Well into 2014. Now for another musical trip around the globe

Unissons nous (feat. Keziah Jones)..Amadou & Mariam..Welcome to Mali
Dem ..Azam Ali & Mercan Dede..A Night in Istanbul - Female Voices of the Middle East
Le Guide de la Révolution (Simbad Remix)..Bako Dagnon..Le Guide de la Révolution
Segu Jajiri ..Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba..Jama Ko
Katica..Brina..Slečena Koža
That’s On Jack That’s On ..Cats and The Fiddle..The Human Orchestra
Alice (No Pais Da Malangragem)..Da Lata & Pedro Martins..Serious
Claude's berry & sedeloquerie ..Djal..Ex Nihilo Nihil Fit
Hill St. Rag..Duster Bennett..Duster Bennett - the Complete Blue Horizon Sessions
The Heavens Above Us..Emily Portman & Finn McNicholas..Oak Ash Thorn
Dertilidiko ..Spyros Peristeris..Greek Rhapsody – Instrumental Music from Greece 1905-1956
Rainbow Raiment Song (Pipa, Erhu & Xiao)..Wu Man..Elegant Pipa Classics
Briel ..The Silk Road Ensemble, Yo-Yo Ma, Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz, Wu Tong, Jeffrey Beecher, Johnny Gandelsman, Colin Jacobsen, Nicholas Cords, Shane Shanahan, Mark Suter, Sandeep Das, Kojiro Umezaki, Siamak Jahangiry, Cristina Pato & Wu Man..A Playlist Without Borders
Ederlezi (Scena Durdevdana Na Rijeci) ..Goran Bregovic..Ederlezi
Duhont 'ar Ar Mane..Wig A Wag..#6
Kamoukie ..Salif Keita..M'Bemba
Ti En Tis..Roland Becker..Immrama
Tarantella Rouge & Noir..Riccardo Tesi..Banditaliana
She Said What? (Version) ..The Quantic Soul Orchestra..Shapes 08:01
Revue Noire..Nicolas Repac..Swing - Swing
3 Messages..Alain Genty
Bliz..Le GOP
Chahaar..Hanggai Band
Ta Se Ne La..Ethne NUallachan
Morwenna..3 Daft Monkeys

Happy New Year!

After a fine New Years Eve Celebration here at the Phoenix my first show of 2014 featured the following music:

Me Yee Owu Den.. K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas..Afro-Beat Airways
La Grey Zuliana..Fucho Aparicio -- Tres Plus One Quartet..Venezuelan Music for the World / Música Venezolana Para el Mundo
Björkhalling..Stockholm Lisboa Project..Aurora
Bom Dia, Amor (Carta de Maria José)..Carminho..Alma
Travel South..Hans Karl Berger, Karl Berger, Santi Debriano, Koji Paul Shigihara & Leroy Williams.. Ar1ound
Bwa Iri..Ben Zabo..Ben Zabo
Three Cool Cats..The Coasters..The Best of Burlesque: 50 Original Club Classics
Mumbai Highway..Ducie.. Mancunia
Helena..Mendes Brothers..Palonkon
Retour à la vie.. Armand Amar, Cosmic Voices from Bulgaria & Levon Minassian..Ao, le dernier Néandertal Over the Hills..Andy Clarke..Wreck off Scilly
Save the Bees.. Lau.. Race the Loser
Melodi Instrmentale..KRASNIQI ZYLE - DERMAKU.. S' Ka Djal Nane Qe Shkel Kosoven
Talijanska ..Goran Bregovic..Music for Films
Aidhinikos Horos..Mavrika..Mavrika
Kela ( Enkeleda Qesku )..Du Nji Djal Shkodran..Festojmë Me Bilbilat
Que celui qui n'a jamais..Djal..Ex Nihilo Nihil Fit
Marchoise 'Plaisantement' - Bourtee Ratatam.. Ciac Boum..Vol 3
Winter Bleak..Cunic Ensemble..The Gram
Most mulik pontosan ..Csik zenekar.. Ez a vonat, ha elindult, hadd menjen
Liors Ar Leur..Frères Guichen.. Frères
Samurai Over Serbi..Fishtank Ensemble.. Samurai Over Serbia (Special Edition)
Sinaly (feat. Kasse Mady Diabate)..Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba..Jama Ko
3M..3MA Project (Rajery,Ballalké Sissoko & Driss El Maloumi)..3MA
Bonde..Ali Farka Touré & Ry Cooder..Talking Timbuktu

Almost 2014!

Yes It's nearly 2014. Good year for you all. Fine for World/Global music I think, although it often reflects some terrible things happening her on Earth.

Music played was as follows:

Que celui qui n'a jamais.. Djal..Ex Nihilo Nihil Fit
Le chanteur à la voix d'or (Mazurka) ..Hamon Martin Quintet..Du silence et du temps
Kela ( Enkeleda Qesku ).. Du Nji Djal Shkodran..Festojmë Me Bilbilat
More DJal I Mejdanit..Zajazi Trio..Kosovo: Music of the Albanian Kosovars
Autobahn ..LaBrassBanda..Habediehre
Mové Jo..Kassav'..An-ba-chen'n La
Cascada (feat. Gilad Atzmon)..Tango Siempre..Barrio Tango
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show..Stick McGhee..The Best of Burlesque: 50 Original Club Classics It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)..Duke Ellington..The Duke: The Columbia Years (1927-1962)
Belleville Rendez-Vous (Version française)..M..Blockbuster Movie Hits
335 Time..Nicolas Repac..Black Box
Lady Day and John Coltrane..Paul Ubana Jones..At Al's
Yo la Keria (feat. Guy Schalom & Sheik Taha..Los Desterrado..Dos Amantes
When I Go Away..Levon Helm..Electric Dirt k
4 Daughters..Pura Fé..Rough Guide To Native America
Citadela..Jan Hrubý, Tomáš Procházka & Jazz Q Martina Kratochvíla..Elegie
Romanisches Cafe..Fred Frith.. Step Across the Border
Vera Cruz ..Gadjo..Gadjistan Zizany
Tongue-Tied..Emily Portman..The Glamoury
Lilène/Beanfield..Andy Clarke.. Wreck off Scilly
Sosso..Hadja Soumano..Divas of Mali: Great Vocal Performances from a Fabled Land
Hello Hello..Somo Somo & Mose Fan Fan..Hello Hello
Djadje..Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba..Jama Ko
Couscous ..Richard Bona..Munia (The Tale)
Sibashaya Woza..KonKoma..KonKoma
LDN..Krar Collective..London's Calling (Bonus Version)
Love at the Swimming Pool..Nuala Kenned..Noble Stranger
Put a Lid On It ..Karaoke Jazz Big Band.. Put a Lid On It (Karaoke Version) [Originally Performed By Squirrel Nut Zippers] - EP
Shneykoyl ..Circus Contraption..The Show to End All Shows
O Embucado..Alexandra Sousa..Sabor A Fado

16th December 2013

Hi all.
Tracks on this auspicious date were:

Supplique..The Stephane Wrembel Trio..Gypsy Rumble
My Buddy Blues..Five Breezes..The Human Orchestra
Tsiftetelli..The Toids..Unblocked Ears
Look East ..Treacherous Orchestra..Origins
Salaam Nubia..Alsarah..The Nile Project: Aswan
Sufi Stomp (Soul Of Sindh)..Arun Ghosh..A South Asian Suite
Utsav Pancham Se Gara..Ashwini Bhide Deshpande..Arghyan : The Offering
Bananeira ..Bebel Gilberto..Tuto Tempi
Cidade Maravilhosa ..Joyce Moreno..Rio De janiera
Carolina..Seu Jorge..Carolina
La Famille..Mamar Kassey..Tabouster -Niger
Preparando O Salto (Prepare To Jump..Siba..Avante
Haram gui..Urna..Portrait ''Heavenly Bird''
Minha Familia..Waldemar Bast..Pretaluz [blacklight]
Shekere..Vince Mendoza..Nights On Earth
Guitarra Guitarra Mía..Walter "Chino" Laborde & Diego "Dipi" Kvitko..Tango Tango, Vol. 3 Deluxe
La Espera ..Zíngaros..Gitango
Lucky Gilchrist..The Unthanks..Here's the Tender Coming
Martin Wynnes #2 / Martin Wynnes #1 / the Coalminer..We Banjo 3..Roots of the Banjo Tree
La Cote D'En Bas..Kejaj..Kejaj
Delirium Bulgaris..Hamon Martin Quintet..Du silence et du temps
Piece of Peace..Skatalites..Walk With Me
Wasod..Fernhill.Womex Wales
Strange News..Blowzabella..Falco
Lilly..Bootleg Swing Band..Demo EP
Singing In My Bathtub..Cheap Suit Serenaders..Soundcloud
Los Anges Dans Nos Compagfne..Bruce Cockburn..Soundcloud

From Loft's Music Shed...the Young Singer Songwriter Club...

...from Exeter Phoenix gave us some superb entertainment today.

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Loft’s Music Shed run a selection of young singer songwriter workshops, clubs and courses for creative, imaginative and talented young people in the South West.
From Loft's Music Shed, esteemed musician Laura Loft runs a very popular club at Exeter Phoenix for young music makers who want to be songwriters.
From this group, Rebecca, Ebby, Jamie, Holly, Polly and Daisy looked in to entertain us today.
And - with Laura - a wonderful sound they all made.

The ensemble began with two well rehearsed covers, Little Talks and Oh Hey.

Holly and Polly (Blue Moon) sang and played their own composition Ashes
and Jamie gave us his self-penned song The Crime You Didn't Do.
Laura completed the entertainment with her song I Had A Plan.

Wonderful!! Thank you very much to all the singers and musicians.

VISIT LOFT'S MUSIC SHED FOR YOUNG SINGER-SONGWRITING CLUBS & WORKSHOPS

Laura Loft's website is here.

Playlist

"Martin's Mandela mix" celebrating the life of an extraordinary man, 
Nelson Mandela

Pictured: Johnny Clegg with Nelson Mandela

Special AKA..Free Nelson Mandela

Johnny Clegg & Juluka..Asimbonanga

The Memeza African Choir featuring Marika Hattingh..The Rainbow Song

Miriam Makeba, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Paul Simon..N'Kosi Sikeleli

John Smith - Salty and Sweet
3 Daft Monkeys..Morwenna..Of Stones And Bones
Tamikrest..Itous..Chatma
Alex Kumar..If I Went Blind..Alex Kumar
Boban & Marco Marcovic..Sat..Golden Horns

Eric Bibb..Mandela Is Free
Ballake Sissoko..Kilanso..At Peace
Lal Waterson..Once In A Blue Moon / Evona Darling..Teach Me To Be A Summer's Morning
Nicky Swann..New Found Lands..How Does Your Land Lie?
Johanna Juhola..ITG Tango..Fantasiatango 2
Sky..Troika..Masterpieces: The Very Best Of Sky
The Young Tradition..Chicken On A Raft

Söndörgő..Buso Kolo..Tambourising: The Lost Music Of The Balkans

Dakar Audio Club..Mogobey

The Corrie Folk Trio..Rivonia
Ladysmith Black Mombasa..Inkanyezi Nezazi (The Star and the Wiseman)..The Best Of Ladysmith Black Mombasa: The Star and the Wiseman
Jackie Oates..The Wishfulness Waltz..The Violet Hour
Griselda Sanderson..Erdely Reels..Harpaphonics

Josie Lloyd

Tonight - 18th November - Josie Lloyd Blues singer and mistress of the National steel resonator guitar came to the studio to introduce her new CD, 'One More Time'.
She played the following songs live:

Come Back Baby

Summertime
House Of The Rising Sun
Meat On The Bone

And tracks on the CD:
In The Pines
Starstruck
Devil May Care

Other tracks played were:

Diamond Jones ..The Destroyers..Hole In the Universe
Timgad..Moishe's Bagel..Uncle Roland's Flying Machine
Mona Ki Ngi Xica..Bonga..Best of Bonga
El Tiempo Es Circular (feat. Aline Esquivel & Alex Bershadsky)..Zane Tat..El Tiempo Es Circular - Single
Couscou..Richard Bona..Munia (The Tale)
Goree..Lionel Loueke..Heritage
Evas ..Kejaj
Sad Feeling..FLOYD DIXON..His Complete Aladdin Recordings
Life Is a Dirty Deal ..Duster Bennett..Duster Bennett - the Complete Blue Horizon Sessions
The Linden..Lars Danielsson..The Lars Danielsson Signature Edition [Disc 1]
Mossycoat..Emily Portman..The Glamoury
Wonderfall..John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension..Now Here This
Me Yee Owu Den..K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas..Afro-Beat Airways
Guitar Vibes..Hans Karl Berger, Karl Berger, Santi Debriano, Koji Paul Shigihara & Leroy Williams.. Around
Aman Khoor Song ..MONGOL BAND..Traditional Mongolian Music
Gypsy House..Boban & Marko Markovic Orchestra..Gypsy Manifesto

Alex Kumar

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Some really great bluesy, rootsy music from 
Alex Kumar on rootsandshoots tonight. 

Alex sang and played his superb arrangements of Dawes' That Western Skyline and the Bob Dylan classic Don't Think Twice, It's Alright.

From Alex's debut album, simply called Alex Kumar, we played his own song 1963 which is proving a big hit with audiences plus two other self-penned songs, I Just Received The News and Love (Or The Next Best Thing). 

Alex Kumar's Album Launch with support from Slipdown Dog is this Friday 15 November at The Revelry, Exeter Quay. Doors open at 20:30. Buy his CD there.

We played Sweet Girl Blues by Slipdown Dog.
















All photos by Cecil Hatfield.

Other recordings played
Arvest..Goullo..Tri Diaoul
Ramblin' Jack Elliot..Pretty Boy Floyd..Ramblin' Jack
Bob Dylan..Gospel Plow..Bob Dylan
The Carrivick Sisters feat. John Breese..Lady Howard..Over The Edge
Amadou Diagne..Goree..Yakar
Angelique Kidjo..Macumba..Oyaya!
The Bhundu Boys..Tamba Wega..Muchiyedza (Out of the Dark)
Emily Barker & The Red Hot Halo..Dear River
3 Daft Monkeys..Sarah, The Devil & Jack..Of Stones & Bones
Krista Detor..Belle Of The Ball..Flat Earth Diary
Tom McConnell..Flags..Scraps
The Bombay Royale..Oh Sajne
ArHai..Morena..Eastern Roads

Steve Tyler & Andy Clarke

Despite computer troubles we had a great show on Monday 4th November with Steve Tyler & Andy Clarke in the studio, playing live and introducing their new CD, The Wreck Off Scilly.
They played the following songs live:
Poor Labourers
Midatspolska / Morgenpolska

Coal Owner and the Pitman's Wife
Wreck Off Scilly

From the Album ;
Rosemary Fair

Also played from recordings were:

Crazy man Michael..Bex & JJ..Download
Sweet Jane..The Velvet Underground..Loaded
Going Home / Stomp Dance.. Pura Fé..Follow Your Heart's Desire
My second Life ..The Guo Brothers..Yuan
Le porte-enseigne (Tour)..Hamon Martin Quintet..Du silence et du temps
Citadela..Jan Hrubý, Tomáš Procházka & Jazz Q Martina Kratochvíla..Elegie
Nanna..Querx..Live In Berlin
Opa Tsupa..Hop Hop Hop..Tendrovni
Kele Magni..Bassekou Kouyate..Jama Ko
The Collier Reel..Sherburn..Scott.Live At The Wharf
Bakonoba..Fatoumato Diawara..Fatou On World Circuit
Llora Mi Nena..La Familia Valera Miranda..Son et Bolero
Sibel..Lulo Reinhardt..Project No. 2
Balkan Caravan..Boban & Marko Markovic..Balkan Caravan

Bex & JJ 'Need To Know'

Roots and Shoots Radio Show. No guests this week but the following music was played:

Oregon..The Cinematic Orchestra..Every Day
Scottish Manon ..Ciac Boum..Vert
Shneykoyl ..Circus Contraption..The Show to End All Shows
Avel Conlle..Wig A Wag..#6
Need you now ..Bex & JJ..Demo
All Your Love (I Miss Loving)..Otis Rush..The Essential Otis Rush
Kassi Koun..Mamani Keita & Nicolas Repac..Yelema (By Nicolas Repac)
Nobody Smokes Anymore..Lucy Dixon, Le Professeur Inlassable, Sebastien Gastine, Vincent Théard, Arnaud Biscay, Nicolas Repac & Boris Ventura Diaz..One Too
Azul (Salut À Vous)..Akli D..Anefas Trankil
Laundromat Blues..ALBERT KING..King Of The Blues Guitar
Madrugadas Serenas..Alexandra Sousa..Sabor A Fado
Zydeco Sont Pas Sale..Clifton Chenier..The Best of Clifton Chenier
My Banjo and I..Hanggai..Introducing Hanggai
Fishing By Lamplight..The Guo Brothers..Yuan
Falls of Rauros..Jan Hruby & Kukulin..Silmarillion
The Braes of Busby / Phyllis's Birthday / The Graf Spee..John McSherry & Michael McGoldrick..At First Light
Red Alert..Holdsworth..Blues For Tony
Ethio Blues..Mulatu Astatke..Mulatu Steps Ahead
Silbury Hill..Philip Henry & Hannah Martin..Mynd
Roxette..Norman Watt-Roy..Faith & Grace
Doni Doni..Vieux Farka Toure..Mon Pays
Sleeping Beauty..Dirt Music..Troubles
Mueve galor..Los Chinches..Fongo
Tu Djaial..Hop Hop Hop..Tendrovni
Turbo Dizel..Boban & Marko Markovic Orchestra..Gipsy Manifesto

The Boys triumph again!

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The Boys From Melbourne Street returned to rootsandshoots tonight for a fine set.

It was great to have the Boys on the show again.

The Boys are Colin Wilson, vocals and guitar, Keith Hunter, bass guitar and Dave Eustace, percussion and yukele.

Their songs were
Planet Blue, Monsieur Concierge, Band Of Brothers, The Best Days Of Your Life and Your Life.

Colin Wilson, accompanied by Keith and Dave and other musicians, has a retrospective album coming out soon. It is Songs From The Cutting Room Floor and will be available at their gigs, at Colin's Bradninch Acoustic Music Club and from The Boys From Melbourne Street's website.

We featured a new rootsandshoots trailer from Matt and Cate Calder and a new rootsandshoots insert from Alice Louise and JohnKerry. Many thanks to them all for these fabulous additions. You can hear the recordings if you click on their names or on the logo above.

Recordings played were
Siba..A Bagaceira..Brasil Music Exchange: New Sounds 2013
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman..Money Or Jewels..Hidden People
Lal & Mike Waterson..Scarecrow / Fine Horseman..Bright Phoebus
Calan..Y Gwydir Glas..Jonah
Tamikrest..Imanin Bas Zihoun..Chatma
Philip Chevron..Thousands Are Sailing..Bringing It All Back Home
Nic Jones..Rose Of Allendale..In Search Of Nic Jones
Sam Carter..Ruins By The Shore..The No Testament
Jackie Oates..The Isle Of France..Hyperboreans
Nic Jones..Farewell To The Gold..Penguin Luka Šulić and Stjepan HauserEggs
Nic Jones..Texas Girl At The Funeral Of Her Father
Fela Kuti..Sorrow, Tears & Blood..The Best Of The Black President
Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin..Miss Wilmott's Ghost..Mynd
The Carrivick Sisters feat. John Breese..Over The Edge
2 Cellos: Luka Šulić and Stjepan Hauser..Fields Of Gold