The Long Road Podcast

Steve Bonham, the vagabond philosopher, makes an impassioned plea for the future of the music industry in the UK and we give an airing to old favourite from the Dr Big Love era, The Naked Juggler. Kev Moore takes on the next leg of his epic round-the-world journey of his favourite Cafe spots, this week we're in The Czech Republic, and The Bishop sneaks a look back at some favourite moments from songs in The Long Road back catalogue.

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Join us for another journey along The Vagabond Way as Steve Bonham takes us on a ramble through conjuring up lyrics and melodies for new songs, Kev Moore whisks us away to Mississipi USA for a taste of the blues and The Bishop feeds us some whacky nostalgia from the medicine cupboard of Dr Big Love.

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This week, Steve takes a look behind that popular question, "so what are the lyrics of this song about?" and examines some different approaches to lyrics: the heavily metaphorical or the profoundly literal. Kev takes us on a journey to his next Café destination in Austin, Texas and the Bishop reveals a week of experimenting in the kitchen.

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"The first step on the road to recovery is to admit you have a problem". Join Steve as we hear about his ongoing addiction to six-string beasts, quietly filling up his sitting room: guitars! Kev takes us to the next destination on his travels: Morocco. And the Bishop talks you through the components for one of The Long Road's Spotify "hits", Wrapped Up In You.

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In this week's episode, have a few more tastes of Anglo-Americana, join us on The Vagabond Way to hear some more of it. Steve talks about the current state of play and the future of music performances online and Kev takes us all to the West Coast of America, on the next stop at Kev's Cafe Corner, in San Francisco.

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Join The Long Road on The Vagabond Way for a look back with Steve at an old favourite song of ours, Sister of a Dirty Moon. Kev tells us of further tales on his travels around the world in Kev's Café Corner, this week we're in New Orleans, and the Bishop talks us through another track from The Long Road's Moonshine Elegy EP.

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This week, Steve asks "whose music is it anyway?" and thinks about the labels at society's disposal for slapping on to music and whether that works or is a good thing, do they matter? Kev takes us to Copenhagen in Denmark this week for his latest Kev's Kafe Korner, and the Bishop brings us up to date on his baking exploits.

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The journey goes ever on with The Long Road. This week Steve discusses the rise of the phrase "dropping some new music" to describe that deeply personal and vulnerable moment when a songwriter let's their creation loose to the world, Kev tells us of the weekend he accidentally became a bosun on a ship on the border of Portugal and Spain, and The Bishop gives us his insight into his favourite track from The Long Road's new EP, Moonshine Elegy.

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Ahead of The Long Road's Lockdown Live (mostly!) event, join The Bish, Steve and Kev on their usual rambles about life, the universe and everything. Featuring: a look at the other two songs on The Long Road's new EP, Moonshine Elegy, Steve looks back at another old favourite song, Kev takes us to the next place in his journal of his favourite coffee spots somewhere in the world, and The Bish updates on homemade-cheese-making efforts.

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"Do cayotes play guitar?" is one of the burning topics discussed in today's special episode on Moonshine Elegy, the brand new EP release from Steve Bonham and The Long Road. Other topics discussed include the psychedelia featured in "Moonshine Running", the subtext lurking in "Canyons in the Desert", the taste of something fine in "Silver Moon, Silver Girl" and just who are the stars of "Ballad of Duane and Billy Marie"?

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