FOLKAL POINT 717 – *denotes American artistes. Colin MacDonald’s eclectic selection from Raidió Coharra for discerning listeners to community stations.
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THE FEAR OF STANDING STILL – American Aquarium featuring B J Barham*
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PEDDLING IN HEARTACHE – Sarah-Jane Scouten (Scotia/Canada)
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DECORATION DAYS – Stephen Simmons*
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FEELS LIKE HOME – Annie Keating Band (*/Albion) playing final dates of the current English tour at Greystones, Sheffield tonight (Oct 9), the Ropeway, Barton-upon-Humber tomorrow and Otley Courthouse on October 11
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LONG TIME COMING – James J Turner (Albion)
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LAST ROAD GOING HOME – Amanda Cook (Canada)
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MIDNIGHT SUN – Steve Hewitt (Albion)
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A LAMB – Bronwynne Brent* appearing live with Scotland’s Graeme Stephen (guitar) and Chris Maresh* (bass) at Kirkcaldy’s acoustic music club tonight (Oct 9), tomorrow in West Kilbride village hall for Vertex festival, and Gateshead’s Jumpin’ Jack club on Saturday
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WHAT HAVE THEY DONE?:
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A CASE OF YOU – Veronneau (Canada) with husband and wife Quebecois vocalist Lynn Veronneau and guitarist Ken Avis offering their tribute to fellow-Canadian Joni Mitchell who bared her soul in the ground-breaking 1971 album Blue which selflessly explored various facets of intense relationships with fellow song-writers
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THE AIR THAT I BREATHE – Chimpan A (Cymru) finds singer Steve Balsamo and Robert Reed breathing new life into the song that gave Manchester’s Hollies what proved to be that hugely-successful group’s final UK hit. The group first hit the charts in springtime 1963.
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FIRST LIGHT – Sean Taylor (Albion)
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APPALACHIAN LULLABY – Midnight Sky*
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RISING OF THE BOLD – Merry Hell (Albion)
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CHEMICAL ROMANCE -The Black Feathers (Albion)
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SULA’S SONG – instrumental – Scotland’s Simon Kempston (banjo) with Paul Tasker (guitar
FOLKAL POINT, heading for the final furlong of its 52nd year, is broadcast on Sunday midnight on Quality Radio across Paisley and Renfrewshire on 107.5 FM and across Glasgow city on DAB digital radio. Also online on this website, click on Listen Live at the top of the page. Also on smart-speaker “Alexa, Play Quality Radio UK”. Listen back anytime at: https://qualityradio.uk/listen-again/
