With Bernie and Sandy away for a walking football tournament, it is left to Michael and Nigel to take on the challenge of the Oblique Strategy of 'Destroy nothing or the most important thing'. Michael is solo for the first half of the show, with Nigel joining in the second half to apparently play more uplifting music (?). The Oblique Strategy for o…

In this episode we look at the incredible talents of the Young brothers, George, Malcom and Angus who were involved in many bands including, The Easybeats, AC/DC and Flash and The Pan.

Car wheels on a gravel road #93 ( 4/11/24) by Tiff - Americana, alt folk, folk, rock and alt country tunes both old and new. Tonight we kick off with songs from "Cardinals at the Window" a compilation of music put together for to help with flood relief for the victims of Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina. Then some new tunes by Flatland Ca…

Hear new music from DZ Deathrays, Baby Velvet, Skyscraper Stan, Quivers and more. Full playlist here.

Listen to YWS member, Bev, talk about her writing life, the success she's enjoyed along the way, and three tips for aspiring writers! Find out what's happening in the Shed as Janet and Robynne provide an update on YWS events and activities.

We've hit November and that's when I start thinking about my end of year Retrospective of the year's finest music. So for this show I scan across the past decade 2015-2024 and share highlights. Artists include San Fermin, Oh Pep!, BANFF & Caitlin Park, Better Oblivion Community Center (Phoebe Bridgers & Conor Oberst), Didirri & Ro, LUMP (Mike Linds…

Harvey presents a 2 hour smorgasbord of delicious cajun, zydeco and Americana tunes including Valerie June, Robert Earl Keen, Bob Dylan, Margo Cilker, CSNY, Emmylou Harris, JOE eLY, Irma Thomas, Ry Cooder, Gene Clark, Van Morrison and others.

Ahoy again for another week Froggers, As you have a quick look at this weeks BFRH Playlist there are quite a few new things listed. Check out the new Jimi Hendrix for 2024, and there is the remastered "In Session" with Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan with three new tracks added and there is for the first time in a LONG LONG time a new version of…

A Joy to be back on air.....Some new and some old for your aural delectation(!) Enjoy!!!!!

Sandy, Bernie and Michael tackle the theme of Use An Old Idea on this episode. Sandy focuses on songs that have broken copyright laws by using riffs and sounds from another song, Bernie focuses on songs from the long running (in fact the longest continually running radio show) BBC Radio 4 show Desert Island Discs and introduces three reasons why hi…

THE ACOUSTIC CAFÉ is a fortnightly program featuring a mix of singer – songwriter, Celtic, Cajun, global roots, traditional and contemporary folk, blues, country blues, bluegrass, country, old timey and Americana music from Australia and around the world. Live to air, 8pm, every second Tuesday. In his edition of The Acoustic Café we hear music from…

Car wheels on a gravel road #92 ( 28/10/24) with Tiff - Americana and folk rock vibes tonight, with some amazing brand new songs by Rufous Whistler, Matt Ward, LIam Wright, Tanner Usrey and Ella Langley, Josh Mirenda, Kasey Chambers, Lachlan Bryan, RY-X, Big Wheels, Eilen Jewell, Benjamin Todd, and Donovan Frankenreiter. plus other tunes, not quite…

Hear new music from Sarah Mary Chadwick, Bananagun, King Stingray, The Prize and more. Full playlist here.

The students from Chiltern Primary School return for another Podcast. On this episode we have Year 4 students Declan and Archie teaming up with Year 6 students Paige and Abbey. Music by Julia Cole, Lainey Wilson, Benson Boone, David Bowie, Pentatonix and Ed Sheeran.

Today's show features new music from Clairo, Soccer Mommy, Toby Mobbs, Bec Sykes, Alana Wilkinson, Little Quirks, Orlando Bennett, Tennyson King, Skegss and Molina. Elsewhere tunes from Snail Mail, Ornella and Smashing Pumpkins. Playlist here

Ahoy Froggers, Here is this weeks BFRH playlist BFRH_Opening_wav ( 6:49) Bruce Katz Band - The Czar (Live).flac ( 6: 6) JD McPherson - I Can’t Go Anywhere with You (Feat. Bloodshot Bill) (02:50) ****New**** Benny Turner - Have You Ever Loved A Woman (06:05) Chicago Blues Lifters - Chicago Shuffle (03:57) ****New**** Zataban - Even things up (05:27)…

Car wheels on a gravel road #91 ( 21/10/24) by TIff - Out on the Weekend is a fabulous Americana music festival, celebrating its 10th anniversary year down at the Williamstown Sea works site, This episode is a recap of the fabulous local and international artists that featured at this years event. Margo Cilker, Uncle Lucius, Barb Waters and Rosa Du…

Harvey brings another splendidly curated 2 hour Americana fest featuring tunes from Ry Cooder, Cat power, Jon Cale, Emmylou Harris, Gram Parsons, Richard & Linda Thompson, Joe Ely, Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore, George Perkins, Bob Neuwirth and Rodney Crowell among others.

Harvey cruises through another 2 hours of Soul / Americana / Cajun tunes featuring The Staple Singers, Van Morrison, Lou Ann Barton, Marion Gaines Singers, Aaron Neville, Jon Dee Graham, Shawn Colvin, Eugene Hamilton & The Money, Ruthie Foster, Steve Earle and Mac McAnally among others.

Harvey delivers another 2 hour episode featuring The Delines, Natalie Merchant, John prine, Robbie Robertson, Pieta Brown, Swamp Dogg, Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs, Leon Redbone, Jimmy Smith, Rosanne Cash, Rosali, Phosphorescent and many more.

This show went to air on the 97th birthday of my mum Pat Landells (nee Sassella). Mum's taste in music was fairly influential in our household as it laid those early foundations when I was a pre-teen. She'd buy the albums, we'd play them. Then she'd buy them for us as Xmas and birthday gifts. For a couple of years when I was 11 or 12yo mum and I bo…

Ahoy for another week on the BFRH magical Musical tour. This week we added into the mix some old Allman Brothers Band because in October there will be a remasterd streaming version of the LAST ever ABB show at the Beacon Theatre, and November will see a 3cd release of the same show. Our favourite Irishman has an 18 cd BBC set in various configurati…

Sandy, Bernie and Michael come together for this show to tackle the Oblique Strategies generated theme of Using Unqualified People. And what different approached they have each taken to bring together a range of interesting (and different) music to share with listeners. The theme for our next show is 'Use an old idea'…

In this episode we look at some fantastic covers of the Beatles hits. There are some extraordinary covers which we will play for you. This is volume 1 and we will do some more soon.

THE ACOUSTIC CAFÉ is a fortnightly program featuring a mix of singer – songwriter, Celtic, Cajun, global roots, traditional and contemporary folk, blues, country blues, bluegrass, country, old timey and Americana music from Australia and around the world. Live to air, 8pm, every second Tuesday. In his edition of The Acoustic Café we hear music from…

Car wheels on a gravel road #90 by Tiff - Americana mostly, some country, some guitar heros, folk, country folk, alt country, soul and blues. Tonight we kick off with Lucinda Williams singing a Beatles Classic, a new release, plus new music by Jeff Lang, Magpie Diaries, Dawes, Van Walker, John Smith, Amarillo, JB Paterson, Patrick Thurtell, Rufous …

Scratch That itch is a fortnightly show playing R&B, Popcorn and early soul straight from dusty old 45s. Embrace the crackle!

Ada and Nyssa are back! On this show they are chatting about famous books. Tunes from Smashing Pumpkins, Chappell Roan, Gracie Abrams, Sabrina Carpenter, Phoebe Bridgers, Lizzy McAlpine, Taylor Swift among others.

After a couple of months off, Lenny, Grace and Max return to the airwaves to chat about their school holidays and some school news. Music from Counting Crows, The Kingston, Coldplay, Cyndi Lauper, Taylor Swift and Pink among others.

This special episode focuses on relief efforts in Asheville, North Carolina following the devastating impacts of Hurricana Helene on 26 September. The resulting benefit album 'Cardinals At The Window' released mid-week features 136 tracks by over 100 different artists and you can grab it on Bandcamp for a mere USD$10. And add a donation if you can.…

This weekend's show features a bracket of new and old songs from some familiar faces who have recently released new music. These include Sarah Blasko, Custard, Primal Scream and Nick Cave. Similarly we hear from MJ Lenderman and Leif Vollebekk. Plus Ben Lee, Queenie and Spanish indie duo Hinds. Playlist here…

Ahoy for another week here at BFRH Playlist is below for you to check out what we have for you this week. we feature two artists. Blind "Owl Wilson" of Canned Heat fame, he gets to play with Son House and John Lee Hooker., as well as a solo tune, late in the process of preparing this weeks BFRH playlist, Keyboardist Johnny Neel passed away. He has …

Tonights episode is a 2 hour special on the music of Paul Kelly. A chance to delve through my CD collection and put together a show that highlights my favourite Paul Kelly songs and pays tribute to this amazing singer songwriter, a living legend in the Australian Country folk and rock scene and who is currently releasing new music.…

Car wheels on a gravel road #89 ( 07/10/24) by Tiff Monday nights 8 to 10pm. Americana vibes, lots of guitar greats tonight and also exciting new singles from The Black Sorrows, Dan Kelly, Hugo Race and Michelangelo Russo, Floodlights, The Revivalists, Billy Strings, Margo Price, Courtney Keil and Rod McCormack, Missy Higgins, Patrick Thurtell. Loo…

Hear new music from Floodlights, Royel Otis, Paul Kelly, Custard, Amyl and the Sniffers and more. Full playlist here.

This podcast features new music from Indigo De Souza, King Stingray, Quivers, Teenage Dads, Caroline Polachek (with Weyes Blood), Goose plus The National. Also I hark back to the pointy end of my 2023 Retrospective to feature tunes and interviews from Julia Steiner (Ratboys). Playlist here

Ahoy Again for another week and of course anther fabulous edition of BFRH First up. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Stevie Ray Vaughan, who would have turned 70 years old. We remeber Stevie Ray Vaughan with a live version of Cold Shot, and all the usual bits and bobs are here, Come on in and open up your mind put your listening ears on and get ready. Thanks for …

To stimulate their creativity when selecting themes for the show to guide our music selection the Eclectic Avenue team have embraced Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt's Oblique Strategies (subtitled Over One Hundred Worthwhile Dilemmas). Using this card-based method has led Bernie, Sandy and Michael to mine their creativity and lateral thinking prowess t…

In this episode we look at two of the most iconic performers in Australia. Jimmy Barnes and John Farnham and their musical journey.

THE ACOUSTIC CAFÉ is a fortnightly program featuring a mix of singer – songwriter, Celtic, Cajun, global roots, traditional and contemporary folk, blues, country blues, bluegrass, country, old timey and Americana music from Australia and around the world. Live to air, 8pm, every second Tuesday. In his edition of The Acoustic Café we hear music from…

Listen to new music from The Gooch Palms, Traffik Island, Hannah Kate, Lotte Gallagher, Carla Wehbe and more.

Listen to Janet chat with the fabulous Sally Dodds about Sally's amazing musical career. Amongst many musical adventures, Sally toured as a singer, providing backing vocals for performers including Perry Como, Charles Aznavour and even Norman Gunston! She has performed for Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip at the Sydney Opera House, as backing sin…

Ahoy Froggers, Bullfrog here and rarin’ to go. Got a jam packed BFRH playlist for you today. Ten years after are back with the last tune we will play from there Woodstock 69 release. I new artist never before heard on BFRH and 5 new releases in total to run by you, and that does not include some woody era mule, 2024 Vanilla Fudge, and first up, one…

Hey all..... Psych Rock, Southern Rock ,Funk and Soul!!! What more do you need?? Woohoooooooo!1 Get in!

This show takes a look at 2 bands only - Deep Purple and Black Sabbath. Part of the Unholy Trinity of Heavy Rock, these 2 UK bands were huge for me in my formative teens. I spent long hours listening to Deep Purple albums Made In Japan, Made In Europe, In Rock and Fireball as well as Black Sabbath albums Technical Ecstasy, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath an…

Hear new music from Delivery, Bananagun, Ella Thompson, The Green Child and more. Full playlist here.

Car Wheels on a gravel road #87 ( 09/09/24) by Tiff - Monday nights Indigo FM radio. Americana, country soul, a bit of country, all variations of country really . Tonights show we feature new songs by Bruce Springsteen, Van Walker, Liam Wright, ,Alberta CrossJax Hollow, MJ Lenderman, Dylan Ollivierre, Sean Riley &the Water, Ladybird, Emily Wurramur…

Ahoy again for another week. Plenty of activity this week at the BFRH residence putting this weeks Playlist together As you can see from the playlist there is Plenty of Buddy Guy for you this week. Buddy Guy announced he has retired and so we wanted to thank him for his service. 71 years he has given to us. Couple of guitar players, couple of Hammo…

Ha Har me hearties!!!!!...join Chris and Gary while they sail the uncharted territory of plagiarism and songs that were banned by the BBC including otherrrrrrs!!! All aboard the Good Ship Rock'n'roll!!!!

THE ACOUSTIC CAFÉ is a fortnightly program featuring a mix of singer – songwriter, Celtic, Cajun, global roots, traditional and contemporary folk, blues, country blues, bluegrass, country, old timey and Americana music from Australia and around the world. Live to air, 8pm, every second Tuesday. In his edition of The Acoustic Café we hear music from…