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https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2022/12/get-together-with-heather.html 27 Leggies: Get Together With Heather Whatever the weather it's a good time for Heather. Heather Jones that is, the Grande Dame of the Welsh language music scene for many years n... get together heather https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2018/12/celebration-time.html 27 Leggies: Celebration Time It is a season full of celebrations for the Goggins family. Yesterday my dear old Dad turned 80, tomorrow my dear old Mum will do the same. ... celebration time https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2023/12/a-good-sense-of-yuma.html 27 Leggies: A Good Sense Of Yuma Last Thursday I posted some Japanese music, which prompted me to search for more of the same when Bandcamp Friday rollewd round the next da... a good sense yuma https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2017/09/a-little-bit-off-top.html 27 Leggies: A Little Bit Off The Top Back in the late 1970s when I was a young paddler in the zeitgeist - gingerly dipping my toes into it rather that surfing atop it as I do so... a little bit top https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2009/07/mighty-mahmoud.html 27 Leggies: Mighty Mahmoud Today we bring you a couple of tracks from the great Ethiopian singer Mahmoud Ahmed . I was lucky enough to see him in action at the Barbica... mighty mahmoud https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2022/06/cooking-up-storm.html 27 Leggies: Cooking Up A Storm On Wednesday night we went to see the mighty Elizabeth Cook play a solo set at The Lexington in Pentonville Road. She was utterly fantastic,... cooking storm https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2010/08/earth-vs-pipettes.html 27 Leggies: Earth Vs The Pipettes The other day, at a loose end, I was looking at my statistics on Last.fm and discovered that, as well as listing the artists and tracks you... earth vs pipettes https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2021/07/congo-go-go-part-2.html 27 Leggies: Congo-A-Go-Go (Part 2) We're back with Part 2 of our musical trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo. We have some more smashing sounds then. I actually spent 24 ... congo part https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2025/09/model-employees.html 27 Leggies: Model Employees Yesterday I visited Mannakin Hall near Grantham with the King of Cool himself, Mr John Medd . Why? To quote Gob Geldof, "what reason do you ... model employees https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2025/10/ernies-el-dorado-part-7-colombia.html 27 Leggies: Ernie's El Dorado Part 7 - Colombia We are nearly a third of the way through our tour and we have arrived at a real musical hotspot. So hot that if you linger too you'll get th... el dorado ernie part colombia https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2012/10/kev-kath.html 27 Leggies: Kev & Kath I mentioned in my previous post that I acquired a few old vinyl albums for 50p apiece last Sunday. The Frankie Paul album I featured then is... kev kath https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2009/07/witchseason-weekend-2.html 27 Leggies: Witchseason Weekend 2 The second part of the Witchseason weekend was as good as the first - a tribute to the music of the Incredible String Band featuring Mike He... weekend https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2026/03/oceanic-consistency.html 27 Leggies: Oceanic Consistency On Wednesday evening I was inside the Japanese Embassy in London's swinging Piccadilly. I can't say why but hopefully the Cadbury's Milk Tra... oceanic consistency https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2024/08/kings-of-tsonga-disco.html 27 Leggies: Kings Of Tsonga Disco Later in the week we will reach the 45th stop in our African odyssey and it is a big one. I probably have more music from South Africa that ... kings of tsonga disco https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2017/04/a-garland-for-garland.html 27 Leggies: A Garland For Garland I went to my gig of the year to date last night. After stopping for a pint in a sports bar that our resident punk historian (Mister F) told ... garland https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2024/10/blues-at-bedtime.html 27 Leggies: Blues At Bedtime After Friday's attempt to turn a missing Jimmy Reed CD into the subject of a blues song, comments from esteemed readers C and Rol reminded ... blues bedtime https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2012/01/reviewshine-round-up.html 27 Leggies: ReviewShine Round-Up It is time for our monthly round-up of records received via ReviewShine. And we start with a sort of low-key version of a super-group. Freed... round https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2022/01/a-bunch-of-dicks.html 27 Leggies: A Bunch Of Dicks Today's first selection is a song named after a corrupt US President sung by a group named after a criminal gang. In the second selection, D... a bunch dicks https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2010/08/carnival.html 27 Leggies: Carnival It is the August Bank Holiday which for Londoners means only one thing - rain! And the Notting Hill Carnival, of course. I won't be going my... carnival https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2025/10/newness-abounds.html 27 Leggies: Newness Abounds Regular readers will know from the title of the post that it is time for one of our occasional roundups of some of the new records that have... newness https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2014/04/normal-service-not-resumed.html 27 Leggies: Normal Service Not Resumed Apologies for being even more irregular than usual, but for some reason Box seems reluctant to upload my mp3s. I have tried all their troubl... normal service resumed https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2010/04/yossy-who.html 27 Leggies: Yossy Who? This is a very humble blog, labouring largely unseen in the hope of bringing Tsonga Disco and other delights to a small but discerning audie... yossy https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2026/04/competitive-wailing.html 27 Leggies: Competitive Wailing I was leafing through the latest issue of Uncut the other day. When I reached the last page there was Ziggy Marley telling us all about his... competitive wailing https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2020/10/scott-of-anarchic.html 27 Leggies: Scott Of The Anarchic A bit of Scott Walker for you today. Both tracks can be found on an excellent compilation called "Boy Child 67-70". Any resemblance to curr... of the scott anarchic https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2024/12/ernies-african-odyssey-part-55-zimbabwe.html 27 Leggies: Ernie's African Odyssey Part 55 - Zimbabwe After a journey that started over 18 months ago we finally arrive at our final destination. This is not the final post in the series though.... african odyssey ernie part zimbabwe https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2021/09/seaside-shuffle.html 27 Leggies: Seaside Shuffle I'm off for a long weekend later this morning. Most of it will be spent visiting pals in Southport but I'm making a little detour to take in... seaside shuffle https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2018/08/an-outbreak-of-newness.html 27 Leggies: An Outbreak Of Newness Regular readers will know that I am dreadful old fart who shies away from modern music on the grounds that - as Granny Goggins wisely put it... outbreak newness https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2017/08/mean-streets.html 27 Leggies: Mean Streets Three little remembered girl group gems, from a compilation called "Boys Can Be Mean". We start with the title track. " Boys Can Be Mean "... mean streets https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2024/09/goggins-goes-gigging.html 27 Leggies: Goggins Goes Gigging I am back in the saddle after a very enjoyable break on the Antrim coast. I would recommend it as a place to visit. In the unlikely event th... goes gigging https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2015/03/ 27 Leggies: March 2015 Surfing the Zeitgeist since 1873 march https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2011/12/tea-time.html 27 Leggies: Tea Time Some songs about tea, just for you. " Have Some More Tea " - Smoke " Me And Milk Tea And Others " - Hiro Yanagida " Please Have Ghee T... tea time https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2022/01/a-yellow-kind-of-fellow.html 27 Leggies: A Yellow Kind Of Fellow The mighty King Yellowman celebrates his 66th birthday tomorrow. Only 600 more years to go until the Birthday of the Beast. Also celebrating... kind of yellow fellow https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2012/12/if-i-had-hammer.html 27 Leggies: If I Had A Hammer Today I bring you the latest in the intermittent "Single Song Sunday" series, in which you gets lots of versions of the same song. On a Sund... if i hammer https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2017/10/newness.html 27 Leggies: Newness We kick off October with a selection of some of the better freebies that I've received over the last couple of months. They are all from new... newness https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2022/03/tc-time.html 27 Leggies: TC Time Well, Wallonia turned out to be very nice indeed, with unexpectedly good weather to go with the expectedly good food and beer. I would parti... tc time https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2017/02/single-song-sunday.html 27 Leggies: Single Song Sunday It has been a while since we've done a Single Song Sunday, and I thought we should put that right. I also thought we should spread a bit of ... single song sunday https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2025/10/ernies-el-dorado-part-8-costa-rica.html 27 Leggies: Ernie's El Dorado Part 8 - Costa Rica This time out we are in Costa Rica, a country I have very fond memories of having been lucky enough to spend over a month there way back in ... el dorado ernie part costa rica https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2024/11/more-bongos-please.html 27 Leggies: More Bongos Please When we were in Uganda earlier in the week I played you a funky track from a compilation album which goes by the snappy title of " Mr Bongo... bongos please https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2012/10/were-back.html 27 Leggies: We're Back! Evening All. I got back a few hours ago after an excellent trip to Ethiopia, laden down with goodies (and no doubt some baddies) to share wi... back https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2016/07/italian-exports.html 27 Leggies: Italian Exports What you are about to hear is not a figment of your warped imaginations. It is entirely real. As hard as you might find it to believe that t... italian exports https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2018/12/lest-we-forget-1.html 27 Leggies: Lest We Forget (1) It's that time of year when we pay tribute to some of those we lost during the last twelve months, all of them too soon. In this part, we'll... lest we forget https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2010/01/afro-reggae.html 27 Leggies: Afro Reggae I featured in yesterday's post one of the Congolese rumba CDs I acquired in Musicanova in Brussels last week. One legacy of Belgium's colon... afro reggae https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2025/02/ 27 Leggies: February 2025 Surfing the Zeitgeist since 1873 february https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2014/12/swamp-thing.html 27 Leggies: Swamp Thing Just slipping in under the wire, a late contender for album of the year from one of my musical heroes, Swamp Dogg. "The White Man Made Me Do... swamp thing https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2012/07/human-storm.html 27 Leggies: The Human Storm We're back after a week away followed by some broadband problems. Hope you are all thriving. I am since I discovered on my return a message ... the human storm https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2023/04/unlimited-tom.html 27 Leggies: Unlimited Tom Older readers may remember that period in the mid to late 1980s when Zimbabwean music seemed to be everywhere (if you define everywhere as m... unlimited tom https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2014/09/apres-le-guerra.html 27 Leggies: Apres Le Guerra I went to a gig last night that managed to be both very good and a bit disappointing at the same time. Billed as a "performance" John Cale a... apres le guerra https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2020/08/three-men-walk-into-bar.html 27 Leggies: Three Men Walk Into A Bar It has been a fair while since we had any country music on here. We are putting that right today and doing it in style. Nobody has caused m... three men walk bar https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2025/05/no-ross-no-loss.html 27 Leggies: No Ross No Loss I normally keep things light and fluffy here and don't attempt to engage with the issues of the day. But with the way the world is going I d... ross loss https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2020/04/jimmy-mack.html 27 Leggies: Jimmy Mac Like many people, I first became aware of James McMurtry fifteen years ago when he released "We Can't Make It Here". Since then he has becom... jimmy mac https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2023/06/inna-style-n-bristol-fashion.html 27 Leggies: Inna Style N Bristol Fashion We had reggae last Friday, we've got reggae this Friday. It was done to create the illusion that some basic planning goes on here. It doesn'... inna style bristol fashion https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2013/10/straight-off-urals.html 27 Leggies: Straight Off The Urals Off to Russia tomorrow. First I have a few day's work in Moscow then I'm heading down to Cossack country to have a look around. Here are som... straight urals https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2020/11/adventures-in-inbox.html 27 Leggies: Adventures In The Inbox New month, new music. It is time for one of our occasional forays into the inbox to see what the nice people of the Internet have been sendi... in the adventures inbox https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2022/11/brothers-sledge.html 27 Leggies: Brothers Sledge Some groovy vintage sounds from Nigeria for you today courtesy of the extravagantly named Black Children Sledge Funk Group and their 1976 al... brothers sledge https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2019/06/specialist-subject.html 27 Leggies: Specialist Subject I have been accused of often featuring music on here that appeals only to niche tastes. I say accused, it was possibly meant as a compliment... specialist subject https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2020/12/bringing-tsonga-disco-to-masses.html 27 Leggies: Bringing Tsonga Disco To The Masses Longstanding readers may remember that when I started this blog I had a mission, which was to promote the popular music of the Tsonga people... to the bringing tsonga disco masses https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2019/02/in-praise-of-king-bed-bug-first.html 27 Leggies: Arise, King Bed Bug the First If you're a fan of innuendo, then the calypsonians are the men for you. A few years back I was privileged to see the great Mighty Sparrow ... king bed arise bug first https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2021/07/crazy-yama.html 27 Leggies: Crazy Yama Today's offering has been taken down from the weird but wonderful shelf and dusted off for your delectation and delight. Its "Le Monde Fabul... crazy yama https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2025/08/thank-pluck-its-friday.html 27 Leggies: Thank Pluck Its Friday We end the week with a report on what may be the world's mellowest title fight. It was held in 2013 to determine which is the best plucked m... thank pluck friday https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2021/12/todays-sounds-today-1.html 27 Leggies: Today's Sounds Today (1) Let's cut to the chase. We've got ten of my favourite tunes of 2021 for you - five today, five tomorrow - plus five videos each day from oth... today sounds https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2014/12/long-walk-to-freedom.html 27 Leggies: Long Walk To Freedom I hope you have half an hour to spare - if you planned your weekend right that should not be a problem on a Sunday evening - because you are... long walk freedom https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2021/06/a-lovely-time-had-by-all.html 27 Leggies: A Lovely Time Had By All I am heading off this morning for a short break - the Peak District, since you ask - and will be back here next week. I'm sure I'll be havin... lovely time https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2016/11/stanley-satanist.html 27 Leggies: Stanley The Satanist I've just returned from a long weekend in Bratislava. Apart from a handful of Slovak singles from the 1960s and 1970s, it was fairly slim pi... stanley satanist https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2020/11/everythings-coming-up-roses.html 27 Leggies: Everything's Coming Up Roses Here in England we go back into lockdown tomorrow. Many of you are already there. At times like these we need someone to lift the spirits, ... coming up everything roses https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2021/10/5000-up.html 27 Leggies: 5000 Up If you read Monday's post you would have seen that we were two short of featuring 5000 different tracks on here (we are a fair way over the ... https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2025/03/cocoa-tea-rip.html 27 Leggies: Cocoa Tea RIP The roll call of musicians leaving us too soon continues to be added to on an almost daily basis it seems. Since the start of the month we'v... cocoa tea rip https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2020/01/malagasy-madness.html 27 Leggies: Malagasy Madness malagasy madness https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-tsonga-prince.html 27 Leggies: The Tsonga Prince UPDATE 21 MAY 2014 And an apology for talking utter rubbish as well. When I wrote this post on Prince Rhangani's latest album yesterday I ... tsonga prince https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2025/10/sinister-sounds.html 27 Leggies: Sinister Sounds I have a Saturday morning routine. I set the alarm for 7.30am then make a strong coffee to make sure my brain is wide awake by 8.30am. That ... sinister sounds https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2024/10/ 27 Leggies: October 2024 Surfing the Zeitgeist since 1873 october https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2010/05/mellow-mali-magic.html 27 Leggies: Mellow Mali Magic After spending too long in the musical fleshpots of Europe, it is back to Africa today. This is the first selection from the bumper haul of ... mellow mali magic https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2017/10/bebey-i-love-you.html 27 Leggies: Bebey, I Love You Two classic tracks from the mighty Francis Bebey. Any attempt to describe them would be utterly futile. " The Coffee Cola Song " - Francis... i love https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2009/01/big-in-belgium.html 27 Leggies: Big in Belgium I had to go to Brussels for work yesterday and while there I popped into the music store in Brussels-Midi station. In the sale section they ... big belgium https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2018/04/junior-squared.html 27 Leggies: Junior Squared A couple of cracking tunes from way back when courtesy of Little Junior Parker. I sort of suspect that "yo-yo" might be a euphemism for some... junior squared https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2013/03/tiger-time.html 27 Leggies: Tiger Time A few weeks ago, as a birthday present, Mister F very kindly gave me a copy of "Marvellous Boy", a compilation of vintage West African calyp... tiger time https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2014/07/single-song-sunday.html 27 Leggies: Single Song Sunday I promised you a super Single Song Sunday and, with all due modesty, I think I've delivered. How can eight versions of the world's most wist... single song sunday https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2018/02/take-this-to-banks-too.html 27 Leggies: Take This To The Banks Too Worn down by Gram's relentless moaning, I am giving in. Here is a clip of Shalamar. To accompany it, here are a couple of songs about bank... take this to the banks https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2016/05/sunday-six.html 27 Leggies: Sunday Six While the rest of you have been spending your Sunday frolicking around, I have been beavering away at work catching up on the things I shoul... sunday six https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2017/12/auntie-knows-best.html 27 Leggies: Auntie Knows Best Let me share with you a long-buried memory. It was a Bonfire Night in the early 1990s - I can't remember exactly which year - and I was maki... auntie knows best https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-end-of-end-of-world.html 27 Leggies: The End of the End of the World I am calling time on the Apocalypse series. There are two reasons. The first is that I'm off travelling for ten days and I can't be sure the... the end world https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2019/11/random-rules.html 27 Leggies: Random Rules I'm off on my travels again later today, back in about ten days. I have had neither the time nor the mental dexterity to think of a theme fo... random rules https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2013/06/ron-pays-his-respects.html 27 Leggies: Ron Pays His Respects I'm off to see Lucinda Williams on Monday, which I'm looking forward to immensely. Big Lucy, as she is affectionately known round here, is a... ron pays respects https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2025/12/joe-ely-rip.html 27 Leggies: Joe Ely RIP I woke up this morning to the news that Joe Ely left us yesterday. The angels musta notta gotta lotta sleep last night. RIP Mr Ely. " Tonigh... joe ely rip https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2024/04/ernies-african-odyssey-pt-30-madagascar.html 27 Leggies: Ernie's African Odyssey Pt 30 - Madagascar The African odyssey resumes after a little break, and as it is Monday it must be Madagascar. It is a big island, nearly three times the size... african odyssey ernie pt madagascar https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2024/07/ernies-african-odyssey-pt-40-rwanda.html 27 Leggies: Ernie's African Odyssey Pt 40 - Rwanda We're back on the road and well into our journey - 40 countries down, 15 more still to go. And we are in Rwanda, the destination of choice f... african odyssey ernie pt rwanda https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2010/08/tgi-freedy.html 27 Leggies: TGI Freedy It has been a thoroughly miserable day here in London, so to make us all feel better here are some good old pop songs from good old Freedy J... tgi freedy https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-wembley-way.html 27 Leggies: The Wembley Way To paraphrase Jimmy Webb, football's a harsh mistress. Our old friend Charity Chic and I spent yesterday with our respective mistresses at ... wembley way https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2023/10/some-guys-have.html 27 Leggies: Some Guys Have... Its Friday the 13th, folks. Unlucky for some of our musical friends, but not for others it seems. I hope you are all immune but to be on the... guys https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2019/01/mpharanyana-returns.html 27 Leggies: Mpharanyana Returns All this reminiscing about the early days of the blog got me thinking about the greatest South African soul singer - and in my opinion one o... returns https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2024/04/no-bongoes-in-heaven.html 27 Leggies: No Bongoes In Heaven I held this post back from last Friday as I didn't want to diss Jesus on his big day, but the truth is while he may have been able to undo d... bongoes heaven https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2013/02/solid-bonds.html 27 Leggies: Solid Bonds For the second post in a row we pick up where we left off on the previous post. Much more of this and you might start thinking I know what I... solid bonds https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2015/05/two-for-price-of-one.html 27 Leggies: Two For The Price Of One I have been out and about quite a bit of late, with the result that I have got a little behind in my orders (to quote from the old butcher -... for the two price one https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2014/04/missing-you-already.html 27 Leggies: Missing You Already To keep you in tunes while I'm on my hols, here are ten tracks I featured way back when starting out that are worth another listen. Hopefull... missing you already https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2025/04/not-ready-yet.html 27 Leggies: Not Ready Yet Earlier this week I had lunch in Cafe Caribbean in fashionable Loughton. I would recommend it if happen to be in the area. As I was tucking... not ready yet https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2019/04/sweet-soule-music.html 27 Leggies: Sweet Soule Music A couple of tracks today from the smoothest dude in all of Dude Town, Mr George Soule. Both come from his 2006 album "Take A Ride". " Some... sweet soule music https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2022/06/bargain-hunt.html 27 Leggies: Bargain Hunt I was browsing on Bandcamp the other day and came across a bargain which I thought I should alert you all to as a public service. Strand of ... bargain hunt https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2010/08/tsonga-on-saturday.html 27 Leggies: Tsonga On Saturday Great news, Tsonga/ Shangaan fans. A treasure trove can now be found on Amazon. Over 300 albums released on EMI South Africa are now availab... tsonga saturday https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2016/04/ulaanbaatar-beckons.html 27 Leggies: Ulaanbaatar Beckons Sorry about the lack of service round here lately, folks. I've been a bit preoccupied with real life this past week, including getting ready... ulaanbaatar beckons https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2022/05/boom-shaka-laka.html 27 Leggies: Boom Shaka Laka Not a proper post today but it is Eurovision tonight which means I have the excuse to share with you once more the most moving interpretativ... boom shaka laka https://27leggies.blogspot.com/2023/06/mekon-music-and-art.html 27 Leggies: Mekon Music And Art Over the last year or so I've been to a few exhibitions featuring art by musicians including the likes of Gina Birch and Luke Haines. To tha... music and mekon art