The Eclectic Breakfast Show on Northern Quarter Radio

21/06/2025

A very belated thanks to everyone who listened to the May edition of The Eclectic Breakfast Show. It's finally available to listen on demand. So if you fancy catching up, just click on the link below the playlist.
1. David Essex - Rock On
2. Vampire Weekend - Mary Boone
3. Doves - Lean Into The Wind
4. Bob Marley & The Wailers - One Love / People Get Ready
5. Car Seat Headrest - CCF (I'm Gonna Stay With You)
6. William DeVaughn - Be Thankful For What You Got
7. Manu Dibango - Soul Makossa
8. John Fogerty - Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
9. Ezra Furman - Power Of The Moon
10. Jerry Keller - Here Comes Summer
11. The Records - Starry Eyes
12. Elvis Costello - Waiting For The End Of The World
13. Father John Misty - I Guess Time Just Makes A Fool Of Us All
14. George Benson - Breezin'
15. Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
16. Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good
17. Alanis Morissette - Hand In My Pocket
18. Ace Frehley - New York Groove
19. Arrows - Toughen Up
20. Primitive Radio Gods - Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand
21. The Smiths - How Soon Is Now
22. The Crystal Method - Busy Child
23. Beastie Boys - Sabotage
24. New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
25. A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran
26. Montrose - Bad Motor Scooter
27. AC/DC - Dog Eat Dog

Catch up with Colin and the May edition of The Eclectic Breakfast Show From Rock, to Reggae, Ska to Soul, Alternative to Americana. New releases, new bands, album tracks and more. Covering all genres and mixing old favourites with forgotten tracks you may not have heard in a long time.

12/05/2025

Here's the playlist from April's edition of The Eclectic Breakfast Show. Missed it and want to catch up. Just follow the link.

1. Choir Of Young Believers - Hollow Talk
2. Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Forest Fire
3. I Am Kloot - Northern Skies
4. Frightened Rabbit - State Hospital
5. Gordon Lightfoot - Canadian Railroad Trilogy
6. Eels - 3 Speed
7. Hootie & The Blowfish - Hold My Hand
8. Bruce Springsteen - The River
9. Counting Crows - Omaha
10. John Cougar Mellencamp - Rain On The Scarecrow
11. Noah & The Whale - Tonight's The Kind Of Night
12. Del Amitri - Stone Cold Sober
13. Marshall Hain - Dancing In The City
14. Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street
15. Bruce Hornsby & The Range - The Valley Road
16. Dexys Midnight Runners - Tell Me When My Light Turns Green
17. The Specials - A Message To You Rudy
18. The Police - Message In A Bottle
19. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Nowhere To Run
20. Tavares - Whodunit
21. Heaven 17 - Penthouse & Pavement
22. Lana Del Ray - Off To The Races
23. Ian Dury & The Blockheads - What A Waste
24. Steely Dan - Kid Charlemagne
25. Nirvana - Polly
26. Boston - Piece Of Mind

Catch up with Colin and the April edition of The Eclectic Breakfast Show From Rock, to Reggae, Ska to Soul, Alternative to Americana. New releases, new bands, album tracks and more. Covering all genres and mixing old favourites with forgotten tracks you may not have heard in a long time.

12/05/2025

Forgot all about posting this link. The Eclectic Breakfast Show from March is available on catch up. If you want to have a listen. Just click the link below.

Catch up with Colin and the March edition of Eclectic Breakfast Show From Rock, to Reggae, Ska to Soul, Alternative to Americana. New releases, new bands, album tracks and more. Covering all genres and mixing old favourites with forgotten tracks you may not have heard in a long time.

02/03/2025

The Eclectic Breakfast Show from February is now available on catch up. Thanks if you've listened already. If you fancy catching up, just click on the link below.

Catch up with Colin and Februarys Eclectic Breakfast Show From Rock, to Reggae, Ska to Soul, Alternative to Americana. New releases, new bands, album tracks and more. Covering all genres and mixing old favourites with forgotten tracks you may not have heard in a long time.

28/01/2025

If you've already listened to the first Eclectic Breakfast Show of 2025 on northernquarterradio.co.uk thank you. If you've missed it and would like to have a listen. Just click on the link below where you'll find a list of all the tracks played.

Catch up with Colin and last weeks Eclectic Breakfast Show - 15th June From Rock, to Reggae, Ska to Soul, Alternative to Americana. New releases, new bands, album tracks and more. Covering all genres and mixing old favourites with forgotten tracks you may not have heard in a long time.

22/12/2024

Here's the playlist from this weeks show. Thanks to all who listened. If you missed it and want to catch up. Just click on the link below,

1. Smith & Burrows - In The Bleak Midwinter
2. MJ Lenderman - Joker Lips
3. Patti Smith Group - Because The Night
4. Looking Glass - Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)
5. Lindisfarne - Winter Song
6. Dan Hill - Sometimes When We Touch
7. French Cassettes - Eyes Glazed Over
8. Jackson Browne - For A Dancer
9. Hot Chocolate - I'll Put You Together Again
10. Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas
11. Eddie Holman - Hey There Lonely Girl
12. Bruce Springsteen - Racing In The Street
13. Smith & Burrows - When The Thames Froze
14. The Waterboys - This Is The Sea
15. Peach Pit - Vickie
16. Sparks - You Were Meant For Me
17. Kraftwerk - Pocket Calculator
18. Talk Talk - Such A Shame
19. Dawes - Living In The Future
20. King Tuff - Rock River
21. Kneecap - Parful
22. Electric Light Orchestra - The Diary Of Horace Wimp
23. Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Blinded By The Light
24. Sweet - Teenage Rampage
25. Saxon - 747 (Strangers In The Night)
26. The Greedies - A Merry Jingle
27. U2 - New Years Day

Catch up with Colin and the last Eclectic Breakfast Show of 2024 From Rock, to Reggae, Ska to Soul, Alternative to Americana. New releases, new bands, album tracks and more. Covering all genres and mixing old favourites with forgotten tracks you may not have heard in a long time.

20/06/2024

The next show probably won't be until July. Holidays and other commitments. Look out for updates on here and invites you may receive.

20/06/2024

Thanks to everyone who listened to The Eclectic Breakfast Show last weekend (15/16June). Here's the playlist and a link to listen. Just in case you missed it and want to catch up.

1. James Vincent McMorrow - If My Heart Should Somehow Stop
2. Prefab Sprout - When Love Breaks Down
3. Wild Beasts - A Simple Beautiful Truth
4. The Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong
5. Django Django - Storm
6. James - All The Colours Of You
7. Frightened Rabbit - State Hospital
8. Gavin Clark - Never Seen The Sea
9. John Fullbright - The One Who Lives Too Far
10. The Last Dinner Party - Nothing Matters
11. Travis - Driftwood
12. Suede - 15 Again
13. The Velvet Underground - Rock And Roll
14. Hollis Brown - Ride On The Train
15. Del Amitri - What I Think She Sees
16. The Psychedelic Furs - The Ghost In You
17. Andrew Gold - Never Let Her Slip Away
18. Piglets - Johnny Reggae
19. UB40 - Food For Thought
20. Delphic - This Momentary
21. Editors - Papillon
22. Wall Of Voodoo - Mexican Radio
23. Landscape - Einstein A Go-Go
24. Echo & The Bunnymen - Never Stop (Discotheque)
25. Nine Inch Nails - The Day The World Went Away
26. Great Big Sea - Excursion Around The Bay
27. 10CC - Good Morning Judge
28. Free - Wishing Well
29. Boston - Don't Look Back

Catch up with Colin and last weeks Eclectic Breakfast Show - 15th June From Rock, to Reggae, Ska to Soul, Alternative to Americana. New releases, new bands, album tracks and more. Covering all genres and mixing old favourites with forgotten tracks you may not have heard in a long time.

14/06/2024

The Eclectic Breakfast Show is back tomorrow morning (Saturday 15th June) @ 09:00 on northernquarterradio.co.uk
Music this week from Travis, Nine Inch Nails, Gavin Clark, Wild Beasts, Echo And The Bunnymen, Delphic and much more.
Join me if you can.

22/05/2024

The show from May 11th is now available on catch up. No show again this week. Still struggling with a chest infection. Hopefully back on the 1st of June. Watch this space.
1. Band Of Horses - Is There A Ghost
2. Bob Carpenter - Miracle Man
3. Daughter - Youth
4. Gerry Rafferty - Right Down The Line
5. Young Fathers - In May View
6. Lana Del Rey - Video Games
7. The Long Ryders - Seasons Change
8. Hurricane Smith - Oh Babe What Would You Say
9. Damon Albarn - Mr Tembo
10. Everything But The Girl - Nothing Left To Lose
11. Fischerspooner - Emerge
12. Sweet - The Six Teens
13. Dan Hill - Sometimes When We Touch
14. Great Mutations -Cheap Stuff
15. Athlete - Half Life
16. Everything Everything - Cold Reactor
17. New Musik - Living By Numbers
18. Simple Minds - New Gold Dream
19. The Maccabees - Pelican
20. Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire
21. Reunion - Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)
22. The Police - So Lonely
23. Bad Manners - Fatty Fatty
24. Madness - Embarrassment
25. Space - Neighbourhood
26. Alice Cooper - Billie And Millie
27. Car Seat Headrest - Fill In The Blank
28. Ocean Colour Scene - The Riverboat Song
29. Foreigner - Urgent

Catch up with Colin and last weeks Eclectic Breakfast Show - 11th May From Rock, to Reggae, Ska to Soul, Alternative to Americana. New releases, new bands, album tracks and more. Covering all genres and mixing old favourites with forgotten tracks you may not have heard in a long time.

12/05/2024

Thanks to everyone who listened to the show this weekend. Here's the playlist. Back in two weeks.
1. Band Of Horses - Is There A Ghost
2. Bob Carpenter - Miracle Man
3. Daughter - Youth
4. Gerry Rafferty - Right Down The Line
5. Young Fathers - In May View
6. Lana Del Rey - Video Games
7. The Long Ryders - Seasons Change
8. Hurricane Smith - Oh Babe What Would You Say
9. Damon Albarn - Mr Tembo
10. Everything But The Girl - Nothing Left To Lose
11. Fischerspooner - Emerge
12. Sweet - The Six Teens
13. Dan Hill - Sometimes When We Touch
14. Great Mutations -Cheap Stuff
15. Athlete - Half Life
16. Everything Everything - Cold Reactor
17. New Musik - Living By Numbers
18. Simple Minds - New Gold Dream
19. The Maccabees - Pelican
20. Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire
21. Reunion - Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)
22. The Police - So Lonely
23. Bad Manners - Fatty Fatty
24. Madness - Embarrassment
25. Space - Neighbourhood
26. Alice Cooper - Billie And Millie
27. Car Seat Headrest - Fill In The Blank
28. Ocean Colour Scene - The Riverboat Song
29. Foreigner - Urgent

10/05/2024

The Eclectic Breakfast Show is back this Saturday 11th May from 09:00 (BST) on northernquarterradio.co.uk
Music this week from Everything Everything, Gerry Rafferty, Athlete, Simple Minds, Madness, Band Of Horses, Alice Cooper and much more.