23rd and 30th December 2014 - The Folk and Blues Christmas Show no less

Hi all

Well it must be a miracle and as its Christmas that must be the case as I've got my track listing up before the show!! ... Hallelujah!!!

Now I'm hoping that this does not take away the surprise of the show as you listen in to all the weird and wonderful Christmas Folk and Blues tunes I'll be playing as I know you like all the 'songs from the little well-known to the more obscure' that I play each week.  

There is a blindingly obvious one in there for you this week as well as a Tom Waits tune to finish of the show as what with all this bizarre show preparation I definitely 'Have Time for Tom?' 

So wishing you Folk and Blues fans a very merry Christmas here are the tracks for this week's show

ARTIST ................................. TRACK
Leon Redbone and Dr John ... Frosty the Snowman
Ange Hardy ........................... The Little Holly Tree
Canned Heat .......................... Christmas Blues
Zoe Wren ............................... Snow White Lies
John Lee Hooker .................... Blues For Christmas
Jo Bywater ............................. Christmas Comes Home
Minnie Birch ......................... Snowman
The Pilgrim Travellers .......... I'll Be Home for Christmas
Lighten Hopkins .................... Merry Christmas
Said the Maiden ..................... Oh Holy Night
Bud Rock ............................... Snowman Rock
Sufjan Stevens ....................... Only at Christmas
The Pogues ............................ Fairytale of New York
Tom Waits ............................. Christmas Card From a Hooker From Minneapolis

Listen again by clicking this link:
http://podcast.canstream.co.uk/svalley/index.php?cat=The%20Folk%20and%20Blues%20Show

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MERRY CHRISTMAS FOLK AND BLUES SHOW FANS!!

16 December 2014 - This Week its a Blues Christmas ! God Bless Paul Hayers

HI all

Last week i played a load of folky Christmas tunes so its only fair that i play some blues Christmas tunes on this week's show.  So here they are all.

Oh this show is dedicated to a chap called Paul Hayers whose life support machine was switched off this morning... god rest Paul Hayers.. The 'Guv'nor' of Windmill Hill City Farm xx

TRACK ............................................................ ARTIST
Christmas Blues ................................................ Canned Heat
Last Fair Deal .................................................... Green Rock River Band
Blues for Christmas .......................................... John Lee Hooker
Nothing to Be .................................................... Lewis Fergusson
Christmas Ain't Christmas ................................ Markey Blue
I'll be Home for Christmas ................................ The Pilgrim Travellers
A Flower in the Dark ......................................... Lewis Fergusson
Invergordon Distillery ....................................... Eddie and Luc
Please Come Home for Christmas .................... Charles Brown
Farewell Regality ...............................................Eddie and Luc
Merry Christmas ................................................ Lightening Hopkins
A Sweet Little Bullet from a Pretty Blue Gun .. Tom Waits

9 December 2014 - ITTTSSSS CHRISSTTMMMAASSSSS (said Noddy) so some Folkie Xmas tunes this week

Hi all

I've been feverishly downloading dropbox and MP3 files you've all been sending me and many thanks tooo as there's some crackin' tunes there.  And as its Christmas (never start a sentence with And or But, sorry) here is the first week of 3 shows with some lovely little folk and blues ditties for your shell likes..... this week I've mostly been playing Folk tunes so next week its the blues then folk and blues... I think you get the idea.

Folk Stock records sent me a beautiful collection of tunes called 'The Christmas Presents' so my favourites from there.  Jo Bywater sent me her new Christmas single called 'Christmas Comes Home' so a play out for that as well.  

Listen again on:
http://podcast.canstream.co.uk/svalley/index.php?cat=The%20Folk%20and%20Blues%20Show

TRACK .............................................................. ARTIST
Things You Left Out In The Rain ....................... Anne McCue
Snow White Lies .................................................. Zoe Wren
Christmas Comes Home ...................................... Jo Bywater
Homesick .............................................................. Homesick James
At Last I'm Ready for Christmas .......................... Stan Rodgers
Only Thing You're Good For (Over in a Minute) .. James Gilroy Kane
Country Line Special ............................................ Cyril Davies
Snowman .............................................................. Minnie Birch
The Woman That Got Away ................................ JJ Cale
Dealing With the Devil ......................................... Hawkwind
Oh Holy Night ...................................................... Said the Maiden
Only at Christmas ................................................. Sufjan Stevens
The Newport Blues ............................................... Cincinnati Jug Band

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Goodbye and thanks for listening!