Griselda Sanderson

Griselda Sanderson was our special guest on this week's rootsandshoots (Monday 24 September). This too was my farewell from the Phonic FM show and my chance to express my gratitude and say farewell to many people including my colleague Martin Henning, other fellow presenters, all the guests who have been on the show up to now and, of course, listeners. Once again, many, many thanks to you all. Enjoy rootsandshoots with Martin Henning and guests from now on.
Listen to the show here.    Also video by Cecil Hatfield here.

Martin Hodge

Pictures by  Cecil Hatfield with thanks.

Griselda Sanderson gave us a delicious Swedish Polska tune on her amazing nyckelharpa, the instrument you see in the pictures here. The nyckelharpa is a Swedish bowed, keyed fiddle with sympathetic strings. 

Gris talked too about an exciting new agency she has set up to promote and support folk and world music acts based in South West England. Do check it out - it's a really worthwhile venture that starts with the recognition that in the south-west we have some top rate musicians from a wide range of cultures. Full details from Waulk Music.

Gris played two tracks, each from fellow artists represented by Waulk Music Agency: Amadou Diagne (track: Yakka - traditional Senegalese) and Tamaraneh (track: Pangamo).

Lovely to have you on the show, Gris!

Other recordings played 
Spinach For Norman..Exe Hornpipe..Ready To Start Again
Rosa Rebecka..Night Song..Songs For Mrs Beautiful
The Quantic Soul Orchestra..Regi Bugalú (Bugalú)..Tropidélico
Liya Ag Ablil, Nadia Nid El Mourid, Abdallah Ag Ahmed, Mathias Vaguenez, Sanou Ag Ahmed, Yamina Nid El Mourid & Terakaft Kel..Awa Adounia..Tamasheq (Deluxe Edition)
The Unthanks..Lucky Gilchrist..Here's The Tender Coming
Marilyn Tucker & Paul Wilson..The Mermaid..On The Tide
Eric Ness..Problems, Blah Blah Blah
Lau..Salty Boys..Arc Light
Tangongo..Untitled..The Tango Club Night Vol. 2
Julaba Kunda..Working Song..Traders
Roberto Rodriguez..Timba Talmud..Timba Talmud
Mariachi El Bronx..Mariachi El Bronx..Mariachi El Bronx (II)
Suuf..Yarleen..Debbo Hande
Rosa Rebecka..In Praise Of Grey..Songs For Mrs Beautiful
Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll..The King Of Poland..Beneath The Black Tree
Krar Collective..LDN..London's Calling (Bonus Version)

Rosa returns to Roots and Shoots

On this evening's rootsandshoots we were delighted to welcome back singer songwriter musician Rosa Rebecka. Rosa introduced us to her new album and played two songs live in the studio.

Listen to the show here.

Rosa's songs were
Om Alla from her album Untold
A Heart Full Of Seaweed LIVE with Rosa's very special guitar
Night Song from Rosa's new album Songs For Mrs Beautiful
(World Premier of a song from the album!!)
Broken Melody LIVE with guitar

Rosa Rebecka will be in concert at Exeter Phoenix on Sunday 23 September at 18:00 
along with Tobias Ben Jacob, Paul Wilson, Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll and Rowan Massey.

  Photos of Rosa in the Phonic FM studio by Cecil Hatfield.

Other recordings played
Tom Paley's Old-Time Moonshine Revue..Little Birdie..Roll On, Roll On
Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin..Old Adam The Poacher..Singing The Bones
Griselda Sanderson..Treadnightly March..Harpaphonics
Watcha Clan..Im Nin'Alu..Orient Noir
Eamon Friel..The Man Of Few Words..The Streets Forget
Suuf..Ndao Yi .. Debbo Hande 
Mahsa & Majjan Vahdat..Garden Of Visions .. Songlines CD #86 (Aug/Sept 2012)
Duster Bennett ..Bright Lights Big City (Live) ..Duster Bennett - the Complete Blue Horizon Sessions
Paddy Roberts ..We've Got to Thank Columbus ..The Very Best of Paddy Roberts
Little Rumba ..New Years Resolution ..We Could Be Anywhere 
Treacherous Orchestra ..Easter Island ..Origins 

Dartmoor Folk Festival Special

Listen to the show here.

Many thanks to Dartmoor Folk Festival organiser Alan Quick and to ace musicians
Jason Rice on accordian and melodeon player Mark Bazeley for all the information and entertainment in the first part of the show this evening.

The 35th anniversary Dartmoor Folk Festival is a feast of music, dance and song and runs from 10 to 12 August. Details here.

Jason and Mark played three tunes / sets of tunes: The Crooked Stove Pipe / Jumping Cactus, Rip Of The Teign and Hot Punch / Louisberg Square.

Pictured from L to R: Jason, Alan, Mark. Photo by Cecil Hatfield

We played recordings by artists appearing at Dartmoor Folk Festival:
Spiers & Boden..Bold Sir Rylas..The Works
Moore Moss Rutter..Melting / Bourrée
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman..The Wisdom Of Standing Still..Hidden People
The Bonfire Band..Please Don't Cry..Recordings From The Plough
Spiers & Boden..Old Lancashire Hornpipe / The Third Beekeeper..Tunes


Other recordings played
Poisson Rouge..The Stonker..Cinq
Rokia Traore..Tounka..Tchamantché
Mamani Kaita..Gagner L'Argent Francais..Gagner L'Argent Francais
Watcha Clan..La Camel..Radio Babel
Sam Lee..The Ballad Of George Collins..Ground Of Its Own
Seth Lakeman..More Than Money..Tales from the Barrel House
Seth Lakeman is on the bill at Sidmouth Folk Week 3-10 August 2012 along with many other artists including Show Of Hands (see below) and Spiers & Boden (see above) plus The Galleons who will be on rootsandshoots next Monday.
Diabel Cissokho..Yorromama..Kanabory Siyama
Vieux Farka Toure..The Secret..The Secret
Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin..The Painter..Singing The Bones
The above 3 artists are on the line-up of Rhythmtree World Music Festival on the Isle of Wight.

Show Of Hands..Country Life..Country Life
Söndörgő..Oj Jesenke..Tamburising: Lost Music of the Balkans

Besh O Drom..Kecskés..Macho Embroidery

rootsandshoots on Monday 7 August will be presented by Jeff Sleeman.

Listen to the show here.

We thank the trio
Cross Border, Gwyneth, Brian and Peter, who were our guests in the second half of rootsandshoots today. All contributed lead vocals as well as lilting harmonies. Peter and Brian played, respectively, lead guitar and rhythm guitar.
We heard two tracks from their album First Steps: I Still Cry and Joanne.

Pictures by Cecil Hatfield with thanks.

Cross Border delivered stunning live performances of Where Are You Now?, Ride On, Four Strong Winds and How Much I Miss You, beginning and ending with self-penned compositions.

Go to their website to find out more about their music and gigs.

Playlist
The Destroyers..Sirba..Out of Babel
Dr. L. Subramaniam & Ambi Subramaniam..Kriti: Ennai Katharulvai In Adi Taal..Sound Of South Asia
Count To Fire..Man In The Long Black Coat..In Another Life
Tom Moriarty..Don't Ask Why..Fire In The Doll's House
Oi Va Voi..Black Sheep..Black Sheep
Soukous Stars..Tita..Gozando
Cafe Aman Istanbul..Apo To Vradi Os To Proi..Fasl-i Rembetiko
Woody Guthrie..Vigilante Man..Pasture Of Plenty
Sol Hoopii's Novelty Trio..Ka Mele Oku'u Puuwai (78rpm Version)..The Descendants (Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Daily Planet..The Big Scoop..The Big Scoop
Jaroslav Hazlinger & Devancek..Slovak Music
Bukovyna..Veseli Vujky
Leonard Dembo & The Barura Express..Chitsidzo..Tinokumbira Kurarama
Motion Trio..It's OK..Pictures from the Street
Lúnasa..The Shore House..Lá Nua

Pics from Roots & Shoots Presents at Exeter Phoenix

Pics from the Voodoo Lounge extravaganza on 9 June 2012

Featuring Moor Reason, Josie Lloyd & The Monkey Gland Blues Band. Many thanks to all the excellent musicians for giving us a wonderful evening of entertainment.

Pics by Cecil Hatfield with thanks.

Chris and Si

We had a fantastic live session on rootsandshoots this evening from Chris Jewell and Si Hopkins - aka Step2 Ceilidh Band.
Listen to the show here.
Video with Chris and Si in the studio here.

They performed for us...
A Set of Slip Jigs, Donkey Riding / Pepper In The Brandy and a Set of Shetland Reels on melodeon, guitar and banjo and a song The Lancashire Lads sung by Si.


We played 2 tracks from albums they contributed to. Chris's band M4trix with The Awakening from the album Gaps plus Cheri Ici, Cheri La Bas from The Bayou Tapestry by Si's band Zig A Zag. Excellent music.

Find out more about Chris and Si's music on their Step2 Ceilidh Band website.

Pics and video (to follow) by Dorota Turowska and Cecil Hatfield.


Other recordings played
Diabel Cissokho..Sarro..Kanabory Siyama
Julaba Kunda (Juldeh Camara & Griselda Sanderson)..Sademi..Traders
The Chieftains feat. Punch Punch Brothers..The Frost Is Over..Voice Of Ages
Lara Conley..Apple Tree..Apple Tree
Boban I Marco Marcovic..Rromano Bijav..Golden Horns
Duo Thébout..Rondeau À Clément..Le Pingouin Ivre
Spiro..Yellow Noise.. Kaleidophonica
Amadou & Mariam..Cherie..Folila
Juju..Nightwalk..In France
She'koyokh Klezmer Ensembl..Sandanski's Chicken..Doina
Criolo..Nao Existe Amor Em SP..No No Orellia
Fatoumata Diawara ..Bakonoba ..Fatou
Green Angels..Bouree White..What It Is!
Ricardo Tesi..Leldorado..Presente Remoto

Maz and Robin

Our guests today were up-and-coming musician Maz Totterdell singing her own songs live plus the legendary Robin Williamson talking by phone about his career and his music.

Listen again to the show here.
Watch a video featuring Maz on Roots & Shoots here.

Pictures and video of Maz Totterdell courtesy of 
Cecil Hatfield and Dorota Turowska.

We were delighted to welcome back to the show 
Maz Totterdell who is receiving some acclaim and lots of airplay for her album Sweep. She is also gaining lots of new fans through her live performances, solo and with her band.

Maz performed live 3 songs that appear on her album: Heart In Your Pocket, Willow and Little Puzzle. From Sweep we played Kaleidoscope. From the album Postcards From Within: Singer-Songwriters From Mid Devon And Beyond, we played the contribution by Maz, Never Say Never.

Find out more about Maz Totterdell's music and a list of festivals and other events at which she is appearing on MySpace.

Robin Williamson and John Renbourn are touring together. They are appearing this Thursday 19 April at Exeter Phoenix. Robin spoke to us about his musical history - including his rise to prominence with The Incredible String Band in the 60s and 70s and his collaborations with other eminent musicians, about his interest in traditional stories and his story telling along with the Celtic harp and about his obviously enjoyable playing with the renowned guitarist John Renbourn.

Robin informed us that albums are due soon: by Robin and Bina Williamson, a solo album incorporating prints of Robin's paintings and Robin Williamson and John Renbourn live.

We played several recordings by Robin and John:
John Renbourn..Blueberry Hill..Palermo Snow
Robin Williamson..The Lady With The Book..The Celtic Band
Robin Williamson and John Renbourn..Medley..Nobody's Fault But My Own
Robin Williamson and John Renbourn..Stoned On Your Love from YouTube.

We also played
Poisson Rouge..Le Femme De Marbre..Cinq
Duo Thebaut..Bal Limosin..YouTube
Diabel Cissokho..Senegal-Mali..Kanabory Siyame
The Little Unsaid..To My Lordless Sons..Small Change EP
Dan Raza..Leaving Without You..Dan Raza
Keb' Mo'..Come In My Kitchen..Keb' Mo'
Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston..Sweet Pea / Mean To Me..Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston
Anoushka Shankar..Casi Uno..Traveller
Ibrahim Ferrer..Compositor Confundido..Cuban Legends - The Essential Ibrahim Ferrer
Tito Paris..Mar Azul..World Routes - Disc 2
Slipdown Dog..Until The Morning Light..The Plough On EP
Mendes Brothers..Rosera de Abril..The Gate of Return 1

NEW: Videos of Roots and Shoots performances

No. 1. Simon and Rhys: 26 March 2012. A video by Cecil Hatfield. Watch here.


Photo: Dorota Turowska and Cecil Hatfield

Simon and Rhys

Simon Dunne and Rhys Morgan gave us a highly entertaining live session on rootsandshoots today. Many thanks to them. 

Simon and Rhys are playing in Exeter on 7 April at The Handmade Arcade at McCoy Arcade in Fore Street.
They performed live: Notes On Growing Up, Like History, Angles and Wicked Game.
From their Angles album we played Canvas Sky.
Find out more about their music on their website.

Pictures by Cecil Hatfield and Dorota Turowska. Thank you to them both.

















Music played 
Baaba Maal..Leytdi Ma..Missing You
The Bhundu Boys..Pafunge..Muchiyedza (Out Of The Dark)
Mzikayifani Buthelezi..Themba..Homeland - A Collection of Black South African Music
Tiganá Santana..Muloloki..Brazil New Series 
Haywire Family..The Boatman..World Routes Disc 2
Lúnasa..Fruitmarket Reels..Lá Nua World
Pain D'Epices..Carotte..Équilibruiste
Tend'm..Krummshots 3:2..2 Une Musique Trad-Urbaine En Centre France
Dr Jupiter..Flying..Postcards From Within
Sarana VerLin..Today..Bats & Butterflies
Talvin Singh..Mirror..Together
Ganesh & Kumaresh Rajagopalan Brothers..Raagam Gambhira Nattai ..Sound Of South Asia
Bobby McFerrin & Yo Yo Ma..Hush Little Baby..Hush
Mariachi El Bronx..Poverty's King..Mariachi El Bronx II 
Sambiasy & Samba..Soloho Mahavelo..World Routes Disc 1
Carlos Orozco..A La Suegra..World Routes Disc 2
Lampliter feat. Tobias Ben Jacob..Flowers Of The Arab Spring
Genticorum..Canot D'Ecorce..Nagez Rameur
Kal..Turkish Blues..Radio Romanista

Thank you very much, Tony and Carl

On rootsandshoots this week we had a highly entertaining set from two accomplished musicians from the band Jiggerypipery: Tony Bayliss on cittern and guitar and Carl Allerfeldt on fiddle. Find out more about the band's music and upcoming gigs on their website. You can also find the band on myspace.

Tony and Carl played compositions by the band: The Goyle, Val's and The Mink Sporran plus Two Reels and Marie McLennan and performed the song Westlin Winds (Robert Burns) in readiness for Burn's Night on 25 January.

From Jiggerypipery's albums we played Nelson Mandela / Tunes from the album The Drift and Moving Clouds / Shona's Wedding from the album Jiggerypipery.

Recorded music played 

We Ghosts..The Iron Hill / Seeds..Almost Alone

Arizona Smoke Review..Duelling Banjos

Simintera..Chapelle De Praea?

Ronaldo Do Bandolim E Rogério Souza..Lembranças De Jacob..Epoca De Choro

Startijenn..Paker Nozter - Kelc`h .. 'Kreiz da fas!

Tevens..Hanter Dro..Rhuys

Bernard Loffet..Chañj Tu..Moteur!

Muzsikás and Márta Sebestyén; ..A Song from Madocsa..Morning Star

The Destroyers ..The Case of the Dangerous Flamingo ..Out Of Babel

Baba Zula ..Temptation..Gecekondu

Poisson Rouge..Squat Lobster Set..Cinq

Inspector Gadjo Trio..Baggin It Up & Shapes..Samba 48