Soulsville Sings The Blues ducks down the back alleys of The Blues & chews some cud with some Country crooners. Featuring the likes of Elmore James, Spade Cooley, Babs Gonzales & The Washboard Rhythm Kings.

Tracklist

1. Lightnin’ Slim – Mind Your Own Business
2. Flatt & Scruggs – Foggy Mountain Breakdown
3. Spade Cooley – Swingin’ The Devil’s Dream
4. Washboard Rhythm Kings – Shoutin’ In The Amen Corner
5. Velma Cross & The Highsteppers – I’ll Be Oh So Good
6. Helen Humes – Knockin’ Myself Out
7. Babs Gonzales – Get Out That Bed & Get That Bread
8. Howlin’ Wolf – Moanin’ At Midnight
9. Joe Hill Louis – I’ll Get To Heaven On My Own
10. Elmore James – Twelve Year Old Boy
11. Skip James – I’m So Glad
12. Duke Ellington – Portrait Of Mahalia Jackson
13. The Strollers – Bitter Dreams

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Frost and Fire have brought Glasgow some of the best UK acoustic and alternative folk music there is and on 4 May curator Howie Reeve brings another brilliant selection of contemporary folk acts to Platform in Glasgow.

Mary Hampton is an English singer songwriter whose style is rooted in traditional folk, with elements of turn-of-the-century European chamber music. Whether performing alone with a guitar or backed by her full band the Mary Hampton Cotillion, her haunting voice and inventiveness have allowed her to create some of the most original and refreshing folk records around.

Glasgow based folk musician Alasdair Roberts is also performing at the event. His avant garde take on folk music has gained him fans around the world and his extensive catalog of recordings has breathed a new life into traditional folk music.

Serious Sam Barrett is an up and coming Yorkshire musician who performs his own mix of blues, folk and country music. His unique style sets him apart from anyone else in the UK and his natural smooth voice and romantic love songs engage with almost everyone.

This will be a rare night of folk music performances and one not to be missed. Tickets are £7.50 and available from the Platform Box Office and Tickets Scotland.

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Listen online, stream and download the Soulsville Sings The Blues podcast on Radio Magnetic for the best in blues, rhythm and blues, rock and roll and more. Soulsville is also a monthly club night at Edinburgh’s Bongo Club.

Soulsville Sings the Blues returns, with plenty more rhythmic blues as well as a wee taste of the world of calypso. Featuring the likes of Jimmy Nolen, The McGuire Sisters, Duke Ellington & Ella Fitzgerald.

Tracklist

1. Jimmy Nolen – The Way You Do
2. Leon D. Tarver & The Chordones – I’m A Young Rooster
3. The McGuire Sisters – Delilah Jones
4. Little Esther – The Storm
5. Duke Ellington – Daybreak Express
6. The Spaniels – Stormy Weather
7. Wilbur De Paris – In A Persian Market
8. Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan – Stone Cold Dead In The Market
9. Cal Green & His Orchestra – The Big Push
10. Jelly Roll Morton’s New Orleans Jazzmen – Oh, Didn’t He Ramble
11. Stefan Grossman – Not You Or I My Dear

Listen online, stream and download the Soulsville Sings The Blues podcast on Radio Magnetic for the best in blues, rhythm and blues, rock and roll and more. Soulsville is also a monthly club night at Edinburgh’s Bongo Club.

Soulsville Sings The Blues returns with another delve into musics shady past, featuring Rhythmic Blues from the likes of Johnny Otis, Lightnin Hopkins, Dinah Washington & The Three Barons.

Tracklist

1. Jonny Otis with Johny “guitar” Watson – Early in the Morning Blues
2. Lester Williams – I Can’t Lose with the Stuff I Use
3. Jack McVea – Wine – O
4. The Three Barons – The Milkshake Stand
5. Jimmy Witherspoon – Voodoo Woman Blues
6. James Wee Willie Wayne – Bad Morning Blues
7. Lightnin’ Hopkins – Gone with the Wind
8. Willie Mabon – I’m Mad
9. Big Maybelle – Gabbin’ Blues
10. Cab Calloway – The Scat Song
11. Lazy Lester – Sugar Coated Love
12. Dolly Cooper – My Man
13. John J. Moses – Night Out
14. Dinah Washington – Send Me to the ‘Lectric Chair
15. The Five Keys – How Long

Listen online, stream and download the Soulsville Sings The Blues podcast on Radio Magnetic for the best in blues, rhythm and blues, rock and roll and more. Soulsville is also a monthly club night at Edinburgh’s Bongo Club.

DJ Tsatsu presents the very first episode of Soulsville Sings The Blues, playing his selection of blues, rhythm & blues, rock n roll and more from the first half of the 20th century, with tracks from Bo Diddley, Howlin Wolf, Slim Harpo and Little Esther.

Tracklist

1. Willie Mae ‘Big Mama’ Thornton – Hound Dog
2. Little Walter – It Ain’t Right
3. Howlin’ Wolf – Just Like I Treat You
4. Little Esther – Hollerin’ and Screamin’
5. Lonnie the Cat – I Ain’t Drunk
6. Call the Police – Jimmie Lunceford
7. The Larks – Who Walks in When I Walk out
8. Slim Harpo – I’m a King Bee
9. Bo Diddley – I Love You So
10. Dale Hawkins – Suzie Q
11. Tarheel Slim – Number Nine Train
12. Josh White – Jerry
13. Silver Quintette – Sinners Crossroads

Listen online, stream and download the We Can Still Picnic radio show every month on Radio Magnetic.

The latest WCSP podcast features two of the special guest DJs who will be gracing the decks at the We Can Still Picnic Hogmanay party at Mono – Wild Combination‘s David Barbarossa and Deena Erin from the Sophisticated Boom Boom. Their special NYE WCSP podcast features some of the kind of music you may or may not hear at the party!

Here’s some more info on the party too. Should be a great night.

Mono & We Can Still Picnic present a very special Hogmanay party featuring a selection of their favourite Guest DJs from the club in 2011 as well as some of their favourite acts performing live including: JONNY (Featuring Norman from Teenage Fanclub and Euros Child (gorky’s zygotic mynci) Plus Monoganon and Wake the President. Special Guest DJs are the estimable David Barbarossa, Monorail Music DJs plus The Sophisticated Boom Boom.

Tracklist

1. Fern Kinney – Baby Let Me Kiss You
2. Gina X – Nice Mover
3. Night Creatures – That’s The Night
4. Wanda Jackson – Let’s Have A Party
5. Little Richard – Rip It Up
6. James and Bobby Purify – Shake A Tail Feather
7. Chris Montez – Let’s Dance
8. Frank Zappa – Dancin’ Fool
9. The Knickerbockers – The Comma Generation
10. Chris Andrews – Too Bad You Don’t Want Me
11. Rain – Make Me
12. Hank Mizeu – Jungle Rock
13. Dickey Lee – Party Doll
14. Shalimar – Baby, Let’s Dance Together
15. Demis Roussos – Midnight Is The Time I Need You
16. Harari – Party
17. Chaplin Band – Let’s Have A Party
18. Mascara – Golden Years
19. Fun Boy Three – Best Of Luck Mate
20. Sinn Sisamontu – If I Told My Baby
21. Panbers – Haai
22. The Sierras – Stormy Weather
23. Sister Clara Jard – Feelin’ Good
24. Evie Sands – Can’t Let Go
25. Bernadette Carole – Party Girl
26. Glass Torpedoes – Someone Different
27. Sister Sledge – Thinking Of You
28. The Zombies – This Will Be Our Year

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Listen online, stream and download this exclusive Live Circuit Session from Tinariwen recorded by us live at The Arches in Glasgow from back in 2007.

The quite awesome UK based, Malian blues rock outfit, Tinariwen return to Glasgow in 2012 to play at Oran Mor and we urge you to get a ticket. Their latest album, Tassili released earlier this year is amongst the best LPs they’ve made, we think.

Given their excellent new album and their upcoming gig in Glasgow next year we thought it was about time we unearthed this classic live recording we made back in 2007 at what was a truly memorable evening of music at The Arches.

Enjoy.

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Listen online, stream and download the monthly Wild Combination podcast on Radio Magnetic. Presented by one of Glasgow’s finest DJs, David Barbarossa.

This months Wild Combination comes to you a little late due to your hosts ill health. DB couldn’t manage carrying a whole bag of large records to the studio, so he used that to his advantage and turned in a selection of 7inch dancefloor (and home listening) favourites.

Leaning into the microphone was a bit of a stretch too, so it’s very much a case of less talk, more rock (or in this case more Euro Funk, Afro Beat, Psychsploiation & other exotic treasures).

No bad back next month. Back next month, no bad.

Tracklist

1. Funkadelic – Loose Booty
2. Muscles – I’m Gonna Synthesise You
3. Eva Eva Eva – Tinto Previsto
4. Salsoul Invention – Be My Soul
5. La Quinta Faccia – Strano Umo
6. Marsha Hunt – (Oh No Not) The Beastie
7. Assagai – Telephone Girl
8. Steele Beauttah and the Limit – What’s That Sound?
9. Can – Return (at 33)
10. Agawalam Mba – Stone Face and the Life Everlasting
11. Abaco Dream – Cat Woman
12. Raptus – Countdown
13. Red Blood – Blood Transfusion
14. Alexander – Workin’ My Way
15. Ashantis – Let’s Stay Together
16. Lime and Lemon Co. – Stop The World
17. Glaxo Babies – Shake (The Foundations)
18. Faust – Extract From Faust Party 3
19. Gary Higgins – Last Great Sperm Whale

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Listen online, stream and download the monthly Radio Vava Podcast. A regular inspired mix from A La Fu from across the musical spectrum.

A number of possible superstitious origins for customs associated with birthday celebrations have been suggested. It was feared that evil spirits were particularly attracted to people on their birthdays and to protect them, they would be visited by friends and family who would bring good thoughts and best wishes.

This special edition of the AudioVaVafesto celebrates the 10 year anniversary of our friends over at Radio Magnetic. May they be visited by good spooks bringing forth their very best intentions for many more years to come.

Oh, and you can still win  copy of A La Fu’s brand new book, DJ Memoirs – Choose Your Own Adventure on Radio Magnetic as well.

Tracklist

Hand – Hand – Jonnie Common – Red Deer Club Records – 2011
Abba Zabba – Captain Beefheart – Buddha – 1967
Purp Walk – Lunice – Lucky Me – 2011
Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors – Radiohead – EMI – 2001
You Always Start It – XXXY – Ten Thousand Yen – 2011

Buzzard And Kestrel – James Blake – Hessle Audio – 2010
I See Them Everywhere – Si Begg – Noodles – 2008
Revenue (Untold Rmx) – Ramadanman – 2nd Drop Records – 2011
Twitta Dat – Sines – L2s Recordings – 2009
Home Alone – Virgo – No Hats no Hoods – 2010
Dirtbag – Silencer//If Man’s Talking – P Money – Avalanche – 2009
Au Suivant – Jacques Brel – Barclay Records 1966
Yo Tink It Sorf – Lancelot Layne – Strut – 1967/2008

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Listen online, stream and download the We Can Still Picnic radio show every month on Radio Magnetic.

WCSP is a communications and design company operating across multiple platforms. Born in Glasgow on the tenth day of October 2010 or 10/10/10 if you prefer.

WE CAN STILL PICNIC is a brand new trick in town, a (very) loose collective of artists, musicians, writers, provocateurs, poets, aesthetes, facilitators… The stated aim is to stimulate / manipulate / agitate and social interaction is high on the agenda… all uptight and designed to thrill.

Various nights occur, including a club at Mono a sister club at the Admiral, called Loose Lips, plus our own record label. We also distribute We Can Still Picnic pamphlets which feature musings on everything from Yves Klein to Sun Ra to Saul Bass to Boards of Canada.

So anyway without further ado, welcome to Episode One with WCSP members Bjorn Sandberg, Andy Power and Radio Magnetic‘s Andy McColgan. A few teething problems but we got there. More from We Can Still Picnic very soon too. Hope you enjoy it.

Tracklist

1. Akiko Yano – Tsugaru Tour
2. Haruomi Hosono – Sport’s Men
3. Smith and Westerns – Weekend
4. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Deana
5. Spacemen 3 – Walking With Jesus (Sound of Confusion)
6. Dr John – Right Place, Wrong Time
7. Dirty Beaches – The Singer
8. Arab Strap – Afternoon (Soaps)
9. Link Wray – Fire and Brim Stone
10. Cocteau Twins – My Truth
11. New Order – Love Vigilantes
12. Leadbelly – Take This Hammer
13. Dennis Parker – Fly Like an Eagle
14. Grace Jones – Nighclubbing
15. Jacob Yates and the Pearly Gate Lock Pickers – Mark
16. Archie Bell and the Drells – Girl, You’re Too Young

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