On This Day (23rd July) ~~ Dig The Dig: 'The Java Jive' (Oakland/Drake) ~~ Marriott & Pat on holiday (1) ~~ 'I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself' (Bacharach/David): A) Good Old Dusty; B) Funny Old Tommy ~~…

Taking stock ~~ On This Day (16th July) ~~ Revisited:- Marriott folding / 'A Fistful Of Waffles' / Tape Hiss Theatre [Macbeth] / 'A Deep Space Thingy' [1] / 'Forever Blowing Bubbles [Aquatic Anguish]' / 'Delivery Harry' [1] / 'The…

On This Day (9th July) ~~ Little Song Lost: ‘Forever’s Only Seven Letters Long’ (demo) ~~ Musical DNA-matching: two simultaneous versions of ‘Make It Easy On Yourself’ ~~ Bespoke Folk: ‘Maunderers All’ (album track), ‘Othello’ (live busk), ‘The Barley &amp…

New submarine drama, 'Forever Blowing Bubbles' (FBB) ~~ On This Day (2nd July) ~~ How quaint was 'Any Day Now'? ~~ I'm In A Ditty, Get Me Out Of Here: 'Sleeping Dog' (1) ~~ FBB episode: 'Aquatic Anguish' ~~ IIAD,GMOOH…

On This Day (25th June) ~~ I'm In A Ditty, Get Me Out Of Here: 'On The Turn Of A Word' (1) ~~ Silly Quickie: Tape Hiss Theatre ~~ IIAD,GMOOH: 'On The Turn Of A Word' (2) ~~ Serious moment…

On This Day (18th June) ~~ Two CSN demos: 'Helplessly Hoping' & 'Marrakesh Express' ~~ I'm In A Ditty, Get Me Out Of Here: 'Calvary Song' (1) ~~ Bob Newhart (not the Driving Instructor sketch) ~~ IIAD,GMOOH: 'Calvary Song' (2)…

A little reminder ~~ On This Day (11th June) ~~ I'm In A Ditty, Get Me Out Of Here (IIAD,GMOOH): 'Film' (1) ~~ Delivery Harry, Act One ~~ IIAD,GMOOH: 'Film' (2) ~~ Delivery Harry, Act Two ~~ IIAD,GMOOH: 'Film' (3)…

China: a spade IS a spade ~~ On This Day (4th June) ~~ News extra ~~ Ten formative musical moments ~~ 1: Lennon, McCartney ~~ 2: Bacharach ~~ 3: Holst ~~ 4: Van Leer ~~ 5: Oldfield ~~ 6: Gabriel…

Road Trip 1: setting off ~~ On This Day (28th May) ~~ Road Trip 2: critics ~~ Once upon a time in Germany (I) ~~ A well-used folk tune (featuring Martin Carthy & The Byrds) ~~ Road Trip 3: in-car…

An apology ~~ On This Day (21st May -- including Gratuitous Dig at China) ~~ The Schoolmaster (Rowan Atkinson) ~~ Patacake and the 12.5" Reflectors perform 'What Are You Pouting For?' ~~ Try Before You Buy: 'Lost In Music' by…

Fey Old Bird ~~ On This Day (14th May) ~~ Daft Old Bird ~~ You can write a song (including 'Blacknotes' by Graham Nash) ~~ I wrote a song (1 : chords) ~~ Soppy Old Bird ~~ Who was Mr…

On this day (7th May) ~~ A Deep Space Thingy, 1: Marriott gets busy ~~ On The Trot: 'Fortune Teller' by Benny Spellman ~~ Archive radio spot: the bladdered commentator ~~ A Deep Space Thingy, 2: Patacake gets excited ~~…