Playlist for 25 May

Artist..Track..Album
Afro Celt Sound System..Free..Sound Magic
Gigi..Tew Anite Sew..Gigi
Tarika..Bonne Annee..D
Waaberi..Hafan..New Dawn
Jaco Pastorius..Word Of Mouth
Gotan Project..Domingo..Lunatico
Otros Aires..Milonga Sentimental..Otros Aires
Amestoy Trio..Fantomas..Sport & Couture
Gadjologie..Le Temps Des Aglos..Gadjologie
Wig A Wag..Miltamm..Sarah Ha Safar
Guichen Brothers..Briez Polonia..Freres
Hamon Martin Quintet..Tot L'Matin..L'Habit De Plume
Fatima Spar & The Freedom Fries..Die Kleptomanin..Trust
Municipale..Road To Damascus..Road To Damascus
Cauld Blast..Mixed Blood..Durga's Feast
Beirut..Bratislava..Gulag Orkestar
Margaret Duffy..Shadows On The Water..Full Circle Round
Sin'e..The Poacher..It's About Time
Dalla..Seventeen Come Sunday..Rooz Dalla are pictured left
Daily Planet..Kitchen Girl/Locks Of Dread..Millenium Live At The Lift Global Music Club, Glossop
Peatbog fairies..Maids Of Mount Cisco..Mellowosity
Alice Jemima..Crazy Little Thing..Alice Jemima Alice is pictured right
Tango Band..Wind In The City..Wind In The City

Artists we know, artists we've seen and artists we haven't

That pretty much sums up what we played this week - except to add they are all artists we really like. Hope you did too. We played:

Artist..Track..Album

Rory McLeod..You Were Everywhere..Mouth To Mouth
Kirsty McGee..Alibi Blues..The Kansas Sessions
Griselda Sanderson & Louis Bingham..Trapain Law..Harpaphonics
Gris & Louis pictured in the studio for Roots & Shoots
Orchestra Baobab..Itru Horas..The Rough Guide To West African Music

Fatima Spar and the Freedom Fries..Egyptian Ella..Zirzop

Cauld Blast Orchestra..The Black Rock..Durga's Feast

People Are Strange..The Tango Band..Sweet Knurdilk

Swamp Fever..Hoover The Dog..Distempo
Ana Firmino..Chico Malandro..Putumayo Presents Cape Verde

Ibrahim Ferrer..Bruca Manigua..Ibrahim Ferrer

Ejigayehu 2Gigi2 Shibabaw..Abyssinia Infinate..Zion Roots

Cabral..Orchestra Baobab..Made In Dakar

Refugee..Oi Va Voi..Laughter Through Tears

Alice Jemima..Something Cliché..Alice Jemima
Fanfare Ciocarlia..Mukav Tu..Queens & Kings
Muzsikas..Torontali Tancok..Bartok Album
Alfredo Marceneiro..A Casa De Mariguinhas..Portugal The Story Of Fado
Vicente Da Camara..Fado Das Caldas..Portugal The Story Of Fado
Maria Da Fe..Ate Que A Voz Me Doa..Portugal The Story Of Fado
Lios Ar Leur..Guiched Brothers..Lios Ar Leur..Freres
Amestoy Trio..Rural Swing..Sports And Couture

Otros..Sin Rumbo..Otros

EST..Well Wisher..EST
Dartmoor Pixie Band..Crooked Stove Pipe/Jumping Cactus..Down 'Pon Old Dartymoor Dartmoor Dartmoor Pixie Band pictured

Dalla..Awel Vase..More Salt

Today's musical tour...

...included Brittany, France, Ethiopia, Israel, Senegal, Mali, Benin, Newcastle and Devon. Here's what we played...
Artist..Track..Album
Guichen Brothers..Corps Accord..Freres
Plantec..Dans..Reverzhi
Amestoy Trio..Pacquerette..Sport & Couture
Faubourg De Boignard..Faubourg De Boignard....Terra Gallica
Renaud Garcia-Fons..Arcoluz..Arcoluz
Fatima Spar & The Freedom Fries..Knock-Kneed Sal..Trust
Rumba Love Train..Last Train To Presteigne..In Memory Of The Last Train To Presteigne
Auvo Quartet..Kaipaamattomuudesta..Auvo Kvartetti
Bud & Lynne Abbot..Somewhere Along The Road..Somewhere Along The Road
Abyssinia Infinite featuring Ejigayehu "Gigi" Shibabaw..Gedawo..Zion Roots
Yasmin Levy..Irme Keru..Now Hear This
Rabih Abou-Khalil..Ugo In Love..Between Dusk And Dawn

Shirley & Dolly Collins with Phil Pickett..Gilderoy..Within Sound
Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll..The Robber..Beneath The Black Tree Nick & Becki pictured left
Youssou N'Dour..Ndar..Routes
Baba Maal & Monsour Seck..Maacina Tooro..Routes
Habib Koite & Bamada..Namania..Afriki
Angelique Kidjo..Seyin Djro..Oyaya!
Xenos..Allah/Kaminite..Xenos..My Mother Said
Lau..Moorhens..Lightweights & Gentlemen
Paul Brady..The Island..Back To The Centre
The Eel Grinders..Red Sails..Aquamarine
Yann Tiersen..Le Banquet..Amelie

Salsa Rico returns!

For a sizzling night of Salsa, Bachata, Merengue and Cha Cha join rootsandshoots' own DJ Rich and his many fellow Latin music and dance fans for Salsa Rico! on
Saturday 9 May at St Matthew's Hall Clifton Rd Exeter (opp car pk nr Clifton Inn)
Body movement warm up and shines @ 20.00 with the amazing Ling followed by Rueda with Anil
Dance 20.00 - 24.00. Bring your own bottle. All for £5

Music for the start of May

We played... Artist..Track..Album
Hungarian Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra & Chorus..Internationalé..Valogatott Mozgalmim Dalok
Pyba..Delyow Syvy (The Lark)..The Ancient Music Of Cornwall Pyba pictured right
Dalla..Helston..More Salt Track
Bellowhead..One May Morning Early
Piatnica..?..?
Dave Wood..Shebeg Sheemore..Into the Light Dave is at Exmouth's Manor Hotel 9 May.
Baden Powell..Berimbau..A Bencao
Radio Tarifa..El Quinto..Cruzando El Rio
Bruce Springsteen..Jacob’s Ladder..We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions
Robert Johnson..Stones In My Passway..The Last Of The Great Blues Singers
Badenya..Boroto..African Groove
Shantel..Ya Rayah (Balkan Mix)..Songlines 32
Zhu Changyao..Love Song of Kang Ding..Hifi World Of Chinese Music
Marilis Orionaa..Baram De Lua..fRoots 9
Susana Baca..La Noche Y El
Dia..Espiritu Vivo
The Ukrainians..Anarkhiya..Istoriya: The Best Of The Ukrainians
Csik Ensemble..Boldog Szomorű Dal (Happy Sad Song)..Best Of Fono Records
Tiny Tin Lady..Love Is A Duel..Folk Rising 2 Tiny Tin Lady are at Exeter Phoenix 9 May. Click here for details
Seth Lakeman..The White Hare..Freedom Fields
Radio Tarifa..Alab..Cruzando El Rio
Shikisha..Pretty Vacant..fRoots 9
Eddie Palmieri..La Malanga..Superimposition
Show Of Hands..Roots..promotional copy
Martin James..Circling..demo
Joey Pastrana..Jammin' with Joey..Let's Ball
Waaberi..Ada Bere Chaelke..New Dawn
Yann Tiersen..La Lettre..L’Absente Yann is at Exeter Phoenix 17 May. Click here for details
Mawkin:Causley..Come My Lads..Cold Ruin
Ruth Norman..Limbo

Happy May Day

Monday's show will include songs heralding May Day and Summer! Lots more besides from around the world. Your hosts will be Rich and Martin Hodge.