Focusing on the band from their formation in the late 60’s through to the late 70’s, with tracks from other influential artists of the era, including Buffalo Springfield, Crosby Stills & Nash & Emmylou Harris + a Poco related song from Lambchop!
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Found at BCB! Going North from Nashville Monday 26th September 10-11pm
An interesting collection of music which came to us courtesy of our very own radio station!
1. Peter Lawrie : Fell into the River ( from album A Little Brighter)
2.Young Rebel Set : If I Was ( one of several tracks we could have chose from the excellent Curse Our Love)
3.Frank Turner : Try this at Home
4.Ben Marwood : Singalong………..a bit of a theme with those last three, continued with…
5. Joni Mitchel : Chinese Cafe/ Unchained Melody
6. Levi Weaver : Iam Certain I am a Train ( from recently released 2nd album The Letters of Kurt Godel) …Levi is a man not to miss……www.leviweaver.com
7. The Pheonix Foundation : Buffalo
8. King Creosote: Bats in the Attic
9. Hymn: Papertrail(from their gem of an album Inthe Depths)
10. Benjamin Francis Leftwich : Atlas Hands………beautiful, dreamy music, followed bt the equally beautiful & dreamy…..
11. Iain Morrison & Daibhidh Martin: The Sky Throws You
12. Kate Rusby: Greenfields ( John went all wobbly when we saw her at Grrenbelt fest! )
14. Diagrams : Night all Night
Value for Money on Going North from Nashville! Monday 29th September 10-11pm
All tracks played on tonight’s show were found in Charity Shops!
To kick us off we have…………..
Tha Gourds: Pickles – followed by………..
Joan Osbourne : Man in a Long Black Coat – continuing the Dylan theme………
Mojave 3: Some Kinda Angel
Joni Mitchell: You Turn Me On I’m a Radio – very appropriate!
The Low Anthem : To Ohio &………
Iron & Wine : Woman King – both GNfN favourites.
Johnny Flynn : Rocky Racoon – excellent rendition from White Album tribute Cd
Broken Family Band: Dancing on the 4th Floor
Badly Drawn Boy: Easy Love
Kasey Chambers : Dam
Jim Moray: Early One Morning – one of John’s best charity shop finds, followed by one of Sue’s………..
Hudson Taylors: I Took My Burden to the Crossroads
Gene Clark: Some Misunderstanding – 70’s Americana to play us out.
Going North from Nashville goes Greenbelt! Monday 15th August 10-11pm
Music from artist who’ve played the Greenbelt festival in recent years + the pick of this year’s crop!
Idlewild: Readers & Writers *
Handsome Family: Your Great Journey
Ron Sexsmith: Get in Line *
Duke Special: Farmhouse Song *
Brian Houston: Sugar Queen
Kate Rusby: Four Stars *
My Morning Jacket: Wordless Chorus
Willard Grant Conspiracy: Lost Hours
Billty Bragg; Like Soldiers Do *
Levi Weaver: You are Home
Foriegn Slippers:It All Starts Now *
Denison Witmer: Ringing of the Bell Tower
Martyn Joseph: Chimes of Freedom *
* playing this year – August bank holiday weekend, Cheltenham Race Course
‘The Word’ according to Going North from Nashville! Monday 1st August 10-11pm
A varied selection of fine music courtesy of Word magazine!
Dave Rawlings Machine: To be Young (Is to be Sad)
Aimee Mann: 31 Today
Kill it Kid: Heaven Never Seemed so Close
Ben Kweller: Fight
Chatham Country Line: Chip of a Star
Great Lake Swimmers: Pulling on a Line
Sun Kill Moon: Moorestown
The Voluntary Butler Scheme: Tabasco Sole
Mavis Staples: Eyes on the Prize
Hey Negrita: One Mississippi
Drever, Mc Cusker &Woomble: Into the Blue
Le Reno Amps: If You Want a Lover
The Smoke Fairies: Frozen Heart
Carlene Carter: Why be Blue
A fine selection of recently released music on Going North from Nashville. Monday 18th July, 10-11pm
Peter Roe : Belina – to be found on the excellent Communion label Flowerpot Sessions 2 cd set
Drive By Truckers: Dancin Ricky, follwed by artists new to GNfN………
Ian Morrison& Daibhidh Martin, feat Anais Mitchell: The Sky Throws You &…
Ben Marwood : Singalong. Next two of John’s favourites………..
Ron Sexsmith: Love Shines
Kate Rusby : Shout to the Devil (Cross roads for folkies??)
Iron & Wine: Me & Lazarus
The Low Anthem: Vines ( from the bonus outakes disc)
John Grant: Sigournry Weaver – Â then, found in the BCB helpyourself box…..
Hymn: Behind the Sun
Ben Ottwell:Shapes & Shadows – Â from fine first solo album from Gomez guy
Josh T Pearson: Thou Art Loosed
Duke Special: Jumping Jacks – Ed Harcourt number, penned for Special album
Crowns feat Ben Lovert, Beans on Toast & the Staves: Little Eyes – riotous end to show from the Flowerpot Sessions!
Some fine B sides from the Going North from Nashville singles collection on Monday 20th June 10-11pm
Dawn Landes : Wire
Boo Hewerdine : Geography
Bruce Springsteen : High Hopes……..spot the link…….
The Cowboy Junkies : State Trooper
Micah P Hinson : You didn’t have to be so Nice
Miranda Versus the Crok : The Mormorers……a local artist, well worth checking out.
Calexico : Writer’s Minor Holiday…… another link……….
Hayseed Dixie : Holidays in the Sun
Smoke Fairies : Troubles
The Duke & the King : One More Year
Josh Rouse : Under Cold Blue Stars
Corinne West & Kelly Joe Phelps : Rivers Fool
Neville Skelly : Blues Run the Game
Joseph Arthur : Look into the Sky
Bob’s (70th) Birthday Bash! Going North from Nashville, Monday 23rd May, 10-11pm
Tonight’s programme is a celebration of an iconic figure of 20thC music.
He’s been cited as influencing just about everyone we’ve ever interviewed for Going North from Nashville!
His music refuses to be limited to any one genre, but reaches across all types of Americana & has done so for the past 50 years.
In celebration of his 70th birthday, tonight’s show is a GNfN  ‘Happy Birthday Bob Dylan!’
Jolene: Together Through Life
Like A Rolling Stone: Drive By Truckers version
Not Dark Yet : Time Out Of Mind
Talking Bear Picnic Massacre Blues : Witmark demos
I Belive in You: Ceris Matthews version
Every Grain of Sand : Emmylou Harris version
Blind Willie McTell: Bootleg Series 1-3
Tweeter & the Monkey Man: Travelling Wilbury’s 1
Si Tu Dois Partir: Fairport Convention
You Ain’t Goin Nowhere: The Byrds
Make You Feel My Love: Time Out Of Mind
Something There Is About You:Â Planet Waves
Diamonds & Rust: Joan Baez
Another great playlist to brighten your Monday evening – Going North from Nashville- 10-11pm May 9th
1. Willy Mason : So Long
A couple of Cohenesque tracks from….
2. The Low Anthem: Burn, and…
3. Geva Alon: Come Race Me
Next, John’s favourite…
4. Ron Sexsmith: Believe It When I See It
Sue’s favourite…
5. Simone: Felice: Union Street
Then the master of melancholy spins it out….
6. Josh T Pearson: Woman When I’ve Raised Hell
The ‘B’ side, but we liked it best…
7. Kill it Kid: Lord Hear Me Now
A magical sound from…
8. Joan as a Police Woman: The Magic
The single with the great sleeve ( sounds good too!)…
9. Tiny Dancers: : I will Wait for You
A mate of Midlake…
10. John Grant: Where Dreams Go To Die
Magnificent seasonal tune…
11.The Decembrists: June Hymn
Neither men nor girls…
13. Mountain Man : Bathtub
14. Girls: Heartbreaker
Humour on the radio! Going North from Nashville Monday 25th April 10-11pm
You’ll be rolling in the aisles listening to our selection of songs with a humourous theme!
Johnny Flynn: Tickle Me Pink , gets us off to an appropriate start, then a a sideways look at romance………..
Josh Ritter: Next to the Last Romantic
AÂ taste of 60’s humour……..
Tom Paxton: Talking Pop Art
Janice Joplin: Mercedes Benz
Travelling Wilbury’s 3: Wilbury Twist – supergroup laughs, followed by a touch of irony………
Alanis Morrisette : Ironic
Humour at the expense of the 60’s………..
Luke Powers: Mr Yeah Yeah Yeah
Mike Scott: Beatles Reunion Blues
The comedy duo that is…………….
Bob Dylan: Po Boy
Leonard Cohen: Jazz Police
Loudon Wainright 111: High Wide & Handsome ………..the funny one of the family?
Jim Clements & the Right to Die: St Christopher’s Blues – inspired by a papal edict!
Judee Sill: The Lamb Ran Away with the Crown – she laughed so hard she cried……….followed by a riddle……….
Billy Bragg & Wilco: I Was Born
Frank Turner: Try this at Home – humour at the expense of the noble art of songwriting!
Seasick Steve: Happy Man – say no more!