Amanda Campbell - Come closer, Annie Bacon - There should be a trophy for this, Gayle Skidmore - Paper box, Cris Tanzi - Over the rainbow, Kardemimmit - Voi sinä likka, Oona Kapari - Aamut, Miltos Marathon - Sweet invader, Piet Louter - When I die, Kattern - Silesia, Curfew - Counter culture, Regan Tucker - So long, Shawn Adam Williams - Motor city woman, The Ritz Club - The spooky walk, Coreign - Attack / Dreaming of you

There are no newcomers to TalentCast this week, but that doesn't mean the music isn't interesting. The genres are varied and the songs are relaxing. Quite many people are tuning in at the moment, but not so many of you come to our website to vote. When you hear a song you really enjoy, please cast your vote for it. Today I will start with music from my home country the Netherlands.

Cy Vanka - Wild wild sea, Phillip Foxley ft. vocalist OKTeam - Demon lover, Rosa Sky - The fisherman, Slinky & P'tit Loup - Sugar daddy, The Imaginary Suitcase - Until his work is done, Elizabeth Geyer - The jewel, Chabliz - When sirens call, Piet Louter - When I die, Lucia Lilikoi - Tame the night, Mack Meadows - Cigarette, Ruta Statkeviciute - Forget, Morgan Wilson - On the brink, Lil TaRus - Right nah

The last song in the programme of last week was absolutely not the least, interesting because it's our new Song of the Week. I will play it in about 20 minutes. Today I have also two TalentCast newcomers for you, a folk group from South Wales, and a music producer and songwriter from Jamaica. I will play some other new tracks sent by our artists and a lot of relaxed music. This week there are a few more mainstream songs in the programme than usual. Why not, as long as they are good? The first song is by a country songwriter from Massachusetts.

Jacqueline Platt - Like a whisper, Mack Meadows - Cigarette, Mysti Mayhem - Come back around, Anni Wall - RIP Peter Steele, Mary Confurius - Dreams may sting, Stefanie Black - Winter of my soul, Ellie Williams - Glow, Katey Laurel - Hurricane (DJ Elie ADC remix), IreneB - A better place, JAii RyDa & Ras Shiloh - Know love, Radaid - Shine, Tidanomiyuki - Tanzaku, Earthspaces - Bouncy dance, Leaving Richmond - And now we stand up, Lady Citizen - Trap of flower bunch

Inspired by the very nice weather while preparing the programme, I will start this time with some uplifting and happy tunes. Later on I will play you some easy listening and romantic songs. If you are used to listen via headphones to TalentCast, you might notice that the recording is now more quiet during my presentation. The server (which is also standing in the studio) is now much more quiet, I replaced a noisy fan in the workstation, and I managed to reduce the buzzing sound of the tube lamps. The first uplifting song comes from Chile, and is by a Santiago based rock, ska and Latin band.

Keko Yoma - Resiste! (Spanish version), John Pagano Band - Bottoms up, JoosTVD - Blink, June Caravel - Kacke, Saint Nicholas Orchestra (Orkiestra św. Mikołaja) - Baranki, Mack Meadows - Too many hands on my time, Naturaliss - All is not gone (A tribute to Haiti), Clive Barratt - Dance the night away, Elia - No more, World5 - Loving a restless heart, Sylvain Zebo - Dans ta ville, Suzanne Aurore - Le torrent, Casee Wilson - Learning to fly, Inge Maria - Ready for the fall, Stefanie Black - Winter of my soul

I think I have managed to make an attractive playlist for you this week, with a mix of very different genres. There are no doubts about our Song of the Week winner for this week, because almost all votes went to the same country/Americana song. You will also hear a TalentCast newcomer (a folk pop singer-songwriter from Denmark) and some new songs by our existing musicians. I will start the programme close to home, with a Dutch singer-songwriter. In you are in the Netherlands at the moment: This Sunday (the 15th) he will perform in his hometown.

Martin van de Vrugt - Across this sea, Snippet - Middle class ways, Ned Gale - Hometown, Randy Moore - Goin back to Texas, Angie Arsenault - Shattered windows, Ophelia Syndrome - Not tonight, Howling Owl - Bite me, The Symptoms - Capsize, Clive Barratt - Dance the night away, Sarah's Blue Dress - Monsters in my head, Christer Holm - Alnitak, Kattern - I believe that much unseen is also here, Instead of Ink - Ephemeral existence, Son of Theia - Lighthouse, GoLian - He love me...don't he?

This week I will play 15 songs and, as usual, they are from different parts of the world. You will hear one newcomer to TalentCast, a music project from Nebraska (United States). One of the songs is of course the new Song of the Week, which needed just four votes to win this time. I hope this week more of you will come to our website to vote. Voting is easy and takes just two clicks. This voting round ends on Monday the 9th at midnight. You will mostly hear peaceful, relaxing music in this week’s programme. I will start with some country tracks. The first song is from Nashville by a musician who has been making music already since 1987.