Lullabies and voices

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It was with great pleasure that I welcomed Jackie Oates to the Phonic FM

studio yesterday (Wednesday 24 April 2013). Jackie gave us the background to her Lullabies album and tour and talked about the various songs from the UK and beyond included in the project.

From the album we played four tracks:
Waiting For The Lark, 2 Dandling Songs, Bi Bi Og Blaka and Dream Angus.









Jackie spent much of the day at Exeter Phoenix. Earlier in the day, along with Belinda from her trio, Jackie presented a Lullabies workshop for mothers and babies and all, Jackie told me, went extremely well.

I thoroughly enjoyed the concert with Jackie and friends in the evening. The talented and inspired musicians were Jackie (voice, violin, Indian harmonium), Belinda O'Hooley (piano, accordian and voice) and Chris Sargeant (guitars, Indian harmonium, voice). An absolute delight. Read my full review of the concert here.

Phonic Voices 

is a community radio project directed by award winning filmmaker Peter Snelling from 
My Pockets with the support of the National Lottery. The project, based in Exeter, Devon, documented the moment that had changed people's lives forever. The radio sequences that have been created are funny, authentic and personal.

Picture by Peter Snelling

Participants of Phonic Voices joined me and Peter in the studio and entertained us, giving their comments including the background to the project and the parts they played in it.

We then played the first episode (1/3) of Phonic Voices.

Listen to the complete show via the link at the top of this blog. 

Hear the Phonic Voices segment only here.

See the Picture Album from the project here.

The next episode of Phonic Voices will be on Hot Pebbles! on Phonic FM on Wednesday 1 May at 17:00.

Other recordings played 
Cole Stacey & Joseph O'Keefe..Mother Goose..On Hire
Jim Causley..When I Was Young..Dumnonia
Norma Waterson..There Ain't No Sweet Man That's Worth The Salt Of My Tears..Norma Waterson
Ruby & The Romantics..Our Day Will Come
Gene Kelly..Singing In The Rain
Henry Mancini Orchestra & Chorus..Moon River
The Kingston Trio..It Was A Very Good Year..Capitol Years
The Rolling Stones..You Can't Always Get What You Need..Hot Rocks 1964 - 1972
June Tabor, Iain Ballamy & Hugh Warren..As I Roved Out..Quercus
Johnny Cash..I Walk The Line..I Walk The Line
Richie Havens..Freedom..recording from Woodstock 1969

Phonic Voices

Phonic Voices is a community radio project where members of the public were

challenged to record the one day of their life that made them who they are.

The project worked with Age Concern, Exeter Royal Devon Hospital School and St Swithun's Community Centre to document the moments that had changed peoples lives forever.

Phonic FM and award winning filmmaker Peter Snelling from My Pockets, with the support of the National Lottery, inspired people to tell their stories, taught them how to make their own audio recordings using digital recording equipment and trained them to edit the recordings on professional software.

Photo by Peter Snelling

All the stories are recorded and edited by the people who are telling them.The pieces of radio that have been created are moving, funny, authentic and personal. They shed light on how life can take us all in unexpected directions and how the challenges that are thrown at us can help us see things differently, to learn and to grow.

The radio programmes created by the project will be aired on Phonic FM on 24 April, 1 May and 8 May 2013 at 5pm during Martin Hodge's Hot Pebbles! show. Martin will be interviewing some of the participants just before the first broadcast.

Hot Pebbles! on Phonic FM on 24 April will also feature an interview with Jackie Oates about her new album Lullabies. We will, of course, play some of the songs from Lullabies too.

Jackie is appearing at Exeter Phoenix in the evening of 24 April with a Lullabies workshop in the daytime. Further info here.

A fantastic night at Exeter Phoenix

Hot Pebbles! on Phonic presented
Jay Tamkin and band, Alex Kumar and The Swamp Gods at Exeter Phoenix on 13 April 2013. A wonderful evening's entertainment and a highly successful event for Phonic FM. Cecil Hatfield's pictures are here.

Here are some samples from the album...

Jay Tamkin plus Chemtrails

Two somewhat contrasting halves to Hot Pebbles! on Phonic FM
this Wednesday 10 April.            Listen here 

Music extraordinaire Jay Tamkin joined me early on and we both agreed we are excited about the event coming up for Phonic FM this Saturday 13 April from 20:00 ...
Jay Tamkin + Alex Kumar + The Swamp Gods. 
Full details below and on our Facebook page.

We spent much of the second half of the show discussing the alarming Chemtrails

appearing in the sky. My informed and concerned guests were Max Bliss, Terry Lawton and Mona Norman who presided over a meeting in the evening at Exeter Phoenix:
the Geo-Engineering and Chemtrails Awareness Conference. To discover more, see the Exeter Phoenix website and UKSkywatch for info on chemtrails, awareness conferences and other related information..

We played...

Going Out Tonight by Jay Tamkin from his album Alibi

A sequence from Hot Pebbles! on Phonic FM 28/11/2012

featuring a live set by the very talented musician and songwriter Jay Tamkin. 

Songs: I Can't Complain, Another Day With You and In Other Words          

A recording of The Swamp Gods on Hot Pebbles! on Phonic FM 27/03/2013

introducing themselves - an amazing, quirky band playing "Swamp Core" - and a track called Vanity Mirrors from their new mini album Space Junk.

Jay Tamkin performing with the funky but now defunct band Mr Clean. I didn't write down the title of the song played. Jay?

The Memphis Jug Band..She Stays Out All Night

Alex Kumar, recorded on The Respect Show on Phonic FM 6/04/2013, talking about his blues influenced music and his incredible guitar technique and singing and playing live: Robert Johnson's  Love In Vain and the blues standard St James' Infirmary Blues.

Jay's promo for the 13 April Exeter Phoenix gig. Listen to the promo here.

Another track by Jay Tamkin from his album Alibi: Circles

Nels Andrews..Tridents..Scrimshaw

Melissa Greener..With The Weather..Transistor Corazón

Ashkhabad..Bayaty..From The Station To The Mill

Emma Sweeny..The Singing Kettle

Phillip Henry..Feeling Good..Live In The Living Room

Derek Gripper..One Night On Earth: Music From The Strings Of Mali

Natacha Atlas..Hayati Inta Reprise (Hayatak Ana)..Ana Hina

Boban Marcovic..Samanta Cocek..Dusa Roma

Events coming up for Phonic FM at Exeter Phoenix

Two great events for Phonic FM. See you there!!

Cross Border Live

A great set from the contemporary folk band Cross Border this Wednesday 
on Hot Pebbles! on Phonic FM.             Listen here 

The three members of Cross Border in the studio were Gwyneth Lorimer, vocals and mandola, Peter Luke, lead guitar and vocals and Brian Bennellick, rhythm guitar and vocals.

Their songs were Diamonds And Rust (Joan Baez), Where Are you Now? (Peter Luke), London (Denny, Gilmore) and New York Girls (trad.)

Check out their website for more information and to find out where and when they are on.

Recordings played
Faustus..Broken Down Gentleman / Blow The Windy Morning..Broken Down Gentlemen
Manu Delago featuring Isa Kurz..Uncrowded Unclouded..Bigger Than Home
The Swamp Gods..Serenity Calls..Space Junk
Peter Sellers..Singing In The Rain..A Celebration Of Sellers
Youssou N'Dour..Yo Yo Le..(Fulani Groove)..Eyes Open
Aretha Franklin..Respect
Jay Tamkin..You've Changed / Going Out Tonight..Alibi
Johnny Cash..Rose Of My Heart
Bo Walton..Lonely Weekend
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou..Karateka,,Poly Rythmo (Analog Africa 13)..
Julie Hawk - The Value of Gold..Julie Hawk EP
Manu Delago feat. James Hersey..Ice Cream Van..Bigger Than Home
The Little Unsaid..There Go All Our Wide-Eyed Days
Bossacucanova feat.Orlan Divo & Cris Delanno..Onde Anda Meu Amor..Uma Batida Differente