Special guest David Celia from Toronto

This evening on rootsandshoots Martin Hodge spoke on the phone to world class Toronto musician and songwriter David Celia. David is touring in the UK now and will be performing with his band at The Old Firehouse in Exeter on Friday 2 March.

From David Celia's excellent new album I Tried, we played I Tried, Sergio, I'm Not Texan and Running Out Of Time.

Get full details of David's music and gigs on his website.

Other music played
Union Starr..The Swimmer..single
Ocho Macho..Equator..El Mundo Fantástico
Beoga..Cu Chullain's Despair..Mischief
Brocc..Ailse..13 Moons
Julaba Kunda - Juldeh Camara & Griselda Sanderson..The Weather Women..Traders
Roberto Fonseca..Quien Soy Yo..YoCorinne Renaud, Catherine Grimault, Eric Thézé & Gérard Gordon..Jardin Des Musiques (Valse Huit Temps)..Brume
Startijenn..Lamm Ar Banniel - Polka..'Kreiz Da Fas
Vlatko Stefanovsky and Miroslav Tadic..Kalajdžisko Oro..Live in Belgrade
Totally Gourdgeous..Drop..Pun Kin
Samba Mapangala & Orchestra Virunga..Belle Femme..Virunga Roots Volume 1
Custódio Castelo..Fado Mont..Tempus Guitarra Portuguesa
Kepa Junkera & Melonious Quartet..Bok Espok..Fandango Provença Sessions
Felipe Cordeiro..Legal E Ilegal..Brazil New Series

Hamid Baroudi..Baraka..Spirit Of Africa
Kal..Gurbetski Tango..KAL
Fred Combo..Santa Clara..Obsession
Spiro..Yellow Noise..Kaleidophonica
Steeleye Span..Hills Of Greenmore..Hark! The Village Wait
Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabate..Fantasy..Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabate

Pancake Day at Gourmandine, Exeter

Photos by Andrew Scrivens

Brittany rules...

...or so it seemed in the first part of the show with a plethora of Breton tracks from Martin and Martin.

Bertie Cozic was in the studio to tell us all about an event outside his crêpe cafe Gourmandine in Exeter. Tomorrow - 21 February - there is a celebration there at lunchtime which includes live music and dancing. All are welcome to join in the fun and have a delicious crêpe or two in-between the dancing and merriment.
Listen again to the show here.


Music played to be completed
Bernard Loffet..Pach'Pi..Action!
Martyn Bennett..Joik..Bothy Culture
Tevens..Scottish..Rhuys
Karma..Boguette's Night Fever..Mouvements
17 Hippies..Deine Tranen..Heimlich
Bagad at Quimper Festival De Cornouaille, Brittany 2009
Unknown traditional Breton music at Quimper
Storvan..Ar Biniou..Storvan
Plantec..Kejet (Ton Doubl Fisel)..A - Raok

Göze..Patatski..Quand On Est Bien Amoureux
Laïs..De Wanhoop..Dorothea
Michael Maclennan..Keep A Light On
Hanggai Band ..Chahaar (Chahaar)..Hanggai (Mongolian)
Remmy Ongala & Orchestre Super Matimila..Living Together (Tupendane)..Mambo
So Y Martino & Sungha Jung..Cancion Del Mariachi
Maia..Living In The Alligator
Tama..Sima..Spirit Of Africa
Akalé Wubé..Jawa Jawa..Akalé Wubé
David Celia..Séverine..I Tried
Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston..One Good Year..Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston
Ahilea..Kalabalak..Café Svetlana
Lúnasa..Tro Breizh..Lá Nua
The Cinematic Orchestra..Oregon..Every Day

Celebrity visitor

Bertie Cozic, the former Exeter City FC player, will be on rootsandshoots today talking about a music and dance event happening tomorrow - Shrove Tuesday - outside his Exeter creperie La Gourmandine. Listen in then join the musicians and dancers at the lunchtime event tomorrow.

Pic from The Maynard School, Exeter website

Just me, Martin Henning, in the studio tonight

I played the following tracks:
Salif Keita..Yambo..M'Bemba
Gigi..Acha..Gold & Wax
Green Angels..Holy Dogs..What It Is!
Vince Mendoza ..Gracias..Nights On Earth
Abdel Gadir Salim & Emmanuel Jal..Baai..Ceasefire
Muzsikás & Márta Sebestyén..Három Árva..Márta Sebestyén: Dúdoltam En Instrumental
Talvin Singh..The Bliss..Together
The Cinematic Orchestra..Flite..Every Day
Gotan Project..Santa Maria ..World Lounge
Tevens..Scottish..Rhuys
Daughters Of Elvin..Moonpig..Daughters Of Elvin
Stockton's Wing..The Golden Stud..The Stockton's Wing Collection
Lúnasa..Fruitmarket Reels..Lá Nua
Teofilo Chantre..Canta, mia amata Capo Verde..Capo Verde, Terra D'Amore Vol. 1
Beoga..Cu Chullain's Despair..Mischief
Yom & Ibrahim Maalouf ..Petite Fille ..Unue
Monkey Gland Blues Band..Waste A Little Time..Monkey Gland Blues Band
Joe Le Taxi..Baby Please Don't Go..Dance All Night
Andy Clarke..Nancy Of Weymouth..Gather To My Side
Jackie Oates..Fin(n)ish(ish)..Saturnine
John Patitucci Trio..Safari..Remembrance

Ceilidh stars Martin and Martin from Roots and Shoots

Martin Henning is playing in the band and Martin Hodge is calling dances at this great event...

Ceilidh for Exeter Pride 

at Exeter Phoenix

Friday 10th February 2012

An exciting new event in the run-up to Exeter LGBT Pride is the Ceilidh for Exeter Pride, with live music from One Night Only led by Jason Rice of the renowned Dartmoor Pixie Band.

Dances will be led by Martin Hodge 
(from rootsandshoots) and Simon Maplesden, both well used to getting dancers on their feet and ensuring people have a great time.

This is a Barn Dance style evening with fantastic danceable music.

Absolutely everyone is welcome and no experience is necessary.

Enjoy a song spot by the inimitable Jim Causley.

Fun and gales of laughter are guaranteed. Keep calm and Ceilidh on!

All profits go to Exeter LGBT Pride. Website: www.exeterpride.co.uk

Ceilidh for Exeter Pride, Exeter Phoenix auditorium, Friday 10th February 2012.
Band: One Night Only. Doors open 7.30pm, Ceilidh 8:00 to 11.00pm.
Tickets available from Exeter Phoenix Box Office, tel. 01392 667080,£6 in advance, £7 on the door.
Website: http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/music/

Home and away

Yes, music from far and wide and close at hand too.

We played 
Daughters Of Elvin..Ingrata..Garden Of Earthly Delights
Riccardo Tesi..L'Ora Del Te.. Presente Remoto
Ensemble Musical De Palestine..Qalbi Ma'ak Marhoun..Gaza: Tradition Musicale Palestinienne
Gotan Project..Tu Misterio..Tango 3.0
Les Gypsies De Petion-Ville..Siecle Moderne..Courage
Ibrahim Maalouf..Verdict..Diasporas
Madison Violet..The Good In Goodbye..The Good In Goodbye
M4trix..Windbroke / The Plain / The Hop Break..Gaps
Pain D'Epices..Käsi..Équilibruiste
Tend'm ..Indiférrence..Une Musique Trad-Urbaine En Centre France
Habib Koite & Bamada..Titati..Afriki
Ry Cooder..Humpty Dumpty World..Pull Up Some Dust & Sit Down
The Destroyers..Torregaveta..Out of Babel
Sandy Lopicic..Russian Winter Valse..Soundtrack Without a Movie Vol. 1
Jim Causley..The Tythe Pig..Dumnonia
The Dartmoor Pixie Band..Westward Ho!..The Pixies Strike Again
Dalla..Cold Turkey..More Salt!
Green Angels..Boing 747..What It Is!
Luke Ritchie..Northern Lights
Lotte Mullan..Thank God's She's Not Pretty..Plain Jane
Rokia Traoré..Aimer..Tchamantché
Razia..Mifohaza. Zebu Nation
Storvan..Ronds De St Vincent..Digo 'N' Abedenn
Mauricio Maestro feat. Nana Vasconcelos..Upside Down 
Living Room..Royal Mile..Colouring Book

Global and local music...

...is what we always play on rootsandshoots. This evening was no exception though we played a few more local artists than usual - especially musicians playing in and around Exeter in the near future.

Music played (to be edited)
The Chieftains with Lila Downs & Ry Cooder..La Iguana..San Patricio
Balkan Beat Box..Gypsy Queens..Nu Med
Jaime Leigh..There Was A Maiden Walking..Finding My Ground
Gay Flamingoes Steel Orchestra..Caterpilla
Living Room..Tetris..Colouring Book
Asha Bhosle & Shujaat Kaan..Aaja Re Piya..Naina Lagai Ke
Kat Jenkins & Jim Howden..Solid Air..KAT With Attitude
Jim Causley..The Earl Of Totnes..Dumnonia
Mark Bazeley & Jason Rice..When It's Night Time In Italy / Climbing Up The Golden Stairs / Thaxted Square..Moor Music Jason Rice is leading the band One Night Only at the Exeter Pride Ceilidh. Details below.

Arizona Smoke Review..Blackbird..The Very Best Of The Arizona Smoke Review
Madison Violet..Christy Ellen Francis..The Good In Goodbye
Maz Totterdell..Counting My Fingers
Traktorkestar..Mesecina..Live At Nisville Jazz Festival 2011
Boban & Marko Markovic..Serbian Trumpets
Staff Benda Bilili..Avramandole..Tres Tres Fort
Tinariwen..Kel Tamashek..Imidiwan - Companions
Dave Wood..Love Today..Into The Light
True Blue..Flags At Half Mast..Oh The Horror!
Corvus Corax..Oro Se Vie..Seikilos
Wisam Gibran..Uruk..World Routes On The Road
Watcha Clan..Osfour..Radio Babel
Lotte Mullan..I'm Alright With Me..Plain Jane
Dan ArBraz..Music Of The Gaels (Live)..Celtique: The Best Of Dan ArBraz
Creole Choir Of Cuba..Peze Cafe..Tande-La
Sondorgo..Joka..Tamburising: Lost Music Of The Balkans
Kroke..Jovane Jovanke

We Ghosts

Tonight we had a special feature on the exciting Anglo-Swedish band We Ghosts. Sadly the band were unable to play live but we heard some great tracks by them from studio and live recordings.
We Ghosts are Jen (Get well soon, Jen!), John and Fran. They produce beautifully crafted music with rhythmic guitar work and close harmonies. Thank you to John from the band who spoke to Martin Hodge on the phone and gave lots of interesting info re the band. Check out their music and gigs on myspace and take a look at youtube too.

From We Ghosts' live album we played Ghostdancer and The Lost Light. From their forthcoming album Almost Alone we heard the title track plus Destiny and Seeds.

Other recordings played:
Trio DCA..Polka A Alfred Mouret..The Rough Guide to Paris Café
Lost Bayou Ramblers..Vermilionaire..The Rough Guide to Cajun & Zydeco
Joe Le Taxi..Scorpio Woman..Dance All Night
Kyle Huval & The Dixie Club Ramblers..Fiddlesticks / J'ai Eté Au Bal..The Rough Guide To Cajun & Zydeco
Baba Zula ..Le Furet Dans La Fôret En Feu ..Gecekondu
Khaled..Kebou..N'Ssi N'Ssi
Buika..La Falsa Moneda..Niña de Fuego
The Monkey Gland Blues Band..Howlin' For My Darlin'..The Monkey Gland Blues Band
Jiggerypipery..Johnny Come Down To Hilo / Powderham Castle..The Drift
Jiggerypipery..Desert Storm..Jiggerypipery
Jim Moray..Hard..Modern History
Jamie Smith's Mabon..La Rondee
Carlou D..Meun Nako Def..Muzikr
Geoffrey Oryema..Passage At Dusk..Night To Night
Fanfare Ciocarlio & Ljiljana Butler..Ma Rov..Queens & Kings
Kroke..Io..Seventh Trip
Siba & The Fuloresta..Vale Do Jucà..World Routes On The Road
Ojos De Brujo..Tócale Ya..Aocana

Thank you very much, Tony and Carl

On rootsandshoots this week we had a highly entertaining set from two accomplished musicians from the band Jiggerypipery: Tony Bayliss on cittern and guitar and Carl Allerfeldt on fiddle. Find out more about the band's music and upcoming gigs on their website. You can also find the band on myspace.

Tony and Carl played compositions by the band: The Goyle, Val's and The Mink Sporran plus Two Reels and Marie McLennan and performed the song Westlin Winds (Robert Burns) in readiness for Burn's Night on 25 January.

From Jiggerypipery's albums we played Nelson Mandela / Tunes from the album The Drift and Moving Clouds / Shona's Wedding from the album Jiggerypipery.

Recorded music played 

We Ghosts..The Iron Hill / Seeds..Almost Alone

Arizona Smoke Review..Duelling Banjos

Simintera..Chapelle De Praea?

Ronaldo Do Bandolim E Rogério Souza..Lembranças De Jacob..Epoca De Choro

Startijenn..Paker Nozter - Kelc`h .. 'Kreiz da fas!

Tevens..Hanter Dro..Rhuys

Bernard Loffet..Chañj Tu..Moteur!

Muzsikás and Márta Sebestyén; ..A Song from Madocsa..Morning Star

The Destroyers ..The Case of the Dangerous Flamingo ..Out Of Babel

Baba Zula ..Temptation..Gecekondu

Poisson Rouge..Squat Lobster Set..Cinq

Inspector Gadjo Trio..Baggin It Up & Shapes..Samba 48