Podwireless 278 October 2025

PLAY LINK: PODWIRELESS 278 OCTOBER 2025

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While I’ve got your attention, my recent book ALIEN WATER : Six Decades Paddling In Unpopular Music can be ordered from Ghosts From The Basement. Find it HERE 

1. (Intro) Ian A Anderson : Goblets & Elms from the CD Onwards (Ghosts From The Basement) Bandcamp

2. Salt House : Blackbird from the CD Scarrow (Hudson) Bandcamp

3. Kim Carnie : Hòro Bhodachain from the CD A' Chailleach (Càrn) Bandcamp

4. Radio Tarifa : Solea De Desamor from the CD La Noche (Buda) Web Site

5. Amira Kheir : Rabie Aljamal (Spring Of Wonder) from the CD Black Diamonds (Sterns) Bandcamp

6. Mikey Kenney : On A Blue Day from the CD Tiny Little Light (Penny Fiddle) Bandcamp

7. Anna Ling : Sun To The Bird from the CD Light (Anna Ling) Bandcamp

8. Ruth Hazleton : Rufford Park Poachers  from the CD Heronbones (Ruth Hazleton) Bandcamp

9. The Memory Band feat. Nancy Wallace : After Cowslips There Come Roses from the DL album Trackways Ancient & Modern (Hungry Hill) Bandcamp

10. Robert Plant : I Never Will Marry from the CD Saving Grace (Nonesuch) Web Site

11. Bob Dylan : One Too Many Mornings (Alt. Take) from the CD Mojo: The Complete Unknowns (Mojo) Web Site

12. Hedy West : The Davison-Wilder Blues from the CD box When Will They Ever Learn? (Cherry Red) Web Site

13. The Grateful Dead : Cold Rain And Snow from the CD box When Will They Ever Learn? (Cherry Red) Web Site

14. You Are Wolf & Friends : Lullaby For Siwar from the DL Single (You Are Wolf) Bandcamp

15. Billy Bragg : Hundred Year Hunger from the DL Single (Billy Bragg) Apple Music

16. Sirom : No One's Footsteps Deep In The Beat Of A Butterfly's Wings from the CD In The Wind Of Night, Hard-Fallen Incantations Whisper (tak:til) Bandcamp

17. Cerys Hafana : Angel from the CD Angel (tak:til) Bandcamp

18. Ben McElroy : Wrens In The Wall from the DL EP Wrens In The Wall (Ben McElroy) Bandcamp

19. Leveret : Captain Driver's Delight / There And Back Again from the CD Lost Measures (Leveret) Bandcamp

20. Thalas : La Vie Saucy from the CD As It Comes (Trad Records) Bandcamp

21. Divanhana : Primitivo from the CD Radio Sevdah (CPL-Music) Web Site

22. Tuuletar : Hyvänyön loitsu from the DL Single (Nordic Notes) Apple Music

23. Joan Shelley : On The Gold And Silver from the CD Real Warmth (No Quarter) Bandcamp

24. Jon Wilks : All On A Solstice Night from the CD Needless Alley (Grizzly Folk) Bandcamp

25. Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage : Trouble In Mind from the CD The Strangers' Share (Sungrazing) Web Site

26. Khadija Jiijo Jeesto : Gabar Iyo Garoob (Girl And Divorcee) from the DL album 808 Xamar: Digital Somali Sounds From The Banaadiri Coast (Ostinato) Bandcamp

27. The Blind Guitar Player : Ungakhulumi from the LP African Steel - Slide Guitar Classics 1953-1966 (Olvido) Bandcamp

28. Miranda Sykes & Jim Causley : How Far from the CD Everything Possible (Miranda Sykes & Jim Causley) Bandcamp

29. Lonan : Sands Of Dover from the CD Oddy Locks (Lonan) Bandcamp

30. Woodlands Bäckafall : Hanter Dro from the CD Traditional Colours (Kakafon) Bandcamp

31. Annika Hammer : Vallåtar Efter Karin Grellsson from the CD Till Att Säga Hennes Namn (Kakafon) Web Site

32. The English Fiddle Ensemble : Pleasures Of Salisbury / Juniper Hill from the CD Engrained (Selwyn Music) Bandcamp

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Podwireless 277 September 2025

 

PLAY LINK: PODWIRELESS 277 SEPTEMBER 2025

(This playlink is to Mixcloud streaming: you can also download the podcasts from Podomatic )

 

Podwireless is available for free: it’s a labour of love and public service netcasting. If you would like to make a voluntary contribution to its running costs, see the Tip Jar link at the top of the column on the right or just go to https://www.paypal.me/unmanage !

 

While I’ve got your attention, my recent book ALIEN WATER : Six Decades Paddling In Unpopular Music can be ordered from Ghosts From The Basement. Find it HERE 

 

1. (Intro) Ian A Anderson : Goblets & Elms from the CD Onwards (Ghosts From The Basement) Bandcamp

2. Little Sparta : The Telling Of The Truth from the DL Single (Little Sparta) Bandcamp

3. Joan Shelley : Everybody from the CD Real Warmth (No Quarter) Bandcamp

4. Cheikh Lô : Baba Moussa BP 120 from the CD Maame (World Circuit) Website

5. Guitari Baro : Mamelles from the CD Guitari Baro (Chrysalis Global) Bandcamp

6. Marianne Faithfull : Sally Free And Easy from the CD Box set Cast Your Fate To The Wind (Universal/Proper) Webshop

7. Sam Carter : Tubal Cain from the DL Single (Captain) Bandcamp

8. Flaco Jimenez : La Piedrera from the LP Viva Seguin (Rogue) (out of print)

9. Brown Boots Boogie Band : J. B. Milne / Old Grey Cat from the CD Dancing Boots (Brown Boots) Bandcamp

10. Alice : Quand Je Serais Morte from the CD Châteaux Faibles (Bongo Joe) Bandcamp

11. Michael Hurley : Indian Chiefs And Hula Girls from the CD Broken Homes And Gardens (No Quarter) Bandcamp

12. TEUD : Òran Manitoba from the CD EP The Hebridean Fiddle Project (TEUD) Bandcamp

13. Mànran : Woah from the CD To The Wind (Mànran) Bandcamp

14. Senduki : A Bàllu from the CD Stranìa (Alfa Music) Website

15. Groove Factory : Champagnac from the CD Nexus (Absil One) Website

16. John Smith feat. Lisa Hannigan : Salty & Sweet (Revisited) from the CD Gatherings (John Smith) Website

17. Raphael Callaghan : Fish Deep In The Ocean from the CD Always In Arrears (Blue Cee) Website

18. Katie Spencer : Stranger from the CD What Love Is (Lightship) Bandcamp

19. Leveret : Trip To Tewkesbury / Hunger Hill from the CD Lost Measures (Leveret) Bandcamp

20. The Destroyers : Sandansko Horo from the CD Argonaut (The Destroyers) Bandcamp

21. Something Sleeps : Fishes from the CD Something Sleeps (Cuculi) Bandcamp

22. Ninebarrow : The Hour Of The Blackbird from the CD The Hour Of The Blackbird (Winding Track) Website

23. Meadowsuite : Rosamund The Fair from the CD Meadowsuite (Meadowsuite) Bandcamp

24. Clara Serra López : No Es Veneno from the DL EP Lengua Materna (Part I) (Real World X) Bandcamp

25. Luc Moindrané Karioudja : Bal Maï from the CD Mon Balo (La Compagnie 4000) Bandcamp

26. Alain Peters : Plime La Misère from the 2xLP/DL 2015-2025 Les Disques Bongo Joe (Bongo Joe) Bandcamp

27. Saha Gnawa feat. Nels Cline : Soudani Manayou from the LP/DL Saha Gnawa (Pique-Nique) Bandcamp

28. Jason Steel : I Watch You Go By, Love from the K7/DL Epping Forest Tapes One (Rif Mountain) Bandcamp

29. Plønk : Zwei Polonaisen from the CD Bridge Of Glass (Cetra) Bandcamp

30. Karen Marshalsay : Planxty No. 12 / To Dance About The Bailzeis Dubb from the CD Eadarainn a' Chruit : Between Us The Harp (Cramasie) Website

31. Kyle Carey : Latha Bha An Ridire Ag Òl from the CD The Last Bough (Americelta) Bandcamp

32. Maria Muldaur feat. Tuba Skinny : Funny Feathers from the CD One Hour Mama: The Blues Of Victoria Spivey (Nola Blue) Bandcamp

33. Spöket i Köket : Bjagnes from the CD Grannlåt (Gammelthea) Website

 

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Podwireless 276 August 2025

 

PLAY LINK: PODWIRELESS 276 AUGUST 2025

(This playlink is to Mixcloud streaming: you can also download the podcasts from Podomatic )

Podwireless is available for free: it’s a labour of love and public service netcasting. If you would like to make a voluntary contribution to its running costs, see the Tip Jar link at the top of the column on the right or just go to https://www.paypal.me/unmanage !

While I’ve got your attention, my recent book ALIEN WATER : Six Decades Paddling In Unpopular Music can be ordered from Ghosts From The Basement. Find it HERE 

 

1. (Intro) Ian A Anderson : Goblets & Elms from the CD Onwards (Ghosts From The Basement) Bandcamp

2. Maria Muldaur : Organ Grinder Blues from the CD One Hour Mama (Nola Blue) Bandcamp

3. François & The Atlas Mountains feat. Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp : Revenant Du Nord from the DL Single (Bongo Joe/ Infiné) Bandcamp

4. Jason Steel : The Rose Of Old South Elmsall from the CD Studies Vol. 1 (Rif Mountain) Bandcamp

5. Jez Lowe : Taggerman from the CD Oubliette (Tantobie) Website

6. Värttinä : Kukkikindu from the CD Kyly (Rockadillo) Website

7. Anne-Mari Kivimäki feat. DagaDana : Muistellen from the DL/ LP Kotiin (Rockadillo) Website

8. The Rolling Stones & Steve Riley : Zydeco Sont Pas Salés from the CD A Tribute To The King of Zydeco (Valcour) Website

9. Taj Mahal & Keith Frank : Hey 'Tite Fille from the CD A Tribute To The King of Zydeco (Valcour) Website

10. Ruth Hazleton : The Returning (Selkie) from the DL single (Ruth Hazleton) Bandcamp

11. Chloe Matharu : A Sailor's Prayer from the DL Single (Chloe Matharu) Bandcamp

12. Youssou Ndour : MachaIIa from the CD Eclairer Le Monde – Light The World (Youssou N'Dour & TBI) Webshop

13. Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble : Miton Miton from the DL/LP Vive L'Amour (Rockadillo) Website

14. Mhairi Hall & David De La Haye : Garten II from the LP/DL Underwater Cairngorms (Hudson) Website

15. Hartwin : Lighthouse Pt. 2 from the CD This Is The Place (Trad Records) Website

16. Naragonia Quartet : We All Steal From Andy And We Love It from the CD Nehalennia (Trad Records) Website

17. Sirom : Hope In An All-Sufficient Space Of Calm from the CD In The Wind Of Night, Hard-Fallen Incantations Whisper (tak:til) Bandcamp

18. Cerys Hafana : Helynt Ryfeddol from the CD Angel (tak:til) Bandcamp

19. Marianne Faithfull : Green Are Your Eyes from the 6CD Box set Cast Your Fate To The Wind (Universal/Proper) Webshop

20. Marianne Faithfull : She Moved Thru' The Fair from the 6CD Box set Cast Your Fate To The Wind (Universal/Proper) Webshop

21. Shane Parish : She Moves Through The Fair from the DL/LP Solo At Cafe OTO (Shane Parish) Bandcamp

22. Gwenifer Raymond : Jack Parsons Blues from the CD Last Night I Heard The Dog Star Bark (We Are Busy Bodies) Bandcamp

23. Poor Creature : Lorene from the CD All Smiles Tonight (River Lea) Bandcamp

24. Senduki : Malaspìna from the CD Stranìa (Alfa Music) Website

25. Betsy Renals : Game Of All Fours from the CD Catch Me If You Can (Veteran) Bandcamp

26. Shirley Collins : Hares On The Mountain (Fast Version) from the DL/ 7" single (Domino) Website

27. Orchestre De La Paillote : Kankan-Yarabi from the DL/ 2xLP Music For A Revolution Vol.1 (Radio Martiko) Bandcamp

28. Cheikh Ibra Fam : Xam Xam from the CD Adouma (Cumbancha) Website

29. Sekvoya : Snake Charmer from the DL EP Gathering Of Enchanted Herbs (Zero Nove Nove) Bandcamp

30. Groove Factory : Brumes - Nylon from the DL album Nexus (Absil One) Website

31. The Rowan Amber Mill : Join The Dance (For The Right To Roam) from the CD/DL single In Outer Space No One Can Hear You Morris (Millersounds) Bandcamp

32. Tucker Zimmerman : Walls Of Amsterdam from the CD Music By River Words By Ear (Big Potato) Bandcamp

33. Sheelanagig : Traveller from the CD St Congar's Walking Stick (Sheelanagig) Bandcamp

 

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Podwireless 275 July 2025

 

PLAY LINK: PODWIRELESS 275 JULY 2025

(This playlink is to Mixcloud streaming: you can also download the podcasts from Podomatic )

Podwireless is available for free: it’s a labour of love and public service netcasting. If you would like to make a voluntary contribution to its running costs, see the Tip Jar link at the top of the column on the right or just go to https://www.paypal.me/unmanage !

While I’ve got your attention, my book ALIEN WATER : Six Decades Paddling In Unpopular Music has been published and can be ordered from Ghosts From The Basement. Find it HERE.

 

1. (Intro) Ian A Anderson : Goblets & Elms from the CD Onwards (Ghosts From The Basement) Bandcamp

2. Spontus : Petit René from the CD Ar Lagad – Bleiz (Klam) Web Site

3. Votia : Identite from the CD Vie Kaz (Ajabu) Bandcamp

4. Suzy Thompson : Louise from the CD Suzy Sings Siebel Vol. 1 (Suzy Thompson) Bandcamp

5. Peter Rowan : Mississippi California from the DL album Tales Of The Free Mexican Airforce (There Records) Bandcamp

6. Me Lost Me : A Painting Of The Wind from the CD This Material Moment (Me Lost Me) Bandcamp

7. Poor Creature : All Smiles Tonight from the CD All Smiles Tonight (River Lea) Bandcamp

8. Hekate : Einarvollsgråen from the CD Evigheten Forestår (Heilo) Bandcamp

9. Duo Ruut : Hobusemäng from the CD Ilmateade (Duo Ruut) Web Site

10. Elena Baklava : Grozje from the CD Yorukluk (CPL-Music) Web Site

11. Jon Wilks & Ellie Gowers : Strung Out On The Line  from the CD Needless Alley (Jon Wilks) Bandcamp

12. Katie Spencer : Come Back And Find Me from the CD What Love Is (Katie Spencer) Bandcamp

13. Pivi & Les Balladins : Ka Noutea from the DL/ 2xLP Music For A Revolution Vol.1 (Radio Martiko) Bandcamp

14. Noura Mint Seymali : Guèreh from the CD Yenbett (Glitterbeat) Bandcamp

15. Amadou & Mariam : L'Amour À La Folie  from the DL single (Amadou & Mariam) Web Site

16. Tucker Zimmerman : The Crow from the CD A Feather Flies Out (Parsifal) Bandcamp

17. Cassie & Maggie : The Old Miner from the CD Gold & Coal (Cassie & Maggie) Bandcamp

18. Ward Dhoore : Slow Down from the CD It Was All Heart (Trad Records) Bandcamp

19. Yom x Ceccaldi : Sacred Lake from the DL Le Rythme Du Silence (Komos) "on all platforms" via Streaming Link

20. Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira : Bellechasse from the CD Here To Stay (Jocelyn & Ellen) Bandcamp

21. Nancy Vieira & Fred Martins : Saiko Dayo from the CD Esperança (Respect) Web Site

22. Peixe e Limão : Valse Di Mezzanotte from the CD Salta! (Muziekpublique) Bandcamp

23. Jim Causley : Annie Appleseed from the CD The Georgic (Hroc Music) Web Site

24. Donald WG Lindsay : The Meantime Song from the DL Two Boats Under the Moon (Donald WG Lindsay) Bandcamp

25. Kim Carnie feat. Seckou Keita : Òran na Bèiste Maoile from the DL single (Càrn) Bandcamp

26. Haris Pilton Balkan Voodoo Orchestra : Fiesta Tungusia from the DL Soon In Your Village (Asphalt Tango) Bandcamp

27. Shiran & Bakal : Alahudlak Yaba from the LP/DL Electro Baghdad (Batov) Bandcamp

28. Kaabi Kouyaté : Sara Foto from the CD Tribute To Kandia (Buda) Web Site

29. The Good Ones : Mediatrice, You Left This World Too Soon from the CD Rwanda Sings With Strings (Glitterbeat) Bandcamp

30. Benedicte Maurseth : Sommarbeite from the CD Mirra (Hubro) Web Site

 

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ALIEN WATER Soundtracks

 

 

Since my book Alien Water (see HERE) was published in March, there have been many comments from readers that it has sent them off down endless interweb wormholes searching for the music or musicians referred to in it. And I've had a steady stream of requests asking if I could put together an Alien Water Playlist.

Well, I started thinking about this – bearing in mind I will not endorse the evil Sp*tify – and quickly realised it was a task that would be very time consuming to do properly. But then, lightbulb moment! Back during the lockdown era a few years back I supplemented the usual monthly Podwireless programmes of new releases with some extra "specials", which between them pretty much cover a lot of that ground. So here are links to them all…

 

First up, a pair which I titled Deserted Island Discs

One of the benefits of the pandemic lockdowns – there had to be some! – was that they allowed more time for listening to old favourites, usually a rare luxury. So while it was quiet outside, I made two random and totally self-indulgent selections of music I've loved and accumulated down the years since discovering there were alternatives to the pop music heard on the radio when I was a young teenager.

Part 1

Part 2

 

 

 

Village Thing  50th 

unsurprisingly, marked the 50th anniversary of my Village Thing label which released some two dozen albums and a few singles from 1970 to 1974. It has a track from each.

Rogue Records 40th 

did the same for my label Rogue Records which ran from the early '80s through the '90s.

 

 

 

 

21st Century English Folk

was a two-parter presenting exactly what it says in the title – English folk music made since the millennium rebirth.

Part 1

Part 2

 

 

 

 

NoVoices England

A celebration of English instrumental music.

 

 

 

 

Euro Valentines

Another two-parter that celebrated the wonderful roots music of our neighbours, made at the time of the great Brexit disaster.

 

Koernercast

A 2020 celebration of the early years of one of my first musical heroes and lifelong friends, who sadly passed away in 2024.

 

 

 

 It's A Good Thing! – Country Blues Classics

40 solid gold pre-war country blues gems!

 

Jarabi– West African Women

20 wonderful tracks by the great women singers of West Africa, mostly from locally released cassettes.

 

My own music

I prefer not to play my own music in Podwireless programmes, but if you'd like to hear a sampling of the things I've done down the years, you can listen to – try before you buy! – the two recent career-spanning Onwards! compilations via Bandcamp.
Onwards! 1

Onwards! 2 

 

 

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