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March 12, 2009

BritMix hiatus

The BritMix is off the air for a little while as the station and I work out a new time slot for the show. The show will be back soon. In the meantime if you have any thoughts about British music old or new that I should be playing on the show, email me. If I agree - I'll play it. If not...

And please keep istening to the many other great music shows on WJFF.

February 28, 2009

Britmix 50!: 28 February 2009

The FIFTIETH BritMix! - now we take a short break, we'll be back on the air soon.

Generator – The Holloways (Theme)
From the album: Generator

SIXTIES SPECIAL
White Room – Cream

From the album: Wheels of Fire

Hard Times Of Old England Retold - Billy Bragg and The Young Coppers

From the album: The Imagined Village

In These Hard Times - Roy Bailey
From the album: Past Masters

Jimmy Jimmy - The Undertones
From the album: The Undertones

Five Years Time - Noah and the Whale
Single   

First Love - Emmy the Great
Single

Madam Butterfly - Malcolm MacLaren
Single

NUMBER ONE IN BRITAIN IN 1975
Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) - Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel

Single

You Were Good In Your Time – Morrissey
From the album: Years of Refusal

Common People – Pulp

Single

The Fear - Lily Allen
From the album: It’s Not Me, It’s You

Archangel – Burial
From the album: Untrue

February 21, 2009

BritMix 49: 21 February 2009 - British Bob Dylan covers

Bob Dylan songs covered by British singers and bands

Generator – The Holloways (Theme)
From the album: Generator

The Times They Are A-Changin' - Bryan Ferry
From the album: Dylanesque

If Not for You - Katie Buckhaven
From the album: Katie Buckhaven

The Mighty Quinn - Manfred Mann
From the album: Very Best of Manfred Mann

I Shall Be Released - Steve Gibbons Band
From the album: The Dylan Project

Every Grain Of Sand - Barb Jungr
From the album: Every Grain Of Sand

Don't Think Twice (Live) - Billy Bragg
iTunes Live exclusive: London Sessions

Dear Landlord - Fairport Convention
From the album: Unhalfbricking

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (Live, 1985) - Echo & The Bunnymen
From the album: Crystal Days 1979-1999

Just Like a Woman - Joe Cocker
From the album: Joe Cocker: The Anthology

Make You Feel My Love - Adele
From the album: 19

Simple Twist Of Fate - Michael Weston King
From the album: Mojo: Dylan Covered

My Back Pages - The Hollies
Mojo: Dylan Covered

This Wheel's On Fire - Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity
From the album: Mojo: Dylan Covered

Ring Them Bells - Joanna MacGregor and Andy Sheppard
From the album: Deep River

February 14, 2009

BritMix 48: 14 February 2009

Generator – The Holloways (Theme)
From the album: Generator

SIXTIES SPECIAL
Religious Experience (Singing A Song In The Morning) - Kevin Ayers with Syd Barrett
From the album: Joy Of A Toy
Shine A Light - Kevin Ayers with Bridget St John
From the album: The Unfairground

BRITISH SUCCESS AT THE 2009 GRAMMYS
Violet Hill – Coldplay

From the album: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Chasing Pavements – Adele
From the album: 19

Please Read The Letter - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
From the album: Raising Sand
Mercy - Duffy
From the album: Rockferry

I Am The Boy For You - Astrid Williamson
From the album: One Little Indian Amazon Sampler 09
The Young Idealists - Lloyd Cole
From the album: One Little Indian Amazon Sampler 09   

NUMBER ONE IN BRITAIN THIS WEEK IN 1982
Town Called Malice - The Jam

From the album: The Sound of The Jam

A Thousand Years - Tanja Maritsa
From the album: Child of My Heart
Not Fair - Lily Allen
From the album: It's Not Me, It's You

I Want You - Barb Jungr
From the album: Every Grain Of Sand

Layla [Unplugged] - Eric Clapton
From the album: Complete Clapton [Disc 2]
Layla - Derek & The Dominos
From the album: Complete Clapton [Disc 1]

January 31, 2009

BritMix 47: 31 January 2009

Generator – The Holloways (Theme)
From the album: Generator

Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
From the album: Only Dance 1985-1989

SIXTIES SPECIAL
Presence Of The Lord - Blind Faith

From the album: Complete Clapton

Reasons Not to Be an Idiot - Frank Turner
From the album: Love Ire & Song + The First Three Years

The Killing Moon - Echo & The Bunnymen
From the album: More Songs To Learn And Sing

From the album: Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel (1) (Car)

My Sunken Treasure - The Duke Spirit
From the album: Neptune

Solid Air- John Martyn RIP

From the album: Solid Air

NUMBER ONE IN BRITAIN THIS WEEK IN 1965
Go Now - The Moody Blues

From the album: The Best Of The Moody Blues

Man Of Constant Sorrow - Ginger Baker's Airforce
From the album: Ginger Baker's Airforce

COVER – BABY PLEASE DON’T GO
Baby, Please Don't Go - Joe Williams

From the album: Broadcasting the Blues
Baby Please Don't Go – Them
From the album: Still On Top - The Greatest Hit

May You Never - John Martyn   

From the album: Solid Air

Sister Morphine - Marianne Faithfull
From the album: Greatest Hits

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