Roots & Branches, Australia

17/12/2025

This will be the first of probably a few weeks where we do the usual end-of-year playing of "favourite songs or albums of the year but in no particular order because you can only do a real best-of if you've heard absolutely everything that was released in 2025".

There will still be new releases as such, as well.

And some that were released earlier in the year but haven't been played before.

There may be a particular release or 2 that might be near the top of any such chart if it had been done that way... :)

11/12/2025

PLAYLIST, DECEMBER 11 2025

EMMA LUKER etc
Hunter's Revenge
theme, exclusive AUST local

GOODMONSTER
King Of The Sea
single AUST

Feature rarity: HYPHEN-SMYTHE
1 Green
2 Finger
3 You Don't Have To Be One To Eat One
4 Freaks
'Badass' NZ 1983

DAVE ROBERTSON & THE KISS LIST
The Lion of Lucerne
single AUST

PETE CAMPBELL & HIS LAZY DOG
The Ballad Of Dark & Light
single AUST

SEAN POWER & THE MAIN STREET BAND
Black Letter Day
'Black Letter Day' AUST

SASSPARILLA
My First Lover
'The Darndest Thing'

DANIEL J TOWNSEND
Tunnerminnerwait
single AUST

SNOWGOOSE
The Optimist
'The Making Of You'

BILLY BRAGG
Hundred Year Hunger
single

THE DARLINGS FAMILY TRUST
Big Ben
'Truth Be Told' AUST

JANE CAMERON
Rising Sun
'The Mercy of the Tide' AUST

TIN TOWN
Hurry Hurry
'Down In The Dirt' AUST local

ANYA ANASTASIA
Two Halves
single AUST local

LUKER SOUTHERN
Sloe Gin Set
live to air Oct 16 2025 AUST local

NICK VULTURE
Pasadena
single AUST local

EMIGRANTS
Down In The City
'Emigrants' AUST

ROARING JACK
Destitution Road
'Cat Among The Pigeons' AUST

STEPH MILLER
Wound Like Silk
'Ghost Dog Lane' AUST

DARK SKY BURIAL
Smother
'The Sacred Neurotic'

NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE
Walk Like a Giant
'Psychedelic Pill'

Hi, this is Neil. Link to the NYA info-card for this song with press, documents, manuscripts, photos, videos. Look around NYA for fun and listening! ALL my m...

09/12/2025

Mick Thomas' Roving Commission put on a predictably mighty show at the Wheaty last weekend. Two of them, in fact. These videos are taken from the Sunday afternoon show. The second video (link in the comments) also includes support Hana & Jessie-Lee joining the band on a couple of songs.

00:00 Christmas At Spencer Street03:35 First Step In A Homeward Direction07:27 Home And Broken HeartedLive at the Wheatsheaf Hotel, Adelaide, December 7 2...

04/12/2025

PLAYLIST, DECEMBER 4 2025

EMMA LUKER etc
Hunter's Revenge
theme, exclusive AUST local

TIAN QIYI featuring JAH WOBBLE
At The Beginning
‘Songs for Workers’

Feature rarity: COLLAGE
1 Mets Neiude Vahel (Forest In Between The Maidens)
2 Kodu Kaugel (Faraway Home)
3 Joodiku Kojukutse (Come Home, You Drunkard)
4 Blues-Polka
‘Käokiri’ Estonia 1978

ANNA SMYRK
This Is A Drill
single AUST

BEN WALKER
Be Different
single AUST

JESSE WELLES
Join ICE
No Kings single

WILLIAM CRIGHTON
Further Down The Road
single AUST

MICHAEL FIX
Remembering To Breathe
single AUST

BETH AND BLUE
Take It All
‘Take It All’ AUST

HANA & JESSIE-LEE'S BAD HABITS
Arrowhead
‘Say What You Mean’ AUST

MICK THOMAS’ ROVING COMMISSION
Angel By The River
‘GoComeBack’ AUST

TULLIAH
For Now
single AUST

THE DEL RIOS
Allentown Jail
‘Reg Lindsay's National Country & Western Hour’ AUST local

TRAVIS
Lady Please
single AUST local

TRENT WORLEY
Love Like This
single AUST local

BANNKREIS
Lebewohl
‘Sakrament’

STARTIJENN
Skeud (An dro)
‘Skeud’

NEISH
White Walls
single AUST

SEA SWALLOW
Creature Of The Heart
single AUST

WILLIAM CRIGHTON
S*x, Death, & Choices
single AUST

JESSE SYKES AND THE SWEET HEREAFTER
Forever, I've Been Being Born
‘Forever, I've Been Being Born’

TIAN QIYI featuring JAH WOBBLE
The Route Of Desire
‘Songs for Workers’

KASEY CHAMBERS
Lose Yourself (Live at Civic Theater, Newcastle)
single AUST local

Provided to YouTube by Republic of MusicThe Route of Desire · Tian Qiyi · Jah WobbleSongs For Workers℗ Pagoda RecordsReleased on: 2025-06-27Producer: Tian Qi...

01/12/2025

Back on October 11, the trio version of MICK THOMAS' ROVING COMMISSION recorded a live set at the station, and it goes to air this Wednesday night at 8pm on Live From Studio 3. Hosted, and in-depth questioning, by Michael Hunter.

The full band tours SA this weekend - Murray Delta Juke Joint (Goolwa) on Friday and the Wheatsheaf on Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon. Support at all gigs is Hana & Jessie-Lee’s Bad Habits.

Mick Thomas, Mark Wallace (Squeezebox Wally) and Brooke Taylor - one half of the usual Roving Commission line-up - with excerpts from a pre-recorded session ...

30/11/2025

As mentioned once or twice on the last show, Sunday was the debut gig for Castle Bats - but not exactly the debut for the members, Simon Basey & Benjamin Roberts, long term members of The Timbers et al.

It was very good indeed. And there is evidence to back that statement up...

00:00 Run03:08 intro04:55 Golden Spike09:48 Ring Of Fire13:32 MeanstreakCastle Bats comprise Simon Basey (vocals, harmonium) and Benjamin Roberts (vocal...

27/11/2025

PLAYLIST, NOVEMBER 27 2025

EMMA LUKER etc
Hunter's Revenge
theme, exclusive AUST local

JESSE WELLES
Red
Domestic Error single

Feature rarity: AQUARIUM
1 Ещё один раз / One More Time
2 Господу видней / Our Lord Knows Best
3 Анютины глазки и божьи коровки / Heartseases and Ladybugs
4 Неизъяснимо / Inexplicable
'Loshad Belaya /White Horse' Russia 2008

CHLOE STYLER
Placeholder
single AUST

GEORGIA SCARLETT
Fake Profile
'Rhythm Of Life' AUST

ANYA ANASTASIA
Two Halves
single AUST local

SIMON BASEY
1 Golden Spike
demo
2 interview
3 Run
live to air
4 Late At Night
live to air AUST local

RHYS THOMPSON
Home We Know
single AUST

SHAYNE COOK
I Don’t Recognise
single AUST

LUNIC
Simple Nights
single AUST

BEAUTIFUL CHANGE
Pick-A-Path
single AUST

BEVAN
I Am Not Merlin
'Standing Stones' EP

MARK HANDLEY & THE BONE IDOLS
Testing Testing 1-2 1-2
'Handley With Care'

KELLY OLIVER with DAVE SWARBRICK
Grandpa Was A Stoker
'Passing the Baton' EP

JANE AND THE RAIN
Mermaid's Lullaby
'Mermaid's Lullaby' AUST

MIKE RUDD
Esmeralda
2007 demo AUST

DRAKUM
Troll Recipe
'Trollmin'

MAARJA NUUT & RUUM
Muutuja
'muunduja'

24/11/2025

This week, SIMON BASEY ex-(though occasionally still in) The Timbers will be coming in to talk about the upcoming live debut of his new duo with Ben Roberts (similarly ex-Timbers) and play a solo song or two live to air as well.

CASTLE BATS are described on their page as, "Creating a fresh and captivating sonic landscape with drones, rhythms and loops that spawn darkly atmospheric artist arrangements of new original music." The instrumentation is interesting too as can be seen at https://www.facebook.com/castlebatsband

The duo's debut takes place on Sunday at the Grace Emily.

Castle Bats is a new duo by Simon Basey and Benjamin Roberts, the original founders of The Timbers. Creating a fresh and captivating sonic landscape with drones, rhythms and loops that spawn darkly atmospheric artist arrangements of new original music.

20/11/2025

PLAYLIST, NOVEMBER 20 2025

EMMA LUKER etc
Hunter's Revenge
theme, exclusive AUST local

CARUS THOMPSON
Blindsided
'When Everything Was New' AUST

Feature rarity: RAINBOW FFOLLY
1 Sun Sing
2 No
3 Sighing Game
4 Come On Go
'Sallies Fforth' England 1968

DUEL NATIVE
Biophilicall (Live)
single AUST

CHARM OF FINCHES
Meteor
single AUST

SIGNAL CHAIN
Spring
'Often Spring' AUST

THE DISTANCE
The Belly Of The Beast
'Deep Down Underground' AUST

ALLY ROW
There I Go Again
single AUST

THE AVETT BROTHERS + MIKE PATTON
To Be Known
'AVTT/PTTN'

YE VAGABONDS
On Sitric Road
single

ESTELLE CONLEY
There You Go Again (Do Not Welcome)
single AUST

SIAMAURA
Lagan Drift
'Siamaura' AUST

TRENT WORLEY
It's Not What You Say
'Now, When?' AUST local

AXE & THE IVORY
Canyon Heart
single AUST local

RICHARD TONKIN
Calvary Calypso
demo AUST local

FEELING OF FALL
Beware The Colour Changers
'Beware The Colour Changers' AUST local

STURT AVENUE
Passenger Side
single AUST local

CRESCENT MOON
Dash
single AUST

JETHRO TULL
Double Violin Concerto by Johann Sebastian Bach
'Live in Berlin 1985'

BEE SAHATJI
The Seeker
'Knotted Orbits'

VERONIQUE CHALOT
L'Empoisonneuse
'J'ai Vu Le Loup - Ritmi E Canti Tradizionali Bretoni E Occitanici'

Provided to YouTube by Ditto MusicIt's Not What You Say · Trent WorleyIt's Not What You Say℗ Shea RobertsReleased on: 2025-11-12Lead Vocals: Trent WorleyProd...

15/11/2025

This was one of the exclusive pieces of music written for the anniversary, by English band The Collective.

It's based on the Grateful Dead song Ripple, and its final title is probably “Still Rippling After 40 Years”

Dez Allenby on bouzouki, Peter Oak on percussion, Andy Dolman on ukulele and Dez’s granddaughter, Livvie, reading the message at the end.

We had a chat with Dez back in 2021 about his music career, going back to late 60s psych folk band Forest. Video here by Andy Dolman. Thanks to all!

15/11/2025

If you can see these pictures from Thursday night, it means FB have finally let them be uploaded after several attempts over several days!

13/11/2025

PLAYLIST, NOVEMBER 13 2025
40th anniversary special

THE FIDDLE CHICKS
Hunter's Revenge (theme)
live to air AUST local

FAIRPORT CONVENTION
1 Happy Birthday
exclusive
2 Cider Rain
'Off The Desk 2020'

TIN TOWN
Easy Prey
live to air AUST local

MICK THOMAS & SQUEEZEBOX WALLY
message
exclusive AUST

MICK THOMAS' ROVING COMMISSION
First Step In A Homeward Direction
'GoComeBack' AUST

JEN LUSH & WINSTON ROBINSON
Black Wing
live to air AUST local

CROOKED FIDDLE BAND
1 message with exclusive music
2 A Cold Wind Blows
single

KAURNA CRONIN
1 Good Old Days
2 Pavlova
live to air AUST local

GRAEME TAYLOR
message
exclusive

HOME SERVICE
Bromley
'A Live Transmission'

NICK VULTURE & Chorus
Pasadena
live to air AUST local

NICK VULTURE
Basingstoke
live to air AUST local

CHIMEHOURS
1 message
exclusive
2 Run
'Underneath The Earth'

THE COLLECTIVE
Ripples (adapted for the occasion)
exclusive

MARK CURTIS
1 Water Near A Bridge
2 Sugar Jar
live to air AUST local

MICHAEL PLATER
message / instrumental
exclusive

MAARTIN ALLCOCK
Nonesuch Electronica
exclusive

OSCAR ELLERY (SONS OF ZOKU)
interview
AUST local

SONS OF ZOKU
Hoo
single AUST local



Video excerpts - Kaurna Cronin / Nick Vulture & chorus / Mark Curtis.