Surprise visit

We were delighted this Monday when Phonic's Tezza introduced us to singer songwriter Kate Walsh who was performing at Exeter Phoenix and we did an impromptu interview live with her onair. She performed a song, As He Pleases, from her new album Light & Dark too. A lovely and talented person. Thanks, Kate and Gazza. Check out Kate's website here. Listen to Tezza's Collision show (upfront indie and alternative music) on Phonic FM on Thursday 18:00 - 20:00.

We also played: Artist..Track..Album

Guichen Brothers..La Tournee Des Grand Ducs..FreresDick Gaughan..Erin-Go-Bragh..Handful Of Earth
The Eel Grinders..Starburst..Voyage
Richard Bona..Sen Sen Sen..Bona Makes You Sweat
Bill Bruford..If You Can't Stand The Heat.....Feels Good To Me
Celina Gonzalez..Camina Y Yen..Virgin Directory Of World Music Compay Segundo..Macusa..Beginner's Guide To World Music
Food Of Love..Little Rumba..The Big Picture
Oi Va Voi..Wonder..Travelling The Face Of The Globe
Martin Simpson..The Wind & The Rain..True Stories
Shirley & Dolly Collins..Nellie The Milkmaid..Anthems In Eden
Gnawa..Tete A Tete Avec Baghdad..Diffusion
Jon Hassell..Tribal Secret..Earthquake Island
Geoffrey Oryema..Market Day..Beat the Border
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba..Torin Torin..I Speak Fula
Steve Winham..Still Be Showers..Where Now?
Beirut..Nantes..The Flying Club Cup
Fleet Foxes..Tiger Mountain Peasant Song..Fleet Foxes
Les Claypool..Pretty Little Song..Of Fungi And Foe
Balkan Beat Box..Hermetico..Nu Med
Budapest Klezmer Band & Liszt Chamber Orchestra..Legycsapo Tanc (Fly Flap Dance)..Klezmer Suite

Something old, something new...

Some brand new releases and some golden oldies...

Tonight we played: Artist..Track..Album

Just East Of Jazz..Ishta Taist..Swerve

Little Rumba..Tango Serpiente..The Big Picture

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba..I Speak Fula..I Speak Fula
Tarika..Taraina..Bibiango

Cuarteto Martinez Zarate..Verano Porteno..The Spirit Of Buenos Aires
Arvest..Ma Flanedenn..Fantazi
Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick..Byker Hill..Classic Carthy
Jackie Oates..Isle Of France..Hyperboreans

Oi Va Voi..Dissident..Oi Va Voi

Brenna Maccrimmon..Sensiyemin Ucu Kare..Kulac Misafiri

Mustafa Sandal..Kalmadi..Turkish Groove
Richard Bona..Kalabancoro..Bona Makes You Sweat
Esperanza Spalding..Samba Em Preludio..Eaperanza

Angel Brothers..Days Like Diamonds..Forbidden Fruit

Faubourg De Boignard..L'Effet Secondaire..Terra Galica
Alphornduo Aemittal..Fruhlingstraum..Music From The Old World: The Alps
Davy Spillane & Donal Lunny..Whistling Low/Errigal..Common Ground

Sine..The Hard Hat Set..It's About Time

Startijenn..Pakit Holl!..Pakit Holl!

Johnny Clegg & Savuka..Third World Child..The Best Of Jaluka/Savuka
Brendan Power..Paddy Clancy's Jig/Moyasta Junction..New Irish Harmonica
And we played 2 tracks by Phillip, Tobias and Hannah from The Roots Union (pictured here) recorded live in the studio in April this year: Song To Light Your Candle By and Love is The Revolution.

Starting in Devon...

On this Monday's show we began musically in Devon and soon moved out to experience a wide variety of music from other parts of the British Isles - then from here, out into the big wide world. We hope you continue to enjoy our selection.
Artist..Track..Album
Seth Lakeman..Band Of Gold..Freedom Fields
Andy Irvine..My Heart's Tonight In Ireland..Common Ground
Martin Cole..Gymnopodie..Made In Cornwall
Gadjologie..Debilus Profundicum Blues..Gadjologie
Karine Polwart..The Learig..Fairest Floo'er
Fernhill..Pontypridd..Llatai
Celtech..Laride..Batcombe Vale
Little Rumba..Rustum and Sharkey..The Big Picture
Ojos De Brujo..Quien Engana No Gana..Bari
Faltriueira..Lambrada De Cortellas..fRoots 21
Swans In Flight..Paradise..Swans In Flight
Oi Va Voi..S'Brent..Travelling The Face Of The Globe
Wan Xiao Nan..Zhan Tai Feng..Guzheng
Mamer..Mountain Wind..Eagle
Alice Jemima..Technicolour Postcard..Alice Jemima
Spooky Men's Chorale..Satisfaction..Tooled Up
Kocani Orchestra..Sunet Ora..Princes Amongst Men
Muzsikas..Maramorosi Tancok..Bartok Album
Startijonn..'Ba'Kerchef..Pakit Holl!..
Tri Yann..Derobee De Guingamp..Le Meilleur De Tri Yann
Maurice El Medioni & Roberto Rodriguez..Oh! Ma Belle..Awards For World Music 2007
Ana Firmino..Chico Malandra..Putumayo Presents Cape Verde
Banditaliana..Pomodhoro..Banditaliana
Gigi..Zomaye..Gigi
Rory McLeod..Miners' Picket Dance..Mouth To Mouth

In the studio...

In the Studio for Roots and Shoots on Monday 14th September were Martin Henning and Rich Cooke.
Tracks Martin played were: Artist..Track..Album

Angel Brothers..Punjab To Pit Top..Forbidden Fruit
Swans In Flight..Young Heart..Swans In Flight
Maurice El Medioni & Roberto Rodriguez..Rai Rock Rumba.. North African Cafe
Abyssinia Infinite..Embe Ashafergne..Zion Roots
Luis Rizzo Trio..Adios Nonino..The Music Of Astor Piazzola,The Spirit Of Buenos Aries
Amestoy Trio..Barnaka..Sport & Couture
Banditaliana..Vento Del Madagascar..Banditaliana
Municipale Balcanica..L'Aria Migliore..Road To Damascus
Marcus Miller..Jean Pierre..Free
Fatima Spar Und Die Freedom Fries..Kibirli Ceviz..Zirzop
Beirut..After The Curtain..Gulag Orkestrar
Dr. John..Bruha Bembe..Creole Moon
Guichen..Soleil Rouge..Freres
Karma..Baleu..Mouvement(s)
Tracks played by Rich Artist..Track..Album
Ida Kelaroba..?
Kurdish music
King Selewa..Trinidad..Calypso Invasion
Meczla Latina..Los Roques..Salsa Dura
Lura..Um Dia..Eclipse
Daby Toure & Skip McDonald..Past Time..Call My Name
Los Van Van..Te Pone La Cabeza
Ojos De Brujo..Tudos Mortales..Aocania

Monday 7 September show

Tracks played this Monday were as follows:
Track..Artist..Album
The Poacher..Sine..It's About Time
Gavotte / Baching Mad..Hoover The Dog..Scratch 'N' Sniff
String's Jig..Guichen..Freres
Once..Angel Brothers..Forbidden Fruit
Did They Ever Tell Cousteau..E.S.T. 7 Days Of Falling
Berimbass..Renaud Garcia-Fons..Arcoluz
Wayak..Les Orientales..North African Cafe
Bu Gala Dasli Gala..Shimal..Turkish Cafe
Rustic Head..N.U.M.B...Massive Respect
Red State Girl..Les Claypool..Of Fungi And Foe
One Life One Hope..Swans In Flight.. Swans In Flight
Caravan Club Version..Municipale Balcanica..Road To Damascus
Just One More Chance..Les Paul & Mary Ford..The Very Best Of
Joseph Joseph..Fatima Spar And The Freedon Fries..Zirzop
Anita..Banditaliana..Banditaliana
Facce..Rosa Paeda..Facce
Jazzy..Riccardo Tesi..Presente Remoto
What Eliot Said..Megan Henwood.. What Eliot Said
Toots Suite..Whapweasel..Pack Of Jokers

A track from a live session here in the studio was also played featuring Becki Driscoll and Nick Wyke: Coronation Day

Positive feedback for Rosa

There was extremely positive feedback via email to the performance Rosa Rebecka gave for rootsandshoots tonight. Congratulations, Rosa.
She sang and played for us: Grey, Boundless, Till Österland Vill Jag Fara and Purple.
Check out Rosa's website for details of her music and performances.
We look forward to the release of Rosa's new CD and will let you know when it comes out - and, of course, play tracks on the show.

Recordings played: Artist..Track..Album
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba..Tabil Te..Segu Blue
Tarika Sammy..Jono..Balance
Molara..Omalara..Massive Respect
Salif Keita..Y'ambo..M'Bemba
Hamon Martin Quintet..Roc'h Ar Salut..L'Habit De Plume
Angel Brothers..Denaby Deliverance..Forbidden Fruit
Marie Ni Criochain..Tumble Back The Years..Ocean Of Blue
Peatbog Faeries..Shifting Peat & Feet..Welcome To Dun Vegus
Astor Oioazzola..Violentango..The Spirit Of Buenos Aires
The Tango Band..Wolf..Live At Hay Litery Festival 2001
Project Brassens Quartet..La Non Demande En Marriage..PBQ
Radio Tarifa..Rumba Argelina..Froots #5
Chris Wood & Andy Cutting..Country Gardens/Rambling Comber..Knock John
Sarazino..Cochabamba..Putumayo World Party
La Sinora Dinamita..Maruja..Exitos Explosivos
Mahwash & Radio Kabul Ensemble..An Impassioned Nature..Ghazals Afghans
Sabah Habas Mustapha..Singe Tema..Froots#3
Poisson Rouge..Ronde De St. Vincent..PR Preview CD

With September coming in, we gave out the rootsandshoots Gardening Tips…

• You can extend the growing season of herbs like parsley and chives by potting the plants and taking them indoors.
• To help with weeding in the spring, remove as many weeds from your strawberry beds as you can now.
• Green tomatoes picked now can be ripened on a sunny windowsill. To help them ripens put red tomatoes or other ripe fruits such as bananas alongside them. Or to hasten the ripening process, put the tomatoes inside a brown paper bag.
• Some fruit trees and plants can be pruned in September. Blackberries, summer-fruiting raspberries and blackcurrants fruit on last season’s growth. Prune fruiting branches after the fruit has been picked, leaving the strongest young branches.
• With autumn-fruiting varieties, wait until late winter to cut them to the ground to make way for new canes that will grow from the base and fruit the same year.
• Continue to deadhead faded flowers.
• Potted hyacinths can be grown indoors. Keep the pots in a cool, dark place and water from time to time.
• Renovate the lawn: rake it vigorously to remove any dead or dying grass.
• While the soil is still warm, reseed any bare patches in the lawn that have appeared over the summer.

Happy gardening from rootsandshoots.

Rosa Rebecka on Roots & Shoots

"In concert, Rosa Rebecka's haunting and intimate songs are alternated with traditional music."

Rosa will sing and play for us on Monday 31 August.

Roots and Shoots Live replay

We regularly feature live broadcasts of (mainly local) musicians and singers on rootsandshoots and have recordings of many of these mini-concerts. We are indebted to Tom at Phonic FM for helping us edit these recordings - and today we rebroadcast the first of these: Harpaphonics Ensemble (Gris Sanderson, Sam Yeboah and Louis Bingham) from January 2009. They played Alpha, Erdely Reels, The Charmer and Treadnightly March.

Other items played: Artist..Track..Album
Fatima Spar And The Freedom Fries..Bosa Noga..Zirzop
Sezen Aksu..Oh Oh..Turkish Cafe
Angel Brothers..Brothers Dub..Forbidden Fruit
Sin'e..Go On, Go On, Go On, Go On..It's About Time
Swans In Flight..Flame Of The Sun..Swans In Flight
Les Claypool..Amanitas..Of Fungi And Foe
James Taylor Quartet..Blacksmith..New World
Abyssinia Infinate..Bati Bati..Zion Roots
Jhikoman..Mkushi..Massive Respect
Arvest..Digor D'Ar Sul..Fantazi
Riccardo Tesi..Tarantella Al Melograno..Banditaliana
Vlatko Stefanovski & Miroslav Tadic..Proseta Se Jovka Kumanovka..Live In Belgrade
Sondorgo..Teraj Kume..Oi Javore
Lucilla Galeazzi..Quante Stelle Nel Cielo Con Lu Luna..Italian Musical Odyssey
La Bibournoise..Le Brandy Culotte..Genticorum
The House Band..The Dusty Miller/The County Ground..The Very Best Of The House Band
Lazaro Ros..Elegba..Rough Guide To the Music Of Cuba
Luca Mundaca..Nao Se Apavore..Women Of The World
Zig A Zag..Steppin' Fast..Bayou Tapestry
3dB Ceilidh Band..Arcanul..promo

You, our listeners...

...are obviously vital to us...and it's great when we hear from you or meet you in person. We were delighted when Peter Vance got in touch to say how much his partner Karen Mander enjoyed listening to rootsandshoots and Phonic FM and that he would like to bring Karen into the studio on the eve of her birthday. They came in and evidently enjoyed their time with us. We wish Karen a very Happy Birthday.
Other listeners...get in touch (email at top of page) and maybe we will get to meet you too!

Nice one, Katy and Steve

Thank you very much to Katy Marchant and Steve Tyler who entertained us tonight. Wonderful music! They play with Daughters Of Elvin. Check out their music and gigs here.




We also played the following:
Artist..Track..Album
Jackie Oates..Cruel Ship Carpenter..Jackie Oates
Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll..The Antimacassar..Beneath The Black Tree
Banditaliana..Maggio..Banitaliana
Auvo Quartet..Mesimies..Auvo Kvartetti
Daughters Of Elvin..Galdrbok/Ondas Do Mar De Vigo..Galdrbok
Maggie Sand & Sandragon..A La Porte Au Palais..Susie Fair
Besh O Drom..Geampara..Once I Catch The Devil
Mamer..Eagle..Eagle
A R Rahman..Jai Ho..Music From Slumdog Millionaire
Les Claypool..Mushroom Men..Of Fungi And Foe
Sevval Sam..Soyleyemen Derdimi..Turkish Cafe
Riccardo Tesi..Tango Di Buona..Presenti Remoto
FOS Brothers..Tipping It Up To Nancy..Massive Respect - Live at Exeter Respect Festival 2009
The Roots Union..Rough Diamonds..promo
The Black House..Wasting Time..Postcards From An Abandoned Hotel
Rory McLeod..The Joy Of Living..Mouth To Mouth
Barzaz..Dans Fisel..Ec'honder
Plantec..Dans B'an Tan..Plantec