A couple of weeks ago I got an e-mail from Lee asking me what rock tracks I would play and so I started the show with a bit of Black Sabbath – that’s a change 🙂

Playlist:
Black Sabbath – Paranoid
The Doors – Light My Fire
Billy Ocean – Baby Can I Hold You
The Eagles – One of These Nights
The Bangles – Walk Like An Egyptian
Seasick Steve – Started Out With Nothin
Owen Moore – Freedom’s Child
The Cardigans – Erase-Rewind
Dionne Warwick – I Say A Little Prayer
David Bowie – Drive-In Saturday
Craig David – Walking Away
Cascada – Who Do You Think You Are
Bon Jovi – Livin’ On A Prayer
Dire Straits – Money For Nothing
Dido – This Land Is Mine
Diane Ross – The Happening
Duffy – Warwick Avenue
The Five Penny Piece – Brown Photographs
Eddy Grant – Gimme Hope Jo’anna
Bob Dylan – The Times They Are A-Changin’
Bob Dylan – Blowin’ In The Wind
Ellie Goulding- Starry Eyed
Elton John – Are You Ready For Love
Theme from Mission Impossible
Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy
Enrique Iglesias – Hero
Eurythmics – Here Comes The Rain Again
Elton John & Kiki Dee – Don’t Go Breaking My Heart

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This week’s ‘Hidden Talent’ is Owen Moore, I played Freedom’s Child which is the opening track from his new CD, Songs For Passing Strangers which he completed just before Christmas.To date Owen has recorded four albums of his own all-original songs, but this new CD is made up entirely of songs by other writers. They are all songs that he has performed many, many times over the years, at pubs and folk clubs.

Owen tells me – “The title of the album, Songs For Passing Strangers, is especially meant as a reference to my street singing years. When I’m busking in town, my audience is constantly passing me by – almost as if the people are on a human conveyor belt – it is so different from when people are sitting there attentively in a folk club or at a concert…

I have performed as a street busker, on and off, since I was a young man, though these days I tend to pick and choose a bit more as I don’t like standing around too long on wet and windy street corners – it’s not very good for my health!

When I’m not busking, I’m usually still involved in music in one form or another, recording, writing new songs, playing in bands and duos, or singing from time to time in pubs and folk clubs.”

Freedom’s Child was written by veteran American country songwriter, Billy Joe Shaver.

For more information on Owen and his music, check out his website http://www.owenmooremusic.com

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I had a bit of a Mouth Meltdown too 🙂