Steve Clarke
@weesteve49.bsky.social
Aged and ageing UK peddler of genre-fluid music to anyone who'll listen, after paddling at the shallow end for what seems like a lifetime.
There are no labels.
But I got out of TwitterX ages ago.
There are no labels.
But I got out of TwitterX ages ago.
Strange Brew - 2 hours of unexpected, label-free and genre-fluid tunes with a hint of the singer-songwriter 21.00 BST tonight.
Included a world premiere of the latest gem from @johnreed.bandcamp.com
How can you resist?
Included a world premiere of the latest gem from @johnreed.bandcamp.com
How can you resist?
August 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Strange Brew - 2 hours of unexpected, label-free and genre-fluid tunes with a hint of the singer-songwriter 21.00 BST tonight.
Included a world premiere of the latest gem from @johnreed.bandcamp.com
How can you resist?
Included a world premiere of the latest gem from @johnreed.bandcamp.com
How can you resist?
Strange Brew. Tonight. www.folkfridayradio.com
21.00 - 23.00 BST
Anything can happen. Expect the Unexpected. Genre-fluid and without labels.
21.00 - 23.00 BST
Anything can happen. Expect the Unexpected. Genre-fluid and without labels.
July 31, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Strange Brew. Tonight. www.folkfridayradio.com
21.00 - 23.00 BST
Anything can happen. Expect the Unexpected. Genre-fluid and without labels.
21.00 - 23.00 BST
Anything can happen. Expect the Unexpected. Genre-fluid and without labels.
Strange Brew
www.folkfridayradio.com
21.00 - 23.00
Tonight (17th) - with a goodly scattering of songs about some sea mammals.
Will it get ... your seal of approval?
www.folkfridayradio.com
21.00 - 23.00
Tonight (17th) - with a goodly scattering of songs about some sea mammals.
Will it get ... your seal of approval?
Folk_Friday_Radio
www.folkfridayradio.com
July 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Strange Brew
www.folkfridayradio.com
21.00 - 23.00
Tonight (17th) - with a goodly scattering of songs about some sea mammals.
Will it get ... your seal of approval?
www.folkfridayradio.com
21.00 - 23.00
Tonight (17th) - with a goodly scattering of songs about some sea mammals.
Will it get ... your seal of approval?
Strange Brew
21.00 - 23.00 BST this evening (Thursday)
www.folkfridayradio.com
Expect unexpected, but superb, music.
You may need motion sickness medication or wristbands.
That is all.
21.00 - 23.00 BST this evening (Thursday)
www.folkfridayradio.com
Expect unexpected, but superb, music.
You may need motion sickness medication or wristbands.
That is all.
Folk_Friday_Radio
www.folkfridayradio.com
July 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Strange Brew
21.00 - 23.00 BST this evening (Thursday)
www.folkfridayradio.com
Expect unexpected, but superb, music.
You may need motion sickness medication or wristbands.
That is all.
21.00 - 23.00 BST this evening (Thursday)
www.folkfridayradio.com
Expect unexpected, but superb, music.
You may need motion sickness medication or wristbands.
That is all.
Do not miss Strange Brew this evening.
22nd June
18.00 - 20.00 BST
www.td1radio.scot
It is quite good.
22nd June
18.00 - 20.00 BST
www.td1radio.scot
It is quite good.
June 22, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Do not miss Strange Brew this evening.
22nd June
18.00 - 20.00 BST
www.td1radio.scot
It is quite good.
22nd June
18.00 - 20.00 BST
www.td1radio.scot
It is quite good.
“Strange Brew” (9-11 pm BST) - another wander round the Old Curiosity Shop of Tunes, - “Nostalgia” section.
Taking a look at those 60s “Revival” artists in their promotion of singer-songwriterishness – Dylan was not alone.
Don’t worry, I haven’t abandoned the present-day.
www.folkfridayradio.com
Taking a look at those 60s “Revival” artists in their promotion of singer-songwriterishness – Dylan was not alone.
Don’t worry, I haven’t abandoned the present-day.
www.folkfridayradio.com
Folk_Friday_Radio
www.folkfridayradio.com
June 19, 2025 at 11:42 AM
“Strange Brew” (9-11 pm BST) - another wander round the Old Curiosity Shop of Tunes, - “Nostalgia” section.
Taking a look at those 60s “Revival” artists in their promotion of singer-songwriterishness – Dylan was not alone.
Don’t worry, I haven’t abandoned the present-day.
www.folkfridayradio.com
Taking a look at those 60s “Revival” artists in their promotion of singer-songwriterishness – Dylan was not alone.
Don’t worry, I haven’t abandoned the present-day.
www.folkfridayradio.com
Thursday, 5 June means that between 21.00 and 23.00 it's “Strange Brew”. www.folkfridayradio.com
We shall be double tracking songs, to explore what we mean by label-free. So: different versions of some “classics”.
And newish, 2025 recordings from Green Diesel, Alex Roberts, and more.
We shall be double tracking songs, to explore what we mean by label-free. So: different versions of some “classics”.
And newish, 2025 recordings from Green Diesel, Alex Roberts, and more.
Folk_Friday_Radio
www.folkfridayradio.com
June 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Thursday, 5 June means that between 21.00 and 23.00 it's “Strange Brew”. www.folkfridayradio.com
We shall be double tracking songs, to explore what we mean by label-free. So: different versions of some “classics”.
And newish, 2025 recordings from Green Diesel, Alex Roberts, and more.
We shall be double tracking songs, to explore what we mean by label-free. So: different versions of some “classics”.
And newish, 2025 recordings from Green Diesel, Alex Roberts, and more.
There’s a Brew waiting at 6 p.m. today - another tour round the shelves, alcoves, nooks and crannies of the Old Curiosity Shop of Tunes.
New: from Heidi Talbot, Siiga, Alison Krauss, Trip, plus the usual plethora of unusual or revered music.
“Strange Brew” (www.td1radio.scot) 18.00 – 20.00 BST
New: from Heidi Talbot, Siiga, Alison Krauss, Trip, plus the usual plethora of unusual or revered music.
“Strange Brew” (www.td1radio.scot) 18.00 – 20.00 BST
May 25, 2025 at 9:21 AM
There’s a Brew waiting at 6 p.m. today - another tour round the shelves, alcoves, nooks and crannies of the Old Curiosity Shop of Tunes.
New: from Heidi Talbot, Siiga, Alison Krauss, Trip, plus the usual plethora of unusual or revered music.
“Strange Brew” (www.td1radio.scot) 18.00 – 20.00 BST
New: from Heidi Talbot, Siiga, Alison Krauss, Trip, plus the usual plethora of unusual or revered music.
“Strange Brew” (www.td1radio.scot) 18.00 – 20.00 BST
Strange Brew this evening,18.00 – 20.00: 2 hours of excellent music.
Some fine new material from Green Diesel, I’m With Her, Merry Hell, John Smith, Jon Wilks, Findlay Napier and Eliza Delf, but much else besides. There are even several nods to the Psychedelic 60s.
www.td1radio.scot
Some fine new material from Green Diesel, I’m With Her, Merry Hell, John Smith, Jon Wilks, Findlay Napier and Eliza Delf, but much else besides. There are even several nods to the Psychedelic 60s.
www.td1radio.scot
May 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Strange Brew this evening,18.00 – 20.00: 2 hours of excellent music.
Some fine new material from Green Diesel, I’m With Her, Merry Hell, John Smith, Jon Wilks, Findlay Napier and Eliza Delf, but much else besides. There are even several nods to the Psychedelic 60s.
www.td1radio.scot
Some fine new material from Green Diesel, I’m With Her, Merry Hell, John Smith, Jon Wilks, Findlay Napier and Eliza Delf, but much else besides. There are even several nods to the Psychedelic 60s.
www.td1radio.scot
And you hear all the latest Brew on Mixcloud:
www.mixcloud.com/Wee_Steve/st...
www.mixcloud.com/Wee_Steve/st...
Strange Brew - Folk Friday Radio - #60 - 15 May 2025
After a pause for holidays, the Brew returns refreshed, restored and generally reinvigorated. Enjoy a whole range of new 2025 tunes alongside some fascinating others.
www.mixcloud.com
May 16, 2025 at 9:41 AM
And you hear all the latest Brew on Mixcloud:
www.mixcloud.com/Wee_Steve/st...
www.mixcloud.com/Wee_Steve/st...
Back to normal for "Strange Brew" tonight - a brand-new playlist, loads of 2025 tunes, a strong Euro-presence (no, not that) and some general wandering-all-over-the-place.
www.folkfridayradio.com 21.00 - 23.00 BST.
www.folkfridayradio.com 21.00 - 23.00 BST.
Folk_Friday_Radio
www.folkfridayradio.com
May 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Back to normal for "Strange Brew" tonight - a brand-new playlist, loads of 2025 tunes, a strong Euro-presence (no, not that) and some general wandering-all-over-the-place.
www.folkfridayradio.com 21.00 - 23.00 BST.
www.folkfridayradio.com 21.00 - 23.00 BST.
Just over an hour to get yourself settled down for two hours of gently-challenging tunes in "Strange Brew" - folkfridayradio.com - 21.00 - 23.00 BST - 17 April.
Entirely genre-fluid.
Entirely genre-fluid.
Folk_Friday_Radio
folkfridayradio.com
April 17, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Just over an hour to get yourself settled down for two hours of gently-challenging tunes in "Strange Brew" - folkfridayradio.com - 21.00 - 23.00 BST - 17 April.
Entirely genre-fluid.
Entirely genre-fluid.
Don't forget: "Strange Brew", 9 - 11 p.m. this (Thursday) evening, folkfridayradio.com - some lovely tunes to help take your mind off it.
April 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Don't forget: "Strange Brew", 9 - 11 p.m. this (Thursday) evening, folkfridayradio.com - some lovely tunes to help take your mind off it.
And here are the last few tracks from this "Strange Brew":
Graeme Armstrong My son David
Reg Meuross Deportees
Steeleye Span Tam Lin
Ta for listening - it'll be on Mixcloud tomorrow.
Cheers!
Graeme Armstrong My son David
Reg Meuross Deportees
Steeleye Span Tam Lin
Ta for listening - it'll be on Mixcloud tomorrow.
Cheers!
April 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM
And here are the last few tracks from this "Strange Brew":
Graeme Armstrong My son David
Reg Meuross Deportees
Steeleye Span Tam Lin
Ta for listening - it'll be on Mixcloud tomorrow.
Cheers!
Graeme Armstrong My son David
Reg Meuross Deportees
Steeleye Span Tam Lin
Ta for listening - it'll be on Mixcloud tomorrow.
Cheers!
Strange Brew - he latest choons:
Johnny Campbell Roving I Will Go
June Tabor The Battle of Otterburn
Flook Where There is Light - The May Waterway - Ninety Years Young
Jenn Butterworth Little Sparrow
Johnny Campbell Roving I Will Go
June Tabor The Battle of Otterburn
Flook Where There is Light - The May Waterway - Ninety Years Young
Jenn Butterworth Little Sparrow
April 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Strange Brew - he latest choons:
Johnny Campbell Roving I Will Go
June Tabor The Battle of Otterburn
Flook Where There is Light - The May Waterway - Ninety Years Young
Jenn Butterworth Little Sparrow
Johnny Campbell Roving I Will Go
June Tabor The Battle of Otterburn
Flook Where There is Light - The May Waterway - Ninety Years Young
Jenn Butterworth Little Sparrow
Here's the next few tunes:
Eliza Carthy Sheath and Knife
Eliza Delf & The Wilderness Twine
Fairport Convention Sir Patrick Spens
Luke Jackson Ask Twice
Eliza Carthy Sheath and Knife
Eliza Delf & The Wilderness Twine
Fairport Convention Sir Patrick Spens
Luke Jackson Ask Twice
April 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Here's the next few tunes:
Eliza Carthy Sheath and Knife
Eliza Delf & The Wilderness Twine
Fairport Convention Sir Patrick Spens
Luke Jackson Ask Twice
Eliza Carthy Sheath and Knife
Eliza Delf & The Wilderness Twine
Fairport Convention Sir Patrick Spens
Luke Jackson Ask Twice
And more from "Strange Brew"
Gigspanner Big Band Betsy Williams
Dick Gaughan Dowie Dens O' Yarrow
Kate Rusby Let Your Light Shine
Emma & Ellika Till Abdul Tiden
Gigspanner Big Band Betsy Williams
Dick Gaughan Dowie Dens O' Yarrow
Kate Rusby Let Your Light Shine
Emma & Ellika Till Abdul Tiden
April 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
And more from "Strange Brew"
Gigspanner Big Band Betsy Williams
Dick Gaughan Dowie Dens O' Yarrow
Kate Rusby Let Your Light Shine
Emma & Ellika Till Abdul Tiden
Gigspanner Big Band Betsy Williams
Dick Gaughan Dowie Dens O' Yarrow
Kate Rusby Let Your Light Shine
Emma & Ellika Till Abdul Tiden
Strange Brew - www.folkfridayradio.com
Here's the first set of tunes from tonight's programme:
Here's the Brewlist (Strange Brew, that is) developing as you listen:
Steeleye Span Thomas the Rhymer
Alison Krauss & Union Station The Wrong Way
Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver Long Lankin
Here's the first set of tunes from tonight's programme:
Here's the Brewlist (Strange Brew, that is) developing as you listen:
Steeleye Span Thomas the Rhymer
Alison Krauss & Union Station The Wrong Way
Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver Long Lankin
Folk_Friday_Radio
www.folkfridayradio.com
April 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Strange Brew - www.folkfridayradio.com
Here's the first set of tunes from tonight's programme:
Here's the Brewlist (Strange Brew, that is) developing as you listen:
Steeleye Span Thomas the Rhymer
Alison Krauss & Union Station The Wrong Way
Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver Long Lankin
Here's the first set of tunes from tonight's programme:
Here's the Brewlist (Strange Brew, that is) developing as you listen:
Steeleye Span Thomas the Rhymer
Alison Krauss & Union Station The Wrong Way
Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver Long Lankin
Ah yes! www.folkfridayradio.com - 21.00 - 23.00 this evening. 18 of the finest tunes - some ancient, some exceedingly new.
It's "Strange Brew".
Although it's after the watershed, I must alert you that there may be references to the spilling of blood.
Ah yes, the Good Old Days.
It's "Strange Brew".
Although it's after the watershed, I must alert you that there may be references to the spilling of blood.
Ah yes, the Good Old Days.
Folk_Friday_Radio
www.folkfridayradio.com
April 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Ah yes! www.folkfridayradio.com - 21.00 - 23.00 this evening. 18 of the finest tunes - some ancient, some exceedingly new.
It's "Strange Brew".
Although it's after the watershed, I must alert you that there may be references to the spilling of blood.
Ah yes, the Good Old Days.
It's "Strange Brew".
Although it's after the watershed, I must alert you that there may be references to the spilling of blood.
Ah yes, the Good Old Days.
If you missed it last night, here's how to catch "Strange Brew" on Mixcloud:
www.mixcloud.com/Wee_Steve/st...
www.mixcloud.com/Wee_Steve/st...
Strange Brew - Folk Friday Radio - #51 - 13 March 2025
Multiple new tracks and some revered older tunes stretching way back are the product of further explorations in the Old Curiosity Shop of Music. 2 hours of essential listening.
www.mixcloud.com
March 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
If you missed it last night, here's how to catch "Strange Brew" on Mixcloud:
www.mixcloud.com/Wee_Steve/st...
www.mixcloud.com/Wee_Steve/st...
In this evening’s edition – (www.folkfridayradio.com) – 21.00 – 23.00 GMT – new music from the likes of Alison Krauss, Lisa Knapp, I’m With Her, Steve Knightley, Suzanne Vega, Amy Hopwood and Gabriel Moreno, + music from generations of great tunes: as label-free and genre-fluid as usual, really.
March 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
In this evening’s edition – (www.folkfridayradio.com) – 21.00 – 23.00 GMT – new music from the likes of Alison Krauss, Lisa Knapp, I’m With Her, Steve Knightley, Suzanne Vega, Amy Hopwood and Gabriel Moreno, + music from generations of great tunes: as label-free and genre-fluid as usual, really.
Another Sunday, another Brewday - "Strange Brew" - www.td1radio.scot - 18.00-20.00 GMT - for a selection of the very best tunes living up to that title.
March 9, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Another Sunday, another Brewday - "Strange Brew" - www.td1radio.scot - 18.00-20.00 GMT - for a selection of the very best tunes living up to that title.
Strange Brew: Thursday 21.00 - 23.00 GMT - www.folkfridayradio.com
The very best thoughtful, literate, articulate music from the nooks and crannies of the Old Curiosity Shop of Tunes.
I press the buttons.
The very best thoughtful, literate, articulate music from the nooks and crannies of the Old Curiosity Shop of Tunes.
I press the buttons.
March 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Strange Brew: Thursday 21.00 - 23.00 GMT - www.folkfridayradio.com
The very best thoughtful, literate, articulate music from the nooks and crannies of the Old Curiosity Shop of Tunes.
I press the buttons.
The very best thoughtful, literate, articulate music from the nooks and crannies of the Old Curiosity Shop of Tunes.
I press the buttons.
Sorry it's late, but here's the link to last night's "Strange Brew" (26 January)
www.mixcloud.com/Wee_Steve/st...
www.mixcloud.com/Wee_Steve/st...
Strange Brew - Folk Friday Radio - #44 - 23 January 2025
www.mixcloud.com
January 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Sorry it's late, but here's the link to last night's "Strange Brew" (26 January)
www.mixcloud.com/Wee_Steve/st...
www.mixcloud.com/Wee_Steve/st...
