Summer festivals...

...were featured on rootsandshoots this evening along with plenty of good global music. Many thanks to Karen Harris pictured for joining us to play and talk about her musical choices.

Martin, Martin and Karen played
Abyssinia Infinite..Ethiopa..Zion Roots
Celtech..Multi Culture..Radio Edits
Pete Seeger..Where Have All The Flowers Gone?..Where Have All The Flowers Gone: The Best Of Pete Seeger
In loving memory of Peace activist Brian Haw 1949 - 2011

Reg Meuross..Jenny's War..The Dreamed & The Drowned

The Burns Unit..What Is Life?..Side Show

Laura Marling with Mumford & Sons & Dharohar Project..Devil's Spoke
Bela Fleck & The Flecktones..Like Water..Rocket Science

Boreale..Bulistan..Moussan

Mike Waterson with friends & family..Scarecrow / Rubber Band..Bright Phoebus
Rememberng the fine singer Mike Waterson 1941-2011

Martin Carthy..Stitch In Time..Right Of Passage

Kevara..Araber Tanz..demo

Montanha Negra..Polca Magali..Planetes Musiques 2006

The Imagined Village..Space Girl..Empire & Love

Freres Guichen..L'Heure Bleue..Dreams Of Brittany

Bert Miller & The Animal Folk..The Funeral..Bert Miller & The Animal Folk
Kerieva..Craine..download

Rahet Fateh Ali Khan..Mann Ki Lagan..Sufis At The Cinema
Mahala Rai Banda..Iest Sexy..Electric Gypsyland

Montanha Negra..Polca Magali..Planetes Musiques 2006
Marta Sebestyen..Szol A Kakas Mar..The Best Of Marta Sebestyen

Nils Okland & Sigbjorn Apeland..Sylkje-Pe..Hommage A Ole Bull
Sevval Sam..Soyleyemem Derdimi..Rough Guide To Turkish Music

Stuart Hamm..Uniformitarianism..Just Outside Of Normal
Sam Lee..Puck's Song, The Oak, Ash & Thorn
Zouk All Stars..Tan Pou Konpran..Zouk All Stars Story Vol.2

Global music, poems and stories...

...on rootsandshoots this evening.
We featured artists appearing in concert in Exeter for Refugee Week 2010. To find out about what is happening locally for Refugee Week 2011, click here. We also played tracks by musicians taking part in the Exeter Fringe Festival: 22 June -

2 July. Find out more here.

Playlist 
Zaia Mayall..Nass Marrakech..Bala Bala
Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin..The Painter..Singing The Bones
Bernard Loffet..Hanter Dro: Ge Ge Laridaine..Action!

Max Pashm..Manea-K..Remixed Vol 1 - EP

Talvin Singh..Mirror..Together

Fadi Al Naji & David Heathfield..The Story Of Ahmed..Sounds Of Freedom

Sounds Of Freedom, a double CD of recordings made in the Music Room of Exeter Central Library for Refugee Week 2010 is available from Refugee Support Group Devon for £8

Duo Sedinanka..Sednalo E Djore..download

Groupa..Angelen..Imeland

Gueyanka..Souris-Moi..Rhythm Of The River
Vieux Farka Toure..Wonda Guay..The Secret
Sandhya Dave..Belonging..Sounds Of Freedom

Ali Hassan Kuban..Henna..Rough Guide To The Music Of Egypt

Angham..Tedhak Alaia..Rough Guide To The Music Of Egypt
Jackie Oates..Three-Part Song / Saturnine..The Oak, Ash & Thorn
Rosa Rebecka..Gladgens Blomster..Untold

Mumadji..Rafael Ou A Cor De Mocambique..Mumadji Live

Rodrigo Y Gabriella..Hora Zero..11:11
Keith Hyett..Mist Over The Mountains..From Me To You
Solarference..Willow Tree..download

Guo Brothers..Dancing And Singing In The Village..Yuan

Sa Dingding..Holy Incense..fRoots 30
Chartwell Dutiro..Kana Ndazofa..Dendere Ngoma

Juju..Halanam..In Trance

Refugee week Devon

Next week on rootsandshoots we will be showcasing Refugee Week Devon events and playing appropriate music.

Jackie Oates

The delightful Jackie Oates was our special guest this evening.
Jackie sang and played Brigg Fair, The Death Of Queen Jane and The Bound Apprentice. Superb! We thank her for coming in.

Jackie introduced us to her beautiful brand new album featuring the cream of West Country songs and musicians - from which we played
Marrowbones / The Year of Nonesuch
The Sweet Nightingale / Persephone's Arrival In Bovey Tracey

Jackie will be busy at many festivals over the Summer and has a special tour with her band in September launching the new album. Full info on Jackie's website.
www.regmeuross.com
Thank you very much too to Almir Koldzic for telling us all about Refugee Week 2011 nationally and about Celebrating Sanctuary 

This event brings together music, dance, workshops and organisations celebrating the contribution of refugees in the UK. It is on London's South Bank on Sunday 19 June 14:00 - 19:00 opening Refugee Week. Full details here.

Other recordings played
Pibau Planed..Bourree
Talvin Singh..River
Jackie Oates..Past Caring..Hyperboreans
Reg Meuross..Davey Johnson..The Dreamed & The Drowned
Nagat..Ana Baashaq El Bahr
3 Daft Monkeys..The Antiquated & The Arcane..
Audio Razor..Comes & Goes recorded at their recent excellent Exeter Phoenix gig
Peachy Farmer..Bubblin - Brum Rough Mix
Etram Finatawa..Lledeman
Javier Ruibal..La Flor de Estanbul
Sandhya Dave with Somin & Christofferde..Harmony Song recorded at Exeter Library for Refugee Week 2010. Double album on sale from Refugee Support Group Devon. Well recommended.
Rory McLeod..Lassooing Bees
Fimber Bravo & Kadialy Kouyate..Kilonding
The Krar Collective..Gurengya
Rory McLeod, Kadialy Koyate and The Krar Collective are appearing at Celebrating Sanctuary in London next Sunday.
Amsterdam Klezmer Band..The Seventh Seven
East Enders..Flora

Jackie

The much celebrated local singer and musician Jackie Oates will be joining Martin & Martin on rootsandshoots today. Jackie will be introducing us to her new album and performing live in the studio. Listen in Exeter on 106.8fm and globally on www.phonic.fm

Bradninch Festival performers Reg Meuross and The Boys From Melbourne Street

Superb singer, songwriter and guitarist Reg Meuross gave an exquisite performance on rootsandshoots this evening. At least one listener was so captivated that he he promptly ordered Reg's new album online. You too can do the same here. 
Reg is a busy man and you can check out his many gigs on his website. He performed for us by request The Shoreline And The Sea (from his album All This Longing) and his wonderful interpretation of the Dick Turpin story Lizzie Loved A Highwayman (from his album Dragonfly).

Reg's brand new album of recordings made between 2006 and 2011 is available online and the CD will be on sale soon. It's called The Dreamed And The Drowned and is highly recommended. From it, we played the title track and Mr Rain The Taylor.

Reg Meuross with an amazing band are appearing at Bradninch Music Festival this Saturday 11 June along with our other guests on this evening's show The Boys From Melbourne Street who - as always - gave us a polished and highly entertaining set. They played Chinese Whispers, Trouble Tonight and Your Life.

A big, big thank you to all our talented guests.

There's lots happening at the Bradninch Music & Arts Festival in Devon this weekend.

Full details of the festival here.






Recordings played:
Eric Ness..All The Things You Are..Eric Ness
Reg Meuross..The Dreamed And The Drowned..The Dreamed And The Drowned
Amestoy Trio..Karaba..Le Fil
Francesco Banchini..Veyatsa..Qumran
Amir Beso..Restless Rumba..Illumination
The Angel Brothers..Once..From Punjab To Pit Top
Freres Guichen..Les Autres Mondes..Dreams Of Brittany
Karma..Fil Bleu..Mouvements
Cosmic Drone..Cosmic Drone..Les Fregates
Boreale..Chapeloco..Mousson
The Cultures Of Rhythm..Bodhisvattva Wonderful Sound..Contemporary Jazz
Daniel Malingo..Pequeno Pana..The Tango Night Club, Vol 2
Goze..Wets Dich..Quand On Est Bien Amoureux 

Exeter Respect After-Party at Exeter Phoenix Sun 5 June

This evening from 7pm at Exeter Phoenix:

Revised line-up for Exeter Respect After-Party:
ace bluesman Julian Piper + Cole Stacey Band - oozing original talent and the highly danceable and exciting Poisson Rouge

Only £5!

Eric and entourage

Fun, fun, fun tonight - at least in the first half of the show with funky music from Eric Ness and his accompanists Henrietta, Ryan, Joseph and Sam. Amazing that we fitted all these people into a tiny space along with flute, guitars, mandolin - and a huge double bass!! The studio rang with the ecstatic sounds made by this talented crew from Norway, Sweden and England via London. And craziness ensued.

Eric Ness and the band performed...
On The Radio, All The Things You Are, Take Me and I've Been Bad.
(Eric, please let me know if I haven't got the titles right!)
Listen again to the first hour of the show here

Recordings played
Cheb Khalid..Ya Loualid..Rai Rebels
Hub City Stompers..Tocatta and Droog..Blood, Sweat and Beers
Sandy Lopicic Orkestrar..From Hollywood To Balkanwood..Soundtrack Without a Movie
Cole Stacey..Changing Faces..Changing Faces
Poisson Rouge..6-Time Laride 2..2nd. Rush 2009
Vieux Farka Toure..Amana Quai..The Secret
Romica Puceanu & The Gore Brothers..Sa Te Ajunga Dorul Meu..Sounds From A Bygone Age - Vol2
Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkestrar..Ciganka Medley..Bucovina Mixtape Vol 1
Transglobal Underground..Tribe Organiser..The Stone Turntable
Juju..Nightwalk..In Trance
Shriekback..Huytfi Dbl Plus..Cormorant
Nicky Swann..Long Time..Matches & Dispatches
Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin..The Man Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn (Live)..Singing the Bones
Francesco Banchini..Szerelmi Tanc..Bar Italia
Rosapaeda..Mi Sogno..Mater Heart Folk

Eric Ness from Norway...

...entertains us on Monday 2 June on rootsandshoots.

Not to be missed! Check out his music here.
Pictured: Eric Ness and band at the Exmouth Festival

Post script: I do hear tell that Eric is bringing an entourage of accompanists. How we will fit them all in I don't know but we will. Listen in to find out how we fair.

Cockahoop!

A-capella band Cockahoop brought their beautiful harmony singing to the Phonic FM studio for tonight's rootsandshoots. They sang The Boggart, The Kye, An Old Man Came Courting Me and Words Can Save Us.

Catch them at festivals over the spring and summer. Find out more about them on their myspace page.

Recordings played
10ft Ganga Plant..Chalwa..10ft Ganga Plant
Aggrolites..Keep It Cool..Dirty Reggie
Cole Stacey..Annabelle..download
Lars Danielsson..Pasedoble..The Lars Danielsson Signature
Indonesian Filk Ensemble..Jali Jali..Indonesian Filk Music
Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin..Cape Wrath..Singing The Bones
Jameson's Revenge..The Jameson Set..Traditional Irish Music
Marenostrum..A Sereia..The Best Of Marenostrum
Transglobal Underground..Yellow & Black Taxi..Impossible Broadcasting
Lara Conley..My Friend..Apple Tree
Mariem Hassan..Jelefne Bi Salam..Desios
Sandy Lopicic Orkestrar..Desert Dream Milonga..Soundtrack Without Film
Svang..Humaljarvi..Schladtzshe
Lampliter..Flowers Of The Arab Spring
Selim Sesler..Those Roads Of Koycegiz..Anatolian Wedding
Shantel & Mahala Tai Banda..Mahalageasca..Bucovina Mixtape Vol.1
Jerry Cahill..Shifting Sands..Armchair Traveller
Toumani Diabate..Jarabi..Jarabi: The Best Of Toumani Diabate