Saturday 29 December 2018

Folk At Five

Playlist:
Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth,
Douglas McQueen Hunter - Kilchurn,
Sunjay - One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer,
Malinky - The False Lover Won Back,
Joel & Cedric Perri - The Little Girl From Bolivia,
Daniel & Emma Reid - Hav Av Blatt (Ocean Of Blue,
Kyle T Hurley - Carolina Cries,
Skinner & T'witch - Crazy Dreams,
Tommy Fleming - Song for a Winter's Night,
Dave Gibson - A Little Less Beautiful,
George Duff - Gin I Were A Baron's Heir,
Jennifer & Hazel Wrigley - The Duchess Of Gordon, Scotification.

Friday 28 December 2018

Teatime With Trevox

Playlist:
Black Roots - Take It,
Fabolous - This Is My Party,
Eoin Glackin - Fresh A F,
Ride - Chrome Waves,
Costas Charitodiplomenos - Lost In The Night,
Terence Trent D'Arby - If You Let Me Stay,
Thundercloud - Game Of Chance,
House Of Pain - Jump Around,
Elton John - I Could Not Miss You More,
R. Kelly - She's Got That Vibe,
Olly Murs - Stevie Knows,
Calazzus (Colossus) Ft. Liz Anne Hill - Right Place Right Time,
Pink Floyd - Money.

Friday 28 December 2018

Folk At Five

Playlist:
Emily Askew Band, The - Winter + Tourdion,
Davy Lees - You Won't Get Me Down In Your Mines,
Leonard Cohen - Sisters Of Mercy,
Mike Vass - Cold Iron
Nancy K Dillon - Dutchman's Gold,
Karen Matheson - One More Chance,
Emily Smith - Hawk and Crow,
Nancy K Dillon - Turn The Lights Down Low,
Davy Graham - Rock Me Baby,
Ben Sures - Postcards,
Philip Marino - In Your Hands,
Krista Detor - Marietta,
Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth.

Thursday 27 December 2018

Teatime With Trevox

Playlist:
Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman - Somethin' Stupid,
Aretha Franklin - Who's Zooming Who,
B.B. King - The Thrill Is Gone,
Matt Monro - From Russia With Love,
Smokie - Take Good Care Of My Baby,
Bananarama - Last Thing On My Mind,
Elkie Brooks - Lilac Wine,
U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For,
Katie Melua - Spider's Web,
Kylie Minogue - 2 Hearts,
Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like Dancing,
Richard Marx - Hold On To The Nights.

Thursday 27 December 2018

Folk At Five

Playlist:
Colleen Raney - Canadee-I-O,
Mairearad Green & Mike Vass - Catch,
Trail West featuring Malcolm Jones - Close To Home,
Maeve Mackinnon - Fionnghuala,
Daimh - Bog An Lochan,
Eamon Friel - All The Fun Of The Fair,
Ian Bruce - The Taylor Fell Through The Bed,
Jennifer Licko - Ruidhlidh,
Chris Flegg - Don't Fuss About Me When I'm Dead And Gone,
Ceili Moss - Miss Walsh's Fancy / Be Easy Rogue,
James Keelaghan - Cold Missouri Waters,
Strike The Colours - The Things I Can't Explain.

So many uses for legalised hemp

'President Trump Legalises Hemp' runs the headline of this snippet.

Legalizing Hemp is huge. Hemp plants maturity is 120 days vs. a tree = 30 years. Hemp plants take radiation out of the soil and consumes lots of CO2. They release lots of oxygen - and produce more pulp than trees to make paper. Fibres strong enough to build fighter jets, produces more oil than a whole field of peanuts, doesn't need pesticides, and the oil can run vehicles. Natural fibres for clothing, and oil for paints/varnish - so many uses!


Thanks to Martin Pickering's 'Secret Blog' for the heads-up.

Wednesday 26 December 2018

Folk At Five

Playlist:
Kirsty Potts - Cuckoo's Nest,
Spoil The Dance - Trip To Skye + Breton An Dro + The Cat And The Capo,
Ian Bruce - Charlie Is My Darling,
Mawkin - Birds Upon a Tree,
Dylan Foley and Dan Gurney - Marches The Slieve Aughty + The Centenary,
Iontach - Green Among The Gold,
Luka Bloom - You Couldn't Have Come At A Better Time,
Blackmore's Night - Deck The Halls,
Eddi Reader - A Sailor's Farewell To The Sea,
Barbara Dickson - October Song,
Jillian LaDage - Bergamask Dance,
Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth.

Tuesday 25 December 2018

Folk At Five

Playlist:
Skinner & T'witch - Silent, The Night,
Emily Smith - Christ Has My Hairt, Ay,
Maddy Prior & The Carnival Band - Coventry Carol,
Skerryvore - Simple Life,
James J Turner - This Christmas,
Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar - George,
Skinner + T'witch - Santa, Teach The World To Fly,
Ben Reel - This Christmas Time,
Breabach - Farsund,
Daniel O'Donnell - Christmas In Innisfree,
Kate Rusby - Let Them Fly,
Dolly Parton with Kenny Rogers - Christmas Without You,
Emily Smith - Merry Christmas To All And Goodnight.

Monday 24 December 2018

Teatime With Trevox

Playlist:
Oasis - Little By Little,
Ms. Dynamite - Dy-Na-Mi-Tee,
Skinner & Twitch - Make You Feel My Love,
French Montana - Unforgettable,
En Vogue - My Lovin' (Extended Intro),
Zara Larsson - Lush Life,
Liam Payne Feat. Quavo - Strip That Down,
Imagination - Just An Illusion (Remix),
Play - Turn Me On,
Mud - Lonely This Christmas,
Paper Lace - Billy Don't Be A Hero,
Szandra Mayer - Paradise,
Pink Floyd - Money.

Monday 24 December 2018

Folk At Five

Playlist:
Sarah McQuaid - Walking Into White,
Rab Noakes - Your Clear White Light,
Barbara Dickson - The Ark,
Boo Hewerdine - Sleep,
Ian Carr and the Various Artists - I'll Call You,
Skinner & Twitch - Make You Feel My Love,
Strike The Colours - Woodlands,
Corries, The - The Black Douglas,
Jeremy Taylor - Liberal Man,
De Dannan - Humors Of Galway,
Capercaillie - Outlaws,
Outside Track, The - A Kiss In The Morning Early+The Hole In The Hedge,
Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth.

Saturday 22 December 2018

Folk At Five

Playlist:
Daria Kulesh - Letting Go,
Saskia - Dream A Little Dream,
Steve Dagleish - Looking for the River Man,
Session A9 - Lady Montgomery,
Brent Daniels - My Truck's Bigger Than Your Truck,
Cathal Hayden - Master McDermots + The Tailor's Fancy [Reels],
Pete Morton - Bloomsbury Boy,
DeMalebysse - Willie O' Winsbury,
Allan Yn Y Fan - Cân Merthyr,
Eddi Reader - Baby's Boat,
Donovan - Lord Of The Universe,
Van Morrison & The Chieftains - Star Of The County Down,
Mairearad Green & Mike Vass - Megs.

Friday 21 December 2018

Teatime With Trevox

Playlist:
Them Is Me - Let the Sun,
Oasis - Little By Little,
Elles Bailey - Medicine Man,
La Sra. Tomasa - Es Lo Que Hay,
Kenny Thomas - Thinking About Your Love,
Hananas - Don't Take My Coconuts,
Major Lazer feat. Nyla & Fuse ODG - Light It Up (Remix),
Palaye Royale - Dying In A Hot Tub,
Liv Austen - The Next Time,
M People - How Can I Love You More,
Bowling For Soup - Girl All The Bad Guys Want,
From White To Gray - Paranoid,
Pink Floyd - Money (Instrumental Break).

Friday 21 December 2018

Folk At Five

Playlist:
Fran Wyburn - Snowdrops And Me,
Eamon Friel - Cygnus The Swan,
Leo Mc Cann - Goa Way,
Track Dogs - To The End,
Breabach - Birds Of Passage,
Katey Brooks - In Your Arms,
The Staves - Winter Trees,
King Heat Ensemble, The - Ten Years,
Tommy Sands with Moya and Fionan Sands - The People Have Spoken,
James Keelaghan - Leave Town,
Dave Gibson - Where The Summertime Never Ends,
McCalmans - Still Gonna Die.

Thursday 20 December 2018

Folk At Five

Playlist:
Eleanor McEvoy - Isn't It A Little Late [naked Version],
Dan Walsh - Out Of Here,
Mary Chapin Carpenter - Late For Your Life,
Corries, The - Flood Garry,
Session A9 - The Sleeping Tune,
Julie Fowlis - Puirt,
Ewan McLennan - Rolling Hills Of The Borders,
Tommy Sands with Moya and Fionan Sands - Rovers Of Wonder,
Alex Campbell - Candy Man,
Hannah Rarity - Erin Go Bragh,
Roger Pugh - Final Arrangements,
Jennifer & Hazel Wrigley - Orcadia; Orkneyites.

May Yuletide and the New Year bring you peace and fulfilment.

THE day of the year is here! Winter Solstice, shortest day, longest night, 21 December usually. It was surely the day those that invented Hogmanay and Christmas Day were really aiming at. The true, solar, New Year begins now.

I'll probably remember this solstice as being bracketed by two events - the quirky and lovely track sung the day before on TV by LadBaby, 'We Built This City On Sausage Rolls', and the rare full moon the day after, known variously as Cold Moon, Cold Full Moon, Long Night Moon or the Moon Before Yule. Also, the annual Ursids meteor shower is expected to peak a day or two after solstice, yielding up to 10 "shooting stars" per hour depending on viewing location.

May Yuletide and the New Year bring you peace and fulfilment.

Wednesday 19 December 2018

Folk At Five

Playlist:
James Keelaghan - Cold Missouri Waters,
Orange Circus Band, The - I Miss You,
GypsyFingers - Return,
Isla Cameron - John Anderson/My Jo,
John Williamson - This Is Australia Calling,
Secret North, The - The Game [Live],
Spinners, The - The Derby Ram,
Seamus Begley - The Banks of the Sweet Primroses,
Kelly Oliver - Ghosts At Night,
Barbara Dickson & Rab Noakes - Sleepless Nights,
Alan Jackson - Gone Country,
Bills, The - Happy Be.

Tuesday 18 December 2018

Folk At Five

Playlist:
Zoe Mulford - Speak True,
Ewan McLennan - The Last Bird To Sing,
Ewan MacPherson - Brutus The Husky + Maccoll's,
Spinners, The - The Old Pubs,
Caitlin Nic Gabhann - Jim Coleman's + Jimmy McGettrick's + John Dwyer's,
Fil Campbell & Tom McFarland - We'll Get There When We Get There,
Donovan - Two Lovers,
Alan Bell - There Was A Day,
Chris Flegg - Somebody Or Nobody,
Lori Watson - October Song,
James J Turner - To Be With You Again,
Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth.

Monday 17 December 2018

Teatime With Trevox

Playlist:
Indira May - Painted With The Same Brush,
Parish - Indian Mood,
Elles Bailey - Medicine Man,
The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk - I Feel It Coming,
Blue - Fly By,
Jason Derulo Feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign - Swalla,
Sean Paul feat. Dua Lipa - No Lie,
Salwood - Wizard Roll,
Five Star - Can't Wait Another Minute,
The Stranglers - Peaches,
Brooks Williams - Jump That Train,
Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone,
Gia Yee - Both Feet,
Pink Floyd - Money (Instrumental Break).

Monday 17 December 2018

Folk At Five

Playlist:
Blueflint - Takes More Than A Little Time,
Bob Frankee - I'm In Your Corner,
McCalmans, The - Victory Parade,
Oka Vanga - The Witching Hour,
The Eilidhs - Lost Little Children,
Gary Innes And Ewan Robertson - Can't Sing Tonight I've Left My Teeth At Home,
Hothouse Flowers - Lakes Of Ponchartrain,
Malinky - Billy Taylor,
Mairearad Green & Mike Vass - Hyndford,
David Ferrard - Till Death Do Us Part,
Ange Hardy - The Lullaby,
Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth.

Saturday 15 December 2018

Folk At Five

Playlist:
Gary Innes And Ewan Robertson - Beeswing,
Steeleye Span - Sir James The Rose,
Serious Child - No Missed Calls,
Sinnober - Successful,
Alistair Anderson & Northlands - The Snow It Melts The Soonest,
Black Feathers, The - Down By The River,
Kenny Chesney ft. Pink - Setting the World on Fire (Radio Edit),
Ian Roland - Heal My Heart,
Jennifer & Hazel Wrigley - Swelkie, The Teran,
Bills, The - What Trouble Is,
Tommy Sands with Moya and Fionan Sands - Fields Of Daisies.

Friday 14 December 2018

Teatime With Trevox

Playlist:
Indira May - Painted With The Same Brush,
Allison Lupton and The Young'uns - The Eve Of Christmas Day,
Cherry Poppin' Daddies - Zoot Suit Riot,
Deep Purple - Razzle Dazzle,
Sara Vian - Faith Zone,
Musk - Dance Dance Dance,
Chipmunk Feat. Emeli Sande - Diamond Rings,
David Guetta Feat. Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over,
The Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow,
Midnight Embargo - Borderline,
Amelia Lappert - Everybody Fears,
Suzi Quatro - Move It,
Pink Floyd - Money.

Friday 14 December 2018

Folk At Five

Playlist:
Ange Hardy feat. Peter Knight - Little Benny Sing Well,
Joel & Cedric Perri - Memories Of Paraguay,
Allan S. Cowell - One More Cup Of Coffee,
Ann Kirrane - Óró Johnny,
Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris - Even Cowgirls Get The Blues,
Coaltown Daisies, The - Little Bird,
Cathal Hayden - Goodbye To Ireland + McKillops [Reels],
Spinners, The - This Land Is Your Land,
Bob Frankee - The Last Time I Ascended,
Lorcán Mac Mathúna - White Dove of the Wild Dark Eyes,
Hilary Bell - Open Your Eyes, My Newborn Son,
Philip Marino - Long Road,
Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth.

Thursday 13 December 2018

Folk At Five

Playlist:
Trail West - The Mermaid,
Sandy Wright - Alligator Handbags,
Spinners - Black And White,
Melrose Quartet, The - Low Quebec,
Steamchicken - Jericho,
Martin Byrne - The Ballad Of Thomas Ashe,
Bob Leslie - The Church Of San Pedro, El Viejo,
Seamus Begley - Today,
Skerryvore - Hey Hey Hey,
Karin Grandal-Park And Karl Robins - Strong In The Broken Places,
Henry Girls - So Long But Not Goodbye.

Wednesday 12 December 2018

Folk At Five

Playlist:
Skinner & T'witch - Too Many Feet,
Lankum - What Will We Do When We Have No Money,
Elephant Sessions, The - Summer,
Corries, The - Westering Home,
Douglas McQueen Hunter - Wild Fire,
Boys Of The Lough - The Boys Of The Lough Set,
Fraser and Ian Bruce - Broken Down Squatter,
Battlefield Band - That's How Strong My Love Is,
James Yorkston - Steady As She Goes,
Stan Graham - All The Blame,
Paula Ryan - Honest John,
Kelly Oliver - Keilan Are You Coming.

Tuesday 11 December 2018

Folk At Five

Playlist:
Mark Dunlop - The Three Huntsmen,
Anna Massie - The Slip Reel,
Eamonn Friel - Forget The Fandango,
Spinners, The - Old Pendle,
Joshua Burnell - Sing For The Island,
Merry Hell - All the Bright Blossoms,
Company Of Players, The - You Must Needs Be Strangers,
Alex Hodgson - Jock O' Hazeldean,
Gary Forrest Ceilidh Band - Strip the Willow,
Ewan McLennan - Lampedusa,
Sally Barker - To Love Somebody,
Lindisfarne - Meet Me On The Corner.

Monday 10 December 2018

Teatime With Trevox

Playlist:
I And I - Don’t Get Me Wrong [Ray Keith Mix],
Script, The - Rain,
Whitesnake - Here I Go Again,
Ricky Maltese - Warrior (Extended),
David Gray - I Wanna Fly,
Calvin Harris feat. Frank Ocean & Migos - Slide,
S'Express - Theme From S-Express,
Bad Boys Blue - Pretty Young Girl (Extended),
Ronan Keating - I Love It When We Do,
Canned Heat - On The Road Again,
Boogie Pimps - Somebody To Love,
Pink Floyd - Money (Instrumental Break).

Monday 10 December 2018

Folk At Five

Playlist:
Sylvia Barnes - Baltic Street,
Beinn Lee - Finale,
Hilary James - The Lady And The Prentice,
Rab Noakes - I Always Will,
Davy Graham - I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes,
Alex Golisti - Rubicon,
Greg Russell - Road To Dorchester,
George Duff - When These Stones Were New,
Terence Blacker - Easy Listening,
Wilde Roses - And Can It Be That I Should Gain,
Mike Donaghy - Brighter Days.

Saturday 08 December 2018

Folk At Five

Playlist
Saskia - April Come She Will,
Joel & Cedric Perri - Dance Of The Kittens,
Iain Thomson - Whiskey In The Jar,
Jim Reynolds - The Rainbow,
Tony Winn - A Quiet Night,
Dave Gibson - Lady Luck,
Camila Koller - Fall,
Maurice McGrath - Bandon Fair,
19th Street Band, The - The Things That Matter,
Iona Fyfe - If I Go, I'm Goin,
Sally Barker - Mr Bang,
Roger Pugh - Run With The Moonlight.

Friday 07 December 2018

Teatime With Trevox

Playlist:
Them Is Me - Let the Sun,
Ms. Dynamite - Dy-Na-Mi-Tee,
Elles Bailey - Medicine Man,
Billie Myers - Kiss The Rain,
BWitched - Blame It On The Weatherman,
Merry Hell - Drunken Serenade feat. The Banshee Reel,
J Balvin & Willy William - Mi Gente,
UFO - Doctor Doctor [Studio Version],
Quartz Intro Dina Carroll - It's Too Late,
Sandra - Around My Heart,
Patrick Cowley - Tech-no-logical World,
Rita Ora - Your Song,
Pink Floyd - Money [Instrumental Break].

Friday 07 December 2018

Folk At Five

Playlist
John Wort Hannam - Chasing The Song,
Katey Brooks - In Your Arms,
Stephen Wrench - If It Ain't Happened,
McCalmans, The - Aye Waukin' O,
Cormac Gannon - I Got To Dance With The Rose Of Tralee,
Corinne West - The Yew Tree,
Trail West - Mo Dhuthaich,
Ben Sures - In A Perfect World,
Iona Fyfe - The Golden Vanity,
Socks In The Frying Pan - Up, Down And Around,
Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth.

Help wildlife this winter – be a lazy gardener

Yes. I'm a lazy gardener. Reluctant too. This email from Scottish Natural Heritage, reproduced here with permission, touched a nerve, justifying a 'let it be' attitude whilst adding some helpful hints.

Winter can be a challenging season for wildlife with harsh weather, low temperatures and much less food around.

This year (2018), SNH’s Biodiversity Manager Debbie Bassett shares the range of ways to give nature a helping hand this winter:

• Be a lazy gardener. Leaving some areas overgrown or filled with leaves and twigs gives insects, frogs, toads and small animals a quiet and cosy place to hide during the colder months.
• Use your food scraps. Keep a food scraps tub by your cooker - any bits suitable to feed birds and other wildlife can go straight into it. Bruised or overly-soft fruit that may otherwise go to waste – or in the compost bin – can also be left out for badgers, foxes and birds. Cut it in half and leave it on the grass or spike it on a tree branch. The blackbirds will love you for it.
  
• Most people are aware white bread is a no-no for ducks – polluting the water and making them ill. But healthy snacks including corn – tinned, frozen, dried or fresh – lettuce and other greens cut into pieces will make you popular at your local duck pond this winter.
  
• Garden ponds can be a great water source for passing wildlife but, when temperatures drop, ice can be tricky. A prolonged freeze can mean problems for fish and hibernating frogs and newts. Gently crack the ice to make a hole or float a ball in the water to help stop it freezing.

Debbie said:
“Our winter wildlife loves lazy gardeners at this time of year, and these quick and easy tips are great ways you can help our animals and birds.

“Putting out extra food can help birds and mammals up their energy reserves when food sources are scarce and get them through the winter.

“Winter is a great time to get out into nature and even though these tips help our wildlife, they are also fun too!”

#HelpNatureThisWinter. Check out the SNH web site at www.nature.scot

Pictures credit to SNH/Lorne Gill.

Thursday 06 December 2018

Folk At Five

Playlist:
Elbow Jane - So The Story Goes,
Julie Fowlis - Tha Caolas Eadar Mi 's Iain,
Robyn Stapleton - The Lads That Were Reared Amang Heather,
Rowan Ross - Try Again,
Ross Ainslie - Surroundings,
Changing Room, The - Koh-I-Noor,
The Johnstons - Both Sides Now,
Darren Hume - Lightning Woman,
Salt House - Katie Cruel,
Ange Hardy - The Old Maiden,
Daria Kulesh - Gone
Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth.

Wednesday 05 December 2018

Folk At Five

Playlist:
Ian Matthews - Sing Me Back Home,
Chris Ronald Trio, The - Grandpa's Wedding Ring,
Unthanks, The - Here's The Tender Coming,
Steeleye Span - When I Was On Horseback,
Maddy Prior - Martinmass Time,
James J Turner - This Christmas,
Skinner & T'witch - The Wedding Song,
David Francey - High Wall,
Kathy Mattea - Come From The Heart (Live),
Merry Hell - Under the Overkill,
Emily Smith - The Parting Glass.

Tuesday 04 December 2018

Folk At Five

Playlist:
David Ferrard - Wildflowers,
Skinner & T'witch - Silent, The Night,
Cara - Cain's War,
Lisa Murphy - Jigs, The Kinlough Fairies + Si Bhean Locha Lein,
DeMalebysse - She Moved Through The Fair,
Bernadette Morris - Here Lies A Man,
Gifford Lind, Alex Black, Guy Burgess - Up The Planting,
Ewan McLennan - The Lass Of Aughrim + Ae Fond Kiss,
Blackthorn Band - The Banks Of The Sweet Primroses,
Rallion - The Astrologer,
Mike Donaghy - Snowballin',
Barbara Dymock - The Gallant Weaver + Blythe Was She,
Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth.

Monday 03 December 2018

Teatime With Trevox

Playlist:
Jessie Galante - Spitfire,
Robbie Williams - Love My Life,
Loose Ends - Hangin' On A String,
The X Ample - Boum Boum Chuck (Extended),
Miko Mission - How Old Are You (Extended),
Paul Paul - Burn On The Flames (Extended),
Dana - Be My Lover,
Free - Wishing Well,
Kirsty Lee Akers - Burn Baby Burn (Radio Edit),
Ferry Corsten - Rock Your Body Rock,
Liberty X - Just A Little (Almighty Mix),
Pink Floyd - Money (Instrumental break).

Monday 03 December 2018

Folk At Five

Playlist:
Trail West - The Tayvallich Turkey,
Norma Munro - Let It Be,
John Graham & Jim Jack - My Eldorado,
Alan Jackson - Work In Progress,
Fraser and Ian Bruce - Grey Funnel Line,
Iona Fyfe - Swing And Turn,
Corries, The - Wha Wadna Fecht For Charlie,
Maddy Prior & The Carnival Band - Watts Cradle Song,
Fil Campbell & Tom McFarland - Time,
David Brinkman - Serving Time,
Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth.

Saturday 01 December 2018

Folk At Five

Playlist:
Eliza Carthy - Hug You Like a Mountain,
The Two Sisters - Un Flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle,
Po Girl - Deer In The Night,
Foxglove Trio, The - Now is the Cool of the Day,
Sarah McQuaid - Shady Grove + Cluck Old Hen,
Mànran - Trod,
Barbara Dymock - The Cauld, Cauld Winter's Gane Luve,
Mike Grogan - John Pounds,
Fran Wyburn - Me And Me,
Vatersay Boys, The - Stay Young Forever [song],
Angela Paterson - Yesteryear.