Playlist - 19 July 2014

This week, another diverse serving of prog rock and anything else that fits from Australia and around the world, featuring recent music from Adelaide's Unitopia and Melbourne instrumental band Kettlespider, plus classic music from Tully. And it's happy birthday this weekend to singer Russell Allen (Symphony X), John Lodge (The Moody Blues) and two Brians - Brian May (Queen) and Brian Auger (wizard keyboardist perhaps best known for his duet with Julie Driscoll on a cover of Bob Dylan's song "This wheel's on fire"). Plus a little poetry from Robbie Burns (218 years after his death in July 1796).

8pm
Jethro Tull    Bouree (1969) (Stand Up)
Porcupine Tree    Fear of a blank planet + Sleep together (2007) (Fear of a Blank Planet)
The Moody Blues    Tuesday afternoon (1968) (single, Days Of Future Past)
Justin Hayward & John Lodge    You (1975) (Blue Jays)
The Moody Blues    Gemini dream (1981) (Long Distance Voyager)
Tully    Sea of joy Part 1 + Brother sun + Sea of joy Part 2 (1971) (Sea Of Joy)
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band    Circles (1978) (Watch)
9pm
Queen    Hammer to fall (1984) (The Works)
Queen    ‘39 (live) (1979) (Live Killers)
Brian May    Back to the light (1993) (Back To The Light)
Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity    This wheel’s on fire (1968) (single)
Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express    Freedom jazz dance (1972) (Second Wind)
Unitopia    Yes medley (2013) (Covered Mirror Vol.1)
Unitopia    Tesla (2010) (Artificial)
10pm
Symphony X    The accolade (1997) (Divine Wings Of Tragedy)
Symphony X    Prelude + Evolution + Fallen + Transcendence (segue) (2000) (V: The New Mythology Suite)
Focus    Hocus Pocus Medley (live) (1973/2004) (A History Of Progressive Rock)
Eddi Reader    My love is like a red red rose (2003) (The Songs Of Robert Burns)
Southerly Gaels    Carls o’ Dysart & De’ils awa Exciseman (1996) (Twa Corbies & A Lark)
Kettlespider    The kettle spider (2010) (demo)
Andy Salvanos    Dream recall (2011) (Dream Recall)

Playlist - 20 July 2013

This week, another healthy serving of prog rock and anything else that fits from Australia and overseas. Some great recent Australian music from The Break, Captain K and Sebastian Hardie as well as a classic from Adelaide band The James Taylor Move in 1967. And there's a brace of birthdays - Singer Russell Allen (Symphony X), Brian May (Queen) and John Lodge (a key songwriter with the Moody Blues). And of course some music in honour of The Bard, Robert Burns.

8pm
Eddi Reader    My love is like a red red rose (2003) (The Songs Of Robert Burns)
Southerly Gaels    Carls o’ Dysart & De’ils awa Exciseman (1996) (Twa Corbies & A Lark)
Symphony X    Paradise lost (2007) (Paradise Lost)
The Moody Blues    Isn’t life strange (1972) (Seventh Sojourn)
Justin Hayward & John Lodge    Maybe (1975) (Blue Jays)
Todd Rundgren    Birthday cards (1970) (Runt)
Todd Rundgren    Can we still be friends (1978) (Hermit Of Mink Hollow)
Queen    Hammer to fall (1984) (The Works)
9pm
The Break    Majestic kelp + Whatever dumb courage (2013) (Space Farm)
Captain Kickarse and the Awesomes    Always on your person (2008) (Falsimiles From The Facts Machine / Bird's Robe Records Sampler 2012)
Andy Salvanos    Radiant (2011) (Dream Recall)
Sebastian Hardie    Four Moments suite: Glories Shall Be Released/Dawn of Our Sun/Journey Through Our Dreams/Everything Is Real (1975) (Four Moments / Four Moments Of The Windchase)
Sebastian Hardie    Vuja de (2011) (Blueprint)
The James Taylor Move    Magic eyes + Still I can go on (1967)  (single only / Peculiar Hole In The Sky)
10pm
Sanguine Hum    From the ground up (2013) (The Weight Of The World)
Von Hertzen Brothers    Insomniac (2013) (Nine Lives)
Vienna Circle    Ballad of night (2013) (Silhouette Moon)
Symphony X    Divine wings of tragedy (live) (2001) (Live On The Edge Of Forever)
Eddi Reader    Comin' through the rye + Ye banks and braes o’ Bonnie Doon (2008) (The Songs Of Robert Burns, re-issue)
Tommy Emmanuel   The Big Swell (1993) (The Journey)