The mission of "Radio Free South West" (RFSW) is to introduce listeners to unsigned singer-songwriters and bands from the South West of England.
Radio Free South West is more than just an Internet radio station. It represents a community of bands/artists who have chosen to promote themselves as a group, rather than just individually. Whereas a single band/artist is limited by their own resources, a community concept creates new promotional opportunities for participation. Cross-linking, gig-sharing, and showcases are all part of the vision that drives the Radio Free South West project.
As an example of cross-linking Radio Free South West has teamed up with the People’s Republic of South Devon to work together to get the best South West music to more ears. The People's Republic of South Devon provide coverage of arts, the environment and current affairs in South Devon and beyond. Check out the nifty little plug in below to keep up with the People's Republic of South Devon's latest posts.
The founder of Radio Free South West is Exeter based singer-songwriter Stuart Wills. Over the years Stuart had seen many talented singer-songwriters and bands at open mic nights and gigs around the South West who he thought deserved a bigger audience. He therefore decided that he would do his bit in promoting music from the Region by setting up Radio Free South West.
Podcast: Radio Free South West interview -
Simon Bish
East Devon singer-songwriter Simon Bish has just released a solo EP featuring two of his songs with a mini-album scheduled to follow shortly.
Listen to/download the interview with Simon, which includes two of his songs, by clicking on the following link:-
If you are based in the South West of England and are interested in submitting your own music for consideration on this station, please contact RFSW via MySpace.
The following are the genres of music I am looking to include in the playlist:-
* Singer-songwriters (material in the vein of Nick Drake, Damien Rice, Kathryn Williams etc)
* Indie Bands (material in the vein of Coldplay, The Shins, Snow Patrol etc)
* Dance (material in the vein of Zero 7, Massive Attack etc)
* Hip Hop (material in the vein of Jurassic 5, De La Soul etc)
RFSW June No.1 Band - Astrolab ~ Synchronicity live
Top 10 Songs on Radio Free South West, June 2009
It is your votes that determine the Top 10 ratings each month. So feel free to cast yours while you are listening to Radio Free South West by giving a track either a thumbs up or thumbs down.
Congratulations to Astrolab Astrolab who hit the top spot this month with their track Synchronicity. The track is taken from their eponymously titled album which is available on iTunes. Astrolab's blend of acoustic and electronic textures has been variously described as beautiful, dreamy, flowing and serene.
Stoke Gabriel's lost sons The Weaver Twins take the number two spot with their track Until The Cows. You can next catch the Weavers playing their unique brand of psychedelic pop live on 25 July, 8pm at Ryan’s Bar, Torquay.
Leo Morshead takes the number three spot with his track No More the Rolling Stone which has found its way in to the RFSW top ten many times. Leo is currently performing with roots band Cedar Rose and you can catch them live on 7 August, 8pm at The Grain Barge, Bristol.
TOP 10 SONGS, JUNE 2009
Artist ~ Song ~ Album
1. Astrolab - Synchronicity – Astrolab
2. The Weaver Twins - Until The Cows - Mama Weaver Lives
3. Leo James - No More the Rolling Stone - Songs of Solace
4. Kellie Cox - Beautiful Girl - Pathos and Exaltation Part 1
5. Crush UK - Crush - Crush UK
6. The Morrisons - Down To The River – Demos
7. Anderson - Chemicals & Sparks - Chemicals & Sparks
8. Noise Annoys Simon - Let Me Escape - Demo
9. All Living Fear - Home Too Soon (With Julianne Regan) - Fifteen Years After (Disc 1)
10. Cole Stacey - Walk to Midnight - An EP
hey jus an invitation to check out my latest remixes.
First one is "Ive Seen It All" by the luvly Bjork (featuring Thom Yorke) second is club classic "Missing" by Everything But The Girl. Both been given a dirty Digga-Bit spanking :-)
Many thanks for accepting us and supporting our music, it really does mean a lot!!
Feel free to stop by our page and check out our tracks, we'd love to hear your thoughts.
Our version of Eleanor Rigby had it's worldwide premier recently on the Bruce Dickinson show on BBC Radio 6....feel free to pick up a copy of the podcast!! It's now uploaded on our page...come listen in and see what he said about us!!
Once again many thanks and sending all the best from Croatia and we hope you have a great weekend!
Hi, just to let you know that our new album is now on sale.
The 2 CD set entitled THINK FLOYD in concert features complete performances of Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were here, plus a couple of extra bonus tracks.
This great new album from is a must-have for all Pink Floyd fans and is priced £15 (plus £1 postage), but if you order by June 30th then postage is FREE WORLDWIDE plus you can also order other Think Floyd Live albums for just £5 when you order THINK FLOYD in concert.
A big thanks to everyone who voted for my song on RFSW last month!
New CD: 'The Joyful Returning' – a compilation of Journeys, over 72 mins of music, available from 03/06/09 for £6. This cd comprises a load of far-out music almost guaranteed to bring you back to where you are already. Go to the News section on my homepage to purchase.
Hey,
We are playing Cavern with Failsafe on the 18th of june.
Its are first show there in nearly a year so would be wicked to see you there.
Ryan & Moz
:)
Hi . We will be releasing a 10 track pastoral psych folk CD entitled 'midsummers' on 24th June 2009. midsummers is currently available to buy from our website www.millersounds.co.uk . You can hear some tracks from midsummers on our myspace player. Best wishes, The Rowan Amber Mill.
We're playing at The Princess Pavillion in Falmouth on Saturday night. Come and dance and spread the word to your friends. It'll be a great night.
We'll be playing songs from our new album "Baka Beyond the Forest" as well as some old favourites. Its the full line up featuring Molara, Fela Kuti's niece and the original voice of Zion Train, joining Su on vocals.
You can hear clips on our website (www.baka.co.uk) and we've put a couple of live tracks on our Myspace page.
One Love!
hey there :-) hope things are goin well? sorry for my lack of contact been travelling etc majorly busy! iv got osme new songs.....if your interested....would love people to hear them.... Lizzie x
Hey RFSW!:) hows it going with you guys? just to say, we have some new tunes up! would love for you to have a listen :) probably a vast improvement to anything you've heard of ours before! one of the tracks is chemicals and sparks, but it now has VOCALS ! :) cheers lucy xx anderson
