27 August 2013 - Show Content and Jon Bickley Interview

Hi all

This week's show is mainly the first part of a 2 part interview with London singer songwriter Jon Bickley.  But I do have a couple of tracks in the show as well as 'What's in the Post?'  'The Morris Round Up' and 'Time for Tom?' .  So still a packed show here at Folk and Blues Towers.

ARTIST ............... TRACK
Cam Penner .......... No Consequence
Jon Bickley ........... Interview and songs recorded live in the studio
Wooden Horse ...... Be Lonely With Me
ZZ Top ................. Jailhouse Rock (Live)
Jon Bickley ........... Interview and songs recorded live in the studio
The Stray Birds ..... Heavy Hands
Tom Waits ............ ?????????




















 








Tom Waits - Tom Traubert's Blues  - Live

The Folk and Blues Show now going out in Kansas

Just to say that as from now on the show will be going out on 'Kansas City Online Radio'

www.kconlineradio.com  check the link for details and schedules

270813 Show - Interview with London songwritert Jon Bickley - Part 1

In this week's show I have Part One of a two part interview with Jon Bickley.  Jon contacted me several weeks ago with his CD's.  I was really impressed with his song writing, lyrical construction and all round outlook on life that I started contacting him via social media which culminated in a visit from Jon to Somer Valley studios were we chatted for length about music, life, song writing and ideology; so much so that the interview will be split into two parts, this week and next.

This weeks interview will also be split into 2 parts, one before and one after the Morris Round Up!  So its ALL UP for an in-depth and inciting interview with Jon Bickley.

Part 1
Introducing Jon and talking about his life, song writing career and other bands he works with.  Jon performs one of his protest songs ‘Not In My Name’ from his CD ‘The Common’ live in the studio and we discuss the background behind why he wrote the song and his ideology around protest.

Part 2
Continuing with his ideas and motivation for protest Jon performs another song from ‘The Common’ with ‘Poppies for Sale’ discussing its meaning in length.  Jon and I continue to chat about his guitar technique along with his musical and song-writing influences.  Jon was excited to here that his prog rock collaboration with his friends in Bath, Pagan Harvest is mirrored by another Somer Valley show - The ‘Progtolagists with Chris and Rees’ whom he is keen to connect with.  

http://www.jonbickley.com/_jonbickley.com/news.html

Folk and Blues Show - 20th August 2013

Hi Folk and Bluesters

Lots going on behind the scenes in the land of Folk and Blues but still getting the show out and surprisingly the track listing comes out BEFORE the show - blimey what's happening ?!

So a short round up today and straight onto the tracks and artists on this week's show.  If you look closely at the bottom we have a Bruce Springsteen track - now there's a turn-up for the old plus fours!
But don't expect another one for many a year :)

TRACK ..................... ARTIST
Dust My Broom ......... Adam Franklin
White as Snow ........... Ange Hardy
Going Out West ......... Hillfolk Noir
Tiredly in Love .......... Ellie Larke
Lost Lula .................... Pharis and Jason Romero
The Devil's Real ......... Chris Smither
Dreamers .................... Fullsceillidh Spelemannslag
State Trooper ............. Bruce Springsteen
The Little Pot Stove ... Nic Jones
??????????? ............... Tom Waits

And here are the piccies with websites in the order they appear on the show!!


www.adamfranklinblues.com














































www.angehardy.com












www.hillfolknoir.com

 

Ellie doesn't have an album out yet so here's a couple of links up if you wish to see what she does
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arAfXAnvDf8
https://www.facebook.com/EllieLarkeMusic?filter=1






pharisandjason.com

 

 

www.smither.com 

 











































http://www.spreefix.com

 

 

 

We all know what this guy looks like 

 

 

 

 

 

www.nicjones.net 

 

 

 

???????????????????????????????????

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No Show for The Red Hot Chilli Pipers

:( (sad face) Had an interview set up with Kevin MacDonald, one of the pipers doing their 'Bagrock' but he never picked up his phone; obviously too busy at the Milwaukee Irish Festival.  Ho hum - that's show business folks!?! 

NO bag rock on the show then :)

Interview with London singer songwriter Jon Bickley

Hi all

just done just done an interview with the excellent Jon Bickley.  We had a lovely hour at Somer Valley FM chatting away about songs, music and life now he's of back to London - safe journey Jon.  The interview will be going out over the next 2 weeks (with a bit of luck!)

check out Jon on
https://www.facebook.com/jon.bickley.50?fref=ts
sound cloud as well

13 August 2013 - not mush to say just have a listen

Me again - The show this Tuesday was a bit of a last minute thing, the first time I was slightly nervous since my first show some 4 years ago, I really did not know why as it went the usual way, tunes on the Folk and Blues style, me waffling on in the first half and running out of time at the end, just getting 'Time for Tom' in as Tom waits for no man!.  Got in the 'Morris Round Up' and we had 'What's in the Post' as well.  Had a nice 'tweet' from a lady (Ellie Larke) up north(ish) in Mold, Flintshire - two places I've never heard of - but the tune is a blinder and I'm going to play it on next week's show as well!!  As well as a piece of old crackly vinyl in the form of one of the greatest love songs ever written and sung by Alex Campbell, the show could be a winner.  If you didn't get to listen to it check out this Listen Again feature:
http://podcast.canstream.co.uk/svalley/index.php?cat=The%20Folk%20and%20Blues%20Show

So here's the tracks and artists from this week's show along with the album covers underneath

ARTIST ................................ TRACK
J.J. Cale .................................. Mama Don't
Ellie Larke ............................. Tiredly in Love
Wille and the Bandits ............ Running With the Stars
Wille Moore ........................... Alex Campbell
Red Hot Chilli Pipers ............. Croftinloan Times
Squirrel Hillbillies ................. The Carny
The Revelers .......................... Asteur je Peux Voir (Now I Can See)
Jon Bickley ............................ Right Through Me
Tom Waits ............................. Chick A Boom

And here's the album covers, Ellie doesn't have an album out yet so here's a couple of links up if you wish to see what she does
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arAfXAnvDf8
https://www.facebook.com/EllieLarkeMusic?filter=1

 























 
   

6 August - Bath Folk Festival 10 - 18 August

Hi all - A bit late I know but here's this week's show run down.  Next week is the Bath Folk Festival; a full line up can be obtained form this link http://bathfolkfestival.org/ so I'll play a couple of tunes from artists performing this week.  I tried to get an interview with one of the organisers but it fizzled out somewhat

Also the 'Morris Round Up', 'Time For Tom', and 'What's In The Post' are all back after last week's tribute to JJ Cale. 

Some of this week's tracks feature ones that came at the end of previous shows which i had to cut off in their prime due to me waffling on too much in the first half of the show. 

Also there are 2 very old boogie woogie tunes taken off a scratchy old vinyl I have at home.

ARTIST . TRACK

JJ Cale ........................................... Call Me The Breeze

John Bickley ................................... Not In My Name (cut short at the end of a show)

Nancy Kerr and James Fagan.......... Dance to Your Daddy (playing at Bath Folk Festival)

Albert Ammonds and Pete Johnson . Barrellhouse Boogie

Rory Mcleod .................................. Laredo (playing at Bath Folk Festival)

Scoville Units .................................. Angelina (Leon Hunt Banjo player from the Scoville Units is playing at Bath Folk Festival)

Gren Bartley ................................... Long John (playing at Bath Folk Festival)

JJ Cale ........................................... Another Song (cut short on last week's show)

Qristina and Quinn Bachland ........... Lochabar Badger; Toss the Feathers (cut short at the end of a show)

Albert Ammonds and Pete Johnson . Mr Boogie Woogie Man

Tom Waits ...................................... Goin' Out West

I'll see you all at the Rory Mcleod gig if you're going!!

Albums these tracks came off: - getting a picture form the album that the 2 Albert Ammonds and Pete Johnson tracks came off was pretty difficult - its there but a bit grainy