Friday 31 December 2021

Star Prairie Project, The - Shine A Little Light

Hobsons Bay Coast Guard - Love Song
Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack
Sons Of Liberty - Dixie Whiskey
Simon and the Astronauts - Uncanny Valley
Herbie Hancock - Trust Me
Star Prairie Project, The - Lucky Day
Jozie - My Lucky Song
Bruno Mars & Cardi B - Finesse (Gant Man 90S House Remix)
Smokie - Living Next Door To Alice
Ed Sheeran - Perfect (D J Sunny Mega remix, Valentine special)
M C Jig - Cha Cha Slide
Pink Floyd - Money

Friday 31 December 2021

Nickel Creek - The Fox

Stephen Wrench - Storm In My Heart (Remix, See See Beats)
Teresa Horgan & Matt Griffin - Kathy's Song
James J Turner - Fade Away
Ben Reel - Broken
La-Llamas - La Llama
C.C. Grace - Rainy Days and Mondays
19th Street Band, The - Firefly
Saskia - Fields Of Gold
L J Coon & Donna L Cleaves - Show Me The Way
Glen Peters - Lord You Never Told Me
Skinner & T'witch - Kali
Saga (Chris Mordey Lead Vocal) - Waiting For Wages
Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth

Thursday 30 December 2021

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth

Strunts, The - Alien In Slovenia
Rowan Ross - Happy Hunting Ground
Archie Fisher - A River Like You
Portraits, The - Payback
Sparrow & The Workshop - Crossing Hearts
Vatersay Boys, The - Stay Young Forever
Spinners, The - Botany Bay
Elliot Morris - The Pentre
Anna Massie - The Mission Hall
Paul Brand - Walking Up The Royal Mile
Andrew Howie - Echoes
Joshua Burnell - Berkshire Tragedy
Stan Graham - Rolling River Farm

Coronavirus Covid-19

In common with many organizations and individuals, my radio program production was disrupted in March 2020. Work could continue in a home office/studio environment, but face-to-face contact with others indoors became severely limited. December 2021 saw renewal and revision of restrictions in Scotland. Meetings between folk from three households opens up the possibility of having studio guests once more.

Wednesday 29 December 2021

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth

Bella Hardy - The Driving Of The Deer
John Williamson - Mallee Boy
Alex Hodgson - As A Come In By Fisherow
Young'uns, The - No Hay Pan
Dana And Susan Robinson - John Muir's Walking Blues
Dala - Father
Ange Hardy - Husband John
Brogue - Weep Ye Weel By Atholl
Kris Drever & Eamonn Coyne - Three Jigs-ish
Marvin Powell - Wind Before The Train (Radio Edit)
Emily Mae Winters - Gin Tingles & Whiskey Shivers
Eddi Reader - Mona Lisa
Tommy Sands & with Moya and Fionan Sands - Carlingford Bay
Nancy Kerr & James Fagan - Sir John Fenwick + Nancy Taylor's + The Pearl Wedding
Monks Road Social Feat. Neil Jones & Celia Carballo - City Lights

Tuesday 28 December 2021

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth

Brad Kepler a.k.a. Dakota Brad - Love Money Can't Buy
Monks Road Social - I_m Gonna Try (Edit)
Odette Michell - Great Old Northern Line
Burner Band, The (Lewis & Ian) - Company Man
MacMaster / Hay - Tha Mi Fo Churam
Angela Predhomme - Alive And Free
O'Hooley And Tidow - Between The Bars
Poozies, The - Isobel
Nocturne Troubadors - Souvenir
Ben Bedford - High And Low
Zoe Wren - A Moment's Madness
Jeana Leslie & Siobhan Miller - The Parting Glass
Damian Helliwell - Jen's
Zoe Mulford - Snow On The Junkyard

Monday 27 December 2021

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth

McCalmans, The - American Accent
Màiri Macmillan - Cailleach Mhòr Stadhlaigh (Big Old Woman Of Stadhlaigh)
Julie Fowlis, Jenny Napier Keldie, Linda Macleod, Kathleen Maci - Thulag Bhoidheach + Iorram Suirghe
Dan Webster - Number 17
Foxglove Trio, The - Now Is The Cool Of The Day
Henry Girls - Beyond Here
Saskia - Crossfire
John Williamson - Hawksbury River Lovin`
Baile An Salsa - Long Way Home
Elliott Morris - Friday Night
John Wort Hannam - Over The Moon
Allison Lupton And Her Band - What Will I Dream
O'Hanlons Horsebox - Farewell To Thee
James J Turner - Walk The Bridge
Kathy Mattea - 455 Rocket (Live)

Saturday 25 December 2021

Karen Matheson - One More Chance

Jack Hallam - Such A Simple Thing
Alyth - Lord Yester
Barbara Dymock - Let Me In This Ae Nicht
Rich McMahon - Inbetweenland
Often Herd, The - Debt To The King
James J Turner - Kalahari Rain
Bob Cheevers - Lime On The Rim
DeMalebysse - Willie's Lady
Gary Innes And Ewan Robertson - Beeswing
Black Guards, The - Ballad Of Mrs O
Declan Millar - Wassail
David Fee - Gravity Is Calling

Friday 24 December 2021

Powerstation - Get It On

Kylie Minogue - Love At First Sight
Technotronic Feat. Ya Kid K - Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)
Down For The Count - Swing That Music
Bombardier Jones - So Many Tears
Astrid - Through The Darkness Of Your Life
Brooks Williams - Going To New Orleans
Tina Turner - I Don't Wanna Lose You
Esavu - Sia Siou (Breakin' Up)
Hardchangers, The - I Can’t Be Satisfied
Pussycat Dolls, The, feat. Busta Rhymes - Don't Cha
Szandra Mayer - Paradise
Natalie Shay - Follow You Home
Pink Floyd - Money

Friday 24 December 2021

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth

James Tait - Coplish
Beaubowbelles, The - Weightless
Brenda Cochrane - Road And The Miles To Dundee
Sunjay - Love You Like A Man
Finn Paul - Wind & Stone
Alan Jackson - Home
Coaltown Daisies, The - Tears
The Star Prairie Project (Nolen R. Chew Jr.) - The Blink Of An Eye
Steamchicken - Mary And The Soldier
Straight Furrow - Hill Suite
Robb Johnson - George Lets Us Know
Sunjay - I'm Into Something Good
Django Django - Zumm Zumm
Terence Blacker - Time Is A Hard-Ridden Pony

Thursday 23 December 2021

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth

Merry Hell - I Don't Want To Be Cool
Gaugers, The - Mulnabeeny
Emily Mae Winters - How Do You Fix A Broken Sun
Steeleye Span - When I Was On Horseback
Hilary Bell - Boat On The River
Gemma Mae Anderson - Not A Bad Feeling
Swamp Doctor, The - Eva Maria Latina
Changing Room, The - Names On A Wall (Cornish)
Chris Flegg - This Is My Lullaby For Yo
Lost Words, The - The Snow Hare
Hilary James - Need Your Love So Bad
Tim Malkin - Man On Mountain
Steve McCormick - If Only She Were Lying
Unthanks, The - Gan To The Kye

Wednesday 22 December 2021

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth

Ian Carr and the Various Artists - Road Drill
L J Coon & Donna L Cleaves - Show Me The Way
Joe Tilston - To Continue Press Start
Track Dogs - To The End
Johnny Coppin - Believe In You
Various Artists of the Landworkers' Alliance - Oak And Ash And Thorn
Cheyenne Brown & Seylan Baxter - Fisherman's Wife
Yvonne Lyon - Compass Hill
Liza Mulholland - Potting Shed Stomp
Arthur Cross and Duncan Ferguson - Medley, 72nd Highlanders Farewell to Aberdeen + Campbell's Fare
Mike Donaghy - Snowballin'
Oonagh Cassidy - Time After Time
Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith - Willie O' The Winsbury
Karen Matheson - Mi Le M' Uilinn

Midwinter's Day - Another Year Begins

Having thought 2020 a strange year, 2021 has proved to be another. World progress has been slowed down, one feels. Face masks are now de-rigeur and many meetings are now held using Zoom etc. The UK has left the EU. Unfortunately. Live music events have suffered with the Covid pandemic, but recorded music and radio show production have continued. Fortunately. Here's hoping 2022 will see a return to pre-pandemic opportunities as we wish you a happy and fulfilling New Year.

Tuesday 21 December 2021

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth

McCalmans - Yellow On The Broom
James J Turner - Spirit, Soul And A Handful Of Mud
Dan Webster - Playing Cards & Late Night Bars
Kathy Mattea - Love At The Five And Dime (Live)
Brenda Cochrane - My Aun Folk
Alyth - Buachaill On Eirne [A Boy From Erne]
Saga - The Horseman
Hannah James & Toby Kuhn - The Giant
Findlay Napier - Glasgow
Dean Owens - Can't Win Can't Lose
Sarah McQuaid - Where The Wind Decides To Blow
Saskia - Let In The Light
Lynched - The Tri-Coloured House

Monday 20 December 2021

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth

James Yorkston - 5 A.M.
Eddie And Luc - Invergordon Distillery
Slambovian Circus Of Dreams, The - Pushin' Up Daisies
Pete McClelland - Marie
Rab Noakes - I Wish I Was
Barbara Dymock - Auld Man
James J Turner - A Game
Lorraine Jordan - A Sign
Donovan - To Sing For You
Fay Hield - Jenny Wren
Spoil The Dance - The Dying Of The Day
Dan Korn & Joe Sharp - Polaris
Eliza Carthy - Blow Thw Winds + Game Of Draughts

Saturday 18 December 2021

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth

Davy Graham - Jenra
Ricky Skaggs, Paddy Glackin, Mark O'Connor - St Ann's Reel
Salt House - Freshwater Salt
Elena Piras - The Last Thing On My Mind
Thom Ashworth - Tyne Of Harrow
Michael McGovern - Highfield Suite
Jez Hellard And The Djukella Orchestra - For Mr. Thomas
Skinner & T'witch - Everybody's Grotty
Red Hot Chilli Pipers - Insomnia
Glen Peters - Fear No More
Barbara Dickson - Family Tree
Sarah McQuaid - The Chickens They Are Crowing
Secret North, The - Waves from Another Shore [Live]

Friday 17 December 2021

Autumn Killers, The - I Don't Mind

Lowri Evans - It's Cold Outside
Dana - Be My Lover
Adam Norsworthy - Da Vinci's Eyes
Matia Bazar - Ti Sento (Extended)
Ben Hemming - Hurricane
Modern Trouble - Fly To Moscow (Maxi)
Gladys Knight & The Pips - Bourgie Bourgie
De La Soul - The Magic Number (Extended Intro)
Johny Dar - Game On
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes - Crowbar (Radio Edit)
Chris Brown - Forever
Ce Ce Peniston - Finally

Friday 17 December 2021

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth

Jenny Lysander - Northern Folk
Lisa Murphy - Jigs, The Coming Of Spring + The Lilting Fisherman + Paddy O'Brian
Kathy Mattea - Come From The Heart (Live)
Sparrow & The Workshop - Into The Wild
Laura Evans With Josiah J - Running Back To You (Acoustic)
Declan Millar - Westerly Gale
Andrew Huggan - Joy
Tom Paxton - Outward Bound
Sheila K Cameron & Skc & The Wizard Of Wos - As You Wrapped The String
Gypsyfingers - Still In It
Moonbeams, The - I Am October
Lankum - The Granite Gaze
Calum Martin - O Mhairi, E Mhairi

Thursday 16 December 2021

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth

Beltaine - The Rising Of The Moon
Paper Kites, The - In Reverie
If Only - Louis Abbott And Sarah Hayes
Glenn Hodge - Family Man
Scott & Maria - This Land
Robb Johnson - Great Aunt Gladys
Donnie Munro - Chi Min Geamradh
Robert Severin - Letter From Home
Pete McClelland - California Song
Claire Hastings - I Missed the Boat
Frank Burkitt Band, The - Raconteur
Ange Hardy & Lukas Drinkwater - The Call + Daughters of Watchet + Caturn's Night

Wednesday 15 December 2021

Skerryvore - Blown Away

Eamon O Leary - No Eye
Lynched - Cold Old Fire
Jez Hellards - Foodbanks & Ferraris
Peter James Millson - Drawing A Line
Belinda Kempster & Fran Foote - Knife In The Window
Ceili Moss - Emerald
Slambovian Circus Of Dreams - Rocket
Calum Martin - A Choille Gharbh
Glymjack - Made In England
Hilary Bell - The Crow On The Cradle
Vishten - Le Miracule
Alf Hale - Beautiful Boy [Waltz]
Norma Munro - Skye Boat Song
Saskia - After

Tuesday 14 December 2021

Chris Flegg - Mean Old Daddy

Prairie Dogz, The - Don't Remember Last Night
Various Artists of the Landworkers' Alliance - Sing Ivy
Killing Kenny - 4th of July
Brogue - The Isle Of Skye
Wilde Roses - Cauda
Tommy Sands & with Moya and Fionan Sands - Rambling Wild And Free
Emily Askew Band, The - Pase El Agoa Ma Julieta
Milk Carton Kids, The - I Meant Every Word I Said
Sunjay - London Road
Mairearad And Anna - Always Will
Tony Burt - Devil's Diamond
Golden Spirituals, The - Crazy Grace
Spinners, The - Bells Of Rhymney
Krista Detor - Bridges
Elvis Costello With Mary Coughlan - Mischievous Ghost

Monday 13 December 2021

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth

Sarah McQuaid - Leave It For Another Day
The Paul McKenna Band - One More Time
Clutha, The - Kilbogie
Unthanks, The - My Laddie Sits Ower Late Up
Canny Fettle - Old Miner
Coda - Mingulay Boat Song
Elliot Morris - Wake
Clype - Double Trouble
Catherine Howe and Vo Fletcher - Thoughts On Thomas Hardy
Lankum - Peat Bog Soldiers
John Williamson - Old Man Emu
Mary Chapin Carpenter - 10,000 Miles
Kathryn Locke with Chodompa Music - Dervish

Saturday 11 December 2021

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth

Saskia - Dream A Little Dream
Chris Flegg - She Got On The Train At Cricklewood
Daria Kulesh - Heart's Delight
Màiri MacMillan - Guli Gi Guile Gò
Kara - Leigh Fishermen
Mo Dewdney, Lukas Drinkwater, Ciaran Algar - The Woad - The Last Battle Of Maidens Castle
Mike Grogan - Will We Dance?
Rusty Shackle - Time Of Death
Saga - Arthur Mc Bride & The Sargeant
Zenon Boczar feat. Milestone Jammers - Beautiful World
Catherine Howe and Vo Fletcher - Nothing Love Does Surprises Me
Johnny Coppin - Waiting for The Light
Emily Smith - The Sower's Song
Milton Hide - Temperature's Rising
Minnie Birch - Castles

Friday 10 December 2021

Charlie Freeman - Soul For You

Smokie - Dont Play Your Rock N Roll To Me
Parvati - Song Of The Year [A History Of Cool]
Charlie Freeman - Rolling Stone
Smokie - If You Think You Know How To Love Me
Harper Starling - Cannot Tell A Lie
Smokie - Arms Of Mary
Skating Polly - Hollywood Factory
Sylvia G - Walking To Santiago
Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough
Heaven 17 - Temptation (Brothers In Rhythm Remix + Beat Intro)
Steps - Chain Reaction
Felix - Don't You Want Me
Rolling Stones, The - Blue And Lonesome
Otis Redding - A Change Is Gonna Come
Pink Floyd - Money

Friday 10 December 2021

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth

Hannah James & Toby Kuhn - The Ragged Woman
Glen Peters - Damascus Skies
Rilena - Precious Heart
Bill Jones - Silver Whistle + Low Down In The Broom
Bob Cheevers - Old Soul
John Williamson - Wrinkles
Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer - Mary Free
Cathal Hayden - Liz Carrolls
Catherine Howe & Vo Fletcher - Nothing Love Does Surprises Me
Arthur Nicholson & Julie Fowlis - Don't Make A Sound
Jenn & Laura-Beth - The Braver One
Mo Dewdney, Lukas Drinkwater, Ciaran Algar - The Moment Is Now
Fiona Kennedy - Always On My Mind
McCalmans - Neil Gow's Apprentice

Thursday 09 December 2021

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth

Davy Graham - I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes
Gia Yee - My Avatar
Pat Walsh - Poolbeg Chimney's + The Ivy Leaf (Reels)
Robyn Stapleton - John Anderson My Jo
The Star Prairie Project (Nolen R. Chew Jr.) - The Right Life
Tanja Maritsa - The Other Side Of The World
Outside Track, The - Fishing In The Morning
Meadows, The - There's You
Terence Blacker - Thank You To My Team
Various Artists of the Landworkers' Alliance - The Quiet Joys Of Brotherhood
Julie Fowlis - Tha Mo Ghaol Air Aird a' Chuain
Purcell's Polyphonic Party - St Margaret's Hill
Jez Hellard And The Djukella Orchestra - Borders

Wednesday 08 December 2021

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth

Chloe Hall - One Man Standing Ovation
Boo Hewerdine - Last Rays Of Sun
O'hAnleigh - Drill Ye Tarriers Drill
Johnny Coppin - Safe Home
Rachel Newton - Gura Muladach Sgith Mi
Red Hot Chilli Pipers, The - Celtic Bolero
Po Girl - No Shame
Ishbel Mac Askill - An Innis Aigh (The Happy Isle)
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)
GypsyFingers - This Is The Way
Kyle Carey - Northern Lights
Dallahan - Blow The Candle Out
Eric Bogle - Ashes (from A Toss Of The Coin)

Tuesday 07 December 2021

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth

Stewart Henderson, Yvonne Lyon, Carol Henderson - Enjoy Not Endure
Breabach - Rescue Me
Robyn Stapleton - Tae The Weavers
Blueflint - Don't Make A Fool Out Of Me
Sunjay - Nobody Wants To Know You When You're Down And Out
Chris Flegg - Everybody Gets The Blues Sometime
Les Poules à Colin - La Fleur Du Bois
Company Of Players, The - You Must Needs Be Strangers
Rusty Shackle - Ellibaey Island
Seekers - Waltzing Matilda
Philip Marino - The Road Goes Down
Ben Reel - Imagination
Solana - Once
James Keelaghan - Cold Missouri Waters

Monday 06 December 2021

Folklaw - We Will Rise

Brogue - The Roses Of Prince Charlie
Poor Man's Gambit - William Taylor
Stan Graham - All Is Quiet On The Water
Martyn Joseph - Shadow Boxing
David Ferrard - I Am An Immigrant (I'm From Here)
Elbow Jane - So The Story Goes
Hungrytown - Sometime
Iona Fyfe - Poor Ditching Boy
Robb Johnson - Minimum Wages
Robb Johnson - Your Affectionate Son
Anna Massie, Jenn Butterworth, Mairearad Green - Hard Times
Colin Thompson - John Of Hazelgreen

Saturday 04 December 2021

Matthew Robb - Vagabond For Love

Rab Noakes - I'm Looking For Someone To Love
Canterach - Johnny O'Braidislea
Adam Norsworthy - Healing Hands
Garson Duncan - Over The Sea To Skye
Vishten - Horizons
Skinner & T'witch - Kali
Coaltown Daisies - This Road
Joshua Burnell - Drowsy Maggie And Rakish Paddy
Findlay Napier - Wire Burners
String Bone ft. Nathan McKay - Two Stars Collide
Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne - From Marble Arch To Leicester Square
Leonard Cohen - Ain't No Cure for Love
Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth

Friday 03 December 2021

Ben Reel Band - Darkness & The Light (live)

Daz Cadwallander - When I'm
Snap! - Ooops Up
Wyse - Not That Sorry
Ben Reel Band - Feel Alive (live)
Kerosene Stars - Law Of Resistance
Isaac - Open Eyes
Annabel Grace - Leave Early
Ben Reel Band - This Is The Movie (live)
Kerosene Stars - Get Up
Dua Lipa - Physical (Extended Mix)
Leylines, The - Breakout
Lisey Tigra - Criminal Mind
Pink Floyd - Money

Friday 03 December 2021

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth

Brent Cobb - Keep 'Em On They Toes
Braithwaite-Kilcoyne - The Dancing Tailor
Coaltown Daisies, The - The Brave One
Wild Sarachs - Plooboy Laddies
Melanie - I Really Loved Harold
The Two Sisters, Hilary James & Janet Giraudo - Laudamus Te
Allison Lupton and her band - Ontario Tune Set
Anna Massie, Jenn Butterworth, Mairearad Green - Boadicea
Chris Flegg - A Song Of Peace
Clayton Denwood - Spanish Wine
Jessie Reid - I've Got You
Tannahill Weavers, The - Orach
Wren - Pink Stone

Thursday 02 December 2021

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth

Louise Jordan - Toil, Women, Toil
James J Turner - Breaking Of The Ties
Andrew J Newall - My Donegal
Amit Dattani - Hummingbird
Roly Witherow - Three Butchers
Meadows, The - High Barbary
Dan Cunningham - Amazing Grace
Grainne Holland - Miracle
Ian Roland - How That Dust Jumps
Caitlin Nic Gabhann - Up Leitrim + A Tune For Bernie
Mishra - Beautifully Blind
Pete Morton - All The Life Before
Fairport Convention - Who Knows Where The Time Goes

Wednesday 01 December 2021

Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth

Guy Verlinde - Up On The Mountain
Allison Lupton and her band - The Grand River Waltz
Skinner & T'witch - We Need A New New Year [Radio Edit]
Nocturne Troubadors - You're Not Alone
Hungrytown - Further West
Sophie Ramsay - The Lea Rig
Le Vent Du Nord - Toujours Amants
Laura Smyth & Ted Kemp - Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy
David Francey - Grateful
Skerryvore - It Feels Like Rain
Saga (Paul Richardson Lead Vocal) - Charlie's Song
Sally Barker - Sleep's Descending
Maggie Adamson, Louise Bichan & Jane Hepburn MacMillan - Svecia + In & Oot Da Harbour + Spootiskerry
Poozies, The - Punch [Instrumental]