Ralphadeus. Music movies comics feature in this look at life from Somerset.
Saturday, August 22, 2026
Crayfish
Susan has got interested in Crayfish. She keeps seeing them in the brook. She is determined to get a photo of one. We don't know whether they are the invasive Crayfish or the domestic type. I used to catch them as a kid in Vallis Vale which is a lovely river on the edge of Frome.
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Gravure ecrevisse 1642/ Engraving crayfish 1642 |
Swallow My Pride The Ramones February 1977 with lyrics
Saturday Night Selection. Leave Home - Wikipedia
John Lee Hooker performs "Maudie" at the 1960 Newport Jazz Festival
Such a great performance and song. Happy birthday John Lee Hooker - Wikipedia
Friday, August 21, 2026
1966 HITS ARCHIVE: Whispers (Gettin’ Louder) - Jackie Wilson
A great song from 66. Jackie was backed instrumentally by The Funk Brothers and vocally by The Andantes on this pop & R&B hit.
Jackie Wilson - You’ve Got Me Walking (1972)
I know I spin this a lot but it is so good. I love it. Jackie Wilson discography - Wikipedia
Dusty Springfield - Summer Is Over
1964 rereleased 74. When I post this usually Susan objects but this year she said 'yes it's definitely changed'.
Somerset at War Mac Hawkins
Got this book today for a quid. About 8 mentions of Radstock. My mother's father was an officer in the Home Guard. Kept a bren gun in a wardrobe. One fact I didn't know was that Clark Gable was billeted in Midsomer Norton for a while and attended football matches. Joe Louis did an exhibition match at Welton Rovers our local team.
My Side of the Mountain trailer (1969)
Susan fancies watching this film about a boy who trains a peregrine falcon.
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Dave Clark Five When 1965
Feature debut of John Boorman. Well worth watching. Catch Us If You Can (film) - Wikipedia. Partly filmed in Bath, Salisbury Plain and (this one) the Mendips.
Cat Stevens - Matthew & Son (1967)
Just heard on Atlantic Tunnel which is on WFMU> Susan and our son like Cat Stevens.
Peter Sarstedt - Where Do You Go To My Lovely (1969)
Just heard on Atlantic Tunnel. Remember it. This got to number 1 I believe. Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)? - Wikipedia
WHALEFALL Official Trailer 2 (2026) Josh Brolin
Susan was most impressed by this trailer.
A scuba diver searching for his father's remains in the ocean is swallowed by a sperm whale, leaving him an hour to find a way to escape.
Van Morrison - Wavelength - 2/1/1979 - Belfast
We have had some rain so I thought we could have this classic.
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Animal Farm (1954). George Orwell. HD Cartoon
Animal Farm is a 1954 British-American animated drama and propaganda film commissioned by the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). It was directed by both John Halas and Joy Batchelor, and produced by Halas and Batchelor, based on the 1945 novel of the same name by George Orwell.
A successful farmyard revolution by the resident animals vs. the farmer goes horribly wrong as the victors create a new tyranny among themselves.
1962 HITS ARCHIVE: Cry To Me - Solomon Burke
This is another song for doing karaoke. I always sing along when it comes on.
Behind the Counter · The Fall 1994
For all those in retail. Whole LP is great. Middle Class Revolt - Wikipedia
Rock Follies - episode 1 - starring Charlotte Cornwell, Rula Lenska and Julie Covington (1976)
Rock Follies - Wikipedia. I didn't watch this but Susan did and enjoyed it. Probably because
The songs were written by Andy Mackay, a founder member of Roxy Music.
Music video by Shakin' Stevens performing Give Me Your Heart Tonight. (C) 1982
I used to play this a lot back then. Give Me Your Heart Tonight (song) - Wikipedia
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Leadbelly Take this Hammer
My schoolfriend Charlie has passed away. We used to spend our bus money on cigarettes and walk/hitch from Bruton to Frome. Mostly walking we used to sing this song.
MARVIN GAYE 'Can I Get a Witness 1963
I have never done karaoke but in my dreams I would sing this. Can I Get a Witness - Wikipedia
'HERESY' Official Trailer (2026) | Folk Horror | Didier Konings | GrimmVision
Heresy is a critically acclaimed folk horror feature directed by Didier Konings, making its UK digital debut on 28 September 2026 via GrimmVision.
An infertile woman is ostracised and accused of witchcraft when a dark entity attaches itself to her, drawing her into a world shaped by religious terror, repression and fear. Set against a medieval backdrop, 'HERESY' explores womanhood, fertility, persecution and the consequences of a society governed by superstition and control.
Bela Lugosi's Dead - Bauhaus (The Hunger Intro) HD
The Hunger (1983 film) - Wikipedia. We saw them about 82 Bristol Trinity which is an old church so very memorable. This film was good I thought.
Going to the River · Dr. Ross
The Blues show was good last night. The Black Keys sitting in. They played this one. Based on a Blind Lemon Jefferson song but I can't remember which one.
BBC Radio 2 - The Blues Show with Cerys Matthews - Episode guide
Monday, August 17, 2026
"In the First Place" by the Remo Four, 1968
Video's made of parts of the Wonderwall movie
In 1998, 30 years after the film's release, and with Massot an established film director, he decided to restore and re-release his first film. Harrison's search for master recordings turned up a lyrical song, "In the First Place" by the Remo Four, which he had not submitted the first time around, believing Massot wanted only instrumental music. "In the First Place" was released as a single in 1999. Harrison is believed to have not only produced it, but also sung and played on it, although he asked to be credited only as producer. Massot was happy to include the song in the restored film, which got a distribution deal.
Wonderwall (film) 1968
Wonderwall is a 1968 British psychedelic film directed by Joe Massot (in his feature directorial debut) and starring Jack MacGowran, Jane Birkin, Irene Handl, Richard Wattis and Iain Quarrier, with a cameo by Dutch collective the Fool, who were also set designers for the film.[1] The screenplay was by G. Cain from a story by Gérard Brach.
The soundtrack was composed by George Harrison and released as Wonderwall Music.
Filming location: Notting Hill, London
Gently Johnny - The Wicker Man HD
The Wicker Man (soundtrack) - Wikipedia
The soundtrack was unavailable until a 1998 release on Trunk Records of a mono album dubbed from the music and effects tapes at Pinewood, from the shorter original cut of the film (hence missing the song "Gently Johnny").[6] It was not until 2002 that Silva Screen Records released a stereo version using cues from the tape held by Gary Carpenter, mixed with recordings from the first Trunk Records release. This release includes "Gently Johnny" and the missing lines from "Willow's Song".[7]
The Just Brothers - Sliced Tomatoes (1998)
The Just Brothers were the American musical duo of the brothers Jimmy and Frank Bryant and several session musicians. Their song "Sliced Tomatoes" was a dancefloor hit in 1972, and was sampled in Fatboy Slim's "The Rockafeller Skank." Living and recording in Detroit, their huge Northern Soul anthem, "Sliced Tomatoes" was almost an accidental throw away B side instrumental. I was the first DJ to ever play this record. When I started at Blackpool Mecca in late 1971, a very very young Tony Rounce picked up the single on Music Merchant and brought it up to me to play at The Mecca. At first everyone was sceptical, because it was quite different to the usual Northern Soul sound, and almost broke the norm, but then it went on to become such an anthem. Jimmy Bryant died many years ago, but Frank and A.J. very accurately recreated their classic for us for our award winning documentary, "The Strange World Of Northern Soul".
Claude Channes - Mao Mao (from Jean-Luc Godard's "La Chinoise", 1967)
I love this. Saw the film maybe at the cinema. La Chinoise - Wikipedia
with subtitles
Sunday, August 16, 2026
Subway Sect - Out Of Touch 1977
My favourite band who were at the 100 Club Punk Festival in September 1976. Here they are at the Clash's rehearsal space. Subway Sect - Wikipedia. I saw them twice in the 70s. We didn't like the What's the Matter Boy Sect much but they supported the Buzzcocks.
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