Many thanks, Maz!

Maz Totterdell sang and played for us in the second half of rootsandshoots today. At the age of 13 she has written several impressive songs, has a great guitar style and a beautiful delivery of songs. She also has a recording contract! Destined, we feel sure, for big things. Find out more about Maz here.

Her songs for us were
Heart On Your Sleeve and Willow (Angel Child).

Playlist: Spot the 4-in-a-row from Belgium!
Alasdair Roberts & Friends..The Golden Vanity..Too Long In This Condition

Blowzabella..The Origin Of The World..Folk Against Fascism

Evan Christopher..Farewell Blues..Django A La Creole

Michael Manring & Sando Szabo..Wizzards Dance..Inner Smile

Modeste..Any Anao..Looking For A New England

Lobi Traore..Moko Ti Y Lamban Don..Rainy Season Blues

Goze..L'Ostendaise..Quand On Est Bein, Amoureux

Snaar Maar Waar..Valse Sanssoucis..Snaar Maar Waar

Jacques Brel..Ne Me Quitte Pas..24 Greatest Hits

Lais..Dorothea..Dorothea

Goran Bregovic..Tango..Music For Films

Duo Lefeuvre & Diaz..Leo Estante Num Instante..Planetes Musiques 

(Green)
Lonely Tourist..Sir, I Am A Good Man..download

Polly & The Billets Doux..To Be A Fighter..Fiction, Half-Truths & Downright Lies

Lue Leandry..Boulo..Vazelene Sex A Grand

Appendix Out..Drinking Milk Again..The Magazine Of The Deformed World Vol. 13

The Tango Band..Fellini..Berlin Nights
Martin Simpson..Duncan & Brady..Prodigal Son Martin is at Exeter Phoenix on Thurs 4 Nov

Uppers International..Dankasa..Afro-Beat Airways

So Long Angel..I've Changed..Would It Matter

Shedload Of Love..Coup De Ville..Love And Affection

Cos-Ber-Zam..Ne Noya..Afro-Beat Airways

Maz Totterdell live!

 

On Monday 25 October talented young local singer guitarist

Maz Totterdell will be playing for us on the show. Do join us!
Check out Maz's music on Myspace.

Iranian, Vietnamese, Eritrean and Malian/Cuban musicians...

...were amongst the musicians featured this evening - where else but on rootsandshoots on Phonic FM? And there were many more besides, including musicians from Devon. 
 

Here's what Martin and Martin played:
Michael Manring..Solene..Soliloquy
Oteil and the Peacemakers..Subterranea..Love Of A Lifetime

Afro-Cubism..Nima Diyala..AfroCubism

The Creole Choir Of Cuba..Lumane Casimir..Tande-La

Zouk Allstars..Tan Ton Kawpan..The Story Of The Zouk Allstars Vol. 2
Pham Du Thanh..Mua Lua Chin..Vietnamese Traditional Music

Otis Gibbs..I Walked Out In The River..Joe Hill's Ashes Appearing at Exeter Phoenix Sat 23 Oct

Headwater..Pleasure & The Rhyme..Lay You Down Appearing at Bradninch Guildhall Fri 22 Oct & The Amber Rooms, Exeter Sat 23 Oct
Salamat..Charbel Rouhana..Salamat
Nasser Cheshmezer..Mobarak Bad..Terhan Nights
Nancy Kerr & James Fagan..Queen Of Waters..Twice Reflected Sun
Heidi Talbot..Tell Me Truly..The Last Star
La Machine..Mariez-Moi..Planetes Musiques
Pengollo..Kant..Da Bep Tu
Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll..George Watson's Hornpipe..Beneath The Black Tree
Carolina Chocolate Drops..Trouble In your Mind..Genuine Negro Jig
Epstein Brothers..Mazeltov..Klezmer Music
Los Violines De Oro Del Tango..Taquito Militar..Argentine Tango
Jim Jones..Find Me Out..Daylight & Stars
Jerry Cahill..Breath Of Fire..Armchair Traveller  
Picture of Jerry Cahill by Roxanne Royer
The Mordekkers..Aberdulots / Y Folantein..Wild Roots
Secret Oyster..Paella..Live In The USA
Asmara All Stars feat. Faytinga..Amajo..Eritrea's Got Soul
Back To Base with Benjamin Zephaniah..Nu Suede Shoes..World 2001
Guo Brothers..Step By Step..Yuan

Return of The Boys

It was great that
The Boys From Melbourne Street joined us for a session in the last half hour of rootsandshoots today. Colin Wilson, lead vocals and guitar, Keith Hunter, four string guitar and Dave Eustace, percussion, ukelele and backing vocals were highly entertaining. Cheers, boys! We ended up with their latest CD which we will definitely play on future shows. Check out The Boys From Melbourne Street website for more info including gigs and recordings.

They played 3 songs live: Long Train Coming; Chinese Whispers and Band Of Brothers. We also heard At Last from their album Carpe Diem and Wealthy Man from A Walk In the Park.

Other recordings played:

Samy Izy..Bala..Tsara Madagasikara

Tama..Ta-aba..World 2001 
Buscemi + Kocani Orchestra..Alone At My Wedding..Electric Gypsyland
Les Yeux Noir..Vulpe..Balamouk 
Eleanor McEvoy..Look Like Me..I'd Rather Go Blonde
Lonely Tourist..Patron Saint Procrastinate..download
Los Desterados..Yodoo Shimka

Faubourg De Boignard..Coke En Stock..Terra Gallica

Jaime Leigh..There Was A Maiden Walking..Finding My Ground
Lo-Fi-Lung..Clap Clap (Cheer Up Jack)..Lo-Fi-Lung  
Plantec..En Egor..A'Raok
Wig A Wag..Kanenn Kanak..Wig A Wag
Otis Gibbs..Joe Hill's Ashes..Joe Hill's Ashes At Exeter Phoenix 23 Oct

Lazy..Thin Line..Too Little Too Late
Shedloads Of Love..Roll Another Number..Love And Affection
The Creole Choir Of Cuba..Fey..Tande-La