Homegrown

Garden Cast A laid back affair this week featuring some gifted singer-songwriters with a little bit of blues and an added slice of weird. Music: Maurice Richard Libby aka Whiteboy Slim - It's Strange Jesus Licks - Dalek Chorus Steven Phillip - Junior School Scarlatti Tilt - The Insects Party Mark Timothy - Winters Gone Irae - Sepia UFO Poetry: Jeremy Gratton - Agent Orange, Port Mortem Blues Of Succession

The Summer That Never Was Nevermind here’s another packed podcast full of indie goodness from the accoustic sweetness of Martin Ward, the scrupilous and hilarious editing of Cassette Boy, the African beats of Ashley Maher and wonderful poetry of Don McIver. Music: Tim Young - The Road Steveless - The Obligatory Love Song Martin Ward - Polarise James Starbuck - Heavens Tears Cassette Boy - Jeremy Clarkson Bit Listen With Sarah - Listen With Cassette Boy Ashley Maher - Deeper Into Clay Emerson Hart - If You're Gonna Leave Poetry: Don McIver - Cool and Daily Special

Midweek Madcap MeanderingsPlus our first voice message shocker!! Music: Andy Mac - She Falls Away Codex Machine - Man Vs Monkey Lewis Hornsby Group - Monkey Business (Mike Fletcher) Steveless - Don't Have An Existential Crisis On Me, Rhys! Amy Duncan - Wonderful Friend Maria Daines - One Small Dog (in aid of Ethiopian Stray Dogs to assist The Amsale Gessesse Memorial Foundation and work of HAPS (Homeless Animals Protection Society)   Poetry: VolodyA V A - Anarchy Is Not About / What Is / Freecycle / End Of The Begining. Check out VolodyA's Podcast Voice Of Freedom Radical Podcast

The Cornbury Music FestivalThis week myself and Mrs Nic hotfooted it down Oxford way to bask in the sunshine and  sup a frozen margarita or two, while listening to the likes of Suzanne Vega, The Proclaimers, The Waterboys, David Gray and The Feeling at the highly civilised Cornbury Music Festival. Not a piece of mud for miles. But what of the little up coming indie type artists on the smaller stages I hear you  cry? Well, sit back and have a listen as I walk you through some of the sights and sounds of what was a truly scorching weekend of music.      Music:  Lightnin' Willie And The Poor Boys - Couldn't Do Nothing  Sam Payne - Sweet Angel  Chantelle Pike - Ain't Just A Cigarette  The Broken Family Band - Hey Captain  Last Harbour - The Ties That Blind  Wilber - Hocus Folkus  The Family Machine - Flowers By The Roadside  Richard Walters - We Have Your Head

This week I hosted the AMPED New Music Weekly, which is the podcast of the Association Of Music Podcasting. Loads of great music submitted by music podcasters.  I present a revised edition of thatprogramme with poetry included. Check out the links below to artists and some great music podcasts.    Music:  The New Loud - Better This Way Up (from The Good Beer Show)  Trip Wamsley - What Was (from Eclectic Mix)  Andy Thornton - Sunflower Girl (from It's A Frogs Life Acoustic Podcast)  One Day Remains - Unaccounted For (from The Piller Cast)  Brandon Schott - Simple Life (from Ourobouros Podcast)  Tinariwen - Cler Achel (from Homegrown)  The New Loud - Secrets (from The Good Beer Show)    Spoken Word:  Larry Winfield - Vamp (check out Larry's Podcast Sunflower Lounge) 

Music: Benjamin Bates - The Next Big Thing Tokyo Police Club - Nature Of The Experiment Download "Nature Of The Experiment" (mp3) from "A Lesson In Crime"by Tokyo Police ClubPaper Bag Records Buy at iTunes Music Store Swill And The Swaggerband - Elvis Lives Here Tinariwen - Cler Achel Download "Cler Achel" (mp3) from "Aman Iman: Water Is Life" by Tinariwen Outside Music Buy at iTunes Music Store Dylan Murray - How Was I Supposed To Feel Spoken Word: Elvis McGonnagall - Bread And Circuses Maria Daines - Lottie Beeton  

Music: Cindy Lee Berryhill - Beloved Stranger Matt Tyler - Conspiracy Theory Di Xiao (Piano) - Maurice Ravel: Miroirs No 4 Alborada Del Gracisoso (Recorded Live at Adrian Bolt Hall 2006) Homegrown will be featuring more work from the Birmingham Conservatoire in forthcoming programmes. Aaron English - All The Waters Of This World The Furze - Hope The Light Download "Hope The Light" (mp3) from "Subterranean Kicks" by The FurzeThree Sixty Records Buy at iTunes Music Store Everthus The Deadbeats - Human Paraquat   Spoken Word: Gwyn McVay - Before Us, Costume Party.  

Work Sucks Special Music: Moral Decline - Overworked Underpaid Tim Young Band - Work Today Undercover Hippy - Work Till You Die Adam Morely - Work Burning Bush - Honest Days Work Doug Macleod - The Working Man Blues Willie Shutter - Working Day Spoken Word: Brendan Higgins - Stress Me, Little Brown Enverlopes, Buzzer Wuzzer, Mental. From his CD Flowers Up My Arse

Music: 500 Miles To Memphis - All My Friends Are Crazy Download "All My Friends Are Crazy" (mp3) from "Sunshine In A Shot Glass"by 500 Miles To Memphis Deep Elm Buy at iTunes Music Store Thrash Madolas - All My Friends Are Crazy Aaron English - Anywhere End Up Street Madagascar - When We Last Herd Of Gentlemen Download "When Last We Heard of Gentlemen" (mp3) from "Goodbye East, Goodbye West"by Madagascar Western Vinyl Buy at iTunes Music Store The Willowz - Evil Son   Spoken Word: Yu-Rika - Pointless Mind Fuck / Shattered Old Heart, Crazy Shit (for Marion)

Podcast For A Rainy Day Music: Mad Caddies - Tired Bones UMEED - Can't Tell The Difference Alyssa Hendrix - Good Summer Rain Anna Coogan And North 19 - When It Rains Andy Guthrie - Come Out Of The Rain Phillip Mitchell - Soul Thomas Dolby - Europa And The Pirate Twins Spoken Word: Mike Bennett - The Entertainment and Monster (A Poem). Check out Mike's Podcast Novel One Among The Sleepless

This weeks Podcast is dedicated to the memory of Diane Treadwell 1942-1997 Music: Inner Voices - Ice Breaker Alternate Routes - Time Is A Runaway Farewell Redemption - Please Stay Mice Parade - Double Dolphins On The Nikel Tom Nunn - Mothicfolk Dirt City Radio - The Train Song Tom Ze - Cara-cua - Revolta Nago-Oio 1830 Roscoe Chenier - A Mothers Love The Alice Project - Happy Mothers Day David Gilmore - High Hopes (Session for AOL) Spoken Word: Ekayani And The Healing Band - Bells Nadir - Evolution Is Revolution - Nadir Makar - As A Child 

The Perfect Antidote To Eurovision Music: Gary Dunne - American Folksong Linda Draper - Shine Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ending Tall Pony - I'm Your Girlfriend Now (cherryade music) Martin Bresnick/Bang On A Can Allstars - Be Just Elliott Smith - High Times Spoken Word/Music: Rev Porl - Tumour, Dr Thirsty

This weeks programme features a great mix from the rock/pop of Swedish Roenik to the foot-tapping Mali troupe Tinariwen, the 60's inspired folk of The Story, beautiful celtic harp of Hermione Swinford and the down right Ye-ha country music of Asleep At The Wheel. Enjoy. Music: Roenik - Everything That's New Casey Desmond - Save Me Now Tinariwen - Mano Dayak The Story - Watch Out Hermione Swinford - She Moved Through The Fair Frog Eyes - Idle Songs Asleep At The Wheel - Am I Right (Or Amarillo) Poetry: Chloe Poems - My Life Partner Is A Smackhead and London Is Paranoid Check out Woven Wheat Whispers for great folk music

Music: Bad Love Junkie - Glitter Town Dave Moreman - Richard And Judy Slot Car Racers - International Play Doh Dntel - Dumbluck Three More Shallows - 2AM Roger Cline And The Peacemakers - Maybe We Should Fall In Love    Poetry: Chuck Clenney - Tomorrow Is A New Day, Amercian Frankenstein, ABCs of Persistence

Music: Sheila Swift - Feel Like I Do Andy Stone - In The Coffee Shop When Zak Palmer - Fixed Watermelon And The Workers - The Wheelman Aaron Yorke - Remember The Days A F Harold - Song About Being Shy Tall Firs - The Woods Phil Ayoub - River To Ocean   Poetry: Fred performs Your Insane , Just An Illusion, Write My Own from his CD I Can't Believe I'm Not Buddha

Meditation For Financial Gain   Music: Birdy Nam Nam - Violins Part 2 (Live) No Fixed Abode - What Did I Do Shauna Burns - Hello Rescue Party - Driving Mark Dunn - Be My TV Elliott Smith - Between The Bars Sonny Coombs And The Kitty Kats - Anymore  Spoken Word:Frank Burton performs Bognor Regis Headlock / Epiphanies / Kev's Got A New Satellite / Office Prick   Mentioned in the programme - Slam Idol Open Writing Challenge Voting

Music: Tinariwen - Cler Achel tiger mcs - lillie bee The Shakes - Better Life   Spoken Word: Andrew Newsham reads The Electric Cuspidor (with bed music by Blazej Lindner - Dark Dreams) Read Andy's blog at beebayAlso Mentioned Slam Idol Open Writing Challenge - Voting   

The I Have A New Drill And I'm Gonna Use It Show A pocket size edition as I play with my new power tool!   Music: Little Yellow Perfect - For Your Safety And The Safety Of Others Seth Martin - I Consume Olwen Ringrose - Who I'm Meant To Be   Spoken Word: Eva - Tower

As I am deep in polyfiller, paint and plaster, decorating the house, I present a Low Maintenance Edition of Homegrown. All of this weeks artists have featured in this years SXWS Festival in Austin Texas, which has been running from 9-18th March 2007 Music: Matt And Kim - Yeah Yeah Beruit - Elephant Gun Bret Dennon - Ain't No Reason The Mountain Goats - Onions Tokyo Police Club - Shoulders And Arms Spoken Word: The Whitest Kid U Know perform the skit Russian Roulette

Music: Andy Stone - What You Believe Blabbermouth - Amnesia BluestoneJones - Cosmic Thought Lisa Redford - Universe MEG - Kelly, You're The Teacher Poetry: Tony Morris - Health Warning, Slow Dancer, Road Rage   Homegrown may be a bit sporadic and Lo Maintenance over the next couple of weeks due to other commitments but will be putting out something, however small. Stay subscribed via ITUNES and keep sending your music and spoken word material.