Josie's our guest on Monday

Talented bluesy singer guitarist Josie Lloyd will be playing for us on rootsandshoots this Monday 15 November. We hope you can join us.

Yesterday on Roots and Shoots

On Monday 8 November we played...

Tattie Jam..Are Ye Sleepin Maggie..Jam

The Keeps..Why Not Share..JP's House
Guichen..Taoliou..Dreams Of Brittany

Groupa..Angelen..Imeland
Headwater..Freight Train..Lay You Down

Mariza..Por Ti!..Fado Em Mim
Daily Planet..Morning Would..The Big Scoop

Lazy..Vibrations..Too Little Too Late
Matthaios Tsahouridis..Ela Poulim..Looking For A New England 2 (Froots)

Kyron & The Strangels..Open Mouth..If We Were Kings
Mahwash..Gar Konad Saheb-E-Man..Rough Guide To The Music Of Afghanistan

Farhad Darya..Salaamalek..Rough Guide To The Music Of Afghanistan
Spirit Talk Mbira feat.Chartwell Cutiro..Zunde..Dendere Ngoma

Bhundu Boys..Tamba Wega..Muchyedza
Tamikrest..Outamachek..Adagh
Barrio Chino..El Salam..Mediterra Nostra
The Boys From Melbourne Street..A Walk In The Park..A Walk In The Park

Show Of Hands..8th Of July / Glory Of The West..The Mother Of All Morris

Yann Tierson..1er Reveil Par Temps Le Guerre..On Tour 2006

Goze..Rauland..Quand On Est Bien Amoureux
Spiro..The Iron Way..Pole Star
David Ze..Uma Amiga..Angola Soundtrack
Phil Bird..Fisherman..Shape The Clay
Tito Puente..Algo Nuevo..El Rey

Jaco Pastorius..Blackbird..Word Of Mouth
Fatima Spar & The Freedom Fries..Trust

New show on Phonic FM

Hear rootsandshoots presenter Martin Hodge on 
The Multifarious Mix on Phonic 106.8 FM in Exeter and www.phonic.fm every Friday from 14:00 to 16:00 UK time. 
Details here.

After Halloween

This is what we played on rootsandshoots yesterday

Monday 1 November:

Vajas..Tromso Island Yolk..Merdeka
Renaud Garcia-Fons.. Sareban.. Entremundo 
Fairport Convention..After Halloween..Rising For The Moon

The Pines..Pray Tell..Tremelo 
Goze.. Cecilia.. Quand On Est Bien

Wig A Wag.. Anouk.. Wig A Wag 
Carlou D..Sam Fall..Muzikr

Ali Farka Toure..Toumani Diabate..Doudou..Ali & Toumani
Sherburn, Bartley & Scott.. Jenny’s Pickin’ Cockles..Live At The Wharf

The Cauld Blast Orchestra.. The Black Rock.. Durga’s Feast
The McPeake Family..My Singing Bird..Wild Mountain Thyme

Nancy Kerr & James Fagan..Rammed Earth..Twice Reflected Sun

Sandy Lopicic Orkestrar..Last-1.. Border Confusion
Shimal.. BuGala Dasli Gala.. Turkish Café
Martin Simpson..Horn Island / Never Any Good..Righteousness & Humidity

Paul Astles.. One Day.. Paul Astles Songbook

Shedloads Of Love.. I’m Not Crying.. Love And Affection 

Phillip Henry with Hannah Martin..Snow Dove / Cuckoo's Nest..

Live In The Living Room  Pictured below left playing for Roots & Shoots. See them at The Castle, Bradninch tonight 20:30

Count To Fire..Man In The Long Black Coat..In Another Life  

Pictured  right: Will and Joe from Count To Fire playing for us. The band are at The Rusty Bike, Exeter this Friday eve 20:00 
Snaar Maar Vaar.. Pentland.. Snaar Maar Vaar

Canari De Kaolock..Sutu Kun..Froots #4

Many thanks, Maz!

Maz Totterdell sang and played for us in the second half of rootsandshoots today. At the age of 13 she has written several impressive songs, has a great guitar style and a beautiful delivery of songs. She also has a recording contract! Destined, we feel sure, for big things. Find out more about Maz here.

Her songs for us were
Heart On Your Sleeve and Willow (Angel Child).

Playlist: Spot the 4-in-a-row from Belgium!
Alasdair Roberts & Friends..The Golden Vanity..Too Long In This Condition

Blowzabella..The Origin Of The World..Folk Against Fascism

Evan Christopher..Farewell Blues..Django A La Creole

Michael Manring & Sando Szabo..Wizzards Dance..Inner Smile

Modeste..Any Anao..Looking For A New England

Lobi Traore..Moko Ti Y Lamban Don..Rainy Season Blues

Goze..L'Ostendaise..Quand On Est Bein, Amoureux

Snaar Maar Waar..Valse Sanssoucis..Snaar Maar Waar

Jacques Brel..Ne Me Quitte Pas..24 Greatest Hits

Lais..Dorothea..Dorothea

Goran Bregovic..Tango..Music For Films

Duo Lefeuvre & Diaz..Leo Estante Num Instante..Planetes Musiques 

(Green)
Lonely Tourist..Sir, I Am A Good Man..download

Polly & The Billets Doux..To Be A Fighter..Fiction, Half-Truths & Downright Lies

Lue Leandry..Boulo..Vazelene Sex A Grand

Appendix Out..Drinking Milk Again..The Magazine Of The Deformed World Vol. 13

The Tango Band..Fellini..Berlin Nights
Martin Simpson..Duncan & Brady..Prodigal Son Martin is at Exeter Phoenix on Thurs 4 Nov

Uppers International..Dankasa..Afro-Beat Airways

So Long Angel..I've Changed..Would It Matter

Shedload Of Love..Coup De Ville..Love And Affection

Cos-Ber-Zam..Ne Noya..Afro-Beat Airways

Maz Totterdell live!

 

On Monday 25 October talented young local singer guitarist

Maz Totterdell will be playing for us on the show. Do join us!
Check out Maz's music on Myspace.

Iranian, Vietnamese, Eritrean and Malian/Cuban musicians...

...were amongst the musicians featured this evening - where else but on rootsandshoots on Phonic FM? And there were many more besides, including musicians from Devon. 
 

Here's what Martin and Martin played:
Michael Manring..Solene..Soliloquy
Oteil and the Peacemakers..Subterranea..Love Of A Lifetime

Afro-Cubism..Nima Diyala..AfroCubism

The Creole Choir Of Cuba..Lumane Casimir..Tande-La

Zouk Allstars..Tan Ton Kawpan..The Story Of The Zouk Allstars Vol. 2
Pham Du Thanh..Mua Lua Chin..Vietnamese Traditional Music

Otis Gibbs..I Walked Out In The River..Joe Hill's Ashes Appearing at Exeter Phoenix Sat 23 Oct

Headwater..Pleasure & The Rhyme..Lay You Down Appearing at Bradninch Guildhall Fri 22 Oct & The Amber Rooms, Exeter Sat 23 Oct
Salamat..Charbel Rouhana..Salamat
Nasser Cheshmezer..Mobarak Bad..Terhan Nights
Nancy Kerr & James Fagan..Queen Of Waters..Twice Reflected Sun
Heidi Talbot..Tell Me Truly..The Last Star
La Machine..Mariez-Moi..Planetes Musiques
Pengollo..Kant..Da Bep Tu
Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll..George Watson's Hornpipe..Beneath The Black Tree
Carolina Chocolate Drops..Trouble In your Mind..Genuine Negro Jig
Epstein Brothers..Mazeltov..Klezmer Music
Los Violines De Oro Del Tango..Taquito Militar..Argentine Tango
Jim Jones..Find Me Out..Daylight & Stars
Jerry Cahill..Breath Of Fire..Armchair Traveller  
Picture of Jerry Cahill by Roxanne Royer
The Mordekkers..Aberdulots / Y Folantein..Wild Roots
Secret Oyster..Paella..Live In The USA
Asmara All Stars feat. Faytinga..Amajo..Eritrea's Got Soul
Back To Base with Benjamin Zephaniah..Nu Suede Shoes..World 2001
Guo Brothers..Step By Step..Yuan

Return of The Boys

It was great that
The Boys From Melbourne Street joined us for a session in the last half hour of rootsandshoots today. Colin Wilson, lead vocals and guitar, Keith Hunter, four string guitar and Dave Eustace, percussion, ukelele and backing vocals were highly entertaining. Cheers, boys! We ended up with their latest CD which we will definitely play on future shows. Check out The Boys From Melbourne Street website for more info including gigs and recordings.

They played 3 songs live: Long Train Coming; Chinese Whispers and Band Of Brothers. We also heard At Last from their album Carpe Diem and Wealthy Man from A Walk In the Park.

Other recordings played:

Samy Izy..Bala..Tsara Madagasikara

Tama..Ta-aba..World 2001 
Buscemi + Kocani Orchestra..Alone At My Wedding..Electric Gypsyland
Les Yeux Noir..Vulpe..Balamouk 
Eleanor McEvoy..Look Like Me..I'd Rather Go Blonde
Lonely Tourist..Patron Saint Procrastinate..download
Los Desterados..Yodoo Shimka

Faubourg De Boignard..Coke En Stock..Terra Gallica

Jaime Leigh..There Was A Maiden Walking..Finding My Ground
Lo-Fi-Lung..Clap Clap (Cheer Up Jack)..Lo-Fi-Lung  
Plantec..En Egor..A'Raok
Wig A Wag..Kanenn Kanak..Wig A Wag
Otis Gibbs..Joe Hill's Ashes..Joe Hill's Ashes At Exeter Phoenix 23 Oct

Lazy..Thin Line..Too Little Too Late
Shedloads Of Love..Roll Another Number..Love And Affection
The Creole Choir Of Cuba..Fey..Tande-La  

Phillip Henry: musician extraordinaire on Roots and Shoots

On Monday 4 October Phillip Henry will be performing live for Roots and Shoots in the Phonic FM studio. There's a lot of good, innovative music around these days by young performers. But occasionally a musician comes on the scene who has something quite special. And Phil is really special: an exceptionally talented, inventive and extraordinarily sensitive music master who put his everything into his craft. Yet Phil remains exceptionally modest and only moves into the spotlight when he has an offering that will leave his audience spellbound.

With every instrument that Phillip Henry plays he gets the best and then a bit more out of it. He is a virtuoso of, amongst other instruments, dobro, lap steel and harmonica. And he's studied with the very best in Britain, the States and India. His songs and tunes range from his arrangements of traditional melodies from Britain and elsewhere to foot stomping boogy numbers to his own fresh innovative compositions. And he's a fine singer too.

It is with typical understatement and modesty that Phillip Henry is launching his new album Live in the Living Room in one of the most intimate venues in Exeter rather than a big auditorium. Listen into Roots and Shoots to find out where and when. If we spread the information too widely, you will definitely not all get in.

Phil's performance with the exhilarating, first-rate local band The Roots Union at the recent Acoustica Festival at Exeter Phoenix was one of the high points of the weekend. For a while, the band members are concentrating on solo and smaller group projects. Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin will be showcasing their extraordinary talents as a duo.

We expect Phillip Henry, accompanied by Hannah, to be playing music from his new album Live In The Living Room when they appear on Phonic FM's Roots and Shoots. If you're planning to drive while listening, pull over. If you're in your living room, prepare to boogie.

Roots and Shoots on Phonic FM on Monday 4 October, 18:00 - 20:00 UK time.

http://www.myspace.com/phillip.henry

Text and photo (Phil & Hannah at Sidmouth Summer 2010) by Martin Hodge

Tango, flamenco, ceilidhs and more

Well, lots of post-Acoustica Festival music too...
Lais..De Valse Zeeman..Dorothea
Dan ar Braz..Broken Prayer..Celtiques
Yo Yo Ma..Milonga Del Angel..Spirit Of The Tango
Hugo Diaz..Melodia De Arrabal..Hugo Diaz Tango
Sway 89..Bad World..Revolution
Adam Donen..Maldoror..Immortality
Romica Puceanu & The Gore Brothers..Hora Dinswpre Ziua..SoundsFrom A Bygone Age
Javier Ruibal..Perta De La Medina..Rough Guide To Flamenco Nuevo
Polly & The Billets Doux..
Back To Earth..Fiction, Half-Truths And Downright Lies Pic: album cover. Sculpture by Sophie Wiltshire. Photographed by Jacob Stone
Taraf De Haidouks..Duba Duba Si Hora..Electric Gypsyland 2
Sr Mandrill..La Forre De La Guilarre..Maximus Texturus 006
Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick..Arthur McBride..Prince Heathen
The Committee Band..Bosolu / Spanoletto..It's About Time!
Zouk All Stars..Tan Ton Kampran..Zouk All Stars Story Vol. 2
Andy Clarke..My Lady's Coach..Gather To My Side
The Mountains & The Trees..Make Amends..I Made This For You
Holly Ebony..Moonbathing..A Memory Of Life
Daily Planet..Take Your Time..The Big Scoop
Mulatu Astake..I Faram Gami I Faram..Mulatu Steps Ahead
Lais..Le Grand Vent..Dorothea
The Poozies..We Build Fires..Chantoozies
Sr Mandrill..Reino De La Luna..Sr. Mandrill
Quinteto Suarez Paz..Oblivion..Milonga Del Angel

and, of course, our theme tune, bits of which we played twice:

The Tango Band..Tarantella..Berlin Nights