The Something Brothers and Oedipuss In Boots

Great music from The Something Brothers - Nick Hall (vocals, guitar), Mick Voo (electric bass) and Mark Jeffery (cahon) - today on Hot Pebbles! on Phonic FM.

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Their songs were
Cavalier Attitude, Small Town, Falling On Down and Wonderful Disguise.

Nick Hall sings and plays as well with Dakar Audio Club, a 5-piece Afrofusion band formed by Nick and his wife Fatou.

Check out the relevant websites here:
The Something Brothers on Facebook
Dakar Audio Club on Facebook

Check out Spin2 - who Mick plays with - here.

Matthew Whittle told us all about an "adult pantomime" coming to Exeter after acclaimed performances at The Wardrobe Theatre in Bristol.

Oedipuss in Boots is hitting Exeter's BikeShed Theatre for 3 nights in December.

"After a sold-out run at Bristol’s Wardrobe Theatre in 2012, Oedipuss In Boots and its all-male cast return with this new mother loving puntomime full of dark, twisted, adult humour, outrageous costumes, hilarious characters and far too much anthropomorphism for its own good. Featuring original music from Kid Carpet."

Full details on the Exeter BikeShed Theatre website here.

Recordings played

Gecko..That Time Of Year 

Download Gecko's That Time of Year from Bandcamp and iTunes. All proceeds go to SHELTER 

See the video of That Time Of Year here.

Dakar Audio Club..Mogobey
Fela Kuti..Margerita
Scott Cook..Song For The Slow Dancers..Moonlit Rambles
Dory Previn..The Game..Mythical Kings And Iguanas
The Roots Union..Rough Diamonds..The Roots Union
Ruth Moody..Dancing In The Dark..These Wilder Things
Nicky Swann..Union Babies..How Does Your Land Lie?

Nicky Swann is performing for Exeter Local Records at Exeter's Real Food Cafe on Saturday 14 December.

3 Daft Monkeys..The Stranger..Of Stones & Bones

Africando..Deni Sabali..Viva Africando
Paul Simon..Diamonds On The Souls Of Her Shoes..Graceland
Ladysmith Black Mombaza..Inkanyezi Nezazi (The Star and the Wiseman)..The Best Of Ladysmith Black Mombaza: The Star and the Wiseman
Angelique Kidjo..Adje Dada..Oyaya!
Paul Brady..Walk The White Line..Back To The Centre
The Carolina Chocolate Drops..Corn Bread & Butter Beans..Genuine Negro Jig
The Dubliners feat. Luke Kelly..Raglan Road
Billy Bragg with Wilco & Natalie Merchant..Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key..Mermaid Avenue
Keizo Ishibashi..The Christmas Song: Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire
Sky..Dance of the Little Fairies..Masterpieces: The Very Best Of Sky

Exciting young theatre and a fantastic young local musician

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The Wardrobe Ensemble, the Exeter University Footlights and Harry Vinnicombe were featured on Hot Pebbles! on Phonic FM today.

Harry Vinnicombe paid a welcome return visit to Phonic FM to give us some great live music. He played three of his own songs and one by Bob Dylan...

A new as yet untitled song
Hey There Miss
When The Day Is Done
Knocking On Heaven's Door

Listen to some of Harry Vinnicombe's music and get details of his gigs on Harry's Facebook page.

The Wardrobe Ensemble present an exciting mix of comedy, physical theatre
and live music in their collaboration with Exeter's BikeShed Theatre. 

Eliza & the Wild Swans plays at the BikeShed for a season from Tuesday 11 December to Saturday 11 January. Thank you to Jesse Meadows from The Wardrobe Ensemble for telling us all about it.

Full details on the Exeter BikeShed website and The Wardrobe Ensemble website.

In the New Year, the Exeter University Footlights company present a brand new innovative production of Bernstein and Sondheim's classic West Side Story. Actor Will Moore, director Jordan Murphy and publicity assistant Marcus Beard came into the studio and enthused about this production which I am sure will prove moving and highly professional with superb acting, amazing dance choreography and top class arrangements of the timeless music.

West Side Story runs from Wednesday 29 January to Saturday 1st February. More information on the Exeter Northcott website and the Exeter University Footlights Facebook page.
There's a trailer for the production here.

Recordings played
The Imagined Village..Winter Singing..Bending The Dark
Krista Detor..Blowing Kisses..Flat Earth Diary
Nicky Swann..Run Away..How Does Your Land Lie
National Symphony Orchestra / John Owen Edwards..Prologue & Jet Song..The Musical Collection: West Side Story
From the Original Soundtrack recording of West Side Story..Maria / Something's Coming
Gecko..That Time Of Year Gecko's new single. Sales benefit SHELTER.
Tobias Ben Jacob..Two Wanderers in 1980's Clothes..Exeter Local Records Sampler 1
Sky..Troika..Masterpieces
Ballake Sissoko..Asa Branca..At Peace
Debout Sur Le Zinc..Se Dire Adieu..Recreations
B.B.King..The Thrill Is Gone..Blues Legen
Dakar Audio Club..Mogobey
King Porter Stomp..The Last Bat Train To Cuba..Shuffle
Musicians of the Globe / Philip Pickett..Hollis Berrie
Marsteller & Rhodes..The Beautiful Old (Turn of the Century Songs)..Till We Meet Again

Kat Jenkins' life and music...

...was the theme for much of the first part of Hot Pebbles! on Phonic FM today. Kat Jenkins has led a full and exciting life and has an extremely positive attitude. Thank you very much, Kat, for joining us to tell us about the ups and downs, highs and lows and loves and adventures you have experienced and for sharing some lovely music with us.

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Kat's musical choices
Rajko..Stick Dance
Warsaw Choir..unidentified track
Daniel Kolos..Comfort Zone (a poem)
Jimi Hendrix..If 6 was 9..Easy Rider Soundtrack
John Klemmer..Cry
Anggun..Breath Of An Angel
The New Potatoes..The New Potatoes
Kat Jenkins with Jim Howden and Dave Eustace..Medicine Man (Live)

We heard from Sarah Pennington about The Starlings Octet, a mixed a cappella group, breathing life into a range of choral works.

The octet are performing Madrigali, madrigals from the sixteenth century to the present day, at Brixington Community Church, Exmouth on Saturday 30th November at 19:30.

Matti Fantasi told us about his glam punk band Dead Frequency. Formed in Exeter, the band now perform in the Daventry / Rugby area but hope to be down our way for gigs next year. They have a new EP out called Desire For Fire and you can hear the three tracks here.

We publicised a special event for Phonic FM at Exeter Phoenix 

on Friday 29 November: 

Zion Train and Kouatchou plus Phonic DJs.

Martin's playlist
2 Cellos..Welcome To The Jungle
Count To Fire..Pictures On The Wall
Mark Harrison..Georgia Greene..Crooked Smile
Alex Kumar..Long Time Man / 1963..Alex Kumar
Batavia Madrigal Singers..Après Un Rêve
The Bombay Royale..Dacoit's Choice..You, Me, Bullets, Love
Jay Tamkin..Grown Up In every Way
Stornoway..Zorbing
Dead Frequency..Never Gonna Fall In Love / Your Love (Acoustic version)
Chris Woods..Release..Woodcraft

The Legendary Ten Seconds and more

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Ian Churchward aka The Legendary Ten Seconds joined me in the studio to perform a couple of songs live and chat about his music. We played some of his recordings too.

Ian performed the following, accompanying himself on the guitar:
Arrow Into Your Heart and Lord Anthony Woodville.

The recordings:
Morrisons Brew..Rainy Day..Morrisons Brew
The Legendary Ten Seconds..York City Fayre / The Battle Of Barnet / Fanfare For The King..Loyaulté Me Lie

Many thanks to Ian for a very nice session.

Local gigs include 21 November at Exeter Picturehouse (Ian with band Session 75) and 30 November at Merlin's Cafe at Evolution, Exeter.

Websites: Soundcloud + Freewebs: The Legendary Ten Seconds.

Tom McConnell is appearing in Exeter at The Angel on 14 November. I spoke to Tom on the phone about his music, his recent appearance at the Royal Albert Hall with renowned guitarist Newton Faulkner and ace beat-boxer Schlomo and his EP: Scraps. 

We played music by Tom:
Flags from his EP Scraps
+ his new single Show You How

Other recordings played
Linda & Teddy Thompson..Evona Darling..Shining Bright: Songs Of Mike & Lal Waterson
Tim Van Eyken..Barleycorn..Stiffs, Lovers, Holymen, Thieves
Samba Touré..Ayé Go Mila..Albala
Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors.A Place To Lay My Head..Good Light
Andy Cutting & Nigel Eaton..Plane Silver..Panic At the Cafe
Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita..Bamba (Live)..Clychau Dibon
Orchestra Bailam E Compagnia Di Canto Trallalero..A Mae Moae..Galata
Richard & Linda Thompson..Civilisation..Sunnyvista
Jim Moray..Lord Douglas..Skulk
The Traveling Wilburys..Heading For The Light..The Traveling Wilburys
La Bottine Souriante..Le Reel Des Soucoupes Volantes..La Mistrine
Gecko..Guanabana..Pigeon
Moving Hearts..The Storm..The Storm In The Teashirt: The Staff In The Baggot..The Storm

Movie man and the UK Queen of Swing

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Film buff Geoff Stow joined me for Hot Pebbles! on Phonic FM today and, in the second half, I spoke on the phone to Britain's Queen of Swing Clare Teal about her music and her Devon and Exeter concerts.
We played tracks from her album Hey Ho:
Try A Little Tenderness
Smile
Love Is The Sweetest Thing
The Bright Side Of The Road

Clare will be at The Flavel Theatre, Dartmouth as part of her The Divas and Me tour on
She brings her Festive Fiesta to Exeter's Barnfield Theatre on 9 December. On both occasions Clare will be accompanied by her band led by pianist and musical director Grant Windsor.
Find more about Clare's music on her website.

Other recordings chosen by Geoff and Martin
Söndörgö..Buso Kolo..Tamburising: Lost Music Of The Balkans
Manu Delago..Bigger Than Home..Bigger Than Home
P J Harvey..Words That Maketh Murder..Let England Shake
Georgina Starlington..Louise Louise..Paper Moon
The Swamp Gods..Vanity Mirrors..Space Junk
Ry Cooder..Dirty Chateau..Pull Up Some Dirt
65 Days Of Static..Welcome To The Times..One Time For All Time
Police Dog Hogan..World Enough..The Land Of Miracles
The Carrivick Sisters feat. John Breese..Pretty Fair Damsel..Over The Bridge
The Gillette Brothers..The Devil Made Texas..Lone Star Trail
Lyle Lovett..That's Right, You're Not from Texas..Road to Ensalada
Keaton Henson..Teach Me How To Love You..Birthdays
Medicine Head..When The Night Falls..New Medicine
Jay Tamkin..Circles..Alibi
Tom McConnell..Old Edinburgh Town..Scraps
Ballake Sissoko..Maimouna..At Peace
Marianne Faithfull..Ballad Of Lucy Jordan..Broken English
Rufus Wainwright & Pink Martini..Kitty Come Home

Luch Caise-Gearg

Luch Caise-Gearg hosted Hot Pebbles! on Phonic FM on Wednesday 30 October. Luch featured music by Chris Caldwell who has been involved with some of Britain's leading contemporary composers and ensembles including The Mike Westbrook Orchestra, BCMG, the Steve Martland Band, London Saxophonic and the Michael Nyman Band. Chris has also performed with many of the UK's leading orchestras. 

Since 2009, Chris has been exploring and developing a new area of improvisations and compositions with Susie Hodder-Williams, inspired by the natural history of Dartmoor. The Mariner's Way CD is the first result of this fruitful partnership. He also performs with the highly original Delta Saxophone Quartet and they are performing locally in November.

We heard Chris with
The Delta Saxophone Quartet: The Pipes of Medb + Rita's Regret + Rita's Gavotte, 
all from the album Run Riot.

Pictured: Chris Caldwell & Susie Hodder-Williams. Photo by Martin Hodge

Playlist
Michael Flanders & Donald Swann..Hippopotamus Song
Tom McConnell..Show You How
The Bad Shepherds..The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum..Mud, Blood & Beer
The Swamp Gods..Large Hadron Collider..Space Junk
Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin..One of Those Days..Shining Bright: Songs of Mike & Lal Waterson
Rosa Rebecca..Mrs Beautiful's Guitar..Songs For Mrs Beautiful
Spin 2..The Credit Crunch Calypso / Salad Days
Willie & The Bandits..Still Go Marching In..Grow
Elizabeth-Jane Baldry..La Danza Degli Spiriti
3 Daft Monkeys..Agnes The Giant Killer..Of Stones & Bones
Gheorghe Zamfir..Salabriaza

Drama and comedy...

...took up a large part of today's Hot Pebbles! on Phonic FM.

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We broadcast The Chamber, written and directed by John Fryer. A one hour play for radio, it is set in the House of Commons. The debate there centres on the government's proposal to sell off all the countryside.

The Introduction and credits were read by Sheila Jackson
The Minister for the Environment...Robin Ingram
The Speaker...Phillip Sheahan
The Opposition Spokeswoman...Katie Williams
Member for Basildon North...John Fryer

All other parts were played by members of the cast.

Jane Duffus spoke to us about the What The Frock! Comedy Night taking place at the Voodoo Lounge at Exeter Phoenix on Saturday 26 October. Full details are here.

Actor Andy Kelly joined me in the studio. He is a member of the company Write By Numbers and is acting in a solo play Beneath The Sky, "a walking

story about our relationship with England’s past, the landscape around us and the things our imaginations do to cope with loss". It is currently on at Exeter's Bike Shed Theatre. Full info here.

At the same venue the company is also presenting "a play in progress", Blueprint.

Playlist
Jay Tamkin Band..Nice 'N' Jazzy...Sorted
The Bad Shepherds..Our House..Mud, Blood & Beer
The Carrivick Sisters feat. Blair Dunlop & John Breese..Bird..Over The Edge
Lobi Traoré..Dibi..Bamako Nights..Live at Bar Bozo 1995
The Swamp Gods..Vanity Mirrors..Space Junk
James Hollingsworth..Rumi..13 Moons
Maddy Prior..Winifer Odd..Shining Bright: Songs of Mike & Lal Waterson
Blue Murder..Bright Phoebus..Shining Bright: Songs of Mike & Lal Waterson
Brass Monkey..The Moldavian Schottish / The Snowdrop Polka..Head Of Steam
Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin..Silbury Hill..Mynd
Planet Funk..These Boots Are Made For Walkin'

Kaleider + Mae live in the studio

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Exeter-based Kaleider is an organisation which works with people from all sorts of backgrounds to design, produce and promote live experiences. 

Kaleider producer Emily Williams told us all about what they have planned and are putting into practice when she spoke to Martin Hodge on 
Hot Pebbles! on Phonic FM today. 

 Kaleider have several shows coming up including

  • Where to build the Walls that protect us, based on excursions around the city walls,     
    encountering experts along the way;
  • Ariel, part audio walk, part installation, part performance;
  • Running / Out of Time, performances exploring the human relationship to space, place and   
    time and  
  • The Money about what we decide to spend our money on and how we make collective  
    decisions.

Full details on the Kaleider website.

Musician and singer songwriter Mae Karthauser gave us a magnificent performance in the Phonic FM studio. 

Picture by Martin Hodge: Mae Karthauser at Exeter Respect 2013

Mae sang, accompanying herself on keyboards:
Tabby + Nancy + Lucian + Bill

Mae Karthauser (with support) is performing at the Real Food Cafe, Exeter this Saturday evening 12 October 2013. The event is organised by Exeter Local Records. Information here.

Full details of Mae's music and performances are on the Midnight Fairground website.

Recordings played
Lal & Mike Waterson..Rubber Band / Red Wine & Promises / Bright Phoebus / Magical Band..Bright Phoebus
Maz Totterdell..Kaleidoscope..Sweep
Lara Conley..Money Don't Mean A Thing..Apple Tree
Angel Brothers..Counting Beans..Forbidden Fruit
The Carrivick Sisters feat. John Breese..Over The Edge..Over The Edge
The Bad Shepherds..Making Plans For Nigel..By Hook Or By Crook
Rosa Rebecka feat. Tobias Ben Jacob..Night Song..Songs For Mrs Beautiful
Bob Dylan..This Dream Of You..Together Through Life
Radio Tarifa..El Quinto..Cruzando El Rio
The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band..the Urban Spaceman..The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band Vol.2: The Outro
The High Bar Gang..Sinners, You Better Get Ready..Lost and Undone: A Gospel Bluegrass Companion
Richard Bona..Mbanga Kumba (Two Cities, One Train)..Reverence
Randy Newman..I Think It's Going To Rain Today..Lonely At the Top
Mighty Sparrow..The Queen's Canary..Sprigs of Time: 78s from the EMI Archive
Mr Ero..My Darling Rose..Sprigs of Time: 78s from the EMI Archive
Roy Bailey..My Pet Dragon..Tomorrow

Trumpets...

...featured heavily today on Hot Pebbles! on Phonic FM.
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We played an edited version of an interview by Luch Caise-Gearg with Gillian Taylor and Crispian Steele-Perkins

 re a celebration of 900 years of Exeter Cathedral, Cathedra 900 and its culmination, 900 Years of Light at Exeter Cathedral. Crispin demonstrated the sounds made by trumpets throughout the ages and Luch played orchestral music featuring Crispian. The interview was first broadcast of Classical Journey on Phonic FM, broadcast on 1 October 2013.

900 Years Of Light is a multi-media celebration of Exeter Cathedral's 900 years of history taking place in the cathedral on the evenings of 2, 3 and 4 October 2013. It is written by Mark Ware, narrated by Emily Kreider and includes Michael Bickerton's film, Votives Ornementales and a lecture/music recital by Crispian Steele Perkins.

Picture of Crispian Steele-Perkins in the Phonic FM studio by Luch Caise-Gearg.

In the second half of the performance there is a screening of a video made at Exeter Cathedral by Mark Ware along with readings, accompanied by music played by a quartet led by Crispian Steele-Perkins. For information on 900 Years of Light and Cathedra 900, go to the Cathedra 900 website.

 Listen to the interview with music here. 

In contrast, I played music from a new album by acclaimed Serbian trumpeters Boban and Marco Markovic with their orchestra. Details below.

Other recordings played
The Incredible String Band..October Song..The Incredible String Band
Matthew and Me..Hide And Seek..Exeter Local Records Sampler 2
Goodwin Sands..Mammalian Skin..Exeter Local Records Sampler 2
Mae & The Midnight Fairground..Persian Boy
Zelda & Sonje..Hablando Tango..Tango Fusion Club
Nic Jones..Canadee-I-O / Little Pot Stove..Penguin Eggs
Rokia Traoré..Beautiful Africa..Tchamantché
Ben & Alfie..The Velvet Tongued Man..No Measure
Boban & Marco Markovic Orchestra..Balkan Karavan / Diusko Dzumbus 2013..Gipsy Manifesto
Ampara Sanchez..La Cuentra Anchaz
The Zazou Cowboys..Do You Ever Think of Me (Because I Never Think of You Either)..Exeter Local Records Sampler 2
Clive Gregson..Home Is Where The Heart Is..The Best Of Clive Gregson
Tom Lehrer..My Home Town..Revisited
Solaference..Little Blue Flame..Exeter Local Records Sampler 2
Squeeze..Up The Junction
Jools Holland..I Wish I Knew How it Is To Be Free..Best Of Jools Holland
Annie Keating..Just For Today..For Keeps

Surreal black comedy and live music for all the family...

...featured today on Hot Pebbles! on Phonic FM along with tracks from quite a number of new musical releases.

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Eddie Elks looked in to talk about the world premiere of his play Mugs Arrows running until 12 October at Exeter BikeShed Theatre.

Mugs Arrows is a surreal black comedy set in a pub and explores the themes of love, life, death and darts. Performed by Third Man Theatre, the play had a very promising first performance yesterday. Intrigued? Find out all about it here. For the full programme of events at the BikeShed Theatre visit their website.

Julie and Emma from Exeter Contemporary Sounds told us about an exciting new venture for young children and adults at Exeter Phoenix on the last Sunday of each month. 

Earworms is a series of family friendly concerts featuring a wide range of musicians and genres beginning this Sunday 29 September at 14:00. For this concert, local choir Isca Voices will be singing alongside beat boxer Audible1 aka Alex Norgate.

The concerts will be family-friendly and will be presented by Mervyn Bedford. 

They run alongside the Family Sunday events at Exeter Phoenix.

Other Earworms events are planned for 27 October and 24 November and the latter event will feature music from Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman.

Up-to-date details along with the prices and ticket information are on the Earworms Blog.

Playlist
Duane Eddy..Rebel Rouser
Woodford Green..Sycamore Seed..Exeter Local Records Sampler 2
April Verch..Broken..Bright Like Gold
Tony McLaughlin..Harlan Road..The Contender
Tim Grimm..The Lake..The Turning Point
The Bitterati..Burn Out..Exeter Local Records Sampler 2
Oumou Sangare..Djigui..Seya
Bootleg Swing Band..Si Tu Savais
Scissor Sisters..Paul McCartney..Ta Dah
Fela Kuti..No Buredi..Red Hot + Fela
Ashleigh Flynn..A Million Stars..A Million Stars
Sweet Honey In The Rock..See See Rider
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman..The Wisdom Of Standing Still..Hidden People
Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin..Last Broadcast / Elegy..Mynd
Sam Lee..Goodbye My Darling..Ground Of Its Own
The Tillers..Tree House..Hand On The Plow
Buena Vista Social Club..Orgullecida..At Carnegie Hall
Celtic Fiddle Festival..Valse Du Chef De Gare
Maz Totterdell..Delirious..Sweep
Mae & the Midnight Fairground..The Persian Boy..Exeter Local Records Sampler 2
King Porter Stomp..The Shuffle..Shuffle

Community

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Phonic FM is Exeter's community radio station and we broadcast lots of information about events in our community. On this Wednesday's Hot Pebbles! on Phonic FM, Martin Hodge welcomed Sue Taylor and Karl Zumar, two of the organisers of the St Thomas Community Festival in Exeter. Lots of fun things are happening this Saturday 14th September at St Thomas Pleasure Ground, Exeter.

We had excellent live music from singer, guitarist Karl Zumar too. He played Horizon and an untitled guitar piece.

Karl is the musical director of the festival which ensures a great programme of music there.

Recordings played
Sky..Westway..Masterpieces - The Best Of Sky
Richard Thompson..Waltzing's For Dreamers..Action Packed
Söndörgő..Jova..Oj Javore
Rev Hammer..Spanish Lullaby..Hootenanny
Sweet Honey In the Rock..Patchwork Quilt..In This Land
Alice Jemima..Technicolour Postcard..Alice Jemima
Jiggerypipery..Tom's Gone To Hilo / Powderham Castle..The Drift
Matthias Tsahouridis..Ela Poulim..Looking For A New England Vol. 2
Ruarri Joseph..For The Love Of Grace..Shoulder To The Wheel
Tamikrest..Takma..Chatma
Polly & The Billets Doux..Sycamore Ships..Songs From The Shed
Grupo Lokito..Esengo Ya Ko Bina..Esengo Ya Ko Bina
Gecko..Guanabana Juice..Pigeon
The Swamp Gods..Serenity Calls..Space Junk
The Eurthymics..Angel..We Too Are One
Martin Simpson..John Hardy..Righteousness & Humidity
Nina Simone..Just Like A Woman
Nigel Kennedy & Kroke..Ajde Jano..East Meets West

Just you and me...

It makes a change not to have any guests in and it is quite pleasant once in a while when this happens. A chance for me to research and mention a number of arts events in Exeter. Do check out the programmes at Exeter BikeShed Theatre, Exeter Phoenix and the Barnfield Theatre, Exeter.

Music played
The Celtic Fiddle Festival..Gavottes "Swing"..20th Anniversary Concert Live in Brittany
Norma Waterson..Black Muddy River..Norma Waterson
Temenik Elektric..Dèouni..Ouesh Hada?
Amadou Diagne..Baikat..Yakar
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss..Trampled Rose..Raising Sand
The Ukelele Orchestra Of Great Britain..Wuthering Heights
Kate Bush..Bertie..Aeriel
Leonard Cohen..My Secret Life..Ten New Songs
David Harbottle & The Friendly Cats..When Nothing's Going Your Way..Ferrara Girl
Jay Tamkin..Don't Wait Too Long..Alibi
Otis Gibbs..I Walked Out In The River..Joe Hill's Ashes
Tarika..Sento (Sigh)..Son Egal
Richard Bona..Esoka (Trust Your Heart)..Reverence
Billy Bottle..Inhibitions..Message From Billy Bottle
Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin..Thirty Miles / Silver Bottle..Mynd
Randy Newman..Marie..Lonely At The Top
Natalie Merchant..Carnival..Tigerlily
Ocho Macho..Savaria Kingston Town
Sharon Shannon..The Bag Of Cats..The Spellbound: The Best of Sharon Shannon
The Tillers..Old Westside..Hand On The Plow
Ian McKenzie..Stormy Monday / Choogling..Last Chance

Visions...

...seemed to be a recurring theme on today's Hot Pebbles! on Phonic FM with tributes to visionaries Martin Luther King and William Morris and mention of David Lockwood's original vision of an alternative arts space in Exeter.

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Exeter's BikeShed Theatre was launched in February 2010 when David Lockwood and Fin Irwin began to transform the run-down ex-Bamboo Gardens Restaurant into the exciting and vibrant space it is now.

Director David Lockwood introduced us to the new season at the theatre. On Sunday 1st September they launch into it with Spokes Amaze with an array of spoken word artists from throughout the UK. Productions include Flood, a dramatic look at real-life narratives from Exeter's flooding and a full three week residency of Mugs Arrow, a surreal black comedy. Full details of the programme are here.

Playlist 
Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin..Close Your Eyes / Silbury Hill..Mynd / The Nailmakers' Strike Pt

II..Mynd 









NEW ALBUM Mynd out on 2 September. 
Order from Phil and Hannah's website where there are also details of their Mynd tour.

Gordon Giltrap..Shady Tails
Richard Thompson with Teddy Thompson..Persuasion (Live)..Walking On A Wire
Jiggerypipery..Reels / Alexander Robertson..Jiggerypipery
Sam Cooke..A Change Is Gonna Come
Martin Luther King.."I Have A Dream": Extract from the famous speech made on 28 August 1963
Nina Simone..I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel to Be Free)..Released
Leon Rosselson..Bringing The News From Nowhere..The World Turned Upside Down
Nigel Kennedy & Kroke..Time 4 Time..East Meets West
Sound Of The Sirens..Faith in Fire
Linda Thompson..One Clear Moment..One Clear Moment
Audrey Auld..Bound For Glory..Tonk
John Martyn..Over The Hill..Solid Air
Sculpture Music..Burnt Fingers..Major Songs In Minor Keys
Gecko..Gotta Wait
Uppers International..Aja Wondo..Afrobeat Airways 2: Return Flight To Ghana
Eric Ness..Compromises..Blah Blah Blah
Arthur Russell..This Is How We Walk On The Moon
Christine Collister..Two Time Tango..Live
Sam Cooke & The Soul Stirrers..Any Day Now
Dave Wood..Healing Tune..Into The Light

Phoenix artists

Artists appearing at Exeter Phoenix were featured on Hot Pebbles! on Phonic FM today.

Music played
The Ukrainians..Polityka..Kultura
Rev Hammer..Spanish Lullaby..The Bishop Of Buffalo
Alice Jemima..1,2,3,4..Alice Jemima
Salam Musik..Play Some Reggae Music
The Bad Shepherds..Ace Of Spades..By Hook Or By Crook
Tim Van Eyken, John Tams & Cast Of War Horse..Wheel Of Fortune..War Horse
Esto Es Cuba..Tu Mi Delirio - Rio Jesis..Los Mejores Autores De La Musica Cubana
Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick..Arthur McBride..Carthy In Company
Martha & The Vandellas..Dancing in The Street..Motown 40 Forever
The Smiths..Well I Wonder..The Smiths Singles Box
Bella Hardy..Island Boy / The Trawlerman's Wife..In The Shadow Of Mountains
Karine Polwart..King Of Birds..Traces
The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band..By A Waterfall.The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band Vol. 2: Outro
Bronski Beat..Small Town Boy..the Age Of Consent
Ella Fitzgerald..Sentimental Journey..The Great American Songbook
Nat King Cole..Let's Face The Music (And Dance)
Paul Brady..Nobody Knows..The Best Of Paul Brady
Rid Picott..Nobody Knows..Hang Your Hopes On A Crooked Nail
Kris Drever..Navigator..Blackwater
The Four Brothers..Rumbitzai..Makorokuto
Taraf De Haidouks..Rustern
The Traveling Wilburys..The End Of The Line..The Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1
Jerry Cahill..The Enchanter..Armchair Traveller

Spoken word items played
Mark Thomas..The UK Arms Trade 1999 exerpt
Dr Phil Hammond's Rude Health Show exerpt
Robert Garnham reading his poem Russian Winter Olympics Boycott
Listen to Robert Garnham's poem here.

Billy Bottle and the Multiple

Billy Bottle and The Multiple did a fantastic set for us today.

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Pictures from Exeter Respect 2013 by Martin Hodge

Billy Bottle (keyboard and vocals), Viv Goodwin (flute), Martine Waltier (violin and vocals) and Roz Harding (alto-sax) expertly and exuberantly performed two songs for us, the second of which is an epic which will form the basis of their forthcoming album Unrecorded Beam in which Billy sets to music poetry by the inspirational American poet Henry David Thoreau.

The numbers played were 
The Great They and 
O Nature.

I for one found the performance by the band very powerful and we have had highly complimentary feedback from listeners too.
Find out more about the music of the fabulous Billy Bottle and The Multiple on their website.

Recordings played
Blowzabella..The Origin Of The World
Billy Bottle..Inhibitions..Message From Billy Bottle
Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors..Good Light..Good Light
The Four Brothers..Wakazvara..Bros
Carolina Chocolate Drops..Trouble In Your Mind..Genuine Negro Jig
Emily Howard & Lukas Drinkwater..Where Do I Go?
Mariachi El Bronx..Spread Thin..Mariachi El Bronx II
Alexandro Schillaci..La Stanza..Flussi
Yonderboi..Ohne Chanteuse..Shallow & Profound
Jun Miyake..Turn Back..Stolen From StrangersCesaria Evora..Mar De Canal..Voz D'Amor
Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston..Rain..Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston
Phillip Henry..Green Boots..Live In The Living Room
The Angel Brothers..Django..this Is navigator Records
Gadarene..Barley Raking
17 Hippies..Deine Tränen..Heimlich
Sam Baker..Feast..Say Grace
Jimmy LaFave..Long Time Ago..The Beautiful Old (Turn Of the Century Songs)
Jay Tamkin Band..Nice And Jazzy..Sorted