Monkeying around

Nick from the comedy trio Monkeys With Puns came in today and helped me with some of the technical stuff.  Playing a few tracks too, he introduced me to music that was new to me, maybe new to you. Many thanks, Nick.

Monkeys with Puns appear weekly at The Bike Shed Theatre in Exeter. We heard too that the play The Dumb Waiter is having a successful run and is on most nights this week and next at 8pm. More details of this and other shows at The Bike Shed can be found here.

Nick poured lavish praise on Barbershopera - Apocalypse No! which is on at Exeter's Northcott Theatre. Check out the full theatre programme here.

We also told you about the celebration of 150 years of the Exeter to Exmouth railway, Avocet 150. See the website Avocet 150 for full details of events.
We had some fun playing train songs! See below.




Music played
Panacea..Far Horizon..Panacea
Claude Bourbon..Me Cacher Pour Pleurer / Angie / The End Of The World..We'll Meet Again 
Seu Jorge..When I Live My Dream / Starman
Count To Fire..Cassablanca..In Another Life
Balkan Beat Box..Hermetico..Nu Med
Kate Bush..Bertie..Aeriel
Ladysmith Black Mombaza..Rain Rain Beautiful Rain..The Best Of Ladysmith Black Mombaza
Mrs Ackroyd's Band..Hip Hop Hamlet..Cat Nav: Songs & Poems Of Les Barker
Edward De Suaza..Cosmo, Prince Of Denmark..Cat Nav: Songs & Poems Of Les Barker
Boreale..Allez Oust..Mousson
Spike Milligan & Alan Clare..I'm Walking Out With a Mountain
Elvis Presley..Mystery Train..Classic Elvis
The Poozies..Another Train..Chantoozies
Ozzie Osbourne..Crazy Train
The King Blues,,Save The World Get the Girl..Save The World Get the Girl
Richard Thompson..Valerie..Walking On A Wire
Rufus Wainwright..Cigarettes & Chocolate Milk..Poses
Lonely Tourist..Sir, I Am A Good Man..Sir, I Am A Good Man
Panic! At The Disco..Northern Downpour....Pretty Odd
Shirley Collins & The Albion Country Band..Hal An Tow..No Roses
Richard Thompson..Valerie..RT: The Life & Music Of Richard Thompson
Rufus Wainwright..Cigarettes & Chocolate Milk..Poses

The Multifarious Mix returns

on 27 April from 16:00 on Phonic FM

Puns, plays and music

That pretty much sums up what we dealt with on this week's one-hour show.

Monkeys with Puns is an Exeter-based comedy group that perform improv and sketches. Andy and James from the group did a hilarious sketch for us today. Catch Monkeys with Puns every Thursday at Exeter's Bikeshed Theatre from 10pm on Thursdays. Find out more about them here.


Also at the Bikeshed Theatre from 19 April to 7 May is Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waiter. Actors Ben and Tom told us that the Bikeshed provides just the right setting for this classic and they are looking forward to the performances - which begin at 8pm. Read all about it here.


Music played:
The Books & Jose Gonzales..Cello Song..Dark Was The Night
Phil King..The War I Cannot Win
Phil King is appearing at Exmouth's Blackmore Theatre with guest singer Lara Conley on Thursday 14 April. Doors open 19:30
See and hear Phil perform this song on Youtube here.
Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara..Subuhanalaii..Folk Against Fascism
Tamikrest..Tarhamanine Assinegh..Toumastin
Jaime Leigh..Never Let Me Go..Finding My Ground
Jaime is at Barnfield Theatre Clifford Room 22 April
Griselda Sanderson with James Dumbleton..Alpha..Harpaphonics 
Find out more about Gris & Harpaphonics here
Mason Williams..Classical Gas (solo acoustic version)
Kyu Sakimoto..Sukiyaki
Dick Dale..Misirlou..Pulp Fiction Soundtrack

This Wednesday 16:00 - 18:00

From 13 April, every 2nd Wednesday of the month there will be two one-hour shows in this time slot. 
At 16:00  Loaded Words. Andy Thatcher writes about his show:

Loaded Words brings the printed word to life through sound. There will be readings, guest interviews, local news, personal views and reviews plus some spiffing music.
Loaded Words flips the bird to what we are told to read and offers you the finest in literature, 100% word-of-mouth.

At 17:00 The Multifarious Mix begins with a wide range of good music and local arts news.

Pride

Thank you to Karen, Liz and Alan for coming in to tell us all about Exeter Pride due to take place this Saturday. What is probably the biggest Rainbow flag in the world will be carried in procession throughout Exeter from 11.30am (from St Sidwell's Centre to Exeter Phoenix). Then there's a fun / info packed day of events in Gandy Street especially at the Phoenix. Find out more here.

Thank you too to Geoff of Geoff & Vida for talking to us about their music. Geoff & Vida are an acoustic duet who have been playing their blend of various forms of American roots music in the club scene in New Orleans and beyond for some years. They are part way through their 2011 UK tour and will be appearing at Otterton Mill tomorrow (Thursday) evening and in Ivybridge at The watermark this Friday. More details about Geoff and Vida's music and tour here.

Music played:
The White Stripes..Seven Nation Army..Theme Time Radio Hour
The Everly Brothers..Walk Right Back..50 Years Of Hits
The Donays..Devil In His Heart..Theme Time Radio Hour
Jeff & Vida..Heartache Train / Alabama Sky / Boxcar Blues (Hello Sunshine) / Letter To My Love..Selma Chalk
Tamikrest..Aratan N Tinariwen..Toumastin
Tracy Chapman..The Promise..Collection
Staff Benda Bilili..Marguerite / Moto Moindo..Tres Tres Fort
Jim Causley..The Old Threshing Mill / In The Sidings..Dumnonia
Rufus Wainwright..Foolish Love..Rufus Wainwright
Samuel Aguilar..El Lago..Musica Paras Los Jameos Del Agua
Karl Zumar..Rushin'
Carly Bryant..On And On And On..A Pocket Full Of Rye
Norma Waterson..Over The Rainbow..The Very Thought Of You
Panacea..Shimmer..Panacea

Wednesday 30 March show

Presented by Geoff Stowe.

Geoff interviewed members of SourDough Theatre. Based in Exeter, the company work collaboratively to devise performance with storytelling at its heart.
They performed The Bloodline recently at the Bikeshed Theatre, Exeter. Apologies to them that - through holidaying - I didn't get details here in time to publicise their performances there. Do check out what else Sourdough are doing by going to their website: http://sourdoughtheatre.wordpress.com/

Geoff's playlist:
Laura Marling..Goodbye England..I Speak Because I Can
June Tabor..A Place Called England..A Quiet Eye
Ry Cooder..He'll Have To Go..Chicken Skin Music
Jarvis Cocker..Don't Let Him Waste Your Time..Jarvis
David Ackles..Down River..David Ackles
Arctic Monkeys..Still Take You Home..Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
White Stripes..Forever For Her..Get Behind Me Satan
The Pogues..Fiesta..The Best Of The Pogues
Sinead O'Connor & The Chieftains..The Long Black Veil..The Long Black Veil
Anthony & Bryce Dressner..I Was Young When I Left Home..Dark Was The Night
Mariza..Maria Lisboa..Fado Em Mim
Bright Eyes..We Are Nowhere And It's Now..We Are Nowhere And It's Now
Lyle Lovett..Church..Joshua Judges Ruth
Eels..Susan's House..Beautiful Freak
Dinah Washington..Send Me The Electric Chair
Tony Bennett..If I Ruled The World
Richard Thompson..1952 Vincent Black Lightning..Rumor & Sigh
Bruce Springsteen..Used Cars..Nebraska
Robert Wyatt..Caroline..Going Back A Bit
Roberta Flack..The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face