Friday 24 April 2020


With so many great tracks accumulated over recent weeks, it's difficult to know where to start. At the beginning would therefore make the most sense, so here's one of the first tracks I noted down. 
The group Playing For Change was not a name I was familiar with. Their mission is simple: 
- a movement created to inspire and connect the world through music (playingforchange.com)
Usually playing in far more informal surroundings this video is from a concert in Brazil, during the 'Peace Through Music World Tour' in 2014. 
"There are moments when music transcends the darkness and shows us the light.          This is one of those moments."
 Time for Playing For Change and the timeless 'Stand By Me' 

In Portuguese 'fique comigo' 😄


Friday 17 April 2020


Interestingly I had set up this track way before I went away. So I'm going to go with it now.
Talking Heads and a Wild wild video with the ever eclectic David Byrne from the 1986 movie 'True Stories' - 'Wild Wild Life'

> You wont be surprised to hear I have been accumulating loads of great tracks over the recent 'lockdown' period. These will be with you once I've got my head on straight.


Wednesday 15 April 2020

An alternative (and occasional) music posting highlighting something out of the ordinary. Perhaps of limited appeal, unconventional, experimental or just far-out ! Call it what you like (or switch it off, if you don't like). 

We have a number of dvds here to pass away the time. One being the 2005 Cream reunion concert from the Albert Hall. 
"Rollin' and Tumblin'" was an original Hambone Willie Newbern 'Roll and Tumble Blues'. A newer version by Muddy Waters was the track covered on Cream's first album 'Fresh Cream' in 1966. 
Here is the 2005 concert version nearly 50 years after their debut. Jack Bruce (harmonica), Ginger Baker (drums) and Eric Clapton (guitar). Cream >
The lyrics to this song are clearly not about any form of social distancing !😉


Friday 10 April 2020


Forget the wretched virus, let's remember Bill Withers.
The news of his death at 81 years old filtered through eventually last week.   
Among many great songs there's none better than this one. "Lean On Me", released in 1972 is this week's Star Track. 



Friday 3 April 2020


Through the wonders of modern technology and a wifi with a following wind, I'm able to come to you 'live' from South Africa.  
I will keep it brief, don't want to push my luck here. The all consuming COVID-19 virus has most of us locked down in our respective countries, with this song somewhat appropriate for this very unusal time.
The Specials sing about a 'Ghost Town'.


I have a few more tracks to share in a vaguely similar vein. But that's for another day.