Playlist 06.06.11

Back in the Nineties, Fermanagh was rudely moved by The Skinflints, a compendium of spikey tunes, provocation, theatre and errant manners. The band was fun to watch, although the songs weren't quite up to the challenge. In their spare time, they slummed it as The Irish Sex Pistols, even though the band members were all the wrong sizes and shapes. They decamped to the cheap outskirts of London and then combusted, quietly.

Martin Corrigan continued his revenge with the Corrigan combo and then a spell with Phil Kieran and Alloy Mental. Some great songs emerged, and a lot of the future luminaries on the local scene were party to those bold designs.

In recent years, he has been formulating the John Edgar Voe experience. This is Americana, shot through with the native, rural experience. It's a bit Craggy Island with essence of At Swim Two Birds. There is wit and consternation and wonderful phrasing. 'Highwayman' is pure delight.

BBC Radio Ulster, 92-95 FM

Online: www.bbc.co.uk/radioulster

Blog: https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/stuartbailie/

Mondays, ten - midnight

The Isley Brothers - This Old Heart Of Mine (Motown)

Arctic Monkeys - She's Thunderstorms (Domino)

Eddie Vedder - Sleeping By Myself (Island)

Trevor Moss and Hannah Lou - Making It Count (Heavenly)

Ben Glover - Any Other Way (Ben Glover)

The Waterboys - Glastonbury Song (Geffen)

Neilson Hubbard - Do You Want To Start A Fire? (Paper Star)

Johnny Cash - Five Feet High And Rising (Columbia)

Ben Glover - Trick Of The Light (Ben Glover)

Arctic Monkeys- Suck It And See (Domino)

Kim Daisy And Lewis - I'm Going Back (Sunday Best)

Katie And The Carnival - Went To The Fair (white)

James Vincent McMorrow - If I Had A Boat (Believe)

Gillian Welch - The Way It Goes (Acony)

John Edgar Voe - Highwayman (Ox Bow)

Eddie Vedder - Sleepless Nights (Island)

Amy Lavere - Stranger Me (Archer)

Paul McCartney - Teddy Boy (MPL)

Brett Dennen - Song For Leaving (Dualtone)

Nina Simone - The Human Touch (BMG)

Lil' Band O' Gold - I Don't Wanna Know (Room 609)

Tom Waits - Small Change (live) (BBC)

Arctic Monkeys - That's Where You're Wrong (Domino)