SPIRIT AND ROOTS EPISODE #13 w/ GERAINT WATKINS – NOW UP ON MIXCLOUD

by | Oct 27, 2019 | Radio Show

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.

GERAINT WATKINS – OUR NEXT GUEST – 12 OCTOBER

by | Oct 27, 2019 | Radio Show

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:

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SPIRIT AND ROOTS EPISODE #12 w/ ANDY HANKDOG – NOW UP ON MIXCLOUD

by | Oct 27, 2019 | Radio Show

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.

ANDY HANKDOG – OUR NEXT GUEST – 8 OCTOBER

by | Oct 8, 2019 | Radio Show

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.

Here he is with Hankdogs:

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SPIRIT AND ROOTS EPISODE #11 w/ LAINE HINES – NOW UP ON MIXCLOUD

by | Oct 8, 2019 | Radio Show

My featured guest for the 11th episode of Spirit and Roots was the great bluesman Laine Hines. Here he is performing the track, ‘Death Letter Blues,’ for us live in the studio.

We had a great chat discussing his blues influences, his father Denny Laine’s music and his dream festival line-up.

You can listen to the entire show and interview here:

Episode 11 Playlist

1/ LEADBELLY & THE GOLDEN GATE QUARTET – Midnight Special – The Blues Collection

2/ BB KING – You’re Still My Woman – Indianola Mississippi Seeds

3/ JAKE XERXES FUSSELL – The River St Johns – Spirit of the Blues

4/ GREG ALLMAN – These Days – Laid Back

5/ CHRIS SMITHER – Maybelline – Call Me Lucky

6/ TONY JOE WHITE – Rebellion – The Beginning

7/ LITTLE FEAT – Roll Um Easy – Dixie Chicken

8/ HARRY MANX – Waiting In Vain – 20 Strings and the Truth

9/ DAVID WIFFEN – One Step – David Wiffen

10/ LAINE HINES – Death Letter Blues – Unreleased

11/ WILLIE BROWN – Future Blues – American Epic

12/ ROKIA TRAORE – M’Bifo – Bowmboi

13/ NORSALUS MCKISSICK – I’ve Got A Home For You – The Great Gospel Men

14/ LAINE HINES – Fixing To Die – Unreleased

15/ COLIN BLUNSTONE – Say You Don’t Mind – One Year

16/ DENNY LAINE – Nothing To Go By – Japanese Tears

17/ MATT POWELL – I’ve Broken Her Heart Again – Austin, Texas Through The Eyes Of Terri Herbert

18/ JJ CALE – Sensitive Kind – Live

19/ BOBBY ‘BLUE’ BLAND – Lead Me On – Two Steps From The Blues

20/ BEN CAPLAN – Lullaby – Old Stock

21/ SNOOKS EAGLIN – When They Ring Them Golden Bells – New Orleans Street Singer

22/ MARION ANDERSON – Deep River – Spirituals

23/ ESTHER ROSE – You Made It This Far – You Made It This Far

24/ CHUCHO VALDES – Rita La Caimana – Genius

25/ AMOS LEE – El Camino – Live At Red Rocks With The Colorado Symphony

All artist links can be found in the YouTube and MixCloud footnotes.

SPIRIT AND ROOTS EPISODE #10 w/ ODETTE MICHELL – NOW UP ON MIXCLOUD

by | Oct 8, 2019 | Radio Show

My featured guest for the 10th episode of Spirit and Roots was the superb Odette Michell. Here she is performing the track, ‘The Rolling Shores of England,’ for us live in the studio.

We had a great chat discussing the folk club scene in England, political songwriting and her diverse musical influences.

You can listen to the entire interview and show here:

Episode 10 Playlist

1/ MOORE MOSS RUTTER – Dougal – III

2/ UNCLE WALT’S BAND – High Hill – Uncle Walt’s Band

3/ ODETTE MICHELL – Dance Me Through The Night – The Wildest Rose

4/ ODETTE MICHELL – The Rolling Shores of England – The Wildest Rose

5/ JONI MITCHELL – Urge For Going – Hits

6/ NIC JONES – Annachie Gordon – The Noah’s Ark Trap

7/ ANAIS MITCHELL – Your Fonder Heart – The Brightness

8/ BLAZE FOLEY – Clay Pigeons – Live at the Austin Outhouse

All artist links can be found in the YouTube and MixCloud footnotes.

SPIRIT AND ROOTS EPISODE #9 w/ BENJAMIN SCHEUER – NOW UP ON MIXCLOUD

by | Sep 1, 2019 | Radio Show

My featured guest for the 9th episode of Spirit and Roots was the brilliant Benjamin Scheuer. Here he is performing the track, ‘I Am Samantha,’ for us live in the studio.

We discussed songwriting influences, inspirations and heard the first snippets from his upcoming album to be released on Atlantic Records.

You can listen to the entire interview and show here:

Episode 9 Playlist

1/ GEOFF MULDAUR – This World Is Not My Home – The Secret Handshake

2/ OSCAR ISAAC and MARCUS MUMFORD – Fare Thee Well (Dink’s Song) – Inside Llewyn Davis: Soundtrack

3/ TOM WAITS – Big Joe and Phantom 309 – Under The Covers: The Songs He Didn’t Write

4/ LORI MCKENNA – Old Men, Young Women – The Bird & the Rifle

5/ ROBERT ELLIS – Fucking Crazy – Texas Piano Man

6/ EELS – Railroad Man – Blinking Lights and Other Revelations

7/ BENJAMIN SCHEUER – I Am Samantha – Unreleased

8/ BENJAMIN SCHEUER – Hibernate With Me – Single

9/ PARIS MONSTER – Grandma – It Once Had Been Kind

10/ JAMES MCMURTRY – You Got To Me – Complicated Game

11/ DAYNA KURTZ – It’s How You Hold Me – Rise and Fall

12/ BENJAMIN SCHEUER – The Tree – Unreleased

13/ RICHIE HAVENS – I Can’t Make It Anymore – Mixed Bag

14/ GREG BROWN – Trump Can’t Have That – Single

15/ STEVE EARLE – The Mountain – The Mountain

16/ GLEN HANSARD – Maybe Not Tonight – Rhythm and Repose

17/ THE PINE VALLEY COSMONAUTS AND CHRIS LIGON – The Great State of Texas – The Executioner’s Last Songs Volume 1

18/ LOS LOBOS – Little Things – The Town and the City

19/ IRMA THOMAS – Blue in the Heart – My Heart’s In Memphis: The Songs Of Dan Penn

20/ THE CORAL – Cobwebs – Roots and Echoes

21/ MARK ERELLI – Night Train – Milltowns

22/ ERIN RAE – Wild Blue Wind – Putting On Airs

23/ PETER WOLF – There’s Still Time – Midnight Souvenirs

24/ CHARLIE ROTH – The Chair – I’m The Smile

25/ WILCO – How To Fight Loneliness – Summerteeth

All artist links can be found in the YouTube and MixCloud footnotes.

BENJAMIN SCHEUER – OUR NEXT GUEST – 24 AUGUST

by | Sep 1, 2019 | Radio Show

The next episode of Spirit and Roots will be Saturday 24th August – 2-4pm (GMT).

My featured guest will be multi-award winning US songwriter and playwright, Benjamin Scheuer.

Here is one of his great songs

Join us by tuning in here

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