Exeter Harvest

Today Andi Tobe and Ellie Parker told us all about the Exeter-based Harvest. Harvest works with local communities and individuals to encourage people to grow their own food and they do this through a wide range of activities.

The activities include
A series of practical hands-on workshops throughout the year aimed at giving people the skills and confidence to create and care for vegetable and fruit gardens
Work Together: help turning unused land into community growing space
City Fruit Harvest: collecting unwanted fruit from Exeter’s gardens and taking it to where it is needed
Seasonal events to celebrate all the achievements

If you want to get involved as a participant or volunteer, contact the Harvest team. 
Email andit@eci.org.uk or ellie@eci.org.uk

Find out more on the Harvest website.

Music chosen by Andi, Ellie and Martin:
Dave Wood..Song For TJ / Careless Love..Into The Light

Dick Gaughan..The Workers' Song..Handful Of Earth
Isley Brothers..Harvest For The World..Harvest For The World
Bob Marley & The Wailers..Jamming..Exodus
Ben & Alfie..Track 8 /Hot Ginger..Milestones
Voices In Common..Wassail..The Voice That Lives Inside You
The Wurzels..The Marrow Song (Oh What A Beauty)..
Peachy Farmer..Bubblintry..download

Union Starr..Real Fool..download
Juldeh Camara & Griselda Sanderson..White Wood..Traders
Rob Halligan..Elanor..Dark Clouds Fighting
Marcus Bonfanti..The Bittersweet / St James' Infirmary
Gotan Project..Peligro..Tango 3.0
Sion Russell Jones..Thinking Of You / Way Back When
Amadou & Mariam..Chantez-Chantez..The Magic Couple
Nic Jones..Teddy Bear's Picnic..In Search Of Nic Jones
Sion Russell Jones..Thinking Of You / Way Back When..And Suddenly...


Martin Hodge talked today to Sion Russell Jones on the phone about his music which has been heard at several festivals and on East Enders and Coronation Street! He's at Exeter Phoenix in the Cafe Bar for a free concert on Tuesday 6 December.
Check out his music here.

Special Concert for Phonic FM: Saturday 10 December

Dave Wood solo and collaborative sets plus


Mudskippers


Saturday 10 December. Doors open 19:30.
Tickets only £5 in advance from Exeter Phoenix Box Office: 01392 667080 Box office online
£6 on the door. See also this facebook page.
All profits to Phonic FM.

Dave Wood is highly regarded for his ability to re-interpret traditional songs and tunes as well as classics from The Beatles and Motown era. His own songs are particularly popular and his song May the Kindness has been recorded by the well known folk singer and musician Jackie Oates. His versatile use of open-tuned guitar and subtle bottleneck provide a backdrop for his rich, emotive voice. Whether on solo acoustic or electric guitar, or in combination with percussion and bass on original songs, Dave's highly individual guitar style shines.

Mudskippers are fast gaining a strong reputation for playing beautifully arranged, mainly self-penned and largely acoustic music. Their performance at Exeter Respect Festival was extremely well received.

This promises to be a special evening to entertain and delight music-lovers.

Magic Carpet

Many thanks to Rob Wynne of Magic Carpet for joining me on the show today. Hear the show again here.


Magic Carpet is a local charity providing high quality creative activities for people with learning difficulties and mental health issues, offering, in Rob's words, opportunities to "move people forward in their lives". They are based in Exeter and work in East Devon too.


A long time passionate supporter of Magic Carpet is musician Dave Wood. We played two tracks from his superb album Into The Light. They were Long Distance Love and Song For TJ.


Magic Carpet Projects include 

• D'Arts, being formed in Exeter to find and provide creative spaces for vulnerable people
• Say No To Bullying, promoting friendship and co-operation amongst people
• The sale of Greetings Cards and Calendars
• A community Choir, singing together in Exeter in December

Magic Carpet also works with Soundwaves, dedicated to helping people with and without learning difficulties come together and make music.


There is so much more that Magic Carpet does. 

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer or just want to find out more, 
email rfw@magiccarpet-arts.co.uk and take a look at the Magic Carpet website.

Other recordings played

Bob Dylan..Working Man's Blues 2..Modern Times

Chris Wood..The Cottager's Reply..Trespasser

State Of Undress..Take Me To the Leader available from i-tunes: proceeds to the Royal British Legion and War Child 
Jamie Smith's Mabon..Nikolai The Dancing Bear..Live at the Grand Pavilion

From a mountain top in Nepal to a bear hunt in Exeter

I especially enjoyed the contributions today from all our extremely informative and interesting guests. I hope you did too.     Listen to the show again here.


Poet of the day on The Multifarious Mix was 
Joy Edwards who brought sparkle, glamour and humour to the proceedings. Joy read from her collection Flirting With Neptune and from The National  Poetry Anthology 2011 which features some of her poems. If you would like to buy Flirting With Neptune - a bargain at £5 - contact us. Joy read her poems: Flirting With Neptune, Hate Cuisine, Lament Of The Untattoed Lady and 2 others dedicated to her family. Find Joy on Facebook.

The mountain top referred to in the title was mentioned by Matt Norman from the Exeter Diamond Way Buddhist Centre. Matt spoke about how Buddhism affects his life, about different types of Buddhism and about his travels in Nepal, India and Tibet. This Friday 9 November at 19:15 there is a film about Tibetan Buddhism at Exeter Phoenix. It is called Looking For Ancient Tibet and includes scenes of a man who meditates in all weathers high in the Tibetan mountains.
Matt enthused about a visit to Exeter next Wednesday of Lama Ole Nydhal describing him as an inspiring teacher and the occasion as a great opportunity to see Lama Ole whose talk is open to all. Follow this link for full details of these events and regular happenings at the Exeter centre.


We played some recordings that Matt Norman brought along: 
Gandharbas musicians..Resham Phiriri..The Gandharbas Of Kathmandu
Nepathya..Resham..Resham from Nepal

Matt Newbury gave us a comprehensive and lively preview of what is coming up at Exeter Northcott Theatre. I hope you get some idea of how varied their programme is from the above illustrations showing (from left to right) Champloo Dance Company in White Caps, Michael Rosen's We're Going On A Bearhunt* and Friend Or Foe from storyteller Michael Morpurgo.
*hence the reference in the title!

This evening sees the first performance of a new play at Exeter BikeShed Theatre: A play concerning a farmer's radical attempt to restore his land to its supposed former glory and the differing reactions of his children or Bunnies for short. Bunnies is the first in-house production of the season in the premiere of Kieran Lynn's dark comedy.
BikeShed Theatre co-director David Lockwood join me and was delighted to tell us that Bunnies had this week won an award in London which will lead to a Spring 2012 three week run in Islington at the Old Red Lion Theatre. He gave us a run-down too of the many other events at the BikeShed Theatre. See the full programme here.


We also played
Jerry Cahill..The Irishman In The Cupboard..Armchair Traveller
Phillip Henry with Hannah Martin..Witchita..Live In The Living Room
Chris Woods..Wistman's Woods
Matt Norman..Harlequin Airs / She Wears A Bonnet..Eight Days Light
Dave Wood..Go Ahead Buddy..Into The Light
Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston..Sweet Pea Mean To Me..Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston
Lotte Mullan..Fire In My Soul..Plain Jane
Marcus Bonfanti..St James' Infirmary + Honey..Medicine Man
Gecko..Safest Bet
Dreadzone..Little Britain..The Good, The Bad & The Dreadzone
Earl-Jean..I'm Into Something Good
Sam Cooke..Twisting The Night Away

Next Wednesday 9 November I'll be doing a one-hour show from 17:00 after Andy Thatcher's Loaded Words which begins at 16:00.
Martin Hodge