Synopsis
Listen to highlights of Dave Gilyeat and his team of new music aficionados as they deliver all the best Oxfordshire bands you've never heard before.
Episodes
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Kohjak
07/03/2025 Duration: 02h12sThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave introduces you to Kohjak as we play his music on air for the first time! Plus, hear Alex's chat with Girl Like That after their gig at The Bullingdon in Oxford, there's a How To from Hannah with Turntable Media's tips on networking with other artists and using socials to connect with fans... and Dave celebrates 20 years on air with former presenter Tim Bearder!Here's this week's tracklist: • Lease - White House Only The Poets - I Keep On Messing It Up Sunday (1994) - Doomsday One Eyed Man - Breakfast In Bed Dior Honey-Blades - Bring it Back Callum McNeill - Lagging Behind Elmiene - Golden Stornoway - Zorbing Girl Group - Lil's Room Gregory Jones - This Can Never Be Paper Square - Home Language Kemastry - Rebel The Dazed Minded - Harder To Ignore Tommy Lyon - Live To Die Santa Carla - Dust Kohjak - Love Again shor - Like I Love You Zarbi - All of my earthly possessions are covered in grime Girl Like That - Bad Boys in Bands MUNBOI
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Alibi + Masquerader + Skunkworm
28/02/2025 Duration: 01h58minThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave introduces you to the solid grooves of Alibi as we play their music for the first time! Plus, Alex catches up with Masquerader and Skunkworm at Reading SU's Punk & Queerness night, and there's tips from Jess, Jaguar and Alyx at BBC Radio 1.Here's this week's tracklist: • Cruel Hearts Club - High Waist Jeans Rose Rey - Baddest Habit Low Island - follow your direction Praise Lubangu - midnight hour (feat. Ale Fdz) Fred Kingdom - Close that Door Richard Walters - Paris (feat. Ainslie Wills) V.I.C - Blessings or Curse Abi Farrell - 47 Days Ulysses Wells - Rat Wheel Bellzzz - Far Away Songer - 04:59 NKTA - Season Uphilldrive - Beast Kah'Nya - Waste Your Time Alibi - Day After Day Katy Alex - Inside Out Kernel Valley - ridewithme. Grace Pounds - Bloodstream Masquerader - Vertical Video Roo Smyth - Jealousy The Jacques - Apething/Spacething James McKean and the Blueberry Moon - Morning Chimes Uninvited - All The Good Ways To Cope YK
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Matilda Pratt + The Borough + Sundaughter
21/02/2025 Duration: 02h02sThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave catches up with Matilda Pratt to hear about her new single 'All That I Want'... and getting featured on Love Island! Plus, Alex meets Sundaughter and The Amazing Tiger Band at the Purple Turtle Underground, and our series where bands recommend bands continues, this week in Connections Hannah gets to know The Borough.Here's this week's tracklist: • Season of Ghosts - LIFELINE Flo Blue - Original Sinner Emmeline - Spirals The Arrowmark - Shell The White Lakes - She’s Better Than This Zerowe - Walkman LAKE ACACIA - What Have We Become? Headphones Wasp - Sideways Compatibility Suzie Mac - 2People [Tipped by Jaguar from BBC Radio 1 Dance] Shock Horror - Faith Hannah Jane Lewis - Bad Thing he didnt - I Realise Now How It Is Connected To My Youth Girl Like That - Handmade Matilda Pratt - All That I Want Hannah-Morgan - Seen [Tipped by Rachel Chinouriri on BBC Radio 1] Lisa Kahn - Connected The Borough - Thursday in Baghdad Emerson - My E
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Blue Bayou, Brook Ellingworth, Girl Like That + Sweep
14/02/2025 Duration: 02h03sThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave speaks to one of the most talked about acts in Oxford, new wave/chamber pop band Blue Bayou, as they release their debut single December Flowers.Plus, Alex sets up a Valentine's themed musical date with Lucy from Girl Like That and Sweep.And Hannah catches up with country artist Brook Ellingworth, and gets some of our finest musicans to tell us which artists they recommend on Galentine's day!Here's this week's tracklist: • CLUCAS - Mi Amor Caesar - Brain Chemistry (feat. Frankie-Jane & Lams) Civil Villains - Bayou Autonomy BeNNs - Balance SISTRA - Tryna Feel Sorry 4 U Matilda Pratt - All That I Want Brook Ellingworth - Truck Stop pecq - closer (LVRA remix) VC Pines - BREAK [tipped by Jess Iszatt from BBC Radio 1] INDIYA - That Girl Premium Leisure - Cornerhouse Blue Bayou - December Flowers Doops - Everything's Fine Sweep - Genuine Coupdekat - Xxxx [tipped by Jaguar from BBC Radio 1 Dance] BE GOOD - Young Strangers Moonrakers
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Phoebe Rea + Max Blansjaar + Tom Webber
07/02/2025 Duration: 02h02sThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, blending nu-jazz, alternative, and pop into a unique, genre-defying sound, Dave introduces you to Phoebe Rea. Plus, Alex catches up with Tom Webber and promoters Club Velocity & New Mind to hear about their Independent Venue Week show at the Face Bar in Reading. And, if you're making music and want to keep on the right side of the law - there's the second part of 'Hannah's How to... keep it legal' - this time about gigging, insurance, PRS tunecodes and getting paid - with music and entertainment lawyer Mark Wilden.Here's this week's tracklist: • Unbelievable Truth - Citizens Band Jazmine Flowers - ill0gical The Mezz - Now I Found You Dubwiser - Come Correct Toby Sebastian - I Won't Leave You Behind Ruthlss - Ascension [Tipped by Jaguar at BBC Radio 1 Dance] Young Knives - Dissolution (BBC 6Music Session) Max Blansjaar - Anna Madonna Ellie Jamison - Effortless (Jimmy Knees Remix) KalemGR - If The Bag Was Right Cheap Suits - Poster To
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Split the Dealer
31/01/2025 Duration: 02h02sThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Walking the wire between 90s rock influence and modern pop - Dave catches up with Split the Dealer.Plus, Alex has an excellent roundup of some of the funding options available to musicians right now and - if you're making music and want to know the law - Hannah's here with an unmissable "How To... keep it legal".Here's this week's tracklist: • In-Flight Movie - Passenger Emmeline - Wild Horses, Running Free Kieran Crowley - Consider Matilda Pratt - All That I Want Adam Cooney - The Ship Goes on Ahead Biaboy - One in a million Gabby Martin - Friends Finessa - Reflections ( feat. Shy Zer0) Shiny Brain Crayons - Freedom Oliver Green - Stuck in the Mud Sublow Hz - Turn It Up Bun It Up (feat. Frass Groovas) Allegra - Rain (Retro Wave Remix) Split the Dealer - Phantom Bart Thiede - Dust Glass Heart - Dying Feelin MIÉTTE - the fear pt. i Lou Lyne and the Blue Almond Project - Home Again Akeem Raphael - Back To 89 Jody and the Jerms - Just Like
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TRASHCAT
24/01/2025 Duration: 02h08sThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave meets TRASHCAT to hear about her debut single 'I KNOW YOU LOVE ME', and Alex goes behind the scenes at Sherwood Studios near Maidenhead with Tarun Puri.Plus there's first plays from Worst Wishes, Glitch, DNNY, New Private Windows and tips from Jess Iszatt and Alyx Holcombe at BBC Radio 1!Here's this week's tracklist: • Young Knives - CAUSE & EFFECT Lilith Ai - McDonald's Money Bethany Weimers - Heartbreaker Police Tongue - The Industry The Deadbeat Apostles - Can't Dance Worst Wishes - Spinning in Circles Lewis Bolland - Waltz 28 (Sleep Remix) Reuben James - Own Thing Glitch - Patience Orchid - heaven/jealous (Denham Audio Remix) Jules Ester - GRACE Cassels - Indigene DNNY - Video Call Hu-Sane - Runner Chima Anya - The Lindy Arimea - Orchid Street Ameliah Jayne - Ballerina TRASHCAT - I KNOW YOU LOVE ME Benza - Guide You New Private Windows - Adamant Evie Sofia Isobel - Don't Leave Me Behind (For America) Young Rosie - Echoes L
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Big Fear + In-Spire Sounds
17/01/2025 Duration: 02h02sThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave catches up with Big Fear - the new project from The People Versus' Alice Edwards - who describe their music as 'synth-throbbing generational anthems served with an almost ironic pomp'! Plus, Alex meets up with Kingsley at In-Spire Sounds studios to hear about the great work they are doing with young musicians in Oxford. There's first plays from TASIA, LHAZE, eliroijon, Floor42, The Outliers, jodyrule, Bruce Winwood, Molly Brown, Silent Dollie, Dukes and Simon Morley.And tips from Jess Iszatt and Alyx Holcombe from BBC Radio 1.Here's this week's tracklist: • Scaefa - Strange Oaths Wynona - Kiss Me, Kiss Me Empress Linoleum - Everything Has Its Time TASIA - Let Me Live Again Eva Gadd - Flavour LHAZE - Heaven Emma Hunter - Window Mên An Tol - NW1 [tipped by Jess Iszatt at BBC Radio 1] eliroijon - DON'T TOUCH THAT DIAL! Floor42 - Love You The Outliers - Hardest Goodbye jodyrule - Seaside The Kirals - Rise Big Fear - Culture Cannibal
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Jessica BonBon
10/01/2025 Duration: 02h03sThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave catches up with Peaness front-woman Jess Branney to hear about her new project Jessica BonBon and her debut EP "The Lights Are Out Another Week".Plus, Alex gives us his tips for 2025, there's a recommendation from Radio 1's Jess Iszatt and first plays from Pier61 and Walks.Here's the tracklist: • You Talk Too Much - No Effort Michy Tree - Runaway Deyah - Somewhere Over There emily jeffri - ECHOES Henjila - Soulmate tildatoonz - Little Bit of Sunshine Franz Siren - Into the depths (feat. Rakjay) Miranda Joy - Canada lompy t - I love dance Beth Morris - I Love You I Miss You Endless Idiot - On the Back Burner Kancho Club - Ecstatic Dance (ft Mollie Nature) Walks - Kiosk Britain Camille Baziadoly - Fading Pressure My Crooked Teeth - Wrong Course Jessica BonBon - My Time Jessica BonBon - Things Happen Beard of Destiny - Love is to Blame Pier61 - No one's looking Mandrake Handshake - The Change And The Changing SISTRA - Time After Ti
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Rebecca Poole + Acts of the Year 2024
03/01/2025 Duration: 02h01sThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave catches up with singer Rebecca Poole to hear about her new single End Of The Show.Plus, Alex recaps Berkshire's Act of the Year Songer's epic 2025 journey, we hear from Oxfordshire Act of the Year Artemas, and there's tips from BBC Radio 1's Jaguar and Alyx... and lots of excellent new music from Oxfordshire and Berkshire.Here's the tracklist: • darqwud - Long Way to Christmas South Arcade - 2005 SISTRA - Precious WOOZE - Good Old Fashioned Fun BUSHROD - Stussy On My Back Saint Boy - Sinners and Saints HATS™ - just like this AndThen - Waiting Just Kids - I Swear f:sv - Winter Jess Tuthill - Beautiful Disaster MANNERS - POWER [REBOOTED] (feat. GIGSY) Shelly - Move 2 Tha Beat Artemas - Favourite iiis - Vapours Remorae - Greyfriars (Radio Edit) Santa Carla - Cherry Tree Rebecca Poole - End of the Show REEBZ - Feel The Fire (feat. Pythius) Rebecca Mileham - Holloway Bottomless Brunch - Freak Alexis Knox - Perfect - Want Some More? Songer
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Tracks of the Year 2024
26/12/2024 Duration: 02h13sGet ready for the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire Tracks of the Year show! This week on the podcast it's a back-to-back mixtape - fitting in as many of the best tracks you sent us in 2024, let's goooooooooooooooo!Here's the tracklist: • Self Help - Spaceman South Arcade - stone cold summer pecq - closer Deva St. John - Cold Water The Kokroachez - Osney Skies Rubberband Girl - South Suburban Weekend Leopard Boy - Colour Blind Max Blansjaar - Anna Madonna SISTRA - Never Change Waiting for Smith - Small Things Girl Like That - Bad Boys in Bands Scaefa - Loss Aversion Danny Mellin - Same Again V.I.C - What she likes (feat. Nocz) emily jeffri - VERSE Noahfinnce - LOVELY LADIES Tom Webber - Keep Calling Cameron Hayes - Spend the Night Lilypads - Too Young To Be Falling Apart Kah'Nya - She Wrote Willie J Healey - The Apple Munboi - Honey On Toast Shiny Brain Crayons - Saweeet (Summer Nights) The Exact Opposite - Look At Him Go! Split The Dealer - Riptide Ace Clvrk - Make Sure The Bobo - Too Sad CE
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Christmas special with Marc Burford + Sugarbully + Baby Maker
20/12/2024 Duration: 01h59minThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Father Davemas fills you with the festive spirit - playing as many seasonal songs from Oxforshire and Berkshire as he can fit in!Marc Burford and Grace Shilton tell us about their Christmas single and our Connections series continues - where bands recommend bands - this time Hannah asks quick fire questions to Baby Maker. Plus he blew the roof off The Bullingdon in Oxford, Dave caught up with the mysterious Sugarbully at the In A Different Place all dayer.Here's this week's tracklist: • Maddie Ashman - Carol of the Bells Peaness - Kiss Me Sweet Pea Anton Barbeau - Xmas Song pip - CHRISTMAS WISHES Selina and the Howlin Dogs - Miracles Richard Walters - Falling Tom A Smith - This Christmas Time Anna Log - Yule Log Beware This Boy - Celebration Day Nathan Major - Mrs Claus Katherine Nora - Feels Like Home (feat. Amy Collins) Baby Maker - Drivel Ralegh Long - Christmas Eve Willie J Healey - Merry Christmas Nicholas Inman - Churchy Bells Sugarb
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Zach Loizou
13/12/2024 Duration: 02h00sThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave catches up with former Here at Last boyband member Zach Loizou to hear about his solo debut with the release of Naughty Boys. Plus, Alex catches up with Paul Witghtman from Causing a Scene - the group aiming to bring Oxfordshire's music scene together, there's first play's from Baby Maker, Lisa Kahn, R0KITMAN and Shona, tips from BBC Radio 1's Jess, Jaguar and Alyx... and lots of excellent new music from Oxfordshire and Berkshire.Here's this week's tracklist: • Leonard Maassen - Say Something Mackenzie - Molten CLUCAS - Lights Out Slow Hunch - So Much Work To Be Done montykeates - WHAT MY LIFE IS Baby Maker - Spitting Distance James Carter - Fall Down (feat. Lucas Estrada) Tomay - I Already Know Flo Blue - Signs Lisa Kahn - Lost No More Zammo - Untamed (feat. Kat) pecq - Closer The Subtheory - Song of the Damascene (feat. Pet Twin) doops - Fever Tree R0KITMAN - Cheesy Chips secret rivals - The Last Of My Letters RUBII - Jealousy Do
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JoJo Blyth, Killer Kowalski + The Sound Machine
06/12/2024 Duration: 02h01sThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast - mixing spoken word, saxophone, guitar and harp - Dave meets JoJo Blyth to hear about her easy going, uplifting vibes! Plus, Hannah gets to know Killer Kowalski in Connections & Alex catches up with Reading's The Sound Machine, who have been going for 30 years!Here's this week's tracklist: • The Hot Damn! - Fizz Buzz Crash Barrelhaus - Your Friends Dont Have To Like Each Other Fred Kingdom - Lost in the Rhythm Samuel Austin - Not Too Late ALT BLK ERA - My Drummer's Girlfriend (feat. Wheatus) Songer - Toxic Remember Monday - Crazy Anyway Bertie - Someone Like Me Indigo - OD EtaCas - Blow Me Away Jo Hill - COMING HOME 2 U westwell - No Tomorrow Maddie Ashman - Lonely Button Coraland - Everything Can Change The Bobo - Easy to Find JoJo Blyth - Little One Ryro - Something To Someone Stud Farm Mafia - Ten Past Ten Shelly - Move 2 Tha Beat Sofie - Krobo Princess Hassina Sakhri - PLUTO Killer Kowalski - Nuclear Girl/Nuclear Boy Cave Ma
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Allegra + Alto Alto + Shock Horror
29/11/2024 Duration: 01h59minThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave catches up with Newbury's dance-pop star Allegra to hear about her new single Rain. Plus, Alex meets Shock Horror and Alto Alto after their gig at Oxford's Jericho Tavern, Truck HQ tell us who's playing at the festival in 2025.. and when the band app opens for business... and, there's all the latest new music from Oxfordshire and Berkshire.Here's this week's tracklist: • Mandrake Handshake - The Change And The Changing DREAMA - Crazy (For You) Rubberband Girl - Taller Kayiah - Attention Home Counties - Exactly As It Seems Fright Years - Aftersun SOCKiTTOME - the best thing Junk Whale - Cake Logan Cannon - Thread South Arcade - Sound of An Empty Room (BBC Radio 1’s New Music Live in Halifax) Callum McNeill - Nothing Kah'Nya - She Wrote CHARNOLD.- Don’t Be Sad Marisa And The Moths - Who Are You Waiting For? Sweep - Outside Eliza Flynn - Retros Call A Allegra - Rain Bruise Control - Left Behind Manpreet Kundi - selfish Denzil Grena
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Deva St. John + Puma Theory
22/11/2024 Duration: 02h03sDave catches up with Deva St. John and Alex meets Puma Theory after their stripped back set at Oxfam Music Reading. Plus, there's first plays from The Jacques, The Dazed Mind, Deviice, Oscar Grouch and all the latest new music from Oxfordshire and Berkshire.Here's this week's tracklist: • Noahfinnce - HEADCASE The Deadbeat Apostles - Helena Drive The Jacques - Start Runnin' Zerowe - Tears in the Rain Tongue - Mr. Go Big Or Go Home Lilith Ai - Serial Killers Prefer Blondes TigerFoot - Drinking Song Daz Scott - Bounce (London 2 Detroit) Kanadia - Walk Up The Walls The Parallels - Space Girl The Dazed Minded - Oh Boy Puma Theory - Foolish Boy Deviice - Counterfeit Keyside - Rhianna, please don't cry Frannie B - Pull me under Deva St. John - Oedipussy Oscar Grouch - Who Can I Give My Heart To Lewis Bolland - Balance (remix) Savannah Gardner - Heaven is a Feeling LIONFIGHT - nothingformehere (void pt. 1) Emily Fields - Lately Bone-Idle - Whistle In The Dark Séline - notes at 2am Robin Jay - Dream On John Pie
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Beaker, Music Venue Trust & Tiger Mendoza
15/11/2024 Duration: 01h58minThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave catches up with Oxford's newly reformed 90's indie band Beaker, Alex sits down with Music Venue Trust CEO Mark Davyd, our Connections series contines - where bands recommend bands - this week Hannah gets to know Tiger Mendoza, and there's a rare bit of music news about Oxford's Elmiene! Plus, there's all the latest new music from Oxfordshire and BerkshireHere's this week's tracklist: • The Amazons - Pitch Black Orchid - Idols Hannah Jane Lewis - Heart Racer Rila's Edge - Pimlico Road Rose Rey - Wasted On You (Midnight Version) Santa Carla - Unireverse Sebastian Reynolds - How To Move Forward Myles Smith - Stargazing (Live at BBC Maida Vale) Gardna & Jayahadadream - Fine Art Niki Kini - WATCH YOUR BACK Elmiene - Marking My Time (live at Eurosonic 2024) Eva Gadd - I Don't Talk Beaker - Driving Marcus Y. - Suite for Electronics: I. Prelude Harpy - Born To Destroy Emmeline - If My Life Was a Movie Produced by A24 Forlorn - Spirit Tig
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Tom Gk
08/11/2024 Duration: 01h59minThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave introduces you to musican & comedian, Tom Gk to hear about his upcoming album 'Somehow We Made It'. Plus, Alex catches up with Ady from 19 something in Reading to hear about the recent 19 Something festival, and there's picks from BBC Radio 1's Jaguar and Jess.Here's this week's tracklist: • V.I.C - Sunshine South Arcade - MOTH KIDS Empress Linoleum - Rip From The Roots Sunday (1994) - Softly Bethia - Eyes For You THE MEZZ - LAST ONE RUNNING Munboi - No Place Lyk Taylor & Girish - You Never Can Tell Danny Mellin - Same Again Humble Beans - Chick Chick Chicken darqwud - Rats in the Attic Alto Alto - Broken Fin Dolly Doo - Marmite Kisses Le Boom - On My Mind Jules Ester - KONGO Tom Gk - Winning JuuL - Wrong or Right COSEN - One Of Us Empires, Empires - The Same 1111 - SOS (feat. Aya Anne) Miles Horn - One More Look Ameliah Jayne - Harder to stay Lee Switzer-Woolf - The Tune Of An Alarm That You Can't Switch Off Morgan Phi
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Arimea
01/11/2024 Duration: 02h03sThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave catches up with nu-metal rock band Arimea to hear about their upcoming debut EP ‘Orchid St’ and some spooky stories for Halloween! Plus, hear what Alex got up to at BBC Introducing Live at Omeara in London. And our Connections series continues - where bands recommend bands - this time Hannah gets to know electro production duo 'Means of Production'.Here's this week's tracklist: • pip - NO MORE GHOSTS IN MY HOUSE HATS - testing Beard of Destiny - Crocodiles of the World Unite Matty Twigg - Ghost Ella Janes - Better the Devil You Know Emerald - Freak In The Streets SORE - SMILE Alexis Knox - Through the Night Life Underground - Moonshine (Halloween Mix) Shiny Brain Crayons - Wake Up PAGES IN CLOUDS - Heebeegeebee Halloween Jekyllhydeandseek - Drum & Bass Rebels Jess Tuthill - Blood In The Water Arimea - Leash Darron Robinson - (This Time) I Can't Lose Junior Simba - Take What I Give You Alex Blyth - Into the Sunset Ghosts in the
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Henjila + SISTRA
25/10/2024 Duration: 02h10sThis week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave catches up with Henjila to hear about her new EP 'Love-Letter-Lunchbox', Alex reports from SISTRA's gig at Camden Assembly & Hannah gets to know Jordan Thorpe.Here's this week's tracklist: • Ralfe Band - Wrecks CECIL - Hot $hot The Kokroachez - Vampire Town emily jeffri - PURSUE bedd - Party On Dude (Endless) montykeates - RED LOVE HEART FOREVER Chloe Qisha - Sexy Goodbye Richard Walters - Migrations (live session) Deyah - NVM (Nevermind) Beth Morris - Hooked on the Line AndThen - DRAMA Rebecca Poole - Desert Flower Saint Boy - Tumble Song Henjila - Love-Letter-Lunchbox Sylosis - The Path Rich Rainford - Pages SISTRA - Too Much MANNERS - 101 [REBOOTED] The Subtheory - Fine tune Jordan Thorpe - Missing Out Broken Empire - Will You Wake Me Bovine Boy - Bonnie Darko Circle - LIVING IN THE MUSIC • If you're making music in Oxfordshire and Berkshire, send us your tunes with the BBC Introducing Uploader: https://www.bbc.co.uk/int