Visions...

...seemed to be a recurring theme on today's Hot Pebbles! on Phonic FM with tributes to visionaries Martin Luther King and William Morris and mention of David Lockwood's original vision of an alternative arts space in Exeter.

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Exeter's BikeShed Theatre was launched in February 2010 when David Lockwood and Fin Irwin began to transform the run-down ex-Bamboo Gardens Restaurant into the exciting and vibrant space it is now.

Director David Lockwood introduced us to the new season at the theatre. On Sunday 1st September they launch into it with Spokes Amaze with an array of spoken word artists from throughout the UK. Productions include Flood, a dramatic look at real-life narratives from Exeter's flooding and a full three week residency of Mugs Arrow, a surreal black comedy. Full details of the programme are here.

Playlist 
Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin..Close Your Eyes / Silbury Hill..Mynd / The Nailmakers' Strike Pt

II..Mynd 









NEW ALBUM Mynd out on 2 September. 
Order from Phil and Hannah's website where there are also details of their Mynd tour.

Gordon Giltrap..Shady Tails
Richard Thompson with Teddy Thompson..Persuasion (Live)..Walking On A Wire
Jiggerypipery..Reels / Alexander Robertson..Jiggerypipery
Sam Cooke..A Change Is Gonna Come
Martin Luther King.."I Have A Dream": Extract from the famous speech made on 28 August 1963
Nina Simone..I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel to Be Free)..Released
Leon Rosselson..Bringing The News From Nowhere..The World Turned Upside Down
Nigel Kennedy & Kroke..Time 4 Time..East Meets West
Sound Of The Sirens..Faith in Fire
Linda Thompson..One Clear Moment..One Clear Moment
Audrey Auld..Bound For Glory..Tonk
John Martyn..Over The Hill..Solid Air
Sculpture Music..Burnt Fingers..Major Songs In Minor Keys
Gecko..Gotta Wait
Uppers International..Aja Wondo..Afrobeat Airways 2: Return Flight To Ghana
Eric Ness..Compromises..Blah Blah Blah
Arthur Russell..This Is How We Walk On The Moon
Christine Collister..Two Time Tango..Live
Sam Cooke & The Soul Stirrers..Any Day Now
Dave Wood..Healing Tune..Into The Light

Phoenix artists

Artists appearing at Exeter Phoenix were featured on Hot Pebbles! on Phonic FM today.

Music played
The Ukrainians..Polityka..Kultura
Rev Hammer..Spanish Lullaby..The Bishop Of Buffalo
Alice Jemima..1,2,3,4..Alice Jemima
Salam Musik..Play Some Reggae Music
The Bad Shepherds..Ace Of Spades..By Hook Or By Crook
Tim Van Eyken, John Tams & Cast Of War Horse..Wheel Of Fortune..War Horse
Esto Es Cuba..Tu Mi Delirio - Rio Jesis..Los Mejores Autores De La Musica Cubana
Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick..Arthur McBride..Carthy In Company
Martha & The Vandellas..Dancing in The Street..Motown 40 Forever
The Smiths..Well I Wonder..The Smiths Singles Box
Bella Hardy..Island Boy / The Trawlerman's Wife..In The Shadow Of Mountains
Karine Polwart..King Of Birds..Traces
The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band..By A Waterfall.The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band Vol. 2: Outro
Bronski Beat..Small Town Boy..the Age Of Consent
Ella Fitzgerald..Sentimental Journey..The Great American Songbook
Nat King Cole..Let's Face The Music (And Dance)
Paul Brady..Nobody Knows..The Best Of Paul Brady
Rid Picott..Nobody Knows..Hang Your Hopes On A Crooked Nail
Kris Drever..Navigator..Blackwater
The Four Brothers..Rumbitzai..Makorokuto
Taraf De Haidouks..Rustern
The Traveling Wilburys..The End Of The Line..The Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1
Jerry Cahill..The Enchanter..Armchair Traveller

Spoken word items played
Mark Thomas..The UK Arms Trade 1999 exerpt
Dr Phil Hammond's Rude Health Show exerpt
Robert Garnham reading his poem Russian Winter Olympics Boycott
Listen to Robert Garnham's poem here.

Billy Bottle and the Multiple

Billy Bottle and The Multiple did a fantastic set for us today.

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Pictures from Exeter Respect 2013 by Martin Hodge

Billy Bottle (keyboard and vocals), Viv Goodwin (flute), Martine Waltier (violin and vocals) and Roz Harding (alto-sax) expertly and exuberantly performed two songs for us, the second of which is an epic which will form the basis of their forthcoming album Unrecorded Beam in which Billy sets to music poetry by the inspirational American poet Henry David Thoreau.

The numbers played were 
The Great They and 
O Nature.

I for one found the performance by the band very powerful and we have had highly complimentary feedback from listeners too.
Find out more about the music of the fabulous Billy Bottle and The Multiple on their website.

Recordings played
Blowzabella..The Origin Of The World
Billy Bottle..Inhibitions..Message From Billy Bottle
Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors..Good Light..Good Light
The Four Brothers..Wakazvara..Bros
Carolina Chocolate Drops..Trouble In Your Mind..Genuine Negro Jig
Emily Howard & Lukas Drinkwater..Where Do I Go?
Mariachi El Bronx..Spread Thin..Mariachi El Bronx II
Alexandro Schillaci..La Stanza..Flussi
Yonderboi..Ohne Chanteuse..Shallow & Profound
Jun Miyake..Turn Back..Stolen From StrangersCesaria Evora..Mar De Canal..Voz D'Amor
Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston..Rain..Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston
Phillip Henry..Green Boots..Live In The Living Room
The Angel Brothers..Django..this Is navigator Records
Gadarene..Barley Raking
17 Hippies..Deine Tränen..Heimlich
Sam Baker..Feast..Say Grace
Jimmy LaFave..Long Time Ago..The Beautiful Old (Turn Of the Century Songs)
Jay Tamkin Band..Nice And Jazzy..Sorted