Saravian

Saravian entertained us this evening. An enchanting performance of her own songs simply accompanied on the guitar.

Pics (1) Saravian and Phonic FM (2) Saravian and fellow musician Pete Gage in the studio
Songs performed live by Saravian: Love Be With Us and Is The Sun Really Rising?
Recordings by our guest: Wild, Free & Beautiful; Trickster
Find out more about Sara and her music on myspace.

Recordings played to be completed
Bill Bloke..The First World Cup..demo 
The Daily Planet..The Safe Return Of The Venture..The Daily Planet Live 
Totally Gordgeous..Make Up..The Stroke Of Midnight All 
The Queen's Ravens..Eden..All The Queen's Ravens 
Show Of Hands..Arrogance, Ignorance & Greed..Arrogance, Ignorance & Greed
Woodie Guthrie..I Ain't Got No Home..Pastures Of Plenty
The Destroyers..Torregaveta..Out Of Babel 
The Monkey Gland Blues Band..Like The Blues Man 
Do Fucho Aparico - Tres Plus One Quartet..Ansiedad..Venezuelan Music For The World 
Rokia Traore..Aimer..Tchamantche 
Poisson Rouge..Dry wood..Cinq
Tim Van Eyken..Australia..Stiffs, Holymen & Thieves
Frank Yamma..Ngura Watjilpa..Global Sounds From Australia
Talulu..Lingua Lebi..Braga Maria 
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba..Bassekou..Segu Blue 
Dave Wood..Sheebeg & Sheemore..Into The Light
Andre Hajj Ensemble..Mah'lqaa..ARC Music 35th Anniversary 
Yira..Al Piantau..The Tango Club Night Vol 2 
Tend'm..Comptinett, Les Vergers..Une Musique Trad-Urbaine En Centre France
Fernhill..Y Fwynlan O Serch..Canu Rhydd

Gecko

A great set tonight from Will and Gabriel from Gecko.
Hear the show again here.
Many thanks to them and to my co-interviewer Keri Ross.

With intelligent and perceptive lyrics and terrific melodies, Gecko produce danceable and fun songs. Will and Gabriel performed some of them for us on rootsandshoots and talked about how they got started and how Gecko have developed into one of the most exciting young acts in London. Their music crosses various genres including hip-hop, rock and folk and usually includes a strong story telling aspect.
You can hear and download their single Safest Bet - receiving lots of national and local radio plays - here and find out more about the band and their music on facebook and on myspace. They have videos too on Youtube including Safest Bet and Best Friend and they are extremely well made and highly entertaining.
Locals can catch Gecko and friends at Havana, Exeter on Wednesday 16 November. Details here.

Recordings played by Gecko: What You Gonna Do? and Safest Bet (available as a free download here)
Gecko played live...Too Much; I've Got Time; Best Friend and Pigeon.

In the first half of the show we saw the welcome return of Martin Henning who played...
Rafi Naabzada & Hameed Sakhizada..Sabza Ba Naaz Mea Ayad..The Rough Guide To The Music Of Afghanistan
Johnny Winter..I'm Yours and I'm Hers..Johnny Winter
All The Queen's Ravens..Profundo.. All The Queens Ravens
Taraf De Haidouks..Terno Chelipe..Electric Gypsyland
The Destroyers..Sirba..Out Of Babel
Dissidenten..Instinctive Traveller..World Lounge
Duo Lefeuvre & Diaz..Leo Estante Num Instante..Plasnetes Musiques 2006
Edoardo Catemario..El Gordo Triste..Complete Works With Guitar
Evan Christopher..Merlodie Au Crepuscule..Django A La Creole
Francesco Banchini..Szerelmi Tanc..Bar Italia
Mendes Brothers..Atequemfim..Para Angola Com Um Xi Coracao
Jason McNiff..Oh Caroline..Nobody's Son
Paul Astles & Bobby Valentino..You're Going Nowhere..Friendly Street

Martin Hodge later played...
Gogol Bordello..Wonderlust King..Super Taranta!
Jamie Smith's Mabon..Schindig..Live at the Grand Pavilion
Archie Roach..Little Sisters..global sounds from Australia
Madison Violet..Fallen By the Wayside..The Good In Goodbye
San Lazaro..La Chimera..Global Sounds From Australia

A feast of live music...

...on rootsandshoots this evening.
Hear the show again here.

We had a whale of a time in the studio tonight and hope you listeners enjoyed the feast of live music as much at home.

It was good to welcome back to Phonic FM ace local singer, guitarist, songwriter Jaime Leigh who joined me to play recordings of her choice.

From London, Marcus Bonfanti gave us an amazing live performance. Marcus is fast building a reputation for his own blues influenced music - and we found out why. Great songs, delivered in Marcus's deep, rich and expressive voice and a guitar style that just sings.

In the studio Marcus sang and played
The Bittersweet, Devil Girl and What Good Am I To You?
From his album Medicine Man we played
Honey and St James' Infirmary.
All except for the last track are written by Marcus.

See Marcus's website where you can find details of his gigs, more information on his music and albums. His new EP Medicine Man is only on sale at his gigs so get along to one or more!










Jaime Leigh also sang and played for us live, at times accompanied by top folk fiddler (on viola and violin) 
Ben van Weede. Beautiful songs written by Jaime plus a snazzy bluegrass number with Ben contributing a mean fiddle accompaniment. The songs: A Friend Like You; Painted Smiles; Finding My Ground (available on Jaime's album of the same name); Blackberry Blossom.

We are indebted to these highly entertaining and gifted musicians.
Martin Hodge

Recordings chosen by Jaime
Mad Dog McRea..The Which..The Whirling Dervish
Mark Wynn..Leaving Song..Lovers, Losers and Wasters
Spiers & Boden..Captain Ward..Vagabond

Recordings chosen by Martin
The Bad Shepherds..White Riot..By Hook Or By Crook
The Poozies..We Build Fires..Chantoozies
Asha Bhosle & Shujaat Khan..Main Tere Sangh Kaise..Naina lage Ke
Poisson Rouge..Du Regret..Cinq
Dave Wood..Sundown..Into the Light

The Bad Shepherds

Adrian Edmondson and The Bad Shepherds are at Exeter Phoenix this Sunday 30th October. 8pm.

More details here: Box Office: 01392 667080 | www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

The Bad Shepherds play punk songs on folk instruments, not as a gimmick but because they like the music and the words.

Martin Hodge interviewed Ade Edmondson on Phonic FM on Wednesday 26th October. The interview first went out live on Paul Gallagher’s show Your Mother Might Like It and an excerpt that includes the interview can be heard here.

The Count rules

The Count (deceased) kept a watchful eye - or two - over proceedings in the studio today as we heard the delicious and infectious klezmer music of

Count Josef Lucky & The Transylvanian  Vampers

They are Basil Bunelik (accordian), Tim Heming (clarinet and guitar) and Matt Webb (double bass). Many, many thanks to them for entertaining us. If you want to book them for your Hallowe'en evening, contact them via this website.

The Count's tunes were (1) Der Golden Cheseue (2) Belf's No. 1 (3) Der Gasn Nigun and Nacht In Gau Eydn (4) Honga & Freilachs

Follow the link below► to see the band in action and hear their amazing music...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BSn5OappFMThe count is a ghost and occasionally sings ... Basil Bunelik runs a Klezmer Music Session on Thursdays at 20:00 at The Barrel House in Totnes.

Recordings played

Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate..Warbe..Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate
Berroguetto..Salgame..10.0
Balkanics..Osogovka..Penelope
The Destroyers..The Case Of The Dangerous Flamingo..Out Of Babel
Budapest Cafe Orchestra..Moldavie..Pocketful Of Rosin
Sezen Aksu..Vay..Optum
Chris Wood..No Honey-Tongued Sonnet..Handmade Life
Helen Yeomans & Glorious Chorus..Ola Mama..Weave A Prayer
Victor Jara..Zambia Del Che
Alyth..Chaidil Mi Raoir An Airgh..This Is Navigator Records
Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin pictured playing for rootsandshoots..
Queen Quendolen..Singing the Bones
Cole Stacey..If You..Changing Faces
Gecko..What You Gonna Do?
Charnett Moffett..Moses..The Art Of Improvisation
Roland Becker..Cromenah..Immrama
Courtney Pine..Brotherman..Universal Jazz At The London Jazz Festival 2001
Jo Anne Kelly..Moon Going Down..fRoots #6

Count Josef Lucky and the Transylvanian Vampers...

...are the latest additions to our Live music line-up. We are delighted to welcome the Vampers onto rootsandshoots on Monday 17 October!

See and hear them here.

Pic taken in central Transylvania by Martin Hodge

The lull before the storm

A quiet time in the studio at present with just the two Martins. But this will not last. Very soon we welcome a host of amazing musicians into the studio to perform on rootsandshoots. Scroll down for details.

The music we played this evening
Helena Torpy & Steve Turner..Beam Me Up..Magnify
Angles..Spider..Angles
Mateus Alelulia & Thalma De Freiras..Cordeiro de Nana..Brazilian Sampler From Bahia
Lais..La Grand Vent..Dorothea
Roland Becker..Bortifaouen..Immrama

John Escreet..As The Moon Disappears..The Age We Live In

Pentangle..Lord Franklin..Cruel Sister

Bert Jansch..Blackwaterside..Jack Orion

Bert Jansch 1943-2011 An innovative musician - sadly missed
Xalis..Lay Suma Lay..Etoile De Dakar
Mohamed Seddiq & Ranjit Kaur..Chad Suuf Da..Mein Sharlat De Bake
Ilhan Ersahin..Fly..Sahara Lounge
Sondorgo..Igran Cocec..Tamburising: Lost Music Of The Balkans
Amestoy Trio..Karaba..La Filles
Swing Gadje..Luka
Poisson Rouge..Du Regret / Annick's Earworm..Cinq
Cole Stacey..A Long Road To Find..A Long Road To Find
Jaime Leigh..Change..Finding My Ground
Daughters Of Elvin..Lucente Stella..Garden Of Earthly Delights
Susie Hodder-Williams & Chris Caldwell..Beardown..Mariners Way
David Harbottle & The Friendly Cats..Wolf
Chris Wood..Our Captain Calls..The Lark Descending
Spinach For Norman..Rocky Road Set..Ready To Start Again
Pietra Montecorvino..Guaglione..Froots 22
Sharif..Shraz..Sahara Lounge
Marcia Castro..Frevo Pecadinho..Brazilian Sampler From Bahia
Jason McNiff..Seaside Song..April Cruel
Belshazzar's Feast..Circle Of Biscuits..Find The Lady

Exe-Mex from Los No Boss

A fantastic live set from Matt and Simon - 
Los No Boss - tonight. All the way from sunny, sandy Exmouth, they gave us their special Exe-Mex sound.
Their songs were Gold Coast, Cliche, Jumble Sale and
Los No Boss. Check out their music on Soundcloud and myspace.

Recordings played
Daughters Of Elvin..Miri It Is While Summer Ilast / Landord's Scourge..Garden Of Earthly Delights
Panacea..Far Horizon..Panacea
Poisson Rouge..Dry Wood..Cinq
Los Lobos..Mujer Ingrata..Tin Can Trust
Lara Conley..Slow Jim..Apple Tree
Monkey Gland Blues Band..Mad Woman Blues
Lunasa..Unapproved Road..La Nua
Tommy Sands..The Road To Aughnacloy..Arising From The Troubles
Alison Klauss & Union Station..Paper Airplane..Paper Airplane
Ashkhabad..Bayaty..City Of Love
Primas Parade..Megy A Nap Lefele (The Sun Starts To Sink)..Primas Parade
Sondorgo & Ferus Mustafov..Dada Sali..Sondorgo & Ferus Mustafov In Concert
Eileen McGann..I Live Not Near The Louvre..Herding Cats: Songs & Poems Of Les Barker
Cock & Bull Band..L'Escalier..Pumped Up & Loaded
David Harbottle & The Friendly Cats..Knuckles Slam Down..Ferrara Girl
Mari Boine Persen..Oppskrift For Herrefolk..Gula Gula
Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin..Courting Is A Pleasure..Singing The Bones
Amadou & Mariam..Beaux Dimanches..Paris Bamako (Live)
Jeff Nhore..Afara Koa Fsy Atao..African Beats: Essential African Grooves
Poisson Rouge..Le Fin Du Jour..Cinq

Folk-rock with Moor Reason...

...live in the studio this Monday 12 September. One more reason to listen to rootsandshoots!!

Karen and Rich's choices

Sincere thanks to Karen Harris and Rich Cooke for presenting rootsandshoots yesterday evening 22 August. Listen out for further shows from Karen on Phonic FM.

Music played 
The Burns Unit..What Is Life?..Side Show
Guillemots..Trains To Brazil..From The Cliffs
Lal Waterson & Oliver Knight..Memories..Bed of Roses

Mudskippers at Exeter Respect Festival 2011: Bully (guitar, vocals), Jo Hooper (cello), Alan Rice (guitar), Rich Cooke (percussion)
Mudskippers..Cry For Me..Live at Respect 
John Grant..Queen Of Denmark..Queen Of Denmark
Joe Arroyo..La Vuelta..Rebellion 
Slow Club..Let's Fall Back In Love..Let's Fall Back In Love
Sea Of Bees..Wizbot..Song For The Ravens
Ida Kelarova and Friends..?..Romano Rat 

Chris Wood..The Cottager's Reply..Trespasser 
Aster Aweke..?..?
Conor Oberst..Cape Canaverel..Conor Oberst
Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo..Calendar..Almanac
Cheikha Remitti..Debri Debri..Aux Sources Du Rai
Tita Lima..Maremorso..11:11
Kate Rusby..Awkward Annie..Awkward Annie
Po' Girl..Dig Me A Hole..Deer In The Night
Ali Farke Toure & Toumani Diabate..Kala..In The Heart of The Moon
Richard Bona..Te Dikalo..Salsa Around The World
Ruarri Joseph..Tales Of Grime And Grit..Tales Of Grime And Grit
Villagers..Ship Of Promises..Becoming A Jackal
James Yorkston..Woozy With Cider..The Year Of The Leopard
Emmy The Great..Canopies And Drapes..First Love