Iain Anderson Show

16/08/2025

And of course, this week's Mystery Song Lyric!

Degree of Difficulty: 3.6
Clue: Who?

“Trying to prove that your conclusions should be more drastic”

Can you name the song?

16/08/2025

For our Featured Songwriter, we spend some time this week with the work of influential New Hampshire singer-songwriter and guitarist, Tom Rush - also recently suggested by one of our dear listeners!

16/08/2025

Our Featured Archive Album is '40 Days' by The Wailin’ Jennys. '40 Days' is the 2004 debut album from the all-girl Canadian trio, The Wailin’ Jennys. Released on Red House Records, the album won the 2005 Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year.

16/08/2025

Setting sail once again this Sunday and Monday night and the Featured Album this week is 'Highway' by Blair Douglas. Released on Friday 15th August, 'Highway' is the digital only collection of new tunes and songs in Gaelic and English, all composed by the renowned Isle of Skye musician and composer, Blair Douglas. Produced by Gordon Gunn and featuring many of Scotland’s top folk musicians and vocalists.

14/08/2025

Guess where The Captain has been this week!

12/08/2025

Last night's show in all its variety is available now on BBC Sounds...

Black Coffee - Lachlan Bryan and The Wildes
Lemonade - May Erlewine
Songs About Love - Steven McDonald,
All The Way Home - Patty Griffin
Tus Mentiras - Texas Tornados
Every Little Teardrop - Gallagher & Lyle
The Ballad Of Frank Toovey Lake - Miwa Nagato-Apthorp
Sweater - Terry Reid
Horses Through A Rainstorm - Crosby, Stills & Nash
Big Man With The Beard - Jim Hunter
Wild Flowers - Colonel Mustard & The Dijon 5
Sit Down - Peggy Seeger
Papa Joe’s Polka - Home Service
Shipping Forecast - Brian Perkins
Sailing By - The Perry/Gardner Orchestra
Poortoun - Jackie Leven
A Word - Patty Griffin
The Lovers Of St Kilda - Wave Of The Flood
If I Must Die - Allan MacDonald
Tubal Cain - Sam Carter
Never Give Up On Love - Gallagher & Lyle
Brave Awakening - Rumer
River - Terry Reid
In His Eyes - Michael McMillan
Soleil - Françoise Hardy

End the day in fine and thoughtful musical company.

11/08/2025

Sunday night's show available now on BBC Sounds...

Rock Island Line - Lonnie Donegan
Devil Sent The Rain - The Black Denims
Magpie - Alma
Back At The Start - Patty Griffin
Gaol ’s Gaire - Mànran
Love On The Airwaves - Gallager & Lyle
In The Garden - Michael McGovern
Faith To Arise - Terry Reid
Rich Kid Blues - Marianne Faithfull
Fireflies - Adriana Spina
Poem: ‘Do not go gentle into that good night’ by Dylan Thomas
The Ballad Of Joe Hill - Paul Robeson
Case Full Of Words - Sorren Maclean
Hobo - Linda Ronstadt & Stone Poneys
The End - Patty Griffin
Nature Boy - Nat King Cole
The Runaway - Gallagher & Lyle
Lady - Nicola Madill
Boots Of Spanish Leather - Amos Lee & The Forest Rangers
Lake Marie - John Prine
Be Yourself - Robin Pecknold
Goes His Own Way - Joe Perry & Terry Reid
Pushchair - Tom Houston
A Pirate Looks At Forty - Jimmy Buffett

End the day in fine and thoughtful musical company.

09/08/2025

And how about a Mystery Lyric? Let us know if you can recall the song title from the following line...

Degree of difficulty: 4.0 / clue: he’s leavin’ home

“the mills are gone now, the reservoirs glint in the sun”

09/08/2025

The featured songwriter is Terry Reid, who sadly passed away last week. He was known for his soulful rock vocals, which we’ll be sampling along with songwriting.

09/08/2025

The featured archive album is 'Love on the Airwaves', a 1977 release by Gallagher and Lyle, with polished, melodious pop to the fore.

09/08/2025

With you as usual, late Sunday and Monday evenings. This week's featured album is 'Crown of Roses', Patty Griffin's intense, quietly beautiful new release, born of difficult times.

05/08/2025

Here is last night's Monday playlist plus BBC Sounds link - catch up if you can.

Carmelita - Flaco Jimenez feat. Dwight Yoakam
Travelin' Band - John Fogerty
Walkin' The Streets Alone - Marshall Tucker Band
Annie - Mànran
Song For Sinéad - Rosi Lalor
Monday Morning - Connor Walsh
Dime - Silvana Estrada
Morning Glory - Tim Buckley
Jenny And The Cold Caller - David Heavenor
Only The Heart May Know - Dan Fogelberg & Emmylou Harris
Leader Of The Band - Dan Fogelberg
Sguabag / The Sweeper - Brìghde Chaimbeul
Remember When The Music - Harry Chapin
Wayside/Back In Time - Gillian Welch
Mire - Mànran
Duan Callaig - Staran feat. Julie Fowlis
Tadpole - Cheery Odin
Old Tennessee - Chuck Potthast & Lynne Jones
Same Old Lang Syne - Dan Fogelberg
Time Has Told Me (1st Sound Techniques Session) - Nick Drake
Carnival Song - Tim Buckley
If (When You Go) - Judie Tzuke
Way Up To The Sky - Patty Griffin
Two Boats Under The Moon - Donald WG Lindsay

End the day in fine and thoughtful musical company.