No Reason

Norman & Gary freewheel from Langhorne, Pennsylvania to Passaic, New Jersey via Paris & Colombia.

1. Langhorne Slim - Loretta Lee Jones from Electric Love Letter

2. Bob Dylan - Corrina Corrina from Freewheelin'

3. The Drifters - I Don't Want To Go On Without You from The Heart & Soul Of   Bert Berns

4. Najma Akhtar & Gary Lucas -Naya Dhin from Rishte

5. Jeff Daniels - Uh-Huh-Huh from Luke Mc Daniel is Jeff Daniels

6. Buddy Holly - Midnight Shift from That'll Be The Day

7. Sam Williams - He Will Fix It from This May Be My Last Time Singing

8. Gillian Welch - Wind & Rain from Songcatcher OST

9. Bahamas - Okay Alright from Barchords

10. Les Freres Balfa - Tu Peux Cogner from Les Haricots Sont Pas Sales

11. Adam Blake - Baby It's You a 'No Reason Special'

12. Toure/ Rachel Collective - Kfar from The Tel Aviv Session

13. James Hunter - People Gonna Talk from People Gonna Talk

14. Linda Thompson - Shay Fan Yan Ley from Dreams Fly Away

15. John Hiatt - Tennessee Plates from Slow Turning

16. Kenny Hamber - Show Me Your Monkey from The Best Of'

17. Hambone Willie Newbern - Nobody Knows from Don't Let The Same Bee Sting You Twice

18. Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France - Echoes Of France from The Rough Guide To Gypsy Swing

19 Rodolfo y Su Typica RA7 - La Colegiala from Cumbia Cumbia

20. The Shirelles - Baby It's You from The Best Of' (Adam Blake's Sublime Moment)

theme tune: Nick Lowe - No Reason from Jesus Of Cool

film theme tune: Wreckless Eric - Let's Go To The Pictures from Greatest Stiffs

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" a little bit of a window betwen innocence and dope."

  All the photos for these episodes are by the hand of our good friend, Pete Jones -many thanks.

Alan Kinsey - a regular listener and who recommended one of this month's tracks has a web & blog we thought you might like - bikesandpaint.blogspot.com and alankinsey.com

Messrs N and G assure their public their production will be second to none (some chance!) as they travel from Portsmouth , Virginia to Kilburn, London via Mali and Cadiz.

1. Ruth Brown. 'This Little Girl's Gone Rockin' from Miss Rhythm: Greatest Hits And More.

 2. Yeli Fuzzo. 'Abande'  Music From Saharan Cell Phones

 3. Bahamas. 'Lost In The Light' from Barchords

 4. J.B.Lenoir. 'The Whale Has Swallowed Me' from Passionate Blues

 5. Bruce Springsteen. 'Swallowed Up' from Wrecking Ball

 6. Rabab. 'Saffak Alik' The Hairdresser's Husband OST

 7. Elmore James. 'Elmore's Contribution to Jazz' Chief 7004 single.

 8. The Edwin Hawkins Singers. 'Oh Happy Day' Oh Happy Day (The Best Of)

     .............Lizzie Cichon's Sublime Moment

 9. Orchestra Makassy. 'Mambo Bado' from Legends Of East Africa

 10. Bob Wills. 'Keep A-Knockin' from Tiffany Transcriptions

 11. Kendel Carson. 'I Like Trucks'  from Rearview Mirror Tears.

12. Louis Jordan. 'The Point Of No Return' 7" single.

13. Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys. 'Les Vigilants' from HappyTown

14. Kilburn & The High Roads. 'Rough Kids' from Dirty Water 2.

15. Stovepipe No 1. 'A Chicken Can Waltz The Gravy Around. 

       from Stovepipe No 1 & David Crockett 1924- 30. (Document Records)

16. Radio Tarifa. 'Rumba Argelina' Rumba Argelina

17. Wendy Rene. 'After Laughter (Comes Tears)' from After Laughter (Come Tears) The Complete Stax/Volt Singles + Rarities

18. Warren Storm. Mama, Mama, Mama, from Hey Baby:  The Rockin South.

theme tune: Nick Lowe. No Reason. from Jesus of Cool

theme tune for 'Let's Go To The Pictures' : Wreckless Eric. Let's Go To The Pictures. from Greatest Stiffs

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"Did you think we would last a year, Norman?"

"Well, your Mum said we wouldn't."

Jock & Willie take the high road from Ohio to Grenada via Cape Verde and Italy.

1. Wynona Carr. Touch & Go from DJ Andy Smith's "Jam Up Twist"

 2. Etta James. Can't Shake It from 'Who's Blue'

 3. Iracema Hot Sound. Compositor Da Rale from Iracema Hot Sound'

 4. Ewan McLennan. Jock Stewart from 'Rags & Robes'

 5. Eddi Reader. Willie Stewart/Molly Rankin from ' The Songs Of Robert Burns'

6. Speech. Ask Somebody Who Ain't from 'Speech' 

7. Laura Gibson. La Grande from 'La Grande'

 8. Bonnie "Prince" Billy. Quails & Dumplings from 'Wolfroy Goes To Town'

 9. Louis Armstrong. Savoy Blues from 'The Complete Hot 5 & Hot 7 Recordings'

      (Rob Hall's Sublime Moment)

10. The Prairie Ramblers. Monkeys is the Cwaziest People from 'Sweet Valley Boys'

11. Iris Dement. God May Forgive You (But I Won't) from 'B.Side to 'Our Town'

12. Cesaria Evora. Petit Pays from 'Cesaria'

13. Wynonie Harris. Keep On Churnin' from 'The Definitive Collection'

14. The Alabama Shakes. I Found You from 'Alabama Shakes e.p.

15. The Bubbling Over Five. Don't Mistreat Your Good Boyfriend from 'American Primitive Vol 2.

16. The Trallaleri of Genoa. La Partenza from 'Italian Treasury'

17. The Mighty Sparrow. Ten to One is Murder from 'Sparromania'

theme tune: Nick Lowe. No Reason from Jesus Of Cool

"We could change our name...I could be Norman and you could be Gary?

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Two Old Masters and O.V. Wright leave West Norwood for Colombia via Texas, Ethiopia, & Mali.

1. Pee Wee Crayton. Do Unto Others from 'Pee Wee's Blues'

2. Nervous Norvous. Ape Call from 'Stone Age Woo'

3. The Meters. Heartache from 'Juke Joint 2.'

4. Capt Beefheart. Hard Workin' Man from 'Blue Collar' (OST)

5. Ry Cooder. Looking For The Wall St Part Of Town.  from his website.

6. The Ovations. I'm Living Good from 'The Goldwax Story Vol 1.'

7. Rex Stewart & His 52nd St Stompers. Back Room Romp from 'The Dukes Men.'

8. Mulatu Astatqe. Emnete. from 'Juke Joint 2.'

9. Johnny Cash. I Hung My Head from 'American IV.'

10. O.V. Wright. Motherless Child. from 'The Soul Of O.V. Wright.'

11. Light Crust Dough Boys. Rubber Dolly from 'Western Swing.'

12. B.B. King. Bad Case Of Love from 'More B.B. King'.

13. Bako Dagnon. Titati. from 'Titati'.

14. Betty Everett. Chained To Your Love from 'Hot To Hold'.

15. Billy Bennett. My Mother Doesn't Know. from 'Almost A Gentleman'.

16. Jeb Loy Nichols. Something About The Rain from 'The Special'

17. Johnny Otis. Country Girl. from 'Watts Funky'

18. Lalito Y Conjunto Colombia. Flores De Columbia from 'The Original Sound Of Cumbia'.

"I think the last time I heard this I was a little kid and it frightened me in some way."

theme tune: Nick Lowe. No Reason from Jesus Of Cool.

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Daffy & Dilly host their 'No Reason' Christmas Party 'live' from The Moon Under The Water pub on Broadway.

PLAY LOUD!

 'Happy New Year' to all our listeners.

1. The Radio Four. How Much I Owe. from 'Fire In My Bones'

2. Hank Ballard. Broadway. from 'Teach Me Monkey'

3. Sharon Jones. Ain't No Chimneys.. from 'Soul Time. Vol 1.'

4. Vijana Jazz Band. Koka Koka from 'Koka Koka Sex Battalion.'

5. J D McPherson. Wolf Teeth from 'Signs & Signifiers'

6. Howlin' Wolf. Going Down Slow from 'Chess Blues'

7. Billy Murray. I'm The Kid... from 'Zonophone 714.'

8. Patty Griffin. Heavenly Day from 'Children Running Through.'

9. Otis Clay. Do Right Woman... from 'Fame Studios Story'

10. Betty Harris. It's Dark Outside from 'Soul Cuts'

11. Memphis Minnie. He's In The Ring... from 'Anthlogy Of American Folk Music Vol 4.'

12. Roy Brown. Let The Four Winds Blow from 'The Definitive'

13. The Valentines. That's It from 'Teach Me To Monkey'

14. Hank Williams. Setting The Woods On Fire from '40 Greatest Hits'

15. Tinariwen. Imidiwan Win Sahara from 'Tassili.'

16. Hot Lips Page. Last Call For Alcohol from Complete Jazz Series 1950 -53.'

17. Lightnin' Hopkins. Happy New Year from 'Where Will You Be Christmas Day.'

theme tune: Nick Lowe. No Reason from J'esus Of Cool.'

"Didn't he come from Tooting?"

"Well, he could have gone to New York....on the Northern Line."

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       Two Rockabillies jive from Memphis to Morocco via Lebanon and Hungary

1. Alvin & Bill. Typing Jive from 'Raunchy Sugar'

2. Johnny Jenkins. I Walk On Gilded Splinters from 'Ton Ton Macoute'

3. The Recidivists. Nothing Takes The Place Of You from www.reverbnation.com/recidivists

4. Aziz Sahmaoui.  Maktoube from 'Aziz Sahmaoui & The University Of Gnawa'

5. Koerner, Ray & Glover. Linin' Track from 'Blues, Rags & Hollers'

6. ShiftZ feat Hiba El Mansouri. Ahwak from 'Golden Beirut'

7. Beirut. East Harlem from 'The Rip Tide'

8. Arthur Alexander. Call Me Lonesome from 'The Greatest'

9. Jeff Buckley. Grace from 'Grace' (Richard Myers' sublime moment)

10. Snooks Eaglin. Yours Truly from 'The Complete Imperial Recordings'

11. Shelby Lynne. I Hold Your Head from 'Revelation Road'

12. Townes Van Zandt. Loretta  from ' Live At The Old Quarter'

13. Emmitt Long. Call Me from 'Keb Darge & Paul Weller present Lost & Found'

14. Musikas. Repulj Madar Repulj from 'The Very Best Of'

15. Blind Lemon Jefferson. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean from 'Anthology Of American Folk Music' edited by Harry Smith.

16. Smoove & Turrell. Hard Work from 'Eccentric Audio'

17. Yiddish Twist Orchestra. Come Spiel With Me from 'Plays Willy Bergman'

theme tune: Nick Lowe. No Reason from 'Jesus Of Cool'

"Give it a year and there will be Beirut and The Grimethorpe Colliery Band on Jools Holland - so you heard it here first on No Reason." 

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"Two Lucky Bums stroll from San Francisco to New Zealand via Switzerland & Spain."

  1. Carlos Guitarlos. Damn Atchafalaya from 'Straight From The Heart'

2. Grizzly Bear. Deep Blue Sea from 'Dark Was The Night'

3. Buika. Volver Volver from Buika: The Coleccion

4. Willie West. The Devil Gives Me Everything  (single)

5. Alvin Robinson. Fever from 'Alvin Robinson's Fever'

6. Paul Cebar. Marv's Fluttering Guitar from 'Tomorrow Sound Now'

7. The Be Good Tanyas. When Doves Cry from 'Hello Love'

8. Laurel Aitken. Boogie In My Bones from Trojan: Mento & R&B (Jamie Renton's Sublime Moment)

9. John Wesley Harding. Uncle Dad from 'The Sound Of His Own Voice'

10. Blind Rooselvelt Graves. Crazy About My Baby from 'Complete Recorded Works'

11. Sonny Curtis. Bo Diddley Bach (Liberty single 557110)

12. Imperial Tiger Orchestra. Lale Lale from 'Mercato'

13. Wai. Tuhia Te Ha from 'Ora'

14. Dave Alvin. Two Lucky Bums from 'Eleven Eleven'

15. Charlie Mingus. Eat That Chicken from 'Oh Yeah!'

theme tune: Nick Lowe. No Reason from 'Jesus Of Cool'

" our dispute is whether he's singing 'Pumpkin' or 'Dumpling'?

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"Dos Hombres go from Mexico to Cartagena via Angola & Nigeria"

1. Marie Knight: I Thought I Told You Not To Tell Them from 'Keb Barge & Little Edith Legendary Rockin' R&B'.  

2. Jolly Boys: Rehab from 'Great Expectation'.

3. One String Sam: I Need A $100 from 'Let Me Tell You About The Blues: Detroit'. 

4. Lydia Mendoza: Amor De Madre from 'La Llondra de la Frontera Con Orquestra Falcon'. 

5. Los Lobos: Kiko & The Lavender Moon from 'Kiko & The Lavender Moon'.  

6. Jesse Winchester: Sham-A-Ling-Dong-Ding from 'Love Filling Station'.

7. Eddie Hinton: Nice Girl from 'Beautiful Dream'.  

8. Mauricio Pacheco: Mama Divua Diame from 'Com-Fusoses'.  

9. Opotopo: Belema from 'Nigerian Special: Modern Highlife.'  This month's Sublime Moment, provided by Julian Savage. 

10. James Blake & Bon Iver: Fall Creek Boys Choir from 'Enough Thunder e.p.'. 

11. Sonny Wilson: Rainy Day Blues from 'Let Me Tell You About The Blues: Detroit'.

12. Mariza: Dona Rosa from 'Fado Tradicional'. 

13. Lhasa: Fool's Gold from 'Lhasa'. 

14. Bob Andy: You Don't Know from 'Retrospective'.  

15. Puerto Rico y su Combo: La Cumbia del Pescador from 'Cartagena' .

theme tune Nick Lowe: No Reason from 'Jesus Of Cool'.  

"One question I'd like to know...if she stilll wears her striped socks?"

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"The Dynamic Duo go on a summer jaunt - from Flipsville to Detroit via Cuba and The Congo"

1. Stormy Gayle: Flipsville from 'Keb Barge & Little Edith Legendary Wild Rockers'.

 2. Little Axe: Rockin' Shoes from 'Stone Cold Ohio'

 3. Los Zafiros: He Venido from 'Bossa Cubana'.

4. Nathan Abshire: Pine Grove Blues from 'French Blues'.

5. Gillian Welch: Silver Dagger from 'The Harrow And The Harvest'.

 6. Samba Mapangala: Maisha ni Matamu from 'Maisha ni Matamu (Life Is Sweet)'

7. Ramon Goose: Goin' Home from a Sound Cloud recording.

 8. Ry Cooder: No Banker Left Behind from 'Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down'.

 9. The Ravens: Mahzel (Means Good Luck) from 'Selected Favourites Vol. 3'.

10. Robert Johnson: Terraplane Blues from The Centennial Collection'. This month's Sublime Moment, provided by Fin.

 11. Amparo Sanchez: Corazon de la Realidad from 'Tucson - Habana'

12. Alton Ellis: Ska Beat from 'DJ Andy Smith's Jam Up Twist'

 13. Aurelio Martinez: Lubara Wanwa from 'Laru Beya'

 14. The Detroit Cobras: Heartbeat from 'Rave On'

 theme tune Nick Lowe: No Reason from 'Jesus Of Cool'.

"And maybe in a future programme we'll take you on a one-way ticket to Palookaville"

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Two lowlifes take the high life through Muswell Hill, Mississippi, Mali.....and places in between.

1. Nick Curran: Tough Lover from 'Reform School Girl'.

2. tUnE-yArDs:  Bizness from ' w h o  k i l l '

3. Bombino: Kammou Taliat (You My Beloved) from 'Agadez'.

4. The Kinks:  Fancy from 'Face To Face'. (Bonus Track Edition) 

5. Kiran Ahluwalia:  Musst Musst from 'Aam Zameen'. 

6. Geeshie Wiley:  Last Kind Word Blues from 'American Primitive Pre-War Revenants 1897-1939 Vol 2' (This month's sublime moment)

7. Fatoumata Diawara:  Bakonoba from 'Kanou" EP.

8. AfroCubism:  Para Los Pinares Se Va Montoro from 'AfroCubism'. 

9. Labelle: Something In The Air / The Revolution Will Not Be Televised  from 'Pressure Cookin' '.

10. Keith & Ken:  I Won't Let You Go  from 'And This Is a Ska Explosion'.

       theme tune Nick Lowe: No Reason from 'Jesus Of Cool'.

                    "It's competition time just like the old days."

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          A right pair from South London head out from Texas to Brixton via New York and Paris.

1. Johnny Watson: I Say I Love You from 'Scratch That Itch'.

2. Jacky Molard Quartet & Foune Diarra Trio: N'diale from 'N'Diale'.

3. Steve Earle:  This City from 'I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive'.

4. Laura Nyro:  The Bells from 'Gonna Take A Miracle'.

5. Hazmat Modine:  So Glad from 'Cicada'.

6. Têtes Raides:  Un P'tit Air from 'Dix Ans De Têtes Raides'. (This month's sublime moment)

7. Nick Lowe:  Different Kind Of Blue from itunes e.p.

8. Rev. Robert Wilkins:  Just A Closer Walk With Me from 'Remember Me'.

9. Jeanne Newman:  It Tears Me Up from 'Sweet Inspiration'.

10. Mavis Staples:  You Are Not Alone from 'You Are Not Alone'.

11. Errol Linton:  You're Gonna Miss Me from 'Mama Said'.

       theme tune Nick Lowe: No Reason from 'Jesus Of Cool'.

                     " but best of all, we now have button badges."  

Two Likely Lads from South London head out from Leicester to Oklahoma via Sevilla & Djibouti.

1. Cornershop:  Topknot  Single (remix feat: M.I.A,)

2. Oscar Woods & Black Ace:  She's A Hum Dum Dinger From Dingersville from 'Texas Slide Guitars'*

3. Abigail Washburn:  Bring Me My Queen from 'City Of Refuge'

4. Howe Gelb:  Uneven Light Of Day from 'Alegrias'

5. Buddy Holly:  Crying, Waiting, Hoping from 'Not Fade Away' (this month's sublime moment)

6. Quiet Elegance:  You've Got My Mind Messed Up from 'Take Me To The River'

7. Kiko Veneno: Dice La Gente from 'Dice la Gente'

8. Maryam Mursal:  Kufilaw from 'The Journey'

9. J.D McPherson:  Scratching Circles from 'Signs & Signifiers'

    theme tune Nick Lowe: No Reason from 'Jesus Of Cool'

* a Document Records track restored using Sound Restoration equipment from the original recording.

                            " more importantly, he's got the right haircut."

Two Gentlemen from South London head out from Harlem to Lisbon via Milwaukee and Mali.

1.  Justin Townes Earle:  Harlem River Blues from 'Harlem River Blues'

2.  Kate & Anna McGarrigle:  Petite Annonce Amoureuse from 'La Vache Qui Pleure'

3.  Oumou Sangare:  Seya from 'Seya'

4.  The Miracles:  If Your Mother Only Knew from 'The Fabulous Miracles'  (this month's 'sublime moment')

5.  A C Forehand & Blind Mamie Forehand:  I Wouldn't Mind Dying If Dying Was All from 'Storefront & Streetcorner Gospel'

6.  The Secret Sisters:  I've Got A Feeling from 'The Secret Sisters'

7.  Paul Cebar:  Can't Blame A Lover from 'One Little Light On'

8.  Klezmatics:  Headdy Down from 'Wonder Wheel'

9.  Deolinda:  Un Contra O Outro from 'Dois Selos E Um Carimbo'

      theme tune: Nick Lowe:  No Reason from 'Jesus Of Cool'