My featured guest for the 14th episode of Spirit and Roots was North-West London’s own, Steve Mahoney. Here he is performing his track, ‘My Favourite Guy,’ for us live in the studio.
We talked about his love of Neil Young’s Shocking Pinks’ period; what it’s like to record an album in a single day; and what motivates him to write songs.
You can listen to the entire show and interview here:
Episode 14 Playlist
1/ THE WILDERNESS OF MANITOBA – Through Blue Light – Between Colours
2/ MINK DEVILLE – Mixed Up Shook Up Girl – Cabretta
3/ CHRISTIAN KJELLVANDER – Rider in the Rain – A Village: Natural Light
4/ STEVE MAHONEY AND THE MILKSHAKES – Evelina (Queen of Costa) – The Second Referendum
5/ STEVE MAHONEY AND THE MILKSHAKES – My Favourite Guy – The Second Referendum
6/ NEIL YOUNG – Payola Blues – Everybody’s Rockin’
The next episode of Spirit and Roots will be Tuesday 12th November – 9-10pm (GMT).
My featured guest will be North-West London’s very own musical maverick Steve Mahoney. Steve and his band, The Milkshakes, are just about to release their fantastic sophomore record, ‘The Second Referendum,’ and we’ll be hearing some exclusive tracks from it.
My featured guest for the 13th episode of Spirit and Roots was of the UK’s finest songwriters, Geraint Watkins. Here he is performing his track, ‘Hold Back,’ for us live in the studio.
As well as hearing his fantastic songs, we discussed where his songs come from, influences on his music, and what it was like working with great UK artists such as Van Morrison, Gerry Rafferty and Peter Green.
You can listen to the entire show and interview here:
Episode 13 Playlist
1/ OLLABELLE – High On A Mountain – Riverside Battle Songs
2/ RANDY NEWMAN – Shame – Bad Love
3/ BETTY LAVETTE – It Ain’t Easy – Child Of The Seventies
4/ RODNEY CROWELL – Fate’s Right Hand – Fate’s Right Hand
5/ WILLIE NELSON – Not That I Care – You Don’t Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker
6/ L.C COOKE – Put Me Down Easy – The Complete SAR Records Recordings
7/ GERAINT WATKINS – Rush Of Blood – Rush Of Blood
8/ GERAINT WATKINS – On My Mind – Rush Of Blood
9/ VAN MORRISON – Philosopher’s Stone – Back On Top
10/ RONNIE LANE & SLIM CHANCE – Roll On Babe – Anymore For Anymore
11/ GERAINT WATKINS – Hold Back – Rush Of Blood
12/ RAY CHARLES – Mess Around – Hallelujah I Love Her So!
13/ AARON NEVILLE – Save The Last Dance For Me – Till the Night Is Gone – A Tribute to Doc Pomus
14/ STEPHEN FEARING – Red Lights In The Rain – Every Soul’s A Sailor
15/ IRIS DEMENT – Go On Ahead And Go Home – Sing the Delta
16/ ERIC TAYLOR – The Great Divide – The Great Divide
17/ THE HOLMES BROTHERS – Walk In The Light – Soul Street
18/ THE MAES – Driving Alli Through Mining Towns – The Maes
19/ DAN PENN AND SPOONER OLDHAM – I’m Living Good – Moments From This Theatre
All artist links can be found in the YouTube and MixCloud footnotes.
The next episode of Spirit and Roots will be Saturday 12th October – 2-4pm (GMT).
My featured guest will be Geraint Watkins – one of the finest songsmiths to have ever come out the UK. Geraint’s songwriting has been lauded by Bob Dylan and he has been hired by Van Morrison, Paul McCartney, Nick Lowe, Mark Knopfler and many more.
Here he is performing a track from his last album, In A Bad Mood, on Jools Holland:
My featured guest for the 12th episode of Spirit and Roots was the Godfather of London’s Alt-Folk and Americana scene, Andy Hankdog. Here he is performing his track, ‘Margaret Finch,’ for us live in the studio.
We had a great chat charting his career so far and his musical experiences with The Sex Pistols, Joan Baez, Marc Bolan – and, of course, his seminal UK Folk-Roots band, Hank Dogs.
You can listen to the entire show and interview here:
Episode 12 Playlist
1/ THE POGUES – Dark Streets of London – Red Roses for Me
2/ KIRSTY MACCOLL – Soho Square – Titanic Days
3/ STEVE POLTZ – Folk Singer – Folk Singer
4/ ANDY HANKDOG – All Ends Up – Unreleased
5/ ANDY HANKDOG – Margaret Finch – Unreleased
6/ CSNY – 4 + 20 – Deja Vu
7/ JAMIE LIN-WILSON – Hi-Fi Love – Highway Prayer: A Tribute to Adam Carroll
8/ T-REX – Life’s A Gas – Electric Warrior
9/ MARTIN CARTHY & FAMILY – Hog-Eye Man – Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys
10/ LOUDON WAINWRIGHT – Man & Dog – Haven’t Got the Blues (Yet)
11/ TOWNES VAN ZANDT – Catfish Song – At My Window
All artist links can be found in the YouTube and MixCloud footnotes.
The next episode of Spirit and Roots will be Tuesday 8th October – 9-10pm (GMT).
My featured guest will be Andy Hankdog – guitarist, songwriter and vocalist in Hankdogs – the band Nick Drake/Sandy Denny-producer Joe Boyd once declared the first British act he’d loved in 30 years.
