My interpretation of a classic song. I wanted to stay true to my folk, acoustic guitar picking tradition whilst providing a close-up, intimate delivery of words and lyrics that mean much to me over the years. 
I also want to mention my producer, Ross Muir, at Dirt Records, Alice Springs, Australia, whose greatest gift is to leave things alone and let the universe take over and we had a brief conversation before going into the studio that we wanted a 'minimalist' approach to this track. The final version will find its way on to my second album, due for release in September 2017. Shalom

Easy Like A Sunday Morning

A podcast from my radio show (281219) Storyteller - The Last Supper: 12 Apostles of Black Music. I provide a narrative on the life and musical evolution of composer Barry White (1944 – 2003) from debut 1973 album: I Got So Much to Give to the transition from Funk, to Disco complete with 40 piece symphony orchestra. I get to play some rare tracks and make the case why the Godfather of Seduction has a chair at the Last Supper as one of my 12 Apostles of Black Music.

Storyteller EP 8- Barry White

A podcast from my radio show (040120) Storyteller - The Last Supper: 12 Apostles of Black Music. I provide a narrative on the life and musical genius of Ray Charles (1930 – 2004) a pioneer of genres from Blues, Jazz, Country & Western and Soul. I get to play some rare tracks from the artist and make the case why “Brotha Ray” has a chair at the Last Supper as one of my 12 Apostles of Black Music.

The Storyteller Ep9 - Ray Charles

A podcast from my radio show (180120) Storyteller - The Last Supper: 12 Apostles of Black Music. I provide a narrative on the Storyteller, Messenger and Communicator through the media of  Roots Reggae music that is Burning Spear ( born 1945 ) hailing from St Anne's, Jamaica.  With fifty years of musical activity, Burning Spear set the gold standard for Roots reggae both live and studio recording whilst triumphing the philosophy of  Black self- determination: Rastafarianism: Garveyism. I get to play some rare tracks from the artist and make the case why “Burning Spear” has a chair at the Last Supper as one of my 12 Apostles of Black Music.

The Storyteller Ep10- Burning Spear

podcast from my radio show (010220), The Last Supper; 12 Apostles of Black Music. I look at the life and music of soul brother number one; Curtis Mayfield (1942-1999). A singer, songwriter, producer, socially conscious lyricist and soundtrack producer to some great Blaxploitation movies of the early seventies, in short, a genius. I thank Curtis for his gifts, his legacy and usher him to a seat at the Last Supper for the 12 Apostles of Black Music.

The Storyteller Ep 11 - Curtis Mayfield

A podcast from my radio show (15/02/2020) The Last Supper: 12 Apostles of Black Music. I provide a narrative on the life and musical evolution of Aretha Franklin (1942 – 2018) covering six decades from Gospel to Soul and back to Gospel. I get to play some of her celebrated tracks including the 1972 live recording of Amazing Grace and make the case why the Queen of Soul has a chair at the Last Supper as my 12th Apostle of Black Music.

Storryteller EP 12 The Last Supper Aretha Franklin

As part of Storyteller's Black Music series for radio, this episode deep dive into Congo Rhumba with music from the innovators, musicians and producers of this traditional African artform of Storytelling. Series presenter and host, Story Teller travels in time covering sixty years of Congo music from the likes of Sam Mangwana, Franco and Tabu Ley Rochereau who propelled this African storytelling to a global phenomena we now call the House of Congolese Rhumba.

The House of Congolese Rhumba

second episode in the Storyteller series deep-dive into Black music genres. Today we go deep into the house of Funk using the music of James Brown (1933-2006) to curate the influence and benefactors of Funk from 1955 to 1980 with the advent of Disco music: the Storyteller takes us on a musical history and shines a light on some of the innovators of the artform called Funk,

Storyteller series: The House Of Funk

Storyteller the host and producer of the popular Storyteller radio series defines "soul" music as any type of music that evokes a stirring of your spirits and emotional sensibilities. To this point, Storyteller divides his music for the soul  into the following categories: poetry of love: poetry of Introspective: poetry of happiness and light . Storyteller curates the music and innerstanding of some of the greats including, Al Green, Teddy Pendergrass, Nancy Wilson, Millie Jackson, Minnie Ripperton, Marlena Shaw and a rare iconic track from William DeVaughn, whilst celebrating Marvin Gaye's 1971 What's Going On  album as the ultimate example of the "poetries of introspection " which provided a musical narrative for the 1960's US civil rights protest, Vietnam war and racial poverty of Black Americans in the inner-cities, the consummate soundtrack for that moment.

HouseofSOUL

Storyteller the host and producer of the popular radio series reaches for his "comfort blanket" and that is Jamaican reggae music . In this episode, storyteller selects the music of reggae apostle Bob Marley to curate 65 years of Jamaican music and  its perennial capacity to punch above-its-weight and its   influence on the world.
Storyteller takes the listener on a sixty minute train journey alighting at the following: Reggae for the soul: What is a Reggae dancehall standard and how do we feel it? What is Reggae in love? What is a (reggae) foundation "chune": What is the debt owed to studio one, label, founder, and producer, "Coxsone" Dodd? Plus the 1975 live version of No Woman No Cry by Bob Marley and the Wailers convinced Chris Blackwell  to license the band to Universal records and put on tour: How powerful was  that London performance ? If you Love your reggae you will enjoy the house of Reggae by the Storyteller.
Artwork usage with the kind permission of Don Grant
www.dongrantwallart.co.uk

House of REGGAE

Final episode in the popular Storyteller series made for radio on the foundation builders of Black music.
In this episode,the  Storyteller, Dr Glen Yearwood, curates the contribution of Gospel to the family of Black music. The oldest African oral tradition of call and return, from 'negro' spirituals to catching the spirit in the house with Aretha Franklin, Hezekiah Walker, Louis Armstrong and many more including the unheralded contribution  of composer Thomas Andrew Dorsey (1899 -1993) who penned some of the gospel greats including Take My Hand,Precious Lord.
This is a must listen to for both lovers of Gospel and beginners who require historical context and Storyteller's narration and insight's

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