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Roots & Fusion - Voted Pure Radio's Best New Programme 2009

"...diversely beautiful..." - Sean, Pama International / Rockers Revolt

"Wow! Super line up!" - Ellen McIlwaine, slide guitar legend

"Your eclectic music show... shows again what a nonsense the pigeon-holing of music is!" - Geoff, Allan Yn Y Fan

"I tuned in to last nights show - what great mix of music you play. Looking forward to tuning in some more." - Stephen Stannard, The Rowan Amber Mill

"Great show" - Andres Roots, Bullfrog Brown, Estonia's No.1 Blues Band

"Wow. This is my kind of show." - Mary Dempster, M D Ventures Artist Management, Toronto

From Robert Johnson to Rory Gallagher, from Willie Dixon to Led Zeppelin, from Big Bill Broonzy to Walter Trout.

From Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin and the Staple Singers to Miles Davis, Billy Cibham and Carlos Santana.

From the voice of Eliza Carthy to the Uilleann pipes of Davy Spillane, from the all encompassing fusion of Baaba Maal to the traditional Yelli singing of the Baka tribe of Southern Cameroon.

Roots & Fusion - Because The World Is Full Of Music...

You can request playlists - send an email to mailto:studio@pureradio.org.uk%20subject=Roots%20and%20Fusionwith Roots & Fusion as the subject

You can also send demos in to Roots & Fusion...

Rick Stuart,
Roots & Fusion,
Pure 107.8FM
P.O.Box 1078
Stockport,
SK3 0WH

Back in the 90's Rick promoted various concerts in Manchester, from Ozric Tentacles to Martin Simpson, Terry Allen to Chris Smither, Didgeridoo band Outback, Innes Sibun, Paul Lamb and many more... as well as DJ-ing regularly at the Band on the Wall, the Roadhouse, Rockworld, Atlas Bar, Night and Day and the annual Colne Blues Festival.

Roots & Fusion No. 81 - July 30th 2010

1. Thickfreakness - The Black Keys - Thickfreakness
2. Chase The Girl - Ben Poole Band - Everything I Want EP
3. Congo Square - Sonny Landreth - Begegnungen Live
4. One Good Man - Janis Joplin - I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama
5. Save My Soul - Robi Zonca w/Sabrina Kabua - So Good
6. Cheatin & Lyin - Cyril Neville - Brand New Blues
7. Hold On - Sean Taylor - Walk With Me
8. Fireroad (For Two) - Chris Whitley - Soft Dangerous Shores
9. Me & The Devil - Gil Scott Heron - I'm New Here
10. Rockin Shoes - Little Axe - Stone Cold Ohio
11. Swing Down Sweet Chariot - The Staple Singers- Swing Low
12. Down By The Riverside - Snooks Eaglin - Country Spirituals
13. In New Orleans (House of the Rising Sun) - Leadbelly
14. Ben McCulloch - Steve Earle - Train a Comin'
15. Deeper Well - David Olney - Deeper Well
16. My New Mind - Otis Gibbs - Joe Hill's Ashes
17. If I Had A Boat - Lyle Lovett - Pontiac
18. Goin Back - Vikki Clayton - Master Craftsmen
19. To Lay Me Down - Cowboy Junkies - Deadicated
20. Feather Glider - Ruth Roshan - Ruth Roshan & Tango Noir
21. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Susan Werner - Classics
22. Resurrection Blues (Tutu) - Cassandra Wilson - Traveling Miles
23. Niger Sundown - Dirtmusic - BKO
24. A Love Supreme - Miguel Anga Diaz - Echu Mingua
25. Shhh / Peaceful - Miles Davis - In A Silent Way

Roots & Fusion No.80 - Friday 23 July

1. Ride Till You Die -Egypt- Blues Kerosene

2. Red Dog Speaks - Elvin Bishop - Red Dog Speaks

3. Pay Day - John Fairhurst - in session for Roots & Fusion

4. Amazing Grace - Brooks Williams - Baby O

5. Road - Bullfrog Brown - Moon & Central

6. Lenny - Stevie Ray Vaughan - 1^stalbum

7. Talk To Your Daughter - Larry Carlton / Robben Ford - Live inTokyo

8. Maxwell Street- 24 Pesos - Busted Broken & Blue

9. Blues Music - G Love & Special Sauce - 1^stalbum

10. In My Time Of Dying - Jinder - 9c FromBenelux

11. Townes Blues - Jinder - 9c FromBenelux

12. For The Sake Of The Song - Townes Van Zandt - For The Sake Of The Song

13. Gabriel - The Lucky Strikes - Gabriel, Forgive My 22 Sins

14. Where The White Rose Meets The Red - Catherine Howe & Vo Fletcher - English Tale

15. Evergreen - Lau & Karine Polwart - Evergreen EP

16. Proverbs - Mamer - Eagle

17. Desert Wind - Dirtmusic - BKO

18. Outamachek - Tamikrest - Adagh

19. Massane Cisse - Quintette Guineenne - Musique Sans Parole

20. Fima Diar - Carlou D - Muzik R

21. Musow - Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba - I Speak Fula

22. Break Through - Marijata - Afro-Beat Airways (Ghana&Togo72 - 79)

23. Psycho Vibes - Wizards Of Ooze - 12"

24. Equality & Justice For All - Pama International - Outernational

25. Second Chance - Pama International - 1^stalbum

26. Second Chance Version - Pama International

Roots & Fusion Show No.79 - Friday 16th July

1. Crazy - Aynsley Lister - Equilibrium
2. Road A Plenty - Sonny Landreth - Sonnylandreth.com
3. Maxwell Street - 24 Pesos - Busted Broken & Blue
4. Never Saw The Devil - 24 Pesos - Busted Broken & Blue
5. Latenight Driver - Mike Farmer & The Bandoleros - Under The Influence
6. Shootin Stars - Mike Farmer & The Bandoleros - Under The Influence
7. Snake In The Grass - The Lucky Strikes - Gabriel, Forgive My 22 Sins
8. Not Too Far From Memphis - Tony McLoughlin - Ride The Wind
9. Black Gravity - Dirtmusic w/ Tamikrest - BKO
10. Next Girl - The Black Keys - Brothers
11. Premonition - Tactica feat Innes Sibun - 12"
12. Up All Night - Shooglenifty - Murmichan
13. Hanging On The Vine - Starless & Bible Black - Shape Of The Shape
14. Gabriel - The Lucky Strikes - Gabriel, Forgive My 22 Sins
15. My New Mind - Otis Gibbs - Joe Hill's Ashes
16. Where Only The Graves Are Real - Otis Gibbs - Joe Hill's Ashes
17. Axe Mountain - John Smith - Live At Roundhouse
18. The Grand Correction - Chris Wood - Handmade Life
19. Otmoor Forever - Telling The Bees - An English Arcanum
20. Domhnall Dhu / Jenny Dang the Weaver / Hillhead / The Web Of Life - John Carnie - Far From Home
21. Slesvig - Harald Haugaard - Burning Fields
22. Jumping Eggs - Holderlin Express - Holderlin Express
23. Dance The Devil Away - Outback - Dance The Devil Away
24. Song of the Hyrax (Yelli) - Baka Beyond - Baka In The Forest
25. Song of the Hyrax - Baka Beyond - Baka Beyond The Forest
26. Electro Glide In Blue - Apollo 440 - Electro Glide In Blue

Roots & Fusion Show no.78 - Playlist

1. Spreading The Blues - Billy Walton Band - Neon City
2. White Sugar - Joanne Shaw Taylor - White Sugar
3. Black Cat Bone - Matt Schofield Trio - Live From The Archive
4. Walk You Off My Mind - Brooks Williams - Baby O!
5. Earworm - John Fairhurst - John Fairhurst Band
6. Ball Peen Hammer - Chris Whitley - Dirt Floor
7. CCKMP - Steve Earle - I Feel Alright
8. Strange Skies - Mike Farmer & The Bandoleros - Under the Influence
9. Guilty - Mike Farmer & The Bandoleros - Under the Influence
10. One More Second - Gurf Morlix - Last Exit To Happyland
11. Deceived By Gasoline - Dust Poets - World At Large
12.  Another Country - John Smith - Map Or Direction
13. Downtown Again - Daniel Carlson - Aviary Jackson
14. Me And The Devil - Gil-Scott Heron - I'm New Here
15. Blade Of Grass - Lee Harvey Osmond - A Quiet Evil
16. Resurrection Fern - Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
17. Not Much To Do (Not Much To Say) - Catherine MacLellan - Water In The Ground
18. Small Of My Heart - Madison Violet - No Fool For Trying
19. Evergreen - Lau with Karine Polwart - Evergreen EPCD
20. Libertango - Ruth Roshan & Tango Noir - Ruth Roshan & Tango Noir
21. Vamp - Ludivic Beier - Djangobrasil
22. Summertime - Nomy Rosenburg Trio - Nomy Rosenburg Trio
23. Jamana Be Diya- Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba - I Speak Fula
24. Aissa Wah - Speed Caravan - Kalashnik Love
25. Second Chance - Pama International
26. Second Chance (version) - Pama International
27. Music Dub - Horace Andy - In The Light Dub