Tonight, 9pm 'til 11pm :

[As an antidote to the football if it's not going well...]

Scattering The Roots with Dan Ogus...two hours of the finest folk, roots, blues, etc...plenty of etc...

I've rifled through my vaults to bring you some excellent music both new and vintage every Wednesday evening...

This week's show features the following artists :

Joni Mitchell, Al Stewart, Joan Armatrading, kd lang, Bap Kennedy, BettySoo, Lucy Ward, Joe Marson, Nathaniel Rateliff, The Be Good Tanyas, Karine Polwart, Gordon Giltrap, Transatlantic, Eric Johnson, Jesse Terry & Abbie Gardner, Paper Hawk, Michael McDermott, Richard & Linda Thompson, Beach Boys, Steve Earle, Fairport Convention...

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

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

I actually asked him at the time if he’d been taking lessons, however he put it down to a relaxed environment and a healthy lifestyle. I agree, the journey between ‘Breakfast in Mayfair’ and ‘John Condon’ gives every aspiring singer hope.

Listening to John Cordon and I think this is one of the finest Simon Nichol's vocals of recent times that I know. It tests his range and ability to convey the emotion of a moving song. There may be others I haven't heard so happy to hear what others think.

ha ha but not a patch on WPC Hodges by the Scaffold/John Gorman as featured on the new box set. I still laugh out loud when I think of seeing that and associated sketches as part of Grimms 55years ago. After Les Barker the funniest thing ever.

Mike Absalom was a 70's favourite. His comic creations included "WPC Sadie Stick", well worth a listen.

He gets my vote too

My vote too

Malcolm Morley was (fairly briefly, but maybe around then, perhaps before) in Bees Make Honey after Help Yourself.  I've always thought of them as 'pub rock'....

A mix this week with two tracks from the new album by German\Scottish band Cara titled Our Ship Is Ready. Also on the playlist are...

Steve Knightley, Miranda Sykes, Kris Drever, Megson, Life and Times, The Bad Shepherds, Claire Hastings, Odette Michel w/ Phil Beer, Fara, The Rosie Hood Band, The Mizzen Crew, Skipinnish, Rackhouse Pilfer and The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc.

Listen on Mixcloud or tune in at 8pm on https://www.internet-radio.com/station/gingerfeatherfm/

Someone posted a gig guide from the NME in 1973 on Facebook which included this. I haven't heard of either of the support acts.