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SnC 092 - Wed 21 Nov 2007
A pretty lively selection of the best new music from the Podsafe Music Network and Jamendo this week. I think I'm recovering from the hectic schedule of the last couple of weeks.I did enjoy the sign (right). So that's how they deal with spots on their hands in Brighton!LÃgger Ãse - Stromble Fix (Essen, Germany)Since their reformation in 2002 STROMBLE FIX have released two CDs which cover a wide range of dark independent guitar music. Both albums are under cc licence and available for free ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 091 - Wed 14 Nov 2007I've allowed myself a refreshing dive into the delicious waters of Jamendo again this week so we have a particularly interesting mix of music from Canada, France, and Argentina(actually Argentina got put back to next week - probably), before flying off to the exotic delights of Exeter in the south west of England for a couple of days. It all sounds a bit tame really. I'm hoping for good wireless connection at my hotel this week as I'll have at least one morning to crack on with some w ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 090 - Wed 07 Nov 2007A rum ol' mix of music this week along with a feature on the Lewes Bonfire celebrations in Sussex (not Suffolk!). A long week of travel so "if it's now it must be Suffolk". Lewes 5 Nov Spent Guy Fawkes / Bonfire night in Lewes with Roy, Gwyneth and Amy
having a hugely enjoyable time living rather dangerously along with
quite a few thousand other people.Info: Nov 5th is the night for
fireworks in the UK, commemorating the unsuccessful attempt by Guy
Fawkes and his fellow conspirato ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 089 - Wed 31 Oct 2007Suddenly there's a great rush of really good new music on the PMN and here's the best of it interspersed with a few independent gems on Suffolk 'n' Cool.I dashed up to Manchester after the show so here's a picture of a very dull late afternoon looking over the Salford Quays from my 7th floor hotel room.IntroductionHappy - Jimmie Bratcher (Missouri, USA)www.jimmiebratcher.comLondon Calling - Radio Nowhere (California, USA) FIRST PLAYRadio Nowhere is a rock/pop band from Oakland, California, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 088 - Wed 24 Oct 2007Intro Happy - Jimmie Bratcher (Missouri, USA)www.jimmiebratcher.comFabulous moon rise last night (right). Mustang Daddy - Jinx Titanic (Chicago, Illinois, USA)Former front-man and song-writer for the legendary Chicago based Super 8 Cum Shot, Jinx Titanic is known for his "whip-smart lyrics, straight-ahead style, and raucous live shows, JINX TITANIC supplies the world with 100% XXX Pure Nutbustin' Magic."The website was down today but the MySpace gives a good idea of what this guy ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 087 - Wed 17 Oct 2007Aren't you dead yet? - Denada (Plymouth, UK)two guitars, a bass, some drums and some shoutingwww.denada.co.ukIntro - Happy - Jimmie Bratcherwww.jimmiebratcher.comGimme this Life - Cara Robinson (Leeds, UK)Keeper Lit is Cara's impressive debut album, which she wrote and produced with keyboard player Joe Tatton. The closeness of the band has been established over years of working together and is audible in the tightness of the grooves and subtleties of the tunThe collaborative work ignores al ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 086 - Wed 10 Oct 2007Strange goings on with the Podshow servers. They normally dish up the podsafe music for me to listen to on your behalf with unfailing loyalty. But not today. All is running painfully slow but fortunately I had almost a show-worth of music already lined up. I must have been very good at sometime in this or a previous life!Some lovely rose petals scattered on the pavement / sidewalk outside a florist in Old Brompton Road, London when I visited the delightful Troubadour cafà again yesterday.I ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 085a - Mon 08 Oct 2007The first Session at the Barn from the home of Suffolk 'n' Cool.It has always been the plan to make fuller use of the barn to promote independent music.I don't yet know how frequently it will be possible to put shows together for you but you can be sure there is plenty of enthusiasm here.My first guest is the remarkably talented singer/songwriter Terje Nordgarden from Oslo, Norway, who I have been keeping an eye on for a while now. One of the purposes of the sessions is to give us all a cha ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 085 - Wed 03 Oct 2007Suffolk 'n' Cool takes a rather-more-laid-back-than-normal turn this week - probably in the wake of too much excellent beer at The Three Horseshoes last night! I must admit that some of the tracks featured may not have normally been selected but in a way that's for the best as it gives us something else to listen to that we might otherwise not have heard. And that's what it is all about.Therapy - Winzenried aka Hollywood Drunks (California, USA)Found the band and requested a play. Reply: &q ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 084 - Wed 26 Sep 2007A right old mix of music from California, New Jersey, New York and British Columbia then across the Atlantic for a couple of tracks from good old Blighty. By the skin of our teeth we just managed to avoid a session on the spoons from my chum Rob Martin who just popped up on Skype showing off his new iMac. Perhaps I should get him to play along with a track sometime â then we'll need a voting system too so we can ensure that it never happens again!Fortunately there has been yet more real mu ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 083 - Wed 19 Sep 2007Having spent most of yesterday afternoon in a coffee shop prepping the show I realise that a lot of the music reflects the caffine levels - so a lively show from the start this week!Look at the face on you - The Marla's (UK)The Marla's choppy guitars, dirty bass lines, pounding drums and spitting vocals are all sliced up inside a classic British rock n roll sandwich.The Marla's are Cad, Maxxi, Lewis, Jossy and Tom, quintessentially a bunch of young 18 year old English lads.www.myspace.com/t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 082 - Wed 12 Sep 2007Quite a bit of unashamed pop in this week's mix along with a few other tunes that I wouldn't really expect to hear on my show. But that's what about, listening with fresh ears. Sometimes it's very new music which we need to focus on and sometimes it's music in styles that we'd normally dismiss but it's interesting to really listen again and see what's in there.Summer continues in it's predictable grey fashion (right) here on teh eastern edge of England, but there's lots happening to keep ou ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 081 - Wed 05 Sep 2007A very different show this week just one artist in a 20 minute feature.Foy Vance made a memorable appearance at the Arts Centre in Norwich in the spring and wowed a sell-out crowd with his passionate singing and his alternating lyrical and percussive guitar style.I had the good fortune to be there and to talk with Foy, between sound-check and show-time, about his new album Hope which is released in Ireland this week. I hope you enjoy the variation of format this week â it gives an insight ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 080 - Wed 29 Aug 2007A formidable selection of music this week from New York, Hawaii, France, Italy and Australia. First, Lame Duck from Finland. OK so the viral cough is retreating a bit so hopefully back to normal soon. A few fairly appropriate song titles may help: Rolling with the punches, Pieces of me and Eucalyptus! Rolling with the punches - Lame Duck (Finland)Lame Duck was formed at the end of 2003 by the current members: Antti (guitar/vocals), Mika (bass) & Pete (drums). The band has released two E ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SNC 079 - Wed 2 Aug 2007I'm afrad the virus is still doing it's best to screw things up - still, at least it's affecting me rather than the computer and I should be fine (self-cured) in a another week or two.Summer Rain - Steffen Coonan & Kate Power (Clonmel, Ireland)Steffen ia a producer of all genres and always open for remixes and production of any artist. DJing 12 years and producing 4. Born in Clonmel in 1977.www.steffencoonan.com/Weather - probably the less said the better.The Love I never had - Christab ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 078 - Wed 15 Aug 2007A change of format this week following a conversation yesterday.Il passo del caciurdo - Talco (Marghera, Italy)The track is taken from their 2006 album Combat Circus on Kob Records. Both that and an earlier album Tutti Assolti are available for download from Jamendo.com where you can leave a message and the all important voluntary donation for your download.One gig on their calendar for this month. 26 agosto 2007 Festa di Liberazione, Erbaria, Veneziawww.talcoska.itwww.myspace.com/talcopatc ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 077 - Wed 8 Aug 2007Still recovering from the weekend. Friday The Parlour Sessions first night, then the Rhythm Festival near Bedford. I was filming Terry Reid (right) during the afternoon as well as his performance which closed the festival second stage on Saturday. It was am astoundingly powerful show and even featured his old friend Mick Taylor (ex Bluesbreakers and Rolling Stones guitarist) who joined him for three numbers.Eventually left the venue at 1:15 for a two hour drive home. Almost like being ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 076 - Wed 1 Aug 2007Music from The USA, The UK, New Zealand and Brazil this week with a sprinkling of really quite "interesting" tunes and a couple that you might not expect me to be playing. Something from a couple of weeks ago. I visited airbrush artist Paul Karslake's studio and saw one of Brian May"s guitars which had been in for a paint job. Well, a magnificent air-brush paint job - a present from his wife. If you see him, don't mention it in case it"s a long planned surprise - the pic ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 075 - Wed 25 July 2007A delicious mix of sounds and culture pervade the music again this week
with tracks from Canada, the USA, Gambia, Netherlands and France.Flash mob dance event Mobile Clubbing @ St Paul's Cathedral, London There are pictures - oh boy, are there pictures, just scroll down the page to find the galleries at:www.dontstayin.comIntroHappy - Jimmie Bratcher (Missouri, USA)
www.jimmiebratcher.comThe Johnstown Kids - Rob Szabo (Ontario, Canada)Rob's
music is accessible yet sophisticated acoustic pop. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 074 - Wed 18 July 2007I had to prep the show on Tuesday because I was out from midday until late. Found nothing I wanted to play you on the PMN - first time. So revisited Jamendo. Wow, what a treasure-trove. I've visited before but been put off by download regime This time got the hang of BitTorrent downloads.Late back night last night, not at a gig, but a day in the company of one of rock music's greats along with his delightful family - to hang out and record an extended interview. Discovered some common exper ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 073 - Wed 11 July 2007Two gigs this week - The Winelight last Wednesday and Terry Reid in London on Sunday.IntroHappy - Jimmie Bratcher (Missouri, USA)www.jimmiebratcher.comWhen things were new - Spanking Charlene (New York, USA)"The collaboration between Charlene McPherson and Mo Goldner began with an East Village bar flirtation that turned into a drunken slutty song fest. After that long wild night, a band was born. Lakeside Lounge owner Eric "Roscoe" Ambel heard that wildness in their first dem ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 072 - Wed 04 July 2007Ah, the sound of an English summer.Maybe the music this week reflects the weather, quite mellow and almost downbeat in places. Maybe it's just the after-effect of too many late nights and far too much travel. The picture this week links the wet weather, a song in the show and my mid-winter present to me! Yesterday to Southampton four hours each way for a 30 minute presentation. Very nice hospitable people and it was a pleasure to see them but you do wonder about the cost-effectiveness of it ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 071 - Sat 30 June 2007Back from a fabulous break in southern France. Our visit coincided with the St John festival which is a great excuse for lots of local live music featuring coblas - bands of around 11 musicians playing a variety of instruments and producing the most amazing sounds. I first heard the sardana in Barcelona a few years ago and was captivated. Is it played or danced anywhere else in the world?Cobla Mill-LenariaRecorded in the village with accompaniment from a small child on a metal chair!Kicksta ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 070 - Wed 20 June 2007Alastair ArtingstallA rather different programme this week - just for a change. I sat down for a chat with Alastair Artingstall at the end of a UK tour (and just before his show in Norwich) last week to talk about life on the road and the traumas of putting an album together. Alastair has been on the road for all of his working life, as a band player and as sound engineer for bands such as Keane. He's certainly "been there" and mostly "done that", all except to get out a ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 069 - Wed 13 June 2007Oh er missus, a bit of 69As eclectic a mix of genres as you're ever likely to hear. From unashamedly pop to something most unusual for me - a bit of electronica by way of a fair bit of really rather interesting music.Music from UK, California, Wales, Texas, Colorado and New York this week. Every one well worth listening to. Yes, I mean really listening to!Tight convoy of bicycles.Rocket Boy - Industrial Salt (UK)Great harmonies.After the success of their first album, A Pocket Full Of Magnet ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 068 - Wed 06 June 2007A rash of Suffolk 'n' Cool firstplays scattered among this week's
selection of the finest independent music from Austria, New York,
London, New York, New Jersey and California.The DVD is pretty much done now and the good folks at YMCA Training seem very happy with it. Just a few minor adjustments last night. The nature of project work ÃïÂWednesday morning - Norwich later to the Winelight and an interview with Alastair Artingstall who is also playing a set at Borders Bookshop at lunchti ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 067 - Wed 30 May 2007This week has been interesting. Editing the video - there's a rough cut on YouTube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzSHjERyilsI just need to complete the rest of the DVD now.I lost count of the number of nights with less than four hours sleep last week but I feel just great on it. Permanent high - for as long as you can keep going.IntroHappy - Jimmie Bratcher (Missouri, USA)www.jimmiebratcher.comWhat better to keep you going?Giura - Lineaviola (Italy)Promised to play them last week and ran out o ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 066 - Wed 23 May 2007Parts of this week's show are decidedly laid back. We"ve got updates on quite a few independent artists that have been played over recent months and news of gigs in Vancouver and much closer to the barn here in Suffolk. Music progresses from Europe to California with artists from Austria, London, Florida, Minnesota, California, New York and Sweden. What a week, long hours but so uplifting, doing creative stuff mostly developing a promotional DVD for a training provide ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 065 - Wed 16 May 2007A real mixed bag of music for you this week from Music from Georgia, Wisconsin, Arizona and California, USA as well as Italy and even something rather fine from the UK.Another busy week including a trip to the seaside to meet up with No Fixed Abode who I played a few weeks ago. Had a great afternoon with the band on the pier in Cromer (right) and even managed to record something that might, a dark night, pass for an interview. More later.Note in from Pete Flowers of The Fighting Cocks (No C ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 064 - Wed 09 May 2007Strange noises in the barn and some interesting music this week in a balanced show with three tracks from each side of the Atlantic. Tracks from Florida, New York, Nevada in the USA and Huddersfield, Derbyshire and Essex in the UK.Have you tried the Google Maps route from New York to London yet. Go to Google, then click on Maps at the top of the window, then Get directions just below the search window, enter New York as your Start address and London or Paris and read the directions ve ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 063 - Wed 02 May 2007Wierd weather right now. Absolutely clear blue skies for days on end. Normally at this time of year bright spells between spring showers. What's going on?Loads of great music again this week and some discussion about the future of independent music. Quite a mix of musical styles too, some of which I hope will be something different for your ears, with tracks from Illinois, California, New York, Germany, Nevada and Colchester in Essex, only about 20 miles from the barn.
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Happy - Jimmie ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 062 - Wed 25 Apr 2007Intro
Happy - Jimmie Bratcher (Missouri, USA)
www.jimmiebratcher.comBack from Mallorca where most days included a view something like this! (Right) Lots of sleeping in the first few days then a few quite big walks in the mountains. Two bar restaurant recommendations for you should you find yourself in Porto Soller. Restaurant Es Raco is very friendly, right on the harbour-side and is run by the delightful Bisbal/Berard family. Nautilus is a little more remote on C. Llebeig but is perched on ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 061 - Wed 18 Apr 2007IntroHappy - Jimmy Bratcher (Missouri, USA)www.jimmybratcher.comThe travel this week is quite excessive. After last week's show I drove over to an amazing hotel called Billesley Manor, near Stratford-on-Avon where a two day meeting was held before driving back to Suffolk to collect a fresh bag of clothes then off to Stansted Airport for a flight to Palma de Mallorca. And here I am this week enjoying a week wandering in the mountains and villages (right) of the Sierra Tramuntana - and no car ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 060 - Wed 11 Apr 2007Happy - Jimmy Bratcher (Missouri, USA)www.jimmiebratcher.comPMN variability - last week loads, this week not a lot - but that's part of the fun of it. Surprised not more artists are making their music available for sale through the PMN. It"s a great non-exclusive deal. If you know otherwise, let me know.Spring/summer was certainly here over the weekend. Quite a playlist backlog, so loads of great music again this week, some that I've been meaning to play for ages. From the UK, New York ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 059 - Wed 04 Apr 2007IntroHappy - Jimmy Bratcher (Missouri, USA)Spent a frankly malodorous hour filming in a gym for a promo DVD this afternoon so a walk along the beach at Aldeburgh was highly necessary. Frost last night then beautiful sunshine this afternoon. That's spring.Bought a painted pebble from a group of delightful young people on the beach - it was one of those days when it just feels right.SO much good music this week. Surf Blaster - The Vera-tones (California, USA)The Vara-Tones originated in the e ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 058 - Wed 28 Mar 2007IntroHappy - Jimmie Bratcher (Missouri, USA)www.jimmiebratcher.comSpring seems to be rushing into summer already.In London again yesterday at the lovely Chesterfield Hotel in Mayfair to meet up with Craig Phillips the first winner of Big Brother in the UK. Then Jessie got papp'd.Music from Italy, UK, Brooklyn, Canada and FloridaOld song fabulous new treatment by the original artist.1 shot, 1 kill - 1 shot 1 kill (Grosseto, Italy)Ben - Voce/chitarra Nicco - Cori/voce Turbo - Chitarra/c ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 057 - Wed 21 Mar 2007Today was officially the first day of spring in the UK, so what happened - woke up to 2 inches of snow! Also the spring equinox and a new moon so some very high tides. North winds actually pile the sea up at the southern end of the North Sea - fortunately no serious flooding - so far.Travel week, most of it spent around docks in Manchester (right) and London. Trains very good - sympathy to my mate Rob who was stuck for four hours on a train yesterday.Going to meetings seems a bit daft thoug ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 056 - Wed 14 Mar 2007Independent music from Missouri, Italy, Sweden, Illinois, New York, France and London.The frogs are into a bit of a major croak-fest here at the barn, hundreds are rushing headlong to the top pond here at the Barn. Some, like this handsome chap, (right) even think it a good idea to head into the house.Two highly contrasting live music events over the last week. Thursday evening was spent at The Brickmakers in Norwich. A real live music venue with two bars and (at least on Thursday las ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 055a - Wed 07 Mar 2007 - Extra messageHere's a 2 minute appeal for you help with the Space telephone call that Mike and Dave in Australia are making.This is only a small MP3 file so you might like to pass it on to friends. Let's see how global a networlk of contacts we can create to connect with one man!You can get the 1.9MB MP3 file direct from here using the direct download link below. Feel welcome to pass it on.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 055 - Wed 07 Mar 2007IntroHappy - Jimmie Bratcher (Missouri, USA)Hedge laying in progress (right) a beautiful job, well done by Angus and a zillion miles from the seven hours, main road drive to Birmingham and back yesterday for a four hour meeting!By contrast we heard from Kimo Watanabe now safely back in Salt Lake CityLeave the light on - Katy Pfaffl (New Jersey, USA)Katy recorded and released her first album 'Katy Pfaffl' in 2001, followed soon after by her second album 'As She Stand ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 054 - Wed 28 Feb 2007IntroHappy - Jimmie Bratcherwww.jimmiebratcher.comJust back from York, which has the most beautiful station (right).Sarah Mac Band play SecondLife gigWent to my first live gig in second life at the weekend. The Sarah Mac Band were playing live as part of a show which featured Lee Broderick. It was held on Muse Island in Second Life which is a pretty impressive venue. Having avatars on stage is a little strange but the sound was generally very good and it's amazing how convincing it is. Afte ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SnC 053 - Wed 21 Feb 2007IntroHappy - Jimmie Bratcher (Missouri, USA)www.jimmiebratcher.comWelcome to you, especially if you are a new listener - there seem to be more of us having a good time together each week!Been out for a fix of live music again this week, Thursday saw the launch of a new venture, pretty much a collective of local musicians who are promoting showcase nights. The first of the Twilight Sessions featured Al Lindsey who played a fabulous set with the most spectacular upright bass player whose name ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SNC 052 - Wed 14 Feb 2007Ah, the romance of Wickham Market - roses and Asti Spumanti are sold out at the Co-op.This weeks picture is of Albert Slade modelling a very fetching I listen, therefore I am - Suffolk 'n' Cool T shirt. Albert is exploringSecond Life (www.secondlife.com) on my behalf. I do just wish he'd hitch his jeans up a bit - goodness knows where he got those boxers! More at the end of the show.MySpace problems and changesThe number of listeners, artists and other contacts are growing and a MySpace wit ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SNC 051 - Wed 07 Feb 2007Local snow yesterday was amazingly local.Norwich Arts Centre last night for Foy Vance, Fiona Bevan and Jamie Woon a great show, lovely atmosphere but another late night.PMN approaches 30,000 songs. They are available for you to trawl through too. Just go to http://music.podshow.com and search the music. OK, assuming it gets there, I'll play the 30,000th next week - whatever it is!Intro
Happy - Jimmie Bratcher (Missouri, USA)
www.jimmiebratcher.comBreaking the habit of playing exclusively ne ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SNC 050 - Wed 31 Jan 2007Well, we made it through the first 50 shows and the first year of podcasting. It doesn't feel like "made it through" at all. The journey so far has been a blast and there are so many exciting things happening in the worlds of podcasting, independent music and Suffolk 'n' Cool. I'm really sorry about having to pull, tweak and repost last week's show. There was a seriously inexplicable problem with the audio software that I use which caused a sweeper from last week which Pete Cogle ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SNC 049a - Tues 30 Jan 2007This is a re-post of SnC049 from 24 January, now that I'm back from York and able to sort out the inadvertent inclusion of Pete Cogle's delightful sweeper at full blast and right over Fiona Bevan. So sorry Fiona and thanks for pointing out my eror Pete (without sounding too smug!) If you have any idea why a clip in Soundtrack Pro which is faded right down and doesn't create any sound at all in playback should become all too audible when the file is exported to aif, I'd be very pleased ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SNC 048 - Wed 17 Jan 2007It's rapidly approaching Suffolk 'n' Cool's first anniversary of podcasting (on Feb 1st). By a quirk of fate and problems with broadband it is also show number 50 on 31 Jan.These seem to be times great shifts in the way music is created and distributed. Stories seem to be emerging almost daily of big labels having huge problems adjusting to the new world as we've created it. Stuck in old models of signing very few artists and expecting massive returns almost as a right, a "long tail&qu ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SNC 047 - Wed 10 Jan 2007Went on a day out (the only way of really getting away from the studio) to Southwold on Saturday in the pouring rain. The perfect weather for a day in the home-town of Adnams Ales. First stop The Swan for a coffee and a warm-up by the fire. A paddle along the main street then to The Lord Nelson for lunch and a glass of special cough medicine. In the winter Adnams brew what they call "Old Ale" (right). IntroHappy - Jimmie Bratcherwww.jimmiebratcher.com/I've been down a mighty long ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | SNC 046 - Wed 03 Jan 2007Well, that's it then, the holiday season is behind us and 2007 is already underway. How was it for you? I hope you've had a good break and are ready to take another year by the scruff of the neck and give it a damn good shake and see what falls out of it.Comment fromRoss Patzelt Man burning - Josh Ritter (Idaho, USA)Recently deemed DETAILS magazine's "Next Big Thing", Josh Ritter writes songs that are rare gifts of natural, intuitive beauty. He has been praised for his ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | |