On Hobart’s Edge Radio, Sundays 10am – noon. A soulful, fun variety of retro, recent and local music with a little poetry. Pop/rock, soul, folk, singer-songwriters, jazz/blues, classical, ambient etc. A few read poems inviting attentiveness to the world. Event Updates
Breaking news – POEM by Jan Colville (Tas) from Journey (Walleah Press, 2019)
Heart Song – Rebma Rose ('25 amrap)
Memories – Mr Meo ('25 amrap)
Guess Who I Saw Today – Nadira and Friends (Tas) (Dare to Dream, A Tribute to Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley, bandcamp)
Easy Rider (Skip James) – The Black Swans of Trespass (Tas) (The Wolfe's Road Sessions, bandcamp)
dropping keys – Allysha Joy (The Making of Silk, '24 amrap)
HAIKU by B.Rickert, E.Sundquist and J.Haworth – from theheronsnest.com/December2024/haiku-p13.html and p15.html
Can't Help Falling in Love – Elvis Presley
Reach for You – Vika and Linda (Live and Acoustic)
Percussion (Late autumn, High Park, Toronto) – POEM by Gina Mercer (Tas) from Watermark (Ginninderra Press, 2022)
How Deep is Your Love – Bee Gees
Wilt – Waari (First Sounds vol.11, amrap)
HAIKU by R.Packer – rom theheronsnest.com/December2024/haiku-p15.html
Besame Mucho (Velazques/Skylar) – Cakewalking Babies (Tas) (live at the Republic, '01)
Everybody's Looking – Jack Davies and the Bush Chooks ('the nighttime, the wind, the crocodile', '24)
Bright as a Button – Lucy Wise (Yearning EP, '24 amrap)
Cosma Shiva – Nina Hagen
Tend to Me (ft. Robotikus) – Tahi ('25 amrap.org.au)
Fire and Rain (James Taylor) – Marcia Hines
Ultraviolet (Feel It Again) – Nasman Donovan ('25 amrap), nasmandonovan.com
HAIKU by K.Keyes, G.Bitti, J.Sutherland and J.McInerney – from echidnatracks.com issue 14: open theme
Just a Kid – Claire Anne Taylor (Tas) (Giving It Away, '24)
At My Most Beautiful – R.E.M.
Bennett's Wallaby and Running Through the Stars – POEMS by Robyn Mathison (Tas) from To Be Eaten by Mice (Ginninderra Press, 2009), taswriters.org/writers/robyn-mathison, walleahpress.com.au/communion8-Robyn-Mathison.html
Meet Me in the Garden – Rita Satch ('25 amrap) (Meet Me in the Garden, 14th Feb. bandcamp)
Together in Electric Dreams – Giorgio Moroder & Phil Oakey
HAIKU by S.Mason, D.Jacobs and J.O'Connor – 1 from theheronsnest.com/December2024/haiku-p8.html, 2 from p9 and 3 from p10
hang on, St. Christopher – Tom Waits
She's Got a Problem – Marianne Faithfull (A Child's Adventure, '83)
HAIKU by Ron C. Moss (Tas) – from Cloud Hands (Walleah Press, 2022), australianhaikusociety.org/tag/ron-c-moss, contemporaryhaibunonline.com/cho-issue-16-1/haiga-gallery-1
The Ballad of Lucy Jordan – Marianne Faithfull (Broken English, '79)
Falling from Grace – Marianne Faithfull (A Child's Adventure)
Times Square – Marianne Faithfull
My Admiration – Jamie Lena (Jamie Lena, '24 bandcamp)
Earth Odyssey – Asaf Avidan ('20 single)
HAIKU by J.Burd and A.Rodman – from theheronsnest.com/December2024/haiku-p10.html
Sex with Strangers (ft. Beck) – Marianne Faithfull (Kissin' Time, '02)
Wherever I Go (ft. Billy Corgan) – Marianne Faithfull
Meeting the man from the future – POEM and HAIKU by Jane Williams (Tas) from Points of Recognition (Ginninderra Press, 2021), janecwilliams.com
These Days – Nico
Song for Nico (ft. Dave Stewart) – Marianne Faithfull
HAIKU by D.Belleville and B.Shutt – from theheronsnest.com/December2024/haiku-p10.html
How Many Worlds (Brian Eno) – Marianne Faithfull (Easy Come, Easy Go, '09)
Falling Back – Marianne Faithfull (Give My Regards to London, '14)
Deep Water – Marianne Faithfull
The Gypsy Faerie Queen – Marianne Faithfull (Negative Capability, '18)
As Tears Go By – Marianne Faithfull (Negative Capability)
Send You All My Lovin' – Jo Jo Smith (Live @ The Blue Birdy, Byron Bay, '08), jojosmithsoul.com
Tempt Me with Love – Jo Jo Smith (Live @ The Blue Birdy)
It's You – Emily Wurramara (Tas)
HAIKU by C.Timmer, V.Proctor, C.Keating and K.Reese – from echidnatracks.com issue 14: open theme
Let's Be Real – Danella ('25 amrap.org.au), danellamusic.com
Crying (with Roy Orbison) – k.d. lang (recollection)
we are the moon (excerpt) – POEM by Natalie Harkin and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson from 'a line in the sand, 20 Years of Red Room Poetry' (pantera press, 2023), redroompoetry.org/poets/natalie-harkin, redroompoetry.org/poets/leanne-betasamosake-simpson
Daybreak – Rosewood ('24 amrap)
Crazy – Seal (earthrise, the rainforest album, polygram)
HAIKU by J.C.Waugh and M.McCormack – from theheronsnest.com/December2024/haiku-p5.html
People from Maningrida – Ripple Effect Band (Mayawa, '24 amrap, bandcamp)
Rollin' and Tumblin' Pt.1 – Muddy Waters (simply blues, union square music)
Stand – POEM by Rachael Mead from 'a line in the sand, 20 Years of Red Room Poetry' (pantera press, 2023), redroompoetry.org/poets/rachael-mead/stand [also check out Rachael's '23 novel The Art of Breaking Ice]
dating in 2024. – Nicole Issa ('25 amrap)
Gold – Spandau Ballet
Sinking Ship – Dvrkworld (Tas) ('24 amrap)
If You Could Read My Mind – Gordon Lightfoot
HAIKU by G.Piko, K.Liebowitz and J.Pearce – from theheronsnest.com/December2024/haiku-p6.html
Home – Catherine Traicos (Swansongs, '24 bandcamp)
I Wouldn't Want to Tell You – Matthew Valentyne (Tas) ('24 amrap), matthewvalentyne.com
There is Nothing Heavier Than a River – POEM by Georgina Reid from 'a line in the sand, 20 Years of Red Room Poetry' (pantera press, 2023), redroompoetry.org/poets/georgina-reid
Me and My Chauffeur Blues – Memphis Minnie (simply blues, union square music)
The Colours – Jack Davies and the Bush Chooks ('the nighttime, the wind, the crocodile', '24)
Starlight – Sumner (Tas) ('25 amrap)
Falling – Julee Cruise (Twin Peaks)
Ultraviolet (Feel It Again) – Nasman Donovan ('25 amrap.org.au), nasmandonovan.com
Alone with the Moon – Teho Teardo & Blixa Bargeld (Still Smiling, '13)
HAIKU by C.Rowe, K.Mxchx (Macha), S.Hanson and T.Staudt – from echidnatracks.com issue 14: open theme
My Place / Going Home – Debra Manskey (Tas) (Sirens by the Sea ep, '98)
I'm Hurting Inside (Bob Marley) – La Bomba Del Ghetto
A Tunnel – POEM by Paul Farley from poetryarchive.org/collections/mindful-poetry
Obscure Thought (ft. Lucie Pegna) – Matt Hsu's Obscure Orchestra (Preview of single out 23rd Jan. from upcoming double album Noodle and Forest Party, 1st Feb. 4000 Records), obscureorchestra.com
Bring Me to Life – Telita Lee & The Huskies ('25 amrap) [song based on an original poem by Telita Lee]
HAIKU by G.Brown, P.Davis and L.Greer – from theheronsnest.com/December2024/editors-choices.html
Sienna – Krystal Rivvers ('25 amrap)
Radical RE – Emma Trenorden (reWILD ep, '24 amrap), storiesfromtheheart.com
Swimming – POEM by Jan Kemp from poetryarchive.org/collections/mindful-poetry
We Talked Through till Dawn – The Apartments
Deep (T.Tanner) – Debra Manskey (Tas) (Sirens by the Sea ep, '98)
HAIKU by B.A.Momoi and R.M.Randolph – from theheronsnest.com/December2024/haiku-p2.html
Bamboleo – Gipsy Kings
Africa (Toto) – Clinton Hutton (Tas) ('18 single)
Hole in the Sky – EWAH and the Vision of Paradise (Tas) (The Warning Birds)
HAIKU by E.Spivack, L.Slomovits and S.Bateman – from theheronsnest.com/December2024/haiku-p3.html
Ha Po Zamani – Miriam Makeba (Pata Pata, '67)
Tong Poo – Yellow Magic Orchestra (After Service, live '83)
HAIKU by M.Bedi, S.Tropper and J.Williams (Tas) – 1,2 from theheronsnest.com/December2024/haiku-p3.html, 3 from theheronsnest.com/December2024/haiku-p4.html
Any Day of the Week – The Crocodiles [NZ new wave ft. Jenny Morris] (Tears, '80)
Suplex – The Native Cats (Tas) (The Way On is the Way Off, '23 bandcamp)
If (live at BBC) – Pink Floyd (The Early Years, 1970 Deviation)
Moments in Love – Art of Noise
All That Numbs You – Thomas Feiner & Anywhen (The Opiates)
Far from Here – imber ('25 amrap.org.au), facebook.com/Imberbandofficial
Resurrection Fern – Emma Trenorden (reWILD ep, '24 amrap), storiesfromtheheart.com
HAIKU by L.Collins, G.Bitti and G.Ferguson – from echidnatracks.com issue 14: open theme
Wompoo – Charlie Needs Braces ('25 amrap), linktr.ee/charlieneedsbraces
Mount Duncan – POEM by Kristen Lang (Tas) from Earth Dwellers (Giramondo, 2021), kristenlang.carrd.co
Anyone in Love – Jalen Ngonda ('24 Daptone)
Vanishing Point – EWAH and the Vision of Paradise (Tas) (The Warning Birds)
HAIKU by M Faz, M.D.Welch, P.Campbell and K.Wilson – 1 from echidnatracks.com issue 14: open theme, 2-4 from thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-of-the-day-2025 Jan. about Dragons
Cry (edit) – Xani ('24 amrap), xanikolac.com
O'Amazone – Manset
Crab-Apples – POEM by Imtiaz Dharker from Soul Feast (bloodaxe books, 2024), poetryarchive.org/poet/imtiaz-dharker
Wild Woman – Emma Trenorden (reWILD ep, '24 amrap), storiesfromtheheart.com
Birds – Neil Young and Crazy Horse (Early Daze, '24)
HAIKU by N.Yumnam, T.Sjekloca and V.Parashar – from thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-of-the-day-2025 Jan. about Dragons
Hey Baby Don't Go – Billy Whitton (Tas) (Honky Tonk Daddy)
