Alex Kreid plus India Electric Co Live!

Author Graham Sclater plus live music from Lazibyrd

It was a great pleasure to once again welcome Exeter-based author Graham Sclater

to  Hot Pebbles!on Phonic FM. Graham spoke to us about how he goes about his involvement in music and about writing novels and film and TV scripts.

An accomplished songwriter and musician, Graham has performed and recorded with artists including Jimi Hendrix, Fats Domino, James Taylor and Elton John. Some of his songs have won competitions in France, Spain, Gibraltar and Japan as well as being recorded by well-known artists.

Graham has produced records in varying styles as diverse as punk, folk, country, heavy rock and MOR in studios as far afield as Trinidad and Jamaica. Many of these productions were released on Graham's own Tabitha Record label.

Graham is currently working on the novel “Love Shack”  based in London and Amsterdam.

In the second half of the show, we welcomed the duo Lazibyrd - Sharon Martin (vocals, violin) and Tom Chapman (vocals, guitar) - who performed four of their own songs:

The Little Things

Carry On Regardless

Run To The Door

Fog On The Water

We also played I'm Alright and Under The Stars from Lazibyrd's excellent album Under The Sky.

Lazibyrd were the winners of the South West Music Awards 2013 in the Best Duo category and are busy with engagements which include supporting violin virtuoso Dave Swarbrick in Bristol this weekend and at festivals like Bradninch and Exmouth.

Listen to and order Lazibyrd's album Under The Sky here.

African music special

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Nick Hall of Dakar Audio Club joined me for a very enjoyable one hour of African music on this week's Hot Pebbles! on Phonic FM . Nick is organising a series of exciting African Nights in Exeter. 
The first of the African Nights features the Batch Gueye Band on Sunday 13 April at Exeter's Tobacco House.

Find out more by following this link.

In the second half of the show, I spoke on the phone to singer, songwriter Kimmie Rhodes from Texas about her music and about playing at The Barnfield Theatre, Exeter on Thursday 3 April.