The Pete Jones Show on RadioReverb

Great session with Joe, Liam, Seb, Archie & Freddie from Elephant Radio, chatting all kinds of nonsense including doing Brighton Open mics, Archie's dress sense, Felicity, thgeir spiritual home of Eastbourne, plum throwing, Brighton gigs at The Hope & Ruin & the Prince Albert, plans for 2020 (!!) & of course Falafal & Whiskey.

Live tracks played throughout are :

1) Say Nothing

2) Black Sugar

3) Different Lives

4) Makes no sense

5) Let the good times roll

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Great chat with author Joanna Rees / Josie Lloyd about her many hats, names and books written and coming out including "Cancer Ladies Running Club", "Runnaway Daughter", "The Hidden Wife", "The Sister Returns" & of course "We're going on a bar hunt".  

Fantastic evening spent in the presence of the Briar Band - Gary Penalver, Nigel Horn, Melanie Smith & Andy Melrose. Chatting all things cupcakes, including other bands Folk in Adur & Bearhug. Topics touched upon lightly include Andy & Nigel being kept in the basement, Nigel's Game of Thrones lair, the legend that is Del of Union Record Store, Lewes, love for The Equatorial Group & working out of Chris Godfrey's Pulborough Studio, all to the background sounds of Horn on guitar and the occasional rain stick in motion. 

Live tracks played were:
1) Sell me the wind (Horn)
2) Soul for Sale (Melrose)
3) More and more (Melrose/Horn)
4) King of the City (Penalver) 

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Great session with singer/songwriter Carole Berger chatting all things including free coffees, Zurich, Woodingdean, Artists' residency in Australia, Amy Winehouse, Ella Fitzgerald, Lucy Anderson, home recordings, reggae and of course Dayles Ford.

Live tracks played throughout are :

1) Snooze

2) Melbourne Nights

3) You turn into my day

4) Goodbyw

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Lovely chat with singer/songwriter Sharon Lewis chatting all things SL, including various collaborations with fellow artists such as Nic Barrell & Rose Pollanzarni, her time in Pooka & her recent collaborations with folk called Lewis, notably Carrie & Sylvie, not to mention Sir Martyn. Amongst the many hats and guises that make up Sharon, we touch on her teaching music, her running of the "Tone Rangers" Choir & her alta-ego "Lady Yukalallee". Check out www.sharonlewis.net for far more acurate info.

Studio recorded tracks played throughout were :

1) Roses at the Top

2) Birds of Prey

3) Simple Things

4) Kings and Queens

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Insanely talented renaissance man Mr Richard Swingle graced us with his presence in the studio and played a beautiful live set too. Chatted all things ranging from Winter breaks to Aus, busking in Brighton, his Older Bones ep, Dan Hunter, workimng with like minded folk, doing a local tour, self publishing his latest novel "Harmion", creating a vinyl album soon, www.pebbleshifter.com, working alongside Robbie Ryan on "Patagonia", inspiration gleaned from the John Butler Trio & bigging up local talent Jack Evans.
  
Live tracks played throughout were :

1) Picture yourself winning

2) Eyes closed, forwards

3) Cold Country

4) Gravy Train

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Short, sharp session with Jimmy Balito coming in to play a live tune and play us his latest single "Perfume" too. Great chat, touching on all things including old camper vans, Audiobeach Studios, latest album "Custard Views", bv singers Scarlett & Georgia, Bailey the Dog, upcoming gig at the Hope & Ruin on 8th Feb, appearing on The Voice and bigging up Dad Colin.
  
Tracks played are :

1) Irene (live)

2) Perfume (studio recording)

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Gorgeous session with Edd & Tara of The Mann & I. Chatted through all things from gigging and being followed home by Origami Ghosts, wanting to play in New York, Small Pond Studios, being adored in Frankfurt, gigging at The Notting Hill Arts Club (7th March), starting a Rock School in Crawley, the King of Farr & running Open Mics every Sunday at The Fidler's Elbow in Brighton.

Tracks played were :

1) Bad Publicity (studio recording)

2) I know nothing (live)

3) Bad Publicity (live)

4) Jolene (live cover)

5) Travelling Fair (live Edd solo)

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Great session with Mike Reinstein. Covered a ton of subjects from fellow Brightonian artists from Tony Whiting of The Golgis to Robb Johnson & Ali Gavin. Chatted Poet's Corner Folk Club, next gig coming up at the Holy Trinity Church, Hurstpierpoint, playing & writing music for the under 8's, populists, Are we all doomed?, fascists & the anti-semitism within the Labour party. Somewhere in between all that, Mike managed to squeeze in 4 live tracks too.

Live tracks played were :

1) The Human Race

2) Side Effects

3) On Cable Street

4) The Person that you've been

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Gorgeous session with Mike Garrett from ROTZ. First one of the year. Chatted through a ton of stuff including working with Lewis McKale, possible Double A side collaboration, putting on Open Mics at the Brighton Sports & Social Club & producing the Sounds from the Ziggurat podcast.
Live tracks played were :

1) The Betrayal of Hobbs

2) Let's get you well

3) Right-hand Man

4) Enough is enough

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