Playlist 345 - Feb 24 2015

Started with a bit of a soul run this week. Superior country soul boogie from Durham NC from Hiss Golden Messenger, then up the road to Richmond VA for delicate orchestrated soul pleadings from Natalie Prass. And classic Minnie Riperton from 1970, more of a cosmic soul variety.

Rozi Plain - new music, fascinating folk/kosmische drones; Colleen - new album is all about the dub/reverb, she plays Cork in May.

Some great Elliot Smith from 1997 and Jessica Pratt from 2015, channelling part him, part English folk, part who knows what but I love it.

And a great new (to me anyway) voice in the shape of Cat Palace, deep boneshaking gospel tones.

Feb 24 2015 w/ HGM,Natalie Prass,Minnie Riperton,W&P,Rozi Plain,Colleen,Jessica Pratt++ by The Underground Of Happiness on Mixcloud



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Playlist 345
Tues Feb 24 2015
11.00am-12.00pm
(repeated on Tuesdays 8.30pm)
UCC 98.3FM
listen live on the web at www.ucc.ie/983fm
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Playlist
Hiss Golden Messenger – Saturday’s song (playing Primavera Sound Festival, Barcelona, May 28)
Natalie Prass – Why don’t you believe in me (playing Opera House, Cork, Mar 3, w/ Ryan Adams)
Minnie Riperton – Les fleurs
Wildbirds & Peacedrums – The offbeat (playing Supersonic Festival, Birmingham, June 11-14)
Group of the Altos – News from wino
Chloe March – Orpheus Head
Rozi Plain – Actually
Colleen – Eclipse (playing Opera House, Cork, May 3, w/ Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh)
Alasdair Roberts - In dispraise of hunger (playing Lexington, London, Mar 16)
Elliot Smith - Between the bars
Jessica Pratt – Greycedes (playing Botanique, Brussels, Mar 26)
Cat Palace – Hear me Lord
No Monster Club – I’ve retired (playing The Pop Inn, Dublin, May 30)
Joan Shelley – River Low (playing Coughlan’s, Cork, Mar 1, w/ John Blek & Vikesh Kipoor - Certain Three Tour)

*next week’s show will feature music from José Gonzalez, White Noise Sound & The Czars, among others

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University College Cork,
Cork,
Ireland.



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