Bob Harris - Saturday Show

BBC Radio 2
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Following my run of programmes on the network during Christmas 1996, I began a series of regular shows on 29th March 1997. I broadcast every Saturday evening for three hours from 11pm until 2am, now working with Mark Simpson, a friend and colleague from the GLR days.

I build my programmes at home. I produce a running order and it and the corresponding CD's go into a programme box which I take into the studio with me, so I play all my own CD's and records. I like the programme to have a musical flow (the American 'wave' idea is my template) with segues of maybe two, three or four tracks together. I try to play a lot of different styles and blend each track as seamlessly as possible. I find programme building fabulously enjoyable and rewardingly creative. I spend a lot of time trying to get it right. I don't 'format' the show at all but I do use the Rockdate diary to inject familiarity.

The music is contempory and as diverse and interesting as I can make it. A 'no boundaries' music mix. If you want details of the tracks I'm playing, look up the playlist section on the web site.

Radio 2 is available in stereo to anyone in the UK with Freeview on channel 72, Sky Digital on channel 0102 or Virgin TV on channel 860 or 902

Sessions 2010

Lisa Redford - 27 March
NY Song
Music And The Mountains
Makes Your Heart Sing
Live Your Life

Paul Brady - 20 March
Rainbow
Lakes Of Ponchartrain
One More Today
Money To Burn

Jill Sobule - 6 March
Palm Springs
Wendell Lee
Jet Pack
Where's Bobby Gentry?
Houdini's Box

Among The Oak And Ash - 27 February
The Water Is Wide
Peggy-O
Housewife's Lament
Angel Gabriel

Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers - 20 February
Summer Number 39
Banditos
Green And Dumb
I Do

Jonatha Brooke - 13 February
10 Cent Wings
Start Again
Safe And Sound
Love Is A Battlefield

Joan Armatrading - 6 February
Heading Back To New York City
My Baby's Gone
Love And Affection
This Charming Life

Marcus Bonfanti - 30 January
Tweed Blazer
Give Me Your Cash
What Good Am I To You
Devil Girl

Kate Walsh - 23 January
Greatest Love
The Dark Night
Your Song
As He Pleases

Black Joe Lewis - 16 January
Sugarfoot
Big Booty Woman
Somebody Loves Me
Boogie

The Low Anthem - 9 January
This God Damn House
Cage The Songbird
To Ohio
Ticket Taker

Israel Nash Gripka - 2 January
Pray For Rain
Don't Run
Evening
Let It Go

Sessions 2009

Valerie Marshall - 26 December
Can't Let Go
Cupid's Butterfly
Love's Ghost
Diamonds And Pearls

The Capitol Years - 19 December
You Can Stay There
Rolling Hills
Endless Town
Revolutions

Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett - 12 December
Down On The Farm
Honest Man
Sailin' Shoes

Sam Carter - 5 December
Oh Dear, Rue The Day
Hired Hands
Bones
Yellow Sign

Alela Diane - 28 November
Dry Grass And Shadows
Lady Divine
White As Diamonds
Tatted Lace

Thea Gilmore - 21 November
Old December
Cold Coming
Thea Gilmore's Winter Toast
That'll Be Christmas

Sam Baker - 14 November
Angels
Signs
Mennonite
Snow

Tinariwen - 31 October
Imidiwan Afrik Tendam
Chabiba
Chegret
Assuf Ag Assuf
Arawan

McIntosh Ross - 24 October
Oh The Dark
Any Trust I Place In You
Walls
A Passing Place

Ruby Turner - 17 October
Take My Hand, Precious Lord
Oh Mary Don t You Weep
I'm Travelling On
This Train

Portland - 10 October
Tonight
The Letter
Believe In You
Burning Sky

Stephen Dale Petit - 3 October
As The Years Go Passing By
A Better Answer
It's All Good
My Friend Bob

James Grant - 26 September
Will The Circle Be Unbroken
My Father's Coat
Strange Flowers

Sarah Jane Morris - 5 September
It's A Shame
Promised Land
You Know Her
Never Forget How To Dance

Katy Lied - 22 August
Katy Lied
When It Rains
Piece By Piece
Welcome To The World

Aynsley Lister - 15 August
What It's All About
Crazy
Soul
Sugar Low

The Whispertown 2000 - 8 August
Done With Love
Erase The Lines
Pushing Oars
Old Times

Sonny Landreth - 1 August
Blue Tarp Blues
South Of I-10
Zydeco Shuffle
Next Of Kindred Spirit

Fredo Viola - 25 July
The Sad Song
Red States
Death Of A Son
Robinson Crusoe

Bex Marshall - 18 July
Kitchen Table

Dave Matthews - 18 July
Funny The Way It Is

Bex Marshall - 18 July
Too Much Rock 'n' Roll
Hot Headed Man
Black Guitar

Dave Matthews - 18 July
Lying In The Hand Of God
Dive In

Andrea Glass - 11 July

We Could Be Over
Don't Burn Down The House
The Price

Steve Cradock - 4 July
Something Better
Beware Falling Rocks
You Paint Your Picture
The Apple

Glenn Tilbrook - 27 June
Melancholy Emotion
Through The Net
Still
Best Of Times

Steve Forbert - 20 June
Blackbird Tune
Hang On Again Til The Sun Shines
Stolen Identity
Sing It Again, My Friend

Ben Kweller - 13 June
Fight
Penny On The Train Track
Wantin' Her Again
Sawdust Man

Carrie Rodriguez - 6 June
She Ain't Me
Rag Doll
El Salvador
Absence

Jon Allen - 30 May
Young Man Blues
Dead Man's Suit
New Year's Eve
Going Home

The Olympic Symphonium - 23 May
Intentions Alone
A Lot To Learn
Pieces
Cold And Blue

Bowmans

Bowmans - 16 May
On The Road
Nothing Yet
Make It Last
Southern Sky

Walter Strauss - 9 May
Djimbaseh
Dustdevil
The Spring Song
Ishi

Ben Taylor - 2 May
Dangerous Girl
After It's Over
Wicked Way
Turn On The Lights

Martyn Joseph - 25 April
Vegas
On My Way
Some Of Us
Lonely Like America

Ella Edmondson - 18 April
Capable
Hold Your Horses
Sing For You
Hunger

Lau

Lau - 11 April
The Master
Stephen's
The Unquiet Grave
The Burrian

Eliza Carthy - 4 April
Mr Magnifico
Hug Like A Mountain
Two Tears
Mohair

Hey Negrita - 21 March
The Last Thing That I Do
Fishin'
Room Service
Nine To Five

Greg Pearle and John Illsley - 14 March
Love Let Me Breathe
Romeo and Juliet
Loving You
Demons

Mawkin Causley - 7 March
The Greenlander
The Jolly Broom Man
George's Son

Lost Brothers - 28 February
Fallen
Who Could Love You More
Last Day On The Job
Ribbons And Bows
Angry At The Sun

Nitin Sawhney - 21 February
My Soul
Noches En Vela
Shadowlands
October Daze
Letting Go

Jonatha Brooke - 14 February
All You Gotta Do Is Touch Me
A Taste Of Danger
Madonna On The Curb
Sweetest Angel
You Ought To Be Satisfied Now

Tift Merritt - 7 February
Broken
Bar With A TV On
Another Country
I Know What I'm Looking For
Keep You Happy

Rosabella Gregory - 31 January

Fake Lazy Supernovas - 24 January
Golden Boy

Cara Dillon - 17 January
Jimmy Mo Mhile Stor
The Verdant Braes Of Skreen
P Stands For Paddy (Lament for Johnny)
The Parting Glass

Chris While and Julie Matthews - 10 January
Welcome To Your Life
Single Act Of Kindness
Shadow Of My Former Self
Together Alone

Joe Brown - 3 January
I'll See You In My Dreams
Killing The Blues
Stay Young
Long Gone

Sessions 2008

Richard Thompson - 27 December
See My Friends
A Hunting The Wren
Oops!... I Did It Again
So Ben Mi Ca Bon Tempo

Calexico - 20 December
Victor Jara's Hands
House Of Valparaiso
Slowness
Two Silver Trees

Steve Tilston - 13 December
Life By Misadventure
Goodbye Madam Muse
Speaking In Tongues
The Road When I Was Young

Josh Rouse - 6 December
Winter In The Hamptons
1972
Lemon Tree
My Love Is Gone

Southside Johnny - 29 November
I Don't Want To Go Home
Tired Skin
Tango Till They're Sore

Bryan Adams - 29 November
The Way Of The World
House Arrest
Walk On By
Tonight We Have The Stars

Fleet Foxes - 22 November
Your Protector
Blue Ridge Mountain
Mykonos
Tiger Mountain Peasant Song

Nell Bryden - 15 November
Goodbye
Second Time Around
Helen's Requiem
Tonight

Marillion - 1 November
Whatever Is Wrong With You
80 Days
This Train Is My Life
This Is The 21st Century

Tom Russell - 25 October
Big Water
Stealing Electricity
Guadeloupe
Who's Gonna Build Your Wall

Luke Doucet - 25 October
It's Not The Liquor I Miss
The Day Rick Danko Died
Long Haul Driver
Blood's Too Rich

Julie Fowlis - 18 October
Lon-dubh/Blackbird
Turas San Lochmor
Biodh An Deoch Seo 'n Laimh Mo Ruin
Hug Air A Bhonald Mhoir

Annie Keating - 11 October
It Already Hurts When You Leave
Belmont
On The Road By Ten
For The Taking

Walter Trout - 4 October
A Matter Of The Heart
Welcome To The Human Race
Sanjay
The Next Big Thing
In My Mind

Angie Palmer - 27 September
If I Was
Hey Lazarus
Nightsong
Fiery Lake

Gougers

Gougers - 20 September
Everybody Knows
To Mock A Killing Bird

Eileen Rose - 13 September
Trying To Lose You
All Those Pretty Things
$20 Shoes
Sad Ride Home

Fraser Anderson - 6 September
I Hope I'm Alive
Grace
Photograph
Rag and Bones

Aimee Mann - 23 August
Borrowing Time
Phoenix
31 Today
Freeway

Kate Rogers - 16 August
Wowbox
St Eustacia
Stealing From You
Go

Teddy Thompson - 9 August
Jonathan's Book
In My Arms
Where To Go From Here
Don't Know What I Was Thinking

Jim Moray - 2 August
Leaving Australia
The Wild Boar
Three Black Feathers
The Rufford Park Poachers

Justin Townes Earle - 26 July
South Georgia Sugar Babe
Turn Out My Lights
Lone Pine Hill
I Don't Care
Hard Livin'

Emily Smith - 19 July
Caledonia
May Colven
The Mermaid Of Galloway
Sunset Hymn
Come Home Pretty Bird

Cath and Phil Tyler - 12 July
Queen Sally
False True Love
Water Is Wide
Wether's Skin

Ben Harper - 5 July
There Will Be A Light
Lifeline
Fight Outta You
Waiting For You

Eric Bibb - 21 June
Spirit I Am
Pockets
Get Onboard
River Blues
In My Father's House

Thea Gilmore - 7 June
Old Soul
The Lower Road
Rosie
Breathe

Andy Fairweather Low - 31 May
Ashes And Diamonds
I Don't Need
Wide Eyed And Legless
Hymn 4 My Soul

Kim Richey - 24 May
Drift
Chinese Boxes
Turn Me
The Absence Of Your Company
Every River

Fish

Fish - 17 May
Zoe 25
13th Star
Arc of the Curve

Danny and the Champions of the World - 10 May
The Red Tree Song
The Truest Kind
I Still Believe
Shadow Of The Wolf

Heidi Talbot - 3 May
Everything
If You Stay
Bedlam Boys
When They Ring The Golden Bells
Time

Pete Molinari - 26 April
It Came Out Of The Wilderness
A Virtual Landslide
Adelaine
God Damn Lonesome Blues

Yoriyos

Yoriyos - 12 April
Endoscopises
(unnamed song)
The Pied Piper
Love At The Gates Of Dawn

Corinne West - 5 April
Second Sight
Gandy Dancer
Amelia
Cabin Door

Morcheeba - 15 March
Au Dela
Gain The World
Enjoy The Ride
Run Honey Run

Ruth Notman - 8 March
Heather Down The Moor
Limbo
Fause Fause
Billy Don't You Weep For Me

The Gathering of... - 1 March
Meet Me On The Corner
Fire On The Line
Don't Make Me Old Before My Time
False Hands

Storys

Storys - 23 February
Jingle
Town Beyond The Trees
Be By Your Side
Long Hard Road
It's All We Really Need

Oh Laura - 9 February
It Ain't Enough
Release Me
Black N' Blue
Mess You Left Behind

Josh Ritter - 2 February
Rumours
The Temptation Of Adam
Empty Hearts
To The Dogs Or Whoever

Stewboss - 26 January
Fill Station
Swing That Axe
Always How It Starts

Steve Forbert - 19 January
What Kind Of Guy
Thinking
Thirty More Years
Middle Age

Paul Carrack - 12 January
Love Will Keep Us Alive
Running Out Of Time
Satisfy My Soul
How Long
Raining, Raining

Dennis Locorriere - 5 January
Shine Son
Unchain My Heart
Dance On Daddy's Feet
I'm Impressed With Myself

Sessions 2007

Beth Rowley - 22 December
Only One Cloud
Oh My Life
Sweet Hours
Nobody's Fault But Mine

Peter Von Poehl - 8 December
Story Of The Impossible

Dion

Dion - 1 December
Baby I'm In The Mood
Nadine
Son Of Skip James
And The Night Stood Still

Joe Bonamassa - 4 August
Sloe Gin
High Water Everywhere
Woke Up Dreaming
You Upset Me

Gary Fletcher - 28 July
A Lie Is A Lie
May You Now Find Peace
Payback

Martyn Joseph - 28 July
Some Of us
Turn Me Tender
Kindness
Proud Valley Boy

Stephanie Dosen - 21 July
This Joy
A Lily For The Spectre
Daydreamers
Somerset

Tia McGraff - 14 July
Second Chance
I Can't Quit
Oughta Be Rock
Hope Is Everything

Sunny Sweeney - 7 July
16th Avenue
Band Of Gold
Lavender Blue
Next Big Nothing

Yvonne Lyon - 30 June
Come
Everything's Fine
Colours

Jackie Leven - 23 June
One Man One Guitar
Blues Run The Game
Kings Of Infinite Space

Anais Mitchell - 16 June
Behind The Wall (Hades Town)
Old Fashioned Hat
Before The Eyes Of Storytelling Girls

Ron Sexsmith - 9 June
Never Give Up
These Days
Secret Heart
Not About To Lose

Blue Rodeo - 9 June
What Am I Doing Here?
Bad Timing

Wire Daisies - 2 June
Time Will Tell
Let Me Love You
Rocket Girl
Come Home Safely

Megson

Megson - 26 May
Smoke Of Home
Butternut Hill
I Lied
Follow It On

Jesse Malin - 12 May
Aftermath
Lucinda

Sue Foley - 12 May
Two Moons Gone

Jesse Malin - 12 May
Broken Radio

Sue Foley - 12 May
So Far

Jesse Malin - 12 May
Don't Let Them Take You Down

Sue Foley - 12 May
Down The Big Road Blues

Joan Armatrading - 5 May
Woman In Love
Tall In The Saddle
Empty Highway
All The Way From America
Love And Affection
Into The Blues
Something's Gotta Blow

Martha Tilston - 28 April
Winter Flowers
Falcon
Artificial

Marillion - 21 April
Neverland
Somewhere Else
Afraid Of Sunlight
Thank You Whoever You Are
The Last Century For Man
Fantastic Place

Show Of Hands - 14 April
Roots
Are We Alright?
Undertow
Country Life

Draytones - 7 April
Out Of This World
Time
Keep Loving Me

Scott Matthews - 31 March
Eyes Wider Than Before
Dream Song
Passing Stranger

Aynsley Lister - 24 March
Rain
Disorderly Me
Get Away

Endrick Brothers - 17 March
Loser's Excuse
Beautiful Rejection
Thorns On Every Rose
Queen Of The Summer

Justin Rutledge - 10 March
Come Summertime
I'm Your Man, You're My Radio
Does It Make You Rain?

David Celia - 3 March
I Found You
Best Thing Ever
Evidently True
Infinity

Tunng

Tunng - 24 February
It's Because...We've Got Her
Fair Doreen/Stories
Jenny Again
Woodcat

Rebecca Worthley - 17 February
Consumed
Coming Home
Castles
Myths Of Competition

Roman Candle - 10 February
Wish I Was In New York
Modern Radio
Winterlight
Something Left To Say

Thea Gilmore - 10 February
Lip Reading
December In New York
Teacher, Teacher
Are You Ready?
Sugar

Kris Drever - 3 February
Harvest Gypsies
Poor Man's Son
Navigator
Steel And Stone

Bruce Cockburn - 27 January

Open
Life Short Call Now
When You Give It Away

Angie Palmer - 13 January
Fool's Gold
Premonition Blues
The Ballad Of John Henry
Michelangelo

Jon Redfern - 6 January
I'm Still Young
I Love The Sun

Can't Take The Heat

Sessions 2006

Lisa Redford - 23 December
Lost Again
You Will Know
Don't Tell Me
Wildfire

Brian Houston - 9 December
Sugar Queen
Childish Things
Red Badge Of Courage
These Days
Christmas Day

Derrin Nauendorf - 25 November
Queensland
Shatter Like Stars
Shipwrecked
Universe Demands

David Kitt - 18 November
Sleep
Saturdays
Guilty Prayers Pointless Ends
What I Ask

Sessions 2005

Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion - 19 March
In Lieu Of Flowers
Exploration

Sessions 2004

Anne McCue - 20 March
Tiny Little Song
My Only One
I Want You Back

Sessions 2003

Gretchen Peters - 8 November
On A Bus To St. Cloud
Don't Cry A Tear For Me
The Secret Of Life

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