Pure Beat Radio

17/06/2026

Playlist for Gowan's Variety Show (Wednesday 17th June) 🔊

New music: Roberta Smith, Ady Johnson, Sophie Moore, Dariush Kanani, Gia Ford, Grásta, Wave Of The Flood

Comedy from Polly Morris, Flanders & Swann, Prunella Scales & Timothy West & Mikey Hughes (Les Barker poems)

3 of a kind, Inspirational quotes, Singalong (“Mud Mud Glorious Mud”), Let’s Dance with The Beatles, a light-hearted Quiz (“Zebra Crossing”)

Listen again on Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/gowan/

The Beatles — She Loves You (1963)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She_Loves_You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S302kF8MJ-I (She Loves You)

3 of a Kind (Feather)

Blackmore's Night — Feather In The Wind (2021, Nature's Light)
https://www.blackmoresnight.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OELg3OcKUUo (Feather In The Wind)

Steve and Julie Wigley — Owd Woman's Feathers (2026, Midnight Road)
https://stevejuliewigley.bandcamp.com/album/midnight-road
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIjrIulJBwY (Grandad Lavender's Shed)

John Denver — Grandma's Feather Bed (1974, Back Home Again)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_Home_Again_(John_Denver_album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn4yA6F4LhQ (Grandma's Feather Bed)

Roberta Smith — Humdrum (2026, Humdrum Five)
https://robertasmith.bandcamp.com/album/humdrum-five
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAl4ErBC_BA (Humdrum)

Ady Johnson — Foolin' Around (with You) (2026, Under Gainsborough Skies)
https://adyjohnson.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX6RpENAOxg (Foolin' Around)

Sophie Moore — Different Now (2026, Trouble In Mind)
https://sophiemoore1.bandcamp.com/track/closer-than-2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uBVbaXUrh8 (Closer Than)

Dariush Kanani — Hey Hey (2026, Bring It On Home)
https://apmrecords.bandcamp.com/album/bring-it-on-home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHQuLSIrpyw (In concert)

Gia Ford — At Least For Now (2026, Room Within A Room)
https://giaford.co.uk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2U0gUeCE5M (At Least For Now)

Prunella Scales & Timothy West — My Snails Have Not Yet Arrived (2005, Missing Persians File: Guide Cats for the Blind Vol 2 (Songs and Poems of Les Barker))
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Barker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prunella_Scales
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_West
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE9q9hsPVaw (Snails)

Polly Morris — Run Amok (Featuring Brian Harries) (2016, It Wasn't Me)
https://pollymorris.bandcamp.com/album/it-wasnt-me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUkNswTNHNs (Run Amok)

Grásta — Planxty Irwin (2026, Golden Light)
https://www.gusglynn.com/graacutesta.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJPm2I-JvM0 (Planxty Irwin)

Singalong

Flanders & Swann — The Hippopotamus Song (1960, A Transport of Delight: The Best Of Flanders & Swann)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flanders_and_Swann
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5M4tw_82PM (The Hippopotamus Song)

Flanders & Swann — Hippo Encore (1964, A Transport of Delight: The Best Of Flanders & Swann)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAk9ca_h9D4 (Hippo Encore)

Tu-kay & Ryan — Breakthrough (2023, Companion)
https://tukayandryan.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LyrBID0rC4 (Breakthrough)

Gerry Colvin — The Ocean (2024, Past Present & Crescent)
https://www.gerrycolvin.co.uk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5_hYF4COWM (The Ocean)

Tu-kay & Ryan — Nothing's Perfect (2023, Companion)
https://tukayandryan.co.uk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcEYKAA0Gh4 (Nothing's Perfect)

Mikey Hughes — Non Stick Pan (2009, Cat Nav (Guide Cats for the Blind, Vol. 4))
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Barker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4mJfw3U7Eo (Non Stick Pan)

Helen Flunder — I Wish (2022)
https://helenflunder.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX4XSk8LYWo (I Wish)

Brendan Perkins — Goddess Earth (2026, Trading River Songs)
https://brendanperkins.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEWy3FsOfiI (Goddess Earth)

Shirley Barr — Run Free (2024, Begin Began Begun EP)
https://shirleybarr.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_nnlgY2zmY (Run Free)

Mike Batt — Welcome To Wormtown (2020)
https://www.mikebatt.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THy_FIyuXFw (Welcome To Wormtown)

Wave Of The Flood — Volcano (2026, FortyFive)
https://waveoftheflood.bandcamp.com/album/fortyfive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBjghBL3r2o (Volcano)

Tommy Keyes — Courage My Dear (2016, Some of These Stories Are True)
https://tommykeyes.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8fUhwNQgzs (Courage My Dear)

Polly Morris — Dentist (2016, It Wasn't Me)
https://pollymorris.co.uk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMPNZF8JjTQ (Dentist)

Merry Hell — Pick Yourself Up And Dance (2025, Rising Of The Bold)
https://merryhell.bandcamp.com/album/rising-of-the-bold
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jocl_nkbdJI (Ghost in our House)

Al Stewart — Princess Olivia (1980, 24 Carrots)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_Carrots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTAeYPMjiEA (Princess Olivia)

Merry Hell — Singing In The Morning (2020, 2025, Rising Of The Bold)
http://www.merryhell.co.uk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANo2rDhFjkM (Morning After)

Status Quo — Do It Again (2002, Heavy Traffic)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_Traffic_(album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBqg2Vf3MCE (Do It Again)

Status Quo — Fine Fine Fine (1974, Quo)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quo_(Status_Quo_album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGFazHnQz8M (Fine Fine Fine)

Let’s Dance with The Beatles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles

The Beatles — A Hard Day's Night (1964, A Hard Day's Night)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Hard_Day%27s_Night_(song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjyj8qnqkYI (A Hard Day's Night)

The Beatles — Get Back (with Billy Preston) (1969, Let It Be)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Back
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez8coHKDlFc (Get Back)

Sue Graves — In My Life (2019, Autumn Gold)
https://www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/reviews/The-Surrey-Nightingale/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3MxEkc31gY (In My Life)

The Beatles — Can't Buy Me Love (1964, A Hard Day's Night)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can%27t_Buy_Me_Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srwxJUXPHvE (Can't Buy Me Love)

Liffey Light Orchestra — Up By the Sea (2011, Filaments)
https://www.liffeylight.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQIq_0ilMtM (Up By the Sea)

Quotes: Compiled by Ashok Parmar
— The only impossible journey is the one you never begin (Tony Robbins)
— Life is like a flute, it may have many holes and emptiness, but if you work on it carefully, it can play magical melodies

16/06/2026

Gowan's Variety Show (Wednesday 17th June) 1-3pm BST 📻

New music from Roberta Smith, Ady Johnson, Sophie Moore, Dariush Kanani, Gia Ford, Grásta, Wave Of The Flood

Comedy from Polly Morris, Flanders & Swann, Prunella Scales & Timothy West & Mikey Hughes (Les Barker poems)

3 of a kind, Inspirational quotes, Singalong (“Mud Mud Glorious Mud”), Let’s Dance with The Beatles, a light-hearted Quiz (“Zebra Crossing”)

The Beatles, >, Roberta Smith, Ady Johnson, Sophie Moore, Dariush Kanani, Gia Ford, Prunella Scales & Timothy West, Polly Morris, Grásta, Flanders & Swann, Tu-kay & Ryan, Gerry Colvin, Mikey Hughes

Helen Flunder, Brendan Perkins, Shirley Barr, Mike Batt, Wave Of The Flood, Tommy Keyes, Merry Hell, Al Stewart, Status Quo, >, Liffey Light Orchestra

Listen to the man with the biggest variety Gowan Clews at https://www.purebeatradio.co.uk, or you can listen in on your smartspeaker, just say "Alexa, enable Pure Beat Radio” 🔊📱

15/06/2026

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We are so delighted to returning to beautiful Stonehaven this summer with our 40th Anniversary Show ‘Celebration’ We will be at Baird Park, AB39 3BH from 17- 19 July 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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13/06/2026

C'mon ! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏆

Pure Beat Radio is very proud to support Scotland at the World Cup 2026! Can they beat Haiti, Morocco & Brazil... aye they can! ⚽

Who's staying up to watch the 2am game? If you're looking for pre-match party tunes, don't forget to tune into our saturday night party show, live until the first whistle blows! 🔊

10/06/2026

Playlist for Gowan's Variety Show • Wednesday 10th June 🎶

New music: Chasing Twisters, Sam Carter, Shirley Barr, Barry Manilow, Almost Friends, Brendan Perkins

Comedy from Polly Morris

3 of a kind, Inspirational quotes, Singalong (“ABBA”), Let’s Dance with Kim Wilde, a light-hearted Story (“A Clean Broom”)

Listen again on Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/gowan/

Chris Cornell — You Know My Name (2006)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Know_My_Name
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ-Ec_3qiOE (You Know My Name)

3 of a Kind (Bond)

Polly Morris — Bond (feat. Amanda De Jong Cleyndert, Brian Howells, Kieron Gaffney, Mike Potts & Kate Hunter) (2014, Just One Click)
https://pollymorris.bandcamp.com/album/just-one-click
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqC3nApf18E (Bond)

Bond — Victory (2000, Born)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bond_(string_quartet)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3nBuwOPu8A (Victory)

Virginia Kettle — Spy In a Previous Life (2020, No Place Like Tomorrow)
http://www.merryhell.co.uk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jICty8G_0YY (Spy)

Chasing Twisters — You'll Play Better In A Hat (2026)
https://www.chasingtwisters.co.uk/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB0jULI7RNQ (Better In A Hat)

Sam Carter — Seven Gypsies (2026, Sam Carter Sings Nic Jones: Live at Celtic Connections)
https://samcarter.bandcamp.com/album/sam-carter-sings-nic-jones-live-at-celtic-connections
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEF029uhFiQ (Canadee-i-o)

Shirley Barr — Dear Dorothy (2026)
https://shirleybarrmusic.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bva3NpdETP4 (Dear Dorothy)

Barry Manilow — Once Before I Go (2026, What A Time)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Manilow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOggThOrauk (Once Before I Go)

Polly Morris — Pyjamas (2022, Random Clothing and a Song)
https://pollymorris.bandcamp.com/album/random-clothing-and-a-song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaADmwXHNNk (Pyjamas)

Singalong

ABBA — Waterloo (1974, Waterloo)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterloo_(song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj_9CiNkkn4 (Waterloo)

40 Fingers — Mamma Mia (2024, A Guitar Night (Live in Ljubljana))
https://40fingersguitarquartet.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaRWLrynNAs (Mamma Mia)

Tu-kay & Ryan — All That I Am (2023, Companion)
https://tukayandryan.bandcamp.com/album/companion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1UztHN2aSY (All That I Am)

Gerry Colvin — Click Club Chair (2024, Past Present & Crescent)
https://www.gerrycolvin.co.uk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtZgO1g9g_8 (Click Club Chair)

Tu-kay & Ryan — Something Real (2023, Companion)
https://tukayandryan.co.uk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUpOFRTSL4k (Something Real)

Almost Friends — Fishing Blues (2026, Again, Not Again)
https://gusboggar.bandcamp.com/album/again-not-again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrsfa6zZXQk (Porpoise Mouth)

The Keyhouse — Summer on ConRadio (2022)
https://helenflunder.bandcamp.com/track/the-keyhouse-summer-on-conradio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5llHA1QC5SU (Summer on ConRadio)

Brendan Perkins — Angels in a Vacuum (2026, Trading River Songs)
https://brendanperkins.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBs5G1lISJU (Trading River Songs)

Louis McTeggart — A Little Melody (2026)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Melody-Louis-McTeggart/dp/B0GKHX4B6M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br8sGoNNJ7o (A Little Melody)

Linda Watkins — Held In Trust (2008, Emily's Rainbow)
https://lindawatkins.co.uk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeBXaRPpVUI (Fotheringay)

Gerry Colvin Feat Elliott Rooney — Right Here With You (2012, Jazz Tales of Country Folk)
https://www.gerrycolvin.co.uk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ4hjnyGY7U (Watching Feathers Fall)

Polly Morris — You’re The Only You (2025, Am I an Alien?)
https://pollymorris.bandcamp.com/album/am-i-an-alien
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uApzacx6tMQ (Only You)

Merry Hell — Not Everything Is Wrong (2025, Rising Of The Bold)
https://merryhell.bandcamp.com/album/rising-of-the-bold
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yeAsNg7K6E (When We Meet Again)

Polly Morris — Motorway Queue (feat. Matt Black) (2014, Just One Click)
https://pollymorris.co.uk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul3Rp3Xj5sY (Motorway Queue)

Merry Hell — Leave It In The Ground (2020, Emergency Lullabies)
https://merryhell.bandcamp.com/album/emergency-lullabies
https:/www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew5AQpS781s (Leave It In The Ground)

Status Quo — Ol' Rag Blues (1983, Back to Back)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_Back_(Status_Quo_album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYlprQOHKpM (Ol' Rag Blues)

Status Quo — Going Down Town Tonight (1983, Back to Back)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_Quo_(band)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1VOUk1Gur8 (Going Down Town Tonight)

Let’s Dance with Kim Wilde
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Wilde

Kim Wilde — Perfect Girl (2006, Never Say Never)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Say_Never_(Kim_Wilde_album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGmDiBUfx6I (Perfect Girl)

Kim Wilde — King of the World (2011, Come Out and Play)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_Out_and_Play_(Kim_Wilde_album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9H81NxuFsA (King of the World)

Kim Wilde — Kids In America (1981, Kim Wilde)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kids_in_America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NKwsXxzges (Kids In America)

Liffey Light Orchestra — Twang Twang (2025, Jigs and Other Stories)
https://www.liffeylight.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu7uSK5naDM (Twang Twang)

Quotes: Compiled by Ashok Parmar
— Every sunrise is a chance to try again
— The seeds of kindness you plant today will bloom in the hearts of those that you touch, forever

09/06/2026

Gowan's Variety Show • Wednesday 10th June (1-3pm) 📢

New music: Chasing Twisters, Sam Carter, Shirley Barr, Barry Manilow, Almost Friends, Brendan Perkins

Comedy from Polly Morris

3 of a kind, Inspirational quotes, Singalong (“ABBA”), Let’s Dance with Kim Wilde, a light-hearted Story (“A Clean Broom”)

Chris Cornell, >, Chasing Twisters, Sam Carter, Shirley Barr, Barry Manilow, Polly Morris, ABBA, 40 Fingers, Tu-kay & Ryan, Gerry Colvin, Almost Friends

The Keyhouse, Brendan Perkins, Louis McTeggart, Linda Watkins, Merry Hell, Status Quo, >, Liffey Light Orchestra

Tune into the one and only Gowan Clews on our website at: www.purebeatradio.co.uk or ask "Alexa, enable Pure Beat Radio” 📱📻

07/06/2026

Can we finally say it's... Summer? "Ain't no stopping us now" ☀️

Its official Pure Beat Radio is your number one summer hit music station. Let the orange juice flow, let the sun shine and turn up "Todays Best Music Mix" 🔊

Tune in online at www.purebeatradio.co.uk, on your mobile with the online radio box app or ask Alexa "enable Pure Beat Radio" 📻

03/06/2026

Gowan's Variety Show Playlist for Wednesday 3rd June 🎶

New music: Common Culture, Victoria's Big Easy, Barry Manilow, Jenny Gillespie Mason, Brook Fox, Helen Flunder, Brendan Perkins

Comedy from Polly Morris

3 of a kind, Inspirational quotes, Singalong (“Mary Poppins”), Let’s Dance with Take That, a light-hearted Quiz (“A Jolly Holiday”)

Listen again on Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/gowan/

Brave Rival — Run and Hide (2022, Life's Machine)
https://braverival.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwnQs4grmH8 (Run and Hide)

3 of a Kind (Blues)

The Wombles — The Empty Tidy Bag Blues (1975, Superwombling)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superwombling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzuHJhCLdyI (Keep on Wombling)

Cold Flame — Jiggerypokery (2017, The Seven Seas)
https://www.coldflame.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-tm9RSVpPY (Jiggerypokery)

Tommy Keyes — Drowning In The Blues (2020, Ageing With Attitude)
https://tommykeyes.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq-eHLblINw (Drowning In The Blues)

Common Culture — Normal (2026, It's Gonna Work Out)
https://commoncultureband.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Lk5kS6_v-M (Normal)

Victoria's Big Easy — I'll Be The Devil's Child (2026, What The Tide Took Back)
https://victoriasbigeasy.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O00_0dQoTsI (Devil's Child)

Barry Manilow — Another Life (2026, What A Time)
https://barrymanilow.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DYAaD0kVMw (Another Life)

Jenny Gillespie Mason — Rungs of Love (2026, In the Safety of the Light)
https://jennygillespiemason.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-safety-of-the-light-2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkekxX7d7mg (Rungs of Love)

Polly Morris — New Boots (2022, Random Clothing and a Song)
https://pollymorris.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vizk2r2NE4U (New Boots)

The Florin Street Band — Winter Wonder (Christmas Instrumental) (2014, The Winter Wonder Christmas E.P.)
https://www.florinstreet.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYUAY6EN05Q (Winter Wonder)

Ace Hansel Jr. — You Set Me On Fire (2022, Songs From Croix-Noire)
https://www.mikebatt.com/croixnoire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zxtisiIUjc (You Set Me On Fire)

Julie Andrews — A Spoonful Of Sugar (1964, Mary Poppins)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Spoonful_of_Sugar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L4qauTiCY4 (A Spoonful Of Sugar)

Tommy Keyes — Tightrope (2020, Ageing With Attitude)
https://tommykeyes.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-4j9I1eFUc (Tightrope)

Mary Gantley — Keep The Spirits Up (2022, Late Nights)
https://marygantley.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_o6NXQPptc (Keep The Spirits Up)

Tommy Keyes — Listen To The Rain (2020, Ageing With Attitude)
https://www.tommykeyes.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfWB1fPaVwU (Listen To The Rain)

Brook Fox — Together (2026, Everybody's In Love)
https://brookfox.co.uk/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjueNi6dT1c (Together)

Helen Flunder — Invisible (2026)
https://helenflunder.bandcamp.com/track/invisible
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8ljr1JISLo (Invisible)

Brendan Perkins — Rest at the Shoreline (2026, Trading River Songs)
https://brendanperkins.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7-h2LSF2Fc (Rest at the Shoreline)

The Divine Comedy — Something For The Weekend (1996, Casanova)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something_for_the_Weekend_(song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFjfa_RB6Pc (Something For The Weekend)

K.T. Oslin — Come Next Monday (1990, Love in a Small Town)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_in_a_Small_Town
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8IDLwPt76c (Come Next Monday)

The Cure — Friday I'm In Love (1992, Wish)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_I%27m_in_Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGgMZpGYiy8 (Friday I'm In Love)

Polly Morris — But I Do (2025, Am I an Alien?)
https://pollymorris.bandcamp.com/track/but-i-do-full-version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVRxzQISr5s (But I Do)

Robbie Williams — Life Thru a Lens (1997, Life Thru a Lens)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_thru_a_Lens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmXFcrfQJKY (Life Thru a Lens)

Helen Flunder — Gold (2021, Crystals)
https://helenflunder.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx3zFyrF-dA (Gold)

Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman — Somethin' Stupid (2001, Swing When You're Winning)
https://in.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing_When_You%27re_Winning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f43nR8Wu_1Y (Somethin' Stupid)

Polly Morris — I've Turned into My Mother (2017, Good Driver)
https://pollymorris.co.uk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqd70z7dhzo (Mother)

Status Quo — Goodbye Baby (2005, The Party Ain't Over Yet)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Party_Ain%27t_Over_Yet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUrOkjCuu8s (Goodbye Baby)

Let’s Dance with Take That
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_That

Take That — Could It Be Magic (1992, Take That & Party)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_That_%26_Party
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVBIfSt0lAo (Could It Be Magic)

Take That — Rule the World (2007)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_the_World_(Take_That_song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZq0tmbvBoE (Rule the World)

Take That — Shine (2006, Beautiful World)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beautiful_World_(Take_That_album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwC1Ctrj6Xk (Shine)

Liffey Light Orchestra — The Sparrow (2011, Filaments)
https://www.liffeylight.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Srs2Kj_qdPU (The Sparrow)

Quotes: Compiled by Ashok Parmar
— The best way to get things done is to simply Begin
— Once you choose hope, anything is possible (Christopher Reeve)

02/06/2026

Gowan's Variety Show • Wednesday 3rd June (1-3pm) 🔊

New music from Common Culture, Victoria's Big Easy, Barry Manilow, Jenny Gillespie Mason, Brook Fox, Helen Flunder, Brendan Perkins

Comedy from Polly Morris

3 of a kind, Inspirational quotes, Singalong (“Mary Poppins”), Let’s Dance with Take That, a light-hearted Quiz (“A Jolly Holiday”)

Brave Rival, >, Common Culture, Victoria's Big Easy, Barry Manilow, Jenny Gillespie Mason, Polly Morris, The Florin Street Band, Ace Hansel Jr., Julie Andrews, Tommy Keyes, Mary Gantley, Brook Fox

Helen Flunder, Brendan Perkins, The Divine Comedy, K.T. Oslin, The Cure, Robbie Williams, Status Quo, >, Liffey Light Orchestra

Gowan Clews live on Pure Beat Radio, online at: www.purebeatradio.co.uk or on your smartspeaker, just ask "Alexa, enable Pure Beat Radio” 📻

27/05/2026

Playlist for Gowan's Variety Show ▪︎ Wednesday 27th May 📋

New music: Eric Bay & Julie Maguire, Dàna, The Milk Men, Josienne Clarke, The Numbers

Comedy from Polly Morris

3 of a kind, Inspirational quotes, Singalong (“Bring Me Sunshine”), Let’s Dance with Harry Belafonte, a light-hearted Quiz (“Yoo Hoo”)

Listen again on Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/gowan/

Theatre Royal — The Story Of My Life (2012)
https://theatreroyal.bandcamp.com/album/the-story-of-my-life-single ;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9bHQeQZOHE (The Story Of My Life)

Tommy Keyes — Storytime (2022, Storytime)
https://tommykeyes.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9dXH6RZISM (Storytime)

The Marsh Family — My Storybook (2023)
https://themarshfamily.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USJJ_MkW-TY (My Storybook)

Justin Hayward — The Story In Your Eyes feat. The Quartetto Euphoria (2016, All the Way)
https://justinhayward.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E07uYLMcSoc (The Story In Your Eyes)

Eric Bay & Julie Maguire — Turn On The Night (2026)
https://ericbay.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOeBTDuOado (Change)

Dàna — Scallywags (2026, The Deep End)
https://www.facebook.com/danaceol ;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O03lrZhfVC0 (Scallywags)

The Milk Men — Waiting For Some Rock'n'Roll (2026, The Milky Way)
https://www.themilkmenmusic.com/ ;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvl-hlV60so (Some Rock'n'Roll)

Josienne Clarke — Banks Of The Sweet Primroses (2026)
https://josienneclarke.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnB2H0064bg (Banks Of The Sweet Primroses)

Polly Morris — Am I an Alien? (2025, Am I an Alien?)
https://pollymorris.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GxxJB1vZi4 (Am I an Alien?)

Mike Batt — Lobsterissimus Bumbicissimus (1980, Waves)
https://www.mikebatt.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMWuH0PL9fg (Lobsterissimus Bumbicissimus)

Justin Hayward — Blackbird (1989, Classic Blue)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic_Blue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP9eWz7mg4Y (Blackbird)
Morecambe & Wise — Bring Me Sunshine (1969)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bring_Me_Sunshine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfXjDELeW5M (Bring Me Sunshine)

Cast — Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (1964, Mary Poppins)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Poppins_(film)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZNRzc3hWvE (Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious)

Tommy Keyes — Billy's Song (The Next Big Thing) (2020, Ageing With Attitude)
https://tommykeyes.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZqetUgvc9Y (Billy's Song)

Mary Gantley — Face The Sun (2022, Late Nights)
https://marygantley.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjCAXE9ub2k (Face The Sun)

Tommy Keyes — Walk Away (2020, Ageing With Attitude)
https://www.tommykeyes.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAIISKglSV4 (Walk Away)

The Numbers — Like Being Alone (2026, My Beautiful Distance)
https://www.koolkatmusik.com

The Wombles — The Myths And Legends Of King Merton Womble & His Journey To The Centre Of The Earth (1975, Superwombling)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superwombling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzuHJhCLdyI (Keep On Wombling)

Oslo Philharmonic & Mariss Jansons — Symphony No. 9 in E minor 'From the New World' Op. 95 - I. Allegro molto (1991, The Classic Experience - 135 of the Greatest Classical Tracks)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariss_Jansons
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._9_(Dvořák)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8D2tgkFdK8 (Allegro molto)

a-ha — Bluest Of Blue (2022, True North)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_North_(A-ha_album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3wFYU2iR-g (Bluest Of Blue)

Cinematic Pop — Take on Me (feat. Cosette) (2021, All the Lonely People)
https://www.cinematicpop.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53kEAbQa6co (Take on Me)

a-ha — Foot Of The Mountain (2009, Foot Of The Mountain)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_of_the_Mountain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m36SBHLmYXc (Foot Of The Mountain)

Polly Morris — Autocorrect (2025, Am I an Alien?)
https://pollymorris.co.uk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nES6W_EgWcc (Autocorrect)

Merry Hell — The Gentle Man (2023, Let The Music Speak For Itself)
https://merryhell.bandcamp.com/album/let-the-music-speak-for-itself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IySLfYA03cI (The Gentle Man)

Merry Hell — Sailor (2023, Let The Music Speak For Itself)
http://www.merryhell.co.uk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOgv_xz_D8M (Sailor)

Polly Morris — Treasure (Featuring Steven Faulkner, Mandy Stansfield & Brian Harries) (2016, It Wasn't Me)
https://pollymorris.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHTYFnx4sY8 (Treasure)

Status Quo — Little Lady (1975, On The Level)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Level
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNFBy18Bpv4 (Little Lady)

Status Quo — My Old Ways (2011, Quid Pro Quo)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_Quo_(band)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNQy_UJCnZw (My Old Ways)

Let’s Dance with Harry Belafonte & Friends
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Belafonte

Harry Belafonte — Jump In the Line (1961, Jump Up Calypso)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jump_in_the_Line_(Shake,_Senora)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMXBJW1PuU8 (Jump In the Line)

Harry Belafonte — Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) (1956, Calypso)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day-O_(The_Banana_Boat_Song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO7M0Hx_1D8 (Day-O)

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass — Spanish Flea (1966, Going Places)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Flea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhEmtlpExUo (Spanish Flea)

Harry Belafonte — Man Smart (Woman Smarter) (1961, Jump Up Calypso)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jump_Up_Calypso
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAHfo49iN1w (Man Smart)

Liffey Light Orchestra — Anita (2011, Filaments)
https://www.liffeylight.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w-n_dkMw7U (Anita)

Quotes: Compiled by Ashok Parmar
— You learn nothing from life if you think you’re right all the time
— The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary