Category Archives: Going North From Nashville

Matters relating to Going North From Nashville, presented by Sue Smith and John Hebden, broadcast 10pm on alternate Mondays.

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 –  then, found in the BCB helpyourself box…..

Hymn: Behind the Sun

Ben Ottwell:Shapes & Shadows –  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:  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

A 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!

New music on Going North from Nashville:Monday 11th April 10-11pm!

Join John & Sue for a selection of the best of new music on the Americana scene.

  1. The Decemberists : Rox in the Box
  2. Blind Atlas: 4th Street
  3. Or, the Whale: Never Coming Out
  4. Jake Morely: Many Fish to Fry
  5. Gregg Allman: Just Another Ride
  6. The Low Anthem: Hey All You Hippies
  7. Ellen & the Escapades: Preying on Your Mind
  8. Eamon Mc Grath: Cold Alberta Nights
  9. Luke Rathbone: You Let Me In
  10. Villagers: Ship of Promises
  11. Heidi Spence & the Rare Birds: While It’s Shining
  12. Drive By Truckers: I Used to be a Cop