Thursday 31 December 2020 Playlist

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth,
Davy Graham - Bad Boy Blues,
Robyn Stapleton - Noran Water,
Sarah McQuaid - The Sun Goes On Rising,
Bob Leslie - Hauf the Brains o' Me,
Steve & John Dagleish - Head Full Of Doubt, Road Full Of Promise,
Saskia - Blue Sunrise,
Boo Hewerdine - Gemini,
Eddi Reader - My Favourite Dress,
Chris Flegg - No More Working Man,
Purcell's Polyphonic Party - Kelsterne Gardens,
Frankie Armstrong - Madeleine,
O'Hooley & Tidow - Gentleman Jack,
Nigel Richard - Mountain.

Wednesday 30 December 2020 Playlist

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth,
GypsyFingers - Half World,
Sunjay - Mean & Ugly,
Iona Fyfe - In The Bleak Midwinter (Scots),
Merry Hell - Sailor,
Johnny Coppin - Cotswold Lad,
Tim Edey - Fields Of Gold [Instrumental],
John Williamson - Stuffed If I Know (Live),
Sally Crosby - All I Seem To Know How To Do Is Write Songs About You,
Topette!! - Vintervalsen (Waltz),
Rheingans Sisters, The - Three Springs,
Heather Downie - The Best Of Us,
Kenneth J Nash - And Around Again,
Lady Buds - Smoko,
Brenda Cochrane - Mountains Of Mourne.

Some Instrumentals

Alan Parsons - Rubber Universe (Instrumental) (3:47)
Alan Parsons Project - Freudiana (Instrumental) (3:32)
Alan Parsons Project - Mammagamma (Instrumental) (3:32)
Alan Parsons Project - The Gold Bug (Instrumental) (4:22)
Amy Thatcher and Francesca Knowles - A Little More Compassion [Instrumental] (3:20)
Amy Thatcher and Francesca Knowles - Anyway, Back To Me [Instrumental] (3:23)
Amy Thatcher and Francesca Knowles - Emergency Of The Female Kind [Instrumental] (4:27)
Amy Thatcher and Francesca Knowles - It's Meant To Feel Better Than It Looks [Instrumental] (3:00)
Amy Thatcher and Francesca Knowles - Keep Your Eye On The White Ball [Instrumental] (3:45)
Amy Thatcher and Francesca Knowles - Start Giving A ... [Instrumental] (3:53)
Amy Thatcher and Francesca Knowles - Take A Moment On Byker Bridge [Instrumental] (3:00)
Amy Thatcher and Francesca Knowles - This Town Is Big Enough For The Both Of Us [Instrumental] (4:51)
Amy Thatcher and Francesca Knowles - Wear It And Share It [Instrumental] (3:28)
And Did Those Feet - What It All Was Worth (Instrumental) (3:13)
Askew Sisters, The - London's Loyalty + Heady Days [Instrumental] (6:40)
Askew Sisters, The - The Fire Tree [Instrumental] (2:13)
Askew Sisters, The - The Zodiac + Joy After Sorrow + Minoway [Instrumental] (5:03)
Beinn Lee - A' Dol Aig 60 [Instrumental] (3:37)
Beinn Lee - Dram By The Fire [Instrumental] (5:11)
Beinn Lee - Lose The Shoes [Instrumental] (4:02)
Beinn Lee - Still On Standby [Instrumental] (3:05)
Beinn Lee - Sunndachan [Instrumental] (3:20)
Beinn Lee - Tè Bheag [Instrumental] (4:22)
Beinn Lee - The Black Bay Shuffles [Instrumental] (4:43)
Beinn Lee - The Reel Boy Gordon [Instrumental] (4:08)
Bert Kaempfert - Spanish Eyes (Moon Over Naples) [Instrumental] (2:34)
Bills, The - West Bay Crossing [Instrumental]
Billy Preston - Outa-Space (Instrumental) (4:07)
Black Sabbath - Laguna Sunrise (Instrumental) (2:44)
Blush, The - Summer Dreams (Deep House Instrumental) (5:56)
C Joynes - Cottenham Medley [Instrumental] (2:47)
Calum Martin - Dr John Smith Of Breasclete [instrumental] (2:56)
Calum Martin - Macleod's Crossing [instrumental] (3:10)
Calum Martin - Monsieur Grenier's Waltz [instrumental] (2:40)
Calum Martin - The Tolsta Road [instrumental] (2:41)
Clear, The - America (Instrumental) (3:38)
Clear, The - Maria Browne (re-mastered)(Instrumental) (2:56)
Clear, The - The Planets (Instrumental) (3:24)
Clutha, The - Instrumental - Crossing The Minch + Jig Of Slurs (3:19)
Damien Dempsey - A Child Is An Open Book (Instrumental) [pn] (3:44)
Danny Tonks - Brighton Camp [Instrumental]
David Gray - January Rain (Instrumental) (2:38)
Derek & The Dominos - Snake Lake Blues (Instrumental) 1 (3:30)
DJ Phat Cat - Emotions [Instrumental] (3:49)
Drystones, The - Breathless (Instrumental)_pn (4:55)
Drystones, The - Daydream  (Instrumental)_pn (4:44)
Drystones, The - Dean's (Instrumental)_pn (3:29)
Drystones, The - Losing Your Way (Instrumental)_pn (1:15)
Drystones, The - Nonesuch (Instrumental)_pn (3:35)
Drystones, The - Poltern (Instrumental)_pn (4:01)
Drystones, The - Rain (Instrumental)_pn (4:57)
Drystones, The - Roll Up  (Instrumental)_pn (0:56)
Drystones, The - Rule Of 3 (Instrumental)_pn (3:09)
Drystones, The - The Singularity [Instrumental] (3:18)
Duke Ellington - Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Instrumental) (3:18)
Ensemble Wolga - Rucheyok [Instrumental] [Stream And Meadow] (3:40)
Ensemble Wolga - Sasha, Play For The Dance [Instrumental] (3:32)
Elizabeth Davidson-Blythe & Daniel Quayle - The Croft [Instrumental][Dance][Folk]
Feast Of Fiddles - McBrides [Instrumental] (3:56)
Freddie Mercury - Time (Instrumental) (3:14)
Gaberlunzie - Callum Millar Of Stillaig (Instrumental)[Accordion] (1:58)
Genee C - Ella Es Nightmare (Instrumental)_pn (3:30)
Genee C - Playa Arena Sol Y Mar (Instrumental)_pn (3:26)
Gifford Lind, Alex Black, Guy Burgess - Reprise, Thanks For Listening [Instrumental] (3:46)
Gloria - Anymore (Instrumental) (3:44)
Gnoss - Adelaide's [Instrumental] (2:53)
Gnoss - Alister & Katrina's [Instrumental] (3:37)
Gnoss - Becky's [Instrumental] (2:19)
Gnoss - Good Crieff [Instrumental] (3:18)
Gnoss - Gordon's [Instrumental] (3:16)
Gnoss - Prelude [Instrumental] (0:55)
Gnoss - That's Me [Instrumental] (4:00)
Gnoss - Tuction [Instrumental] (3:19)
Grace Christiansen - Summertime (Instrumental) (3:06)
GypsyFingers - Cobwebs [Instrumental] (5:46)
GypsyFingers - Sophie's Dream [Instrumental] (2:13)
GypsyFingers - The Island [Instrumental] (5:14)
Hans Deville - Diva [Instrumental] (4:18)
Hans Deville - El Sueno [Instrumental] (3:31)
Hans Deville - In Passing [Instrumental] (1:03)
Hans Deville - The Haunting [Instrumental] (1:37)
Harry J. All Stars - Liquidator (Instrumental) (3:06)
Hayes & Y - The Times (Instrumental) (3:34)
Heartland - Slurry Tatties [Instrumental][Dance][Folk]
Henry Girls - Drumaville Reel [Instrumental]
Henry Parker - Marbled Wren [Instrumental] (4:30)
Henry Parker - Willie O' Winsbury [Instrumental] (4:59)
Iain Thomson - Instrumental (4:06)
iyatra Quartet - Temple (lockdown version) [Niche, Instrumental] (4:05)
Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze & Instrumental Solo [Live at Woodstock, Radio Edit] (7:02)
Johnny Hates Jazz - The Cage (Instrumental) (3:43)
Kadril - Cafe De L'Amitie [Instrumental] (4:04)
Kadril - La Rafraichissante + Jacky Tar + Temperance Reel [Instrumental  (5:04)
Kadril - Serenato 'a Ballo' [Instrumental] (3:15)
Kadril - Soete Isabelle [Instrumental] (4:02)
Kap G - A Day Without A Mexican (Instrumental)_pn (3:21)
Kathryn Locke with Chodompa Music - Hugger Mugger [Instrumental] (4:12)
Kathryn Tickell - Bonnie Pit Laddie + Lads Of Alnwick [Instrumental] (3:34)
Katie Spencer - Helsa [Instrumental] (2:47)
Katy Hurt - Unfinished Business (Instrumental) (4:27)
Lauren Housley - Ghost Town Blues (Instrumental) (3:52)
Lax Project - La Dreaming (Instrumental) (3:18)
Life-work (Han Epskamp) - Dear God (Remix, Extended Instrumental) (5:53)
Liv Austen - Don't Regret A Single One (Instrumental) [PN] (3:20)
Liv Austen - Window Shopping (instrumental) [pn] (2:55)
Lizzo - Truth Hurts (Dubmatix Pressure Remix)(Instrumental)_pn (3:41)
Los Jugadores - Pasame La Botella (Tribal Instrumental)_pn (3:56)
Los Jugadores ft Bama Baby - Ella (Instrumental)_pn (3:12)
Louis Prima - Night Train (Instrumental) (2:04)
Louise Aubrey - On The Run (Instrumental) (3:25)
Louise Aubrie - It Was No One's Fault But Mine I Must Confess [Instrumental] (3:36)
Louise Aubrie - Winter Dolour - instrumental (3:16)
Madeleine Mitchell - Worlds Apart [Classical, Instrumental, by Richard Blackford] (3:05)
Malin - Not About You [Instrumental] (3:22)
Malin Andersson - Avalon (Instrumental) (3:18)
Malin Andersson - Reef [Instrumental] (3:52)
Malinky - The Fairy King's Courtship + (Baby Iris, Instrumental) (04) (3:31)
Mike Post Coalition - Afternoon of the Rhino (Instrumental) (2:16)
Mystykal Kut - Reminds You (Instrumental)_pn (3:13)
Nicky Jam & J Balvin - X (Instrumental)_pn (2:50)
Nigel Richard - Wave Dancer [pn. Instrumental] (1:57)
NORE ft Pharrell Williams - Uno Mas (Instrumental)_pn (3:39)
Oka Vanga - Don't Let The Clouds Roll In (Instrumental) (2:31)
Paul Dunton Orchestra - Instrumental (6:06)
Peter Frampton - Blooze Instrumental) (5:11)
Peter Frampton - Boot It Up (Instrumental) (3:25)
Peter Frampton - Cornerstones (Instrumental) (3:12)
Peter Frampton - Double Nickels (Instrumental) (3:45)
Peter Frampton - Float (Instrumental) (3:59)
Peter Frampton - Ida Y Vuelta (Out And Back) (Instrumental) (3:22)
Peter Frampton - My Cup Of Tea (Instrumental) (4:49)
Peter Frampton - Shewango Way (Instrumental) (3:15)
Peter Frampton - Souvenirs De Nos Pères (Memories Of Our Fathers) (Instrumental) (4:52)
Pink Floyd - Money (Instrumental) (3:52)
Poozies, The - Bloodknot [Instrumental pn] (6:14)
Poozies, The - Knees Of Fire [Instrumental pn] (5:31)
Poozies, The - Plecthumb [Instrumental pn] (5:45)
Poozies, The - Punch [Instrumental, pn] (5:45)
Prodigal NT - Artemis Concentrica [Instrumental] (6:41)
Prodigal NT - Expediter [Instrumental] (4:27)
Prodigal NT - Fine Alliteration [Instrumental] (5:35)
Prodigal NT - Frackster Genofive [Instrumental] (5:17)
Prodigal NT - Newwave Enclave [Instrumental] (5:19)
Prodigal NT - Odin Lath [Instrumental] (5:16)
Prodigal NT - Taighmar Drop [Instrumental] (5:00)
Prodigal NT - XG Sessions, Detroit [Instrumental] (5:19)
Richard Tee - Virginia Sunday (Instrumental) (5:22)
Roy Buchanan - Adventures Of Brer Rabbit And Tar Baby (Instrumental) (2:32)
Roy Buchanan - After Hours (Instrumental) (6:11)
Runrig - Instrumental (3:58)
Ry Cooder - Guitar Instrumental (2:53)
Saga - Fiddle Instrumental - O'Malley's Favourite, Ups And Downs, Drow (2:53)
Sam Butera & The Witnesses - La Vie En Rose (Instrumental) (2:16)
Sam Butera & The Witnesses - Too Young (Instrumental) (1:58)
Sandra & Nancy Kerr - Nancy Clough [Instrumental] (2:21)
Schmoozenbergs, The - Awaken [Instrumental] (4:21)
Schmoozenbergs, The - Babyfoot [Instrumental] (4:52)
Schmoozenbergs, The - Charmed Snake [Instrumental] (3:30)
Schmoozenbergs, The - Cortisol Swing [Instrumental] (4:50)
Schmoozenbergs, The - Finale [Instrumental] (6:07)
Schmoozenbergs, The - Iseult's Bees [Instrumental] (5:38)
Schmoozenbergs, The - P'tit Vin Rouge [Instrumental] (3:35)
Schmoozenbergs, The - Runaway [Instrumental] (4:13)
Schmoozenbergs, The - The Black Rock [Instrumental] (5:36)
Schmoozenbergs, The - The Long Road [Instrumental] (4:46)
Schmoozenbergs, The - The Wren [Instrumental] (4:04)
Sinclair - Burn 'Em Down [Radio Instrumental] (4:07)
Skinner + T'witch - Santa, Teach The World To Fly [Instrumental] (3:59)
Socks In The Frying Pan - Spaceships And Frying Pans [Instrumental] (4:04)
Solana - Saracen [Instrumental] (4:36)
Stephen Clark - Anyway The Wind Blows (Seven) [Instrumental] (6:24)
Stephen Clark - Cosmos; Particles, Entropy and Chaos [Instrumental] (5:41)
Stephen Clark - Daphne's Song [Instrumental] (1:48)
Stephen Clark - Introduction [Instrumental] (0:38)
Stephen Clark - Lama Bada Yatathanna [Instrumental] (3:52)
Stephen Clark - Little Sadie + Shady Grove [Instrumental] (1:48)
Stephen Clark - Looking Beyond [Instrumental] (2:27)
Stephen Clark - Muddlin' Through Boogaloo [Instrumental] (3:03)
Stephen Clark - Music For A Found Harmonium [Instrumental] (2:31)
Stephen Clark - Rising Tide [Instrumental] (3:44)
Stephen Clark - Shimmering Light [Instrumental] (3:05)
Stephen Clark - The Lady Aurora [Instrumental] (1:51)
Steve Dagleish - Marriage St. + Road To Mary [instrumental] (3:20)
String Sisters - Hjaltland [instrumental] (6:32)
String Sisters - Late Night In Forde [instrumental] (3:40)
String Sisters - Open To The Elements [instrumental] (5:58)
String Sisters - Return From Helsinki [instrumental] (3:42)
String Sisters - The Blooming Conductor (Live) [instrumental] (6:15)
String Sisters - The Crow's Visit [instrumental] (5:12)
String Sisters - Tiger In The Galley [instrumental] (5:30)
String Sisters - Trotto [instrumental] (2:49)
String Sisters - Vinterfolk [instrumental] (2:48)
String Theory - Ashokan Farewell [Instrumental] (3:08)
String Theory - Casadh an Tsugain [Instrumental] (2:07)
String Theory - Crested Hens [Instrumental] (3:09)
String Theory - Dowd's No. 9 + Bag of Spuds + The Tamlin [Instrumental] (3:44)
String Theory - Mairi's Wedding [Instrumental] (2:26)
String Theory - Pavane (Faure) [Instrumental] (4:10)
String Theory - Si Bheag Si Mhor [Instrumental] (3:00)
String Theory - The Coolin (Bonus Track) [Instrumental] (2:23)
Talisk - Aura [Instrumental] (6:24)
Tamsin Elliott - Cold Moon [Instrumental] (5:08)
Tamsin Elliott - Cygnus [Instrumental] (4:44)
Tamsin Elliott - Emerging + Full Squirrel [Instrumental] (4:12)
Tamsin Elliott - I Dreamed I Was An Eagle [Instrumental] (1:57)
Tamsin Elliott - Lament [Instrumental] (3:45)
Tamsin Elliott - Light As Bone [Instrumental] (4:14)
Tamsin Elliott - Lullaby [Instrumental] (4:18)
Tamsin Elliott - Old Wax Jacket + A Coat Of Sawdust [Instrumental] (4:14)
Tamsin Elliott - The Loss Endured 1 [Instrumental] (1:49)
Tamsin Elliott - The Loss Endured 2 [Instrumental] (1:54)
Tamsin Elliott - Uma's Song [Instrumental] (3:28)
Tamsin Elliott - Vignette 1 [Instrumental] (1:44)
Tamsin Elliott - Vingette 2 [Instrumental, not for radio] (2:02)
The Clear - Love Internationale (Instrumental) (3:22)
The Clear - The Cashier (Instrumental) (3:29)
The Hurricanes - Only One Night (Instrumental) (4:21)
Tim Edey - Fields Of Gold [Instrumental] (3:27)
Tony McManus - An Ciarraioch Mallithe+Muirerann's Jig [Instrumental] (4:35)
Tony McManus - Chanlaneru [Instrumental] (3:15)
Tony McManus - Doïna+Parov's Daichevo [Instrumental] (4:57)
Tony McManus - Donal Óg+The Lea Rig [Instrumental] (2:56)
Tony McManus - Lochaber Dance+Chloe's Passion [Instrumental] (3:26)
Tony McManus - The Laird Of Drumblaire+The Margaree Reel [Instrumental] (2:43)
Tony McManus - The Rolling Waves+Martin Wynne's [Instrumental] (2:49)
Tony McManus - Valse De Bélugas [Instrumental] (4:43)
Tourists - From the Middle Room (Instrumental) (3:37)
Vadhir - Mala (Instrumental)_pn (3:21)
Vadhir - Mala (Instrumental)_pn (3:21)
Waterboys - The Soul Singer (Instrumental) (4:34)
Whyte - Creach [Instrumental] (6:42)
Whyte - Maim [Instrumental] (5:19)
Yves Lambert Trio - Adultere + Le Reel Du Cocu (Instrumental) (3:31)
Yves Lambert Trio - La Coquette A Poupa + Sa Suite (Instrumental) (4:27)
Yves Lambert Trio - Suite Du Cap Breton + La Deboulade (Instrumental) (4:04)
Yves Lambert Trio - Vent D'Irlande (Instrumental) (4:06)

Tuesday 29 December 2020 Playlist

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth,
Martin Simpson - Three Day Millionaire,
Sheryl Crow - Best Of Times,
Emily Smith - The Final Trawl,
Tommy Sands with Moya and Fionan Sands - Carlingford Bay,
Adam Norsworthy - Shores Of Heaven,
Claire Hastings - The Gretna Girls,
Heather Downie - Stronger Than You Know,
John Williamson - You And My Guitar,
Merry Hell - The Green Hills Of Home,
Nigel Richard - For Your Love,
Connla - Forty Pound Jeans,
Paula Ryan - O My Blue Eyed One,
Moishe's Bagel - Breton Tune/Ajde Jano.

Monday 28 December 2020 Playlist

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth,
Connla - Iridesence,
Sunjay - St. James Infirmary,
The Hut People - Piziak,
The Outside Track - Hurry Up and Wait!
Tony Winn - A Quiet Night,
Ange Hardy - Elegy for Coleridge,
Gillian Frame - The Echo Mocks the Corncrake,
Solas - Girls On The Line,
David Livingston - What's Wrong With This Picture,
Ben Reel - Broken,
Hilary James - They All Laughed,
Yvonne Lyon - Chasing The Silence,
422 - York Rant,
Phil Hare - Wayward,
Lance King - Driftin',
Vivki Swan & Johnny Dyer - Driving Home Chapelloise.

Saturday 26 December 2020 Playlist

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth,
Fraser and Ian Bruce - Nostradamus,
Elis Macfadyen - Living My Life This Way,
Dolores Keane - Caledonia,
Green Rock River Band, The - Tomorrow,
Saskia - Within,
Grace Notes - The Gardener,
Phil Beer - Garland Gay,
Kiana Luna - O Sole Mio (When The Sun Is Waking),
James Tait - Arthur's Hills,
George Duff - The Recruited Collier,
Oka Vanga - Abounding Grace,
Eleanor McEvoy - Heaven Help Us [Naked Version],
Philip Marino - When The Wind Blows,
Odette Michell - Dance Me Through The Night.

Friday 25 December 2020 Playlist

Jim Diamond - Hi Ho Silver,
Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn - Please Help Me I'm Falling,
Bob Dylan - Baby, Stop Crying,
Belinda Carlisle - I Get Weak,
Fleetwood Mac - Peacekeeper,
Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive,
Waterboys, The - Fisherman's Blues,
Madness - Yesterday's Men,
Beatles - Help!
Neil Sedaka - Solitaire,
Cher - I Found Someone,
Alison Moyet - Invisible.

Friday 25 December 2020 Playlist

Red Hot Chilli Pipers - Just For Willie,
O'Hooley And Tidow - Like Horses,
Stephen Clark - Looking Beyond [Instrumental],
Cara Dillon - As I Roved Out,
Elizabeth & Jameson - To Mend A Broken Heart,
Seamus Begley - Farewell To The Gold,
Boys Of The Lough - The Gold Ring,
Fran Wyburn - Foolish Sea,
Hafdis Huld - Take My Breath Away,
Ewan McLennan - The Shearing,
Brogue - I Will Go,
Goitse - Serendipity,
GypsyFingers - You.

Thursday 24 December 2020 Playlist

Eliza Carthy - The Americans Have Stolen My True Love Away,
Rory And Alex McEwan - Bonnie George Campbell,
Alex Campbell - Kissing In The Dark,
Moonshine Rebels - Master McGrath and Jenny's Chickens,
Ben Bedford - Blood On Missouri,
Canny Fettle - Happy Sam + Morning Star,
Steeleye Span - The Twelve Witches,
Dave Gibson - The Frog Song,
The Hut People - Las Ramblas,
Donnie Munro - Heart Of America,
Ewan Macintyre Band - Dream On Sally,
Pat Walsh - Fingal's Cave (March) + Sporting Paddy + Tie The Bonnet (Reels),
Stephen Skinn - Believe In,
Vision Thing - When We Were Astronauts.

Wednesday 23 December 2020 Playlist

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth,
Elephant Sessions, The - I Used To Be A Nice Boy,
Shaun Kelly and The Returned Gifts - Indigo,
Kate Rusby - Streams Of Nancy,
Pat Walsh - Statia Donnelly's + Marian's Trip To Collooney + Humours Of Ayl.
Merry Hell - Lean On Me, Love,
Chris Lewington - Taj Mahal,
Elles Bailey - The People We Used To Be [Acoustic],
Sarah McQuaid - I Am Grateful For What I Have,
Coaltown Daisies, The - Hangman,
Matt McGinn - Loch Lomond,
Kathy Mattea - Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses (Live),
Thom Ashworth - Crispin's Day,
Andrew J Newall - Everyday,
Eric Bogle - Ashes (from A Toss Of The Coin).

Tuesday 22 December 2020 Playlist

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth,
Phil 'The Village' Matthews - Muses,
Phil Hare - A Corporate Shanty,
Spinners, The - The Blaydon Races,
Andrew J Newall - The Loch Tay Boat Song,
Blueflint - King Of My Apple Tree,
Alison Burns - True,
O'Hooley And Tidow - The Tallest Tree,
Martyn Joseph - Lou March,
O'hAnleigh - William Lee And The Amazing Knitting Machine,
Blacktop Deluxe - It Don't Work Like That (Radio Edit),
Dowally - Veruda,
Malinky - Three Ravens + The Raven's Return.

Winter Solstice - the days start getting longer as the new year begins

What a strange year our 2020 has been - the year of standing still. A chance to do more gardening, perhaps? Certainly a good time to have slowed down and enjoyed nature. Many masks were both bought and made, whilst becoming tech-savvy with Zoom etc. Although live music events have suffered more, recorded music and radio show production continued, albeit changed slightly. Here's hoping 2021 will see a return to normal opportunities as we wish you a happy and fulfilling New Year.

Winter Solstice - the days start to get longer as another year begins

What a strange year our 2020 has been - the year of standing still. A chance to do more gardening, perhaps? Certainly a good time to have slowed down and enjoyed nature. Many masks were both bought and made, whilst becoming tech-savvy with Zoom etc. Although live music events have suffered more, recorded music and radio show production continued, albeit changed slightly. Here's hoping 2021 will see a return to normal opportunities as we wish you a happy and fulfilling New Year.

Monday 21 December 2020 Playlist

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth,
Andrew Huggan - Hebridean Blue,
Tommy Fleming - Tell Me It's Not True,
Carol Laula - 2nd. Hand Joy,
Karen Matheson - Early Morning Grey,
Miranda Sykes + Rex Preston - The Watchmaker's Wife,
David Vaters - Red Sea (Original Mix),
Eddie And Luc - Elsie Marley,
Phil 'The Village' Matthews - The Secret Garden,
Coaltown Daisies, The - Tears,
Red Dirt Skinners, The - Thoughts Of The Past,
Niall McGuigan - Talisman,
Blackbeard's Tea Party - Devil In The Kitchen,
James Keelaghan - Sweetgrass Moon,
Ewan Macpherson - Mad Mr Macpherson + Seamus The Camel.

Saturday 19 December 2020 Playlist

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth,
Jenny Sturgeon - The Wren And The Salt Air,
Chris Flegg - The Flowers Of England,
Daimh - O Fair a-Nall Am Botal,
Zoe Wren - Smoky Sunrise,
Stan Graham - No Regrets,
Maddy Prior - The Cuckoo,
Johnny Steinberg - Dance Away The Darkness,
Mike Grogan - Shackled In Love,
Blackbeard's Tea Party - Stand Up Now,
Hilary James - Bay Of Biscay,
Brothers Gillespie, The - Coventina's Daughter,
Steve Gunn - Tommy's Congo.

Friday 18 December 2020 Playlist

Ed Sheeran with Beyoncé - Perfect Duet,
Daisy Hicks - I Chose You (Original),
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater,
Cliff Richard - Roll Over Beethoven,
Bwitched - Blame It On The Weatherman,
Jamie Berry - Light up the Night,
Angela Lewis Brown - All Along The Watchtower,
Twenty One Pilots - Level Of Concern (Kidd Leow Remix Intro Clean),
Rod Stewart - Baby Jane (Maxi),
Haddaway - What Is Love,
Deacon Blue - Real Gone Kid,
Britney Spears - If U Seek Amy,
Red Dirt Skinners - An Isolated Episode Of Transient Global Amnesia,
Pink Floyd - Money.

Friday 18 December 2020 Playlist

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth,
Scott Macdonald - Turned His Life Around,
McCalmans - Scots Abroad,
Allan Yn Y Fan - Sbaen Wenddydd,
Karine Polwart - Sorry,
Sylvia Barnes - Todlen Hame,
Sarah McQuaid - The Day Of Wrath, That Day,
Brothers Gillespie, The - The Road To Dundee,
Chris Flegg - It Was Love At First Sight,
Real Time - Wall Of Death,
Chris Lewington - After The Sun,
Alex Campbell - Strolling Down The Highway,
Rachel Hamer Band, The - School Days Over,
Jenny Sturgeon - Judgement,
Teresa Horgan & Matt Griffin - Queen of Hearts,
Mumford & Sons - Broken Grown.

Thursday 17 December 2020 Playlist

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth,
Chris Flegg - When You're A Refugee,
Allan Johnston - Dreamtime,
Coig - Deep Down In The River,
Sarah Spicer & Stephen Wrench - I,
Hannah James - Last Lullaby,
Findlay Napier - Cod Liver Oil And The Orange Juice,
Anna Massie, Jenn Butterworth, Mairearad Green - The Missing Gift,
Skinner & T'witch - The Armada Shipwreck,
Spoil The Dance - The Lady's Breast Knot + Rusty Gulley,
Luke Concannon - Feel You In My Arms,
Winter Wilson - The Old Man Was A Sea Dog,
Brid Harper - Flower Of Sweet Strabane + Green Fields Of Glentown + Farewell,
Ross & Ali - Kings.

Wednesday 16 December 2020 Playlist

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth,
Bob Frankee - Walk The Walk,
Allison Lupton And Her Band - Words Of Love,
Findlay Napier - 52DES,
Rab Noakes - London Town,
Real Time - The Border,
Kadril - Cafe De L'Amitie [Instrumental],
Doug Jones - That Feeling,
Maeve MacKinnon - A' Mhic Dhughaill 'ic Ruaridh,
Ewan MacColl - The Wind Blew The Bonnie Lassie's Plaidie Awa',
Eamon Friel - In My Time,
Blackbeard's Tea Party - The Diamond,
Ivan Drever - The Road And The Miles,
Malinky - The Bonnie Hoose O Airlie.

Tuesday 15 December 2020 Playlist

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth,
David Francey - Long Long Road,
Purcell's Polyphonic Party - Terpsichore,
Sunjay - Memphis In The Meantime,
Mawkin - Wreckers,
Yves Lambert Trio - Adultere + Le Reel Du Cocu (Instrumental),
Portraits, The - Rhythms Of The World,
Ian Roland - Together,
Karine Polwart - All These Things I'll Do,
Nancy K Dillon - Turn The Lights Down Low,
Bruce Cockburn - Slow Down Fast,
Peter & Sharon - Strawberries & Wine,
Antonio Lulic - When I Can't,
Rowan Ross - Talk Of The Town,
Brid Harper - Edward On Loch Erne's Shore + Larry Reynold's Fancy + Sheba's Jig.

Monday 14 December 2020 Playlist

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth,
Siobhan Miller - Banks Of Newfoundland,
Sinsheen (Barbara Dymock & Christine Kydd) - Weary Waiting,
Dominig Bouchaud - Gwerz Moro Pont Kalleg,
Maddy Prior - In Sad And Ashy Weeds,
Sunjay - London Road,
David Brinkman - If You're Without A Woman,
Arcelia - My Wife,
Keith Christmas - Timeless And Strange,
Ewan Maccoll (with Peggy Seeger) - The Monymusk Lads,
Bill Jones - The Tale Of Tam Lin,
David Hershaw & Sandie Forbes - Badlands,
Stephen Harrison - The Middle Of The Morning,
Chris Stout & Finlay MacDonald - Algiers,
Fairport Convention - Matty Groves (Live).

Saturday 12 December 2020 Playlist

Ross Miller - Walka,
Freewheelers - The Sheep in the Boat + Tommy Mulhaire's + The Hag's Purse,
James J Turner - Karma Will Track You Down,
Skinner and T'witch - Osney Town,
Lau - Far From Portland,
The Outside Track - Canadee-I-O,
Mark Dunlop - A 1798 March,
Bernadette Morris - Here Lies A Man,
Tannahill Weavers, The - Oh No,
James Fagan And Jamie McLennan - Family Tree,
Daimh - Mary's Fancy,
Mary Chapin Carpenter - He Thinks He'll Keep Her,
Allan Johnston - Hey You.

Friday 11 December 2020 Playlist

Eugene Wilde - Gotta Get You Home Tonight,
Ace Of Base - All That She Wants,
Little Mix - No More Sad Songs,
Brooks Williams - After You've Gone,
Joss Stone - Oceans,
Benjamin Lazar Davis - What If I (Single Version),
Dagnell' - Ave Maria,
Guy Verlinde - The Unsung,
Sunjay - Origin Of Species,
Aswad - Shine,
Anthony Lexa - Ingredients,
InHibit - Shadows Of Fire,
Huulen - Cold Caller,
Chloe Mogg - Attack,
Pink Floyd - Money.

Friday 11 December 2020 Playlist

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth,
Saskia - The Presence,
Kara - Leigh Fishermen,
Sparrow & The Workshop - Swam Like Sharks,
Singing Soldiers, The - Frontline Soldiers (PTSD Awareness),
Tim Moore - Rock And Roll Love Letter,
The Chair - Beachcombers,
Red Velvet - Imposter,
Meadows, The - Maid Of Culmore,
James J Turner - Fade Away,
Coaltown Daisies, The - This Road,
Chris Cleverley - The Low Light Low,
Oberländer Klarinettenmusik - 's Kasermandl,
Ady Johnson - Irish Goodbye.

Thursday 10 December 2020 Playlist

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth,
Paul McKenna Band, The - One More Time,
Screaming Orphans, The - Every Woman Gardens,
Boreas - North Sea Holes,
The Hut People - Karen's Birthday Tune,
Joanna Hyde & Tadhg O Meachair - The Light on the Shore,
Phantom Voices - Old Ned,
Peatbog Faeries - The Dragon's Apprentice,
Eliza Carthy & The Ratcatchers - King James Version,
Findlay Napier - After The Last Bell Rings,
Sarah-Jane Summers and Juhani Silvola - Am Piobaire Sith [The Fairy Piper] + The Drunken Lady,
Rusty Shackle - Time Of Death,
Gillian Frame - Fine Flooers,
Alex Campbell - Plane Wreck At Los Gatos,
Manran - An Da La.

Wednesday 09 December 2020 Playlist

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth,
Robert Wells & Billy Dean feat. Charlie McCoy & Maria Wells - Six Days On The Road,
Mairearad And Anna - MSR,
Ian Prowse - Home,
Moonshine Rebels - The Yuletide Drum (Dance Remix),
Velvet & Stone - By The Water,
Rheingans Sisters, The - Xavier's + The Honeybee,
Boys Of The Lough - Chase Her Through The Garden,
Cara - Anchor In The Sky,
Benji Kirkpatrick & The Excess - Human Cost,
Damian Wilson - Hard To Keep Faith,
Said The Maiden - The Bonnie Earl O'Moray,
Marc Block - Faerie Dust And Johnny Allday,
James J Turner - Come With Me.

Tuesday 08 December 2020 Playlist

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth,
Elles Bailey - You Are Not Alone,
Chris Flegg - Cat House,
Steven MacIomhair - A Chailin Alainn,
Johnny Coppin - Hallelujah,
Kaity Rae - It Is,
Stan Graham - All The Young Soldiers,
Alex Campbell - The Durham Lockout,
Coaltown Daisies, The - Slowly In Circles,
Socks In The Frying Pan - The Invasion,
Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar - Limbo,
Daria Kulesh - Shame or Glory,
Friel Sisters, The - Moorlough Shores,
Maniacs, The - General Suwarrow's Strathspey.

Monday 07 December 2020 Playlist

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth,
Robyn Stapleton - John Anderson My Jo,
Angus Smith & North 56 - Blue Sky,
Steve Dagleish - Mister Parsons's Tears,
Rusty Shackle - The Girl Is The Sun,
Jez Lowe - Town Tales,
Simon And The Astronauts - Love Is,
Malinky - The Moss O Burreldale + Lady Mary Ann + Humours Of Glendart,
Rachel Newton - To The Awe,
Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris - The Blue Train,
Gary Innes And Ewan Robertson - Little Niamh MacDonald,
Freunde - My Heart Is A House,
Alan Jackson - Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning),
Chris Stout & Finlay Macdonald - Border Crossing.

Saturday 05 December 2020 Playlist

Phil Langran - World Enough,
The Queensberry Rules - Your Own Roads,
19th Street Band, The - The Cajun Rock And Roll Stanza,
The Hut People - Jean's Hut In The Bog,
Owen Hand - The Beggar Wench,
Carlos Del Junco & The Blues Mongrels - No Fool Horse,
Jamie Doe - Harvest Moon,
Elliott Morris - Friday Night,
Colleen Raney - Fair Margaret & Sweet William,
Geoff Purvis & Terry Docherty - Blackthorn Stick + Saddle The Pony,
Davy Graham - Bulgarian Dance,
Martyn Joseph - I'm Gonna Say It Now,
Flight Brigade - Hurricane Season,
Allison Lupton and her band - Lost Jimmy Whelan,
Sarah-Jane Summers and Juhani Silvola - Caisteal A' Ghlinne [The Castle In The Glen].

Friday 04 December 2020 Playlist

Pink Floyd - Money,
Tina Turner - I Can't Stand The Rain,
Shaking Chains - Joy of Living,
The France - Better Off Alone,
Shaking Chains - No More Bets,
Winachi Tribe, The - Time For Love (Dave Tolan Remix),
Chic - Le Freak,
Blacktop Deluxe - Suds & Crow,
Sydney Youngblood - If Only I Could,
Adele - Hometown Glory,
Ariane Grande - No Tears Left To Cry,
Sister Sledge - We Are Family (Sure Is Pure Remix Edit),
Kylie Minogue - New York City (DJ Fresh Edit),
Texas - Put Your Arms Around Me,
Oka Vanga - Don't Let The Clouds Roll In (Instrumental).

Friday 04 December 2020 Playlist

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth,
Merry Hell - This Time,
Coaltown Daisies, The - This Road,
Fairport Convention - Now Be Thankful,
Steven MacIomhair - O Theab Theab,
Elles Bailey - You Are Not Alone,
Miles Hunt - Welcome To The Cheap Seats,
Sunjay - London Road,
Changing Room, The - Gwrello Glaw,
Adam Norsworthy - Ready For Me,
Skipinnish - Alive,
Henry Girls, The - Falling In Love Again,
Thom Ashworth - Everybody's Gone To The Rapture,
Karen Matheson - Mi le M' Uilinn,
Yvonne Lyon - Back To Love.

Thursday 03 December 2020 Playlist

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth,
John Graham & Jim Jack - The Manchester Rambler,
Paper Kites, The - Gates,
Katie Spencer - Incense Skin,
Clype - Double Trouble,
Mike Grogan - Hallelujah,
Melanie - In The Hour,
Brent Cobb - Dust Under My Rug,
Spinners - The Calton Weaver,
Dougie Burns - An Apology,
Rachel Newton - Chaidil Mi A-Raoir Air An Airigh,
Eleanor McEvoy - The DJ [Naked Version],
Carus Thompson - Unless We Go Now,
Maeve MacKinnon - Moch An-Diugh A Rinn Mi Elrigh (Early Today I Rose).

Wednesday 02 December 2020 Playlist

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth,
Kris Kristofferson - Sunday Morning Comin' Down,
Track Dogs - To The End,
Pete McLelland - Walk This Road,
Bruce Cockburn - Different When It Comes To You,
Gem Andrews - Lungs,
Alan Jackson - Tall, Tall Trees,
Sparrow & The Workshop - Into the Wild,
David Hershaw & Sandie Forbes - Old Wooden Heart,
Amit Dattani - Hummingbird,
Andrew Huggan - All These Things I've Seen,
Ange Hardy - What It Is,
Top Floor Taivers, The - 1952 Vincent Black Lightning,
Kate Rusby - Only Hope,
Kenneth J Nash - Come Show Me Your Love.

Tuesday 01 December 2020 Playlist

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth,
Tim Hart & Maddy Prior - Fiddler's Green,
Hilary James - Les Berceaux,
Spinners - Waters Of The Tyne,
Steve Dagleish - Hello Son,
Henry Girls - Hori-Horo,
Chris Flegg - Old Soldiers,
Phil Hare - The Pound Man,
Sunjay - Too Close To The Sun,
Ross Ainslie And Jarlath Henderson - The Slow Train + Timmy Clifords + Rev. Bros,
Dana And Susan Robinson - Asheville Blues,
Magna Carter - Two Old Friends,
Socks In The Frying Pan - Buachailli Bana,
Lorraine Jordan - Desert Sands,
Rura - Weary Days,
Donnie Munro - Irene.

Monday 30 November 2020 Playlist

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth,
Cara Dillon - Jacket So Blue,
McCalmans - All Over This Town,
Ivan Drever - Keldabrae,
Vri - Taflu Rwdins,
Brid Harper - The Maid Of Mount Kisco + The Jovial Journalist + Con McGinley's,
Hafdis Huld - What Is Love,
Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer - Dance All Night,
Julian Taylor - Be With You,
Stevie Lawrence - Dreams Of A Child,
Skinner and T'witch - Past Lives,
Jennifer Licko - Flying High,
Scott Macdonald - Human Minds,
Dransfields, The - The Alchemist And The Pedlar.