TRACKLISTING. SUNDAY 11/03/2012

Well, the news was finaly released on Friday that my Fresh On The Net radio shows will end on 6 Music this Easter after four and a half years. I'll blog about what it all means on another occasion, but in its time the show has picked up a good many friends in the independent music community. Having first played them in 2008 we've had a longer relationship with tonight's guests The Scholars than most.

Earlier this year they pulled off the tricky but vital trick of turning a classic much-loved demo into a single that actually trumps the original. Originally from Banbury, three fifths of them went to Uni in Birmingham, but they're perhaps best known on the Oxford scene.

Their entire current lineup came in to visit us in the studio. L to R: vocalist and bassist Adrian Banks, drummer Leigh Taylor, lead guitarist Chris Gillett, keyboard player Josh Herring and their second guitarist, digital spokesman and all-round interactive specialist Tim Mobbs...

TOM COPSON - Afraid To Fall
http://tomcopson.bandcamp.com

EXIT PURSUED BY BEAR - And I You Yours
http://exitpursuedbybear.bandcamp.com

THE BRUTE CHORUS - My Testament
http://thebrutechorus.co.uk

TESS - Lullaby for Maisy Jane
http://soundcloud.com/tessnotes

INTRODUCING ROULETTE
CAPTAIN KENNEDY - Paper Cut
http://captainkennedy.co.uk

SUPER SQUARECLOUD - JMPTHNFLYNW
http://facebook.com/supersquarecloud

THE BARBARELLATONES - Sperm Whale
http://www.myspace.com/theofficialbarbarellatones

INTERVIEW GUESTS
THE SCHOLARS - This Heart's Built To Break
http://www.facebook.com/thescholarsofficial

THE GANG - All Spoon No Fork
http://thegangband.co.uk

MYHEADISABALLOON - Movie Love
http://myheadisaballoon.co.uk

ORLANDO - So Much To Explore (Countryside Mix)
http://facebook.com/orlandosound

SESSION TRACK
PEGGY SUE - Boxes
http://peggywho.com

DELTA/ALASKA - Vancouver
http://www.deltaalaska.bandcamp.com

AMONGST THE PIGEONS - The Inherent Racism Of Doves
http://amongstthepigeons.info

BRNS - Here Dead He Lies
http://brns.bandcamp.com

MR SHAODOW - Look Out There's A Black Man Coming
http://mrshaodow.com

MWEN - Summer Solitude [2011]
http://mwenmusic.com

UNDER THE DRIFTWOOD TREE - If Only If
http://soundcloud.com/davidhopes/under-the-driftwood-tree-if

THESE GHOSTS - Footsteps On A Frozen Lake
http://theseghosts.bandcamp.com

NEDRY - Violaceae
http://nedrymakesmusic.com

JIMMY DAVIS - This Is England
http://jimmydavisdavis.com

STRAYLINGS – Carver’s Kicks
http://straylings.com

BELLA WILDE - Without You
http://bellawilde.com

SESSION TRACK
PEGGY SUE - Funeral Beat
http://peggywho.com

POST WAR GLAMOUR GIRLS - Suburban Barbarian
http://postwarglamourgirls.bandcamp.com

LISTING SHIPS - Equus Ager
http://soundcloud.com/listingships