Alice Shiels live in the studio next Monday...

...which we are really looking forward to. Torquay-based Alice will play and sing for us and Martin Henning will be chatting with her. Read about Alice - and hear her too - here.

That was 2008

and Rich and I enjoyed the show we did yesterday. It was good that Pete Canter (soon, we trust, to host 200% Pure on Phonic FM) looked in to see us and have a twiddle with the controls. No emails - we just hope we had listeners! Martin Hodge
Playlist: Artist..Track..Album
Jeff Buckley..Hallelujah..So Real Songs
Alison Krauss..Get Me Through December..A Hundred Miles Or More
Jack Elliott..Ramblin' Jack..1913 Massacre
Chris Wood, Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy & Trans-Global Underground..Cold Haily Rainy Night..The Imagined Village
Jose "Cheo" Feliciano..Por Nuestra
Felicidad..Pinceladas Navidenas
Radio Tarifa..Osu..Cruzando
El RioSouad Massi..That's Life..Mesk Elil
Bert Jansch..Angie..The Collection
Shirley Collins & Davey Graham..Pretty Saro
Dave Townsend & Others..Hunting The Wren: The King/Can Hela'r Dryw/Shelg Y Drean/Wren - Boys Of Dun & Wren Boys' Song..A Celtic Christmas
Beirut..The Penalty..The Flying Club Cup
Wayne Shorter..12 Century Carol..Alegria
Seth Lakeman..Colliers..Freedom Fields
El Hadj N'Diaye..Dund Uk Jen..Thiaroye
Yeska..Fideo..I Love Salsa
La Sonora Dinamita..A Mover La Couta..Exitos Explosivos
Bossacucanova featuring Trio Mocoto..Previsao..Uma Batida Diferente
National Ensemble Of The Presidential Orchestra Of Kazaknistan..Zhek-Kiik..Rough Guide To The Music Of Central Asia
Homage To Tsitanis..Taqsim..The World Of Traditional Music
Richard Bona..Sweet Mary..Reverence
Jimmy Bosch..Pa' Mantener Tradicion..Salsa Dura
Tradicion..Putumayo Presents Ruerto Rico
Bembeya Jazz National..Doni Don..The Syliphone Years Vol 1
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba..Banani..Segu Blue
Tom Ze..Xiquexique..World2002
Yeska..Fideo..I Love Salsa
Mawkin:Causley..Come My Lads..Cold Ruin (a bit of this, anyway)

Many thanks to Jim Causley...

...who sang and played for us superbly and to all the merry wassailers: Lynn Walsh plus Gavin and Conrad Hodge. And, of course, to Martin Henning for his encouragement! Lynn got a bit more than she bargained for but will be eternally known as the woman who sang exquisitely with the world famous Jim Causley on the wireless.

Jim & Lynn pictured right. Click on pic for Jim's website

Jim sang (with his own accordian accompaniment and Lynn) The Sugar Wassail plus 1 other (Sorry, Jim, can't remember the name of it - let me know, if you see this!)

Martin Hodge

On the gramophone or whatever we played... Artist..Track..Album

Martin Henning's choices:
Tinariwen..Chatma..demo
Cheb Mami..Harachi..Meli Meli
Waaberi..Rog Rogosho..New Dawn
EST..In My Garage..Ballad For The Unborn
Secret Oyster..Sreneme..Live In The USA
Nucleus..Torso..Solar Plexus
Plantec..Mojo..Plantec
Karma..Ar Plach Libertin..Plantec
He intended to play Marcus Miller..Strum..Marcus but didn't!!
Dalla..Cold Turkey..More Salt
Dry Marrak..Bramble Briar..Dry Marrak

Gavin's choice:
Intuition featuring Kate Rusby & Kathryn Roberts..The Moon & St Christopher..Intuition

Lynn's choice:
The Dixie Chicks..

Martin Hodge's choices incl. the Wassailing songs:
Voices in Common..Wassail..The Voice that Lives Inside You
Shirley Collins..Ashen Faggot Wassail..Adieu To Old England
Wren Music..Robin Redbreast..Dead Maid's Land
Shirley & Dolly Collins..Gower Wassail..Anthems In Eden
Jim Causley..Whimple Wassail..Fruits Of The Earth
Peter Bellamy..A-Roving On A Winter's Night

Roots and Shoots Seasonal Special

Next Monday 22 December we'll be having our own little party in the Phonic FM studio between 6 and 8pm and playing suitable ditties - most of which, we feel sure, you won't hear anywhere else on the radio.


We will have a special feature on Wassailing including music from Devon by Wren Music and Jim Causley pictured right: picture by Elizabeth Livermore: http://www.flickr.com/photos/evilibby/

Chris, Dave & Rich Live!

Many thanks to the fabulous musicians we squeezed into the studio: Chris Rudd (great you brought your bazouki, Chris: a beautiful clear-cut sound; an excellent choice of songs, wonderfully rendered) and then Dave Wood with guitar (a lovely set, Dave; superb singing and playing: sorry again for crawling round under you while you played - for technical enhancement, you understand!). Not forgetting our very own Rich accompanying Dave on frenetic bongos. As I said onair, I felt very priveleged to be at a concert just for me - though we do hope you listened too! Pictured Chris (above) Dave (below)
For us Chris performed Happy In The World and Apple For You, Eve. Dave did A Wager, A Wager plus Peggy Gordon plus JT/Becks/Cuba -the last set with Rich.

You can catch Chris's band Spin2 plus Dave Wood and Rich Cooke at Exeter Phoenix this Friday 19th December for a seasonal Concert to support the work of Exeter-based charity Magic Carpet

Before whisking himself away for gypsy jazzing, Martin Henning played: Artist..Track..Album
Laura Marling..Captain And The Hairglass..demo
Dalla..Tane An Gove..Rooz
Hoover The Dog..Flea Circus..Scratch N Sniff
Tango Band..Cold Cold Ground..Last Tango In Powys
Gadjologie..Valse Au Patouze..Gadjologie
Victor Wooten..Overjoyed..Show Of Hands
Jon Hassell..Tribal Secret..Earthquake Island
Salif Keita..Bobo..M'Bemba
Tal Wilkenfield..Truth Be Told..Transformation
Charles Penrose..The Laughing Policeman..Teddy Bear's Picnic
Ho, ho , ho!

I played: Artist..Track..Album
Besh O Drom..Space Maudi..Macsó Himzés
Maddy Prior & The Carnival Band..Wassail!..Carols & Capers

Spiers & Bowden..The Rain It Rains Every Day

John McCusker..The Big Man Set..Goodnight Ginger

put together by Martin Hodge

Roots and Shoots Live! in the studio

Last Monday we featured quite a few wonderful South West musicians and singers on CD. This Monday 15th December we're excited about welcoming the brilliant singer, songwriter, guitarist Dave Wood (left) and the exuberant and talented Chris Rudd (right) from local contemporary folk band Spin2 - both playing live for us. Listen in and you're in for a treat.

The M & M Show

To Tony and Ilanka: thanks for emailing studio@phonic.fm during this week's rootsandshoots. We do love hearing from listeners, especially when you tell us you're enjoying the show and/or have interesting and useful information. Don't forget, dear readers, that you can leave a comment on the blog too. Martin Hodge

This is what we played: Artist..Track..Album
Mawkin:Causley..Come My Lads..This Is Navigator Records (also on new mini-album Cold Ruin)
Natalie Merchant..The Letter..Tigerlily
She'Koyokh Klezmer Ensemble..Kopanitsa..Sandanski's Chicken
Taraf de Haidouks..De Cand Ma Aflat Multimea..Maskarada
Laura Marling..Ghosts..Alas I Cannot Swim
Dalla..Helston..More Salt Dalla play for dancing at Sandford this Friday. Pictured right
Wistman's Wood featuring Andy Clark..Bold Reynard..Wistman's Wood
Sherburn, Bartley & Scott..The Night Visit..Live At The Wharf 
She'Koyokh Klezmer Ensemble..Wedding Song..Sandanski's Chicken
Oysterband..Blood Wedding..Trawler
Vlatko Stefanovski & Miroslav Tadic..More Cico Rece Da Me Zeni..Live In Belgrade
Boban Markovic Orchestra..Vodopad..Live In Belgrade (different album from above!) 
Spyka..Late Nights In A Foreign Land..Spyka
Green Angels..Kromatic..Green Angels
Projet Bressans..La Vent..demo
Gadjologie..Tribal Rockab..Gadjologie
Teddy Thompson..In My Arms..A Piece Of What You Need Teddy - pictured left - is at Exeter Phoenix 21 Jan. Details: click picture
Spin2..Eldorado..Happy In the World Spin2 are at Exeter Phoenix on Fri 19 Dec.
The Angel Brothers..Django..This Is Navigator Records
Sherali Juraev..Oz'begim..Rough Guide To The Music Of Central Asia
Stephan Delicq..Les Yeaux De Jeane..La Discrete
Querx..Tournesol..Bal Berlin
Electronic Tango Group..Fugaz..Pasion Portena
Waaberi..Shubahada..New Dawn
Totó La Momposina..Los Sobores Del Porro..Latinas: Women Of Latin America
Must play that last one again as, short of time, I..shock, horror..faded it at the end!!
Listing these tracks, it was a strange mix, I think, but it kinda worked...I think!
Martin Hodge

Monday and Friday

This Monday 8th December, rootsandshoots is on Phonic FM as always from 6 to 8pm presented by Martin & Martin with lots of goodies. We're hoping for more live music the following week.

We have an interest in promoting an event on Friday 12th December, so here goes...

Noz Lowen/Fest Noz: Dalla (Cornish music) and Poisson Rouge (Breton/French music) for a great dance at Sandford Village Hall near Crediton. Full details here

All three of us..

...yesterday - and it was good fun. It's easier to list separately what each of us played. So, sorry it's not exactly in the order played. Here goes... Artist...Track...Album

Rich's selection:
Irakere..Juana 1600..La Coleccion Cubana Irakere
Miles Davis..Sivad..Live Evil
Bernard Kabanda..Track 8..Olugendo
Denise Marie..Spirit Hostage..Blue Tutu pictured right
Azis..Hajde, Pochvaj Me...The Best 2
Piatnica..?..?
Gianmaria Testa..Un Aeroplano A Vela..Mediterranean Café Songs
Bembeya Jazz National..Track 14..The Syliphone Years Vol 1
Manolito Simonet Y Su Trabuco..Guines Que Le Pasa A Tata..Control
Ozomatli..Cumbia De Los Muertos..Never Been Kissed

Martin Henning's selection:
Daily Planet..Kitchen Girl/Locks Of Dread..Live at the Lift, Glossop
Dalla..Tansyn Golowan..Rooz
Alain Genty..Le Petit Encrier..Le Grand Encrier
Hamon Martin Quartet..Les Metamorphoses/The Winding Way 1/Les Metamorphoses
Waaberi..Hafun..New Dawn
Tango Band..Kandahar..Deja view

Martin Hodge's selection:
Warsaw Village Band..The Owl..Uprooting
Tunng..Death & The Maiden Retold..The Imagined Village
Kate Rusby..The Village Green Preservation Society..Awkward Annie
Allen Toussaint..Yes We Can Can..Our New Orleans 2005
Ruth Brown..Good Day For The Blues..American Blues
Emrah..Kusursuzsan..Turkish Groove

From Bhangra to Andrzejki

We showcase a (world) wide range of musical styles and folk traditions on the show and on this Monday's show they included jazzy Cornish dance music to wild bhangra to smooth Somalian music to stirring border pipes to funky guitar. Not forgetting some great Polish music. And all from our little studio in Exeter.

It was a joy to talk with Irene and Robert about Polish traditions like fortune-telling on Andrzejki, St Andrew's Day (still being kept up - certainly in Tiverton and Exeter), life for Polish people in and around Exeter (generally good it seems, even if it means getting up at 5 am to go to work) and Polish and other local people's plans for working together for mutual understanding, enjoyment and fulfilment.

Events we publicised included two that, unfortunately, clash (Ah well - there's so much going on!) next Saturday:

Andrzejki (St Andrew's Day) Party at the Malster's Arms, Woodbury near Exeter: from 7pm. Entry by tickets (£15). Prince includes Polish buffet, Polish DJ and music, fun fortune-telling and organised transport. Details and tickets from The Polish Shop, Bartholomew Street, Exeter.

Wren Music Concert with David Faulkner, Voices In Common, Campus Choir, Rough Music, Marilyn Tucker & Paul Wilson: St David's Church, Hele Road, Exeter. Proceeds to Chestnut Appeal, the prostate cancer charity. More details here.

For information about Polonica, Exeter Polish Association, email polonikaexeter@wp.pl or phone Robert: 0789 4817396

We played... Artist..Track..Album
Dalla..Woolly Monkey..More Salt
Hoover The Dog..The Tartar/Drinkies..Scratch N Sniff
Daughters Of Elvin..Ondas Do Mar Da Vigo..Goldrok
John McLaughlin..El Greco..The Promise
Lulo Reinhardt..Waltz For One..Project One
La Familia Valeria Miranda..Bambay..Cuba
Amor Linde..Amor Linde..Music From Mexico
Carlos Libendinski..Tres Son Multitud..Narco Tango
Surfari Boys..Rahasya Rahasya..Bhangra Fever
Waaberi..Indo Ashak..New Dawn
Budapest Klezmer Band & Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra..Legycsapo Tanc..Klezmer Suite
Rachel Buchman..Elkiahu Hanavi..Oy S'Iz Gut (Oh It's Good)
Kroke..Awakening..Seventh Trip
Musicians of Warsaw University Of Technology Song & Dance Ensemble..Owczarek..Songs & Dances From Poland
Nigel Kennedy & Kroke..Lullaby For Kamila..East Meets West
Eel Grinders..The Microwave..Voyage
Dick Gaughan..When I'm Gone.Outlaws & Dreamers
Susana Baca..Si Me Quitaran..Espiritu Vivo
David Delarre..Roundabout..Folk Awards 2007

Andrzejki

Unless you speak Polish, you probably won't know what this is. Well, it's a day linked with Polish folk traditions and you can find what happens on rootsandshoots this Monday. Our guests Irene and Robert will inform you about the new Exeter Polish association Polonica too. Oh, and listen to some good music from Poland as well.

People with something to say...

That was the theme for much of the programme. We hope you liked it. Many, many thanks to Young Tom for playing and singing for us and for talking so eloquently and informatively.
See Tom perform, along with Dave Wood, Some Sort Of Threat, Rich Cooke and others at Barnfield Theatre this Friday from 8pm. A benefit in aid of prostate cancer charity The Chestnut Appeal and Exeter Woodcraft Folk
Young Tom's songs...
It's Hard (To love Someone Who Never Loved You) -original/based on a Woody Guthrie song
Why Rain?/Fallin' Off My Groove -original

Recordings played by Martin, Martin and Rich as follows... Artist..Track..Album

Dalla..Sister Over The Sea..A Richer Vein Dalla plus Poisson Rouge are at Sandford Village Hall on Fri 12 Dec for a Cornish/Breton Dance
Fernhill..Llatai..Llatei
Nahawa Doumbia..Sakeni..Diby
M'Bilia Bel..Bokosami..Bel Canto
The Tango Band..It's Money That Matters..Last Tango in Powys
The Paul Smail Group..On The Beach..The 2006 Collection
Tanghetto..Una Llamada..Think Global - Tango
Maggie Holland..A Place Called England..fRoots 13
Billy Bragg, The World Turned Upside Down, Brewing Up With Billy Bragg See Billy Bragg at Exeter Lemon Grove on Mon 24 Nov
Woody Guthrie, Better World A-Comin’, The Ultimate Collection
Johnny Clegg & Savuka..Asimbonanga..The Best Of Johnny Clegg
Sweet Honey In The Rock..In This Land..In This Land
Rory McLeod..What Would Jesus Do?..Mouth To Mouth
Peggy Seeger..We Remember (Naming Of Names)..Naming Of Names
Some Sort Of Threat..2 tracks from demo CD
Dave Wood..Sundown..Into The Light
Richard Bona..Ekwa Mwato..Reverence
Miriam Makeba..Soweto Blues..Welela
Roots Union..
Youssou N'Dour..Toxique..Set
Gigi..Tew Ante Sew..World 2002

Do get in touch

We welcome any feedback you have to our shows and our blog plus questions and requests. Contact us via the blog or by email: rootsandshootsdevon@gmail.com or studio@phonic.fm

Our musical mix...

...from yesterday: Artist..Track..Album (to be completed)
Rory McLeod..Farewell Welfare..A Festival Of Folk Rory is at Exeter Corn Exchange this Wed 7.30pm
The Boys From Melbourne Street..track from forthcoming album The Boys launch their new album in concert at Barnfield Theatre this Friday 8.30pm
Spin2..Sons Of the Desert..Happy In the World See the band at Globe, Newtown on Sat evening
Seth Lakeman..Setting Of The Sun.. Freedom Fields
Seth - pictured here - plays at Exeter Uni Great Hall this Sunday evening
Poisson Rouge..track from demo album Poisson Rouge & Dalla play for dancing at Sandford Village Hall from 8pm on Fri 12 Dec
Pink Martini..Sympathique..World Lounge
Nahawa Doumbia..Koli..Diby
Mbilia Bel..Yamba Ngai..Bel Canto
Chimney Down..The Rascal..Organic Mechanic
Recurl..My Regiment..South West Sound Julia from Recurl is pictured here
Bus Hookers..Cry For Me Tonight..Life In The Bus Lane
Compay Segundo with Eliades Ochoa..Chan Chan..Duets
Stefka Sabotinova..Pritouri Se Planinata.. Le Mystère Des Voix Bulgares Vol 1
Orhan Hakalmaz..Portakalım Tekerlendi..Türkulerele Içel
La Ciapa Rusa..La Casa Della Luna Azzurra/Mercoledi Delle Ceneri..Aji & Safran
Anibal Palazolo..Circo..Flamenco Entre Cuerdas
Sandy Lopicic..Jane Sandinski..Border Confusion
Asere..Chez Toi..Destinos
Mariza..Poetas..Fado Em Mim
Katell Kloareg & Fred Combo..Feunteun Ar Goasaleg..Obsession
So Long Angel..Rhythm & Blues..Falling

Spinach

Dance and listen to Spinach For Norman, our theme tune players, at the Ceilidh For Amnesty International at St James' Church Hall, Mount Pleasant Road, Exeter from 8pm this Saturday 8th November.

The Hurdy Gurdy Rules

...or you might think it did in this Monday's show in which Martin Henning featured an amazing selection of different albums featuring this sometimes forgotten instrument. We won't forget it now, Martin!

Thanks to Christine Tyson for her choices: June Tabor and someone we might not otherwise have played: Jennifer Warnes.

What we played Artist..Track..Album
Cosmic Drone..Afficionados..Cosmic Drone
Dédale..Quinquamarre..Face Cachée
Misericordia..Belicha..Passion, Pestilence & Plyphony
Daughters of Elvin..Donna Pos Vos Ay Chusida..Galdrbok
Rory McLeod..How Can you Keep On Moving.. The Disagreement Of the People
The Black House..Shadows..Postcard From An Abandoned Hotel The Black House play their dark acoustic folk-rock in the bar at Exeter Phoenix this Sunday from 1.30pm
June Tabor..Lay this Body Down..Anthology
Anne Briggs..Sandman’s Song..The Time Has Come
Shirley Collins & Davy Graham..Love Is Pleasin’..Folk Roots New Routes
Jennifer Warnes, The Well, The Well

Vach In Tong.. Noemie..La Melodie De La Vache Folk

Cyser..Dark Spirit..Cyser
The Duellists..Starters, Afriston..The Duellists
Le Gop..Escale – en Soulasset..AC Cosmic Drone..Cosmic Drone..Cosmic Drone

Kroke..Canon..Seventh Trip

Taksim Trio..Muhayyer Kurdi Saz Semaisi
Omara Portuando..Juramento..Flor De Amor
Vieux Farka Touré..Ma Hine Cocore.. Vieux Farka Touré
Brath..An-Kar..Rodeira (Son De Galicia 4)
Spinach For Norman..Hopping Up Hay Tor

M & M

Yes, Martin & Martin are on this Monday from 6 to 8 pm. We'll have music from Galicia, Hungary, Turkey, Cuba, lots of other places too - oh, and Spinach For Norman from Devon.

The lone DJ

It's a bit odd sitting in a studio on your own with headphones on, playing music and talking to yourself. You just hope that you are talking to...someone. Listeners tend to listen and not phone, text or email in - but it's reassuring when they do. Nobody did this time. Still, I very soon began to enjoy my short-term solitary confinement -though it was nice when Aaron and a photographer looked in - even though they didn't want another photo of me! Anyway, assuming that some of you were listening, you may want a list of what I played... Martin Hodge

PS. The show should have started with our theme tune by Spinach For Norman - but didn't. You can hear and dance to the band at the Ceilidh For Amnesty International at St James' Church Hall on Saturday 8th November. I'll be calling dances.

Artist..Track..Album
Césaria Ēvora..Desilusao Dum Amdjer..Café Atlantico
Aniceto Molina..Camaron Pelao..Lo Mejore Del Tigre Sabanero
La Sondora Dynamita..Oye..Exitos Explosivos
Vieux Farka Touré..Ana.. Vieux Farka Touré
Various Artists..Mendekalou – The Art And Soul Of The Mande Griots..Kemé Bourame
Johnny Clegg & Juluka..Impi..The Best Of Juluka/Savuka
Modeste Hugues Randriamahitasoa..Celestina..Merdeka
Reviyat A Markidim Ensemble..Zemer Atik.. World Of Music: Israel
Nigun..Tumbalalajka..Klezjazz
Paul Brady..The World Is What You Make It..Spirits Colliding
Kris Drever..Braw Sailin’ On The Sea..Black Water
Fernhill..Wasod..Hynt
Lal Waterson & Oliver Knight..A Bed Of Roses..Memories
La Ciapa Rusa..Vioire/Ad Oriente..Aji & Safrán
Alan Stivell..Demain Matin Chez O’Carolan..Au-Delá des Mots
Bernard Loffet..Droneless/Les Marjolaines..Moteur!
Helena Torpey & Steve Turner..The Welch Hornpipe..Sideways Air
Eliza Carthy..Hug You Like A Mountain..Dreams Of Breathing Underwater Eliza is at Exeter Phoenix on Sunday 9 November
Rory McLeod..A Foreigner Forever..Lullabies For Big Babies
Rory McLeod is at Exeter Corn Exchange on Wed 12 November. Read the preview I've written for Phonic FM by clicking on the picture

Lonnie Donegan..Bury My Body..The Early Years Album
Robert Johnson..Me And The Devil Blues..The Last Of The Great Blues Singers
The Black House..Home..Postcard From An Abandoned Hotel
Nitin Sawney..Sunset..Prophesy
Chris Wood..Come Down Jehovah..Trespasser
Edward II..The Wild Mountain Thyme..fRoots 8

Martin & Martin and guests

It's always nice when people pop into the studio to see and hear what goes in, as Geoff and Andrew did this Monday. If you'd like to come and see us in action (whether you want to contribute to the show or not), let us know. You'll be very welcome.

In the first hour, Martin Henning played... Artist..Track..Album

Yo Yo Ma..Allegro..Spirit Of The Tango

Gadjologie..La Scoumoune.Gadjologie

Pedro Brown..Ancient Tribes..A Long Journey

Oi Va Voi..Ladino Song..Laughter Through Tears

So Long Angel..Ecstasy..Falling

Rumbajax..Scavengers..Live in the USA

EST..Contorted..Leucolyte

Hoover The Dog..Contorted..Between

La Bottine Souriante..Hommage A Edmond Paitze

Arvest..Tan Ar Brezel..Arvest

Dalla..Descent..Rooz (pictured here) Dalla are playing for Cornish dancing at Sandford Village Hall on Fri 12 Dec

In the 2nd hour, Martin Hodge played.. Artist..Track..Album

Kitty Jay..Seth Lakeman..Kitty Jay

Martyn Joseph..Danny..Full Colour Black & White

Affinitėe..Couer Vagabond..A La Fête

Spinach for Norman..Ode To Maurice Ogg..Ready To Start Again Spinach for Norman are playing for a Ceilidh For Amnesty International at St James' Hall, Exeter on Sat 8 Nov

Paul Wilson, Marilyn Tucker & Friends..Drunken Maidens..Dead Maid's Land

Rory McLeod..Huge Sky..Kicking The Sawdust Rory is at Exeter Corn Exchange on Wed 12 November

Fairport Convention..Si Tu Dois Partir..

Martin Carthy..The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll..Signs Of Life

Bob Dylan..Workingman's Blues #2..Modern Times

Goliards live at Sidmouth Folk Week

Ojos De Brujo..Tanguilla De Maria..Barī

Taksim Trio..Muhayyer Kűrdi Saz Semaisi

Khaled..Yema Yema..Ya-Rayi

Next Monday's show is presented by Rich Cooke and Martin Hodge (left)

This Monday's show...

...will be presented, for the first hour, by Martin Henning pictured left and, for the final hour, by Martin Hodge pictured right. We'll feature, amongst other delights, artists appearing locally, including singer-songwriter and all-round performer extraordinaire Rory McLeod and highly accomplished accordian player Basil Bunelik. Be sure to lend an ear...

What fun we had

Well, we enjoyed ourselves on the show yesterday with the 3 of us sharing some of our favourite music with you, including tracks from recordings given or sent to us. Keep sending!

So, what did we play? Here's the list
Artist..Track..Album
Charlie Christian.. Breakfast Feud..Genius of the Electric Guitar
B.B.King..It’s My Own Fault..Live at The Regal
Electric Flag.. Killing Floor..Long Time Coming
City..Am Fenster..City
Nigel Kennedy & The Kroke Band..East Meets West
The Black House..1989..Postcard From An Abandoned Hotel
Cheo Feliciano..Yo No Soy Un Angel..Universo Tropical
Oscar D'Leon..La Mazucamba..Infinito
Hector Lavoe..Periodico De Ayer..Maestro
Henry Cow..With The Yellow Half Moon And Blue Star..Legend
Sandy Lopicic..Last One..Border Confusion
Howie B Remix..Four Sections..Reich Remixed
Baka Beyond..Rhythm Tree..Rhythm Tree
Baka Beyond (pictured here) are at Exeter Phoenix this Friday
Taksim Trio..Bicare..fRoots 31
Taraf De Haidouks..Pelin Bau, Pelin Manine..Band Of Gypsies
Piatnica..?..?
Asiz..Edno Mi..The Best 2
Haris Alexiou..Piches Ke Somata..Mediterranean Cafe Songs
Plantec..Kalon..Plantec
Kris Drever..Harvest Gypsies..Black Water
Juan Luis Guerra..El Farolito..Fogarate
EST..Jazz..Leucocyte
Klezmer Plus..Tish Nigun..Klezmagic

Yesterday and tomorrow...

...or actually the other way round!

Tomorrow on rootsandshoots: all 3 of us! Don't miss it!!

And now to yesterday! I wrote the following item for the Phonic FM website but I think it's relevant to print it here too as 2 of us from rootsandshoots were involved in the Phonic FM leaflet drop yesterday... Martin Hodge

PHONIC FM: Spreading the word through the letterbox
Saturday 11th October: 11 am (ish). Early in the day for some; well into the day for others. Pete Bishop's Phonic FM leafletting crew gather outside the Victoria Inn in Union Road. "Good turnout" says Pete (Deep Sea Ball) to Ellie (Radio Mundo), Terry (Collision), Rich and Martin (Roots & Shoots) and David (The Edge Of Jazz). The pub is closed (maybe just as well as we might not have got anything done, apart from talking, which we all do well). Pete's super-duper new leaflet is handed out:

PHONIC FM - Exeter's Sound Alternative - No Playlists, No Adverts and in smaller print ("rightly so", say some): Your community radio station.
106.8FM in the Exeter area

Our patch is sorted. Terry asks if he can be a bit cheeky and add his own Collision leaflet to our pile - and to his delight all declare it a good thing. Off we go to stick the papers in through a variety of easy-to-use as well as easy-to-get-your hand-stuck in letter boxes, occasionally meeting real occupants who are delighted to get the news of Phonic FM, the perfect antidote for complaints about high rotation playlists (Radio World Magazine, quoted on the handout).

At 2pm we get together for lunch and drinks at Exeter Phoenix (Thanks to Patrick for proving there is such a thing as a free lunch) and we reminisce over the wonderful morning's leafletting. It's going to happen again next month in another part of Exeter. Do come and join us to spread the word about a genuinely refreshing, genuine alternative from which the best is yet to come (Radio World again, not us blowing our own trumpets - though we all agree they're right).

Our new logo!

Eclectica with Martins 2

The usual wonderfully eclectic mix today including the first of our recordings made at Sidmouth Folk Week (the great local band Goliards) and half an hour of fine guitar music from Django Reinhardt's jazz to Mick Holditch's ragtime.

So, this is what we played... Track..Artist..Album

Aniceto Molina..Cumbia Sampuesana..Lo Mejore Del Sabanero
Henry Fiol..El Juguito..The Virgin Directory Of World Music
Michelle Shocked..The L&N Don’t Stop Here Anymore..Cooking Vinyl Sample 1994
Spin2..Bryan O’Lynn/Connachtman’s Spin2 pictured right
Ramble/Paddy O’Clancy’s..Here Inside
Boban Marković..Zajdi Zaydi..Live In Belgrade
Kries..Grlicica..fRoots 31
Jon Hassell..Tribal Secret..Earthquake Island
Oi Va Voi..Gypsy..Laughter Through Tears
Tango Band..Listen to Your Heart..Wind In The City
Orchestra Badbab..Collette..Made In Dakar
Le Gop..Bliz - La Course Des Nuages
Goliards live from Sidmouth Folk Week Aug 2008
Kate Rusby with Roddy Woomble..No Names..Folk Awards 2006
Shirley Collins..Seven Yellow Gipsies..The Power Of The True Love Knot
Fairport Convention featuring Sandy Denny..Who Knows Where The Time Goes..Unhalfbricking
Yasmin Levy..Locura (Madness)..Awards For World Music 07
Big Sky..Las Temporadas..Beginner’s Guide To World Music
Carre Manchot..Ridees A La 6 Temps..December
Mick Holditch..The Dallas Rag..Horizons
Django Reinhardt..Djangology..Djangology
Gadjologie..Debilius Profondicum Blues..Gadjologie
Lulo Reinhardt..Planensa..Project No.1`
Secret Oyster..Oyster Uncle..Live In The USA
Jan Hammer & Jeff Beck Group..Scatterbrain..Long Time Coming

We're hoping for Henning, Hodge and Cooke together next week!

2 playlists

Sorry we're late with this but here are the latest playlists:

Monday 22 Sept with Martin Henning: Artist..Track..Album
Secret Oyster..Srenerne..Live In The USA
Plantec..Kosmos..Plantec
Rabin Abou-Khalil..Dog River..Rabin Abou-Khalil
Cheb Mami..Hada Ch’hal..Meli Meli
Kroke..Rumenisher Tants..Klezmer Acoustic Music
Sandy Lopicic Orchestra..Rampiri..Balkea
Arzan..Manolita La Lionatta..Arzan
EST..Tide Of Trepidation..EST
Return To Forever..No Mystery..No Mystery
Yo Yo Ma..Hora Cere ..Soul Of The Tango
Stephane Delicq..Loubov..La Discrete
Dedale..Zaz Plinn..Face Cachee
Misericordia..Me Lykyth Ever The Lenger..Passion, Pestillence & Polyphony
Scopt..Constantine..A Certain Shade Of Folk
Spyka..Late Nights In A Foreign Land..Spyka pictured right
Gadjologie..A Bout Portant..Gadjologie
Tango Band..Monahan Jig..Wind In The City
Suuf..Alla Yo..Debbo Hande
Suzi..Adios..fRoots
Alain Genty..Surjavati..Le Grande Enchrier
Tal Wilkenfeld..Serendipity..Transformation
National Health..Bryden 2 Step Pt2..Of Queues & Cures
D'Notes Phased+Konfused Mix..Piano Phase..Reich: Remixed

Monday 29 September with Martin Henning & Rich Cooke. Martin played Artist..Track..Album
Rabih Abou-Khalil..Georgina..Arabian Waltz
Mahmoud Ahmed..Atawurulagn Lela..The Very Best Of Ethiopiques
Nahawa Doumbia..Sogodounou..Diby
Orchestra Badbab..Pape Ndiaye..Made In Dakar
The School Of Trobar..Bele Aelis..Love Songs & Trance Rhythms
pictured here
Marizo..Oxalia..Fad Em Mim
Dalla..Tane An Gove..2 Voix + 2 Guitars
Mamon Martin Quintet..Les Palatuviers..Les Metamorphes
Fred Combo..Arthur's Born..Obsession
Gadjologie..Lna Is dead..Gadjologie

Rich played Artist..Track..Album
Habib Koite..Nta Dima..Afriki
Piatnica..Soldat..Russian Reggae
Denise Marie..Spirit Hostage..Blue Tutu
Compay Segundo/Charles Aznavour..Morir De Amor..Duets
Eddie Palmieri/Cal Tjader..Samba Do Sueno..Bamboleate
NG La Banda..Samba De Amalphi..Oye Siii
Erhu..Creek Flowing..Hifi World Of Chinese Music
Amadou & Mariam..M'Bife/M'Bife Balafon..Dimanche A Bamako
Asiz..Sabravime..Best 2
Gil Scott Heron..Gun..Reflections
James Taylor..Limousine Driver..That's Why I'm Here
Radio Tarifa..Bujo Gushi..Cruzando El RioClave Y Guaguanco..Tonada Guaguanco Para Celina..Noche De La Rumba
Cachao..Al Fin Te Vi..Master Sessions Vol 1
Manolito Y Su Trabuco..Guines Que Le Pasa a Tata..Control

The 2 Martins' playlist for Mon 15 September

Artist..Track..Album
Obsession..Triton Presse..Bulgaroid Tribu
Chimney Down..The Thinkers' Song..Organic Mechanic
Andrea Parker..The 4 Sections..Reich Remixed
Andy Clarke..The Hostess' Daughter..Andy Clarke Andy is pictured right







Fernhill..Bredon Hill..Llatai
Yann Tiersen..J'Y Suis Jamais Allé
Camille..Ta Douleur..Awards For World Music 2007
Alan Stivell..Cease Fire..Brian Boru
De Dannan..Humours Of Galway..Bringing It All Back Home
Atlantic Crossing..Cape Breton Jigs..Atlantic Crossing
Omara Portuanda..Amorosa Guajira..Flor De Amor
Buena Vista Social Club..Veinte Aňos..Buena Vista Social Club
Incantation..De Mishuellas..The Meeting
Virginia Rodriguez..Uma História De Ifa..Nós
Fantazia..River Path..fRoots 15
Cheb Mami..Azwaw..Meli Meli
Tango Band..It's Money That Matters..Last Tango In Powys
M'Bilia Bel..Contre Ma Valonte..Bel Canto
Asere..Chez Toi..Destinos
Teddy Thompson..I Wish It Was Over..Separate Ways
Eliza Carthy..Mr Magnifico (Monitor Mix Version)..That's Proper Folk
Pyba..John Dory..Ilow Kotha Gernow (The Ancient Music Of Cornwall)
Helen Torpey & Steve Turner..New Arrival..Sideways Up
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba..Segu Blue..Segu Blue
The Four Brothers..Vimbayi..Hootenanny - Cooking Vinyl Sampled

Last Monday 8 September

Martin played Artist..Track..Album
Misericordia..Trotto..Passio, Pestillence, & Polyphony
Chimney Down.. Motet Electronique..Organic Mechanic
Asere..Romantica..Destinos
Lulo Reinhardt.. Dad U Day.. Project Deux
la Familia Val Miranda..Tuna Mayai Guantanimo..Son et Bolero
Stephane Grapelli..These Foolish Things..Flamingo
Django Reinhart..Nuages..Djangology
Project Bressans..Le Non Demande En Mariage..Project Bressans
Jean-Luc Ponty..Watching Birds..Open Mind
Tango Band.. Blues On A Berlin Night..Berlin Nights
Les Vagabonds De Gibolescu..Sliba..Tsiganes a et Konos
Ivo Papasov..Tinners Dance..Dance of the Falcon
Gnawa Souk System.. Itchak El Baz..Diffusion
Cheb Mami..Alachi Alik..Meli Meli
Alain Genty..Carnet De Route..The Grand Encrier
Osamu Kitajima.. Benezaiteu..Benezaiteu

Rich played Artist..Track..Album
Boerte..Khuumiin Setgem..Wind Of Dreams
The Bamboos featuring Alice Russell..Step It Up..Shapes Compilation
Richard Bona..Suninga..Reverence
Tita Lima..A Conta Do Samba..Brasil Mix
Caetano Veloso..Queixa..The Definitive Collection

Our guest Latzo played Artist..Track..Album
Nerez..Samba u Desti..Nerez
Jablkon..Little Boy
Wedding Band..Professor Indigo Many thanks, Latzo.

The boys done good

The Boys From Melbourne Street - Colin, Dave and Keith - did a great live set for us this evening with great repartie as well as tip-top songs. Here's what they played...
A Walk In The Park
Flamenco Red
If I Loved My Mobile
Chinese Whispers 

On CD:
Goliards..Jovano Jovanke..The Beasts Are Rising
Gabriel Yacoub..La Chasse..Trad Arr.
The Boys From Melbourne Street..Dance For Jo And Anni..Songs from the Heart
Matt Norman..3/2 Hornpipe/Oldham Rowling Hornpipe..Eight Days Late
Plantec..Kosmos..Plantec
Cosmic Grone..Orakman..Cosmic Grone
Matt Molloy & Friends..The Humors Of Lisadell Set..Up Mayo
The Boys From Melbourne Street..Ride With Me not yet available
Vach In Tong..Les Petits Passions Verts..La Melodie De La Vache Folk
Compagnie Giulia..Branle Double & Simple..Compagnie Giulia
Daughters Of Elvin..Su La Rivera..Galdrbok
Rosa Rebecka..Om Alla Berg Och Bachar..Untold pictured right
Obsession..Triptyque..Bulgaroide Tribu
Carre Manchot..Andro/Neg La Cho..December
EST..7 Days Falling..7 Days Falling
Bonzo Dog Band..You’ve Done My Brain In.. Some of the Best of the Bonzo Dog Band
The Boys From Melbourne Street..Wealthy Man not yet available
Martins 4 featuring Juan Martin..Rumba Nostalgica/La Feria..Martins 4
Richard Bono..Bisso Baba..Reverence
Randy Newman & The Louisiana Philharmonic..Louisiana..Our New Orleans 2005
Rev Hammer..Down By The River O..A Festival Of Folk
L’Ouragon..Beausoleil.. Our New Orleans 2005 just a snatch played!

The Boys from Melbourne Street....

....will be playing live in the studio on Monday evening 1 September. Not to be missed. Check them out here:

http://www.theboysfrommelbournestreet.com/

Yesterday's Playlist

Artist..Track..Album
Richard Thompson..Waltzing's for Dreamers..Action Packed
Brendan Power..Si Bheag, Si Mhor..New Irish Harmonica
Eleftheria Arvanitaki & Stavros Logarades..Stis Akres Ap'ta Matia Soy..Routes
Mamak Khadem..Jostojoo..fRoots 31
Agricantus..Spunta La Suli..Italian Musical Odyssey
Denise Marie..I Gave You A Chance..Aphrodite & Outlaws Pictured: Denise Marie who played a wonderfully intimate set at The Northbridge, Exeter soon after our Monday show.
Radio Tarifa..El Quinto..Cruzando El Rio
Anibal Velasquez..La Arana..El Ritmo 2
Erhu..Picking Up Reed Flowers..HiFi World Of Chinese Music
Debashish Bhattarcharya..Aanadam..Award for World Music 07
James Hollingsworth..Beaten Out..Eight Your Nature
The Boys From Melbourne Street..Somewhere In Your Heart..Songs From The Heart
Anibal Palazolo..La Pequerna Fiesta..Entre Cuerdas
Orquest Reve..Runidera..Rumberos Latino Americano
Johnny Ventura..El Tabaco..JV Y Su Combo
Jony Iliev..Ma Maren Ma..Froots#21
Ida Kelarova..?..Romano Rat
Kalman Balogh & The Gipsy Cimbalom Band..Cigany Szinek..Roma Vandor
Joel Rubin Jewish Ensemble..Volekhi..Beregovski's Khasene
Nigel Kennedy & Kroke..Tribute to Maria Tanase..East Meets West
Maria Tanase..Trenule Masina Mica..Muzica De Colectie Vol 15
Alex Wilson..Oh Kuri..Inglaterra
Johnny Colon..Afincao..Best Of JC
Jacob Do Bandolin..?..?
Pupy..Suavecito Asi..Pupy Y Su Charanga
Fairport Convention..Restless..Rising For The Moon

Video of John & Bob on Roots and Shoots

http://www.phonic.fm/2008/08/13/roots-and-shoots-special-guests/

Michel, Marcela, Rich and more...

We hope you enjoyed tonight's show. It was a pleasure to be able to bring you live music from our Columbian friends, Michel and Marcela, accompanied by our own Rich. Martin and I thought they were wonderful. The instruments Michel and Marcela played are all hand made by members of the Grammy award winning band Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto.

Martin Hodge

The CD tracks played were... Artist..Track..Album..

Davell Crawford..Gather By the River..Our New Orleans 2005
Mary Gauthier..Our Lady Of The Shooting Stars..That's Proper Folk
Teddy Thompson..Shine So Bright..Separate Ways
Christine Collister..Hallelujah..Love
Oi Va Voi..D'Ror Yikra..Laughter Through tears
Fred Combo..Pensée..Obsession
Gadjologie..Blessad Relief..Gadjologie
Dedale..Circus Confetti..Face Cachée
Melingo..En Un Bondi Color Humo..Maldito Tango
Les Boukakes..L'Alawi..Awards For World Music 07
Les Negresses Vertes..Zobi La Mouche..Routes
Gogol Bordello..Not A Crime..Awards For World Music 07
Les Vagabonds De Gibolescu..Hocas..Tsiganes A Et Konus
Otros..Sin Rumbo..Aires
Catriona McDonald..The Tiddal Troll..fRoots?
The Eel Grinders..The Hill Changes Colour..Voyage
Fernhill..Llatai..Llatai
Kris Drever..Braw Sailin' On The Sea..Black Water
June Tabor..Heather down The Moor..Anthology
Rosa Paeda..Facee..Facee
Stephan Delieq..Manette/Vivre..Accordion Diatonique
Zydecom Party..Dopsie's Cajun Stomp..Rocking Dopsi

Martins Two...

...had a great time in Sidmouth last week. Thanks to Carrie Atkinson, Pam Hayes, Spinach for Norman, Poisson Rouge, Chabotee and friends, Goliards, Bruce the lights and all who helped make the rootsandshootslive! events go so magnificently.

Pictured: Martin Henning with Poisson Rouge at Sidmouth Folk Week

Tonight on the show we played...

Artist..Track..Album
Dedale..Dentifrice au Chewing-Gum..Steve Reich Remixed
Bratsch..Choubi..Bratsch
Gadgologie..Le Temps Des Aglos
Tango Band..Snosti & Ludo..Last Tanbo in Powys
Ivo Papazov..Habava/Turner's Dance..Dance Of The Falcon
Oi Va Voi..Ladino Song..Laughter Through tears
Rabih Abou-Khalil..Arabian Waltz..Arabian Waltz
Rumbajax..Sarcastic
Sandi Lopicic..Kupi Mi Majko Top..Balkea
The Incredible String Band..Maybe Someday..The Incredible String Band
Jack Elliott..It's Hard, Ain't It Hard..Rambling Jack
Martin Simpson..John Hardy..Righteousness And Humidity

Jackie Oates..Lark In The Morning..fRoots 31

Spin 2..Change Your Name..Happy In The World
The School Of Trobar..Elderflower Wine..Love Songs And Trance Hymns
Ibrahim Ferrer..Que Bueno Baila Usted..Ibrahim Ferrer
Taraf De Haidouks..Carolina..Band Of Gypsies
The Communards..Csardas..The Communards
Besh O Drom..Lazito..Macso Himzes
Habib Koite & Bamada..Massake..Afriki
Les Amazones De Guinee..fRoots 31