7 APR 2022 · Iain Matthews is one of Britain's foremost singer-songwriters. From his early days in Fairport Convention to Plainsong to the fabulous fresh music he's still creating today. He's contributed to at least 100 albums and scored a huge UK Number 1 on October 31, 1970, with a cover of Joni Mitchell's, 'Woodstock.' Iain tells how the lad who grew up in the steel town of Scunthorpe in the UK moved to London in his teens just see what all the London fuss was about. He explains why he quit 'Matthews Southern Comfort' so dramatically just as success arrived. And why it was important to carry on that project many years later. Still touring, producing books, and recording new music, thankfully Iain Matthews is as busy as ever from his home in the Netherlands. All music included was used with the kind permission of Iain Matthews. To hear more and buy just a selection of his music, go to Cherry Red Records. https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/iain-matthews-i-cant-fade-away-the-rockburgh-years-1978-1984-6cd/ To buy Iain's two books, on Matthews Southern Comfort and on Plainsong go to Route Books. http://www.route-online.com/all-books/thro-my-eyes-a-memoir.html http://www.route-online.com/all-books/in-search-of-plainsong.html

26 MAR 2022 · https://colehansenmusic.com/ How to give women a voice and a means of telling us their story through music. Cole Hansen is a musician in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She's meeting discrimination head-on with an innovative music project that can connect on an unlimited scale. And you could get involved. Plus she tells us audiences are desperate to hear live music now after Covid - even music they may never have considered before. And they love it! You can contact Cole for more on her project at: colehansenmusic@gmail.com And to find out more about her music now: www.colehansenmusic.com Music in this show by kind permission of Cole Hansen.