BBC Radio 2
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Following my run of programmes on the network during Christmas 1996, I began a series of regular shows on 29th March 1997. I broadcast every Saturday evening for three hours from 11pm until 2am, now working with Mark Simpson, a friend and colleague from the GLR days.

I build my programmes at home. I produce a running order and it and the corresponding CD's go into a programme box which I take into the studio with me, so I play all my own CD's and records. I like the programme to have a musical flow (the American 'wave' idea is my template) with segues of maybe two, three or four tracks together. I try to play a lot of different styles and blend each track as seamlessly as possible. I find programme building fabulously enjoyable and rewardingly creative. I spend a lot of time trying to get it right. I don't 'format' the show at all but I do use the Rockdate diary to inject familiarity.

The music is contempory and as diverse and interesting as I can make it. A 'no boundaries' music mix. If you want details of the tracks I'm playing, look up the playlist section on the web site.

Radio 2 is available in stereo to anyone in the UK with Freeview on channel 72, Sky Digital on channel 0102 or Virgin TV on channel 860 or 902

Sessions 2010

Lisa Redford - 27 March
Makes Your Heart Sing
NY Song
Live Your Life
Music And The Mountains

Paul Brady - 20 March
Money To Burn
Lakes Of Ponchartrain
One More Today
Rainbow

Jill Sobule - 6 March
Jet Pack
Palm Springs
Where's Bobby Gentry?
Wendell Lee
Houdini's Box

Among The Oak And Ash - 27 February
Housewife's Lament
The Water Is Wide
Angel Gabriel
Peggy-O

Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers - 20 February
Green And Dumb
Summer Number 39
I Do
Banditos

Jonatha Brooke - 13 February
10 Cent Wings
Love Is A Battlefield
Start Again
Safe And Sound

Joan Armatrading - 6 February
My Baby's Gone
Love And Affection
Heading Back To New York City
This Charming Life

Marcus Bonfanti - 30 January
What Good Am I To You
Tweed Blazer
Devil Girl
Give Me Your Cash

Kate Walsh - 23 January
Greatest Love
As He Pleases
The Dark Night
Your Song

Black Joe Lewis - 16 January
Big Booty Woman
Sugarfoot
Somebody Loves Me
Boogie

Low Anthem - 9 January
To Ohio
This God Damn House
Ticket Taker
Cage The Songbird

Israel Nash Gripka - 2 January
Evening
Let It Go
Don't Run
Pray For Rain


Sessions 2009

Valerie Marshall - 26 December
Love's Ghost
Can't Let Go
Diamonds And Pearls
Cupid's Butterfly

Capitol Years - 19 December
Rolling Hills
Endless Town
You Can Stay There
Revolutions

Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett - 12 December
Down On The Farm
Honest Man
Sailin' Shoes

Sam Carter - 5 December
Bones
Oh Dear, Rue The Day
Yellow Sign
Hired Hands

Alela Diane - 28 November
White As Diamonds
Dry Grass And Shadows
Tatted Lace
Lady Divine

Thea Gilmore - 21 November
Thea Gilmore's Winter Toast
Old December
Cold Coming
That'll Be Christmas

Sam Baker - 14 November
Signs
Mennonite
Angels
Snow

Tinariwen - 31 October
Assuf Ag Assuf
Chabiba
Arawan
Chegret
Imidiwan Afrik Tendam

McIntosh Ross - 24 October
A Passing Place
Any Trust I Place In You
Walls
Oh The Dark

Ruby Turner - 17 October
I'm Travelling On
Take My Hand, Precious Lord
This Train
Oh Mary Don t You Weep

Portland - 10 October
The Letter
Believe In You
Tonight
Burning Sky

Stephen Dale Petit - 3 October
My Friend Bob
A Better Answer
It's All Good
As The Years Go Passing By

James Grant - 26 September
My Father's Coat
Strange Flowers
Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Sarah Jane Morris - 5 September
It's A Shame
Never Forget How To Dance
Promised Land
You Know Her

Katy Lied - 22 August
When It Rains
Piece By Piece
Katy Lied
Welcome To The World

Aynsley Lister - 15 August
Soul
What It's All About
Sugar Low
Crazy

The Whispertown 2000 - 8 August
Old Times
Erase The Lines
Pushing Oars
Done With Love

Sonny Landreth - 1 August
South Of I-10
Zydeco Shuffle
Blue Tarp Blues
Next Of Kindred Spirit

Fredo Viola - 25 July
Death Of A Son
The Sad Song
Robinson Crusoe
Red States

Bex Marshall - 18 July
Black Guitar
Too Much Rock 'n' Roll

Dave Matthews - 18 July
Funny The Way It Is
Lying In The Hand Of God

Bex Marshall - 18 July
Hot Headed Man
Kitchen Table

Dave Matthews - 18 July
Dive In

Andrea Glass - 11 July
Don't Burn Down The House

The Price
We Could Be Over

Steve Cradock - 4 July
Something Better
The Apple
Beware Falling Rocks
You Paint Your Picture

Glenn Tilbrook - 27 June
Through The Net
Still
Melancholy Emotion
Best Of Times

Steve Forbert - 20 June
Stolen Identity
Blackbird Tune
Sing It Again, My Friend
Hang On Again Til The Sun Shines

Ben Kweller - 13 June
Wantin' Her Again
Fight
Penny On The Train Track
Sawdust Man

Carrie Rodriguez - 6 June
Rag Doll
El Salvador
She Ain't Me
Absence

Jon Allen - 30 May
New Year's Eve
Young Man Blues
Going Home
Dead Man's Suit

Olympic Symphonium - 23 May
Cold And Blue
A Lot To Learn
Pieces
Intentions Alone

Bowmans - 16 May
Make It Last
On The Road
Southern Sky
Nothing Yet

Walter Strauss - 9 May
Dustdevil
Djimbaseh
The Spring Song
Ishi

Ben Taylor - 2 May
Wicked Way
Dangerous Girl
Turn On The Lights
After It's Over

Martyn Joseph - 25 April
On My Way
Some Of Us
Vegas
Lonely Like America

Ella Edmondson - 18 April
Hunger
Hold Your Horses
Sing For You
Capable

Lau - 11 April
Stephen's
The Unquiet Grave
The Master
The Burrian

Eliza Carthy - 4 April
Mohair
Hug Like A Mountain
Two Tears
Mr Magnifico

Hey Negrita - 21 March
Nine To Five
Fishin'
Room Service
The Last Thing That I Do

Greg Pearle and John Illsley - 14 March
Loving You
Love Let Me Breathe
Demons
Romeo and Juliet

Mawkin Causley - 7 March
The Greenlander
George's Son
The Jolly Broom Man


Lost Brothers - 28 February
Angry At The Sun
Last Day On The Job
Fallen
Ribbons And Bows
Who Could Love You More

Nitin Sawhney - 21 February
Letting Go
Shadowlands
My Soul
October Daze
Noches En Vela

Jonatha Brooke - 14 February
Madonna On The Curb
All You Gotta Do Is Touch Me
Sweetest Angel
A Taste Of Danger
You Ought To Be Satisfied Now

Tift Merritt - 7 February
Another Country
Broken
I Know What I'm Looking For
Bar With A TV On
Keep You Happy

Rosabella Gregory - 31 January


Fake Lazy Supernovas - 24 January
Golden Boy


Cara Dillon - 17 January
Jimmy Mo Mhile Stor
The Parting Glass
The Verdant Braes Of Skreen
P Stands For Paddy (Lament for Johnny)

Chris While and Julie Matthews - 10 January
Single Act Of Kindness
Shadow Of My Former Self
Welcome To Your Life
Together Alone

Joe Brown - 3 January
Stay Young
I'll See You In My Dreams
Long Gone
Killing The Blues


Sessions 2008

Richard Thompson - 27 December
So Ben Mi Ca Bon Tempo
A Hunting The Wren
Oops!... I Did It Again
See My Friends

Calexico - 20 December
Slowness
Victor Jara's Hands
Two Silver Trees
House Of Valparaiso

Steve Tilston - 13 December
Goodbye Madam Muse
Speaking In Tongues
Life By Misadventure
The Road When I Was Young

Josh Rouse - 6 December
Winter In The Hamptons
My Love Is Gone
1972
Lemon Tree

Southside Johnny - 29 November
Tango Till They're Sore
I Don't Want To Go Home

Bryan Adams - 29 November
Walk On By
The Way Of The World

Southside Johnny - 29 November
Tired Skin

Bryan Adams - 29 November
Tonight We Have The Stars
House Arrest

Fleet Foxes - 22 November
Blue Ridge Mountain
Mykonos
Your Protector
Tiger Mountain Peasant Song

Nell Bryden - 15 November
Helen's Requiem
Goodbye
Second Time Around
Tonight

Marillion - 1 November
This Train Is My Life
Whatever Is Wrong With You
This Is The 21st Century
80 Days

Tom Russell - 25 October
Big Water

Luke Doucet - 25 October
The Day Rick Danko Died

Tom Russell - 25 October
Who's Gonna Build Your Wall
Stealing Electricity

Luke Doucet - 25 October
Long Haul Driver
It's Not The Liquor I Miss

Tom Russell - 25 October
Guadeloupe

Luke Doucet - 25 October
Blood's Too Rich

Julie Fowlis - 18 October
Biodh An Deoch Seo 'n Laimh Mo Ruin
Lon-dubh/Blackbird
Hug Air A Bhonald Mhoir
Turas San Lochmor

Annie Keating - 11 October
For The Taking
Belmont
On The Road By Ten
It Already Hurts When You Leave

Walter Trout - 4 October
The Next Big Thing
Welcome To The Human Race
In My Mind
Sanjay
A Matter Of The Heart

Angie Palmer - 27 September
Nightsong
If I Was
Fiery Lake
Hey Lazarus

Gougers - 20 September
Everybody Knows
To Mock A Killing Bird

Eileen Rose - 13 September
$20 Shoes
Trying To Lose You
Sad Ride Home
All Those Pretty Things

Fraser Anderson - 6 September
Photograph
I Hope I'm Alive
Rag and Bones
Grace

Aimee Mann - 23 August
Freeway
Phoenix
31 Today
Borrowing Time

Kate Rogers - 16 August
Stealing From You
Wowbox
Go
St Eustacia

Teddy Thompson - 9 August
Don't Know What I Was Thinking
In My Arms
Where To Go From Here
Jonathan's Book

Jim Moray - 2 August
Three Black Feathers
Leaving Australia
The Rufford Park Poachers
The Wild Boar

Justin Townes Earle - 26 July
Hard Livin'
Lone Pine Hill
South Georgia Sugar Babe
I Don't Care
Turn Out My Lights

Emily Smith - 19 July
Sunset Hymn
May Colven
Come Home Pretty Bird
The Mermaid Of Galloway
Caledonia

Cath and Phil Tyler - 12 July
Water Is Wide
Queen Sally
Wether's Skin
False True Love

Ben Harper - 5 July
Waiting For You
Lifeline
Fight Outta You
There Will Be A Light

Eric Bibb - 21 June
River Blues
Pockets
In My Father's House
Get Onboard
Spirit I Am

Thea Gilmore - 7 June
Rosie
Old Soul
The Lower Road
Breathe

Andy Fairweather Low - 31 May
Hymn 4 My Soul
I Don't Need
Wide Eyed And Legless
Ashes And Diamonds

Kim Richey - 24 May
Turn Me
Drift
The Absence Of Your Company
Chinese Boxes
Every River

Fish - 17 May
13th Star
Arc of the Curve
Zoe 25

Danny and the Champions of the World - 10 May
I Still Believe
The Truest Kind
Shadow Of The Wolf
The Red Tree Song

Heidi Talbot - 3 May
Everything
When They Ring The Golden Bells
If You Stay
Time
Bedlam Boys

Pete Molinari - 26 April
Adelaine
It Came Out Of The Wilderness
God Damn Lonesome Blues
A Virtual Landslide

Yoriyos - 12 April
The Pied Piper
Endoscopises
Love At The Gates Of Dawn
(unnamed song)

Corinne West - 5 April
Amelia
Second Sight
Cabin Door
Gandy Dancer

Morcheeba - 15 March
Au Dela
Run Honey Run
Gain The World
Enjoy The Ride

Ruth Notman - 8 March
Limbo
Fause Fause
Heather Down The Moor
Billy Don't You Weep For Me

The Gathering of... - 1 March
Don't Make Me Old Before My Time
Meet Me On The Corner
Fire On The Line
False Hands

Storys - 23 February
Be By Your Side
Jingle
Long Hard Road
Town Beyond The Trees
It's All We Really Need

Oh Laura - 9 February
It Ain't Enough
Mess You Left Behind
Release Me
Black N' Blue

Josh Ritter - 2 February
The Temptation Of Adam
Empty Hearts
Rumours
To The Dogs Or Whoever

Stewboss - 26 January
Fill Station
Swing That Axe
Always How It Starts

Steve Forbert - 19 January
Thirty More Years
What Kind Of Guy
Middle Age
Thinking

Paul Carrack - 12 January
Love Will Keep Us Alive
How Long
Running Out Of Time
Raining, Raining
Satisfy My Soul

Dennis Locorriere - 5 January
I'm Impressed With Myself
Unchain My Heart
Dance On Daddy's Feet
Shine Son


Sessions 2007

Beth Rowley - 22 December
Oh My Life
Sweet Hours
Only One Cloud
Nobody's Fault But Mine

Peter Von Poehl - 8 December

Story Of The Impossible

Dion - 1 December
Son Of Skip James
Baby I'm In The Mood
And The Night Stood Still
Nadine

Joe Bonamassa - 4 August
Woke Up Dreaming
Sloe Gin
You Upset Me
High Water Everywhere

Martyn Joseph - 28 July
Some Of us

Gary Fletcher - 28 July
May You Now Find Peace

Martyn Joseph - 28 July
Proud Valley Boy
Turn Me Tender

Gary Fletcher - 28 July
Payback
A Lie Is A Lie

Martyn Joseph - 28 July
Kindness

Stephanie Dosen - 21 July
Daydreamers
This Joy
Somerset
A Lily For The Spectre

Tia McGraff - 14 July
I Can't Quit
Oughta Be Rock
Second Chance
Hope Is Everything

Sunny Sweeney - 7 July
Lavender Blue
16th Avenue
Next Big Nothing
Band Of Gold

Yvonne Lyon - 30 June
Colours
Come
Everything's Fine

Jackie Leven - 23 June
Kings Of Infinite Space
One Man One Guitar
Blues Run The Game

Anaïs Mitchell - 16 June
Old Fashioned Hat
Before The Eyes Of Storytelling Girls
Behind The Wall (Hades Town)

Ron Sexsmith - 9 June
Secret Heart
Never Give Up

Blue Rodeo - 9 June
What Am I Doing Here?

Ron Sexsmith - 9 June
Not About To Lose
These Days

Blue Rodeo - 9 June
Bad Timing

Wire Daisies - 2 June
Time Will Tell
Come Home Safely
Let Me Love You
Rocket Girl

Megson - 26 May
I Lied
Smoke Of Home
Follow It On
Butternut Hill

Sue Foley - 12 May
Two Moons Gone

Jesse Malin - 12 May
Broken Radio
Aftermath

Sue Foley - 12 May
So Far

Jesse Malin - 12 May
Don't Let Them Take You Down
Lucinda

Sue Foley - 12 May
Down The Big Road Blues

Joan Armatrading - 5 May
Into The Blues
All The Way From America
Tall In The Saddle
Something's Gotta Blow
Love And Affection
Empty Highway
Woman In Love

Martha Tilston - 28 April
Falcon
Artificial
Winter Flowers

Marillion - 21 April
Neverland
Fantastic Place
Thank You Whoever You Are
Somewhere Else
The Last Century For Man
Afraid Of Sunlight

Show Of Hands - 14 April
Undertow
Roots
Country Life
Are We Alright?

Draytones - 7 April
Time
Keep Loving Me
Out Of This World

Scott Matthews - 31 March
Dream Song
Passing Stranger
Eyes Wider Than Before

Aynsley Lister - 24 March
Get Away
Rain
Disorderly Me

Endrick Brothers - 17 March
Queen Of The Summer
Beautiful Rejection
Thorns On Every Rose
Loser's Excuse

Justin Rutledge - 10 March
I'm Your Man, You're My Radio
Does It Make You Rain?
Come Summertime

David Celia - 3 March
Best Thing Ever
I Found You
Evidently True
Infinity

Tunng - 24 February
Fair Doreen/Stories
Jenny Again
It's Because...We've Got Her
Woodcat

Rebecca Worthley - 17 February
Consumed
Castles
Coming Home
Myths Of Competition

Thea Gilmore - 10 February
Are You Ready?

Roman Candle - 10 February
Modern Radio

Thea Gilmore - 10 February
December In New York
Sugar

Roman Candle - 10 February
Winterlight

Thea Gilmore - 10 February
Teacher, Teacher

Roman Candle - 10 February
Wish I Was In New York

Thea Gilmore - 10 February
Lip Reading

Roman Candle - 10 February
Something Left To Say

Kris Drever - 3 February
Steel And Stone
Poor Man's Son
Navigator
Harvest Gypsies

Bruce Cockburn - 27 January
When You Give It Away
Open
Life Short Call Now


Angie Palmer - 13 January
The Ballad Of John Henry
Fool's Gold
Premonition Blues
Michelangelo

Jon Redfern - 6 January
I'm Still Young
Can't Take The Heat
I Love The Sun



Sessions 2006

Lisa Redford - 23 December
Don't Tell Me
Lost Again
Wildfire
You Will Know

Brian Houston - 9 December
These Days
Childish Things
Christmas Day
Red Badge Of Courage
Sugar Queen

Derrin Nauendorf - 25 November
Shipwrecked
Queensland
Universe Demands
Shatter Like Stars

David Kitt - 18 November
Sleep
What I Ask
Saturdays
Guilty Prayers Pointless Ends


Sessions 2005

Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnnie Irion - 19 March
In Lieu Of Flowers
Exploration


Sessions 2004

Anne McCue - 20 March
My Only One
I Want You Back
Tiny Little Song


Sessions 2003

Gretchen Peters - 8 November
The Secret Of Life
On A Bus To St. Cloud
Don't Cry A Tear For Me

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