TRACKLISTING. SUNDAY 11/03/2012

Well, the news was finaly released on Friday that my Fresh On The Net radio shows will end on 6 Music this Easter after four and a half years. I'll blog about what it all means on another occasion, but in its time the show has picked up a good many friends in the independent music community. Having first played them in 2008 we've had a longer relationship with tonight's guests The Scholars than most.

Earlier this year they pulled off the tricky but vital trick of turning a classic much-loved demo into a single that actually trumps the original. Originally from Banbury, three fifths of them went to Uni in Birmingham, but they're perhaps best known on the Oxford scene.

Their entire current lineup came in to visit us in the studio. L to R: vocalist and bassist Adrian Banks, drummer Leigh Taylor, lead guitarist Chris Gillett, keyboard player Josh Herring and their second guitarist, digital spokesman and all-round interactive specialist Tim Mobbs...

TOM COPSON - Afraid To Fall
https://tomcopson.bandcamp.com

EXIT PURSUED BY BEAR - And I You Yours
https://exitpursuedbybear.bandcamp.com

THE BRUTE CHORUS - My Testament
https://thebrutechorus.co.uk

TESS - Lullaby for Maisy Jane
https://soundcloud.com/tessnotes

INTRODUCING ROULETTE
CAPTAIN KENNEDY - Paper Cut
https://captainkennedy.co.uk

SUPER SQUARECLOUD - JMPTHNFLYNW
https://facebook.com/supersquarecloud

THE BARBARELLATONES - Sperm Whale
https://www.myspace.com/theofficialbarbarellatones

INTERVIEW GUESTS
THE SCHOLARS - This Heart's Built To Break
https://www.facebook.com/thescholarsofficial

THE GANG - All Spoon No Fork
https://thegangband.co.uk

MYHEADISABALLOON - Movie Love
https://myheadisaballoon.co.uk

ORLANDO - So Much To Explore (Countryside Mix)
https://facebook.com/orlandosound

SESSION TRACK
PEGGY SUE - Boxes
https://peggywho.com

DELTA/ALASKA - Vancouver
https://www.deltaalaska.bandcamp.com

AMONGST THE PIGEONS - The Inherent Racism Of Doves
https://amongstthepigeons.info

BRNS - Here Dead He Lies
https://brns.bandcamp.com

MR SHAODOW - Look Out There's A Black Man Coming
https://mrshaodow.com

MWEN - Summer Solitude [2011]
https://mwenmusic.com

UNDER THE DRIFTWOOD TREE - If Only If
https://soundcloud.com/davidhopes/under-the-driftwood-tree-if

THESE GHOSTS - Footsteps On A Frozen Lake
https://theseghosts.bandcamp.com

NEDRY - Violaceae
https://nedrymakesmusic.com

JIMMY DAVIS - This Is England
https://jimmydavisdavis.com

STRAYLINGS – Carver’s Kicks
https://straylings.com

BELLA WILDE - Without You
https://bellawilde.com

SESSION TRACK
PEGGY SUE - Funeral Beat
https://peggywho.com

POST WAR GLAMOUR GIRLS - Suburban Barbarian
https://postwarglamourgirls.bandcamp.com

LISTING SHIPS - Equus Ager
https://soundcloud.com/listingships