On my show this month:
Had enough of Christmas already? Leo sympathises, and has put together a four-hour, just-about-Christmas-free extravaganza especially for you, dear listener, to give you something very alternative to immerse yourself in this December.
Hidden among the transglobal gems on offer is one of the songs that Leo has almost certainly (at the time of writing) chosen to vote for in this year’s Festive 50. See if you can spot it… You might be surprised...
As a teaser of what Leo has in store for you, here is a tiny sample of the bands in the show: Of One, Wild Classical Music Ensemble , Etran de L'AÏr, Thomas Bangalter , Astrid Sonne and Kassie Krut.
Or how about De Kift , Two Shell , Yemen Blues or The Agronauts? There is so much more besides, so dive in and find out what you might be missing.
Merry Christmas!
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Biography:
I am in many ways your typical John Peel fan. I grew up listening to his shows from the era of punk rock until his death, and, with increasing obsessiveness, compiled cassettes, mini discs and finally mp3 playlists of the best tunes. Music runs through my family’s veins, and in me this takes the form of a compulsive search for new sounds. As John Peel used to put it, what I really want to hear is something I haven’t heard before.
Envy fills me when I read what my Dandelion collaborators have achieved in promoting, making and playing music, but my life as a teacher for the past quarter of a century has squeezed out any time for, well, pretty much anything apart from listening to and appreciating what continues to be made musically across the world. At last, though, I have found the space to pursue what has long been an ambition and can attempt to meet the stellar broadcasting standards set by my volunteer colleagues by sharing my love of new music with Dandelion listeners. I really hope at least some of what you hear gets its hooks into you.
Tracklistings and listen again to the previous shows:
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