Now you’ve seen what we play on Frukie (see previous post) this is a taste of what we played on the Roots Channel! The playlist is from the 4th May. The image is of Natalie Merchant whose latest album, Leave Your Sleep, features on the Roots Channel.
Dave Rawlings Machine – It’s Too Easy
Katriona gilmore and jamie roberts – Hunter man
Boo hewardine – Geography
eddi reader – hummingbird
shooglenifty – excess baggage
harem scarem – fade away
Pete lawrie – Jimmy and the birds on fire
Jon boden – Beating the bounds
Bert Jansch – A Woman Like You
Chris wood – Beads and feathers
Mawkin causley – Cropper lads
Donald grant – An gille ban
Cath and phil tyler – 1000 years
Jim white – Crash into the sun
Heidi Talbot – Muddy Water
Jenny Lewis – Rise up with Fists
rachael mcshane – my johnny was a shoemaker
Ane Brun – Round Table Conference
Paul armfield – Run
The Men They Couldn’t Hang – Overseas
Lisa knapp – Sailsbury plain
Martin harley – Drown our sorrows
Bob dylan – All along the watchtower
Jamie mcclennan – Little red
Ewan mclennan – Jute mill song
Ray LaMontagne – Gossip in The Grain
Mary Gauthier – Blood is Blood
Chris Garneau – No More Pirates
Catherine maclellan – Stronger
Joseph topping – How high
Lizzie nunnery – England loves a poor boy
Eliza carthy – Rows of angels
Steve ashley – Ships of shame
Newton Faulkner – Teardrop
Bonny Billy and The Picket Line – May it Always Be
Chris Smither – It Takes a Lot to Laugh it Takes a Train to Cry
damien dempsey – madam i’m a darlin’
Emily Smith – May Colven
Josh Ritter – Best For The Best
Robin aigner – Mediocre busker
Adrienne Young – Sgt Early’s Dream
Jack McNeill – Never Morning
Martha Wainwright – Factory
Hot Feet – Dinosaurs and Dragonflies
Neko Case – John saw that number
Cara dillon – She moved through the fair
Phil burdett – Snowman
Tim Eriksen – Lass Of Glenshee
Ruarri joseph – Adam’s wing
Alela Diane – Tatted Lace
Richard Shindell – Texas Rangers
Michelle burke – Molly bawn
Natalie merchant – Maggie And Milly And Molly And May
James Yorkston – Tortoise Regrets Hare
Genticorum – Le moine blanc
Damien o’kane – The sun is burning
Paul armfield – Taken
Nick drake – cello song
Bruce springsteen – Mrs. mcgrath
Lisa knapp – Bitter withy
Phil king – Orion
Neil young – Out on the weekend
Carrie Rodriguez – Absence
First Aid Kit – Wills Of The River
The Avett Brothers – I And Love And You
Kreg viesselman – The man without a care
Ember – Northern wind
Lizzie nunnery – Lullaby for alice
Bob Dylan – On the road again
Shooglenifty – The ham in the boiler room
Martin simpson – Masters of war
Bonny Billy and The Picket Line – Lay and Love
Old Crow Medicine Show – James River Blues
Rachel harrington – Old time religion
Rebekah findlay – Scarborough fair
Joshua Radin – Today
Cam penner – All of yesterday
Jaki whitren – A little bit extra, please
Headwater – Freight train
Taj Mahal and The Culture Musical Club Of Zanzibar – Catfish Blues
John Martyn – The Message
Fernhill – Bredon Hill
Lou Rhodes – Janey
Chris Smither – Miner’s Blues
Angel Brothers – Butlin’s Lederhosen Fancy
Martin forry – The black velvet band
Nicky swann – Wheels keep turning
Natalie merchant – Adventures Of isabel
Samuel beer – Far from you
Michelle burke – I shall be released
Alela Diane – Take Us Back
KT Tunstall – Someday Soon
Jackie oates – Locks and bolts
Paul armfield – Now is the silence
Joseph topping – Come not when I am dead
Levellers – The Boatman
heidi talbot – glenlogie
17 hippies – Son mystere
Devon Sproule – Bowling Green
lau – frank and flo’s
Damien o’kane – Summer hill
Robin aigner – Pearl polly adler
Jack rose and the black twig pickers – Some happy day
Hot Feet – Monsoon
Lisa knapp – Ride along
Haruko – Welcome to loveland
Ry Cooder – Three Chords And The Truth
eliza carthy – lavenders
Eliza Gilkyson – Man of God
steve ashley – the north west wind
Alison krauss – The Scarlet Tide
Laura Marling – Hope in The Air
Harper Simon – Shooting Star
Kreg viesselman – Saturday night
Otis gibbs – My new mind
Tom Rush – Baby Please Don’t Go
Sharon Shannon – Saints and Angels (feat. The Waterboys)
Lee harvey osmond – Queen bee
The Be Good Tanyas – Opal
This is The Kit – Two Wooden Spoons
Karine Polwart – Resolution Road
Dave Rawlings Machine – Sweet Tooth
Brownie McGhee – Better Day
Fiona mackenzie – A little while longer
Natalie merchant – Calico Pie
Katriona gilmore and jamie roberts – White lie
Catherine maclellan – There you are
Mississippi John Hurt – Ain’t No Tellin’
Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan – Ramblin’ man
Seth lakeman – Race to be king
Lissie – In sleep
Eric Von Schmidt – Turtle Beach
The Men They Couldn’t Hang – The Ragged Shoreline
The Avett Brothers – Signs
Littlegiants – Little hurricane
Joseph topping – Trouble
Martha tilston – Falcon
17 hippies – The Moving Song
The Low Anthem – Senorita
sandy denny – sail away to the sea
Slaid Cleeves – Cry
Lizzie nunnery – First time lucky
Richard Thompson – Mingus Eyes
eliza carthy – hug you like a mountain
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – No Bad News
Moulettes – Straight From The Horse’s Mouth
martyn bennett – erin
Mary Gauthier – Another Day Borrowed
Paul armfield – When i’m old
lau – butcher boy
First Aid Kit – A Window Opens
Chris Garneau – Dirty Night Clowns
Lou Rhodes – One Good Thing
Cath and phil tyler – Yellowhammer
James Yorkson – Someplace Simple
Rocky votolato – Portland is leaving
Nia morgan – Bregus
The Unseen Guest – Listen My Son
Laura veirs – I can see your tracks
andy irvine and paul brady – plains of kildare
Catherine maclellan – Emily’s song
Natalie merchant – The Man in The Wilderness
Newton Faulkner – She Got Time
Maclaine colston and saul rose – Barbaree
Carolina Chocolate Drops – Peace Behind The Bridge
Kathryn Williams – Wanting And Waiting
Roger wilson – Little miss muse
Iron And Wine – Lovesong of the Buzzard
Neil young – Tell me why
This is The Kit – Shared Out
Inge thompson – Cradle song
Jason Steel – Box Of Precious
Nicky swann – In too deep
Alison krauss – You Will Be My Ain True Love
Twilight hotel – The critic
Eliza Gilkyson – Think About You
17 hippies – La Zona Drom
Old man luedecke – Ain’t goin’ my way
Kim edgar – The bonnie lad
Bonny Billy and The Picket Line – Hemlocks and Primroses
Mavis Staples – Down in Mississippi
Jamie mcclennan – Demon ducks of doom
Martin simpson – One day
Forever – Roy Harper
Ray LaMontagne – Hey Me, Hey Mama
Alexi Murdoch – Crinan Wood
The outside track – Caroline of edinburgh town
Lizzie nunnery – Hungry
First Aid Kit – In The Morning
Cara dillon – The lass of glenshee
John jones – Newlyn town
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – You Remind Me Of Something
Steve Earle – Oxycontin Blues
john doyle – the wheels of the world
Mary hampton – Eros
Tony Benn – Queen Of Hearts
Rupa and the April Fishes – Not So Easy
David Francey – Sunday Morning
Bob Dylan – Shelter from the Storm
Antje Duvekot – Vertigo
spiers and boden – the prickly bush
Ruth theodore – False alarm
Bert Jansch – Texas Cowboy Blues
alela diane – can you blame the sky
Rachael mcshane – The broomfield wager
Slaid Cleeves – Beautiful Thing
Natalie merchant – Equestrienne
Michelle burke – Tears of the sun
Daniel Lanois – O Marie
Telling the bees – The language of birds
Nia morgan – Poppies
Rosi golan – Think of me
The be good tanyas – Up Against The Wall
Megson – I lied
The Avett Brothers – Tin Man
Martha Wainwright – Far Away
Damien o’kane – Seasick dee
Ry Cooder – Strike!
Laura marling – Tap at my window
Nicky swann – Little bird
Spitdust – Weight of the sun
Jim White – Alabama Chrome
Paul armfield – End of time
Clannad – Coinleach Glas An Fhomhair
Lizzie nunnery – Exit signs
Martin Simpson – Highway 61
Mawkin causley – Cropper lads
Eliza carthy – The americans have stolen my true love away
Rufus wainwright – Chelsea hotel no 2
Sarah siskind – Say it louder
Chumbawamba – Voices, That’s All
Chris Smither – Time Stands Still
Jackson C Frank – Blues Run the Game
lau – banks of marble
Samuel beer – Just like in the movies
Ruth theodore – Overflow
Joseph topping – Circus girl
lisa knapp – dew is on the grass
Natalie merchant – The Janitor’s Boy
Joshua Radin – The One You Knew
Catherine maclellan – Snow day
Neil young – Heart of gold
Josh Ritter – Girl in The War
Bruce murdoch – That’s the way it is
Sheila Chandra – A Sailor’s Life
Pokey lafarge – Going back
Chatham County Line – Birmingham Jail
martyn bennett – 4 notes
Tom Kitching – Different Rooms
Alexi Murdoch – Wait
Rocky votolato – White daisy passing
Otis gibbs – Twelve men dead in sago
Crooked Still – Wading Deep Waters
Townes van Zandt – Dead flowers
Old Crow Medicine Show – Down Home Girl
Annlaug – November
Dave Rawlings Machine – To Be Young
Tony Benn – I’m Yours
Jack McNeill – Leaves
Martha tilston – Songs that make sophie fizz
Bonny Billy and The Picket Line – Lay and Love
Martin harley – Chocolate jesus
Sheelanagig – Uncle lung
Richard Thompson – Beeswing
Allysen Callery – Hobgoblin’s Hat
Carolina Chocolate Drops – Sandy Boys
Pete roe – Princesses and toads
Jackie oates – Birthday
Kathryn Williams – Black Oil
Alela Diane – Dry Grass and Shadows
Catie Curtis – 100 Miles
Old man luedecke – Send my troubles away
Rosi golan – I don’t wanna wait
The Avett Brothers – At The Beach
Levellers – Carry Me
Katriona gilmore and jamie roberts – Susannah
Laura Marling – Rambling Man
Buffalo springfield – We’ll see
Seth lakeman – Crimson dawn
Tom Rush – Alabama Bound
Neil young – Harvest moon
kila and oki – haon do
Delta Spirit – Streetwalker
Simon and Garfunkel – Patterns
Headwater – Death of me
Cordelia’s Dad – Granite Mills
Ry Cooder – Three Chords And The Truth
Joshua Radin – Someone Else’s Life
Rebekah findlay – Far from home
Mary Gauthier – Blood is Blood
Ian King – Adieu To Old England
Catherine maclellan – Dreams dissolve
Paul armfield – Run
Iron And Wine – Pagan Angel and a Borrowed Car
Unwanted – The Morning Blues
The martin harley band – Carnival girl
Natalie merchant – Maggie And Milly And Molly And May
Martin Simpson – John Hardy
Ruarri joseph – As long as you do too
Hot Feet – Dinosaurs and Dragonflies
Sufjan Stevens – Casimir Pulaski Day
Duhks – The Trooper And The Maid
Bonny Billy and The Picket Line – May it Always Be
This is The Kit – Birchwood beaker
Pete roe – Ninetree hill
The Men They Couldn’t Hang – Reservoir
rachael mcshane trio – the drowned sailor
Devon Sproule – Keep Your Silver Shined
Brendan Campbell – Pleiades
Levellers – The Ballard Of Robbie Jones
Ryan o’reilly – The morning
Sons Of Noel And Adrian – The Wreck is Not a Boat
Damien o’kane – Laurel hill
Chris Smither – Call Yourself
Rachel harrington – Ode to billie joe
Martin harley – Drown our sorrows
Megan henwood – What elliott said
Pete lawrie – How could I complain
Bob Dylan – Lay Lady Lay
Annlaug – Suril luril
Rosi golan – The drifter and the gypsy
The Avett Brothers – Signs
The Barley Works – Byker Hill
fotheringay – silver threads and golden needles
The Low Anthem – As the Flame Burns Down
Laura Marling – Devil’s Spoke
John jones – Fire marengo
Lissie – In sleep
Lou Rhodes – Circles
alistair hulett – blue murder
Ryan Adams – My Winding Wheel
alela diane – the pirate’s gospel
Lizzie nunnery – On his 60th birthday
Cath and phil tyler – Wild stormy deep
Otis Taylor – Maharaja Daughter
Carolina Chocolate Drops – Kissin And Cussin
Catherine maclellan – The long way home
First Aid Kit – Wills Of The River
Samuel beer – Fashionista
David ferrard – The jute mill song
Sarah mcquaid – Only an emotion
Natalie merchant – San andreas fault
Ray LaMontagne – I Still Care For You
Breabach – Shoals of herring
Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan – Ramblin’ man
Nels Andrews – Butterfly Wings
damien dempsey – the rocky road to dublin
Otis gibbs – My new mind
Robin aigner – Mediocre busker
Chatham County Line – Sweet Eviction
Karine Polwart – What Are You Waiting For
Pokey lafarge – Josephine
Paul armfield – What every mother fears
martha tilston – artificial
Emily Jane White – Stairs
Chris Garneau – Dirty Night Clowns
Joseph topping – Little red rooster
Damien o’kane – Dobbins flowery vale
Catie Curtis – Walking on a Wire
Bert Jansch – When The Sun Comes Up
Slaid Cleeves – Cry
Martin Simpson – Little Birdie
James yorkston and the big eyes family players – The snow it melts the soonest
Joshua Radin – Today
Jim white – A town called amen
Steve Earle – Tennessee Blues
Rachael mcshane – Shepherd lad
Lizzie nunnery – Pubs that never close
Moulettes – Straight From The Horse’s Mouth
Lori watson and rule of three – Pleasure
Jon boden – Don’t wake me up til tomorrow
Josh Garrels – Indiana Sky
The Unseen Guest – Listen My Son
Tom Russell – Wayfarin’ Stranger
Mawkin causley – L’homme arme
Kim edgar – Heavy skies
Brownie McGhee – Better Day
Old Crow Medicine Show – James River Blues
afrocelts – seed
John jones – One morning in spring
Mary Gauthier – The Foundling
Ruarri joseph – Hope for greay trousers
Hot Feet – Golden Apple
Michelle burke – Tears of the sun
Bob Dylan – Girl From The North Country
17 hippies – The Moving Song
Rebekah findlay – Out come the freaks
ger wolfe – the curra road