Monday 1 October 2012

Roots of the World Blog October 2012



Welcome once again to my blog which is about the very best in World, Roots and Folk Music!

Thanks to all of you for supporting this venture, and for spreading the word supporting world/roots/folk music and especially north-east England acts, venues and promoters…these are lean times as we all know. This venture aims to act as an umbrella for all the venues, promoters, acts, gig goers, CD and download buyers of roots music especially but not exclusively in north-east England. It hopes to make all those connected to roots music in whatever way in the northeast to work together to support roots music better…and to you who were already doing this before I started this thank you for your work so far. I hope I end up complementing your well.

 

Apologies to local musician Jez Lowe, it was intended he would be this month’s featured local artist. However, due to his CDs temporarily going AWOL in the RootsoftheWorld vaults this has not been possible. Jez will be found and rightfully put on this podcast asap! In the meantime catch up with Jez at:  http://www.jezlowe.com

 

Newcastle Roots Music Radio:

Sponsored by the Brandling Villa Pub, South Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne and licensed by the PRS, License Number LE-0006074.


3rd edition now out on Soundcloud and now on Podomatic at :http://newcastlerootsmusicradio.podomatic.com/entry/2012-10-01T12_23_13-07_00

.-so you can now catch Newcastle Roots Music Radio in your podcatching software!  I am hoping to get it onto I Tunes in the next week or so, -so keep checking-  but this is a hobby, albeit a passionate one and so has to be fitted around the day job, so that development may take a wee while as I know uploading podcasts to the I Tunes store can be problematic! Some of my self-confessed non tech savvy friends have expressed some anxiety about accessing this podcast. Just follow the link and click play. If you don’t like something then drag the cursor on the programme to where you do (hopefully!). If you can’t listen to it on the computer, or haven’t got the time to, download and burn to CD and play it in the car (needs to have an “MP3” CD player currently) or other MP3 player…you might be surprised at what you have in the house that will play MP3 format CDs (I realise some of you will be saying “What’s the difficulty with accessing it on the PC?”…but we are at different points on our tech journey!). 

The playlist for Newcastle Roots Music Radio September/October 2012

Artists/Track/Album/Starting point of track (Mins and seconds)/Website for More Information 

Dan Brown/Reels/The Same But Different/0.00/ http://www.danwalshbanjo.co.uk/

Tony Bengtsson/Rebecca/Snake in the Woodpile/0.45/ http://www.tony-bengtsson.com/

Sam Lee/Goodbye My Darling/Ground of Its Own/5.11/ http://samleesong.co.uk/

Mokoomba/Njoka/Rising Tide/9.31/ http://www.mokoomba.com/

Konkoma/Another Day/Konkoma/13.06/ http://www.soundwayrecords.com/catalogue/konkoma.html

Kathryn Tickell/Recorded Voices (Taped by Kathryn Tickell)/Northumbrian Voices/18.04

Kathryn Tickell/The Fiddle/Northumbrian Voices/19.05/ http://www.kathryntickell.com/northumbrian-voices 

Banda Olifante/Klezmex/Bande Italiane/25.50/ http://www.bandaolifante.it/pagine/inglese/bio-uk.htm

Kristi Stassinopoulou and Stathis Kalyviotis/Me Gelasam Ta Poulia/Greekadelia/30.21/ http://www.worldmusic.net/news/news/2012-06-07/kristi-stassinopoulou-stathis-kalyviotis-greekadelia-live-album-launch-free-track/

Sam Baker/Change/Mercy/34.18/ http://sambakermusic.com/

Chastity Brown/Slow Time/Back-Road Highways/37.23/ http://chastitybrownmusic.com/

Mary Gauthier/Mama Here Mama Gone/The Foundling/41.17/ http://www.marygauthier.com/

The Shee/Puirit/Decadence/45.39/ http://theshee.com/

Stan Getz (during gig guide)/So Danco Samba/The Girls from Ipanema/49.59/ http://www.stangetz.net/

Carolina Chocolate Drops/Don’t Get Trouble in Your Mind/Heritage/52.03/ http://www.carolinachocolatedrops.com/

Shujaat Khan/Bin Dekhe Saajan/Lajo Lajo/55.33/ http://www.shujaatkhan.com/ 

Recommended purveyor of CDs :Coda Music, Edinburgh

Most of the above music can be purchased from and listened to first, at specialist Roots music retailer Coda Music. They have helpful , knowledgeable and friendly staff!


Walk in, browse, smell, see, hear, talk, touch, buy, take away in your hands!:

12, Bank Street,
On The Mound,
Edinburgh,
Scotland, U.K.
EH1 2LN
 

I know Amazon exist, and RootsoftheWorld does use them, but do you really want no specialist shops……? 

Northeast England September/early October Gig Guide 

RootsoftheWorldRoots DJ WorldRoots (i.e me), with two hours of World, Roots and Folk Sounds every second Tuesday of the month at the Brandling Villa pub, South Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne from 8.30pm! Next up 9th October. Admittance: Free/Nowt/Gratis/Entree Libre/Kostenlos! How to get?: http://www.brandlingvilla.co.uk/contact_us/index.html 

This is a selection of what has caught the “RootsoftheWorld”eyes/ears. Other gigs exist as well as other excellent venues…please refer to individual websites and if I left you out, e mail/tweet/facebook me and I will aim to give you a mention! This list will grow as “RootsoftheWorld” grows……I won’t necessarily be able to get all the music on in an hour show, but I will aim to at least mention you and put a link on my blog. Preference will be given to NE acts or acts that are visiting the NE of England.

The Brandling Villa Pub, South Gosforth, Newcastle-Our Sponsors


Davy Lamp Folk Club,  Washington Arts Centre,Tyne and Wear:

Saturday 6th October 2012:



Saturday 3rdth November 2012:

Newcastle Folk Degree Students:


And much more!

JumpinandHot Club, venues around Newcastle/Gateshead: http://www.jumpinhot.com/club_gigs.htm

Sam Baker, Chastity Brown, Mary Gauthier, Kilmanjaro and more!_Lots of U-Tube clips on their informative website.

Sage, Gateshead:

October


Friday 5th: Faye Hield and the Hurricane Party:


Friday 12th : Carolina Chocolate Drops-sold ou (Dohh!) but watch this (Skip ad!):


Sunday 14th :Sanjeev Abhyankar:



And much more!

The Cumberland Arms, Byker, Newcastle


October


Sunday 14th: James Findlay: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrVfDEheriE

Saturday 21st: Katriona Gilmore and  Jamie Roberts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnWV3Od17L4

The Baa Club, Bellingham:


Thursday October 25th:The Old Dance School:


Rothbury Roots,Rothbury:


Thursday 25th October: Billy Mitchell: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SW3C_MNBgU

If you would like your gig mentioned please contact me, if possible also send an MP3 so that I may be able to put it into a Newcastle Roots Music Radio podcast. Thank you. 

What is in the RootsoftheWorld shopping basket this month?

These lovelies are:

Krar Collective: “Ethiopia Super Krar”: Modern Ethiopian Roots from band that rocked Sage Hall 2!


“Bande Italiane” (Compilation): Compilation celebrating the tradition of the Italian town band…it’s a brilliant album that will have you dancing!: http://www.networkmedien.de/520-0-Bande-Italiane-CD---The-new-Italian-bandas-exciting-and-wild.html

Kathryn Tickell: “Northumbrian Voices”: Kathryn brings together interviews, her dad, and herself and band to take us into Northumbria’s musical traditions as seen and experienced by her and her family and where real life is always present:


Chastity Brown:”Back Road Highways”: Gritty, rootsy, twangy guitar bluesy, husky and ethereal ..kinda hard to pin down but I like it: http://www.citypages.com/2012-03-21/music/chastity-brown-releases-back-road-highways/

Outside Track: “Flash Company”: This young Celtic combo put their Irish, Scottish, Cape Breton and Vancouver backgrounds to good use in this lively, beautifully crafted and thoroughly enjoyable album..great in the car!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJXN1ZfqPII

Local Radio:NE1 Fm

This is a community based radio station broadcasting on 102.5fm in Newcastle/Gateshead and to the world on the internet at: http://www.ne1fm.net/

Roots Music features on NE1 Fm!

Occasional “RootsoftheWorld” show from me. It tends to be on a Monday am  (GMT) between 10am and 12. Look out on Twitter for alerts. Next show  Monday 8th October 10-11am.

Current programming (accurate as of September 2nd 2012) includes:

Mondays 11PM-1AM – Vintage Swing Show

“Two hours of swing, blues and jazz from the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s with Richard Owen.”

Sunday 11PM-1AM – Jumping Hot Club
Alan Harrison presents an eclectic mix of ‘rootsy’ music, with both local and international acts, interviews and more.

RootsoftheWorld/Newcastle Roots Music Radio contacts

Twitter:@RootsoftheWorld






 

Next blog and podcast out: Beginning of November.

How you can help Newcastle Roots Music Radio/RootsoftheWorld-

Usual stuff: listen to podcast and recommend to others by e mail /Twitter etc., follow me on Twitter and retweet my tweets particularly the podcast/blog links, like on my Facebook page and be my friend, recommend me to others, put a poster up.

And finally: RootsoftheWorld wishes you a happy month musically and otherwise! Be careful. And be nice. Bye for now! J