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Roots and Shoots with Roger Pettit on Felixstowe Radio Roots and Shoots goes out every Monday, 7-8pm, on Felixstowe Radio (107.5 FM and www.felixstowerad... PS It really isn't a gardening show!

Roger plays the best in folk and roots music, keeps you informed about gigs in the area and wants you to be a big part of the programme.

22/01/2025

The Motherland Playlist, 20/1/25

Bob Dylan - She Belongs To Me
Daria Kulesh - Homeland
Gwilym Bowen Rhys - Si-So Gorniog
The Rankin Family - North Country
Frances Morton - Frank's Set
DK - Masters Of War
Cowboy Junkies - 'Cause Cheap Is How I Feel
Robert Plant & The Sensational Space Shifters - Rainbow
DK - Ukrainian Lullaby
Songs of the Folk - Jobandee
Belshazzar's Feast - Parson Upon Dorothy

Huge pleasure to feature Daria's latest album - it's fantastic and it's 10 years since she played for us live in the studio - unforgettable! Of course, I pinched its title for the above heading

20/01/2025

Tonight's featured album is 'Homeland' by the wonderful Daria Kulesh who actually played live for us ten years ago, almost exactly to the day! 7pm then Listen Again

07/01/2025

The Vestapol Playlist, 6/1/25

Molly Tuttle - Next Rodeo
Will Finn & Rosie Calvert - The Herring Song
Muireann Bradley - Candyman
Michael Chapman - Streamline Train (For John Pilgrim)
The Flatlanders - Neon Of Nashville
MB - Shake Sugaree
Dave Evans - Earth, Wind, Sun & Rain
Daria Kulesh - Ataman
MB - Vestapol
Silkroad Ensemble w/ Rhiannon Giddens - Swannanoa Tunnel/Steel
Driving Man
Davy Spillane - Watching The Clock

It came as no surprise to learn that the legendary Stefan Grossman was a major inspiration for Muireann's totally amazing guitar style!

31/12/2024

The Best Things All Year Playlist, 30/12/24

State of the Union - Paper Tigers
Richard Thompson - RT - The Day That I Give In
Three Idle Women - Rosemary
Jaune Toujours - Un Jour Plus Vieux
Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne - Hangman Slack On The Line
Muireann Bradley - Richland Woman Blues
Erlend Viken Trio - Byrsevegen
Songs of the Folk - Hand To The Plough
Mairearad Green & Rachel Newton Music - The Wick Fishermen
Thorpe & Morrison - The Girl I Left Behind Me
Tom Rush - One More Time Around The Sun
Emma & Ellika - Till Abdul/Tiden

Another 'best thing of the year' is our lovely new kit, so my New Year Resolution is to learn how to use it properly!

30/12/2024

The theme of tonight's R&S is 'the best things I've heard all year' which could easily have led to a programme four times longer than the allotted hour, but, fear not, it hasn't. The axe has been wielded, so still 7-8pm then (plus Listen Again, of course). Rest assured, it's a classic!

27/12/2024

The Nearly There Playlist, 23/12/24

The Pogues ft. Kirsty McColl - Fairytale Of New York
Bob Dylan The First Noel
The Meadows Band - Where Will It Lead
James Delarre & Saul Rose - Swansea Town
BD - Here Comes Santa Claus
Molly Tuttle - El Dorado
Robert Earl Keen - Merry Christmas From The Family
The Saw Doctors - Bless Me Father
BD - O Come All Ye Faithful
Silver Threads - Keep Your Eyes On Paisley
Steeleye Span - Gaudete

There's three regular R&S Christmas favourites up there, plus the usual Bob presence of course. It's good to have some things you can depend on!

20/12/2024

The It's Not Festive Yet Playlist, 16/12/24 *

Steeleye Span - Thomas The Rhymer
Christy Moore - Riding The High Stool
REITIR - Den Raude Rosa
Helen Gentile & Lewis Wood - Temps Gris
Christy Moore - Rory Is Gone
Rory Gallagher - As The Crow Flies
The Meadows Band - Where Will It Lead
Jaune Toujours - Miroir Miroir
Christy Moore - The Boning Hall
Luke Jackson - My Busy Mind
Alice Allen - Madeleine

* But it's getting there

First go on the new kit... and don't pretend you didn't notice!

14/12/2024

Looking forward to taking on the new studio on Monday. I promise the programme won't be all Christmas 'delights'!

02/12/2024

It's official: no R&S tonight...

Also official: new kit is coming soon, watch this space!

01/12/2024

I will be attempting to get R&S to you tomorrow. Begone you foul gremlins!

25/11/2024

I'm sorry that tonight's programme had to be aborted due to technical issues. I hope to be back with you next week.

12/11/2024

The All The J's Playlist, 11/11/24

Steve Knightley - If You Come Back
Hands Of The Heron - Which Waters
June Tabor Appreciation - Waltzing Matilda
Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Johnny Appleseed
Sunjay - Link Of Chain
Suzy Wall - Fallingwater
The Blues Band - Too Much Competition
Church Street Shuffle - The Threes
John Ward Music - When At Last The War Was Done
Joe Ely - The Road Goes On Forever

Well, 50% J's anyway. 60% if you throw in Paul Jones from The Blues Band and as he happens to be one of the World's best harmonica players, I think you should. Note too that the tracklist does acknowledge the significant date (20%!).

31/10/2024

The Paper Tiger Playlist, 28/10/24

Christy Moore - North & South Of The River
Suzanne Vega - Birth-day (Love Made Real)
State Of The Union - Paper Tigers
Three Idle Women - Castles & Roses
Ivan Drever - The Sea King
SOTU - Saint-Louis- Du- Ha! Ha! (?)
Emma & Ellika - Till Abdul/Tiden
Tom Rush - River Song
SOTU - Butterfly Wings
Christina Alden & Alex Patterson - Greenland Shark
Alison Krauss & Union Station - Cluck Old Hen

I assure you, all the above titles are genuine! And they should now be available on Felixstowe Radio's website (Listen Again/Monday/7-8pm)

28/10/2024

Gearing up for tonight's programme! Well, I am anyway. Expect State of the Union (that's Brooks Williams & Boo Hewardine, btw), Alison Krauss, Christy Moore, Tom Rush, Christina Alden & Alex Patterson, Suzanne Vega and...Three Idle Women! 7-8pm and later on Listen Again.

15/10/2024

The Show Of Steve Playlist, 14/10/24

Bonfire Radicals - Zalizome/Den Boro Manoula N
Steve Knightley - Transactions
Susy Wall - Joy
Erlend Viken Trio - Road To Glasgow
Hands Of The Heron - Evergreen
Steve Knightley - Ride (The Winter Yards)
Lonnie Johnson - I'm So Tired Of Living All Alone
Anne Wood - Karachi Scot
Steve Knightley - I Tried
Christina Alden & Alex Patterson - The Greenland Shark
Erlend Viken Trio - Norne Myrelatten

Sorry about the lack of Norwegian accents!

09/10/2024

The Unstoppable Playlist, 7/10/24

Sunjay - Don't Call Me Stranger
The Shackleton Trio - Black Sluice
Alison McMorland - Brown Adam
Jaune Toujours - We're Unstoppable
Owen Moore - Years & Years Ago
TST - Bows Of London
Tommy Johnson - Canned Heat Blues
The Young Tradition - Pretty Nancy Of Yarmouth
TST - Frost Fair
Phil Ochs - Here's To The State Of Richard Nixon
TST - The Dog Who Would Not Be Washed/Cape Breton

Spot the blues player. Clue: he's called Johnson, but...Also, spot the protest singer. No, you really don't need a clue!

07/10/2024

On tonight's R&S, The Shackleton Trio (ft. album), Sunjay, Jaune Toujours, The Young Tradition, Alison McMorland, the late great Phil Ochs and more. Tonight at 7-8pm and then on Listen Again. You may take that as an order!

With Jaune Toujours – I just got recognised as one of their top fans! 🎉
04/10/2024

With Jaune Toujours – I just got recognised as one of their top fans! 🎉

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