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19/08/2026

Playlist for Gowan's Variety Show > Wednesday 19th August 🎶

New music: The Happy Somethings, The Old Country Crows, Hase Waits, Giuliano & Friends

Comedy from Polly Morris, Skinner and T'witch, Jon Briggs (Les Barker poem)

3 of a kind, Inspirational quotes with Ashok Parmar, Singalong (“ABBA”), Let’s Dance with a Happy theme, a light-hearted Story (“Stanley’s Double Day”)

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

Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald — Dream a Little Dream of Me (1950, The Very Best of Jazz: 50 Unforgettable Tracks (Remastered))
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Fitzgerald
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Armstrong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAVZuSoP8dk (Dream a Little Dream of Me)

3 of a Kind (Dream)

Tommy Keyes — When You're Dreaming (2021, Radio Days)
https://tommykeyes.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64BwMyTuYNM (Dreaming)

Katie Melua — Better Than a Dream (2012, Secret Symphony)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Symphony
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvHbSdciTEk (Better Than a Dream)

The Lightning Seeds — Hang On To A Dream (1992, Life Of Riley - The Lightning Seeds Collection)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Can_We_Hang_On_to_a_Dream
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lightning_Seeds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pUFXRCRwDI (Hang On To A Dream)

The Happy Somethings — You'll Grow Up Quick (2026, A Healthy Dose Of Hope)
https://thehappysomethings.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSGqGp5ro7g (Grow Up Quick)

The Old Country Crows — The Good Times Are Back Again (2026, The Good Times Are Back Again)
https://www.theoldcountrycrows.co.uk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irms1cdehVQ (Good Times)

Hase Waits — The Cloud Set (2026, The Dancing Spot)
https://hasewaits.bandcamp.com/album/the-dancing-spot
https://www.hasewaits.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sd6cRJdvd0 (The Cloud Set)

Giuliano & Friends — The Way We Were (2026)
https://giulianoandfriends.bandcamp.com/track/the-way-we-were
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzaWtTSv0bk (The Way We Were)

Jon Briggs — The Surveyor (2011, Herding Cats (Guide Cats for the Blind, Vol. 5))
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Barker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Briggs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1StsgWSbCXY (The Surveyor)

The Wombles — Wombles On Parade (1975, Superwombling)
https://www.mikebatt.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fOz0Xb8f44 (Wombles On Parade)

Polly Morris — Puppy Song (2016, It Wasn't Me)
https://pollymorris.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ckqMQ_LcZk (Puppy Song)

Charlie Dore — A Dog out Looking for His Day (2017, Dark Matter)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Dore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao0KgBdRHPg (Dog)

Singalong

ABBA — Mamma Mia (1975, ABBA)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamma_Mia_(ABBA_song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unfzfe8f9NI (Mamma Mia)

Linda Watkins — Dandelion Time (2008, Emily's Rainbow)
https://lindawatkins.bandcamp.com/album/butterfly-in-a-box
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeBXaRPpVUI (Fotheringay)

Mike Silver — Walk Away (2019, Alchemy)
https://folkstockrecords.bandcamp.com/album/mike-silver-alchemy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwXmEgzm-sI (Walk Away)

Linda Watkins — Winding Sheet (2008, Emily's Rainbow)
https://lindawatkins.co.uk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvw_K_p5DE8 (Winding Sheet)

Polly Morris — Lovely, Sorry, Really (2025, Am I an Alien?)
https://pollymorris.co.uk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA_iW03BQiw (Lovely, Sorry, Really)

Bing Crosby & Fred Astaire — A Couple of Song and Dance Men (1975, A Couple of Song and Dance Men)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Couple_of_Song_and_Dance_Men
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A6fI1eMQ14 (Song and Dance Men)

Dean Dyson — One Way Up (2007, One Way Up)
https://www.deandyson.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=379tK2TLkc8 (One Way Up)

Tobiah — No Cry (2011, Step Up)
https://tobiahstar.bandcamp.com
http://www.tobiah.co.uk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfXUU0RVFkQ (No Cry)

Dean Dyson — Turning The World On To Love (2007, One Way Up)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mLReRsqL8A (Love)

Nightwish — Endless Forms Most Beautiful (2015, Endless Forms Most Beautiful)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endless_Forms_Most_Beautiful_(album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUb1p8fm7Ag (Endless Forms)

Skinner and T'witch — The Ageing Special Agent (2018, Everybody's Grotty)
https://skinnerandtwitch.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDrVW0jngBc (Ageing Special Agent)

Brent Moyer — On A Beach In Mexico (2025, Lockdown Memories)
https://brent-moyer.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH6KLjiCG9U (Beach In Mexico)

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

The Proclaimers — You Built Me Up (2015, Let's Hear It for the Dogs)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s_Hear_It_for_the_Dogs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_2g652mAWA (You Built Me Up)

The Proclaimers — A Way With Words (2018, Angry Cyclist)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angry_Cyclist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vntw_oYJFYE (A Way With Words)

Let’s Dance with a Happy theme

The Housemartins — Happy Hour (1986, London 0 Hull 4)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Hour_(The_Housemartins_song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAEntZxWP-Y (Happy Hour)

The Happy Somethings — Here And Now Becomes Then (2026, A Healthy Dose Of Hope)
https://thehappysomethings.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaMkMRUJmjU (Here And Now Becomes Then)

The Proclaimers — You Make Me Happy (2018, Angry Cyclist)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Proclaimers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_5NA8rcY5U (You Make Me Happy)

Tony Bennett & Ralph Sharon and His Orchestra — Put On a Happy Face / Comes Once In a Lifetime (1962, At Carnegie Hall - June 9, 1962)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Bennett_at_Carnegie_Hall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW6B59FMhKA (Happy Face)

Liffey Light Orchestra — Mollie's Jig (2011, Filaments)
https://www.liffeylight.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjur0DyB-pg (Mollie's Jig)

Quotes: Compiled by Ashok Parmar
— Sometimes Later becomes Never. Do it now
— Degrees mean nothing if you still look down on waiters, guards, drivers, employees. Real education is seen in respect, not in certificates

18/08/2026

Gowan's Variety Show > Wednesday 19th August (1-3pm BST) 🎧

New music: The Happy Somethings, The Old Country Crows, Hase Waits, Giuliano & Friends

Comedy from Polly Morris, Skinner and T'witch, Jon Briggs (Les Barker poem)

3 of a kind, Inspirational quotes with Ashok Parmar, Singalong (“ABBA”), Let’s Dance with a Happy theme, a light-hearted Story (“Stanley’s Double Day”)

Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald, >, The Happy Somethings, The Old Country Crows, Hase Waits, Giuliano & Friends, Jon Briggs, The Wombles, Polly Morris, Charlie Dore, ABBA, Linda Watkins, Mike Silver

Bing Crosby & Fred Astaire, Dean Dyson, Tobiah, Nightwish, Skinner and T'witch, Brent Moyer, The Proclaimers, >, Liffey Light Orchestra

Listen to Gowan Clews on Pure Beat Radio at https://www.purebeatradio.co.uk or ask Alexa to "enable Pure Beat Radio" 🔊

16/08/2026

Oh holiday throwbacks... take us back to , where the days were hot and the skies were blue!

Do you suffer from the post holiday blues as well? The packing and planning, the excitement of 3 days to go, 2 days to go, all for them to pass in a flash and the normality of work to resume. Let the countdown begin for Summer 27! 😅☀️

12/08/2026

Playlist for Gowan's Variety Show > Wednesday 12th August 💿

New music: Franklin and Bell, John Howard, The Happy Somethings, Toby Shaer

Comedy from Polly Morris, Tom Lehrer, Skinner and T'witch, Peter White (Les Barker poem)

3 of a kind, Inspirational quotes with Ashok Parmar, Singalong (“Royal”), Let’s Dance with The Blues Brothers, a Recipe (“Coleslaw”)

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

Lieutenant Pigeon — Gordon's Rainbow Wranglers (1981, The Best Of)
http://www.lieutenantpigeon.co.uk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MME_FSicVwY (Gordon's Rainbow Wranglers)

3 of a Kind (Pigeon)

The Shackleton Trio — War Pigeon (2024, The Shackleton Trio)
https://www.shackletontrio.co.uk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ike97q2EJgI (War Pigeon)

Tom Lehrer — Poisoning Pigeons In the Park (1959, An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Evening_Wasted_with_Tom_Lehrer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhuMLpdnOjY (Pigeons)

Elton John — Skyline Pigeon (1969, Empty Sky)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empty_Sky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTusxEh_w1E (Skyline Pigeon)

Franklin and Bell — Bom de Bom (2026)
https://franklinandbell.bandcamp.com/track/bom-de-bom-radio-edit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PSVjS3C_j4 (Bom de Bom)

John Howard — A Painter's Gift (In Brushed Imaginings) (2026, Overnight Bags)
https://www.thinklikeakey.com/release/602051-john-howard-overnight-bags
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7lzhjGS8Rs (A Painter's Gift)

The Happy Somethings — Here And Now Becomes Then (2026, A Healthy Dose Of Hope)
https://thehappysomethings.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaMkMRUJmjU (Here And Now Becomes Then)

Toby Shaer — Gracie's (2026, Amalgam)
https://tobyshaer.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye7vbwMQOvU (Young Lassie)

Peter White — I Can't Find My Camouflage Net (2003, Guide Cats for the Blind (Songs and Poems of Les Barker))
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Barker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_White_(broadcaster)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0pplV3cHkc (Camouflage Net)

The Wombles — Invitation to the Ping Pong Ball (1974, Keep On Wombling)
https://www.mikebatt.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8q9BiVrBUk (Ping Pong Ball)

Polly Morris — I’ve Been Good All Day (2025, Am I an Alien?)
https://pollymorris.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GdAph3tpIM (Good All Day)

Cleo Laine — All The World's A Stage (As You Like It)/If Music Be The Food Of Love (Twelfth Night) (1978, Wordsongs)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleo_Laine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDWHwAEkzZQ (Stage / Food of Love)

Singalong

Queen — Bohemian Rhapsody (1975, A Night At The Opera)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ (Bohemian Rhapsody)

Al Stewart — Trespasser (1993, Famous Last Words)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famous_Last_Words_(Al_Stewart_album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6O12v2oT0o (Trespasser)

Katie Melua — Nine Million Bicycles (2005, Piece By Piece)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Million_Bicycles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrPUJsZQSkw (Nine Million Bicycles)

Al Stewart — Charlotte Corday (1993, Famous Last Words)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Stewart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy90UaJ3RMs (Charlotte Corday)

Polly Morris — Run Amok (Featuring Brian Harries) (2016, It Wasn't Me)
https://pollymorris.co.uk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUkNswTNHNs (Run Amok)

Bing Crosby & Fred Astaire — Sing (1975, A Couple of Song and Dance Men)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Couple_of_Song_and_Dance_Men
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwLC_pJ56PY (Sing)

Mary Gantley — Just Me And You (2024)
https://marygantley.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn8tNjFNOmg (Just Me And You)

Frankenstein Bolts — Anatomic Major (2017, Aglow & Spark)
https://frankenbolts.bandcamp.com/album/aglow-spark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkWt3GCp3vc (Anatomic Major)

Mary Gantley — Step Back Baby (2024)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvT3IRWam68 (Step Back Baby)

Nightwish — Noise (2020, HUMAN. :II: NATURE.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightwish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LczGSoibRe8 (Noise)

Nightwish — Planet Hell (Instrumental) (2004, Once)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_(Nightwish_album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHmH9EPp4DQ (Planet Hell)

Skinner and T'witch — Back To The Bills (2018, Everybody's Grotty)

https://skinnerandtwitch.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X-NboDXRXU (Back To The Bills)

Brent Moyer — No Regrets (2025, Lockdown Memories)
https://brent-moyer.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYA5Fjxrtgg (No Regrets)

Polly Morris — Without You (2014, Just One Click)
https://pollymorris.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BQb0kaYrco (Without You)

Geno Washington — I Can't Turn You Loose (2011, It's Geno Time)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geno_Washington
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxJhbyjPiVU (Day Tripper / Loose)

Geno Washington — Roadrunner (2011, It's Geno Time)
https://www.facebook.com/GenoWashingtonOfficial/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvEcxfR5XeE (Roadrunner)

Let’s Dance with The Blues Brothers & Friends
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blues_Brothers_(film)

The Blues Brothers — Gimme Some Lovin' (1980, The Blues Brothers soundtrack)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimme_Some_Lovin%27
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aqZmPInK3o (Gimme Some Lovin’)

The Blues Brothers feat. Ray Charles — Shake A Tail Feather (1980, The Blues Brothers)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shake_a_Tail_Feather
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdbrIrFxas0 (Shake A Tail Feather)

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

The Blues Brothers — Everybody Needs Somebody To Love (1980, The Blues Brothers soundtrack)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everybody_Needs_Somebody_to_Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHV0zs0kVGg (Somebody To Love)

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

Liffey Light Orchestra — Café Théâtre (2017, Le French Album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoLzT0ZAbQ8 (Café Théâtre)

Quotes: Compiled by Ashok Parmar
— Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder
— Success will not come tomorrow unless you start today

11/08/2026

Gowan's Variety Show > Wednesday 12th August (1-3pm BST) 📻

New music: Franklin and Bell, John Howard, The Happy Somethings, Toby Shaer

Comedy from Polly Morris, Tom Lehrer, Skinner and T'witch, Peter White (Les Barker poem)

3 of a kind, Inspirational quotes with Ashok Parmar, Singalong (“Royal”), Let’s Dance with The Blues Brothers, a Recipe (“Coleslaw”)

Lieutenant Pigeon, >, Franklin and Bell, John Howard, The Happy Somethings, Toby Shaer, Peter White, The Wombles, Polly Morris, Cleo Laine, Queen, Al Stewart, Katie Melua

Bing Crosby & Fred Astaire, Mary Gantley, Frankenstein Bolts, Nightwish, Skinner and T'witch, Brent Moyer, Geno Washington, >, Liffey Light Orchestra

Tune in to Gowan Clews at https://www.purebeatradio.co.uk or why not ask Alexa to "enable Pure Beat Radio” 🔉

06/08/2026

Playlist for Gowan's Variety Show • Wednesday 5th August 💿

New music: John Howard, New Earth Farmers, Shipwreck Orchestra, Filip Clements

Comedy from Polly Morris, Skinner and T'witch, Bing Crosby

3 of a kind, Inspirational quotes, Singalong (“Funky Gibbon”), Let’s Dance with Ella & Louis, a Recipe (“Tiger Scones”)

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

Brent Moyer — Just to See the Other Side (2019, Doing Better Now)
https://brent-moyer.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZKBapDPmTU (Just to See the Other Side)

3 of a Kind (Walking)
Dave Ellis & Boo Howard — Walking Wounded (1995, Reactors)
https://daveandboo.bandcamp.com
https://www.daveandboo.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQqIMvsFErc (Walking Wounded)

The Partridge Family — Walking In The Rain (1972, Notebook)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Partridge_Family_Notebook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtmgENKr3x4 (Walking In The Rain)

Brent Moyer & Cathryn Craig — We're Walking Each Other Home (2016, Music Tells the Truth)
https://www.craigandwilloughby.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtoiZ0qUPPY (Walking Each Other Home)

John Howard — Josie, Do You Remember? (2026, Overnight Bags)
https://www.thinklikeakey.com/release/602051-john-howard-overnight-bags
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIVpzIBCYag (Josie)

New Earth Farmers — Laugh (2026, Cure For The Late Bloom)
https://newearthfarmers.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/NewEarthFarmers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_kkH0tXhQc (Big Questions)

Shipwreck Orchestra — Concerning The Light We Mistook For A Star (2026, Papers Relating To An Unattributed Journal)
https://shipwreckorchestra.co.uk
https://shipwreckorchestra.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfPcsJOC-nM (The Copper Palace)

Filip Clements — Weightless (2026, Soft Apocalypse)
https://www.eastcoterecordings.com/ ;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcsb_TfSOpU (Weightless)

The Wombles — The Orinoco Kid (1974, Keep On Wombling)
https://www.mikebatt.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vepJABO8xVo (The Orinoco Kid)

Polly Morris — Hope (2017, Good Driver)
https://pollymorris.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnff4j9Pfb8 (Hope)

Colin Blunstone — Tiger In The Night (1997, Keep the Aspidistra Flying soundtrack)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_the_Aspidistra_Flying_(film)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXB_hCRSo8c (Tiger In The Night)

Singalong
The Goodies — Funky Gibbon (1975, The New Goodies LP)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Funky_Gibbon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXq8rELhUkw (Funky Gibbon)

Al Stewart — Peter On The White Sea (1993, Famous Last Words)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famous_Last_Words_(Al_Stewart_album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbS2Hhd3-5M (Peter On The White Sea)

Katie Melua — If the Lights Go Out (2007, Pictures)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictures_(Katie_Melua_album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7-NYQElck0 (Lights Go Out)

Al Stewart — Genie On A Table Top (1993, Famous Last Words)
https://alstewart.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vKpVGILEW4 (Genie)

Polly Morris — Too Big For Me Jeans (2022, Random Clothing and a Song)
https://pollymorris.co.uk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGJaFAB3MO0 (Jeans)

Bing Crosby — Busy Doing Nothing (feat. William Bendix & Sir Cedric Hardwicke) (1949, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_Crosby
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Connecticut_Yankee_in_King_Arthur's_Court_(1949_film)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVFxazg8Kck (Busy Doing Nothing)

Paul Gantley — Happy While I’m Alive (2023, The Wheels Are No Big Deal)
https://paulgantley.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1vad1GQ9Vo (Happy While I’m Alive)

Dave Artus — The Ringleader (2018, Viewpoints)
https://daveartus.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-0ejGJrLms (The Ringleader)

Paul Gantley — Easier Love (2023, The Wheels Are No Big Deal)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpu8Gyzfl9Q (Easier Love)

Nightwish — Sway (2024, Yesterwynde)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesterwynde
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmbUTfBjrOk (Sway)

Nightwish — Harvest (2020, HUMAN. :II: NATURE.)
https://www.nightwish.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy29T7LBM_I (Harvest)

Skinner and T'witch — You're Always Right (2018, Everybody's Grotty)
https://skinnerandtwitch.bandcamp.com/album/everybodys-grotty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y19WITbrW-A (You're Always Right)

Brent Moyer — I Can't Find It (2025, Lockdown Memories)
https://brent-moyer.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aihs1GJhRsc (I Can't Find It)

Polly Morris — Knickers & Bras (2022, Random Clothing and a Song)
https://pollymorris.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD0uKqPGSB4 (Knickers & Bras)

Glenn Miller & His Orchestra — American Patrol (1942)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Miller
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d7_4GFAM4g (American Patrol)

Glenn Miller & His Orchestra — Little Brown Jug (1944)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMWl8ck8XSk (Little Brown Jug)

Let’s Dance with Ella & Louis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Fitzgerald
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Armstrong

Louis Armstrong — Hello, Dolly! (1964, Hello, Dolly!)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello,_Dolly!_(song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elJb_Inyazk (Hello, Dolly!)

Maaike Siegerist — Ella and Louis (2022, Little Dutch Songbook)
https://maaikesiegerist.bandcamp.com/album/little-dutch-songbook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdVfTLuwDlw (Ella and Louis)

Ella Fitzgerald — Clementine (1957, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book (feat. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra))
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Fitzgerald_Sings_the_Duke_Ellington_Song_Book
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eikywCzNoLM (Clementine)

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong — I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (1960, Ella & Louis Christmas)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27ve_Got_My_Love_to_Keep_Me_Warm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4BsSAsuLdU (Keep Me Warm)

Liffey Light Orchestra — Le Bronx (2017, Le French Album)
https://www.liffeylight.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD6cnvnIA84 (Le Bronx)

Quotes: Compiled by Ashok Parmar
— Positive thinking does not remove obstacles, but it gives you the strength overcome them
— Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless (Mother Teresa)

04/08/2026

Gowan's Variety Show • Wednesday 5th August (1-3pm BST) live on Pure Beat Radio! 🔊

New music: John Howard, New Earth Farmers, Shipwreck Orchestra, Filip Clements

Comedy from Polly Morris, Skinner and T'witch, Bing Crosby

3 of a kind, Inspirational quotes, Singalong (“Funky Gibbon”), Let’s Dance with Ella & Louis, a Recipe (“Tiger Scones”)

Brent Moyer, >, John Howard, New Earth Farmers, Shipwreck Orchestra, Filip Clements, The Wombles, Polly Morris, Colin Blunstone, The Goodies, Al Stewart, Katie Melua

Bing Crosby, Paul Gantley, Dave Artus, Nightwish, Skinner and T'witch, Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, >, Liffey Light Orchestra

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03/08/2026

Oh GONK fans... 🧚

Our friends at The Gonks of Gardenshillock Storybook Trail, ABERDEENSHIRE have offered us two family tickets to giveaway, why not make the summer holidays a bit more magical! The family pass (2 adults and 2 children) will include a visit to the magical summer meadow along with a signed copy of "The Gonks of Gardenshillock" by Samantha Annal, not to forget some strawberries drizzled in chocolate to top it all off! 📚

All you need to do is comment "Gonk" in the comments to be in with a chance of winning. Competition ends Wednesday 5th Aug and the selected date must be before Sunday 16th August... 🧙

29/07/2026

Playlist for Gowan's Variety Show > Wednesday 29th July 🎶

New music: Tommy Keyes, Ash Tu-kay, New Earth Farmers, Dennis Ellsworth, John Howard, Bluebyrd

Comedy from Polly Morris, Skinner and T'witch, Siân Phillips (Les Barker poem)

3 of a kind, Inspirational quotes with Ashok Parmar, Singalong (“Flip Flop”), Let’s Dance with Girls Aloud encore, a light-hearted Quiz (“American English”)

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

Al Stewart — Hipposong (1993, Famous Last Words)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famous_Last_Words_(Al_Stewart_album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvTTS2e8kDU (Hipposong)

3 of a Kind (Animals)

Girls Aloud — Crocodile Tears (2007, Tangled Up)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangled_Up_(Girls_Aloud_album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEuuhfyStxE (Crocodile Tears)

Al Stewart — Angry Bird (2008, Sparks of Ancient Light)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparks_of_Ancient_Light
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DOUJd1prqk (Angry Bird)

Charlie Dore — Sleep Like A Starfish (2020, Like Animals)
https://www.charliedore.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRsp7JEfu8A (Sleep Like A Starfish)

Tommy Keyes — Grown Up Boys (2025, Down With Jazz And Out With Paganism Too)
https://tommykeyes.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGkwvfeJ9SM (Grown Up Boys)

Sue Graves — I Will (2026, The Surrey Nightingale)
https://www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/reviews/The-Surrey-Nightingale/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3MxEkc31gY (In My Life)

Ash Tu-kay — The Deluge (2026, The Human Design)
https://ashtu-kay.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-EWN0adIGU (Collision Course)

New Earth Farmers — Atmosphere (2026, Cure For The Late Bloom)
https://newearthfarmers.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/NewEarthFarmers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyZS1pLA068 (In The Sunlight)

Siân Phillips — Seeing Is Retrieving (2009, Cat Nav (Guide Cats for the Blind, Vol. 4))
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Barker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siân_Phillips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fandwqTtKIg (Seeing Is Retrieving)

Wax — American English (1987, American English)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wax_(British_band)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC9qApguc0w (American English)

Eric Whitacre, Virtual Choir 6 & Sam Glicklich — Sing Gently (2020)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Whitacre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InULYfJHKI0 (Sing Gently)

Singalong

Polly Morris — Flip-Flop with Friends (2025, Am I an Alien?)
https://pollymorris.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_taN5EpjN7w (Flip-Flop)

Al Stewart — Feel Like (1993, Famous Last Words)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Stewart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1FORQIFP08 (Feel Like)

Linda Lewis — My Aphrodisiac Is You (1979, Hacienda View)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacienda_View
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKSMbfs459Q (Aphrodisiac)

Al Stewart — Angel of Mercy (1993, Famous Last Words)
https://alstewart.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNLbvmIV2kw (Angel of Mercy)

Dennis Ellsworth — Every Second, Every Day (2026, Living)
https://dennisellsworth.bandcamp.com/album/living
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJlZCtUZH6Y (Every Second)

Liffey Light Orchestra — Petite Duchesse (2025, Jigs and Other Stories)
https://www.liffeylight.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZiIGfBk9wg (Petite Duchesse)

Liffey Light Orchestra — Kilmashogue (2020, Lekeila)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ8AhAeklPA (Kilmashogue)

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)

Judy Dyble — Jazzbirds (2009, Talking with Strangers)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Dyble
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YBbEx-yonU (Jazzbirds)

Dave Artus — One Too Many Mornings (2018, Viewpoints)
https://daveartus.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCSL8z-NtqA (One Too Many Mornings)

Judy Dyble — C'est La Vie (2009, Talking with Strangers)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4PpFCdNRLo (C'est La Vie)

John Howard — Chelsea Daze (2026, Overnight Bags)
https://www.thinklikeakey.com/release/602051-john-howard-overnight-bags
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzqNj6JPdss (Chelsea Daze)

Bluebyrd — Shine On Me (2026, Lead You Home)
https://bluebyrd3.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM5iyU5E3A4 (Shine On Me)

Skinner and T'witch — Breakaway In A Takeaway (2018, Everybody's Grotty)
https://skinnerandtwitch.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rg0TrMUzDA (Breakaway In A Takeaway)

Brent Moyer — Halfway There (2019, Doing Better Now)
https://brent-moyer.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwCq93R3jpc (Halfway There)

Polly Morris — Th*****me (2014, Just One Click)
https://pollymorris.co.uk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX-ezW5uWUc (Th*****me)

Status Quo — Keep 'Em Coming (1999, Under The Influence)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_the_Influence_(Status_Quo_album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnVJFyBd8BY (Keep 'Em Coming)

Status Quo — The Way It Goes (1999, Under The Influence)
https://www.statusquo.co.uk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxvF8CKqypo (The Way It Goes)

Let’s Dance with Girls Aloud encore
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girls_Aloud

Girls Aloud — The Show (2004, What Will The Neighbours Say?)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Will_the_Neighbours_Say%3F
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGUIE844hxk (The Show)

Girls Aloud — Biology (2005, Chemistry)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biology_(song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBPtP4t2J1k (Biology)

Girls Aloud — No Good Advice (2003, Sound Of The Underground)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Good_Advice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNeO5a5tM4s (No Good Advice)

Liffey Light Orchestra — TGV (2017, Le French Album)
https://www.liffeylight.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QTlO2AJXYg (TGV)

Quotes: Compiled by Ashok Parmar
— A mistake is a lesson, not a loss
— I need a 6 month vacation twice a year

28/07/2026

Gowan's Variety Show, Wednesday 29th July (1-3pm BST) 🔊

> New music: Tommy Keyes, Ash Tu-kay, New Earth Farmers, Dennis Ellsworth, John Howard, Bluebyrd

> Comedy from Polly Morris, Skinner and T'witch, Siân Phillips (Les Barker poem)

> 3 of a kind, Inspirational quotes with Ashok Parmar, Singalong (“Flip Flop”), Let’s Dance with Girls Aloud encore, a light-hearted Quiz (“American English”)

> Al Stewart, >, Tommy Keyes, Sue Graves, Ash Tu-kay, New Earth Farmers, Siân Phillips, Wax, Eric Whitacre, Polly Morris, Linda Lewis, Dennis Ellsworth, Liffey Light Orchestra

> Ace Hansel Jr., Judy Dyble, Dave Artus, John Howard, Bluebyrd, Skinner and T'witch, Brent Moyer, Status Quo, >

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