We did and they were!  

The Longest Johns-Pieces Of Eight. I have become well and truly hooked on this group in recent months. They tick a lot of the right boxes for me-great singing and song selection, with a healthy dose of humour. This album contains a string of EP's last year with 24 tracks. There are some really strong versions  of some nautical standards-South Australia, Ye Mariners All, Leave Her Johnny, John Kanaka, coupled with some lesser known ones-Paddy Lay Back, Roll Alabama and Doggerbank. For all the sense of humour and little ad libs in some songs, they deliver other strongs with nothing but hearty singing and wonderful harmonies-Cadgwith Anthem, Lowlands, Padstow Drinking Song. The one that really highlights their serious side is The Wreck Of The Dandenong, which is quite simply stunning. Definitely recommend.

RIP Andrew. I liked his drumming on the Pogues albums. Did he have a pre/post Pogues career? Don't recall seeing his name out there much in that regard.

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...