Andrew Ranken of The Pogues, aged 72.

Just found, and bought, a copy from a 2nd hand shop. And a John Prine Anthology.

Tonight, 9pm 'til 11pm : Scattering The Roots with Dan Ogus...two hours of the finest folk, roots, blues, etc...plenty of etc...

I've been sifting through my cavernous vaults to bring you some excellent music both new and vintage every Wednesday evening from 9pm 'til 11pm.

The next show goes out tonight, 9pm 'til 11pm (after Express FM Country), featuring the following artists :

KT Tunstall, Finn Brothers, Teenage Fanclub, Pretenders, Richard Thompson, Leonard Cohen, Nick Drake, Heather Maloney, Mudcrutch, The Band, David Bowie, Jo Harman, Abi Moore, All About Eve, Suzanne Vega, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Joni Mitchell, Steeleye Span, Fairport Convention, Jimmy Page, John Hiatt...

Listen tonight, 9pm 'til 11pm on Portsmouth's Express FM, on DAB and online here :

https://www.expressfm.com/programmes/scattering-the-roots/

SA were certainly great live in a tiny sweaty dive in Canterbury 30 years ago.  AM is entertaining and enjoyable in concert but rather devoid of substance (for me), and neither really scratch that itch, do they?

#word Albeit there is an Irish builder, married and with a work permit who’s been banged up for five months so far.

In the meantime, those of us who bought tickets for Chelmsford in a sort of last chance to see frame of mind are now faced with the dilemma of whether Alanis Morissette and Skunk Anansie are quite the types to fill that Neil-shaped hole? In fairness, I skipped SA at BDs a few years ago and the next day everyone who saw them was raving that they were incredible live.

And talking of the Carthy family.... poor Eliza (and everybody else affected)

Content warning: upsetting storyline of online abuse

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg7v75kv3dxo

Oof.  Now this, I would kill to see...

A fair bit of folk music on this week's Off The Beaten Tracks with songs from...

Richard Thompson, Janice Burns & Jon Doran, Steve Knightley, Bert Jansch, Swarb's Lazarus, Graham Parker, Kate Rusby, Oysterband w/ June Tabor, Ralph McTell & Wizz Jones, Emily Smith, Merry Hell, Roger Wilson and Mike Waterson & Eliza Carthy

Tune in at 8pm on https://www.internet-radio.com/station/gingerfeatherfm/

Ah, ok.  Fair point, although I'm not sure there's much evidence of that yet is there?  Probably best not to risk it though!  In any case, he does have the strong advantages in Trump's U.S. of being a) very rich, and b) very Caucasian.

April 2025: “When I go to play music in Europe, if I talk about Donald J. Trump, I may be one of those returning to America who is barred or put in jail to sleep on a cement floor with an aluminium blanket,” he wrote on his website. “That’s right folks, if you say anything bad about Trump or his administration, you may be barred from re-entering USA.”