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Andy Kershaw plays some bloody great records. Welcome to Andy's music radio programme reborn!
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Wednesday May 10, 2023
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Come with us from the Dark End of the Street to the Bright Side of the Road, by way of Kenya and Kentucky, the Congo and the Caribbean. This show features some of the crown jewels of the Kershaw vinyl collection that’s just out of storage and now stashed on brand-new shelves (thank you crowd-funders). And there are obituary tributes to Tshala Muana and Gordon Lightfoot. Visit https://andykershaw.co.uk for play-lists and to get in touch, make a donation or become a sponsor.
Saturday Mar 18, 2023
Saturday Mar 18, 2023
One of the most exciting projects of the past year has been a song-celebration of notable North-east women. I’m thrilled to give you a kitchen session featuring Annie Ball with Katie Tertell, Bronwen Davies-Jones and Bronwen’s dad Gareth. With admirable economy ‘Howay The Lasses’ is the name of the group, the album and one of their songs.
Visit https://andykershaw.co.uk for play-lists and to get in touch, make a donation or become a sponsor.
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Featuring a session I recorded in New Orleans in April 1988 with the truck-driving North Carolina country bluesman Moses Roscoe. There are tributes to Jeff Beck and Dave Crosby. And thanks to you I’ve got new shelves for all my vinyl, so I’m digging into it again.
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
In memoriam tributes to Wilko Johnson and Rab Noakes, plus a treat from the Kershaw Archive – the sessions I recorded with Ted Hawkins after I turned up unannounced on his doorstep in Inglewood, California in April 1986.
Visit https://andykershaw.co.uk for play-lists and to get in touch, make a donation or become a sponsor.
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Tributes to Jerry Lee Lewis and Loretta Lynn, a vintage kitchen session with swamp blues supremo Lazy Lester, songs from Iran to Zimbabwe and from Lincolnshire to Colombia, plus some great truck-driving tunes.
Visit https://andykershaw.co.uk for play-lists and to get in touch, make a donation or become a sponsor.
Sunday Sep 18, 2022
Sunday Sep 18, 2022
We’re thrilled to bring you an exclusive kitchen session with Loudon Wainwright III. Currently touring the UK and Ireland, Loudon made a detour to Todmorden to give us half a dozen songs, including a couple that you won’t find on record. There are lots more treats, including a bluegrass version of a U2 anthem and a rare live recording of a classic banger by King Curtis. Visit https://andykershaw.co.uk for play-lists and to get in touch, make a donation or become a sponsor.
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Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
Have you ever wondered what a late-great Cuban singer would sound like backed by a late-great Senegalese kora player? You are about to find out. Here’s a classic Kershaw home recording from 1996, featuring the Queen of Campesina, Celina González, and Dakar legend Soriba Kouyaté, together for the first and only time in my garden. Plus everything else you’ve come to expect and a few things you weren’t expecting at all. Visit https://andykershaw.co.uk for play-lists and to get in touch, make a donation or become a sponsor.
Friday Jul 08, 2022
Friday Jul 08, 2022
Here’s a brand new session, just recorded in my kitchen - old time Appalachian music from fiddler and singer-songwriter Hannah Read with banjo player Michael Starkey. Plus everything else you’ve come to expect and a few things you weren’t expecting at all. Visit https://andykershaw.co.uk for play-lists and to get in touch, make a donation or become a sponsor.
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Here’s another of my archive kitchen sessions, this one from Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, recorded in 1991. The rest is just the usual wall-to-wall brilliance. Visit https://andykershaw.co.uk for play-lists and to get in touch, make a donation or become a sponsor.
Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
Three Cajun legends turn my kitchen into a Louisiana hayride. A vintage session from guitarist D.L.Menard with accordionist Eddie Lejeune and fiddler Ken Smith, recorded during their first UK tour in April 1990. Plus the usual A to Z of delights, from Dr Alimantado to Warren Zevon. Visit https://andykershaw.co.uk for play-lists and to get in touch, make a donation or become a sponsor.