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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Sessions 2009

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sam Baker Sam Baker - 14 November
Snow
Signs
Mennonite
Angels

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dave Matthews Dave Matthews - 18 July
Funny The Way It Is

Bex Marshall Bex Marshall - 18 July
Hot Headed Man

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

Bex Marshall Bex Marshall - 18 July
Kitchen Table
Black Guitar

Dave Matthews Dave Matthews - 18 July
Dive In

Bex Marshall Bex Marshall - 18 July
Too Much Rock 'n' Roll

Andrea Glass Andrea Glass - 11 July
Don't Burn Down The House

The Price
We Could Be Over

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Walter Strauss Walter Strauss - 9 May
Djimbaseh
The Spring Song
Ishi
Dustdevil

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mawkin Causley Mawkin Causley - 7 March
The Jolly Broom Man

The Greenlander
George's Son

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

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

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

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

Rosabella Gregory Rosabella Gregory - 31 January


Fake Lazy Supernovas Fake Lazy Supernovas - 24 January

Golden Boy

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

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

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


Sessions 2008

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

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

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

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

Bryan Adams Bryan Adams - 29 November
The Way Of The World

Southside Johnny Southside Johnny - 29 November
Tired Skin

Bryan Adams Bryan Adams - 29 November
Tonight We Have The Stars
House Arrest

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

Bryan Adams Bryan Adams - 29 November
Walk On By

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

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

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

Luke Doucet Luke Doucet - 25 October
Blood's Too Rich
The Day Rick Danko Died

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

Luke Doucet Luke Doucet - 25 October
Long Haul Driver
It's Not The Liquor I Miss

Tom Russell Tom Russell - 25 October
Guadeloupe
Big Water

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

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

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

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

Gougers Gougers - 20 September
To Mock A Killing Bird
Everybody Knows

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

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

Aimee Mann Aimee Mann - 23 August
31 Today
Borrowing Time
Freeway
Phoenix

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Sessions 2007

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

Peter Von Poehl Peter Von Poehl - 8 December
Story Of The Impossible


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

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

Gary Fletcher Gary Fletcher - 28 July
A Lie Is A Lie

Martyn Joseph Martyn Joseph - 28 July
Kindness
Some Of us

Gary Fletcher Gary Fletcher - 28 July
May You Now Find Peace

Martyn Joseph Martyn Joseph - 28 July
Proud Valley Boy
Turn Me Tender

Gary Fletcher Gary Fletcher - 28 July
Payback

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

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

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

Yvonne Lyon Yvonne Lyon - 30 June
Everything's Fine
Colours
Come

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

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

Ron Sexsmith Ron Sexsmith - 9 June
These Days

Blue Rodeo Blue Rodeo - 9 June
Bad Timing

Ron Sexsmith Ron Sexsmith - 9 June
Secret Heart
Never Give Up

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

Ron Sexsmith Ron Sexsmith - 9 June
Not About To Lose

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

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

Sue Foley Sue Foley - 12 May
Down The Big Road Blues
Two Moons Gone

Jesse Malin Jesse Malin - 12 May
Broken Radio
Aftermath

Sue Foley Sue Foley - 12 May
So Far

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

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

Martha Tilston Martha Tilston - 28 April
Artificial
Winter Flowers
Falcon

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

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

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

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

Aynsley Lister Aynsley Lister - 24 March
Disorderly Me
Get Away
Rain

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

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

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

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

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

Roman Candle Roman Candle - 10 February
Something Left To Say

Thea Gilmore Thea Gilmore - 10 February
December In New York

Roman Candle Roman Candle - 10 February
Modern Radio

Thea Gilmore Thea Gilmore - 10 February
Sugar
Teacher, Teacher

Roman Candle Roman Candle - 10 February
Winterlight

Thea Gilmore Thea Gilmore - 10 February
Lip Reading

Roman Candle Roman Candle - 10 February
Wish I Was In New York

Thea Gilmore Thea Gilmore - 10 February
Are You Ready?

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

Bruce Cockburn Bruce Cockburn - 27 January
Life Short Call Now

When You Give It Away
Open

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

Jon Redfern Jon Redfern - 6 January

I'm Still Young
Can't Take The Heat
I Love The Sun


Sessions 2006

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

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

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

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


Sessions 2005

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


Sessions 2004

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


Sessions 2003

Gretchen Peters 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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