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Guy talks to Oklahoma songwriter and musician Samantha Crain. Plus, the Beckapedia, the Poet Laureate and featured artist Laura Viers.

Guy talks to songwriter and musician Samantha Crain about songwriting, Oklahoma and the perils and joys of subscription CD clubs.

The Beckapedia and the Poet Laureate make their usual appearances. There are birthday wishes for Mick Fleetwood and we mark the anniversary of the barcode.

Plus, a selection of suitably summery tunes including some from featured artist Laura Veirs.

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Music Played

  • Sarah Blasko

    Phantom

    • EMI Recorded Music Australia Pty Ltd.

  • Sidestepper

    Hear The Rain Come

    • Real World.

  • Radiohead

    How To Disappear Completely

    • Parlophone.

  • Samantha Crain

    Dragonfly

    • Communion Records.

  • Samantha Crain

    Belly

    • Self released.

  • Larry Norman

    Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music

    • Solid Rock.

  • Pixies

    Monkey Gone to Heaven

    • TELSTAR.

  • Hanson

    MMMBop

    • Now.

  • Samantha Crain

    Pott County Call Return

    • Self released.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Oh Well (Part 1)

    • Warner Bros.

  • The Beach Boys

    California Girls

    • EMI.

  • Tom Waits

    Young At Heart

    • Anti/Epitaph.

  • Bob Dylan

    You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go

    • Columbia.

  • Rostam

    Hardy (feat. Clairo)

    • Matsor Projects.

  • Rostam

    Back Of A Truck

  • Rostam

    Like a Spark

    • Matsor Projects.

  • Johnny Smith

    Walk Don't Run

    • Fivefour.

  • Simple Minds

    Someone Somewhere In Summertime

    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).

  • Laura Veirs

    To the Country

    • Nonesuch.

  • Laura Veirs

    Sun Is King

    • Bella Union.

  • G. Love & Special Sauce

    Rhyme for the Summertime

    • Epic.

  • Noah Scott

    The Reluctant Mariner

    • Stinkweed Records.

  • Alabama Shakes

    Future People

    • Rough Trade.

  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Long Hot Summer Night

    • Legacy.

  • Billy Bragg

    Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards

    • GO! DISCS.

  • The Zombies

    Time Of The Season

    • Rhino.

  • The Durutti Column

    Sketch for Summer

  • Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

    Summertime (Porgy and Bess)

    • Global Television.

  • Damon Alban & Monkey

    Heavenly Peach Banquet

    • XL Recordings.

  • Momoko Gill, Mei Miyazaki Kirby, Miryam Solomon, Inês Loubet & Ezekiel Ajie

    2close2farr (6 Music Session, 4 Feb 2026)

  • Luke Temple

    The Birds Of Late December

    • Secretly Canadian.

  • Band of Horses

    No One's Gonna Love You

    • Sub Pop.

  • Mazzy Star

    Rhymes Of An Hour

    • Capitol.

  • Jesca Hoop

    Summertime

    • Republic of Music.

  • Momoko Gill, Mei Miyazaki Kirby, Ezekiel Ajie, Tamar Osborn, Miryam Solomon & Inês Loubet

    Ineffably (6 Music Session, 4 Feb 2025)

  • Bob Dylan

    Tomorrow Is A Long Time

    • CBS.

  • Jonathan Richman

    That Summer Feeling

    • Rhino/Warner.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Dragonfly

    • Rhino/Warner Records.

  • Quincy Jones

    Summer In The City

    • Mercury Records Limited.

  • Laura Veirs

    July Flame

    • BELLA UNION.

Broadcasts

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