Festivals...

...featured strongly on this Monday's rootsandshoots 
with much of Martin Henning's musical choices recalling 
Le Grand Bal d'Europe 
and much of Martin Hodge's playlist being from artists appearing at Sziget in Budapest. We know that there is much good music on our doorstep too and did not forget local artists.  

We played
Brotto Lopez ..Diga Figa ... Le Bal  
BoréaleLa Vénitienne (Valse 5 Temps) .. Mousson T
Gadjo ..Lili Leven ..Gadjistan Zizany  
Esquina..Un Placer .. Tango - Corto Maltese  
Allen Toussaint ..West End Blues ..Louisiana Legends (Songlines #86 Bonus CD)  
The Balfa Brothers ..Drunkard's Sorrow Waltz (La Valse des Bambocheurs)..Louisiana Legends
Dominique Folges ..Track 01 ..avec Bandabero Y Vitadez-Vous  
Klezmer Juice ..Freylach No. 8 ..ARC Music 35th Anniversary 1976-2011  
Carlos Orozco ..A La Suegra ..World Routes - [Disc 2]  
Duo Ayacucho Featuring Puspo ..Mi Caballo ..World Routes - [Disc 1]
Bal O' Gadjo ..Lo Ravi ..En Route
Custódio Castelo ..Dança Em Tango ..Tempus Guitarra Portuguesa 
Söndörgö Ensemble..Kocovo Oro..Oj Javore
Tinariwen..Imidiwan Afrik Temdam (My Friends From All Over Africa)..Imidiwan: Companions Disc 1
Tamikrest..Adounia Mahegagh..Adagh
Fanfare Ciocãrlia feat. Esma Redzepova..Ibrahim..Queens & Kings
Besh O Drom..Cimbalmos..Once I Catch The Devil
The Pogues..The Old Main Drag..Rum, Sodomy & The Lash
The Roots Union feat. Tobias Ben Jacob..Goodness & Beauty..The Roots Union
Tobias is on the amazing line-up for The Acoustic Mix at Exeter Phoenix's Voodoo Lounge this Friday. See below.
Katie Marie..Not Like You..To The Journey
Jaime Leigh..For Tonight..Finding My Ground
Ben & Alfie..From The Duck Pond..Milestones
Yonderboi..Ohne Chanteuse..Shallow & Profound
Kroke..Seventh Trip..Seventh Trip
Wiyrskilym Bukowiny..Hej, Wroz, Chlopcy Z Gor..Hej, Wroz, Chlopcy Z Gor

French music night on Roots and Shoots Monday 13th August

After a trip to France and a visit to Le Grand Bal d'Europe at St.Gervais d'Auverne I came away inspired by the French roots dance music I saw and heard there. So Monday's show was almost entirely music of a French nature, mostly by French bands.

Pictured: Dancers at Le Grand Bal d'Europe.

Martin Henning

The tracks played were as follows:
Brotto Lopez..Dejol Pont De Leon..Le Bal  
Pain d'Epices..L'Ecolier Assasisn..Équilibruiste
Brume (Scottish Impaire - Instr.)..Corinne Renaud, Catherine Grimault, Eric Thézé & Gérard Gordon Brume
Fred Combo..Drôle De Valse..Obsession  
Tend'm..Indiférrence..Une Musique Trad-urbaine En Centre France  
Penngollo..Pevar Hent..A Bep Tu  
Yann Tiersen..Ukulélé Man..Yann Tiersen On Tour (Live 2006)
Duo Thébout..BB..Le Pingouin Ivre
La Machine..Track 02..La Machine  
Sous Le Pont..C'est Fini - Valse 8 T..Sous Le Pont
Malicorne.Couché Tard, Levé Matin..Quintessence
Brume (Scottish Impaire - Vocal )..Corinne Renaud, Catherine Grimault, Eric Thézé & Gérard Gordon Brume
Hamon Martin Quintet..La Nousille..Les Métamorphoses  
Boréale..Aux Pieds De l'Alerte (Kost Ar C'hoad).. Mousson  
Bal O' Gadjo..Autococek..En Route
Karma..Kinawa ..Mouvements  
Startijenn..Pak (Tour)..Startijenn
Roland Becker..Tachenn Glas..Immrama  
Tevens..Ridée 6 Temps..Rhuys
David Pasquet..B.I.E.N..Sa Différence  
Spontus..Ronds De Saint-Vincent..Spontus 3  
Swing Gadj ..Ami Du Voyage..La 13ème Tribu  
Stéphane Delicq..Vivre (Valse A 5 Temps)..La Compagnie Des Anges 
Mousaka ..Laridee 8 Temps ..Ca S'Bouffe Pas, Ca S'Danse  
Pevar Den..Pilé-Menu..Pad An Noz Traditional 
Kepa Junkera & Melonious Quartet..Bok Espok..Songlines CD #82 (March 2012)  
Plantec..En Egor..A - Raok  
Cosmic Drone..Brasero..Cosmic Drone French