Radio recording

Studio performance or live registration

BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards

4 Feb 2008

10 minutes
Short but superb performance on occasion of Lifetime Achievement Award. Recorded at The Brewery, London.

Andy Kershaw Show (2006)

21 May 2006

36 minutes live in studio performance.

The program was recorded Tuesday 9 May at Livingston Studio, London.
After John's passing, it was rebroadcast on 13 March 2009 on BBC Radio 3, as part of Mary Ann Kennedy's World On 3 program.

Mark Radcliffe Show

2 May 2006

36 minutes.
Three live tracks in the studio with band, interlaced with interview fragments.

Five Live

29 Oct 1999

5 minutes.
Solo appearance with Don't Want To Know live in Belfast with altered lyric. Same performance is on Tell Them video.

World Cafe (1998)

13 Aug 1998

Band in studio performance.
Broadcast recorded 12 June 1998.

Morning Becomes Eclectic

30 Jun 1998

29 minutes
Short band set and interview with Nic Harcourt during Fleadh tour.

Andy Kershaw Show (1996)

1 Sep 1996

30 minutes.
Four And songs and a nice anecdote.

World Cafe (1994)

30 Mar 1994

Solo studio performance recorded 10 December 1993.
No further details available.

Mountain Stage

26 Sep 1993

May You Never solo acoustic, Solid Air with jazz piano solo and percussionist.
The piano solo at the end of Solid Air is quite nice and jazzy. John forgot the name of the player and calls him Bob. It is probably Bob Rans, who also worked on the No Little Boy sessions.

May You Never lasts 4:05, Solid Air 5:37.

Rebroadcast 28 September 2003. It is unclear where the session took place and if more material was recorded.

KCRW, California (1993)

1 Jul 1993

30 minutes
Radio interview on release of No Little Boy with live May You Never and Solid Air, solo acoustic.
Also a bit about the Monsoon Suite and a 2 minute clip as well.

Andy Kershaw Show (1992)

1 Oct 1992

20 minutes.
Solo acoustic set especially of interest because of the version of The Cure.

New York, Bottom Line (1992)

20 Jun 1992

Band performance from Bottom Line cafe.
At least Big Muff was played as this track ended up on the Georgia On Our Mind CD.

Tracks: 

2 Meter Sessie (1991)

3 Nov 1991

15 minutes
Studio session recorded during Cooltide tour.

Cropredy Festival (1987)

14 Aug 1987

40 minutes
Performance with Danny Thompson.
This was the festival's twentieth anniversary; John and Danny were closing act of the first night.

Montreux, Casino (1986)

18 Jul 1986

65 minutes.
Band performance during jazz festival at the Montreux Casino, probably aired.

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