Thanks to today's guests...

Sonny from Celtech and Alice Jemima. Great music from both of them. Click on their names and you'll be whisked away to their respective Facebook pages where you can listen to more of their music and read all about them.

We hope all Scots had a happy Burns Night.

▲Alice

◄Celtech



Alice's photo taken by Jo (her mum) in the studio. Celtech's from their website.


Recordings played:

E.S.T...Evening In Atlantis..Seven Days Of Falling
Fred Combo with Katell Kloareg..Feunteun Ar Goasaleg..Obsession
Celtech..Maniac Suite..Celtech
Celtech..Polynation..Celtech
Celtech..Righteousness..Celtech
Celtech..Black Isle..Celtech
Cauld Blast Orchestra..Reels Within Wheels..Savage Dance
Angel Brothers..Django's Caravan..Angel Brothers

Alice Jemima..Crazy Little Thing..Alice Jemima

Karine Polwart..Mirk Mirk Is This Midnight Hour..Fairest Floo'er

John Martyn..Eibhli Ghail Chiun Ni Chearbhail..Inside Out

Kate McGarrigle..Blues In D..Kate & Anna McGarrigle
RIP Kate McGarrigle

Amadou & Mariam..Sabali..Welcome To Mali

Tamikrest..Tamiditin..Adagh

Martin Simpson..Horn Island..Righteousness & Humidity

Kalman Balogh..Listen!..Hungary & The Gypsies

Fulgerica..Briu De La Craiova..Princes Amongst Men

Roy Bailey..Tom Paine's Bones..Coda

Tom Paxton..Harper..Ramblin' Boy

Martin Simpson..The Last Shot Got Him..Righteousness & Humidity

On Monday in the studio...

...we'll have members of Celtech playing music from their new CD and talking about their exciting and innovative music Celtic style. In the meantime check out Celtech on myspace.

Not only that but a return visit from the lovely and talented singer-songwriter Alice Jemima. You can also hear Alice on myspace.


So, listen to rootsandshoots on Phonic FM on Monday 25 January between 6 and 8pm UK time.

Black, green and blues

Monday 18 January
Yes, an evening of many colours - including The Blackleg Miner, green awareness on Lanzarote & American, African and English blues. Martin and Martin played...

Bing Lyle & Ben Paley..Divided Country..We Are Melting

Steeleye Span feat Tim Hart..
The Blackleg Miner..Hark! The Village Wait
RIP Tim Hart, pictured around 1967 with Maddy Prior
Angel Brothers..Butlin's Lederhosen Fancy..Angel Brothers

Celtech..#10..demo

Samuel Aguilar..Crystals..Music Para Los Jameos Del Agua

Vieux Farka Toure..Souba Souba (Bluetech Mix)..Other Roads (Fondo Remembered)
Gigi..Sew Argen..Gigi

Daby Balde..Waino Blues..Rough Guide To African Blues

Caio Marques..Desista..Nova Musica Do Brasil

Rabison..Mama Son De Sa Soma..Esto Es Cuba #2
B.B.King..It's My Own Fault..Live At The Regal

Robert Johnson..Milkcow's Calf Blues..Delta Blues

Suzzy Roche..To Alaska With Love..Songs From An Unmarried Housewife And Mother, Greenwich Village, USA

Jim Causley..The Whimple Wassail..Fruits Of The Earth
Wassailing picture from http://www.legendarydartmoor.co.uk/
Louis Eliot & The Embers..25th. Of The 12th...Kittow's Moor
John Shuttleworth..2 Margarines..4 Rather Tasty Tracks
The Roots Union..Goodness & Beauty..promo

The Roots Union are recording in Nashville this week. Check out what they are up to here.

Dave Wood..Healing Tune..Into The Light

Ahmet Kusgoz Ve Arkadaslari..Gonen Ciftetellsi..A Night In Istanbul

Gulay..Everek Dagi..Turkish Cafe

Tamikrest..Outamachek..Adagh

Johnny Clegg & Juluka..Bullets for Bafazan..The Best Of Juluka/Savuka
Obsession..Triptyque..Bulgaroide Tribu

Pain D'Epices..De Paris..De Travers

Rambling Syd Rumpo..The Song Of The Bogle Clencher..Round The Horne with Kenneth Williams & Kenneth Horne: 16 April 1967
Besh O Drom..Pusztito..Macso Himzes
Square Pusher..Seb 1-10..Solo Electric Bass 1

The two Martins are together again for rootsandshoots this Monday 18 January. A wonderful selection of music from Devon and the world, as ever, is promised. We'll include a tribute to folk singer, musician Tim Hart, sadly no longer with us.

And down came the snow!

Monday 11 January
Tracks played:
Kroke..Spiel Klezmer..Yiddish Freylekhs..Trio
Spinach For Norman..Hopping Up Haytor..Ready To Start Again
Municipale Balcanica..Caravan, Club Version..Road To Damascus
Les Vagabonds De Gibolescu..Hora..Tsiganes A Et Konus
Ivo Papazov..Tinner's Dance..Dance Of The Falcons
Gnawa..Metropole..Diffusion
Orientation..Fata Morgana..A Night In Istanbul
Renaud Garcia-Fons..40 Dias..Arcoluz
Burhan Ocal & The Trakya Allstars..Ferace..A Night In Istanbul
Rabih Abou-Khalil..The Pain After..Arabian Waltz
Gigi..Nafeken..Gigi
Angel Brothers..Empty Chair..Angel Brothers
Sine..The Gentle Art Of Wee Weaving (Seaside Mix)..Sine
Sharon Shannon..Dance Of The Honeybees..Each Little Thing
Andy Clarke..The Wild Rover..Broadsword & Liberty
Mick Holditch..The Banks Of Green Willow
Mariza..Loucura..Fado Em Mim
Cesaria Evora..Destino Negro..Cabo Verde - Terra Estimada
Rosa Paeda..U'Huddu..Facce
Riccardo Tesi..Il Primo Bacio..Presente Remoto
Riccardo Tesi..Jazzy..Presente Remoto
Laco Tayla..Erkilet Guzeli..A Night In Istanbul
Celtech..#3..demo
Plantec..Sant Uzin..Plantec

The New Year Starts Here!

Tracks played on Monday 4 January:
The Jazz Mandolin Project..At The Pershing..Jungle Tango
Ry Cooder & V.M.Bhatt..Isa Lei..A Meeting By The River
Fata Morgana..Orientation..A Night In Istanbul
Alim Qasimov..Iraq Tasnifi..Froots #15
Kepajunkera..Agadir..Hiri
Obsession..La Quadrature Du Cercle..Melodyssees
Arvest..Safar Ar bed..Fantazi
Guichen..Rostren..Freres
Tan Ba'n Ty..Laride A 8 Temps..Tomm Ruz
Wig A Wag..Son Lakota..Sabah Ha Safar
Hamon Martin Quintet..Les Draps De Lits..L'Habit De Plume
Karma..La Classe Armoricaine..Mouvements
Plantec..Androide..Plantec
Celtech..#9..Demo
Alain Genty..La Douche Du Pouldu..Le Grand Encrier
Tal Wilkenfeld..Truth Be Told..Transformation
Astor Piazzola New Tango Set-Tet..Milonga Del Angel..Luna
Gotan Project..La Viguela..Lunatico
Amestoy Trio..Bamako..Sport & Couture
Stephane Delicq..Marta..La Discrete
Appel Direct..Bossa Dorado..Apres Midi
Fred Combo..Pensee..Obsession
Fatima Spar Und Die Freedom Fries..At Home..Zirzop
Stephane Delicq..Manette..Accordeon Diatonique

We wish you a happy and peaceful New Year

Thanks for listening to us in 2009. 

We look forward to your company in 2010.

That was 2009

This Monday's list from
Martin & Martin:

Jackie Oates..Birthday..Hyberboreans

Show Of Hands..The Keys Of Canterbury..Arrogance, Ignorance & Greed

Bud & Lynne Abbot..Somewhere Along The Road

John Shuttleworth..I Can't Go Back To Savoury Now..4 Further Tasty Tracks

Wren Music..Shepton Beauchamp Wassail..Midwinter

Griselda Sanderson..The Magpie & The Mole..Harpaphonics

Alice Jemima..1234..Alice Jemima Pic of Alice by Mark Davies

Astaga..Whispers..demo

Staff Benda Bilili..Polio..Tres Tres Fort

Oumou Sangare..Koroko..Seya

Monew Natana..Abyssinia Infinite..Ethiopian Soul Music

Harem..Prophesy..A Night In Istanbul

Ainote-San..Stone Techno..Live In Toyama

Little Devils..tbc..This Is How It Starts

The Roots Union..Goodness & Beauty..promo

Oi Va Voi..Waiting..Travelling The Face Of The Globe

Joscho Stephan..Bolero..Acoustic Live

Gadjologie..Blessed Relief..Gadjologie

Rosa Rebecka..Purple..Untold

The Black House..For Your Children..studio recording made by rootsandshoots

Little Rumba..Iclesmic Doubt..The Big Picture

Fatima Spar & The Freedom Fries..Travelling All Alone..Trust

Vieux Farka Toure..Wale..Fondo

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba..Saro..I Speak Fula

EST..The Well wisher..EST

Sandy Lopicic..Jane Sandanski..Border Confusion

Spiro..Captain Say Catastrophe..Lightbox

Home Alone

Roots And Shoots on Phonic FM 21 December 2009

It was just me, Martin Henning, in the studio this week.
Tracks I played were as follows:
Angel Brothers..Stepping On Shadows..Angel Brothers
Rabih Abou-Khalil..Dawn..Between Dusk And Dawn
Les Orientales..Wayak..Music-Hall D'Algerie
Ahmet Kusgoz Ye Arkandaslari..Tulum Roman Havasi..Gypsies Of Turkey
Abyssinia Infinite..Aba Alem Lemenea..Ethiopian Soul Music
Zambula..Neyaziza..Massive Respect
Tinariwen..Tenere Dafed Nikchen..Tinariwen
Sierra Maestra..Dundunbanza..Froots #4
Les Desterrados..Buenos Aires..Les Desterrados
Astor Piazzola + New Tando Sex-tet..Luna
Yo Yo Ma..Tango Suite,Andante..Spirit Of The Tango
The Tango Band.. The Habenera..Berlin Nights
Hoover The Dog..Dead Dogs..Distempo
Dalla..Awel Vase..More Salt
Jim Causley..Prickleye Bush..Jim Causley..demo

Celtech..Faery Dance..Celtech

Guichen..Human Psyk..Freres

Alain Genty..Kanevedenn..Une Petite Lanterne
Fred Combo..Pensee..Fred Combo
E.S.T...Well Wisher..E.S.T.
Plantec..Kosmos..Plantec
Sandy Lopicic Orkestrar..Usti Usti Babo..Border Confusion
Fatima Spar And The Freedom Fries pictured..Uc Atli..Trust

Next week it's the 2 Martins again. Bye for now!

Devon and beyond

Quite a few local artists tonight. But we got around too! We played: 
Artist..Track..Album
Dave Wood..Sundown..Into the Night
Marilyn Tucker & Paul Wilson..The Mermaid..On The Tide
Photo of Paul & Marilyn by Wild Goose Records
Auvo Quartet..Hambos..Auvo Kvartetti
Angel Brothers..Same Sky,Different Planet..Angel Brothers
Daughters Of Elvin..Goldrbok..Galdrbok
Compagnie Giulia..Lamento Di Tristano/La Rotta..Compagnie Giulia
Celtec..#3..demo
Astaga..Butterfly..Astaga
Astor Piazzola's New Tango Sextet..Tanguedia..Luna
Original Harmony Ridge Creek Dippers..Owen's Valley Day..fRoots 13

Sara Tavares..Balance..Awards For World Music 07

Nana Matias..Pays Sol..Putumayo Presents Cape Verde

Mercan Dede..Napas..Awards For World Music 07

Theodosii Spassov..You Bird, You Nightingale..Titla

Tukros..Wedding Dances By Pal Tendl..Best Of Fono Records

Waulk Elektrik..Stumpie, Madam Frederick & The Hunter's Purse..Uprooted

Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate..Kala Djula..Ali & Toumani

Mmabatho Police Choir..Kabelo..African Renaissance

Kiko Ruiz..Morena..Cachito De Vida

Jon Boden & The Remnant Kings..We Do What We Can..Looking For A New England

Liam Clancy..The Parting Glass..Legends Of Irish Folk Liam Clancy 1935-2009

Dave Wood..Sundown..Into The Night

Liam Clancy..Rocky Road To Dublin..Legends Of Irish Folk
Roger Watson..Peg Of Derby..Past & Present
The Eel Grinders..Smokey The Parrot..Aquamarine