From The Mud To The Stars

Saturday 10th July

This show was about exploring Roots and Pre-Rock Music. I’ll fill the dates column in later but I think the newest piece here is Willie Nelson’s version of Blue Skies. The mix of music  was enjoyable to create and it had the thrill of discovery. Because it wasn’t made up of obvious Top 40 hits it allowed me to follow some lovely deep veins of music and emotion while not connected to a cranked up sense of nostalgia. I received a number of comments of appreciation but this raises the question about listeners wanting the heritage more than the contemporary. Mixing the two is what From The Mud To The Stars is all about. The group of three songs, Louis Armstrong, Koko Taylor and Porter Wagoner are cheery – infirmaries & asylums! Much of this music was made possible by some of the free cds accompanying music magazines such as Uncut.