Ship Full of Bombs

Episode three of Pink Flamingo radio has Si & Lawrie reflecting on the Leigh Folk Festival and interviewing local legend Pat McNamara about his many many bands overt the years and what he is doing now, all held together by producer Joe!

PLAYLIST

1. Bring The Noise - Public Enemy (3.46)

SHIP FULL OF BOMBS THAMES DELTA INDEPENDENT RADIO

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The big, the badass and the Heavy, all under one roof, alongside all the other oddities and trinkets. 

Another excellent slice of jazz and blues from Doug Kaye.

Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters

Au Privave - Charlie Parker Quintet ft Miles Davis

Jabula - Abdullah Ibrahim

Now’s The Time - Eddie Jefferson

Old Maid Boogie - Eddie ‘Cleanhead’ Vinson

This Here - Richard ‘Groove’ Holmes 

Up Tight - Jimmy Reed

Groovy Blues - Camille Howard

Freight Trane - Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane

Tomorrow - Big Bill Broonzy

My Favourite Things - The Kenny Clarke & Francy Boland Big Band

Overture - Joe Harriout Double Quintet

I’m So Glad - Madeline Bell

After You’ve Gone - Miff Mole ft Sophie Tucker

(There’ll Be) Peace In The Valley - Marion Williams

Back To New Orleans - Lightin’ Hopkins 

New Orleans - Hoagy Carmichael

Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby - Louis Jordan

That Chicks Too Young To Fry - Asleep At The Wheel

Saturday Fish Fry - Pearl Bailey & Jackie Mobley

Killing Myself - Ivie Anderson & Billy Strayhorn

On The Road Again - Memphis Jug Band

I Feel Pretty - Annie Ross

Mighty Low - Milt Buckner

Caesar & Cleopatra Theme - Paul Gonsalves

The Weight - Staple Singers

Heartlessly - Doc Pomus 

Smilin’ The Blues Away - Jelly Roll Morton

Boogie Blues - Anita O’Day

Thirty Days - Chuck Berry

DIGGIN’

First Broadcast 3rd July 2026

SHIP FULL OF BOMBS RADIO

01) Intro

02) Bending Over Backwards - MUSIC EXPLOSION

03) Magnitude - MARLON BIANCO & THE CLONES

04) Little Sunflower - JOHNNY LYTLE

05) Samba Doo Bonnay - ONWARD INTERNATIONAL

06) Trista De Uma Embolado - JOAO BOSCO

07) More Slightly - THE SILENT PARTNER

08) Naima - JON HENDRICKS

09) A Man For All Seasons - HILTON FELTON

10) Get It Together (Samba Fusion Mix) - KYOTO JAZZ MASSIVE

11) Pharoah’s Messa (Sacred Arts dub) - EMANUELE CISI

12) Rejoice In Righteousness - MOSE DILON BLUESTETTE

13) Afro Walk - BREAK CRACKER LIBRARY EDITS

14) El Vidriero - FRUKO Y SUS TESOS

15) Something Peachy 2 - MATT BERRY TRIO

16) IV - LOUIS FONTAINE

17) Jazz My Rhythm & Blues - TERRY CALLIER

18) Candy - I MARC 4

19) Chasing The Sunlight - THE EMPRESS

20) Death Wish (Main Title) - HERBIE HANCOCK

21) Take A Ride - SONNY BRAVO

22) Out Of My Mind - ORLANDO MARIN

23) Cashbox - JIMMY McGRIFF

24) Baby Ann - FRANK FOSTER

25) Mighty Righteous - MOSE DILLON BLUESTETTE

26) Outro

1.⁠ ⁠JIM - Keeps Me Warm / Vicious Charm Recordings

DJD is back for another slice of turntable action from Sydney Australia. Dee's guest is from German spinner DJ Zarin. She provides a great mix of 12 inch magic.

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Playlist

Gus Viseur – Le Disque Use

Arab Strap – You You You

The Liftmen – Backwards

These New Puritans – We Want War

Super Jet Kinoko – Colombia de Mihaii

Abul Mogard – Half Light Dawn

Gurriers – Nausea

Shape Navigator – Tread Lightly on the Planet/Girl Taken

Estrelle del Sol & Luisa Almaguer – Deseo

Billy Fuller – Blackstar

Thee Oh Sees – Off Course

Richard Bundy & Anna Phoebe

-Transformation of Space

-Sound of the A20

-Architecture of Breath

-Secrets and Spaces

Board of Canada – Blood in the Labyrinth

Meare O’Reilly - Hockets for Two Voices VII

KOGG – Doing Things (feat. Gabriel Profofiev)

Dead Anyway – Pandora’s Rotten Box

Black Mountain – Mothers of the Sun

Thee Oh Sees – The Brute on His Knees

Billy Fuller – Rummer

Adrian & Cosmonection – My Heart Drifts

Autechre – Basscadet

The Caretaker – Quiet Dusk Coming Early

Abul Mogard & Rafael Anton Irisarri – In the Eastern Wild

Sun Ra – Twin Stars of Thence

England were playing Ghana at the World Cup during this show so here is it on catch up. 

Amazon Adventure (Jazznova Mix) - Azymuth

Don't Know Why I Love You - Thelma Houston

Happy Feet - Al Hudson & the Partners

Westchester Lady - Bob James

Strut Your Stuff - The Stone City Band

Will It Go Round In Circles - Billy Preston

Living For The City - Ray Charles

TLC - Average White Band

A Night In Tunisia - Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers

Run To The Nearest Exit - Viola Wills

Can't Trust Your Neighbor with Your Baby - Esther Phillips

I Know You I Live You (Classic NYC Mix) - Chaka Khan

Raise A Blaze - Foreal People ft Xan Blacq

Jump Into The Light - Horse Meat Disco ft Kathy Sledge

Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use) - Sub Sub ft Melanie Williams

Head - Prince

Wicki Wacky House Party - The Team

Ticket - John Lamkin

Watermelon Man - Mongo Santemaria 

Steven Hastings and Davey Hal joined by guests Neil Howman, shipmate from the excellent faustforward radio show, and Chris Robson from Leigh Folk Festival.

Featuring Neil's big influence tracks that feed into faustforward's eclectic and experimental shows and Chris Robson sharing some of his favourite songs from acts performing at Leigh Folk Festival this year.

Plus the LFF Performers Playlist, insight and news of the festival and much more.

Playlist

Links

Signature Concert with The Long Run plus Guests

Leigh Folk Festival 2026 – Performer Playlist

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1   Rodeo Drive  - Crusaders

 2  Lonely Town , Lonely Street – Bill Withers 

 3  Don’t Tell It. – James Brown

 4  Flow with it – St.Paul & the Broken Bones

 5  Extract - Atmosfear

 6  Hopeless – Dionne Farris

 7  No Matter What – Aretha Franklin

 8  My Life - Chanel

 9  Something Real – Eric Benet

 10 Everyday (NH Remix) -John Ciafone

 11   Ain’t no Time fa’ nothing - The Futures

12 Earth Child - Maysa

 13 Sweetness - Carline Anderson

 14  Best Friend - Brandy

 15 If Were not In Love – Patti Austin

 16 All I Need – D’influence feat Belle Montenegro 

 17 Best Friend – Bevelie Brown

 18 Let the Good Times Roll (NH Remix) – Louis Jorden

 19   Reggae in your Jeggae - Dandy Livingstone

 20 Work It Out - Breakwater

 21 Talk About It – Seek

 22 Ou- Tro -Lado – Zuco

 23 Higher Ground (NH Remix) – Hill St. Soul

 24 Back & Forth – Aalyah

 25  Here But I’m Gone (NH Remix) – Curtis Mayfield

 26  For the Love of You – Isley Brothers

 27  I Really Love you -  Norman Hutchins

28  Mind Blowing Decisions (12” version) - Heatwave

29 Just An Illusion – Najee