Tonight’s Hour is hosted by Grant Conway, ⁨Barry Galvin⁩ and Darin Burrows⁩ with special guest, Board member Matthew Porter.

The Panel speak about the recent performance v Bolton Wanderers, and with Matt Porter about behind the scenes.

Apologies to regular listeners: there was no Victors View or Ropers Rant this week as we were enjoying chatting to Matt so much!

Enjoy the show!

Nish Faith – A singer songwriter that has many musical influences, she also
self films her music videos and showcases them on her youtube channel

Indie/pop/dreamy/ tracks lend themselves to potential dance tracks and her latest single dancefloor at sea is a twist on her original release of last august 2023 as it has been sped up.
Now, I’ve gone with Nish’s orignal
Track Dancefloor at Sea as i feel it will give you a better introduction into the world of Nish Faith..

Links for Nish

I’ve been looking forward to this! With me in the studio today was the UK’s leading live music tribute to George Harrison. They perform his best-loved hits from the Beatles, his solo career and The Traveling Wilburys – The George Harrison Project!

Left to right in the picture is –

Dave who is classically trained to degree level, a bass player, an audio engineer, producer and tutor with many years experience.

Allan – An experienced drummer and percussionist, Allan has been performing a wide variety of live music since the age of 11.

Gary who was practically born with a guitar around his neck. He formed his first band, wrote his first song and made his singing debut at a junior school talent contest at the ripe old age of ten!

and Alan AKA AJ who started playing guitar at the age of 12. Six weeks later he found himself in his first band, and has played in bands ever since.

Sadly Phil who is an eclectic musician, equally adept at playing classical piano and double bass, programming synths and conducting musical theatre productions was unable to join us today as he was busy on other projects.

It was a great session and we also had the privilege to hear some specially recorded tracks from one of their live shows.

You can listen again here – 

GHP Live at Phoenix FM
One 2 Three
Bob Simpson

You can find out more about The George Harrison Project on their website here –

www.thegeorgeharrisonproject.com

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Some nearby upcoming tour dates –

COLCHESTER  Charter Hall – Fri 2 Feb 2024

BISHOP STORTFORD  South Mills Art Centre – Sat 17 Feb 2024

BARKING  Broadway Theatre – Sat 16 Mar 2024

CHELMSFORD  Civic Theatre – Thu 18 Jul 2024

CLACTON  Princes Theatre – Sat 5 Oct 2024

The playlist on this mornings Decades Breakfast was:

70s at 7: Barry White – Let The Music Play (M)
70s at 7: Cher – Gypsys, Tramp & Thieves (M)
70s at 7: Chicory Tip – Son of My Father (M)
70s at 7: Dave Edmunds – Girls talk (M)
70s at 7: Disco Tex & The Sex O Lettes – Get Dancing (M)
70s at 7: David Bowie – Space Oddity (M)
70s at 7: David Soul – Silver Lady (M)
70s at 7: Melba Moore – This is it (M)
70s at 7: Mud – The Secrets That You Keep (M)
70s at 7: Paul Simon – Mother And Child Reunion (M)
80s at 8: Bangles – Walk Like An Egyptian (M)
80s at 8: Belle Stars – Sign of the Times (M)
80s at 8: Alison Moyet – is this love (M)
80s at 8: Blondie – Rapture (M)
80s at 8: AHA – Hunting High And Low (M)
80s at 8: David Bowie – Let’s Dance (M)
80s at 8: Diana Ross – Chain Reaction (M)
80s at 8: Debbie Gibson – Shake Your Love (M)
80s at 8: Howard Jones – What Is Love (M)
80s at 8: Kim Wilde – Chequered Love (M)
90s at 9: Annie Lennox – Little Bird (M)
90s at 9: Blue pearl – Naked In The Rain (M)
90s at 9: Brian May – Driven By You (M)
90s at 9: Charles & Eddie – Would I Lie to You- (M)
90s at 9: Capella – U Got 2 Know (M)
90s at 9: Color Me Badd – I Wanna Sex You Up (M)
90s at 9: Eternal – Just A Step From Heaven (M)
90s at 9: Dina Carol – Ain’t no Man (M)
90s at 9: Genesis – I Can’t Dance (M)
90s at 9: Kylie Minogue – Give Me Just A Little More Time (M)
90s at 9: Janet Jackson & Luther vandross – The Best Things In Life Are Free (M)
90s at 9: Jamiroquai – Virtual Insanity (M)
90s at 9: Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Relax (M)

Returning to Eat my Brunch, writers, Janet Howson and Lisa Horner, to talk about IT HAPPENED IN ESSEX 2. All proceeds of the sales are going to Basildon Hospital Radio.

INTERVIEW

IT HAPPENED IN ESSEX 2

Do you think you know Essex? Take a fresh look through fourteen pairs of eyes.

Fourteen local writers take us on a trail of hope, horror and myth in It Happened in Essex 2 as they once again donate all the profits from this latest book to Basildon Hospital Radio.

Personal memories, fictional accounts of real events, and some that will keep you guessing. You will not be disappointed – the members of Basildon Writers’ Group have over 100 published novels and anthologies between them.

The group’s first book, It Happened In Essex was published in 2020 to acclaim from TV star Richard Madeley, the local MP, the Mayor of Basildon, and veteran radio DJ ‘Diddy’ David Hamilton, among many others. It also achieved a remarkable 4.6 stars out of 5 on Amazon reviews.

Now, It Happened In Essex 2 aims to beat the previous contributions to Basildon Hospital Radio, which is run by a team of dedicated volunteers 24/7. It is funded by initiatives such as this, keeping Basildon Hospital Radio on air for patients, relatives, and staff.

It Happened In Essex 2 – will you recognise all the locations?

Buy the book for yourself or as a gift, and take the challenge today.

https://amzn.eu/d/58ddgPq 

Lisa Horner | Basildon local history book (lisajhorner.com)

Janet Howson (ampbk.com)

Janet taught drama and English in comprehensive schools for thirty-five years. During this time, she wrote plays for the pupils to perform and was involved in amateur drama, both as an actor and a director. She has always been an avid reader and her love of literature and a desire to write encouraged her to join a writer’s group when she retired. This led to writing short stories and then to writing her first novella, Charitable Thoughts. Janet has two children, Kate and Mark, who both have left the nest, and she lives in Brentwood with her husband, Keith.

Storms in a teacup >>
Synth City
Rob Harvey

Storms again. I really should avoid mentioning the weather in my post show blogs, as we seem to be having a lot of it- weather, some weird stuff and thought it is I suppose, that time of the year, its a pain for a lot of us. But the point is, it does seem to play into a lot of the lives of some creatives, staying firmly in-doors and creating if the weather is too bad or in some cases bad weather stimulates those creative ideas in other ways, including going out to be inspired some more.
On my Chatbit I asked- Do you let the weather dictate or assist your creativity or do you just simply maintain your disapline, whatever?

Well, wether or not, we had some new music this week which came from Circuit 3 – Church Of Trees – The Moons Of Jupiter – The Distant Minds – Fonz Tramontano Feat’ Calida J – Nicolas Bougaïeff – Fuzzbox, plus a good few classics and faves of the moment.

Tracklist:
1. Margaret Berger – Human Race
2. Marsheaux – Inhale
3. SCALA – Ängel (Saft Remix)
4. Montage Collective – Golden Fuse (ft. Pia Nesvara)
5. Matt Springfield – Believe In Love
6. Circuit3 – Louder Than Words (Radio Edit)
7. LLUVA – Standby
8. Heaven 17 – Geisha Boys And Temple Girls
9. Tin Gun – Possibilities
10. Church Of Trees – Where Is Love (Rob Stuart Remix)
11. NOPRISM – Happiness
12. Depeche Mode – My Favourite Stranger
13. Survival – Into The Blue
14. The Moons Of Jupiter – Angel
15. BRITTANY BINDRIM – Obelisk
16. Train To Spain – Nothing To Win
17. The Distant Minds – Obsession
18. Supercraft – Without A Doubt
19. Mirrors – Falls By Another Name
20. Fonz Tramontano & Calida J – Talking Through The Night
21. White Lies – Big TV
22. BlakLight – Mercy. Lies. Poison. Stain
23. Nicolas Bougaïeff – Primal Express
24. Sleaford Mods – West End Girls
25. MELO – Mysteria (Radio Edit)
26. Fuzzbox – Supernova (Maggie Dunne vs Gizz Butt Fuzz Off Mix)
27. 2 Electric Blue – Still Thoughts
28. BLACK NAIL CABARET – Autogenic

Broadcast live on Jan 23rd, 2024.

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Gee Whizz. A whole show dedicated to G. Songs and Artistes that begin with G. Can you Guess what’s coming. Who is a musical Genius? Let’s all Get excited. Sorry. I’ll stop. Just listen. Go on!

'G' Show (Ep246)
The Show That Goes Like This
Ben Simmons

BIQLOL Current League Table

Facebook – Ben Simmons Radio

Twitter     – @bensimradio

Insta         –  @bensim21

TIKTOK   – @bennisimmo

Ben’s Podcast with Nick Murphy ‘We’ve Got No Idea What We’re Gonna Say’ – GO

Ben’s Podcast with his Dad, Keith Simmons, ‘The Feelgood Factor’ – GO

Ben’s Podcast with Martyn Hill ‘Feud for Thought’ – GO

For a second consecutive week, Margaret Mills, turned her attention to suffragettes and in particular to a group, from what was then Essex, who attacked the Mansion House in London back in 1910.

You can listen again here to what Margaret had to say on this subject: –

See you again next time,
Scott

Today we reported on the artist who’s been branded ‘disgusting’ for leaving a handmade plant pot next to an exhibit by Brief Ruais whose pieces are known to sell for over $45,000 (£37,000).

The extra exhibit was provided by self proclaimed artist, SARAH SHARPE, at the Hayward Gallery at Southbank Centre, London during an exhibition titled ‘Strange Clay: Ceramics in Contemporary Art’.

The deed was accomplished on her birthday, 7th January whilst the security guard was busy talking on her phone. 

To make matters worse her pot was designed to look like a rectum prolapse ‘when part of the large intestine’s lowest section (rectum) slips outside the muscular opening at the end of the digestive tract (anus)’.

Charming!

It seems that it stood out like sore thumb, or should that be sore anus, because it was tiny and all the other pieces were towering over it.

Designer of the pot, SARAH SHARPE said that in her opinion ‘a lot of art on display is pretentious rubbish that a child could have produced.” 

She went on to suggest that her pot is probably more interesting than the stuff that was actually on display. 

Immediately after placing the pot down at the exhibition, Sarah noted that people were ‘taking pictures with it, posing next to it’ and lots ‘were laughing’.

So overall, Sarah is satisfied with her birthday excursion and believes it ‘confirms that a lot of things in art galleries aren’t that interesting,’ so she’s now planning to make more of the pots and distribute them around other galleries in London, but ‘need[s] to speak to someone in the legal profession’ first to make sure she’s not actually breaking any laws. 

She actually abandoned her pot at the exhibition, scared someone would think she was stealing from the gallery if she tried to retrieve it.

Meanwhile the Southbank Centre said that  the pot is available her to collect whenever she wants.

In the second hour of today’s programme I was joined by Margaret Mills, who for a second consecutive week, turned her attention to suffragettes and in particular to a group, from what was then Essex, who attacked the Mansion House in London back in 1910.

You can listen again here to what Margaret had to say on this subject: –

This is a bonus week for me as I’ll be back again tomorrow.

See you then I hope,
Scott

Under The Radar episode 151 23/1/23
Under The Radar
Andy Gardener

This week we had local band Mint in the studio for a chat and a first play of their new single ‘Lavender Lover’.

The Barry Gray Orchestra – Joe 90 (Main Theme)
Somebody’s Child – Hold Me Like You Wanna
Black Honey – Up Against It
Mint – Revolver
Mint – Lavender Lover
Whenyoung – Shame Train
Flyying Colours – Goodbye To Music
Nell Mescal – Homesick
Marseille – Only Just Begun
Boygenius – $20
The Lathums – Struggle
Etta Marcus – Heart-Shaped Bruise
Salarymen – Summer’s Coming
Rianne Downey – Home
We Are Scientists – Settled Accounts
Dizzy – Birthmark
The Goa Express – Portrait
Ailbhe Reddy – Last To Leave
The Panamas – I Gotta Let Go
Lilo – Just A Thought
Stay Lunar – I Like It When You’re Around
Abracadabra – Talk Talk
Apostles – Take It All
Edie Bens – Don’t Love You Anymore
Cmat – Mayday
Matt Maltese – Driving Just to Drive
Wildes – Real Life
Red Telephone – Waiting For Your Good Days
Matilda Mann – Borderline Insane
The Reytons – Love In Transaction

Show 3! I really enjoyed this one and the selection of delicious tunes played.

I hope you also like my eclectic style within the soulful realms of music. This week we went from Acoustic Soul to Reggae, moving to Hip Hop and finishing with some funky house. I also played the amazing track ‘shadows’ from Bonobo’s new album Fragments, featuring Jordan Rakei. If you haven’t already, check this album out!

To catch up on Show 3, please listen below. The set list is also shown underneath.

Come and have a groove with me, Halana Roma Palmer on Phoenix98FM.

Sunrise Sessions Show 3 with Halana Roma Palmer
Sunrise Sessions
Halana Roma Palmer

This week we have been speaking with Claire Cordeaux from BAPAM about wellbeing and support for performers, the rise of the understudy and celebrating the rocking life of Meatloaf.

We have also been speaking about all of the resources available to you as a performer or creative (see list of links below!). The tricky music theme of the week ‘songs about other artists’ has provided a glorious playlist ranging from Serg Gainsbourg’s Bonnie and Clyde to Mika’s Grace Kelly – Listen again to The Arts Programme.

Performing arts Wellbeing BAPAM

Support for Performers:

Music Minds Matter, run by Help Musicians is a free service for anyone working in music to have a confidential chat with someone who is trained to listen. If they feel you might benefit from further help you might be able to get some counselling and further support. Given them a ring on 0808 802 8008 night or day all the details are https://www.musicmindsmatter.org.uk/

https://musicsupport.org/ provides help and support for those in or employed by the UK music industry affected by mental ill-health and/or addiction. They offer education and learning via workshops and training to individuals and organisations in the industry so they may be better equipped in the areas of awareness, early intervention and prevention.

https://uktheatre.org/theatre-industry/guidance-reports-and-resources/wellbeing/ UK Theatre and SOLT have a lot of wellbeing resources and links to help on their website. If you’re working behind the scenes you might want to check out https://www.backuptech.uk/about/

https://incarts.uk/ is an organisation supporting the teams behind the scenes’. This means those who work in roles off-stage and support creative production. The experience of marginalisation takes a toll on people’s mental health which is why they created Inc Arts Minds. This service provides free emotional wellbeing support for ethnically diverse people who work in the creative industries

If you need immediate help then you should call the emergency services on 999, Samaritans 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org

Business growth:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-backs-uk-entrepreneurs-with-tech-support-and-software-to-help-them-grow
• Help to Grow: Digital scheme launches today to support small businesses with discounted software and free advice. scheme provides businesses with discounts of up to £5,000 on approved Digital Accounting and Customer Relations Management (CRM) software
• dedicated website providing free, impartial support now open to boost businesses’ digital skills
https://helptogrow.campaign.gov.uk/ you can use this website to find out what kind of software you might need to help your business grow and essentially the offer is discounts on software but that could be digital accounting, making it easier to charge for your products or services or managing you clients, customers or partners through a CRM (Customer Relationship MAnagement) so have a look.

Closer to home, https://backingessexbusiness.co.uk/ is a service that can help you with up to 12 hours of free business support, loans for business growth and Start-Ups and they deliver Recovery Loans up to £150k to support businesses through COVID-19 and Group2Grow which is a peer group of business professionals to learn, grow, and solve common problems using each other’s knowledge and experience, with the support, guidance, and mentoring of a Business Coach.

https://southeastbusiness.org.uk/essex-southend-thurrock/
If your business needs support with planning, funding, networking, scaleup, pre-start-ups & start-ups, upskilling, apprenticeships, growing, problem solving or adapting, the BEST Growth Hub can help. Contact their team of business experts to get free and impartial business support. You can talk to one of their Business Navigators and they will help you find the right support to help your business.

https://artquest.org.uk/how-to-articles/7-steps-business-start/ has a really useful 7 steps to starting your business

http://www.coronamusicians.info/career-recovery/ and for a wide range of support in recovering your career, Help Musicians and the Musicians Movement group have put together resources that have been selected by musicians for musicians.

https://theatresupport.info/ including a handy flowchart to work out what you need depending on the kind of role you have and if you’re just not sure where to start looking for support, and lots of links to relevant resources for everyone working in theatre.

https://theatrehelpline.org/ The Theatre Helpline is a free, independent and confidential phone and email service that provides support to people working in the theatre industry.
Trained staff are available to offer support and signposting on any topic which affects your wellbeing, including:
• Bullying or harassment
• Physical health
• Mental health and wellbeing
• Injury and mobility problems
• Issues with employment or unemployment
• Career issues, including professional development and training
• Retirement and care in later life
• Debt and financial issues

Call 0800 9154617 or email advice@theatrehelpline.org

The Arts Programme – 105 – Wellbeing: Performing Artists Wellbeing & Support
The Arts Programme
Claire Gevaux and Natalie Bays

On today’s programme we hear about two people’s failures.

The first involved a woman anxious to pass her driving test.

Facing a driving test can be a bit daunting.

Something you can easily feel sympathetic about whether you passed your test at the first attempt or not.

Anyway spare a thought for Constance Kampfner, who having developed a fear of roundabouts encountered during her first test in her native North London, decided to do a bit of on-line research to find an easier test route – one that boasted a 90% pass rate.

Seeking to optimise her chances she opted to take her second test on the Scottish island of Mull although it involved her in a 537 mile, 10 hour journey by car and ferry.

On arrival she struggled to find an instructor willing to take her for her test but eventually her test was booked for last month.

As there are no driving instructors on Mull, Constance firstly had problems to get hold of a car in which to take the test, and secondly in finding an instructor/examiner willing to take the ferry from Oban on the mainland to the island itself.

The issue over the car was finally resolved when a local paramedic took pity on her and loaned her a blue mini. Initially none of the instructors she contacted fancied the trip, each warning her of the high chance that the crossing would be cancelled in bad weather.

Once these issues had been overcome Constance was feeling confident especially after learning that Mull’s only roundabout would not feature on her test, there was nowhere to parallel park, no traffic lights and for that matter no traffic to speak of.

Unfortunately Constance found the island’s stunning scenery a big distraction. Indeed on one particular stretch of road along the seafront, she was so overcome by the scenery that she almost drove into the water. And during the test the examiner pointed out that she was straying too far into the middle of the road for his liking, something she had taken as friendly advice rather than the reason for her downfall.

After the test, Constance and the examiner travelled back to the mainland together but Constance noticed that the examiner was doing his utmost to avoid her gaze and then as they prepared to disembark he said  ‘I don’t like to talk about people who fail their tests, just think of it as just not passing’.

Oh dear!

We can be pleased that the subject of our second failure did not succeed and hope that he won’t try again.

Yes, a would-be thief was recently captured on CCTV lifting a fence panel in order to drag garden furniture out of the property in Wrexham only to be foiled when he found the sofa he was after was anchored to the ground with a large metal cable padlocked to a metal spike which itself was concerted into the ground.

It seems that the culprit may well have been very active in the area as since footage of the incident appeared on line, a large number of people have come forward to report instances of garden furniture being stolen.

It comes to something when you have to go to such lengths to protect property in your own back garden.

As I said earlier we hope that this man won’t try again.

All being well I’ll see you again tomorrow,
Scott

The Golden Years - Episode 53
The Golden Years
Andy Gilson

Join Andy Gilson for 2 hours of hits, misses, B sides and many more great tracks from the 50s through to the 80s as he plays the songs from music’s ‘Golden Years’.

Enjoy the show!

Inbetween realising this week marks 15 years since I recorded my second ever podcast for Phoenix FM, there were plenty of good tunes to check out…

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Curveballs 19th January 2022
Curveballs
Nick Field

Idlewild – A Modern Way of Letting Go
Django Django – Glowing in the Dark
Two Year Break – #BitBright
Spray – The Big Idea
Sarah McQuaid – If We Dig Any Deeper It Could Get Dangerous
In Earnest – I Feel Alone Even When I’m Not

CURVEBALLS TURBO
We Punch Tigers – Modern Day Slavery (Phoenix FM Session)
Cazwell featuring Cherie Lily – Dance Like You Got Good Credit
The Night Flight Orchestra – How Long
The Big Boss – 4-02 to Destination
King Punch – Chop Suey!
Kata Hay – Redneck Woman
Cravism x Maya Diegel – Change Your Mind

Lady Grey & the Earls – Chasing the Horizon
Rachel Arnold – Happy Heartbreak
Young Francis Hi-Fi – I Wanna Hold You Tight Tonight
Admissions – OWP
Mercury Rising – White Rabbit
Fyresky – Pleasure for Pain
Sheer – Your Eyes, Under

CHILL WITH NICK
Robin Guthrie – Castaway
Evil Needle – Transcend
L’Indecis – Soulful
Chromonicci – Hillside
Ian Ewing, Toonorth, Philanthrope – Mortal Wombat
A L E X – Riverside Bathing
Gyvus – Koi
Jazzhoppers – Witch Jam
Luvn – Soul Flower

Disclosure featuring Jamie Woon – January

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Cultura Brazil - show 334 - 24 Jan 2021
Cultura Brazil
Ezequiel Cassol

Cultura Brazil is Phoenix FM’s show for the Brazilian community in Essex, London and beyond, presented by Ezequiel Cassol.

On this week’s show Ezequiel talks about the Brazilian government’s latest flight policy.

You can hear the show every Sunday evening at 2300 UK time.

The New Music Show showcases the very best in new music from across the genres. Listen every Friday at 6pm as Matt Horton presents a selection of the freshest tracks from your favourite artists and brand new names which you need in your life.

This week we welcome our first guest of 2021, Swedish alt-pop star Boy Destroy. Boy will be discussing his latest track Warpaint and upcoming EP. Listen back to the show here:

The New Music Show 22/01/21
The New Music Show
Matt Horton

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Vicki Michelle's Music Mix - show 115 - 24 Jan 2021
Vicki Michelle's Music Mix
Vicki Michelle

Thanks for listening to another Vix Mix!

Today’s playlist:

Sam and Dave – You Don’t Know Like I Know
Jackie Wilson – (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher
Love Affair – Everlasting Love
Tina Turner – The Best
Gary Barlow – Incredible
Michael Jackson – Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
Billy J Kramer – Trains and Boats and Planes
M People – Moving On Up
Shalamar – A Night To Remember
Will Young – Light My Fire
Little Richard – Keep A-Knockin’
Beach Boys – Good Vibrations
American Authors – Best Day Of My Life
Walk The Moon – Shut Up And Dance
James Brown – I Feel Good
Squeeze – Cool For Cats
Dean Martin – When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin’ Along
Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra – All Right, Okay, You Win (live)
Dolly Parton – 9 to 5
Bobby McFerrin – Don’t Worry Be Happy
Matthew Wilder – Break My Stride
Neil Diamond – Love On The Rocks
Commodores – Machine Gun
Usher – Yeah
Spice Girls – Who Do You Think You Are
Katrina and the Waves – Walking On Sunshine
Barbra Streisand feat Michael Crawford – The Music Of The Night

Michelle spoke to historian, author and speaker, Karen Bowman for this months EMB Book Club along with award winning writer and co host, Sylvia Kent.

Karen has taken the term Essex Girls and Essex Boys and turned them on their head with her fantastic historical books.

We chatted about her books, historical dress, time travel and more.

INTERVIEW KAREN BOWMAN 

ESSEX GIRLS: THE SCANDALOUS HISTORY OF THE WOMEN OF ESSEX

Queen, temptress, martyr, witch: the Essex Girl has left her mark on history. For centuries, society allocated women a role of service and obedience; an invisible woman, circumscribed by home and family, was a righteous woman. The Essex Girl, however, was a rebel. She has been the most powerful of landowners, the most loyal of wives, the most devout and the most debauched of nuns. Courageous and spirited, she has fought for her country, sacrificed herself for peace, swum rivers for love, and crossed oceans for her beliefs. She has known wealth and adoration, and suffered persecution and banishment; but, whether saint or seductress, victim or wanton, she has always refused to be invisible. This book tells her story.

ESSEX BOYS

Warrior, prince, lover and rogue: there is much to be said for the Essex man. Henry VIII, Daniel Defoe and Wat Tyler are all covered along with many more in this exciting exploration of Essex Boys. Pepys and Dickens captured Essex in words, while the heads of great Essex families administered its laws and kept the county in order. Men of Essex have battled Viking marauders, defied Norman warlords, sailed with ‘hearts of oak’ against the Spanish Armada and vanquished Napoleon on both land and sea. A man of music, science and literature, the Essex Boy will always be a man of many guises. Strong and loyal, passionate and ruthless – he is here in the pages of this book. Augustine Courtauld, Byrhtnoth, Charles Dickens, The Coggeshall Gang, Colchester Jack, Daniel Defoe, Daniel London, Daniel Mendoza, Dick Turpin, Eudo Dapifer, The Lords Rich, Henry VII, Henry VIII, Humphry Repton, The Ingrave Scribes, John Ardley, John Pell, Captain Oates, Myles Graye, Philip Sainty, Prince Albert Edward, Richard Parker, Sir John Hawkwood, Nathaniel Hedge, William Hunter

CORSETS AND CODPIECES: A HISTORY OF OUTRAGEOUS, FROM ROMAN TIMES TO THE MODERN ERA

Have you ever wondered why we wear the type of clothes we do? Packed with outlandish outfits, this exciting history of fashion trends reveals the flamboyant fashions adopted (and discarded) by our ancestors.

SYLVIA KENT

Sylvia’s Book recommendation for this month is

THE TURNING POINT: A GRIPPING EMOTIONAL PAGE-TURNER WITH A BREATHTAKING TWIST by FREYA NORTH 

A Sunday Times bestseller and word-of-mouth sensation, this beautifully written novel is moving, life-affirming and one you will never forget.

Two single parents, Frankie and Scott, meet unexpectedly. Their homes are far apart: Frankie lives with her children on the North Norfolk coast, Scott in the mountains of British Columbia. Yet though thousands of miles divide them, a million little things connect them. A spark ignites, a recognition so strong that it dares them to take a risk.

For two families, life is about to change. But no-one anticipates the way in which it will be turned on its head forever.

INTERVIEW SYLVIA KENT 

ABOUT SYLVIA

Sylvia is a freelance author/columnist and is loved for her enthusiasm for writing and for helping other writers achieve their goals. Sylvia is a powerhouse of original ideas with her work published in national, regional and on-line press. She also has a hugely successful blog https://sylviakent.blogspot.com/

Sylvia’s latest traditionally published book BRENTWOOD IN 50 BUILDINGS is on Amazon and bookshops. Following Freelance Writer of the Year award (Writing Magazine) her work has appeared in 75 titles and her work, FOLKLORE OF ESSEX contributed to Channel 5’s film COUNTY SECRETS. THE WOMAN WRITER was published by the History Press. Her book outlines the history of the SWWJ’s 1894 foundation and includes our pioneering members in journalism, literature & poetry. The famous Joyce Grenfell, former SWWJ President enjoys a dedicated chapter.

Sylvia’s books were reviewed in The Times and other dailies. As SWWJ’s archivist. she’s immersed in new historical research, contributing to on-line press, see her downloadable Kindle books. Also Facebook,Twitter & Amazon @sylviaakent & film/audio clips added. BARKING & DAGENHAM FROM OLD PHOTOGRAPHS and BRENTWOOD IN 50 BUILDINGS. Sylvia is a Fellow of the SWWJ and recently won the John Walter Silver Salver two years running.

A furious woman missed out on a McDonald’s breakfast by a matter of minutes – and so she called the police.
The woman was caught up in a queue at a drive-thru branch but didn’t make the 11am cut off by the time she reached the front.
After staff refused to serve her a McMuffin meal, she called police complaining that it was “unfair”.

But officers were far from impressed and gave ‘words of advice’ about phoning them.

Police said “We kindly informed her this was an incident which she should take up with McDonald’s and was not a police matter and that we would not be investigating her complaint.”

24th January 2021
Sunday Sessions
Jon Good

This Weeks “Quiz”!

Well done to this weeks quiz winner Ruth Griffiths. If you want to play along in our weekly quiz at 11am, click on the link before 11 o’clock news each week. https://myquiz.org/p/564703

Song List!

Luther Vandross & Janet Jackson-The best things on life are free
Alfredo Norese and Bryan Steele - Starlight
BBFeenix - Dance Bee
Ella Botton - Drivers Licence
YUNGBLUD - mars
Jordan Bakewell - Get Funky
Gal Solomon - Reign
Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love
The Beatles - In My Life
Nors ft Alina - Take Her Place
Frank and Nancy Sinatra - Something Stupid
Eddy Grant - Do You Feel My Love
Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffanys
Sophie Griffiths - At last
The Clash - I Fought The Law
Robbie Williams - Let Me Entertain You
Hayley Verrall - Dance Around It
Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart
Stewart Herbertson - The Radio Killed My Favourite Song
Dua Lipa - Levitating
Sister Sledge - Lost In Music
Lovescandal  -   Gates of Heaven
Curiosity Killed The Cat - Misfit
Chaka Khan - I Feel For You
Level 42 - Lessons In Love
Michael Jackson - Burn This Disco Out
Four Seasons - Walk Like A Man

Tune in to Phoenix FM every Friday night at 10pm to hear local talent on local radio

List of Performers

Stefan Georgescu - 7 Nation Army, Dance Monkey, Believer
Gracie Mae Reed & Ellie Fairchild - Do You Wanna Build a Snowman
Gracie Mae Reed - Wings, Define Gravity
Andreea Viliman - I Know Where I've Been, Love Yourself
Gabriel Cerva (IDONTSLEEP) - Icarus, Unite, Soaring
Erin Kate Hopcroft - Location, Turning Tables
Jessica Pearce - Happy Little Pill, All I Want, She Used To Be Mine
Katie Blackwell - Writings On The Wall, Only The Good Die Young, Gimme That Thing Called Love
Katie Collins - Liar, I Can't Make You Love Me, Gravity
Joshua Lord - Candlelight, My Way
Logann Knight - Love Me Love Me, Dance Monkey, Elastic Heart
Jodie Tarrant - Put Your Records On
Jodie Tarrant & Jessica Pearce - Happy Little Pill
Kevin Piggott - Beautiful Girl, Groovy Kind Of Love
Logann Knight - Chandelier

 

Voted one of the best open mics in Essex by Open Mic UK

Tonight we had a feel good music mix for a damp and dreary January Friday.

The mix included a first play on PhoenixFM for the new track by Sophie Griffiths.

We celebrated the birthdays of Neil Diamond and Jools Holland. Chris in Harlow, Amie in the studio, Patrick in Ingatestone and Nicola in Brentwood played along guess their ages. Nicola was closest with both artists.

The chart this week was from 1995. Cotton Eyed Joe was very popular in that year all across Europe. In Norway it was No 1 for 1 weeks and in Switzerland for 12 weeks. It was not quite that popular with our listeners!
Tonight’s playlist
Seals and Crofts – We may never pass this way again
Mr. Acker Bilk – Stranger on the shore – requested by Phyl. The highest selling instrumental in the UK. Requested by Phyl.
Roxette – It must have been love – A world wide hit – requested by Patrick

79 years old today – Neil Diamond – Cracklin Rosie, Sweet Caroline
62 years old today – Jools Holland – Squeeze – This Summer – Jools Holland big band Marc Almond – A lovely way to live
Band perry – Gentle on my mind
Sophie Griffiths – No-one else but you – released on 14h of February
Bonjovi – Never say goodbye – requested by Chris for Sharni. As she is living in Malaysia at at 10 pm here it is 4 a.m. she will be listening to the podcast.
Coldcut – Walk a mile in my shoes
England Dan John Ford Coley – Love is the answer
Joni Mitchel – Free man in Paris
Gerry Rafferty – Get it right next time
Pentatonix – Take on me
Chart this week in 1995
No1 Rednex – Cotton Eyed Joe

No 2 Celine Dion – Think twice
No 10 Boyzone – Love me for a reason

Lisa Harman – What the world needs now
Sigrid – Home to you
Ralph McTell – Words I couldn’t say
Stevie Wonder – Another star

Join me next week for another two hours of good music and chat.

Diets are often on our minds at this time of year. Scientists are now suggesting that diets often don’t work as we aren’t taking into account our individual weight anchor, which is different for every one of us, and is the weight our body naturally reverts to.

People can lose weight and keep it off by being aware of your body’s ideal weight. You don’t need to count calories either!

According to the researchers you should be decreasing your insulin levels by decreasing sugar in your diet and eating healthy meals two or three times  per day with no snacking or dieting.

The discovery was made after looking at dieters who put weight back on immediately when they stopped dieting. There’s emerging evidence that everyone has their own individual weight setting, and you can drift up or down from that point. You tend to be anchored to  that weight. Dieting only takes you further away from that anchor sending you catapulting back to your starting point within a short space of time.

This would  mean a lifestyle change rather than a diet. Some diets may well work on the basis that they are lifestyle changes, but many fad diets will just send your weight rocketing back up.

We should be eating healthy foods and leaving out fast foods and junk foods. The Mediterranean diet is recommended yet again!

Planning on buying a home for the first time? This is a major life moment and one which should be celebrated. Although it is an exciting period, it is also one which can be highly daunting as buying a house is a big commitment and (usually) the largest financial move that a person will make. With this in mind, it is important that you take your time to make sure that you are making the right decision and that you find a house that is well suited to your needs. These are the main considerations that you will need to keep in mind when buying a home for the first time.

1. Location

First, you should think about the area in which you want to live as this plays such a key part in your life. You will need to consider important factors such as:

• Proximity to work

• Proximity to friends and family

• Proximity to schools (if you have or plan on having kids)

• The neighbourhood

• Local amenities

If you are moving to a new area, then it is important to carry out thorough research beforehand to make sure that this is a place that you can see yourself living.

2. Cost

Cost is, of course, a huge factor when it comes to buying a home. You will need to sit down and figure out exactly what your budget is and think about the additional costs that are attached in buying a home. If you plan on obtaining a mortgage, you will want to save as large a deposit as possible and speak to a mortgage adviser to find a suitable deal and to improve your chances of getting your application approved. All of this means that it is best to start planning and saving as early as possible. Have a clear budget in mind by the time that you start viewing properties and make sure that it is something that you can afford – it is vital that you are able to afford repayments while maintaining your other financial obligations.

3. Size

Size is another key consideration to make, and this will be impacted by the location and cost of the property. The main consideration when it comes to size is thinking ahead to the future and whether or not you plan on adding to your family at all. You will not want to be moving home on a regular basis, so make sure that you have thought ahead before making a decision. If you are struggling to find a big enough house for your budget, it might be worth looking at alternative locations as the cost will vary greatly depending on where you are in the country. Large urban areas are usually more expensive than rural areas, for example.

4. Type Of Home

There are a number of different homes that you could consider which means that you should be able to find one that ticks all of the boxes for your needs. As an example, if you are struggling to find a property that is within your budget then you could consider a HUD home – this is a type of residential foreclosure due to the homeowner defaulting on their loan. The home is then the property of the owner who lists the property for sale to balance the amount that they are owed. This means that HUD homes can be much more affordable to purchase and often below market value, but be warned that the purchasing process is slightly different to buying a regular home – you can learn more about this type of home at www.crediful.com.

5. Key Features/Compromises

It is unlikely that you will find a dream home that ticks all of the boxes and is within your budget unless you get lucky. It is for this reason why it is a good idea to come up with key features that the home must have as well as areas that you would like, but you are willing to compromise. For example, it might be essential that the property has a garden, but you might be willing to compromise that it is slightly further from your place of work.

Buying a home for the first time is incredibly exciting, but it is important that you know what you want and have thought ahead. The above are the main considerations that you need to keep in mind when you are buying a home, and it is worth sitting down and discussing each consideration in depth. This should help you to find a suitable home and embark on this exciting new chapter in your life.

Mills Meets… is a Web Series on Phoenix FM, where presenter Nikki Mills meets talent & singers from the local area.

In the first episode of 2019 Nikki is joined in the studio by 14 year old singer Liv Lawrence.
Aspiring to become the next Ariana Grande, Liv teased the new music she will be soon writing and performed her debut single ‘So Fine’, before seeing if she could beat the world record for most claps in one minute!

If you would like to keep up to date with Liv’ music, live performances and the release of So Fine’s music video, check out her social media:

Facebook: Liv Lawrence / Lil Liv
Instagram: LivLawrenceSings

Watch the video above to see how many claps Liv can do in 1 minute!

You can also check out the other episodes of Mills Meets… here:
http://www.phoenixfm.com/category/mills-meets/

In the coming week there’s a double opportunity for members of the public from Billericay to engage with local politicians.

On Saturday 26th January at 10.30 am Billericay borough and county councillors will be holding their monthly surgery at Billericay Library. Do feel free to go in and see them with any issues or simply drop in and say hi. No appointment necessary.

Then on Wednesday 30th January at 7pm you can meet Councillor Andrew Baggott, the Leader of Basildon Council at the Billericay Women’s Institute St Edith Lane, Billericay.

Meet the Leader events present an ideal opportunity for residents from across the borough to ask questions about how their money is being spent and for the Leader to provide updates on ongoing and future projects.

The Meet the Leader sessions are open to all residents, with no booking required.

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Welcome to the latest edition of The West Ham Way, Phoenix FM’s weekly round up of all things West Ham!

The show is presented every week by Dave Walker and Kev Slade from West Ham website Sex Drugs & Carlton Cole with help from the mysterious @exwhuemployee, founder of The West Ham Way website.

On this week’s show Dave, Kev and Ex discuss West Ham’s recent performances on the field, latest transfer rumours from inside the club and answer questions from listeners.

The West Ham Way will be back next week on Wednesday at 7pm. #COYI

CREDIT: Gavin Ellis/TGSPHOTO

The latest from the Lakeside Speedway Press Office…

LEE Richardson, one of the greatest riders ever to wear Hammers colours, will be remembered when Lakeside launch an exciting new era.

The Arena-Essex Raceway club are back in senior action at Championship level after securing promotion – and they boast some of the most exciting riders in the league.

Now they’ll start the season with a special event, The Lee Richardson Spring Classic, on Friday March 23.

Richardson paid the ultimate price for his devotion to the sport in May 2012 after a tragic crash in Poland.

But he remains close to the hearts of every Hammers fan and the club feel this is the perfect way to let the tapes rise on 2018.

Co-promoter Jon Cook said: “Time moves on but we never forget Lee, he is a true club legend and a Hammers icon.

“Think of Lakeside Hammers and you think of Lee Richardson.

“He was a class act, very professional and always had the best machinery to ensure he could score as many points as possible for the club.

“There are exciting times ahead for Hammers fans and we believe this is a great way to launch the season.”

THE Saint Francis Hospice Big Yellow Quiz is on March 23, at the Brentwood Centre. The local charity has teamed up with Brentwood and Billericay’s Phoenix FM to make sure quizzers will have a fantastically fun evening.

Sarah Williamson, head of community, corporate and events fundraising at the hospice Said: “This event is so popular because of our wonderful supporters and we always want to give them a good night out, so we’re thrilled to have the BBC Eggheads participating.

“Our clever quizzers can look forward to challenging Barry Simmons, Steve Cook, Kevin Ashman, Beth Webster and Chris Hughes in one of our speciality rounds.

“Knowing that we have the support of Brentwood’s local radio station is fantastic news, they are helping us spread the word that Brentwood’s biggest quiz of the year is back.

“In 2017 we had 650 quizzers we want to beat that number this year.”

Paul Golder, station manager at Phoenix FM said: “We are delighted to get involved with the Big Yellow Quiz, it’s a great event on our patch, we always do what we can to support Saint Francis Hospice.

“Mike Jones, presenter of our show ‘One 2 Three’ will act as compere on the evening so it will be a fun and lively affair.”

Whether you’re a trivia buff, quiz show fanatic or a Saint Francis Hospice supporter looking for a fun night out with friends, the Big Yellow Quiz ticks all the boxes.

Tickets are £12 per person or £110 for a table of 10, you can sign up at www.sfh.org.uk/big-yellowquiz or you can call the events team on 01708 771431.

ALL money raised from the charity evening will go towards providing essential end of life care and support services for Brentwood
residents.

Paul Golder writes for the Brentwood Gazette

After saying goodbye to one seasoned radio presenter last week with Keith Rogers’ departure, it’s time to welcome back another one with the return of Charlie Davy to drivetime.

Charlie was one of our original team when we launched the station full time in 2007 – in those days we were broadcasting in a smaller unit at the Baytree Centre. Charlie was one of the developers of our most important piece of software at the station – mAirlist, the one that plays all the music. After leaving Phoenix he went on to help out other Essex community radio stations get going, including Chelmsford Community Radio and Saint FM in Burnham-on-Crouch

Charlie has continued to write software and you can see a selection of this at charliedavy.co.uk. You can hear him every weekday from 3pm to 6pm on 98FM and online.

We also welcomed an amazing young fundraiser into the studio last week.

Just over two years ago Hannah Anderson’s sister, Katie, died after a four year battle with a brain tumour. She had many rounds of chemotherapy which caused her hair to fall out on more than one occasion. The Princess Trust gifted Katie a wig which was styled just for her and Hannah promised Katie that she would shave off my hair and donate it to the Princess Trust.

Katie would be 16 years old on the 22nd January and Hannah felt the need to celebrate her special day in some way – so it’s time the hair came off.

Hannah came in with her mother Dee to talk about her fundraising with breakfast show host Mike Porter. You can hear the interview again at phoenixfm.com and you can visit her fundraising page at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/deana-anderson. At the time of writing Hannah’s target had been doubled, so she has already done a fantastic job.

** We’ve got some great guests lined up on air in the next week including Penny Hollington who will be talking about recruitment in Essex, Dr Eric Watts chatting about Tea and Talk at Toby’s and authors Sylvia Kent and Glenys Newton who will be chatting on our monthly Book Club slot with Michelle Ward.

There will also be live music in the studio from Tommy Vegas, Paul Finch and Sonic Cartel. More information on all our features and guests can be found at phoenixfm.com.

This is the place where I look back over the show that has just been broadcast live, which is odd really as its better to listen then to read my grammer failed waffle. Still it is all kind of part of the art of modern radio, and talking of ART…’oh, Seamless link‘. I meantioned on the chatty bit of my  show, that The Art Of Noise will be playing a special reboot gig at the British Library in March and as I’ve missed a few bands and artists from the 1980/90’s, so I felt I couldn’t really pass up this oppotunity. I wondered who you had yet to see live….. synth artist wise. [You can still let me know in the comments section here]

New music this week came from another varied selection of artists; some singles and some album tracks; Perpacity – Junksista – Woodrowgerber – High Rise Finale – Jonteknik – Reanimated Boy – Tayne, plus a few new remixes along the way as per- see the old tracklisting below….

Tracklist

1Magic by Simple Minds

2A Million Like Us by Sinestar

3Children of Mine (Obsession of Time Remix) by Vogon Poetry

4Closer (Stereospread Remix) by Diamond Field & Rat Rios

5Rule The Day by Perpacity

6Invisable (Radio Edit) by Luuk Lagrange

7K.I.S.S Feat Chronica by From Apes to Angels

8Legs (Black Sand’s Painted Lipstick Mix) by Art Of Noise

9The Magician by 243 Ida

10Control by JUNKSISTA

11Desolation by Sun Goes Dark

12Cold by Roman Zayats

13Better Days (Single Edit) by Eltronn

14Take It Fast by Woodrowgerber

15003 SFX by This is SC

16Photographic by Depeche Mode

17SET MY SOUL FREE by Glyda

18Clown by BOO

19Disarray by High Rise Finale

20To What I Dont Know (Iris remix) by Lionhearts

21Shallow Under Skin by Dicepeople x Moi Saint

22B4 Gordons Gin by Jonteknik

23Reanimated Boy by Reanimated Boy

24Space Invaders by Electronic Circus

25Under My Skin by Tenek

26X-Ray Eyes by Shmoo

27Sacrifice by Tayne

28Good Feeling 18 by Lemonade Kid

29No Limit by Herhuth AfterDark

If you didnt catch the full on live show, then maybe try out the rerun of the show, here on Mixcloud;

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Leave a comment on the show and the music we shared….. go on. 

Wow wow wow wow wow!! I LOVED IT! So good I watched it again the next night.

Ok, let’s slow things down and go back a step. When a remake was announced for IT, it was met with much trepidation, from me included. After all the 90s version is one of the most beloved adaptations in the Stepehen King pantheon. Who else could play Pennywise other than Tim Curry? But then after much speculation shots started to appear of what the new Pennywise would look like, and it became very clear that this was a different kind of clown.

Played by Bill Skarsgard, there is no humour to this 2017 Pennywise. Where as Tim Curry’s portrayal had moments of laughter that led you to believe (falsely) that he was like any other clown, there is nothing here but pure malice and creepiness. Whenever Pennywise is on screen, you are waiting for the next horrific thing to happen.

And horrific it is, as one by one this interdimensional being picks off the children of Derry, Maine in increasingly gruesome fashion. Isolating the children and making them see what scares them most, Pennywise savors their fear before he goes in for the kill. In fact, so important is the terror that if you are not afraid, Pennywise loses his power over you.

This really is an incredible film, and there is little I can say in criticism. It is well paced and the special effects are excellent. Pennywise is on the screen just enough, and plenty of time is given over to character development. So good is this film that Mrs S (who hates horror) watched the whole thing because she was invested in the characters and wanted to see what happens. A glowing endorsement indeed!

My favourite bits were Pennywise in the projector slides and the iconic scene with Georgie and the storm drain. Genuinely scary and easily 8/10 stars from me. Go and watch this film and ‘you’ll float too…..”

Chris

@cw_stagg

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The winners so far….

1 Best song to play when getting ready to go out: September, by Earth, Wind and fire (From Sue Mills)
2 Best song for when you are feeling sad: Don’t you worry ’bout a thing, by Stevie Wonder (From Andrea Barns)
3 A special song to dedicated to someone special: Photograph, by Ed Sheeran (From Penny Seithal)
4 The song with the best Nostalgia points: Africa, by Toto (From Emily White)
5 Most awesome School Disco memory song: Baggy Trousers, by Madness (From Sue Mills)
6 Best Summer Anthem: Jamming, by Bob Marley and the Wailers (From Michelle Ward)
7 Best Work Out Track: …….No winner so far…. Eye of the tiger???? (that was mine…)
8 Best song from a band that is no more: It’s the end of the world as we know it, by REM (From Dan Dempsy)
9 Best cover version you know of: So many choices… maybe you have a better one????

So… what would YOUR perfect playlist be?

1 Best song to play when getting ready to go out:
2 Best song for when you are feeling sad:
3 A special song to dedicated to someone special:
4 The song with the best Nostalgia points:
5 Most awesome School Disco memory song:
6 Best Summer Anthem:
7 Best Christmas Song:
8 Best song from a band that is no more:
9 Best cover version you know of:

Think you can topple these winners off the Ultimate Playlist?

Email us: Radio@phoenixfm.com, or get in touch on facebook/twitter: phoenixfm – Or tweet me directly @Hammergirlheff and be in with a chance of having your own personal playlist aired!

Yes, Ben has a personal trainer!

With another theme of crazy holidays, tonights show celebrates Measure Your Feet Day with ‘Footloose’, Handwriting Day with ‘Sign Your Name Across My Heart’, Pie Day with ‘American Pie’ and Speak Up And Succeed Day with ‘Scream and Shout’. Everything’s cleverly linked see?

Or is it all a ridiculous accident and Ben Simmons unwittingly shares stupid public holidays, famous birthdays, current events and irreverent anecdotes whilst playing any old bit of music to hold it all together.

It’s the first one.  It’s DEFINITELY the first one!!

Enjoy the likes of Will I. Am, Tears For Fears, Gloria Estefan, Meghan Trainor, The Four Tops, Abba and Little Boots all being played in these 2 hours of glory. There’s a wide variety of music to be found here!

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Every Tuesday 10pm-midnight on Phoenix FM

Back in November last year it was a pleasure to welcome staff and pupils from Shenfield High School into the studio to talk about their production of Joseph.

Tonight I was privileged to be able to attend the school to witness the production for myself and all I can say is Wow!

I had to pinch myself to remember that this is a school production. It was fabulous, with colourful costumes, imaginative sets, super choreography and an excellent performance all round from the musicians and some top performances from the large talented cast.

It would be unfair to single out any individual performance as this is an ensemble piece with great performances all round of the quality we have come to expect from Shenfield High School

The sell out audience was captivated by the production and the enthusiastic cast, showing their appreciation with a standing ovation. Tomorrow night (Wednesday) is the final performance of this excellent production. Grab one of the few remaining tickets from the school if you can.

On One 2 Three tomorrow I’ll be playing a recording of one of the songs recorded live – Benjamin Calypso – You can listen to it here –

Some more songs from the production are here –

Any Dream Will Do

Close Every Door

Go Go Joseph

Suffice to say it was a brilliant night of entertainment that I thoroughly enjoyed. My thanks to all involved.

Joined in the studio by Moira Dare-Edward to discuss The International Holocaust Memorial Day Exhibition. 

This is a joint initiative of Christian Friends of Israel (Essex) and Tikvah Chadasha Synagogue (Shenfield & Brentwood). This is an annual exhibition which explores the background to the Holocaust, the lives of people caught up in those tragic events, their survival and their subsequent return to life.

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

The Exhibition is taking place Thursday 26 January 2017 to Saturday 28 January 2017 09:30 – 16:30 (13:00 on Saturday 28th) at Town Hall, Ingrave Road, Brentwood CM15 8AY

On the ground floor: the Exhibition for browsing with interactive sessions of 45 mins with a Holocaust survivor for school groups & space permitting, individuals. Thursday, Friday and Saturday morning.

Upstairs in the Council Chamber: An opportunity to hear the personal story of Edgar Guest Thursday and Friday morning at 11 am. A Hungarian Jew, Edgar recalls episodes from his boyhood which was dominated by events culminating in The Holocaust. Film or speaker Saturday 10:30 am to be confirmed.

Meeting of Commemoration At 6:30pm on Saturday 28th January in The Main Hall of Brentwood County High School, Seven Arches Road, Shenfield Common, BrentwoodCM14 4JF (doors open at 5pm for viewing Exhibitions)

Free admission to all events but donations are welcome. A freewill offering will follow the evening meeting

Bookstalls ~ Information stalls ~ Films (Town Hall only) Refreshments after Saturday meeting

Further information from:

Moira Dare-Edwards: 01277 213243 – email: mdareedwards@btinternet.com

Natasha Radford : email: tikvahchadasha@gmail.com

The Exhibition is completely free to attend, donations are welcome.

Today we learnt about some unusual medical research that has been going on in the USA.

Strangely squirting coffee up someone’s bottom in an effort to cure cancer, seems not to have proved especially successful!

Perhaps more success was achieved in days of yore with some of the folklore remedies described today by Margaret Mills. If you missed them they are all here – just click on the link below to listen.

See you again next time,
Scott

Margaret Mills returned for the first time in 2017 with some more folklore remedies which people of old used to swear by.

If you missed these just click on the link below to hear what Margaret told me: –

See you again next time,
Scott

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Friday 22 January 2016 saw the latest in a series of special gigs at the Society of Old Brentwoods, Ashwells Road, Brentwood. Each gig is recorded and played out exclusively on Phoenix FM.

The evening’s show had three fantastic artists – Joe Fryd, Keeley Smith and Poder de Tres.

Photos from the evening:

An exciting development in the local jazz scene as the National Jazz Archive opens a new centre for Jazz at the Beecroft Arts Centre in Southend.  The brainchild of Digby Fairweather, then new centre with house (amongst other things), the trumpets of Louis Armstrong, Humphrey Littleton and the first piano owned by Johnny Dankworth. There will be an opening celebration on the 6th of February from 10am to 5pm. There will be music playing all day – with a live session headed by tenor saxophonist Simon Spillett at 3pm.  Simon will also host showings of the new DVD about the great saxophonist Tubby Hayes ‘A Man in a Hurry’ at 1pm and 2pm (times to be confirmed).

Listen again to last week’s show here on Mixcloud:

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In this week’s show:

– Instrumental music group Bixiga 70 arrives in London
– Cine Club Brazil on display at the Brazilian Embassy
– Brazilian Culture exhibition at King’s College

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The Herd – From The Underworld – 3:19
Stacie Collins – Blood Moon – 4:56 (Roll The Dice)
JD McPherson – Head Over Heels – 3:18 (Let The Good Times Roll)
Medicine Head – Rising Sun – 5:57 (Only The Roses)
Oysterband – Here Comes The Flood – 3:57 (Here Comes The Flood)
Lincoln Durham – Bide My Time – 2:42 (Revelations Of A Mind Unravelling) – released March 25
The White Buffalo – Come On Love, Come On In – 5:11 (Love And The Death Of Damnation) – released Feb 12
Malcolm Holcombe – Papermill Man – 4:52 (Another Black Hole) released Feb 12
Eagles – Take It Easy – 3:33 (Eagles)
Eagles – Good Day In Hell – 4:27 (On The Border)
Eagles – Busy Being Fabulous – 4:21 (Long Road Out Of Eden)
Mott The Hoople – Walkin’ With A Mountain – 3:49 (Mad Shadows)
Mott The Hoople – The Moon Upstairs – 5:02 (Brain Capers)
Mott The Hoople – One Of The Boys – 4:18 (All The Young Dudes)
Ron Pope – One Shot Of Whiskey – 4:09 (Ron Pope & The Nighthawks)
Ron Pope Interview – 8:43
Ron Pope – Hell Or High Water – 2:51 (Ron Pope & The Nighthawks)
JJ Grey & Mofro – Gotta Know – 6:04 (Georgia Warhorse)
Paul Thorn – Don’t Let Nobody Rob You Of Your Day – 4:22 (Too Blessed To Be Stressed)
The Temperance Movement – Battle Lines – 4:16 (White Bear)
Craig Finn – Going To A Show – 3:30 (Faith In The Future)
The Verve Pipe – Hero – 3:34 (The Verve Pipe)
Toronzo Cannon – Cold World – 5:08 (John The Conquer Root)
Mike Zito & The Wheel – Girl From Liberty – 4:19 (Keep Coming Back)
Drive By Truckers – Hanging On – 4:00 (English Oceans)
Jimbo Mathus – Blue Light – 5:08 (Blue Light)
Lincoln Durham – Bide My Time – 2:42 (Revelations Of A Mind Unravelling) – released March 25
Eels – Peach Blossom – 4:02 (Wonderful, Glorious)
Warren Haynes – Gold Dust Woman – 6:27 (Ashes And Dust)
Warren Haynes – Hallelujah Boulevard – 5:43 (Ashes And Dust)
Chuck Prophet – Heart Breaks Like The Dawn – 5:09 (Balinese Dancer)
Roger Daltrey – Say It Ain’t So Joe – 4:17 (One Of The Boys)
Mott The Hoople – The Journey – 9:16 (Brain Capers)
The Eagles – The Last Resort – 7:29 (Hotel California)

The Herd – From The Underworld – 3:19
John Kongos – Tokoloshe Man – 5:10
Federal Charm – The Stray – 6:35 (Federal Charm)
The Whybirds – Four Little Letters – 5:33 (The Whybirds)
Chris Bevington – Blue On Black – 5:57 (Chris Bevington & Friends)
Joel Fisk & The Breakdown – Stop Breaking Down – 4:07 (The Well)
Joel Fisk & The Breakdown – Grinnin’ In Your Face – 2:48 (The Well)
Joel Fisk & The Breakdown – Last Fair Deal Gone Down – 3:10 (The Well)
Blackberry Smoke – Let Me Help You (Find The Door) – 3:05 (Holding All The Roses)
Blackberry Smoke – Ain’t Much Left Of Me – 4:58 (The Whippoorwill)
Pearl Jam – Yellow Leadbetter – 8:04 (New York City 06-25-08)
Free – I’ll Be Creepin’ – 3:31(Free)
Free – Oh I Wept – 4:29 (Fire And Water)
Free – Ride On Pony – 4:19 (Highway)
The Verve Pipe – Villains – 4:42 (Villains)
Kevin McDermott – Walking In The Light – 5:00 (Bedazzled)
Ryan Bingham – My Diamond Is Too Rough – 5:36 (Fear and Saturday Night)
Ryan Bingham – Gun Fightin’ Man – 4:06 (Fear and Saturday Night)
The Black Crowes – Jealous Again – 5:13 (Croweology)
Will Varley – Newborn – 5:08 (Advert Soundtracks)
Albert King, Steve Cropper, Pop Staples – Tupelo – 6:03 (Jammed Together)
Dr. Wu’ & Friends – Life Ain’t No Fair – 5:26 (Hangin’ With Dr Wu: Vol 4)
Will Johns – On My Back – 3:08 (Count On Me)
Hard Working Americans – Play A Train Song – 6:39 (The First Waltz)

Brentwood Town’s Sherwin Stanley scored late on to perform the perfect comeback to snatch all three points as they won 3-2 away at Cray Wanderers.

Sherwin Stanley scored his 10^th league goal of the season and the all-important winner three minutes from time with a cool finish.

Cray Wanderers took an early two goal lead as Adrian Stone slotted passed Bowles for the first and a toe poke from Moses Ashkodi.

Tom Richardson grabbed a brace with three goals in two starts for Brentwood with a strike just before half-time and the equaliser with eight minutes left.

Stanley snatched the point from the hosts as he slotted the ball past the Cray keeper to continue their playoff promise.

An early strike six minutes in from Richardson stung the hands of the Cray keeper Lewis Moore.

Cray took the lead from the first real chance of the game as Chris Piper’s wriggling run not dealt with by the Brentwood defence and Adrian Stoner slotted it into the bottom corner.

From the restart the ball from a free-kick was not cleared by Cray, Stanley’s shot on the turn came off the left hand post and cleared away.

Cray doubled their lead seven minutes later as a deep cross from Nathan Simpson was not dealt with. Moses Ashikodi beat O’Rawe to the ball to poke it past Bowles.

Just before the break Brentwood got one back after a great ball wide to Rees was squared across the edge of the box for Richardson to fire his strike low and hard past the keeper.

Sam Bantick’s free-kick on the edge of the box was hammered towards goal but a fine fingertip save denied Brentwood an equaliser.

Brentwood almost equalised ten minutes into the second half as Richardson’s bursting run into the box was cut back to Bantick as his shot was superbly blocked by C J Williams.

Cray missed a great chance to extend their lead as Ashkodi beat O’Rawe to the ball and went round Bowles but his shot went wide, despite a gapping goal.

Brentwood equalised seven minutes from time as a long ball was headed to Stanley by Richardson and cut back across goal by Stanley to Richardson to fire in from close range.

‘The Blues’ went in front three minutes from time as Bantick slotted in Stanley who clinically finished past the keeper, to sweep the three points from Cray.

Cray Wanderers Lineup: Lewis Moore, Frank Griffin, Nathan Simpson, Cesc Fakinos, C. J Williams, Fraser Stevens (83), Chris Piper, Alex Stavrinou (65), Moses Ashkodi ©, Adrian Stone, Warren Whitely

Substitutes: Hussein Isa, Steve Springett (83), James Pass, Kery Kedze, Elyon Marshall-Katung (65)

Brentwood Town Lineup: Ollie Bowles, Jack Gardner (89), Lewis Baucutt, 4 Martyn Stokes ©, Ryan O’Rawe, Robbie Rees, James Love, Daryl Robson (75), Sherwin Stanley, Thomas Richardson, Sam Bantick

Substitutes: Christian Mbulu (89), Marcus Milner (75), Ryan Mcfarlane,, Adam Rooke

Attendance: 141

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Tracklisting

The Best of Dance

Indie Dance/Nu-Disco/Tropical House/House/Future Bass/ UKG/ Deep House

4AM – Do it Again

Ambassadeurs – From You

Argonaut & Wasp – Higher Ground

Bordertown – Still Waiting For Love

Casino Gold – 1981

Ekkah – Last Chance to Dance

Equator Club – If It Was Real

FKA TWIGS – Papi Pacify (Jason Burns Remix)

Flume – Sleepless feat. Lee Fields (Max Liese & KarlK Remix)

George Maple – Vacant Space (Sondrio Remix)

Going Deeper & Xandl – We Got It

Goldroom- Till Sunrise (Delusion Remix)

Harrison – Dreamer

Harrison -What Can I Say

JANET X CAJOLINE – The Pleasure Principle

Junge Junge feat Kyle Pearce – Beautiful Girl (Yaaman Remix)

Just Kiddin-Thinking About It (Ghassemi remix)

Kilo Kish – Curious (Le Flex remix)

Låpsley – Falling short (Tontario Remix)

Lauren Faith – Love Eyes (Remi Oz)

Mad Moiselle (ft. Dizzee with GhostRiot)

NVOY – Going On

Pink Feathers – The Feeling’s Gone (ft. SPEAK) (Eau Claire Remix)

Scavenger Hunt – Lost (Lenno Remix)

SOHN – Bloodflows (Tontario Remix)

Yomakomba- Girl From Calabria (Cajoline Remix)

Young Karin – Hearts

ZHU – Paradise Awaits (FKJ Remix)

I always admire the work of amateur theatre groups – whether they’re performing musicals, serious plays or comedy – but perhaps one of the hardest challenges is putting on a version of something that’s not just well known from film or TV but also so strongly associated with a fine cast of actors.

That’s just the challenge being taken on by the Thurrock Court Players, whose stage version of The Vicar of Dibley by Ian Gower and Paul Carpenter is adapted from Richard Curtis and Paul Mayhew-Archer’s classic TV series, with kind permission of Tiger Aspect Productions.

Director Martyn Williams joined me this morning and paid tribute to the hard work of his cast – which includes Phoenix FM’s Mike Jones as eccentric farmer Owen Newitt – as he explained that the stage version is a distillation of the first two TV series in a story that revolves around the Vicar’s attempts to bring together Alice and Hugo.

Martyn also talked about the history of the Players and revealed their Autumn production – another TV comedy classic!

The Vicar of Dibley is at the Thameside Theatre, Grays, Thursday 12th to Saturday 14th February, with a Saturday matinee; for tickets visit Essex Theatre Ticketing. It promises to be a real feel-good show, bringing back some great memories of a very warm and funny series!

Listen again:

Expandable…..

As we breeze towards the end of January, it is great to hear of old actors getting new gigs to raise them up. This week I read all about Hollywood super action hero, Sylvester Stallone. Who has signed up to front an advertisement campaign from a large UK Bread making company. Now I know he is not short on dough… but like bread is he an expandable Expendable.

Music wise, we had lots of brand new music, including a new single a guy called Neil Francis, who came to attention care of a post Erasure gig tube singalong (see video clip). The single connected is with Shelter, who recently supported Erasure.

Also on the show we had a track from the debut album from Finnish artists Jaani Peuhu, plus a brand new track from duo, Machinery and Pulse; who play London later that day. We talked phobias or fears you might have, along with some of the best music from the field of electronic/synth/new wave…. If you missed the live radio show, then please subscribe to my post show edited versions  on Mixcloud;

Phill Poston from Ingatestone Parish Council and Sam Poston from the Ingatestone Youth Council joined me in the studio tonight. Phill talked about how he became involved with the Parish Council through lobbying on behalf of a group of young people wanting a skate park. After success he was encouraged to join the parish council, a role he obviously enjoys. Sam Poston has been involved with the Youth Council since it began. They have organised a number of community initiatives. Most notably they raised the funds to pay for the Christmas Trees that lined Ingatestone High Street last Christmas. Sam talked about the activities they undertook to raise the money and the satisfaction in seeing the trees when they were lit up. In the second hour we had some extra-ordinary news stories from the week, including a wedding couple who had portraits made of each other by a pizza firm, two men arrested after they told police officers that a crashed car was driven by their dog and an inventor in New York who has created a device for turning paper airplanes into drones that can be manoeuvred. We had lots of comments and conversation in the chatroom during both hours.

Playlist.

Booker T and MGs – Crazy – Show theme

Caro Emerald – One Day

Pharrell Williams – Happy

Verve – Bittersweet Symphony

Ben Pearce – What I must do – chosen by Sam

Deadmaus – Ghost and stuff – chosen by Sam

Disclosure – chosen by Sam

Gotiye – Somebody that I used to know

Elvis Presley – Suspicious minds

Beatles – Hey Jude – for the story of Canadian PM Stephen Harper singing it at an official dinner in Israel

Spice Girls – Say you will be there – requested by Patrick

Chairman of the Board – requested by Michael

Alison Krauss – Paper Airplane – to go with the drone story

Queen and David Bowie – requested by Lee for all those trying to meet US tax deadlines at the end of January

Frank Sinatra – Let’s face the music and dance – for Ariadne in the Isle of Wight back from working in OZ

Johny Cash – Personal Jesus – for Chris in Harlow icing a cake for daughter Siane’s birthday tomorrow

Toto – Stranger in town – in remembrance of singer on the track Dennis Frederickson RIP 18th of January 14

Marc Antionne – Pacific Coast Highway.

To listen to the show again, click on the link below.
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Welcome to the blog page for The Home Grown Show. The radio show playing music from new, unsigned and emerging artists.

23rd January 2014  Play lists & Archive

Part 1: Bands, Singers & Solo Artists
BlackDogHat – One Last Question
https://www.facebook.com/BlackDogHat
Bow Flats – Interview part 1
Bow Flats – Whole World Is Home
https://www.facebook.com/bowflats
Different People – Daniel
https://www.facebook.com/DifferentPeopleBand
Chaos Theory – Warriors
https://www.wearechaostheory.co.uk
Bow Flats – Interview part 2
Bow Flats – Die In The Breeze
https://www.reverbnation.com/bowflats
Layden Robinson – Before You Leave
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Layden-Robinson/233060573379246
LifeCry – Slumber
https://www.facebook.com/LifeCry
Bow Flats – Interview part 3
Bow Flats – Ride The Hill

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Part 2 Electronic & Home Produced
TPE – Organik
https://www.facebook.com/yorko.holic
Big T.O.E – Big Dro Hitter
Big T.O.E – Kangol Jack
https://www.facebook.com/pages/BIG-TOE/420939634630329
Asleep With Headphones – Interview Part 1
Asleep With Headphones – When all you have is a hammer, Everything looks like a nail
Asleep With Headphones – Interview Part 2
Asleep With Headphones – Revenant Quirk (with Arc Rev One)
Asleep With Headphones – Interview Part 3
Asleep With Headphones – Shadow Vale (featuring Paula Cass)
https://www.sleepybassrecordings.co.uk
https://www.facebook.com/asleepwithheadphones
https://asleepwithheadphones.com/
Brown Bear Music – Got To Carry On
https://www.facebook.com/brownbearmusic.uk
Gregg Less – Harmed
https://www.facebook.com/GregLessMusic
MajorTXR Feat Toxic – Shut It Down
https://www.facebook.com/majorptoductions
S.P.Y – By Your Side 2014 VIP
https://soundcloud.com/spydnb/s-p-y-by-your-side-v-i-p-2014/s-Bq1M2

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Leanne Louise is a singer songwriter and occasional producer. 2013 saw Leanne opening Brownstock Festival and going onto win both ILUVLIVE and Live & Unsigned. Leanne will be appearing at Phoenix FM’s First ever Phoenix Friday, next Friday 31st January at Old Brentwoods Club, Ashwells Road, Brentwood

Leanne’s beautiful new single Save your Heart was released recently and has enjoyed a lot of airplay here on Phoenix so it was great to welcome Leanne into the studio today.

Leanne Louise

You can hear the entire session and interview here – Leanne Louise Interview

Or listen to the live tracks we recorded here –

Love Come Down

Leanne Louise – Love Come Down (Live Phoenix FM)

Save Your Heart

Leanne Louise – Save Your Heart (Live Phoenix FM)

Count My Blessings

Leanne Louise – Count My Blessings (Live Phoenix FM)

All beautiful tracks but my personal favourite is the reworking of the old Evelyn Champagne King hit – Love Come Down – I love it to pieces! But then I really like Count My Blessings too. And Save Your Heart… Oh I can’t make my mind up. They’re all great!

Don’t forget to catch Leanne at what promises to be a fantastic event next Friday –

Thanks Leanne!

So in the first week of my challenge #50ThingsRobHasntDoneYet I managed to tick one thing off the list but since then it would seem I have gone a bit quiet about it all. That is where you are wrong my friend. Not at all. I have working away to organise many of the bigger tasks such as, Climbing A Mountain, Drive A Steam Train, Feed A Zoo Animal and so on…

This weekend I will be heading into Billericay to pick up my copy of “The Story of Billericay” by Charles Philips and then taking said book to the Library to meet the man himself where he is signing copies. So that’ll be Number 2 (or 19 if you’re looking at the list itself) done!!

And here’s the thing, next week I have some guests coming in to the studio to talk about some of the things on my list and some things that aren’t too.

Louise from Heybridge Creative will be joining me on Tuesday to talk #BillericayHour and on Wednesday I will have Paul Barrell in to talk about Brentwood’s Firewalk!!! Ooh! Ah! Eee! Yep, a real firewalk which is very handily one of the things on my list!!!

See you all Monday!!!

R

There’s been a lot in the news lately about sugar. Rather than avoiding fat in our diet we should be looking at the sugar content. In a simple breakfast cereal there can be as many as 6 teaspoons of sugar per serving. Even more if you’re loading the sugar on top. Yoghurts fruit juices and even fruit, seemingly healthy but loaded with sugar. As we all know too much sugar can lead to a variety of health issues including kidney problems, blood pressure and of course diabetes.

Try finding a diet that suits your body type. The metabolic diet is one way. Most of us are influenced more strongly by one or other neurological system, depending on whether we are sympathetic dominant or parasympathetic dominant. A high protein diet has a positive effect on a protein type person, but a completely different effect on a carb person. By customising your diet you can boost your health and vitality.

Another alternative is the GI diet. This diet ranks carbs according to their effect on blood glucose levels. Carbs with a low GI score produce only small fluctuations in blood sugar and insulin levels, whereas high GI foods cause a sudden sugar rush. Avoid processed foods like white bread, white sugar and white rice, as well as fried foods. Good foods are fish, pulses, beans and most vegetables.

For news on where our teams (after a brief winter hibernation) are getting back into the swing of things, the weekend preview is here.

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Great new album from Manchester’s math/pop/proggers Dutch Uncles, released on 14 January on Memphis Industries. I’ve been playing singles Fester and Flexxin for a while but the whole album is worthy of repeated playback.

Also had a chance to speak to Saffron from Republica on the phone to find out what she’s been up to. If you missed that, listen to it again here.

Tonight’s playlist:

Mega City Four – Ticket Collector
Dutch Uncles – Flexxin
Foals – My Number
Black Dots – Kids
Chapel Club – Good Together
Republica – Holly – Republica Club Mix
Republica – Christiana Obey (Tenek remix)
High/Low – Raygun
Dutch Uncles – Nometo
Marsheaux – Alone
Eddie Argos And The Lo Fi Punk Rock Motherfuckers – Wam! Bang! Pow! Let’s Rock Out!
Everything Everything – Cough Cough
My Heroine – I’ll Be Your Heroine
David Bowie – Where Are We Now
Pulp – After You
Comanechi – Dream Of Dream
Dutch Uncles – Threads
1975 – Chocolate
Fashoda Crisis – Horatio
Sojourn Society – Caption Closed
Theme Park – Tonight
Missing Andy – It’s Over (acoustic)
Subrosa – Tidal Waves
Joy Formidable – Maw Maw Song

On tonight’s show we answered the burning question that had plagued mankind for at least 2 weeks, what was Art Garfunkel reading when you were born?. Well you can answer this question yourself by visiting the following site https://www.artgarfunkel.com , which has a quite frankly staggering list of every single book he as read since 1968!
Let’s not forget we also had some great music as well for you including a few new tracks including 2 from the rather gorgeous new British Sea Power EP, Grimes, Islet, Sharon Van Etten, and a superb unreleased track from Juliana Barwick.
Our featured album this week was Beck’s Odelay, there was a Beck binge at the weekend and I was reminded of just how brilliant this album is. For our 2 Bands 1 Song this week there was only one cover (of Stereolabs Peng 33 track), but as it was a stunning interpretation by Iron & Wine that more than makes up for it!
And to finish off this feast of music we took at look at some of the festival line-ups that have been announced so far, with Downloads and Field Days bills looking particulary excellent and even more finally, a rich dessert of Krautrock from Amon Duul II. See you next week!
PS. Spotify list featuring some of the music below.

01 – Ride – Vapour Trail (Nowhere)
02 – Beck – Novacane (Odelay)
03 – British Sea Power – A Light Above Descending (EP1)
04 – Andrew WK – Party Hard (I Get Wet)
05 – Stereolab – Peng! 33 (Peng)
06 – Lambchop – Gone Tomorrow (Mr M)
07 – Grimes – Genesis (Visions)
08 – Appaloosa – Patchwork (Single)
09 – Simon And Garfunkel – The Boxer (Bridge Over Troubled Water)
10 – Sharon Von Etten – We Are Fine (Tramp)
11 – Juliana Barwick – Never Change (Unreleased Track)
12 – Grouper – Invisible (Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill)
13 – Beck – Hotwax (Odelay)
14 – Soundgarden – Superunknown (Superknown)
15 – Islet – What We Done Wrong (Illuminated People)
16 – Bardo Pond – Green Man (Lapsed)
17 – Lower Dens – Brains (Nootropics)
18 – Modeselektor – Evil Twin (Monkeytown)
19 – Iron And Wine – Peng! 33 (Around The Well)
20 – Kimya Dawson – All I Could Do (Thunder Thighs)
21 – Ben Folds Five – Brick (Whatever And Ever Amen)
22 – Amon Duul II – Yeti – Improvisation (Yeti)
23 – Beck – Sissyneck (Odelay)
24 – Kings Of Convenience – Winning A Battle, Losing The War (Quiet Is The New Loud)
25 – Ladyhawke – My Delerium (Ladyhawke)
26 – British Sea Power – Lullaby For What You Are (EP1)
27 – Grizzly Bear – Lullaby (Blue Valentine)
28 – Porter Ricks – Port Gentil (Biokinetics)

SKIP “little Axe” McDonald/SUMAYA/MARTIN JOHNSON QUARTET

THE BRENTWOOD MUSIC WEEKEND

Sometimes you have guests in the studio that you gel with immediately, their enthusiasm and passion makes you think you can take on the world. This is how you feel when you meet Tony Morrison, who is the guy behind THE BRENTWOOD MUSIC WEEKEND.

When Tony arrived at the studio we were treated to samples of blues legend Skip “Little Axe” McDonald – great recordings but the difference between these acts and so many out there is all these acts are superb live. They capture the audience as soon as they begin to play. I was fortunate enough to manage to get a ticket to see SUMAYA perform to a packed out Brentwood Theatre. SUMAYA perform Spanish Music, consisting of spanish  box (drums), guitar, vocals and two dancers. The musicianship was truly inspiring and the dancing.. well it just amazed me. The speed at which the two dancers moved their feet, which are in time with the drums, made you exhausted to watch. When they finished their set they did so to rapturous applause. A memorable evening and I highly recommend going to see them (check out the website for more details). I had friends who went along on Sunday night to see The Martin Johnson Quartet and their feedback was “brilliant… just awesome”.

Tony is hoping to make this an annual event and after last weekend’s amazing performances it should be. Check out Tony’s website for up and coming shows. www.easternroots.co.uk

ARTIST DETAIL.

Skip “Little Axe” McDonald – Blues Legend https://www.little-axe.com/

Sumaya – Flamenco Flava https://www.sumaya.co.uk/

Martin Johnson Quartet – All Star Latin Jazz https://www.martinjohnsonb3.com/

Tony Morrison become involved in the live music industry back in 1986 promoting concerts and managing bands leading him to work with such artists like The Inspiral Carpets and James and then going on to become involved in the ‘Madchester’ scene.

Somehow, somewhere he fell into the UK Latin scene and was one of the creators of the Latin Promoters Network (LPN), an organisation set up to produce UK tours for international artists. The LPN went on to produce tours throughout the nineties working with the likes  of Manalito, Ricardo Lemvo, Wayne Gorbea, Alfredo De LaFe and the Latin legend Eddie Palmieri

This network evolved into what is now Live Roots and the work continues producing tours for not just Latin, but Afro-Caribbean and African artists, where the organisation is credited in having produced the first tour for Tinariwen.

A move down south led to the founding of eastern roots and he has then since brought to Colchester the likes of: Daby Toure, Julian Marley, Johnny Polanco, Mikey Dread, Los Amigos Invisibles, Abbysinians, Johnny Clarke, Dillinger, Shri, Tony Allen, Palop Africa, Morgan Heritage, Modeste Hughes, Justin Adams, Adriano Adewale, Done To The Bone and Sumaya

Along with promoting concerts, Tony manages a number of projects working in partnership with the likes of Essex County Council, Arts Council England as well as numerous local authorities across Essex

Well another “grungy” drive home but at least every day takes us closer to the day the clocks go forward!

Anyway as usual we enjoyed that the usual great mix of music that you’ll hear nowhere else other than PHOENIX. Amazingly we managed to squeeze in no less that 25 songs over the two hours.  The complete list was as follows: –

HOUR  1

Paulo Nutini – Pencil full of lead

Kula Shaker – Gavinda

Shins   – Simple Song

Travelling Wilburys – End of The Line

George Michael – Shoot The Dog

Boyzone – When The Going Gets Tough

Drake feat. Rihanna – Take Care

Pink – Who Knew?

Drew Levi Huntsman – What If?

Jon & Vangelis – I’ll Find My Way Home

Noah & The Whale – Five Years Time

Young Knives – Up All Night

HOUR  2

Alesha Dixon –  Do It Our Way

Santana  – Black Magic Woman

Spice Girls – Wannabe

Zoe – Sunshine On A Rainy Day

Lucky Soul – Up In Flames

Bruce Hornsby & The Range – The Way It Is

Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Some Things You Never Get Used To

Maccabees – Pelican

JLS – Do You Feel What I Feel?

House of Pain – Jump Around

Do Me Bad Things – Time For Deliverance

Pet Shop Boys – It’s A Sin

Ricky Nelson – Hello Mary Loo

Well there we go, that’s it for another week. Do hope you can join me again next Tuesday when we’ll do it all over again. Meantime look after yourselves and keep fit.

All the best,

Scott

Brentwood Assize House

Scott Ross and Frances Clamp chat about some famous old crimes in Brentwood, and how they were dealt with. Click on the player below to listen again.

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This week on the 90s show the music was chosen by Phoenix’s newest presenter, Gary Casserley who joined me on the show.

The full tracklisting is as follows:-

The Beautiful South – Perfect 10
James – Sit Down
Suggs – Cecilia
Beats International – Dub Be Good To Me
Mark Morrison – Return Of The Mack
The Mission – Butterfly On A Wheel
The Scorpions – Wind Of Change
Billie Myers – Kiss The Rain
B52s – Love Shack
David Morales – Needin’ U
Karen Ramirez – Looking For Love
Brand New Heavies – Dream On Dreamer
Finally Found – honeyz
Michael Jackson – You Are Not Alone
The Wonderstuff – The Size Of A Cow
The Cure – Friday I’m In Love
Blondie – Maria
Simply Red – Fairground
OMC – How Bizarre
Incognito – Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing
Red Dragon – Compliments On Your Kiss
Soundgarden – Black Hole Sun
House of Love – Shine On
The commitments – Mustang Sally
Lighthouse Family – Lifted
Tina Arena – Chains

Join Gary this coming Monday from 6-8pm and me for more 90s gems from 8-10pm.