Reasons to be cheerful were in short supply in 2020 but Angela Johnson’s music was definitely one of them. It’s become a custom of mine to have a retrospective of the year as my final broadcast and when I surveyed my final playlist of the year, no fewer than three of the twenty tracks selectedContinue reading “Time with Angela Johnson”
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I get lifted with Barbara Tucker
On divine inspiration, musical fair play and doing good whilst doing well The standard greeting of 2020: how have you been in these strange times? “What I believe in is good, and what I choose to put my faith in is all good. Amen!” When someone sings with the spiritual belief that Barbara Tucker does,Continue reading “I get lifted with Barbara Tucker”
Ultra Naté: one woman’s sanity
I wasn’t going to ask about Free. Of course I love the track, it’s literally changed people’s lives and made Ultra Naté a household name but that wasn’t how I wanted to spend our time together. Many words have been written about Free’s story already, and I was very conscious of burning yet more ofContinue reading “Ultra Naté: one woman’s sanity”
Making friends with Tasha LaRae
On spanning the genres, picking a winning track and covering the greats with confidence “Most of the time they find me!” I’d always been intrigued how producers and their vocalists found each other so thought I’d ask. “I’ll get a message from Spen or Tommy Davis, and they’ll say ‘hey, we got a great trackContinue reading “Making friends with Tasha LaRae”
Martin Gale 