Songs in the Key of...

Welcome to Songs in the Key Of… - a podcast about songs. 

For this episode, I set up the microphone in our living room to have a chat with Rachel about the music she's been listening to and loving lately. It's a busy time for Rachel as The Ashen Keys, the band she's in, are days away from releasing their debut - and rather beautiful - album, The Name on Your Compass.

Obviously we talk about that - and feature a play of the single 'Capricious' which is taken from the album.

If you like what you hear, head over to Spotify where you can hear the songs Rachel has chosen in full on a special playlist created to accompany this episode.

You can find out more about The Ashen Keys on their Facebook page.

Welcome to a rather quiet episode of Songs in the Key of...

To hear the featured songs in full, head over to this Spotify playlist.

Back in September 2021 singer-songwriter Jo Hook appeared as a guest on Songs in the Key of... with a list of ten songs that had taken her fancy of late.

Three years later I've caught up with her again to discuss songs from her forthcoming - and rather beautiful - album Shiny Disposable Things.

If you like what you hear on this podcast - and you surely will - make sure you go to Bandcamp to get your mits on the album when it comes out on 29 June 2024.

Welcome to Songs in the Key of 2023 - Part 2 during which I chat with Lucy Forder, Vicky Price, Kate Arnold, Marc Symonds and Roy Smith. Expect a wide range of musical highlights from indie folk through to the most ethereal of electronica.

Don't forget: once you've listened to both these episodes, you can head over to Spotify to hear all the songs in full.

Welcome to Part One of the Songs in the Key of... review of the year.

This episode features chats with Jeremy Simon, Stuart Turner, Moira Mehaffey, Darren Lovell and Nick Rice.

Don't forget to stick around for Part Two...

Welcome to a special edition of Songs in the Key of... featuring a chat with my daughter.

Don't forget: once you've finished listening to this, head over to Spotify to ear all the songs in full.

The seventh installment of Songs in the Key of...Christmas is here. Just in time for the big day.

Listen up for chat about Phoebe Bridgers, Momus, Tim Minchin, The Futureheads and, of course The Fall.

Don't forget. Once you've listened to the podcast, head over to Spotify to hear all the songs in full.

Brought to you by the Spirit of Christmas past, this installment of the seasonal "Songs in the Key of...Christmas" series was recorded last year - but too late for Christmas.

Artists featured for this episode of festive music include Simon and Garfunkel, Saint Etienne, Hannah Peel and, of course - and at last - the mighty Half Man Half Biscuit.

Don't forget, once you've listened to the podcast, head over to Spotify to hear the songs in full.

Steven Keevil is one half of the dynamic duo behind Local Authority, a news website for residents of Medway, and Medway-ish – which sells Medway related gift, designs and – among other things – my book, Do It Yourself: a History of Music in Medway. There’ll be more on that during the interview.

This episode would have been called “Songs in the Key of Steven Keevil, were it not for the fact that it quickly emerged that all of his song choices were taken from soundtracks to films. And so, having already done two episodes of this podcast based on tunes from the movies, it seemed only sensible to name this episode Songs in the Key of Cinema – Part III.

Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any new episodes. And once you've heard this episode, head over to Spotify to hear the songs featured in full.

Welcome to Songs in the Key of... - a podcast about songs.

On this episode I have another guest in the form of the splendidly affable Ian Petrie who will be familiar to anyone who’s wandered into a folk club in the South East of England – or a folk festival further afield. He’s one of those people with whom it’s an absolute pleasure to spend time as he has a story for every occasion. He’s a gentle soul with a wonderful wry sense of humour and an excellent way with words.

Don't forget. Once you've listened to this episode, you can head over to Spotify to hear all of Ian's song choices in full on the playlist that accompanies this episode. Just look for "Songs in the Key of...Ian Petrie".

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