It's A Frog's Life Acoustic Podcast

Show 118 – The times they are a-changing

Feb 132012

Show 118 – The times they are a-changing - is finally here, two weeks later than planned due to hosting problems. The new monthly format see even more music packed into 60 minutes, and the show is no longer restricted to just UK music – yes, we’ve gone global!

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Isla – Love Like That
islaonline.co.uk
Constellations EP available from [iTunes] [AmazonMP3]

Hopping all over the world – L is for Luxembourg
Manny – Stroll On
jamendo.com/en/artist/Manny

Mark Wynn – Walk It On
facebook.com/markwynnmusic
Buy the album Stories, Rags and Stomps [bandcamp]

Tyler Matl – Filthy Liar
tylermatl.com
Buy the album Wonderstruck from Tyler’s website

Russell Morgan – Surrender
russmorgan.co.uk
Buy the EP Surrender from Russell’s website

Hopping all over the world – M is for Morocco
Gnawa Click – Maghribi
jamendo.com/en/artist/Gnawa_Click

Fatbwoi – Forces
fatbwoi.com
Buy the Love Once EP [iTunes]

Lew Bear – Devil Train
facebook.com/LewBear
Buy the album Done In The Dark [bandcamp]

Jake Morley – Freddie Laid The Smack Down
jakemorley.com
From the album Many Fish To Fry

William Michael Dillon – Brand New Start
williammichaeldillon.com
Buy the album Black Robes and Lawyers [iTunes]

BEDDING TRACK

Netza – La Despedida
jamendo.com/en/artist/Netza

WORTH MENTIONING
[Theme tune] Andrew Ellis – Blind Mary
Association of Music Podcasting [website]
Listen to the Made In The UK show
Listen to the Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight

Show 117 – Instrumental Rewind X

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Jan 222012

Instrumental Rewind X is Show 117 of the It’s A Frog’s Life Acoustic Podcast and features full versions of the instrumental bedding tracks and other instrumental tracks played on the show from August 2010 to October 2011.

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From Show 107 – US Roadtrip (14 November 2010)
Lawrence Blatt - Fibonacci’s Dream
[website] [MySpace] [Soundclick] [Purevolume]
Buy the CD Fibonacci’s Dream [CD Baby] [iTunes] [Amazon]

From Show 108 – Back in Blighty (5 December 2010)
The Naughty Step - Woodsmoke
[MySpace] [bandcamp]
from the album Ice and Woodsmoke
Download for free [Jamendo]

From Show 110 – Folkwit Special II (1 January 2011)
Daniel Carlson - Aviary
[Folkwit] [website] [MySpace]
Buy the album Aviary Jackson [Folkwit] [CD Baby] [Amazon]

From Show 110 - Folkwit Special II (1 January 2011)
Louise Le May - Be My Guru II
[Folkwit] [website] [MySpace]
Buy the mini-album Tell Me One Thing That Is New [Folkwit]

From Show 111 – Confessions of a podcaster (27 June 2011)
Matt Stevens - Eleven
mattstevensguitar.com
Buy the album Ghost direct from Matt

From Show 112 – Five years and counting (14 July 2011)
Tim Cheatle - Transition
myspace.com/timcheatle

From Show 113 – The Summer Sizzler 2011 (2 August 2011)
Bill Furner - Morning Sunshine
myspace.com/timcheatle
Buy Bill’s CDs from [CD Baby]

From Show 114 – Please release me (26 September 2011)
Alexandr Filippov - Episode 1
jamendo.com/en/album/91027
Download the album 4You-Reload for free.

Bonus Track
Alexandr Filippov - She
jamendo.com/en/album/91027
Download the album 4You-Reload for free.

From Show 115 – Company of Ghosts (31 October 2011)
Still Playing Guitar - Nachtschatten
jamendo.com/en/album/21563

LINKS
Shownotes (main show) - itsafrogslife.net/podcast
To get just the Instrumental Rewind in its own feed visit instrumentalrewind.itsafrogslife.net

[Theme tune] Andrew Ellis – Blind Mary
Association of Music Podcasting [website] [AMPed]
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Liverpool Acoustic

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Show 116 – 2011 Christmas Special

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Dec 032011

Show 116 – 2011 Christmas Special - is filled with super seasonal sounds from Liverpool’s talented acoustic music scene. The show was recorded as the Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight 2011 Christmas Special (Spotlight #60), and added to the It’s A Frog’s Life Acoustic Podcast with the addition of a brief introduction at the start. You can find the Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight at spotlight.liverpoolacoustic.co.uk

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Alex Hulme - I Won’t Be Home This Christmas
alexhulme.net
Download this song for free from Cityscape Records
Rob Rivieres - I Just Want Christmas Back
robrivieres.com
Visit Rob’s website to download Before The Dawn EP for free
The Southbound Attic Band - A Red Rose
Barry Jones (vocals & guitar), Ronnie Clark (bass)
myspace.com/southboundatticband
The 10p Mixes - Christmas Number One
Danni (keyboard & vocals) and Will (guitar)
the10pmixes.blogspot.com
Download the Christmas Number One EP for free here
The Good Intentions - Silent Night
thegoodintentions.co.uk
This song was written by Jon Byrd from Nashville, and performed with permission.
Tom Menarry, ft Amelia Rose - Is This Christmas? facebook.com/tommenarry
Lipa student. Ton (vocals and piano), add vocals Amelia, Produced by Fraser Car-Gomm.
Faraday (Martin Minshall) - It’s Christmas Everywhere
facebook.com/Faraday.Official
Download this track for free from here.
Graeme Heerden - Christmas in the Morning
soundcloud.com/grafa16
Lipa student
Music by Graeme, Words by Graeme, and Bobbie Jones
Download this track for free here.

WORTH MENTIONING
[Theme tune] Andrew Ellis – Blind Mary
Association of Music Podcasting [website]
Listen to the Made In The UK show
Listen to the Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight

Show 115 – Company of Ghosts

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Oct 312011

Show 115 – Company of Ghosts - is the Halloween Special for 2011, with all the tracks having some connection with ghosts.

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Paul Liddell – Ghost Car
paulliddell.com
Buy the EP Help Yourself Float from Paul’s website

Neil Campbell, with Michael Beiert and Anne Taft – Introduction, Ghost Story 1, & Sketch 1
neilcampbell.org.uk
Buy the album Ghost Stories
Physical CD [Neil's website] [CD Baby] [Amazon]
Digital download [CD Baby] [iTunes] [Amazon mp3]

Lizzie Nunnery – Company of Ghosts
lizzienunnery.co.uk
Buy the album Company of Ghosts
Physical CD [Lizzie's website] [Fellside Recordings]
Digital download [iTunes] [Amazon mp3]

Stoney – Ghost
stoney.mu
Dowload the track for free from Stoney’s website.
Buy Stoney’s EP and album (pay what you want) [Bandcamp]

Rachael Dunn – Alpha Ghost
facebook.com/pages/Rachael-Dunn/90289269149
Taken from the album of the same name

Paul Goodwin – The Ghosts of Paddy’s Night Past
paulgoodwin.com
Buy the mini-album Trinkets and Offcuts from Paul’s website

Rebecca Clamp - Ghostly Tram Song
folkwit.com/artists/rebecca-clamp
Buy the album Key to the City [Folkwit]

The Trestles – Ghosts of Redundancy
thetrestles.wordpress.com
From the album What Do You See? Read the Liverpool Acoustic review here.

Slim – Ghost Island
slim-music.com
Buy the album ‘Slim’ and download this track for free from Slim’s website.

BEDDING MUSIC
Still Playing Guitar – Nachtschatten
jamendo.com/en/album/21563

WORTH MENTIONING
[Theme tune] Andrew Ellis – Blind Mary
Association of Music Podcasting [website]
Listen to the Made In The UK show
Listen to the Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight

Show 114 – Please release me

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Sep 262011

Show 114 – Please release me is back to the regular format playing some of the best podsafe, unsigned and independent acoustic music from across the length and breadth of the UK, with a short hop overseas for our Hopping All Over The World feature. This show has some fantastic guitar work, and some wonderful singer-songwriters for you to enjoy. So it’s on with the music!

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The Lights – Holly

thelights.co.uk
Holly was released 12th September ahead of the album Teenager of the Century in October.

Jon Gomm – Passionflower
jongomm.com
Passionflower is released on Wednesday 28th September 2011 and is the first in the Domestic Science singles series, available throughout Autumn 2011 from Jon’s website. Each track is available on a ‘pay what you want’ basis, with 10% of the price going to the Children of Watamu charity’s Happy House Project in Kenya. childrenofwatamu.net

Jon will be playing Liverpool Acoustic Live on Friday 25th November 2011 as part of his Domestic Science Tour – check out details, facebook event, and tickets.

HOPPING ALL OVER THE WORLD – K IS FOR KAZAKHSTAN
Alexandr Filippov – Episode 1
jamendo.com/en/album/91027
Download the album 4You-Reload for free.

Matt Stevens – Up
mattstevensguitar.com
Buy the new album Relic from Monday 26th September 2011 via Matt’s website.

Daniel Pearson – I’m Swimming Through The Ashes Of Bridges I’ve Burned
danielpearson.net
The album Satellites is due to be released soon. Buy the single Wishing Well from Daniel’s website.

Joe Holtaway – Walk With Me My Friend
joeholtaway.wordpress.com
Contact Joe about his music via his website.

Songs of Trees – Only Road

soundsunique.co.uk
Only Road available to buy [iTunes] [Amazon MP3]

Tragic O’Hara – Lady Luck

tragicohara.com

From the album Keep On Keeping On available from Tragic’s website.

[BEDDING] Alexandr Filippov - Episode 1
jamendo.com/en/album/91027
Download the album 4You-Reload for free.

WORTH MENTIONING
[Theme tune] Andrew Ellis – Blind Mary
Association of Music Podcasting [website]
Listen to the Made In The UK show
Listen to the Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight

Show 113 – The Summer Sizzler 2011

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Aug 022011

Show 113 – The Summer Sizzler 2011 - has 10 mainly laid back summer tracks for you to chill out to on the beach or in the back garden. There are new artists, old favourites, and a Hopping All Over The World track from Japan.

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Paul Castle – Hold Out For Summer
pdcmusic.com

Damh the Bard – The Wheel
paganmusic.co.uk

Taken from the CD Spirit of Albion, available from Damh’s website

Marie Crehan – Ochon Mo Croi
myspace.com/mariecrehan
musicalley.com

Jillian LaDage – Endless Knot
tarithcote.com From the album The Ancestry, available from Jillian’s website

Rebecca Clamp – 100 Cold Kisses
facebook.com/rebecca.clamp1
Buy the album Key to the City [Bandcamp] [Folkwit]

HOPPING ALL OVER THE WORLD – J IS FOR JAPAN
Zino – Rain Track
jamendo.com/en/album/60189

Debbie Cassell – The Boatman’s White Dog
debbiecassell.com
Buy the album of the same name [AmazonMP3]

Circus Envy – New Dawn

circusenvyband.com
Buy the new album Secrets [Bandcamp] [iTunes]

Andy Thornton – Sunflower Girl
evinsol.co.uk/andythornton
Buy the CD of the same name from Andy’s website & [iTunes]

Thom Lyons – Talking About The Weather
thomlyons.com
Get both of Thom’s EPs for free on his website

[BEDDING] Bill Furner – Morning Sunshine
myspace.com/timcheatle
Buy Bill’s CDs from [CD Baby]

WORTH MENTIONING
[Theme tune] Andrew Ellis – Blind Mary
Association of Music Podcasting [website]
Listen to the Made In The UK show
Listen to the Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight

Show 112 – Five years and counting

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Jul 142011

Show 112 – Five years and counting - is the fifth anniversary show, mixing some fantastic new songs with some of my favourites from the past shows. Opening the show is a special, topical song courtesy of Billy Bragg called Scousers Never Buy The Sun – hope you like it.

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Billy Bragg – Scousers Never Buy The Sun
billybragg.co.uk
Available as a free download here.
Buy Billy’s music here.
Also check out the unplugged acoustic version below.

BILLY BRAGG – NEVER BUY THE SUN from Billy Bragg on Vimeo.

The Old Dance School – John Ball
theolddanceschool.com
Buy the album Forecast from the band or [iTunes] [Amazon]As heard on the Under the Mason’s Apron podcast

Bob Kirkpatrick – I Hate The Rain
bobkirkpatrick.co.uk
Buy Bob’s CD Taylored to Suit from his website
Originally played on Show 3 – 15th August 2006

HOPPING ALL OVER THE WORLD – I IS FOR ICELAND
Hafdis Huld – Synchronised Swimmers
hafdishuld.com
Buy the album Synchronised Swimmers [Red Grape Records]

Seven Years Behind – Vampire
sevenyearsbehind.tumblr.com
Download the The Life Files EP for free [bandcamp]

Pauline Cato and Tom McConville – The Death of Blind Willie & Billy Johnson’s Jig
www.tomcatmusic.com
The album By The Land And Sea no longer available.
Buy their other albums from Pauline and Tom here.

Bagas Degol – Bodmin Dubbing
Facebook group
myspace.com/bagasdegol
Buy the CD Tonight We’re Going To Party Like It’s 1399 [CD Baby]
Originally played on Show 21 – 23rd April 2007

Marc Reeves – Games
marcreeves.co.uk
Buy the album Perfectly Fine [bandcamp] [CD Baby] [iTunes]

Piefinger – The Other Side Of The Morning
piefinger.co.uk
Buy the album Where You Might Go [the band] [iTunes]

[BEDDING] Tim Cheatle – Transition
myspace.com/timcheatle

WORTH MENTIONING
[Theme tune] Andrew Ellis – Blind Mary
Association of Music Podcasting [website]
Listen to the Made In The UK show
Listen to the Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight

Show 111 – Confessions of a podcaster

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Jun 272011

Show 111 – Confessions of a podcaster - welcomes Graham back to the mic after six months away. He picks up where he left off with some great independent, unsigned and podsafe acoustic music from the UK, plus a Hopping All Over The World track from Hungary, courtesy of Gabor Kovaks at Electrical Language.

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Babajack – Lady Baby Stomp
babajack.com
Buy their music [direct] [iTunes] [Amazon]

Luke Jackson – Run and Hide
lukepauljackson.co.uk
Run and Hide EP out early July 2011 – buy direct from Luke’s website

Joe Holtaway – Colour White
joeholtaway.wordpress.com
From the mini album Words by H

Mike Katz and Mike Wheelans – Juan Martinos/Tail Toddle
templerecords.co.uk
Watch the video on youtube

HOPPING ALL OVER THE WORLD – H is for Hungary
Andrea Gerak – Arva Az a Hadar (Lonely Is The Bird)
andreagerak.com
Introduced by Gabor Kovaks from Electrical Language

Tinlin – Soldier Boy
tinlinmusic.com
Buy the album Instand Pleasure [CD Baby]

Dropkick – Going Over Old Ground
dropkickmusic.co.uk
Buy the new album Time Cuts The Ties [iTunes] [Amazon]

Babajack - Big Man Blues
babajack.com
Buy their music [direct] [iTunes] [Amazon]

BEDDING TRACK
Matt Stevens – Eleven
mattstevensguitar.com
Buy the album Ghost direct from Matt

ALSO ON THE SHOW
[Theme tune] Andrew Ellis – Blind Mary
Association of Music Podcasting [website]
Listen to the Made In The UK show
Listen to the Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight

Show 110 – Folkwit Special II

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Jan 012011

Show 110 – Folkwit Special II – features two tracks from six of Folkwit Records‘ finest musicians and bands. It’s been two and a half years since the first Folkwit special and we thought a second one was long overdue, so here it is. Why not visit folkwit.biz and let us know if there are any other artists there who you’d like us to feature?

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Andy Whittle – Easier Said Than Done
[Folkwit] [website] [MySpace]
Buy the album Reflections Of An Illusion from [Folkwit] [iTunes]

Cavil – Plastic Bag (That’s My Flag)
Cavil – Small Moments
[Folkwit] [website] [MySpace]
Buy the album Mares’ Tails [Folkwit] [iTunes]

V.O. – Sample Song
V.O. – Constant Changes
[Folkwit] [MySpace]
Buy the album Obstacles [Folkwit]

EP’s Trailer Park – Sound of Love
EP’s Trailer Park – Hockey Skates and Butterflies
[Folkwit] [website] [MySpace]
Buy the CD Scissor and Knives [Folkwit] [iTunes]

Daniel Carlson – Aviary
Daniel Carlson – Another Week
[Folkwit] [website] [MySpace]
Buy the album Aviary Jackson [Folkwit] [CD Baby] [Amazon]

Louise Le May – Be My Guru II
Louise Le May – Coal-Marble-Stone
[Folkwit] [website] [MySpace]
Buy the mini-album Tell Me One Thing That Is New [Folkwit]

Andy Whittle – Parting Song
[Folkwit] [website] [MySpace]
Buy the album Reflections Of An Illusion from [Folkwit] [iTunes]

BEDDING TRACKS
Daniel Carlson – Aviary
Louise Le May – Be My Guru II
see playlist above for details

ALSO ON THE SHOW
[Theme tune] Andrew Ellis – Blind Mary
Association of Music Podcasting [website] [AMPed]
Supported by Libsyn
Listen to the Made In The UK show
Liverpool Acoustic

Show 109 – The Christmas Cracker

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Dec 232010

Show 109 – The Christmas Cracker – brings you a mix of seasonal and non-seasonal acoustic tracks from across the UK that will hopefully spread a little Christmas cheer during this cold, icy and snowy winter.

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The Banana Sessions – Don’t Lose Your Mind (It’s Christmas Time)
[website] [MySpace] [PMN]
Buy the The Buckfast Pilgrimage [Ten Tracks]

Will Richards – You Always Do
[website] [MySpace] [facebook]
Buy the album One More Chance [band] [CD Baby] [iTunes]

Marc Reeves – Prayer
[website] [facebook] [MySpace]
Buy the new album Perfectly Fine [bandcamp] [CD Baby] [iTunes] [Amazon MP3]

England & Alman – Silent Night
[Caroline England]
Buy the single [iTunes]

Dropkick – Up On The Hill
[website] [MySpace]
Buy the 25th December EP [iTunes] [AmazonMP3]

The Occasional Orchestra – Raining Through The Queen’s Speech
[MySpace] [facebook]
Download the track for free [BigUntidy]

James Corachea – Confidence
[facebook]
Buy the EP Confidence [bandcamp]

Shagpile – Silent Night
[website] [facebook] [MySpace]
Buy the album Easy To Read [iTunes]

Ken Nicol – Good King Wenceslas (Christmas medley)
[website] [music website] [MySpace]
Buy the Christmas album Tidings [here]
Listen to Ken on [Folkcast][Folkcast on MySpace]

Luke Jackson – Christmas Doesn’t Cost A Dime (chill out mix)
[website] [facebook] [MySpace] [YouTube]
Buy the single in aid of Cystic Fybrosis Trust [iTunes]

Cross The Border – Winter Song
[website] [MySpace]
Buy the EP [bandcamp]

Great Big Sea – Walk On The Moon
[website] [Music Alley] [MySpace] [facebook]
Buy the CD Fortune’s Favour [here]

BEDDING
Shagpile – Silent Night
see playlist above for details

ALSO ON THE SHOW
[Theme tune] Andrew Ellis – Blind Mary
Association of Music Podcasting [website] [AMPed]
Supported by Libsyn
Listen to the Made In The UK show
Liverpool Acoustic

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Show 118 – The times they are a-changing

Show 117 – Instrumental Rewind X

Show 116 – 2011 Christmas Special

Show 115 – Company of Ghosts

Show 114 – Please release me

Show 113 – The Summer Sizzler 2011

Show 112 – Five years and counting

Show 111 – Confessions of a podcaster

Show 110 – Folkwit Special II

Show 109 – The Christmas Cracker

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