Playlist 16.01.09

I'm typing this entry with one hand because the other is banjaxed. Something to do with the rotator cuff in my shoulder, which is agrieved, inflamed and exceptionally sore. If I could relieve the pain by gnawing it off, I probably would.

I think what caused the problem was a bout of post-Xmas swimming during the previous weekend. I had felt some discomfort in the pool, but manfully kept swimming. Which in retrospect was silly. The pain rose gradually during the week. By Friday night I had a feed of pills for pain relief and a numbing bandage. I hope my discomfort wasn't manifest on air. The numbness gave me a deal of false security though, and I kept using the arm. The next morning, it was immobile, and remains so.

BBC Radio Ulster, 92-95 FM

Online: www.bbc.co.uk/radioulster

Fridays, ten - midnight

T Bone Walker - I'll Always Be In Love With You (Imperial)

M Ward - Never Had Nobody Like You (4ad)

Robert Plant - Funny In My Mind (Mercury)

Animal Collective - My Girls (Domino)

Rashaan Roland Kirk, Al Hibbler - Do Nothing Til You Hear From Me (WSM)

Asobi Seksu - Familiar Light (One Little Indian)

Animals In The Dark - Mutiny (Anti)

Justin Townes Earle - Black Eyes Suzy (Bloodshot)

This Mortal Coil - Mr Somewhere (4ad)

Antony And The Johnsons - Kiss My Name (Rough Trade)

Jackson Cage - A Hard Time In The Kitchen (white)

Elvis Costello - Many Rivers To Cross (MCA)

Panda Kopanda - Secret Places (Furious Tradesman)

Cara Dillon - The Parting Glass (Charcoal)

Patti Smith - Because The Night (Arista)

Emmy The Great - First Love (Close Harbour)

Dengue Fever - Integratron (Proper)

Alela Diane - Dry Grass And Shadows (Names)

Henry McCullough - Fix Me Up Jesus (There Wolf)

Blind Boys Of Alabama - In The Presence Of The Lord (Real World)

Animal Collective - Summertime Clothes (Domino)

Justin Townes Earle - Midnight At The Movies (Bloodshot)

The Blasters - Border Radio (Polygram)

Eugene McGuinness - Fonz (Domino)

Patti Smith - People Have The Power (Arista)

Passion Pit - Sleepyhead (Columbia)

NASA - Money (Anti)