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10/10/2009

Birmingham band Portland play a live acoustic session.

Birmingham band 'Portland' are Rory Thompson, Sarah Thompson & Paul Meadows. Bob played an early demo of their track 'Tonight' after hearing them at an Abbey Road recording session.

They have just finished their debut album 'These Broken Hands' with Grammy winning producer Kipper, who has worked with Sting and Mary J Blige. They play live in the after midnight Acoustic Session.

3 hours

Last on

Sat 10 Oct 2009 23:00

Music Played

  • U2

    Vertigo

    • How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb.
    • ISLAND.
  • Snow Patrol

    Just Say Yes

    • Just Say Yes.
    • FICTION.
  • Muse

    Exogenesis: Symphony Part 3

    • The Resistance.
    • Warners.
  • Vienna Teng

    Antebellum

    • Inland Territory.
    • DECCA.
  • Marc Cohn

    Strangers In A Car

    • Marc Cohn.
    • ATLANTIC.
  • Eddie Cochran

    Something Else

    • The Best Of.....
    • EMI AMERICA.
  • The New Orleans Social Club

    My Girl Josephine

    • Goin' Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ: A Tribute To Fats Domino.
    • EMI.
  • Eric Clapton

    Blues Before Sunrise

    • From The Cradle.
    • REPRISE.
  • Dave Knowles

    Keep On Searching

    • Coming Up For Air.
    • Blix Street Records.
  • Tracy Chapman

    Crossroads

    • Crossroads.
    • ELEKTRA.
  • Afro Fiesta

    Talkin' About A Revolution

    • Playing For Change.
    • Hear Music.
  • Taken by Trees

    To Lose Someone

    • East of Eden.
    • Rough Trade.
  • Foo Fighters

    Wheels

    • Wheels (Single).
    • Columbia.
  • R.E.M.

    Crush With Eyeliner

    • Monster.
    • WB RECORDS.
  • Idlewild

    Take Me Back To Islands

    • Post Electric Blues.
    • Cooking Vinyl.
  • Heidi Talbot

    Everything

  • Portland

    Burning Sky

  • Portland

    Believe In You

  • Kings of Leon

    King Of The Rodeo

    • Aha Shake Heartbreak.
    • HAND ME DOWN.
  • Great Lake Swimmers

    Everything Is Moving So Fast

    • Lost Channels.
    • Nettwerk.
  • Portland

    The Letter

  • Portland

    Tonight

    • Tonight.
    • The Stereo Tree.
  • Frank Zappa

    Peaches En Regalia

    • The Best Of Frank Zappa.
    • Rykodisc.
  • John Lennon

    #9 Dream

    • Working Class Hero.
    • PARLOPHONE.
  • Porcupine Tree

    Kneel and Disconnect

    • The Incident.
    • Roadrunner Records.
  • Porcupine Tree

    Drawing The Line

    • The Incident.
    • Roadrunner Records.
  • Emily Loizeau

    Sister

    • Sister (Single).
    • Bella Union.
  • Martha Wainwright

    Adieu Mon Coeur

    • Martha Wainwright's Piaf Records.
    • Coop.
  • Tift Merritt

    Broken

    • Another Country.
    • FANTASY.
  • Gov’t Mule

    Frozen Fear

    • By A Thread.
    • Provogue.
  • Los Lonely Boys

    Heaven

    • Los Lonely Boys.
    • OR MUSIC.
  • The Mountain Goats

    Romans

    • The Life Of The World.
    • 4AD PROMO.
  • Gregory Alan Isakov

    That Moon Song

    • This Empty Northern Hemisphere.
    • Columbia.
  • Apple Tree Theatre

    What A Way To Go

    • Playback.
    • VERVE.
  • King Crimson

    The Court Of The Crimson King

    • In The Court Of The Crimson King.
    • POLYDOR.

Broadcast

  • Sat 10 Oct 2009 23:00

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