club 1982 65 BYfGM 3: Dave Swarbrick
Eve Of The War Richard Burton/Justin Hayward Jeff Wayne’s The War Of The Worlds 1978 66 Songs That Get Under Your Skin
Red Barchetta Rush Moving Pictures 1981 66 Songs That Get Under Your Skin

 

3 years of Bringing Music to the Cavern!

Sunday 20th of August, Radio Free D’ni will celebrate its 3rd anniversary, with a look back at what we did over the last year. As usual, the show will be prepared by EdisonRex, and we will all be there to pitch in and answer questions if necessary.

See you in the Cavern,
Malaclypse

73 Rock Humour II: Turned Up To 11

Preshow was a selection from the G section of the stash, plus Hayseed Dixie to set the scene for the show. Postshow was stuff that didn’t quite make the grade for the show, plus a repeat of The Eagles’ Get Over It for AyaHawkeye who had the stream drop out for her during that track. 30 top, 26 most of the time.

Preshow

Title Artists Album Year
Percolations – Part I & Part II Gong  Gazeuse! 1976
Work Gordon Giltrap & Rick Wakeman  From Brush & Stone 2009
Minstrel of the Dawn Gordon Lightfoot  If You Could Read My Mind 1970
If You Could Read My Mind Gordon Lightfoot  If You Could Read My Mind 1970
Estampie Gryphon  Midnight Mushrumps 1973
Don’t Fear the Reaper Hayseed Dixie  Hair Down To My Grass 2014

The Show

Little Old Lady from Pasadena Jan and Dean  single 1964
Andy Warhol David Bowie  Hunky Dory 1971
Court In The Act Lindisfarne  Dingly Dell 1972
Law Of The Bungle Part II Jethro Tull  Nightcap (Disc 1) The Chateau D’Isaster Tapes 1973
Workin’ For MCA Lynyrd Skynyrd  Second Helping 1973
A Glimpse of Me Decameron  Mammoth Special 1974
The Galloping Gaucho Stackridge  Pinafore Days 1974
Art for Art’s Sake 10cc  How Dare You! 1975
A Very Smelly Grubby Little Oik Caravan  Blind Dog At St.Dunstan’s 1976
Knife and Fork Rockpile  Seconds of Pleasure 1980
Lawyers, Guns and Money Warren Zevon  Stand in the Fire 1980
Down Under Men At Work  Business As Usual 1981
Snack Attack Godley – Creme  Ismism 1981
The Future’s So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades Timbuk3  Greetings From Timbuk3 1983
Show Business AC/DC  ’74 Jailbreak (High Voltage 1974) 1984
You Can Call Me Al Paul Simon  Graceland 1986
Gonna Buy A Hat Chris Rea  Dancing With Strangers 1987
Talking New Bob Dylan Loudon Wainwright III  History 1992
Get Over It Eagles  Hell Freezes Over 1994
C’est What? Supertramp  Some Things Never Change 1997
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick Ian Dury and the Blockheads  Reasons To Be Cheerful 1999
Takin’ Care Of Business Bachman-Turner Overdrive  A Knight’s Tale 2001
Chocolate Chip Cookies Wise Guys  Wo der Pfeffer wächst 2004

Postshow

Lily The Pink Scaffold  single 1968
Rubber Bullets 10cc  10cc 1973
Sand In My Face 10cc  10cc 1973
Say Hello to the Band Decameron  Say Hello To The Band 1973
Oh Effendi 10cc  Sheet Music 1974
Art School Canteen Godley – Creme  L 1978
Gertcha Chas ‘n’ Dave  Don’t Give a Monkey’s 1979
Heavy Duty Spinal Tap  This Is Spinal Tap 1984
Get Over It Eagles  Hell Freezes Over 1994

 

Rock Humour II: Turned Up To 11!

On the 6th, at the usual time, we will present a second set of humour in Rock. EdisonRex is not currently available to do the Voodoo bits for us, so Alan will be handling the Microphone all by himself, but Malaclypse and Root Beer will be in the plaza for moral support and to possibly answer questions.

See you in the Cavern,
Malaclypse

72 Gentle Giant

We were without Edison for this show, as he was having some well-earned time off.  The show was presented by me, AlanDJ, and I nearly always remembered to shut my mic off between announcements…

We got up to 20 listeners at one point, which was better than expected given that it is the first weekend of the British school holidays and the US folks have been on holiday for a while.  Thanks for listening, as always, and mention us to your friends…

Given that I was doing the broadcast all on my tod, I started the preshow early and also went on a bit longer with the postshow, moving on to game soundtrack music and then a ‘Fire’ theme.

Preshow

Title Artists Album Year
Pigalle Bill Bruford’s Earthworks  All Heaven Broke Loose 1991
Palewell Park Bill Bruford  Gradually Going Tornado 1980
Why Should I Lend You Mine (When You’ve Broken Yours Off Already)… Brand X  Moroccan Roll 1977
Heroes No More Gentle Giant  Civilian 1980
Two Weeks In Spain (live) Gentle Giant  GG at the GG (DVD) 1978
I Lost My Head (live) Gentle Giant  GG at the GG (DVD) 1978
On Reflection Gentle Giant  Free Hand 1975
Working All Day Gentle Giant  Three Friends 1972
Raconteur, Troubadour Gentle Giant  Octopus 1972
Proclamation Gentle Giant  The Power and The Glory 1974
Interview Gentle Giant  Interview 1976
For Nobody Gentle Giant  The Missing Piece 1977
Give It All Back Simon Dupree and The Big Sound  single 1969

The Show

Kites Simon Dupree and The Big Sound  single 1967
Funny Ways Gentle Giant  Gentle Giant 1970
Wreck Gentle Giant  Acquiring The Taste 1971
Mister Class And Quality? Gentle Giant  Three Friends 1972
The Boys In The Band Gentle Giant  Octopus 1972
River Gentle Giant  Octopus 1972
The Runaway Gentle Giant  In A Glass House 1973
Way Of Life Gentle Giant  In A Glass House 1973
Cogs In Cogs Gentle Giant  The Power and The Glory 1974
The Face Gentle Giant  The Power and The Glory 1974
Free Hand Gentle Giant  Free Hand 1975
On Reflection (live) Gentle Giant  GG at the GG (DVD) 1978
Talybont Gentle Giant  Free Hand 1975
Empty City Gentle Giant  Interview 1976
I Lost My Head Gentle Giant  Interview 1976
Two Weeks In Spain Gentle Giant  The Missing Piece 1978
I’m Turning Around Gentle Giant  The Missing Piece 1977
As Old As You’re Young Gentle Giant  The Missing Piece 1977
Giant For A Day Gentle Giant  Giant For A Day! 1978
Friends Gentle Giant  Giant For A Day! 1978
Rock Climber Gentle Giant  Giant For A Day! 1978
Convenience (Clean And Easy) Gentle Giant  Civilian 1980

Postshow

The Advent Of Panurge Gentle Giant  Octopus 1972
Knots Gentle Giant  Octopus 1972
In A Glass House Gentle Giant  In A Glass House 1973
Playing The Game Gentle Giant  The Power and The Glory 1974
Mountain Time Gentle Giant  The Missing Piece 1977
Take Me Gentle Giant  Giant For A Day! 1978

Post-postshow

On Reflection Gentle Giant  Free Hand 1975
Give It All Back Simon Dupree and The Big Sound  Without Reservations 1969
Two Weeks In Spain Gentle Giant  The Missing Piece 1977
Burn You Up, Burn You Down Peter Gabriel  Hit 2003
Theme From Amateria Soundtrack  Myst III Exile 2001
Main Theme Jack Wall  Myst IV Revelation 2004
Curtains Peter Gabriel  Myst IV Revelation 2005
Stand in the Fire Warren Zevon  Stand in the Fire 1980
Fire On The Cross Bruce Hornsby And The Range  A Night On The Town 1990
Light My Fire The Doors  The Doors 1967
Firefly In The Night Rupert Hine  The Wildest Wish To Fly 1983
Fire And Water Free  The Free Story 1989
Wild Fire Woman Bad Company  Straight Shooter 1975
Chariots of Fire Vangelis  Chariots of Fire 1981
Fire in the Hole Steely Dan  Can’t Buy A Thrill 1972
Fire Osibisa  Happy Children 1973
Fire at Midnight Jethro Tull  Songs from the Wood 1977
Firesign Wishbone Ash  No Smoke Without Fire 1978
Fire At Night Gregg Rolie  Gringo 1987
A Fire is Burning Oysterband  Alive and Acoustic 1998
Cold Fire Rush  Counterparts 1993
Fire Down Below The Hamsters  Condensed Hamsters 1990
Jackie Blue Ozark Mountain Daredevils  It’ll Shine When It Shines 1974
This Wheel’s on Fire Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity  Music From The Big Pink 1968
Fire Water Jazz Crusaders  Pacific Jazz Quintet Studio Sessions 2005
Fire And Rain James Taylor  Sweet Baby James 1970

 

71 No More Fillers Any More

A fine time was had with our No More Fillers Any More show on Sunday 9th July.

Preshow is still from the G section, and the postshow was the Big Hits from the albums we had featured in the show.

Fewer tracks in this show as more of them were longish album tracks, and grouped in pairs.

15 listeners max, 13 for most of the time.

The next show will be a light frolic through the 10-year career of odball prog rockers Gentle Giant.

Preshow

Title Artists  Album Year
Turnstile Gerry Mulligan  The Gerry Mulligan Quartet 1987
The Cat Walk Gerry Mulligan  Gerry Mulligan meets Ben Webster 1990
Baker Street Gerry Rafferty  City to City 1978
Caesar Augustus Gordon Giltrap & Rick Wakeman  From Brush & Stone 2009
Stuck In The Middle With You Stealers Wheel  Stealers Wheel 1972

The Show

Come All Ye Fairport Convention  Liege and Lief 1969
Crazy Man Michael Fairport Convention  Liege and Lief 1969
The Changeling The Doors  L.A. Woman 1971
The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat) The Doors  L.A. Woman 1971
Rudy Supertramp  Crime of the Century 1974
Bloody Well Right Supertramp  Crime of the Century 1974
Tenement Funster/Flick of the Wrist/Lily of the Valley Queen  Sheer Heart Attack 1974
Stone Cold Crazy Queen  Sheer Heart Attack 1974
Shadows Of Gong  Gazeuse! 1976
Esnuria Gong  Gazeuse! 1976
Weathercock Jethro Tull  Heavy Horses 1978
No Lullaby Jethro Tull  Heavy Horses 1978
Mandrake Passport  Ataraxia 1978
The Secret Passport  Ataraxia 1978
The Camera Eye Rush  Moving Pictures 1981
YYZ Rush  Moving Pictures 1981
On The Western Skyline Bruce Hornsby And The Range  The Way It Is 1986
The Wild Frontier Bruce Hornsby And The Range  The Way It Is 1986

Postshow

Riders on the Storm The Doors  L.A. Woman 1971
Dreamer Supertramp  Crime of the Century 1974
Killer Queen Queen  Sheer Heart Attack 1974
Night Illusion Gong  Gazeuse! 1976
And the Mouse Police Never Sleeps Jethro Tull  Heavy Horses 1978
Tom Sawyer Rush  Moving Pictures 1981
The Way It Is Bruce Hornsby And The Range  The Way It Is 1986

 

70: Girls…

Radio Free D’ni’s 70th show played to a good audience on the plaza and on the air. We had a busy night with 24 tracks in the show, most of them being 3-minute singles, and all on the theme of girls names. We had some response to our call for requests, and more came in during the show, so we’ll keep those for next time. You can still contact us via the website, or in the game, and let us know of a track you would like – if we have it, we will try to play it.

The next show of this type will concentrate on boys names, of which there are somewhat fewer examples but still plenty around.

The preshow had some more tracks from the G section of my stash – Genesis and Gerry Mulligan. Postshow was some of the tracks that almost made it into the show.

22 listeners max, 17 average. I blame the summer holidays.

Preshow

Title Artists Album Year
Deep In The Motherlode Genesis  And Then There Were Three 1982
The Lady Lies Genesis  And Then There Were Three 1982
Follow You Follow Me Genesis  And Then There Were Three 1982
Blueport Gerry Mulligan  Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band 1960
Black Nightgown Gerry Mulligan  Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band 1960

The Show

Rock’n’Roll Ruby Warren Smith  Memorial Album 1956
Mustang Sally Wilson Pickett  The Wicked Pickett 1966
Dear Prudence The Beatles  The Beatles [White Album] 1968
Lady Madonna The Beatles  single 1968
Martha My Dear The Beatles  The Beatles [White Album] 1968
Suzie Q. Creedence Clearwater Revival  Creedence Clearwater Revival 1968
Proud Mary Creedence Clearwater Revival  Bayou Country 1969
Layla Derek & The Dominos  Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs 1970
Hello Mary Lou Creedence Clearwater Revival  Mardi Gras 1972
Marcella The Beach Boys  Carl & The Passions – So Tough 1972
Anne of Cleves Rick Wakeman  The Six Wives of Henry VIII 1973
Gudbuy T’ Jane Slade  Sladest 1973
Loose Lucy Grateful Dead  From The Mars Hotel 1974
Whole Lotta Rosie AC/DC  Let There Be Rock 1977
Roxanne The Police  Outlandos d’Amour 1978
Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes  Mistaken Identity 1981
Beautiful Marilyn Monroe Kenneth Swanström  Pumpin’ Piano Rock 1982
Rosanna Toto  Toto IV 1982
The Wind Cries Mary The Hamsters  Electric Hamsterland 1990
Hanging At Tom & Rita’s The Hellecasters  Escape From Hollywood 1994
Gaslighting Abbie Steely Dan  Two Against Nature 2000
Gloria Van Morrison  Live: Jools Holland, Later 2011
De Wind secht Maria Torfrock  Die Bagaluten – Fete 2012
Anisina Pink Floyd  The Endless River 2014

Postshow

Gloria Jimi Hendrix  Experience Hendrix (Disc 2) 2000
Mary Lou Rednex  Sex & Violins 1995
Billie Jean Michael Jackson  Thriller 1982
Eleanor Rigby The Beatles  Revolver 1966
Miss Judy’s Farm Faces  A Nod Is As Good As A Wink . . To A Blind Horse 1971
Waterloo Lily Caravan  Waterloo Lily 1972