Category: Shownotes
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SnC 289 – A perfect storm
Another short show this week I’m afraid. There seems to be something of a conspiracy to throw all my family responsibilities at me at once. Something of a perfect storm but some of it is good news. I’m sure you’ll enjoy the music anyway. I’m expecting to be back next week when the immediate panic…
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SnC 288 – Pulling a late one
Pulling a late one this week … and thankful, once again, that the Libsyn server is in Pittsburgh – it gives me an extra five hours to hit the midnight deadline! Why so late? Over the past few weeks pressures have been growing from aging but much loved parents. This has entailed quite a…
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SnC 287 – Cleethorpes by The Bay
Though I say it myself a great mix of vary varied music this week from Scotland, Los Angeles, Toronto, Jersey City, Barcelona, San Francisco and from its twin city on the east coast of England, Cleethorpes. A full complement this week so sit back and give your ears a treat. I’ve been meaning to show…
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SnC 286 – short and succulent
An uncommonly short show this week. I rather suspect that there’s a natural lull in labels and artists getting the music out during the height of summer – at least here in the northern hemisphere. I really didn’t want to fill the space with not so hot stuff. You deserve better. After recording this afternoon,…
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SnC 285 – Feel Good
Music this week from NYC, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Dallas, France and, of course, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. London and Manchester seem to be settled down after last week’s crazy riots which seem to have led to some very strange sentencing policies being dictated by our esteemed government. I must admit that I’m a little puzzled as to how…
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SnC 284 – Endless Summer?
A bit of a summery selection this week, despite the grey skies and incessant wind here in the east coast of England. We’ve the Adnams Artist of the Month for July as well as news of a brand new netlabel from a not entirely unexpected source. The fruit tress are getting a bit of a…
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SnC 283 – Moving the furniture
With thunder rumbling around to the south after a very hot day it sounds as though they are moving the furniture in Essex. It’ll be interesting to see how far we get through the show before the power goes off. A predominantly US-based show this week (by chance not design) with tracks from California, New…
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SnC 282 – Getting raunchy
There’s news of a writing competition linking stories with music if you’re feeling creative and can respond fairly quickly, an update on problems we’ve been having with the player on the SnC website home page. We’ve even got time for some fine and, in parts, significantly raunchy music this week from Georgia, London, Manchester, LA,…
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SnC 281 – Rain, rain go away
Another very varied selection for you from around the world of independent music for you. We’ve artists from Tennessee, California, Saskatchewan, New York and Minneapolis over there and from Paris and Barcelona over here. We’ve also got news of a fabulous radio programme broadcast this week by the BBC about my old workplace, Island Studios…
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SnC 280 – Web of the World
A spider took over a cactus in the kitchen a couple of weeks ago. Every few days the web was cleared but this is the state it got into when left alone for almost a week. YThe funnel into which wasps, flies and small horses seem to have been dragged is almost full. It really…
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SnC 279 – Weird AND catchy
With a visit over to Adnams in Southwold in a gloriously blustery, sunny with black thunderclouds, marbled sea, friendly faces, fresh fish and a pint at lunchtime sort of way it was always going to be a good day. I met with John McCarthy the distiller of Adnams spirits who has chosen the Adnams Artist of…
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SnC 278 – Matt Andersen: A Session at the Barn
Based in Cape Breton, Canada, Matt Andersen (here at the barn with Peter) has a larger than life showmanship that has been earning him a fervent and steadfast audience wherever he graces the stage. Matt’s sprawling blues, roots and rock musical hybrid with his sorrowing and soulful voice and astonishing guitar-playing has sparked a phenomenal buzz on Canada’s…