Karen and Rich's choices

Sincere thanks to Karen Harris and Rich Cooke for presenting rootsandshoots yesterday evening 22 August. Listen out for further shows from Karen on Phonic FM.

Music played 
The Burns Unit..What Is Life?..Side Show
Guillemots..Trains To Brazil..From The Cliffs
Lal Waterson & Oliver Knight..Memories..Bed of Roses

Mudskippers at Exeter Respect Festival 2011: Bully (guitar, vocals), Jo Hooper (cello), Alan Rice (guitar), Rich Cooke (percussion)
Mudskippers..Cry For Me..Live at Respect 
John Grant..Queen Of Denmark..Queen Of Denmark
Joe Arroyo..La Vuelta..Rebellion 
Slow Club..Let's Fall Back In Love..Let's Fall Back In Love
Sea Of Bees..Wizbot..Song For The Ravens
Ida Kelarova and Friends..?..Romano Rat 

Chris Wood..The Cottager's Reply..Trespasser 
Aster Aweke..?..?
Conor Oberst..Cape Canaverel..Conor Oberst
Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo..Calendar..Almanac
Cheikha Remitti..Debri Debri..Aux Sources Du Rai
Tita Lima..Maremorso..11:11
Kate Rusby..Awkward Annie..Awkward Annie
Po' Girl..Dig Me A Hole..Deer In The Night
Ali Farke Toure & Toumani Diabate..Kala..In The Heart of The Moon
Richard Bona..Te Dikalo..Salsa Around The World
Ruarri Joseph..Tales Of Grime And Grit..Tales Of Grime And Grit
Villagers..Ship Of Promises..Becoming A Jackal
James Yorkston..Woozy With Cider..The Year Of The Leopard
Emmy The Great..Canopies And Drapes..First Love

Studio alone then Dave Wood comes along...

Dave Wood - pictured - joined Martin Henning on rootsandshoots this Monday 15 August to sing a song - Bringing You A Group Hug - and tell us about a Concert on Thursday 25 August. Dave is supporting Australian songstress Chloe Hall at Route 2 Cafe/Wine Bar in Topsham from 20:00. Two excellent acts - it's sure to be a great evening. Dave is also at Ide Village Hall on Wednesday 24 August from 19:30 for a gig for the charity Winston's Wish, the leading childhood bereavement charity.

Tracks played
Sr Mandril..Reino Del La Luna..Sr Mandril
Jackie Oates pictured right playing for rootsandshoots..
The Hills Of Trencrom / Pedn Olva
Daughters Of Elvin..En Mai..Garden Of Earthly Delights
Peru Music Ensemble..Misteriosa ..Peruvian Music - Peru Music and The Spirit of Peru
Laurindo Almeida, Carlos Barbosa-Lima & Charlie Byrd..Ernesto Nazareth..Music of the Brazilian Masters: Laurindo Almeida, Carlos Barbosa-Lima & Charlie Byrd
Abyssinia Infinite feat. Ejigayehu "Gigi" Shibabaw..Ethiopia..Zion Roots
Mohammed Saddiq & Ranjit Kaur..Chad Suuf Da..Mein Sharbat Dee Botal
Abdel Halim Hafez..Ahwak..Rough Guide To The Music Of Egypt
Corinne Renaud, Catherine Grimault, Eric Thézé & Gérard Gordon..Brin D'Herbe Et Yiddish Bourrée (Bourrée Deux Temps)..Brume 
Poisson Rouge..Trikot..2nd Rush
Obsession..Chamelle De Bois ..Ansiedad 3:16 Maqnage A Eau..Et Pourtante Elle Tourne 
Los Desterrados..Por la Tu Puerta Yo Pasi (I Passed By Your Door)..Miradores
The Tango Band..Ferry Across The Jordan..Tango Band Live Edits
Oi Va Voi..Balkanik..Oi Va Voi
Orhan Gencebay..Hatasız Kul Olmaz..Crossing The Bridge: The Sound Of Istanbul
Unde O Fi Puiul De Aseara..Romica Puceanu & The Gore Brothers..Sounds From A Bygone Age
Brenna Maccrimmon..Kamran Olsam..Kulak Misafiri
Ken Fackler..Odeon - Ernesto Nazareth..Guitar Streams Light 'n' Easy
Esquina..Un Placer..Tango - Corto Maltese
Ruben Dantas..Pixinguinha..Festejo
Pixinguinha Para..Samba Do Urubu..Sempre: Pixinguinha
Belshazzar's Feast..Primus Hornpipe..Find The Lady
Fleurs De Lys pictured..S'On Me Regard..Jalousie, Cortoisie Et Amour

Emily and the Choro music of Brazil

Thank you so much to Emily O'Hara for her superb guitar renditions of Brazilian Choro music and for telling us all about the music in an erudite and informative fashion.

Emily's London-based band is Regional de Vila Verde. Find out even more about Choro on the Choro London website and on Facebook.

Recordings played by Vila Verde: Cochicando and 1xO.

Other recordings played: to be edited
Macale..Tigana..Brazilian Sampler From Bahia
Lara Conley..In Peace..Apple Tree
Seasick Steve..Treasures..You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks
Besh O Drom..Ayelet Chen..World Music From Hungary
Afrocubism..Eliades Tumbao 27
Ashle Bhosle & Shujaat Khaan..Kangana Main Bandhoon..Naina Lagaike
Bombay Bicycle Club..Fairytale Lullaby..Flaws
Youssouf Karembe..Dogoyaan Cubase..download
Paul Sartin..Machynlleth..Folk Music Of Wales
Bela Fleck & The Flecktones..Falling Forward..Rocket Science
Carlos Libedinsky..Esta Noche..Rough Guide To Tango
Fucho Aparichio Tres Plus One Quartet..Venezuelan Music For The World
King Chronic vs. Barrio Populaire..Tango Tanssimaan..The Tango Night Club Vol.2
Swing Gadje..Basta Pastor..La 13eme Tribu
Talulu..Terezinha Na Viaji..Braga Maria
Talvin Singh..Mirror..Together
Tend'm..Avalanche, Changement De Ton ..Une Musique Trad-urbaine En Centre France
Zouk All Stars..Zouk Zombi..Zouk All Stars Story Vol.2

Brazilian Choro music live this Monday

"I am a musician based in London. With my 7 string band Vila Verde, we aim to bring the Brazilian music of Choro to a wider audience (starting with London!)."

Guitarist Emily O'Hara plays live on rootsandshoots

this Monday 8 August.

New CD / This week's show

Poisson Rouge has a new CD out very soon!

Poisson Rouge at Wadebridge Folk Festival 2011

The band's bass player Martin Henning's playlist for Monday 1 August was
Brocc..Call Of The Wild Woods..13 Moons
Jim Causley ..Sing Ivy..Jim Causley
Jackie Oates..Marrow Bones..Saturnine
John Shuttleworth..Fleece the World..One Foot In the Gravy
Dalla..Turning Of The Tide..Cribbar
Pain D'Epices..Tregate..Équilibruiste World Pain D'Epices
Poisson Rouge..3 Matelots..1st Master
Startijenn..Pak (tour)..Startijenn
Tend'm..Le grand village, Myrtille..Une Musique Trad-Urbaine En Centre France
Oi Va Voi ..Dry-Your-Eyes..Oi Va Voi
Los Desterrados..Si Veriyash a la Rana (Ben Seni Severim) [If You See the Frog - I Love You Very Much] ..Miradores
Esquina..Un Placer..Tango - Corto Maltese 
Romica Puceanu & The Gore Brothers..Hora Dinspre Ziua..Sounds From A Bygone Age Vol 2  
Brenna Maccrimmon ..Sabah Sabah Seyredelim Yalıyı..Kulak Misafiri
Musa Eroğlu ..Bulut ..The Rough Guide To Turkish Café
Abyssinia Infinite..Alesema ..Zion Rootseaturing Ejigayehu "Gigi" Shibabaw
Hanggai Band ..Hope (Hooso)..Hanggai (Mongolian)
Dan Berglund ..Stethoscope..Dan Berglund's Tonbruket 
Hayes Shepherd ..The Peddler And His Wife..R. Crumb's Heroes Of Blues, Jazz & Country
Carlos Libedinsky ..Gente Que Sí ..The Tango Club Night, Vol. 2
Kassav' ..Zouk la Sé Sél Médikaman Nou Ni ..Best of Kassav' 20ème Anniversaire
Susie Hodder-Williams & Chris Caldwell pictured ..Reindeer Moss..Mariner's Way