All the roads here

This was the name of the radio drama we broadcast prior to rootsandshoots this Monday: a warm and moving piece telling the stories of three migrants and their extraordinary journeys to this country. More info on the Exeter Phoenix media website.
Produced by the Exeter Phoenix Media Centre with local students, it premiered on Phonic FM in September this year and we were delighted to be able to put it out onair again. Thanks to Zai for passing it on to us.

On rootsandshoots we played: Artist..Track..Album

Gnawa..Metropole..Diffusion

Gong..Mich Too Old..Gong

Steeleye Span..The Old Maid In The Garrett..fRoots 7

Poisson Rouge..Track from demo
Poisson Rouge (pictured here) are playing for d'Accord: Breton/French dance at Ide Village Hall nr Exeter on Friday 20 November from 8pm


 

Oi Va Voi..Refugee..Laughter Through Tears

Municipale Balcanica..Libano..Road To Damascus

Tango Band..Blues On A Berlin Night..Berlin Nights

The Jazz Mandolin Project..Proust..Jungle Tango

Lau..Gallowhill..Lightweights & Gentlemen

Dick Gaughan..Workers' Song..Handful Of Earth

The Roots Union..The Straight And Narrow..promo
Check The Roots Union on Myspace for details of gigs in Devon
The Paperboys..Merengue Polkas..Callithump

Amestoy Trio..Fantomas..Sport & Couture.

Wig A Wag..Liviou Lou..Wig A Wag

Karma..La Classe Armoricaine..Mouvements

Cosmic Drone..La Belle EtoileEsma Redzepova..Odzacar..Mon Histoire

Oz'begim..Sherali Saraev..Rough Gude To The Music Of Cental Asia

Oumou Sangare..Seya..Seya

Four Brothers..Rumbidzai..Cooking Vinyl Sampler 1995

Salsa Rico!

A night of sizzling Salsa, Bachata, Merengue and Chachacha

Saturday 21st November

Rueda with Anil at 8 pm Dance 8.30-12 DJs Rich and Anil £5

St.Matthews Hall, Clifton Rd, Exeter, EX1 2BS

Contact Rich on 07884 345087
Bring your own bottle

Thank you, Solarference

Sarah Owen and Nick Janaway gave us a superb set tonight using voices and electronic sounds. They performed a suite of 4 songs, singing in English and Welsh.
So innovative and so well presented. What we sent out on the airways was not a perfect representation but we hope you got an impression of how talented and entertaining they are.

Thank you too to Mike Boston who talked about Great Western Morris and Great Western Ceilidhs . They have a Ceilidh at Bowhill School, Exeter with Polkaworks (and we played some "live" tracks of theirs) this Saturday 14 November from 8pm.

In addition to Solarference's songs, we played
Artist..Track..Album
Hoover The Dog..American In Powys..Distempo
Angel Brothers..Same Sky, Different Planet..Angel Brothers
Richard Bona..Te Dikalo..Bona Makes You Sweat
Oi Va Voi..Worry Lines..Oi Va Voi
Tom Jenkinson / Squarepusher..Seb 1.05..Solo Electric Bass
Fatima Spar & The Freedom Fries..Kibirli Ceviz..Zirzop
Little Rumba..Rustrum and Sharkey..The Big Picture
Alain Caron..Had To Go..Le Band
Hilary Boxer & David Cottam..Libertango..Nocturne
Morris On Band..Old Tom Of Oxford / Webley Twizzle..The Mother Of All Morris
Sharon King & The Nevernever Cowboys..Cairn O Mohr..Reckless Angels
Mamer with Bela Fleck..Celebration..Eagle
Doudou Ndiaye Rose..Baye Kene Ndiaye..Djabote
Bossacucanova..Onde Anda Meu Amor..Uma Batida Differente
Spiro..Wolves..Lightbox

Solarference on the show on Monday

Solarference is Nick Janaway and Sarah Owen. They are sound artists, singers and electronic musicians, making sound-centred art and music from a number of perspectives, often combining electronics and the human voice. We're excited about welcoming them along to rootsandshoots this Monday 9 November to play for us and talk about their music. In the meantime hear them on their website.


Mike Boston of Great Western Ceilidhs fame will also be chatting with us about Great Western Ceilidhs!

The gang of three...

...were together again for tonight's rootsandshoots for the first time in many weeks. We had fun and hope that our enjoyment was infectious. A good variety of music: here's the playlist:

Artist..Track..Album
Alan Caron..From The T.O.P..Le Band
John Patitucci..Mali..Remembrance
Goliards..Reel-A-Pooka..The Beasts Are Rising

Goliards (pictured) are playing for the Ceilidh for Amnesty International at St James' Church Hall, Mount Pleasant Road, Exeter on Sat 7 Nov from 8pm

Spiers & Boden..Mary Ann..Vagabond
Bonga..Recordando Pio..Bonga Live
Bas Cissoko..Yele..Sabolan
The Jazz Mandolin Project..There's A Pipe In The Cellar..Jungle Tango
Angel Brothers..Stepping On Shadows..Angel Brothers
Dave Wood..Lovely Joan..Into The Light
Jackie Oates..May The Kindness..Hyperboreans
El Hadj N'Diaye..Sanu..Thiaroye
King Selewa..Trinidad..Calypso Invasion
Arvest..Boeturig..Fantazi
Winaj'h..Chez Zaza..Winaj'h
Nigel Eaton & Julie Murphy..Sept Marins..Whirling Pope Joan
Spiro..Altrincham Round..Lightbox
El Sujeto..Se Murio Lola..Merengue Radio 6 Bootleg
Oscar D'Leon..Llamame..Fuzionando
Little Rumba..Roundabout..The Big Picture
Oi Va Voi..I Know What You Are..Travelling The Face Of The Globe
Xenos..Turkish Film Zurna..My Mother Said
Tanja Dimova..Songs Of South Bulgaria..The Mysterious Voices Of Bulgaria
Lura..Tabanka..Eclipse
Elis Regina..Aviso Aos Navigantes..A Bencao
Renaud Garcia-Fons..Doust..Entremundo

We started in Bristol...

...with Spiro and ended in Devon with Panacea. In between we reached as far away as Australia.

Here's the full list. Artist..Track..Album
Spiro..The White Hart..Lightbox
Sam Carter..Next Of Kin..Folk Rising 2
Les Negresses Vertes..La Faim Des Haricots..Mlah
Bernard Loffet..Droneless / Les Marjolaines (Cercle Circassien)..Moteur!
The Fureys..The Curragh Of Kildare..The Spanish Cloak
Sherburn, Bartley & Scott..Do With What You've Got..Live at The Wharf
Staff Benda Bilili..Moziki..Tres Tres Fort
Think Of One..Feira De Mangaio..Awards For World Music 07Fanfare Ciocarlia..Kan Marau La..Queens & Kings
Marta Sebestyen..Szeress Egyet..The Best Of Marta Sebestyen
17 Hippies..Son Mystere..Sound Of The World 2007
La Bibournoise..Les Culottes De V'Lour..Genticorum
Panacea..Mosaic..Panacea
Goliards..Stroking Bees / Muiniera De Chao..Slipperty Stomp
Goliards are playing at the Ceilidh For Amnesty at St James' Church Hall, Mt Pleasant, Exeter on Saturday 7th November from 8pm
The Waifs..Sunflower Man..A Brief History Of The Waifs (Live)
Habib Koite..Barra..Bamada
Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll pictured belowThe Robber + The Burdette / Family Jig
recorded live for rootsandshoots in July 09
Olivia Chaney..Some Rival..Looking For A New England
The Incredible String Band..Empty Pocket Blues..The Incredible String Band
Ojos De Brujo..Sultanas De Merkaillo..Awards For World Music 07
Ska Cubano..Bobine..Awards For World Music 07
Fanfare Ciocarlia..Born To Be Wild..Queens & Kings
Staff Benda Bilili..Marguerite..Tres Tres Fort
Mary Epworth..The Saddle Song..Looking For A New England
Panacea..Shimmer..Panacea

Baring Gould, Phonic Pub Quiz, a spooky evening and fine music

We began tonight's rootsandshoots with news of the Baring Gould Folk Festival happening in Okehampton this weekend with Spinach For Norman, Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll pictured below,
Jackie Oates, Matt Norman, Marilyn Tucker & Paul Wilson and
many other fine artists.

We also publicised some Phonic FM events: the Pub Quiz this Wednesday 21 October from 8pm at the Bowling Green in Exeter and the spooky Ghost Talks at the Music Room in Exeter Library from 7pm on Friday 30 October. Not be missed, unless - in the case of the latter - you are of a nervous disposition!
And we played some fine music...
Artist..Track..Album
Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll..George Watson's Hornpipe..Beneath The Black Tree
Jackie Oates..The Pleasant Month Of May..Hyperboreans
Angel Brothers..Shifting Sands..Navigator 18
Hoover The Dog..Radnor Rant..Distempo
Besh O Drom..Dedei..Once I Catch The Devil
Beata Palya..Harom Arva..Adieu Les Complexes
Groupa..Sparve Lilia..Imeland
Aynor Dogan..Keca Kurdan..Turkish Cafe
Little Rumba..Food Of Love..The Big Picture
Aci Poyam..Yollari
Mihaelis Terzis..Ti Thalassa Ti Galani (The Blue Sea)..Roots Of Greek Music: Music Of The Islands
Riccardo Tesi..La Citta Vecchia..Presente Remoto
Pendragon..La Parida..Continental Drift
State Of Undress..Mudeford Mood..Livin' It, Lovin' It
Fairport Convention..Rising For The Moon..Rising For The Moon
Hoover The Dog..Al Gore's Enigma Variations / Shabaz Reel..Distempo
Winaj'h..Kriez Briezh Parano..Winaj'h
Gamelon Gong..Lagu Kebiar..Sprigs Of Time
Fairuz..Ya Honaina..Sprigs Of Time
Malijo & Party..Muliranwawo..Sprigs Of Time
Marilyn Tucker & Paul Wilson & Friends..Blue Muslin..Dead Maid's Land
Spinach For Norman..Ten Tors Hop / Petronella..Ready To Start Again
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba..Jamana Be Diya..I Speak Fula
Zeca Di Nha Reinalda, Joao Cirilio & Blick Tchutchy..Tchon Di Massa Pe..Putumayo Presents Cape Verde
John Patitucci Trio..Messaien's Gumbo..Remembrance

It's all happening this Friday

So we discovered tonight. No excuse for staying in unless you're listening to Phonic FM. Amongst other things on Friday, there's

d'Accord: from 8pm at Ide Village Hall near Exeter: Poisson Rouge pictured, Chabotee and friends provide great music for French/Breton dancing

Our guest, multi-talented Paul Whittall in concert with Goliards at Crediton Arts Centre. The evening entitled Stroking Bees and Chasing Hares begins at 7.30pm
 
Rootsy, rocky, fiddlesome band State Of Undress: Barnfield Theatre, Exeter from 8pm

We played the following Artist..Track..Album
Angel Brothers..Tongues Of Fire..Angel Brothers
Tom Jenkinson..#7..Squarepusher - Solo Electric Bass 1
Oi Va Voi..Dusty Road..Travelling The Face Of The Globe
Seth Lakeman..The Punch Bowl..The Punch Bowl
Ruth Notman..Limbo..Threads
Richard Bona..Djembe & I Wish & TrainsBona Makes You Sweat
Little Rumba..Skacastic..The Big Picture
Fatimar And The Freedom Fries..Tuckebold..Trust
Staff Benda Bilili..Avramandole..Tres Tres Fort
John Stewart..Baby It's You..Sowing The Seeds
Chet Atkins And Les Paul..Caravan..Chester And Lester
Art Tatum..Cherokee..The Best Of Art Tatum - The Complete Pablo Solo Masterpieces
Dreamcatcher..Life..And The World's All Yours
Paul Whittall..Fish In The Sea/God's Eye/The Sea Returns Its Treasures
Poisson Rouge..Schottishe..2nd Rush
Startijenn..Torts Jigs..Pakit Holl 1
Arvest..Fantazi..Fantazi
Joseph Taylor..Sprig Of Thyme..Sprigs Of Time
Sacasas feat. Ruben Gonzales..Rumba Negra..Sprigs Of Time
Mighty Sparrow..The Queen's Canary..Sprigs Of Time
The Jazz Mandolin Project..Ode To Dark Eyes..Jungle Tango

And, of course, we featured the rootsandshoots GARDENING TIPS for this month...

• It’s the time of year to gather up the remaining harvest and tidy up the garden in readiness to get started on next year's crops and flowers.

• If you have a greenhouse, check that heaters are working properly.

• Your potatoes should have been stored in a cool, dark place in hessian sacks or something similar. It’s a good idea to check through each one carefully as any diseased potatoes can affect the others. Remove any that feel spongy, have fungus on them or are discoloured.

• Herb gardens should be tidied up. Take out annual herbs. Perennial herbs can be cut back hard to encourage new growth in spring.
• Winter lettuces can be grown under cloches or in a cold frame.

• Your rhubarb will need attention. Remove dead or drying foliage from the crowns to stop rot setting in. If you have large clumps of rhubarb you can divide them into chunks as long as there is a bud on each piece. Give your rhubarb plants a good mulch of well-rotted manure for protection over winter and to feed them in the spring.

• Replace borders filled with dying bulbs by winter flowering pansies, small flowered violas, wallflowers or spring flowering bulbs.

Happy gardening from rootsandshoots

Surprise visit

We were delighted this Monday when Phonic's Tezza introduced us to singer songwriter Kate Walsh who was performing at Exeter Phoenix and we did an impromptu interview live with her onair. She performed a song, As He Pleases, from her new album Light & Dark too. A lovely and talented person. Thanks, Kate and Gazza. Check out Kate's website here. Listen to Tezza's Collision show (upfront indie and alternative music) on Phonic FM on Thursday 18:00 - 20:00.

We also played: Artist..Track..Album

Guichen Brothers..La Tournee Des Grand Ducs..FreresDick Gaughan..Erin-Go-Bragh..Handful Of Earth
The Eel Grinders..Starburst..Voyage
Richard Bona..Sen Sen Sen..Bona Makes You Sweat
Bill Bruford..If You Can't Stand The Heat.....Feels Good To Me
Celina Gonzalez..Camina Y Yen..Virgin Directory Of World Music Compay Segundo..Macusa..Beginner's Guide To World Music
Food Of Love..Little Rumba..The Big Picture
Oi Va Voi..Wonder..Travelling The Face Of The Globe
Martin Simpson..The Wind & The Rain..True Stories
Shirley & Dolly Collins..Nellie The Milkmaid..Anthems In Eden
Gnawa..Tete A Tete Avec Baghdad..Diffusion
Jon Hassell..Tribal Secret..Earthquake Island
Geoffrey Oryema..Market Day..Beat the Border
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba..Torin Torin..I Speak Fula
Steve Winham..Still Be Showers..Where Now?
Beirut..Nantes..The Flying Club Cup
Fleet Foxes..Tiger Mountain Peasant Song..Fleet Foxes
Les Claypool..Pretty Little Song..Of Fungi And Foe
Balkan Beat Box..Hermetico..Nu Med
Budapest Klezmer Band & Liszt Chamber Orchestra..Legycsapo Tanc (Fly Flap Dance)..Klezmer Suite

Something old, something new...

Some brand new releases and some golden oldies...

Tonight we played: Artist..Track..Album

Just East Of Jazz..Ishta Taist..Swerve

Little Rumba..Tango Serpiente..The Big Picture

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba..I Speak Fula..I Speak Fula
Tarika..Taraina..Bibiango

Cuarteto Martinez Zarate..Verano Porteno..The Spirit Of Buenos Aires
Arvest..Ma Flanedenn..Fantazi
Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick..Byker Hill..Classic Carthy
Jackie Oates..Isle Of France..Hyperboreans

Oi Va Voi..Dissident..Oi Va Voi

Brenna Maccrimmon..Sensiyemin Ucu Kare..Kulac Misafiri

Mustafa Sandal..Kalmadi..Turkish Groove
Richard Bona..Kalabancoro..Bona Makes You Sweat
Esperanza Spalding..Samba Em Preludio..Eaperanza

Angel Brothers..Days Like Diamonds..Forbidden Fruit

Faubourg De Boignard..L'Effet Secondaire..Terra Galica
Alphornduo Aemittal..Fruhlingstraum..Music From The Old World: The Alps
Davy Spillane & Donal Lunny..Whistling Low/Errigal..Common Ground

Sine..The Hard Hat Set..It's About Time

Startijenn..Pakit Holl!..Pakit Holl!

Johnny Clegg & Savuka..Third World Child..The Best Of Jaluka/Savuka
Brendan Power..Paddy Clancy's Jig/Moyasta Junction..New Irish Harmonica
And we played 2 tracks by Phillip, Tobias and Hannah from The Roots Union (pictured here) recorded live in the studio in April this year: Song To Light Your Candle By and Love is The Revolution.