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Ragamuffin's Brian and Mike have been championing music below the radar before the pod was cast . . .

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Listeners Comments
 

Mike and Brian!
Just listened to Sunday's broadcast. Excellent! I love the history
lessons your list invokes...the early English railroads, etc.
Doug Bowman - Florida

Hello Brian and Mike, Hope all is well in your world.  I wanted to thank you for adding my music to your exciting program.
Tom Shed - Florida

I stumbled across your site by accident.

What a disaster! I thought I’d heard a lot of songs by a wide range of people but you put my musical knowledge to shame. 

How can the likes of Eric Bibb , Tom Taylor and Slaid Cleaves escaped my attention?

I have listened to 3 of your podcasts back to back and find myself in a wierd mix of meditation and homesick (I was brung up in Bursledon) As I listened images of the crystal clear waters of the   Test, Watercress and pints of 6X beside the Hamble drifted through my mind and dare I say Jack Hargreaves sat in his shed puffing on his pipe. 

I predict I am in for a long night of ale and internet searching, Inspired by your show. 

Thank you for sending me on another journey of musical discovery, I could be away sometime. 

Jon - Cleveland UK.

I've just finished listening to your latest broadcast, proper job boys!! Regards,

Rod - Southampton UK.

You guys are just great.  This is so professionally done.  You’re just the best! 

Alice Stuart - WA USA.

Damn, you fellers do a fine job.  Thanks for keeping
me on your list.  Yer amigo,
Tony Gilliam -Idaho USA

Just finished enjoying the entire program a bit ago,
and shared portions of it w/ friends over for lunch earlier today - excellent job! Love what you guys are doing - it is SO 'downhome,' even for an ol' Texas boy.  Thanks so much for including me in the mix - it is a privilege and an honor.
Tom Taylor - Texas. USA
 

 

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Time to put some wood in the stove, the coffee pot on the boil, butter the toast and play some music. This week we're off to Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, the Cabbage Patch in Twickenham and the Spyglass on Ragamuffin Mike's diamond Wight island

The playlist:

• No One Will Ever Know - Billy and Harry
  from Back to Basics - Billy and Harry

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UNCLE JACK AND UNCLE REMUS

• Brer Rabbit: My Laughing Place Jack Williams
• Laughing In The Face Of The Blues Jack Williams
  from Jack Williams, (above left), album Laughing In The Face Of The Blues. Uncle Jack and Uncle Remus what a great combination.
• Brer Rabbit and The Tar Baby David Clark
  David Clark (above right), is a gifted writer and storyteller and the album Tales From Uncle Remus is one to savour.
• High Cotton Jack Williams
  Completing the sandwich, Jack Williams from his album Laughing In The Face Of The Blues.

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ON UK TOUR - ERIC ANDERSEN


Eric Andersen first extended tour of the UK and hopefully the first of more. Ragamuffin Mike went to the Cabbage Patch, Twickenham for the opening night and brought a brace of albums both available from the brilliant Appleseed Records label. From the albums we play:

• Sudden Love Eric Andersen
• Shape Of A Broken Heart Eric Andersen
  As we recorded this programme Eric Andersen is on the second phase of his tour playing Scotland after dates in England. The full tour is avaialble on his website: Eric Andersen A rare opportunity to hear such a gifted performer here.
  

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DON'T LET GO - JACK WILLIAMS

• King Harvest (Robbie Robertson) Jack Williams
  Wonderful cover of a classic song from the Band taken from Jack Williams peerless album Don't Let Go.
• Wish I Was (Mickey Newbury)Jack Williams
  Jack Williams was on the road with the late Mickey Newbury and who better to cover one of his classic songs than Jack Williams. Again from Don't Let Go. Priceless

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LIVE FROM THE SPYGLASS, VENTNOR - JC, ANGELINA GRIMSHAW AND FRIENDS
• Bed Slats 'n All (Will Shade)JC, Angelina Grimshaw and Friends
  The penultimate song from a Grimshaw evening at the Spyglass, Ventnor, Isle of Wight recorded by Ragamuffin Mike on May 14th, 2008. The song is by Will Shade of the Memphis Jug Band with JC Grimshaw mandolin and vocals, Angelina Grimshaw guitar and vocals, Dave Godby dobro, James Good harmonica, 'Toots' Butler clarinet.
• I'm Going To Get It JC, Angelina Grimshaw and Friends
  Not sure who wrote this but its got a the stamp of the Grimshaws all over it. A belting closer to another cracking evening at the Spyglass.

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GAMBLE ROGERS FESTIVAL - ST AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA

We tip our hats to the music and the man, Gamble Rogers, with help from Doug Bowman who has pointed us in the right direction.

• Gamble Rogers Bob Patterson interview
  for the Gamble Rogers Festival website.
• Black Label Blues Gamble Rogers
  From the Gamble Rogers website a classic song dedicated to Tennessee 'sour mash' drinkin' whiskey.
• Gamble Rogers Bob Patterson interview
  continuing Bob Patterson's interview for the Gamble Rogers Festival website
• Gambles Guitar (Michael Smith) Doug Bowman
  Doug sings Michael Smith's classic song about Gamble Rogers. Michael Smith is I believe a fellow artist with Jack Williams on Wind River and the writer of Hobo's Mandolin.
• Walk Proud My Son Tom Shed
  Tom Shed is a regular at the Gamble Rogers Festival and like all the artists here is right in the vein of that storytelling tradition championed by Gamble Rogers. This is from Tom's album Live At The Thomas Centre.
• Sunshine State Grant Peeples
  "Grant Peoples played the night before the festival at The Milltop Tavern in the old St. Augustine 's Spanish Quarter. The Milltop is known as the "Chamber of the Arts" as it has always been a "hang-out" for poets, painters, folkies, etc. Its where I met Gamble Rogers (several times) and where I hung on every word he said. he was kinda like Ramblin' Jack Elliott because you never knew when the discussion might take off on a story he would tell with all of the colloquialisms, exaggerations, similes and metaphors that would keep Mark Twain on his toes. So, included is his "Sunshine State" a fun-poking look at this over-sized peninsula." - Doug Bowman

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Closing music:

• No One Will Ever Know - Billy and Harry
  from Back to Basics - Billy and Harry from Bellbuckle, Tennessee.

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