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You possibly think that all web sites write themselves or a conjured up by virtual intelligensia - erm, wrong! It takes quite a bit of time to get all the links and stuff in place each week so, rightly or wrongly, I thought I'd make the Roots & Branches experience a little more interactive - flattery for do it yourself - by simply adding a handy Google link into which you can copy and paste the artist of choice for more info. It's the way I find the sites so you'll end up the same place. Comments to steve.morris@wcrfm.com

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THE CURVE BALL

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when Chris Evans plays as fine a selection of music you don't hear every day as you're likely not to hear anywhere else!

check his recent playlists here

THURSDAY MARCH 22nd & SUNDAY MARCH 25th

blah, blah, blah . . . let's get on with the music . . . that's why we're here . . . isn't it . . . ?

THE INTRO

FAIRPORT CONVENTION / Western Wind (Intro Mix) / Roots & Branches Exclusive courtesy of Dave Pegg and Mark Tucker

THE MUSIC

PAUL BURCH / John Peel / East To West (Bloodshot)

DAVE PEGG & P.J. WRIGHT / Donegan's Gone / Galileo's Apology (Matty Grooves)

WILCO / James Alley Blues / Harry Smith Project (Rhino)

SON VOLT / Circadian Rhythm / The Search (Legacy)

PROFESSOR "LOUIS" & THE CROWMATIX / Endless Highway / Over The Edge (Bay)

THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND / The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down / Endless Highway (SLG/429)

ROSEANNE CASH / The Unfaithful Servant / Endles HIghway (SLG/429)

ALLISON MOORER / Hey Jezebel / The Definitive Allison Moorer (MCA)

LEE CLAYTON / Sexual Moon / The Essential Lee Clayton (Repertoire)

ALAN TYLER & THE LOST SONS OF LITTLEFIELD / Cross Eyed Country / Alan Tyler & The Lost Sons Of Littlefield (Hany Panky Records)

WAYLON JENNINGS / Luckenbach Texas (Back To The Basics) / Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line (RCA)

ALAN TYLER & THE LOST SONS OF LITTLEFIELD / Hat In The Road / Alan Tyler & The Lost Sons Of Littlefield (Hany Panky Records)

MERLE HAGGARD / I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink / Country's Greatest Drinking Songs (All Star)

CHARLIE LOUVIN / Kneeling Drunkard's Plea / Charlie Louvin (Tompkins Square)

SUFJAN STEVENS / Free Man In Paris / A Tribute To Joni Mitchell (Nonesuch)

EMMYLOU HARRIS / Magdalene Laundries / A Tribute To Joni Mitchell (Nonesuch)

BLUE TAPESTRY / Little Green / Live (Fat Cat)

JANE SIBERRY / The Valley / Sarah McLachlan's Influences (Arista)

The Mystery that is . . . THE CURVE BALL !!

JESSE MALIN / Lucinda / Glitter In The Gutter (One Little Indian)

LUCINDA WILLIAMS / Learning To Live / West (Lost Highway)

NEIL YOUNG / Down By The River / Live At The Massey Hall (Reprise)

THE DOOBIE BROTHERS / Black Water / The Very Best Of The Doobie Brothers (Rhino)

JOE ELY / River Fever / Happy Songs From Rattlesnake Gulch (Rack 'Em)

PAUL CURRERI / Down By The Water / The Mantra EP / (Tin Angel Records)

DEVON SPROULE / The Weeping Willow / Keep Your Silver Shined (Tin Angel / City Salvage)

CARRIE RODRIGUEZ / Seven Angels On A Bicycle / Seven Angels On A Bicycle (Trainwreck Records)

DAVID RODRIGUEZ / Hurricane / The True Cross (DejaDisc)

PATTY GRIFFIN / Stay On The Ride / Children Running Through (ATO)

COWBOY JUNKIES / Brand New World / At The End Of Paths Taken (Latent / Zoe)

THE ONE AM RADIO / Where I'm Headed / This Too Will Pass (eMusic)

Hank's sign off . . .

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THURSDAY MARCH 15th & SUNDAY MARCH 18th

blah, blah, blah . . . let's get on with the music . . . that's why we're here . . . isn't it . . . ?

THE INTRO

FAIRPORT CONVENTION / Western Wind (Intro Mix) / Roots & Branches Exclusive thanks to Dave Pegg and Mark Tucker

THE MUSIC

AMERICA / Riverside / Highway - 30 Years Of America (Rhino)

AMERICA / Ventura Highway / Here & Now (Burgandy)

DANIEL WYLIE / Let's Go Surfing / Let's Go Surfing EP (Neon Tetra)

DUDLEY TYRELL / Blue Cadillac / Fery Road (Ferryroad Records)

ALAN TYLER & THE LOST SONS OF LITTLEFIELD / I'm Never Gonna Sing That Song Anymore / Alan Tyler & The Lost Sons ... (Hanky Panky Records)

MARK WRIGHT / Two Hearts / One Way Ticket (Revolver)

JASON RINGENBERG / My Hometown / Light Of Day - A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen (Revolver)

FARMER JASON / He's A Moose On The Loose (with Todd Snider) / Rockin In The Forest (Laughing Outlaw)

TODD SNIDER / Alright Guy / Songs For The Daily Planet (Margaritaville)

JIMMY BUFFETT / Wondering Where The Lions Are / Hoot OST (Mailboat)

JOHN PRINE & MAC WISEMAN / Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine / Standard Songs For Average People (Oh Boy Records)

JOHN PRINE & MAC WISEMAN / Don't Be Ashamed Of Your Age / Standard Songs For Average People (Oh Boy Records)

RON SEXSMITH / Ships Go Out / Real - The Tom T. Hall Project (Sire / Delmore)

IRIS DeMENT / I Miss A Lot Of Trains / Real - The Tom T. Hall Project (Sire / Delmore)

WHISKEYTOWN / I Hope It Rains At My Funeral / Real - The Tom T. Hall Project (Sire / Delmore)

LUCINDA WILLIAMS / Fancy Funerals / West (Lost Highway)

COWBOY JUNKIES / Mountain / At The End Of Paths Taken (Latent / Zoe)

THE ONE AM RADIO / Castaway / This Too Will Pass (Dangerbird)

SON VOLT with SHANNON McNALLY / Highways And Cigarettes / The Search (Transmit Sound)

FAIRPORT CONVENTION / Pilgrims / Excalibur 2 (EMI)

JOE ELY / July Blues / Happy Songs From Rattlesnake Gulch (eMusic)

WARREN ZEVON / Hasten Down The Wind / Genius : The Best Of (Rhino)

ROGER MANNING Jnr / Sandman / The Land of Pure Imagination (Cordless Recordings)

NEIL YOUNG / Cowgirl In The Sand / Live At Massey Hall (Reprise)

JOHN MELLENCAMP / The Americans / Freedom Road (Universal Republic)

BOB SEGER / NO Matter Who You Are / Face The Promise (Capitol)

PETE YORN / New York City Serenade / Light Of Day - A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen (Revolver)

DION / Book Of Dreams / Light Of Day - A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen (Revolver)

BILLY JOEL / New York State Of Mind / Greatest Hits (CBS)

HARRY NILSSON / I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City / Harry (RCA)

FRED NEIL / Everybody's Talkin' / Everybody's Talkin - Theme From Midnight Cowboy (Rev-Ola)

MICHELLE SHOCKED / Anchorage / Short Sharp Shocked (Mercury)

Hank's sign off . . .

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THURSDAY MARCH 8th & SUNDAY MARCH 11th

Three Chords And The Truth, that's the recipe for a great song and the touchstone for everything that goes into Roots & Branches. Of course we miss the goal more often than not, seduced by a few too many fancy chords, fantasies and pixie dust production. Every so often an album pulls you up and reminds you of this guiding maxim; one such is the new Ry Cooder collection. There's a track from it in tonight's programme; use it as a homeing beacon.

THE INTRO

FAIRPORT CONVENTION / Western Wind - Intro Mix / Exclusive to Roots & Branches courtesy of Dave Pegg and Mark Tucker

THE MUSIC

RODDY HART / She Is All I Need / Bookmarks (Compas Records)

JOSHUA KADISON / Scenes From A Tattoo Parlour / Troubador In A Time Quake (Storyville Records)

JOHN MELLENCAMP / Freedom's Road / Freedom's Road (Columbia)

BOB SEGER / No More / Face The Promise (Capitol)

JOE ELY / Firewater / Happy Songs From Rattlesnake Gulch (eMusic)

BILL KIRCHEN / Hammer Of The Honky Tonk Gods / Hammer Of The Honky Tonk Gods (Proper)

DWIGHT YOAKAM / Home Of The Blues / Buenos Noches From A Lonely Room (Reprise)

WAYLON JENNINGS / Are You Sure Hank Did It That Way / Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line (RCA)

RY COODER / Hank Williams / My Name Is Buddy (Nonesuch)

HANK WILLIAMS / I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry / 40 Greatest Hits (Polydor)

HANK WILLIAMS / I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow / 40 Greatest Hits (Polydor)

EMMYLOU HARRIS / Alone And Forsaken / Timeless (Lost Highway)

HANK III / I'm A Long Gone Daddy / Timeless (Lost Highway)

PANDA BEAR / Take Pills / Person Pitch (Paw Traks)

THE LOUVIN BROTHERS / Knoxville Girl / Running Wild (Magnum)

CHARLIE LOUVIN / Ira / Charlie Louvin (Tompkins Square)

BRYAN FERRY / Positively 4th Street / Dylanesque (Virgin)

COLIN MELOY / Everday Is like Sunday / Colin Meloy Sings Morrissey (Own Label)

JUSTIN RUTLEDGE / Emily / The Devil On A Bench In Stanley Park (Six Shooter Records)

COWBOY JUNKIES / To Live Is To Fly / Black Eyed Man (RCA)

RY COODER / Three Chords And The Truth / My Name Is Buddy (Nonesuch)

BRUCE HORNSBY & THE NOISEMAKERS / King Harvest / Endless Highway - The Music Of The Band (429 Records)

ALBERT LEE & HOGAN'S HEROES / Every Time I Roll The Dice / In Between The Cracks (Heroic Recordings)

JOE BROWN / One Trick Pony / Down To Earth (Track)

PAUL SIMON / Train In The Distance (Demo) / Hearts And Bones (Warners)

PATTY GRIFFIN / Railroad Wings / Children Running Through (ATO)

DEVON SPROULE / The Well Dressed Son To His Sweetheart / Keep Your Silver Shined (Tin Angel / City Salvage)

MARAH / The Apartment / Sooner Or Later In Spain (Muniich Records)

WILLIE MASON / If The Ocean Gets Rough / If The Ocean Gets Rough (Virgin)

DAVE PEGG & PJ WRIGHT / The Journeymen / Galileo's Apology (Matty Grooves)

JOHN MARTYN / Spencer The Rover / In Session (Island)

Hank's sign off . . .

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THURSDAY MARCH 1st & SUNDAY MARCH 4th

OK, so there should be something profound her; a mission statement, a deep philosophical exploration of life the universe . . . but hey, whatcha get is simply three hours of the finest damned music anywhere on the airwaves or internet . . . period!.

THE INTRO

FAIRPORT CONVENTION / Western Wind - Intro Mix / Exclusive to Roots & Branches courtesy of Dave Pegg and Mark Tucker

THE MUSIC

ALBERT LEE & HOGAN'S HEROES / That Is Rock And Roll / In Between The Cracks (Heroic Recordings)

RONNIE HAWKINS & THE HAWKS / Who Do You Love? / The Band - A Musical History (Capitol)

MY MORNING JACKET / It Makes No Difference / Endless Highway - The Music Of The Band (429 Records)

DAVE PEGG & PJ WRIGHT / King Harvest / Galileo's Apology (Matty Grooves)

BOB DYLAN & THE BAND / Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues / The Band - A Musical History (Capitol)

JACKIE LEVEN / The Silver In Her Crucifix (Homage To Judee Sill) / Oh What A Blow That Phantom Dealt Me! (Cooking Vinyl)

JUDEE SILL / Ridge Rider / Abracadabra: The Asylum Years (Asylum)

LAURA VEIRS / To The Country / Saltbreakers (Nonesuch)

EDDI READER / Ontario / Peacetime (Compass Records)

THE ROCHES / Acadian Driftwood / Endless Highway - The Music Of The Band (429 Records)

SHOW OF HANDS / The Dive / Witness (Hands On Music)

KRIS DREVER / Patrick Spence / Kris Drever (Reveal)

FAIRPORT CONVENTION / Polly On The Shore / Sense Of Occasion (Matty Grooves)

FOTHERINGAY / The Ballad Of Ned Kelly / Fotheringay (Fledg'ling Records)

FOTHERINGAY / The Sea / Fotheringay (Fledg'ling Records)

VIKKI CLAYTON / Anne Of Lochroyan / Looking At The Stars (A New Day)

THE WATERBOYS / You In The Sky / Book Of Lightning (W14)

JAKOB DYLAN / LIZZ WRIGHT / Whispering Pines / Endless Highway - The Music Of The Band (429 Records)

ROSIE THOMAS / The One I Love / These Friends Of Mine (eMusic)

ANNA RYDER / Sailing Boat / Eye To Eye (Rowdy Music)

RYAN BINGHAM / Big Country Sky / Dead Horses (Lone Star Music)

JOE ELY / Little Blossom / Happy Songs From Rattlesnake Gulch (eMusic)

DARRELL SCOTT / Hank Williams' Ghost / Darrell Scott (Full Light Records)

CHARLIE LOUVIN with Jeff Tweedy / Great Atomic Power / Charlie Louvin (Tompkins Square)

WILCO / Handshake Drugs / Kicking Television - Live In Chicago (Nonesuch)

TELEVISION / Marquee Moon / Marquee Moon (Elektra)

ALBERT LEE & HOGAN'S HEROES / Only With You / In Between The Cracks (Heroic Recordings)

THE HOLMES BROTHERS / I Want You To Want Me / State Of Grace (Alligator)

Hank's sign off . . .

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 22nd & SUNDAY FEBRUARY 25th

OK! Straight to the biz. Three, that's 3, hours of great music . . .

. . . just like this . . .

THE INTRO

FAIRPORT CONVENTION / Western Wind (Intro Mix) / Exclusive to Roots & Branches courtesy of Dave Pegg and Mark Tucker

THE MUSIC

JAKE THACKRAY / On Again On Again! / Jake In A Box (EMI)

THE SAW DOCTORS / I Useta Lover / Sing A Powerful Song (ShamTown Records)

THE WATERBOYS / She Tried To Hold Me / Book Of Lightning (W14)

JOHN MELLENCAMP / My Aeroplane / Freedom Road (Columbia)

ROSE KEMP / Metal Bird / A Handful Of Hurricanes (One Little Indian)

SNAKEFARM / The Train I Ride / Songs For My Own Funeral (RCA)

COWBOY JUNKIES / A Horse In The Country / Long Journey Home (Latent / Zoe)

WAKING THE WITCH / Jenny Thornton & The Boys From The Abattoir / Boys From The Abattoir (Witch Records)

THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MAY / Mary Anne / Hide + Seek CD Single (Hannibal)

MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER / On And On It Goes / The Calling (Rounder/Zoe)

MOMUS / Lah Di Dah / A Very Magistery Valentine (el Records)

TOM LEHRER / The Masochism Tango / The Remains Of Tom Lehrer (Universal)

DAVID HUGHES with FAIRPORT CONVENTION / Hold Your Horses Woman / Live On The Winter Tour /98 (Folk Corporation)

FAIRPORT CONVENTION / South Dakota To Manchester / Sense Of Occasion (Matty Grooves)

SHOW OF HANDS / Columbus Didn't Find America / Show Of Hands (eMusic)

DAVE PEGG & PJ WRIGHT / Bread And Circuses / Galileo's Apology (Matty Grooves)

DAVE PEGG & PJ WRIGHT / King Harvest / Galileo's Apology (Matty Grooves)

VAN MORRISON with THE BAND / Caravan / At The Movies (Exile / EMI)

AMERICA / Ride On / Here & Now (Burgandy)

moe. / The Road / The Conch (Fatboy)

SEASICK STEVE / Cut My Wings / Doghouse Music (Bronzerat)

SCOTT McKEON / Cool Lookin' Woman / Can't Take No More (Provogue)

PATTY GRIFFIN / Railroad Wings / Children Running Through (ATO)

LUCINDA WILLIAMS / Fancy Funeral (Lost Highway)

PATTY GRIFFIN / Long Ride Home / Elizabethtown OST (BMG)

IAIN MATTHEWS & ELLIOTT MURPHY / Blind Willie McTell / La Terre Commune (Blue Rose)

BRYAN FERRY / Simple Twist Of Fate / Dylanesque (Virgin)

JOE ELY / River Fever / Happy Songs From Rattlesnake Gulch (eMusic)

RACING CARS / Downtown Tonight / Downtown Tonight (Lemon)

NOTTING HILLBILLIES / Weapon Of Prayer / Missing In Action (Vertigo)

CHARLIE RICH / Feel Like Going Home / Feel Like Going Home - The Essential Charlie Rich (Epic Legacy)

Hank's sign off . . .

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SUNDAY FEBRUARY 18th

There's no playlist for this one! I know what I'm going to play but it takes the form of a paperchase or treasure hunt with each track linking - sometimes tenuously - into the next, and it seemed to me that to publish the list would rather take the edge off any sense of surprise / wonder that the links might engender.

Of course I might be being a mite self serving and optimistic here. You might just tune in and think it's just like all the rest. Ah well . . .

THE INTRO

FAIRPORT CONVENTION / Western Wind (Intro Mix) / Roots & Branches exclusive courtesy of Dave Pegg and Mark Tucker

THE MUSIC

EDDIE & THE HOT RODS . . .

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Hank's sign off . . .

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 15th

Yes! A playlist for one night only. No Sunday repeat this week, just a whole brand new, fresh Sunday experience.

But in the meanwhile ...

THE INTRO

FAIRPORT CONVENTION / Western Wind (Intro Mix) / Roots & Branches exclusive courtesy of Dave Pegg and Mark Tucker

THE MUSIC

SHOW OF HANDS / Roots (Single Mix) / Single download (iTunes)

THE WATERBOYS / The Man With The Wind At His Heels / Book Of Lightning (W14)

AMERICA / Sandman / Here & Now (Burgandy)

JAMES McMURTRY / Childish Things / Bob Harris Presents Americana (But! Records)

RYAN BINGHAM / Sunrise / Dead Horses (Lone Star Music)

RYAN BINGHAM / Long Way From Georgia / Dead Horses (Lone Star Music)

LUCINDA WILLIAMS / Learning How To Live / West (Lost Highway)

ROSIE FLORES / West Texas Plains / After The Farm (Rounder)

JUSTIN RUTLEDGE / I'm Your Man, You're My Radio / The Devil On A Bench In Stanley Park (Six Shooter Records)

TODD SNIDER / Vinyl Records / Bob Harris Presents Americana (But! Records)

TERRY REID / Dean / River (Warners)

moe. / The Road / Conch (Fatboy)

RICHARD SHINDELL / Willin' / Courier (Signature Sounds)

KRIS KRISTOFFERSON / Me And Bobby McGee / The Best Of (Columbia)

BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY with JANIS JOPLIN / Bye Bye Baby / Box O'Pearls (Columbia)

JANIS JOPLIN / Little Girl Blue / I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama (Columbia)

RICHARD SHINDELL / Reunion Hill / Courier (Signature Sounds)

CRY CRY CRY / Fall On Me / Cry Cry Cry (Razor & Tie)

FAIRPORT CONVENTION / Untouchable / Sense Of Occasion (Matty Grooves)

SHELLEY DUVALL / He Needs Me / Popeye OST (RCA)

ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO / Irene Wilde / Por Vida: Live (Fan Club Issue)

RILO KILEY / Doe He Love You / More Adventurous (Brute)

THE WATSON TWINS / Friend And Foe / Southern Manners (Junket Boy)

JENNY LEWIS with THE WATSON TWINS / Rise Up With Fists! / Rabbit Fur Coat (Rough Trade)

TONY FURTADO / Take Me To The Pilot / Thirteen (Funzalo / Ryko)

ERIC GALES / Someone Else's Problem / The Psychedelic Underground (Provogue)

SCOTT McKEON / All The Same / Can't Take No More (Provogue)

ROBERT PLANT / Win My Train Fare Home (Live In Timbuktu) / Sixty Six To Timbuktu (Mercury)

TINARIWEN / Toumast / Aman Iman (Independiente)

TINARIWEN / Assouff / Aman Iman (Independiente)

FAIRPORT CONVENTION / Polly By The Shore / Sense Of Occasion (Matty Grooves)

EDDI READER / Peacetime / Peacetime (Compass Records)

MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER / Why Shouldn't We / The Calling (Rounder / Zoe)

MOSTLY AUTUMN / Blue Light / Heart Full Of Sky (Mostly Autumn)

Hank's sign off . . .

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8th & SUNDAY FEBRUARY 11th

Here we are then! Three more hours of fabulous music. Enjoy!

The Intro

FAIRPORT CONVENTION / Western Wind - Intro Mix / Roots & Branches Exclusive thanks to Dave Pegg and Mark Tucker

The Music

JOHN MELLENCAMP / Ghost Towns Along The Highway / Freedom's Road (Columbia)

ELLIOTT MURPHY / Pneumonia Alley / Children Running Through (Blue Rose)

MICHAEL WESTON KING / Let The Waves Break / A New kind Of Loneliness (Floating World)

RODNEY CROWELL / Blues De Bosco / Evangeline Made (Vanguard)

IAIN MATTHEWS / Morgan The Pirate / If You Saw Through My Eyes - Live (Blue Rose)

JERRY JEFF WALKER / Boats To Build / Cowboy Boots Bathin Suits (Tried & True)

JIMMY BUFFETT / Werewolves Of London / Hoot (Mailboat Records)

WARREN ZEVON / Carmelita / Genius - The Best Of (Rhino)

BRUCE COCKBURN / Wondering Where The Lions Are / Waiting For A Miracle (True North)

SHOW OF HANDS / Roots - Single Mix / Download 45 (iTunes)

FAIRPORT CONVENTION / In Our Town . Sense Of Occasion (Matty Grooves)

THE GO-BETWEENS / Streets Of Your Town / 1978 - 1990 (Beggars Banquet)

DAVE MALLETT / This Town / This Town (Vanguard)

IRIS DeMENT / Our Town / Infamous Angel (Philo)

THE REDLANDS PALOMINO COMPANY / Take Me Home / Take Me Home / Laughing Outlaw)

BRONCO / Time Slips Away / Ace Of Sunlight (Island)

TWIGGY / Here I Go Again / Twiggy (Mercury)

BRINSLEY SCHWARZ / Shining Brightly / Despite It All (United Artists)

AMERICA / A Horse With No Name / Here & Now (Burgandy)

AMERICA / Golden / Here & Now (Burgandy)

AMERICA / Sandman / Here & Now (Burgandy)

JANN ARDEN / Bring The Boys Home / Uncover Me (UMTV)

JANN ARDEN / Peace Train / Uncover Me (UMTV)

DARRELL SCOTT / Good Ol' USA / Darrell Scott (Full Light Records)

THE HOLMES BROTHERS / (What's So Funny Bout) Peace Love And Understanding / State Of Grace (Alligator)

SEASICK STEVE / Doghouse Boogie / Doghouse Music (Bronzerat)

JON CLEARY / Just Kissed My Baby / Jon Cleary and The Absolute Monster Gentlemen (Basin Street Records)

EDDI READER / Muddy Water / Peacetime (Rough Trade)

PATTY GRIFFIN / Stay On The Ride / Children Running Through (ATO)

EMELIANA TORRINI / Sunnyroad / Women Of The World Acoustic (Putumayo)

JUDY DYBLE / Misty Morning / Spindle (Talking Elephant)

FAIRPORT CONVENTION / Untouchable / Sense Of Occasion (Matty Grooves)

Hank's sign off . . .

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SUNDAY FEBRUARY 4th

Hello . . .

. . . and apologies for the lack of playlist for last week. As regular listeners will have spotted you were treated to an archive show on Thursday. This was simply because I had to be in a meeting that made it impossible to reach the studio on time.

So, just to confuse, tonight, Sunday, is not a repeat of that repeat but a fresh, shiny new programme. It's also a one off as next Thursday (barring disasters) will be equally fresh, shiny and new.

So enough of the bull, let's see what we've got tonight . . .

The Intro

FAIRPORT CONVENTION / Western Wind (Intro Mix) / Roots & Branches exclusive courtesy of Dave Pegg and Mark Tucker

The Music

JOHN MELLENCAMP / The Americans / Freedom's Road (Sony)

FAIRPORT CONVENTION / South Dakota To Manchester / Sense Of Occasion (Matty Grooves)

SHOW OF HANDS / If I Needed Somone / Witness (Hands On Music)

EDDI READER / Galileo / Peacetime (Rough Trade)

FAIRPORT CONVENTION / Galileo's Apology / Sense Of Occasion (Matty Grooves)

DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS / Until I Believe To My Soul / The Projected Passion Revue (Mercury)

OTIS REDDING / A Change Is Gonna Come / Otis Blue (Atlantic)

SAM MOORE with BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN / Better To Have And Don't Need / Overnight Sensational (Korova)

SOLOMON BURKE / That's How I Got To Memphis / Nashville (Shout Factory)

ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS / I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down / Get Happy (Demon)

HEM / (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes / I'm Talking With My Mouth EP (Nettwerk / EMusic)

COWBOY JUNKIES / 32:20 Blues / Long Journey Home (Latent)

ROSIE THOMAS / All The Way To New York City / These Friends Of Mine (EMusic)

JONI MITCHELL / The Fiddle And The Drum / Clouds (Reprise)

JONI MITCHELL / Both Sides Now / Clouds (Reprise)

FAIRPORT CONVENTION / The Vision / Sense Of Occasion (Matty Grooves)

FIONN REGAN / Be Good Or Be Gone / The End Of History (Bella Union)

FIONN REGAN / Getting Better / Sgt. Pepper (Mojo)

CIRCULUS / Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds / Sgt. Pepper (Mojo)

GANDALPH MURPHY & THE SLAMBOVIAN CIRCUS OF DREAMS / Living With God / Flapjacks From The Sky (High Noon Records)

HAL KETCHUM / JUst This Side Of Heaven / One More Midnight (Curb)

WAKING THE WITCH / Jenny Thornton & The Boys From The Abbattoir / Boys From The Abbatoir (Witch Records)

JOAN BAEZ / Motherland / Bowery Songs (Proper Records)

PHILIPPE BARNES & TOM PHELAN / Salmon / The Madrid Sessions (Hobgoblin)

SNEAKY PETE KLEINOW / Turn Turn Turn / The Legend And The Legacy (Siloh)

ROGER McGUINN / Ballad Of Easy Rider / XM Sessions (EMusic)

SARAH McLACHLAN / Wintersong / Live In Etown (EMusic)

TERRY REID / River / River (Water)

MICHAEL WESTON KING / This Man Can Break So Easily / A New Kind Of Loneliness (Floating World)

JACKIE LEVEN / One Man One Guitar / Oh What A Blow That Phantom Dealt Me (Cooking Vinyl)

JOHN MARTYN / Sweet Little Mystery / Grace And Danger - DeLuxe Edition (Island)

Hank's sign off . . .

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THURSDAY JANUARY 18th & SUNDAY JANUARY 21st

The Intro:

FAIRPORT CONVENTION / Western Wind (Intro Mix) / Roots And Branches Exclusive courtesy of Dave Pegg and Mark Tucker

The Music:

McGUINNESS FLINT / Malt And Barley Blues / McGuinness Flint (Capitol)

FAIRFIELD PARLOUR / Bordeaux Rose / From Home To Home (Repertoire)

RADNEY FOSTER / Drunk On Love / Broadcasts Vol. 14 (KGSR)

KRIS KRISTOFFERSON / Sunday Morning Coming Down / Broadcasts Vol. 14 (KGSR)

WAKING THE WITCH / Rock n Roll / Boys From The Abbatoir (Witch Records)

WAKING THE WITCH / Yorkshire Boy / Boys From The Abbatoir (Witch Records)

SHOW OF HANDS / Roots / Witness (Hands On Music)

SHOW OF HANDS / The Downeaster Alexa / Covers (iTunes)

JEFF DERNLAN / Tumbleweed / Broadmoor (jeffdernlan.com)

THE REDLANDS PALAMINO COMPANY / She Is Yours / Take Me home (Laughing Outlaw)

THE ROCKINGBIRDS / Time Drives The Truck / The Rockingbirds (Heavenly)

GINA VILLALOBOS / Face On The Sheets / Miles Away (Laughing Outlaw)

GRAYSON CAPPS / Jukebox / Wail & Ride (Hyena)

SHANNON McNALLY / Miracle Mile / Geronimo (Back Porch)

THE MIRACLE MILE / Walking John Wayne / God's Own Swimming Pool (Miracle Mile)

MICHAEL WESTON KING / Here's The Plan / A New Kind Of Loneliness (Floating World)

JACKIE LEVEN / Another Man's Rain / Oh What A Blow That Phantom Dealt Me (Cooking Vinyl)

DOLL BY DOLL / Strip Show / Gypsy Blood (Magnet)

BOB LIND / Cheryl's Going Home / Don't Be Concerned (Philips)

WEST / Dolphins / West (Epic)

JOHN STEWART / Midnight Train / The Day The River Sang (Appleseed)

CHRISTY MOORE / Motherland / Burning Times (Sony / BMG)

NATALIE MERCHANT / Carnival / Live In Concert (Elektra)

CARMEN / Bulerias / Fandangos In Space (Angel Air)

JOHN MARTYN / Johnny Too Bad / Johnny Too Bad - Dub Mix / Grace And Danger -

DeLuxe Edition (Island)

BONNIE RAITT / God Was In The Water / Bonnie Raitt And Friends (Capitol)

PAUL SIMON / Another Galaxy / Surprise (Warners)

THE DECEMBERISTS / The Island: Come & See/The Landlord's Daughter/You'll Not Feel The Drowning / The Crane Wife (Rough Trade)

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THURSDAY JANUARY 11th & SUNDAY JANUARY 14th

Well here I am, back from the Christmas break and rarin' to get some good music back on to the airwaves. So without further ado . . .

. . . a very happy new year and . . .

The Music

FAIRPORT CONVENTION / Western Wind (Intro Mix) / Roots & Branches Exclusive thanks to Dave Pegg and Mark Tucker

JOHN MAYALL / Walkin On Sunset / Blues From Laurel Canyon (Deram)

BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD / For What It's Worth / Retrospective (Atco)

DAVE ALVIN / Redneck Friend / West Of The West (Yep Roc)

JACKSON BROWNE / These Days / The Next Voice You Hear - The Best Of ... (Elektra)

ROSANNE CASH / Black Cadillac / House On The Lake / Black Cadillac (Capitol)

GRAYSON CAPPS / Jukebox / Wail & Ride (Hyena)

MICHAEL WESTON KING / Young Hearts Run Free / Love's A Cover (Glitterhouse)

MICHAEL WESTON KING / My Heart Stopped Today / A New Kind Of Loneliness (Floating World)

THE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS / Sin City / The Gilded Palace Of Sin (A&M)

BURRITO DELUXE / Rex Bob Lowenstein / The Whole Enchilada (Corazong)

MARY GAUTHIER / Wheel Inside The Wheel / Mercy Now (Lost Highway)

JAMES TAYLOR / Fire And Rain / Classic Songs (CBS/WEA)

JAMES TAYLOR / River / At Christmas (Columbia)

JONI MITCHELL / The Circle Game / Hits (Reprise)

JONI MITCHELL / A Case Of You / Misses (Reprise)

DAVID CROSBY / Laughing / If I Could Only Remember My Name (Atlantic)

PAUL BRILL / Don't Tell Them / The Harpooner (Young American)

GLENN TILBROOK / Untouchable / Transatlantic Ping Pong (Quixotic)

BILL MILLER / The Vision / Ghostdance (SOL)

SHOW OF HANDS / Roots / Witness (Hands On Music)

TOM PACHECO / You Gotta Have Hope (Privately Circulated MP3)

TOM PACHECO / When Your'e Back On Your Ranch In Texas / Bloodlies (Frog's Claw)

BUTCH HANCOCK / Give Them Water / War & Peace (Two Roads)

JOSH RITTER / Girl In The War / Live At Vicar Street (Independent)

BOB DYLAN / Workingman's BVlues No.2 / Modern Times (Columbia)

JACK HARRIS / Tampa Red / Broken Yellow (jackharrismusic.com)

MIDLAKE / Branches / The Trials Of Van Occupanther (Bella Union)

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SUNDAY DECEMBER 11th & THURSDAY DECEMBER 14th Hi These are the last two Roots & Branches shows before the station takes a Christmas break (tho' there will be music over the hols, the presenters are taking a welcome rest); fear not however I'll be back fighting fit on Thursday January 10th with a case full of great music.   AND!!   On Christmas Eve - December 24th - I'll be presenting a special festive Roots & Branches between 9pm and midnight during which the musical accent will be well festive and party style. Do try to tune in for that.   And so, that list . . .   The Intro   FAIRPORT CONVENTION / Western Wind (Intro Mix) / Roots & Branches exclusive thanks to Dave Pegg and Mark Tucker   The Music   ARCTIC MONKEYS with THE BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB / Dancing Shoes / Rhythms Del Mundo (UMTV) JIMMY BUFFETT / Ho Ho Ho And A Bottle Of Rum / Christmas Island (Margaritaville) MATTHEW SWEET & SUSANNA HOFFS / And Your Bird Can Sing / Under The Covers 1 (Shout Factory) JIM MORAY / Drive My Car / Rubber Soul (Gott Records) FAIRPORT CONVENTION / The Deserter / White Bicycles - Making Music In The 60s (Flledg'ling) BUTCH HANCOCK / Give Them Water / War And Peace (Two Roads Records) NEIL YOUNG / Lookin' For A Leader / Living With War (Reprise) TOM PACHECO / The Trees / Bloodlines (Frog's Claw) ST. AGNES FOUNTAIN / Lakota Lullaby / An Indian Prayer / The Show (Cuppity) BILL MILLER / Reservation Road / Reservation Road - Live (Warners) ST. AGNES FOUNTAIN / Tipis In The Snow / The White Xmas Album (Cuppity) SHAWN MULLINS / Beautiful Wreck / 9th Ward Pickin' Parlour (Vanguard) ELVIS COSTELLO & ALLEN TOUSSAINT / The River In Recerse / The River In Reverse (Verve) JAMES ANDREWS / Christmas In New Orleans / New Orleans Christmas (Putumayo) LINDA RONSTADT with ANN SAVOY / King Of Bohemia / Adieu False Heart (Vanguard) PAUL SIMON / Another Galaxy / Surprise (Warners) SARAH McLACHLAN / River / Wintersong (Arista) THE BAND / Christmas Must Be Tonight / Elton John's Christmas Party (Hip-O) JOSH RITTER / Lillian Egypt / The Animal Years (V2) JOSH RITTER / Wings / In The Dark - Live At Vicar Street (Independent) RUFUS WAINWRIGHT / Chelsea Hotel No.2 / I'm Your Man OST (Verve) KEITH RICHARDS / Run Run Rudolph / 45 rpm single (Rolling Stones Records) JERRY JEFF WALKER / Jingle Bell Rock / Gonzo Christmas (Ryko) MICHAEL WESTON KING / From Out Of The Blue / A New kind Of Loneliness (Floating World) RON SEXSMITH / Snow Angel / Time Being (V2) JACKIE LEVEN / Another Man's Rain / Oh What A Blow That Phantom Dealt Me! (Cooking Vinyl) BOB DYLAN / Workingman's Blues No.2 / Modern Times (Columbia) JACK HARRIS / Pomegranate / Broken Yellow (jackharrismusic.com) SCOTT McKENZIE / Like An Old Time Movie / The Voice Of Scott McKenzie (Repertoire) NANCI GRIFFITH / Ruby's Arms / Ruby's Torch (Rounder) JANE SIBERRY / The Twelve Days Of Christmas / New York Trilogy 3 (Reprise) Hank's sign off . . . Back to roots & branches contents

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 30th & SUNDAY DECEMBER 3rd "Souls ain't born, souls don't die / Souls ain't made of earth, ain't made of water, ain't made of sky / So, ride the flaming circle, wind the golden reel / And roll on, brother, in the wheel inside the wheel" . . . more trombones . . .   The Intro   FAIRPORT CONVENTION / Western Wind (Intro Mix) / Roots & Branches exclusive courtesy of Dave Pegg and Mark Tucker)   The Show   JIMMY BUFFETT & ALAN JACKSON / Barefootin' / Hoot (Mailboat) AMAZING RHYTHM ACES / Typical American Boy / Too Stuffed To Jump (ABC) ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION / Doraville / The Millennium Collection (Universal) LITTLE FEAT / Oh Atlanta / Warner Brothers Music Show (Warner Brothers) GREAT LAKES MYTH SOCIETY / Northern Lights Over Atlanta / Great Lakes Myth Society (E Music) ALISON KRAUSS & UNION STATION / Oh Atlanta / Live (Rounder) CHIP TAYLOR / Gasoline / Gasoline (Capitol) HOT TUNA / Highway Song / Burgers (Grunt) DAVE ALVIN / On My Way Downtown / A Case For Case - A Tribute To The Songs Of Peter Case (E Music) JAMES McMURTRY / Old Part Of Town / A Case For Case - A Tribute To The Songs Of Peter Case (E Music) HAYES CARLL / Beyond The Blues / A Case For Case - A Tribute To The Songs Of Peter Case (E Music) BONNIE RAITT / I Will Not Be Broken / Bonnie Raitt And Friends (Capitol) FREEBO / It Comes From The Heart / The End Of The Beginning (Corazong) VALERIE CARTER / Face Of Appalchia / Just A Stones Throw Away (Columbia) STEELEYE SPAN / The 3 Sisters / Bloody Men (Park Records) WATERSON CARTHY / The Devil And The Farmer / A Dark Light (Topic) XTC / Love On A Farmboy's Wages / Mummer (Virgin/Geffen) JACK HARRIS / Oast Houses / Broken Yellow (jackharrismusic.com) DAVID HUGHES / A Song Of England / Recognised (Folk Corporation) JOSH RITTER / Girl In The War (Acoustic) / Girl In The War EP (V2) THE CURVE BALL MOMENT What is this week's mystery disc? T.D. LIND / Let's Get Lost / Let's Get Lost (Tall Tales) JOHN MARTYN / Some People Are Crazy / Grace And Danger - DeLuxe Edition (Island) ARTIC MONKEYS & BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB / Dancing Shoes / Rhythms Del Mundo (UMTV) COLDPLAY & BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB / Clocks / Rhythms Del Mundo (UMTV) ROBERTO POVEDA / Sueno Mama / Latin Lounge (Putumayo) JON REDFERN / Am I A Fool / May Be Some Time (Reveal) KRIS DREVER / Green Grows The Laurel / Kris Drever (Reveal) MIRACLE MILE / Joshua's Watch / Pre-release exclusive - thanks Trevor! RICHARD BUCKNER / Mile / Meadow (Merge) TOM PACHECO / The Trees / Bllodlines (Frogs Claw) MADELEINE PEYROUX with k.d. lang / River / Half The Perfect World (Rounder)   Hank's sign off . . . Back to roots & branches contents

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 23rd & SUNDAY NOVEMBER 26th This is a special one - Roots And Branches Gold, you might say - wall to wall classics. Music you'll know and love. Every track an absolute gem, I promise. Looking at the calendar I notice that it's Thanksgiving Day in the USA and I can think of no better way to celebrate than with music this good.   On a sadder note, tomorrow is my friend Mark's funeral. Mark loved music, something that was clear in his photography so I'd like to send this out as a celebration of his all too short life.   FAIRPORT CONVENTION / Western Wind (Intro Mix) / Roots & Branches exclusive. Thanks to Dave Pegg and Mark Tucker   LEONARD COHEN / Tower Of Song / The Essential Leonard Cohen (Columbia) JENNIFER WARNES / Bird On A Wire / Famous Blue Raincoat (Cypress) DON HENLEY / Heart Of The Matter / Actual Miles - Henley's Greatest Hits (Geffen) TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS / Into The Great Wideopen / Into The Great Wideopen (MCA) ROGER McGUINN / American Girl / Born To Rock'n'Roll (Columbia) THE FALCONS / It's Gonna Rain Soon / Fallen (Aurora) DWIGHT YOAKAM / Guitars Cadillacs / Guitars Cadillacs (Reprise) STEVE EARLE / Guitar Town / I Ain't Ever Satisfied (MCA) THE CICADAS / Still Learning How To Fly / The Cicadas (Warner Brothers) JOHNNY CASH / Highway Patrolman / The Man In Black (Columbia) ROSANNE CASH / Black Cadillac / Black Cadillac (Capitol) MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER / Between Here And Gone / Between Here And Gone (Columbia) DAVE CARTER & TRACY GRAMMER / Walkin' Away From Caroline / Tanglewood Tree (Signature Sounds) BOB DYLAN / Shelter From The Storm / The Essential Bob Dylan (Columbia) JIMMY BUFFETT / Come Monday / Living And Dying In 3/4 Time (MCA) JIMMY BUFFETT / Wheel Inside The Wheel / Take The Weather With You (Mailboat) MARY GAUTHIER / Sugar Cane / Filth And Fire (Munich) JACK HARRIS / Tampa Red / Broken Yellow (jackharrismusic.com) JACK HARRIS / The Tailor Of Aquitaine / Pathfinder (Carad) ERIC TAYLOR / Dean Moriarty / Eric Taylor (Watermelon) BILLY BRAGG & WILCO / California Stars / Mermaid Avenue (Elektra) CROSBY & NASH / Guinevere / Another Stoney Evening (Grateful Dead Records) JOSH RITTER / Lawrence KS / Golden Age Of Radio (Independent) TOM PACHECO / What Happened To The America I Used To Know? / Bloodlines (Frog's Claw) BOB FOX / My Love Is In America / Borrowed Moments (Topic) JOHN HIATT / Memphis In The Meantime / The Best Of (Capitol) SOLOMON BURKE / That's How I Got To Memphis / Nashville (Shout Factory) PHIL BEER / Acadian Driftwood / Rhythm Methodist (Hands on Music) THE BAND / King Harvest / The Shape I'm In - The Best Of ... (Capitol)   Hank's sign off . . . Back to roots & branches contents

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 12th & THURSDAY NOVEMBER 16th Still live Sunday, repeat Thursday whilst so many good gigs happen on Thursdays! Take this week - on Thursday 16th I can choose from Tom Pacheco, Show Of Hands and Chip Taylor!! Meanwhile tonight - be it Sunday or Thursday - you can choose to hear the following which I hope you will!   Intro FAIRPORT CONVENTION / Western Wind (Intro Mix) / Roots And Branches exclusive courtesy of Dave Pegg and Mark Tucker The Music BONZO DOG DOO DAH BAND / The Equestrian Statue / Gorilla (Liberty) THE BEATLES / Strawberry Fields Forever / Love (Apple) GRAHAM PARKER & THE RUMOUR / Fools Gold / The Best Of (Vertigo) TOM PACHECO & THE LONG WALK / Norfolk, Little Rock, Memphis / The Long Walk (Halden Playground) CHIP TAYLOR / Thursday Night Las Vegas Airport / Unglorious Hallelujah (TrainWreck) SHOW OF HANDS / Willin' / No Song To Sing (Delta) DAVID HUGHES / I Drive A Red Car Now / I Can Explain (Folk Corporation) CHRIS LESLIE / The Dancer // Dancing Days (Talking Elephant) CHRIS WHILE & JULIE MATTHEWS / White Water Running / Piecework (Fat Fledg'ling Records) NEIL INNES / How Sweet To Be An Idiot / (Download - neilinnes.org)   NEIL INNES EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW   NEIL INNES / I'm The Urban Spaceman / (Download - neilinnes.org) BONZO DOG DOO DAH BAND / Mr Appollo / Tadpoles (Liberty) MAX WALL / England's Glory / The Stiff Records Box Set (Stiff Records / Demon) ROOGALATOR / Cincinnatti Fatback / The Stiff Records Box Set (Stiff Records / Demon) BONNIE RAITT / God Was In The Water / Bonnie Raitt And Friends (Capitol) BONNIE RAITT with HABIB KOITE / Back Around / Blues Around The World (Putumayo) VINCE GILL with BONNIE RAITT / The Rock Of Your Love / These Days (MCA) YUSUF / The Beloved / Another Cup (Polydor) THE WHO / God Speaks Of Marty Robbins / Endless Wire (Polydor) THE GRATEFUL DEAD / El Paso / Rockin' The Rhein (Grateful Dead) SHIRLEY COLLINS with THE ALBION BAND / Claudy Banks / No Roses (Harvest) JOANNA NEWSOM / Monkey & Bear / Ys (Drag City) MAGNET / Gentle Johnny / Wicker Man OST (Trunk) THE INNOCENCE MISSION / I Haven't Seen This Day Before / Birds Of My Neighbourhood (A&M) ROBERT LOVE / Pirate Radio Station / Ghost Flight (One Little Indian) MICHAEL NESMITH / Some Of Shelley's Blues / Live At The Palais (Pacific Arts) MARIA McKEE / A Good Heart / Live Acoustic Tour 2006 (E Music) THE CURVE BALL !! BARENAKED LADIES / Bank Job / All New Revue (E Music) THE CLASH / Bankrobber / The Singles Box Set (CBS)   Hank's sign off . . . Back to roots & branches contents

SUNDAY NOVEMBER %th & THURSDAY NOVEMBER 9th Slight confusion for all you regulars here - a live show on Sunday with the repeat on Thursday! Fear not it's all the usual goodies. Like these . . . The Roots & Branches theme tune :- FAIRPORT CONVENTION / Western Wind (IntroMix) / Roots & Branches exclusive thanks to Dave Pegg and Mark Tucker   followed by:-   CHRIS KENNER / I Like It Like That / New Orleans Playround (Putumayo Kids) THE NEVILLE BROTHERS / Fire & Brimstone / Yellow Moon (A&M) WASIS DIOP with LENA FIAGBE / African Dream / One World Many Cultures (Putumayo) ALAN STIVELL with YOUSSOU N'DOUR / A United Earth 1 / One World Many Cultures (Putumayo) ALAN STIVELL / La-Bas, La-Bas / Explore (Keltia lll) LAST NIGHT'S FUN / Whiskey In The Jar / Live From The Mac (LNF Records) BRAD PAISLEY / Alcohol / Time Well Wasted (Arista) GUY CLARK / Out In The Parkin' Lot / Workbench Songs (Duotone / E Music) MARY GAUTHIER / I Drink / Drag Queens In Limousines (Munich) MARY GAUTHIER / Wheel Inside The Wheel / Live On Air (no label) k.d. lang / Trail Of Broken Hearrts / Reintarnation (Sire) WILLIE NELSON / Hallelujah / Songbird (Lost Highway) DAVE MATTHEWS BAND / Lonesome Bayou / The Best Of What's Around Vol.1 (ATO) CLARENCE 'FROGMAN' HENRY / Ain't Got No Home / New Orleans Playround (Putumayo Kids) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN / How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live / Seeger Sessions - American Land Edition (Columbia) JULES SHEAR / 1913 Massacre / Sayin' Hello To The Folks (Valley) RORY BLOCK / Titanic (When That Great Ship Went Down) / Confessions Of A Blues Singer (Rounder) JACK HARRIS / Pomegranate / Broken Yellow (jackharrismusic.com) JACK HARRIS / Interview / Tailor Of Aquitaine / Interview / Tampa Red Put His National Away (session tape) MICHAEL WESTON KING / Simple Twist Of Fate / Love's A Cover (Glitterhouse) LOU DALGLIESH / Indoor Fireworks / Calmer (Dig It!) ELVIS COSTELLO / I'm Your Toy / Almost Blue (Demon) GRAM PARSONS / Return Of The Grievous Angel / Complete Reprise Sessions (Reprise) MIRACLE MILE / Papillon / Advance CD courtesy of Miracle Mile JIMMY BUFFETT / Breathe In Breathe Out Move On / Take The Weather With You (Mailboat) JJ CALE & ERIC CLAPTON / Hard To Thrill / Road To Escondido (Reprise) JOHN MARTYN / Small Hours / In Session (Island / BBC)   Hank's sign off . . . Back to roots & branches contents

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 2nd Yes, this is a playlist for * one night only *! Tonight! Sunday's programme - November 5th - will also be live, to be repeated on Thursday November 9th. It's all a bit base over apex but it suits me as there's a couple of vital live shows over the next couple of weeks that I simply don't want to miss. Fear not, however, normal service will return very soon! This week's offering kicks in with something that's neither roots nor branches! Indeed were it foodstuff it would be dripping e-numbers and additives. It springs from catching the movie it features in, which itself is tacky in the great tradition of all rock'n'roll b-movies and yet, true to that tradition, is unmissable! It could be called a guilty pleasure, I guess, but I have no guilt at all about enjoying it, or playing it for your good selves. I think you'll find that the show it springboards is rather wonderful . . . . . . so, ladies and gents, a big hand for Eddie & The Cruisers in their real life musical existence as . . .   . . . let's roll the theme music first . . .   FAIRPORT CONVENTION / Western Wind / Introduction Mix - than ks to Dave Pegg and Mark Tucker OK, and now ...   JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND (as Eddie & The Cruisers) / OPen Road / Eddie And The Cruisers 2 - Eddie Lives OST (Scotti Brothers) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN / 30 Days Out / Roll Of The Dice EP (Columbia) SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE ASBURY JUKES / This Time It's Fore Real / The Best Of (Epic Legacy) NILS LOFGREN / Delivery Night / Best Of (A&M) TERRY REID / Walk Away Renee / Rogue Waves (Beat Goes On) MICHAEL WESTON KING / She's Leaving / Love's A Cover (Glitterhouse) MICHAEL WESTON KING / Young Hearts Run Free / Love's A Cover (Glitterhouse) SHOW OF HANDS / If I Needed Someone / Rubber Folk (Gott) WATERSON CARTHY / Norwegian Wood / Rubber Folk (Gott) BERT JANSCH / Texas Cowboy Blues / Black Swan (Sanctuary) GUY CLARK / Cinco De Mayo / Workbench Songs (Duotone - EMusic) VINCE GILL / Cowboy Up / These Days (MCA) BUTCH HANCOCK / The Devil In Us All / War And Peace (Two Roads Records) JIM LAUDERDALE / I Shouldn't Want You So Bad / Bluegrass (YepRoc) CHRIS THILE / Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground / How To Grow A Woman From The Ground (SugarHill) THE BE GOOD TANYAS / Opal / Hello Love (Nettwerk) AUSTIN LOUNGE LIZARDS / Buenos Dias, Budweiser / The Drugs I Need (Blue Corn Music) FLACO JIMINEZ / The Free Mexican Airforce / Folk Heritage Vol.3 (Music Club) MARY GAUTHIER / Wheel Inside The Wheel / Mercy Now (Lost Highway) BLACKIE & THE RODEO KINGS / Blackie And The Rodeo Kings / High Or Hurtin' - The Songs Of Willie P. Bennett (True North) BLACKIE & THE RODEO KINGS / Silver Drteams / Let's Frolic (True North) THE WHO / A Man In A Purple Dress / Endless Wire (Polydor) AMBROSIA / Dance With Me George / Somewhere I Never Travelled (Warners) TODD SNIDER / Thin Wild Mercury / The Devil You Know (New Door Records) PHIL OCHS / Tape From California / American Troubadour (A&M) JJ CALE & ERIC CLAPTON / Don't Cry Sister / Road To Escondido (Reprise) CHRIS REA / Somewhere Between Highway 61 And 49 / The Road To Hell And Back (Jazzee Blue) DANIEL RACHEL / Hotel Room / A Taste Of Money (Dust) JACK HARRIS / Cotton Dress Love Song / Broken Yellow (jackharrismusic.com)   Hank's sign off . . . Back to roots & branches contents

THURSDAY OCTOBER 26th & SUNDAY OCTOBER 29th The eagle eyed among you might notice that the core of this playlist closely resembles the core of last week's list. Equally sharp eared listeners will recall the failure last week of the studio player to handle the CD-R on which of the programme had been stored for convenience - a total inconvenience as it tuned out. Rather than waste the time, effort and, to a far greater extent the wonderful music, I decided to build this week's programme around what you missed last time. Hope you don't mind.   FAIRPORT CONVENTION / Western Wind (Intro Mix) / Roots & Branches exclusive courtesy of Dave Pegg and Mark Tucker FANNY / Borrowed Time / Fanny Hill (Reprise) JOHN LENNON / Borrowed Time / Working Class Hero (Parlophone) JIMMY BUFFETT / Reggabilly Hill / Take The Weather With You (Mailboat Records) DAVID LINDLEY / Werewolves Of London / Very Greasy (Elektra) BONNIE KOLOC / Jamaica / Hold On To Me (Command) RHETT MILLER / Things That Disappear / The Instigator (Verve) JEREMY SPENCER / Maria de Santiago / Precious Little (Blind Pig) LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM / Down On Rodeo / Under The Skin (Reprise) CROWDED HOUSE / Private Universe / Farewell To The World (Capitol) ROBERT LOVE / The Pirate Radio Station / Ghost Flight (One Little Indian) MARK GERMINO / Rex Bob Lowenstein / Rank & File (Winter Harvest) GRAM PARSONS / The Streets Of Baltimore / The Complete Reprise Sessions (Reprise) JACK HARRIS / Happy Song For Baltimore / Broken Yellow (jackharrismusic.com) JACK HARRIS / Pomegranate / Broken Yellow (jackharrismusic.com) MICHAEL WESTON KING / Blue, Red And Grey / Love's A Cover (Glitterhouse) MICHAEL WESTON KING / A Song For / Love's A Cover (Glitterhouse) KT TUNSTALL / Golden Age / Acoustic Extravaganza (EMI) 3 MUSTAHAS 3 / Kag Kzulu Keygan / Friends Fiends & Fronds (Omnium) MUSTUFA SANDAL / Kalmadi / Turkish Groove (Putumayo) TARKAN / Dudu / Turkish Groove (Putumayo) THE BE GOOD TANYAS / When Doves Cry / Hello Love (Nettwerk) MY MORNING JACKET / Lowdown / Okonokos (SonyBMG) THE TRAGICALLY HIP / Yer Not The Ocean / World Container (UM) RAY WYLIE HUBBARD / Old Guitar / Snake Farm (Sustain) RAINER / River Of Real Time / 17 Miracles (Glitterhouse) CHRIS REA / Easy Rider / Road To Hell & Back (Jazzee Blue) KAREN DALTON / In A Station / In My Own Time (Light In The Attic) JERRY LEE LEWIS with ROBBIE ROBERTSON / Twilight / Last Man Standing (Artist) LLOYD COLE / Woman In A Bar / Antidepressant (Sanctuary) LLOYD COLE & THE COMMOTIONS / 2CV / Rattlesnakes (Universal) MIRACLE MILE / Joshua's Watch / Advance CD-R LAST NIGHT'S FUN / Tom Joad / Live From The MAC (LNF) BLACKIE & THE RODEO KINGS / Silver Dreams / Let's Frolic (True North) CHRIS REA / Stainsby Girls / Road To Hell & Back (Jazzee Blue)   Hank's sign off . . . Back to roots & branches contents

THURSDAY OCTOBER 19th & SUNDAY OCTOBER